Campaign season.

[unmerged(20096)]

I know there do not seem to be any visible winter graphics in the game (unless I've missed something,) But I have to ask: does the season have ANY effect at all on armies, movement or battles?

I know that there are attrition modifiers in one of the files for three different levels of winter but they don't seem to do very much.

I'm only asking as it seems weird that a game such as this would ignore such an important aspect of warfare, particular in the classical time period given the relative (and yes, generalized,) preference for fighting from mid spring through to late autumn.

 

[delra]

Yes, attrition is higher during hard winters and (I believe) provinces support limit also fluctuates depending on the weather.

What I'd like to see is the map changing to show snow during winter months (Settlers 1 for Amiga in 1992 (or sth) had winter graphics!) or at least messages popping up telling us how hard the winter will be.

 

[Grubnessul]

Hmm no winter graphics in rome? They were in EU3

 

[unmerged(20096)]

Yes, attrition is higher during hard winters and (I believe) provinces support limit also fluctuates depending on the weather.

What I'd like to see is the map changing to show snow during winter months (Settlers 1 for Amiga in 1992 (or sth) had winter graphics!) or at least messages popping up telling us how hard the winter will be.

Yeah, Some sort of feedback would be useful. It's good to know it has some effect, though.

 

[Inkompetent]

Looks to me like winters affect movement too. Not 100% sure, but I've noticed several times around December that my armies seem slooooow.