[Discuss] duchy rework 2

[Robert Croson, Jr]

On 25 Mar 2008 at 13:37, Timothy Collett wrote:

> Tom wrote:
> > So, summing up what I've read so far, maybe it wasn't such a great
> > idea.
> > 
> > However, making everyone aligned to a region seems good. It would
> > also make a ton of code easier, and I think we should go that way.
> > Everyone belongs to a region (yes, even the ruler), always. That
> > way, we can bring estates more into the game as well.
> 
> I like this idea :-)
> 
> ...However, as usual, I have a couple of concerns.
> 
> First, how will we deal with the ruler belonging to a region--will he,
> necessarily, be the Duke of the Capital, or some other city?  Or will
> there be a very confusing authority loop, where the Ruler is both
> above and below a region lord or Duke?

I'm not so sure that anyone would have to be *under* another person to have 
an estate in that region. The ruler could have a country home outside the 
capital, but that doesn't mean he's a knight of the Baron. He just owns land 
there. And since he's the ruler, he can do that kind of thing.

> Second, particularly with this, it would be very useful to have some
> sort of indicator to either all nobles, or just all with a 0% oath, as
> to whether a particular lord's estates are Insufficient, Sufficient,
> Ample, or Full (or some other such progression).

Good idea.


-- 
Rob

Ah shucks it works - darn it!




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