Thoughts for endgame activities

[Lunarius_Haberdash]

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The wars against enemies have to be set aside, because the rivers and lakes are frozen and the woods are no longer safe... Winter Is Coming.

Sounds like a perfect time to attack and fight to me.

Or perhaps, the barbarians will be the cricket, having raided away the Summer... and taking what you have is so much easier than building up their own.

Hannibal... is at the gate.

[DafyddapDafydd]

If we had seasons, fur cloaks and the like would have some purpose in life other than being an indicator of bad fashion sense.

Edit: This could also provide another use for salt, which could be used to preserve food.

[dageir]

Yes!
Winter is best time to make war!

[ven]

If we had seasons, fur cloaks and the like would have some purpose in life other than being an indicator of bad fashion sense.

Edit: This could also provide another use for salt, which could be used to preserve food.

That's actually a good idea. And raiding in winter to destroy people's stored food could be an interesting activity for some.

Seasons don't need to be complicated, at least not at first. They can be simply a color filter or background sound indicating in which one you're in, along with standard changes to formulas, qualities, animal spawns, and types of forageables available. There could also be LP % or fate formula bonus to players who comply with the needs of the season, like wearing proper clothing in winter or not staying too much within walls in summer.

I don't think the engine would allow frozen rivers, but if it could, just not being able to use boats or dig river clay for a while already changes a lot about the way we play. Now imagine how interesting the game would be with a bunch of proper well-thought seasonal effects like these.