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I mean like animated weather effects on the Adventure Map and Combat Map.

Weather like

Rain,
Snow,
Winds
Storms With occasional flashes of Lighting across the map etc.

I know that mean more animation and probaly more resources from the computer system but i was just wondering.

Baldur's Gate 2 have some weather animation in the game and it was very nice and gave the game a sense of realism.

Anyone else think that too?

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I mean like animated weather effects on the Adventure Map and Combat Map.

Weather like

Rain,
Snow,
Winds
Storms With occasional flashes of Lighting across the map etc.

I know that mean more animation and probaly more resources from the computer system but i was just wondering.

Baldur's Gate 2 have some weather animation in the game and it was very nice and gave the game a sense of realism.

Anyone else think that too?

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Couple Weather ideas..

Clouds: No effect, but can grow to rain or snow

Rain: Cut movement(both combat and adventure) by 1/4, 1/3 for flyers. Cut visibility by 1/3. Fire spells function poorly. Fire Creatures(elementals, efreet) have some penalty

Rainstorm: Cut movement(both combat and adventure) by 1/3, 1/2 for flyers Cut visibility by 1/2. Fire spells do not work. Fire Creatures(elementals, efreet) have some penalty

Thunderstorm: Cut movement by 2/3, flyers by 3/4, in combat, flyers and tall creatures have a small chance to be struck by lighting. Bolts would strike the battlefield randomly for effect, but only tall and flyers would be affected. Visibility is 1 cell. Fire spells do not work. Fire Creatures(elementals, efreet) have some penalty. Lighting spells are more effective. Depending on type of creatures, may experience death from exposure(on adventure map). In water, cannot land, small creatures may be thrown overboard, no combat possible, move randomly at 50% movement


Mist: Cut visibility by 1/3

Fog: Cut visibility by 1/2

Split-pea soup fog: Visibility is 1 cell

Snow: Cut movement(both combat and adventure) by 1/4, 1/3 for flyers. Cut visibility by 1/3. Fire spells function poorly. Fire Creatures(elementals, efreet) have some penalty

Snowstorm: Cut movement(both combat and adventure) by 1/3, 1/2 for flyers Cut visibility by 1/2. Fire spells do not work. Fire Creatures(elementals, efreet) have some penalty

Blizzard: Cut movement by 2/3, flyers by 3/4 Fire spells do not work. Fire Creatures(elementals, efreet) have some penalty. Ice spells recieve a bonus. Depending on type of creatures, may experience death from exposure(on adventure map). Visibility is 1 cell

Tremor: Cut land movement by 1/3

Quake: Cut land movement by 1/2, If this happens in town, repairs are necessary. Small land creatures have a chance to die. in combat, may deform terrain

Earth Shattering: Land units are immobile, All land units have a chance to die. Ground combat immpossible. Repairs necessary in a town.

Rough seas: Reduce oversea movement by 1/3, in combat ground units crossing to another ship may be thrown overboard.

Gale: Reduce oversea movement by 2/3, cannot land, small creatures may be thrown overboard, no combat possible, Cut visibility by 2/3

Hurricane: Randomly move at 150% rate, cannot land, all creatures have a chance to be thrown overboard, no combat possible. Small chance for ship to be destroyed. Visibility is 1 cell

Calm eruption: Lava will appear around volcano

Violent eruption: Reduces visibility in huge area by 1/2 (ash cloud). in smaller area, creatures may die from poisonous gases. Lava will appear around volcano very rapidly

These weather effects are controlled by the mapmaker, who can set zones where weather will appear at what chance and what type. The mapmaker can also set weather effects that will happen via event

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