Tinto Talks #28 - 4th of September 2024

[Johan]

Will the time when each location enters and exits the specific degree of winter predetermined or is it somewhat randomized and some winters will be longer and some shorter than others?

Somewhat random yes

 

[Johan]

Will mountain forts be garrisoned / seigable during winters?

siegable yes.

good idea? well..

 

[Johan]

Will player/AI army pathing try to avoid routes that take winter attrition. Especially for shattered retreats, it would be annoying if my retreating army took a shortcut through Hoth and died on the way home

yeah well

unfortunate maybe, but absolutely hilarious if it happens to your opponent in an MP game..

 

[Johan]

What about Hurricane and Monsoon season?

That will be another month

 

[Johan]

Narrows freezing is an awesome feature. But is does it end instantly or do you have any indicatives that its beginig to thaw?

graphically in terrain you see the ice change over time.

 

[Johan]

Will a frozen sea zone also impact controll and trade propagation through the sea zone? I.e. if I rely on controll propagation through sea zones will my controll levels in coastal regions slip while the sea is frozen as ships can't patrol the coast anymore?
Similarly how will this affect trade? Will trade routes reroute as they can't use the frozen over port anymore?

yeah, the travel time for trade is worse.

and control/proximity propagation is far worse as well..

 

[Johan]

Perhaps this is more for next DD but will roads allow for passing through mountains in the winter? Looking at the current Italy terrain map this would result in Italy being entirely inaccessible to France for certain parts of the year. How is overland trade effected by season?

trade is less affected

 

[Johan]

Will Project Caeser add similar weather effect that block army's movement in Southeastern Asia's rain season?

we will talk about monsoons/storms in a later TT

 

[Johan]

Love it all.

Could you tell us how far reaches the line of possible "severe winter" in Europe? More or less.

severe winter does SOMETIMES happen in some climates, and some places like Arctic climate is guaranteed weeks to months of severe winter.

 

[Johan]

Will winter reduce army movement speed and control?

control yes.

 

[Johan]

Can armies walk on frozen lakes?

yes. finlands natural eastern borders are a risk in the winter.. then again, I'd not attempt a campiagn in finland during the winter.

 

[Johan]

Can we walk from Kamchatka to Alaska?

not sure berings sea there freezes enough.

 

[Johan]

Will ocean currents be taken into account? Will mountain ranges have an effect like for example the Alps making the Po valley warm or Tibet and the Himalayas ensuring northern India's fertility?

Thats what we have the climate classifications for.

 

[Johan]

Will traversability of provinces be moddable by effects/events too, not just by winter?

currently its a winter code check.

 

[Johan]

Tunisia should have a special exception for moving through the Alps in winter...

with extra attrition for elephants?

 

[Johan]

What happens to sea trade routes when Sea tiles get frozen? Or land trade routes when mountains get severe winters?

Will Trade stop due to blocked path?

they might get rerouted for higher costs if there is a cheaper path, but they will transfer far less goods otherwise

 

[Johan]

Does the game tell you ahead of time when a severe winter will end or can your armies just get killed by a thawing sea with no warning?

no, but you can tell by seeing nearby areas thawing