Suggestion Battlefield interactive objects.

[Happyworld]

I would like to see different sorts of interactive objects on battlefields some idea's are;

Items to collect - like resources, mods, technologies or other things.

Neutral units - some may ally with you, against you or have their own agenda. some could be tied up or in a trap and require being freed.

Neutral turrets and vehicles - that can be activated to be used. Or require a ground unit to enter them. Some could act independently and attack the closest unit.

Neutral robots - could have any number of uses when activated or collected.

Healing locations - a Hospital, mechanics bay or vending machine that when activated could heal an adjacent unit.

Trap - a trapped location that could explode, damage or impede any one that activates it or enters its radius.

Shield - provides defence to an area when activated, or is removed when deactivated.

Enhancement location - buffs an adjacent unit when activated.

Some unit skills that enhance Battlefield interactive objects-
Pick lock, detect trap, disarm trap, use machine, reprogram, repurpose, find item, excavate item.

 

[Fluksen]

Hi Happyworld,
I'm not quite sure what you mean with "on the battlefield" it sounds like you mean the tactical combat map? But some things like "neutral units that may be allies/enemies or have their own agenda" sound pretty much like the dwelling mechanic that will be on the strategic map (and I think this is where they belong).
Searching and excavating items while you are in combat seems a bit odd, also collecting resources (unless you can use the corpses of your enemies like e.g. corpse looting in AoW3).
I think some of your other ideas are already confirmed or are very similar to what you propose: E.g. You will be able to construct and destroy cover - that sounds a lot like your shield option, there will be cars that can explode if hit and flying units come crashing down on the units below them, it's not exactly "traps" but I guess can be used as such in a way. But constructable "traps" would be pretty cool nonetheless!
Neutral turrets and enhancement/heal spots on the battlefield are really nice ideas too!
I just hope that the fights and the game in general doesn't lose too much of it's "speed" and overcomplicates things in the process of making everything more "in depth"...

Ps.: There is a thread dedicated to suggestions for the game: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/community-brainstorm-aowp.1105520/

 

[LennartGS]

Good suggestions @Happyworld and @Fluksen . A reason why we have been careful with environmental battlefield objects and effects is that they are hard to take into account as a player from the worldmap, hard to handle for the AI and will increase the unpredictability of automated battles. Of course PvE exploration sites are better match for them.