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by samwyse
August 11th, 2012, 4:44 pm
Forum: Coder’s Corner
Topic: Newbie patches?
Replies: 5
Views: 3659

Re: Newbie patches?

We don't gather statistics on this, but I suspect most new players click through dialogue without reading it. Adding obvious and repetitive information to every novice campaign would just make the situation worse for those who do appreciate the story. I feel this sort of information belongs in the ...
by samwyse
August 11th, 2012, 11:13 am
Forum: Coder’s Corner
Topic: Newbie patches?
Replies: 5
Views: 3659

Re: Newbie patches?

This is basically already in the Heir to the Throne campaign (if you play on the easiest difficulty level): Looking at the source, the message isn't shown on the easiest difficulty level, it's in all of them. And it isn't much good to first-time players until they get around to playing the campaign...
by samwyse
August 10th, 2012, 7:49 pm
Forum: Coder’s Corner
Topic: Newbie patches?
Replies: 5
Views: 3659

Newbie patches?

Hi, everyone, I've been playing BfW for about 48 hours now. Everything was great, until it wasn't. You can read about it here . Executive summary: first-time players are making choices in early scenarios that cause later scenarios to be insanely difficult, if not impossible to win; in this specific ...
by samwyse
August 10th, 2012, 1:55 pm
Forum: The South Guard
Topic: South Guard 7a. Into the Depths
Replies: 82
Views: 135809

Re: South Guard 7a. Into the Depths

(1) What difficulty levels and game versions have you played the scenario on? Beginner, 1.10. I'm new to BfW, somewhat experienced in turn-based strategy games. (2) How difficult did you find the scenario? (1-10) 10. Prior to this, it was a walk in the park, but this one is like marching into a mea...