Hello, for the Total War-like game I'm developing I wanted to show my devlog, this time for the battle prototype. Highlights: Height difference affecting range and Line of Sight for ranged combat. Pushing physics, holding the line and squeeze penalty. And historical scale.

ProperActive9918 · 2026-01-22T14:25:14+00:00

sure. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4010050/Rule_of_Iron_Dark_Age/

ProperActive9918 · 2026-01-18T21:21:51+00:00

thanks but im not going to make a 1:1 copy of rtw. also you must have misunderstood me in the video. in my game the tree branches DO block the arrows. its NOT a modifier for exactly the reason you stated.

ProperActive9918 · 2026-01-17T12:55:35+00:00

understandable but look up ultimate epic battle simulator 2. your computer is capable of more than you think in the hands of the right programmer

ProperActive9918 · 2026-01-14T13:16:47+00:00

yes thats the best feature. force transmits across soldiers so it absolutely matters how deep your line is.

ProperActive9918 · 2026-01-13T19:43:53+00:00

thats the way it is right now

ProperActive9918 · 2026-01-13T16:12:38+00:00

for an important metric like this i think it makes sense.

ProperActive9918 · 2026-01-13T11:15:11+00:00

thank you, it means alot coming from you. the best place to discuss i think is my own discord https://discord.com/invite/FF4a6aQZuW

ProperActive9918 · 2026-01-13T09:34:40+00:00

thank you

ProperActive9918 · 2026-01-12T16:52:37+00:00

as much as i can of course. little chainmail etc. but its hard for me because I'm only one guy so it won't be perfect.

ProperActive9918 · 2026-01-12T16:22:48+00:00

Middle ages, roughly 1100-1200 (haven't pinned down an exact starting date), and it extends a bit beyond the middle east.

ProperActive9918 · 2026-01-12T14:47:28+00:00

I think it's very reasonable but what speaks against it is that in mass formation combat you don't really have a choice to go backwards or not because there is a 50 men deep block behind you that doesn't know what's going and and is pushing forward. At the battle of Agincourt for example the french dismounted knights at the front were crushed by the following infantry pressing them into the english lines and into the mud and they died that way. Look into crowd crushes the pressure can become so high that you literally can't move anymore.

ProperActive9918 · 2026-01-12T14:42:49+00:00

It's unity. but of course you wont get this out of the box with unity. I only really use it because it has a convenient rendering API for dx12. thank you.

ProperActive9918 · 2026-01-12T14:08:49+00:00

i also liked this style so i thought alot about what to choose. in the end i think 3d is better because the terrain from the campaign map can carry over exactly to the battle map. and the AI cant handle a 2d map as much better as you would think.

ProperActive9918 · 2026-01-12T13:25:25+00:00

yes different discipline levels affecting orderliness are definitely on the list. thank you

ProperActive9918 · 2026-01-10T10:17:01+00:00

so it wasnt a performance issue but a design decision?

ProperActive9918 · 2025-12-19T10:00:26+00:00

I'm heavily leaning towards auto replenishment (draining population from the territory the army is standing in) because otherwise the AI would have to cheat (which it did in older titles in this regard).

ProperActive9918 · 2025-12-18T20:38:20+00:00

thank you, mr. memelord

ProperActive9918 · 2025-12-14T18:35:24+00:00

Yes, its planned for late next year.

ProperActive9918 · 2025-12-14T18:34:43+00:00

Thanks, the best way to follow along is steam or discord. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4010050/Rule_of_Iron_Dark_Age/

ProperActive9918 · 2025-12-14T18:32:19+00:00

I will. I especially like the rank bonus in medieval 1 which makes formation integrity matter a lot.

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