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[Valtam]

Exciting news and reports!

1. Are mounts going to be chosen from the pool of a specific civ during adventurer creation? Say, an elf from a human civ can only access horses while an elf from an actual elven civ will get access to the whole zoo. Same with dwarves and whatever they have tamed so far.

2. Horses are known for being rather shy and skittish, so is proper war training going to be taken into account when leading them into battle?

3. Do horses or pets in general count as companions for purposes of bogeyman appearance?

[Tinnucorch]

Are we going to see some kind of expansion of diplomacy now that we have messengers? Or will that wait until things like status, law, etc. are adressed? In the latter case, what would be the reasons?

I'm just thinking that now that we can contact other civs and sites militarily, it makes sense to be able to do so in peaceful manners too (requesting peace deals, proposing trade agreements or whatever could fit right now), but maybe it's not that easy to implement/it's not worth the work right now.

[thvaz]

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Will flying mounts be supported?

Will mounts in combat attack enemies indepedently of its rider?

Will bears be riddable by dwarves ?

Many of these questions can be answered relatively easily, bears (or animals in general) with [MOUNT_EXOTIC] or [MOUNT] would be egible for riding, as do other civs ride them when coming to siege your fortress. There are good number of animals that also fly (like giant bats as a easy dwarf example) that have those [MOUNT] tags.

If memory serves, if you make a mount in arena mode, they do attack independently but they will follow the movement of the rider i think.

I really forgot about [MOUNT_EXOTIC]. However I guess it would entail some extra work from Toady to make them behave properly, as he specifically wrote about horses.

[KingEdwarf3890]

So with the new adventurer starting party system, I have to wonder how things that force hostility between party members would work between members of the starting party. For example, party member A is a werelion and party member B is a vampire. If A in human form walked in on B during a feeding, would they be hostile to one another? And if so, could you still switch control between them? Same goes if they were out adventuring together and the full moon rose causing A to lion out on B. Or, alternatively, what if the player(playing as one of the two) decided to attack the other? I'm just throwing this out there cause I really like the idea for the new system but want to make sure it won't bug out at times like this.

[Mel_Vixen]

And with flying mounts we have solved the age old question how the gobs are going around walls

Would a mountlike system work for Guarddoggos and such too? I mean you put a thought into theyr head anyway and their training (Skill) could augment these thoughts. So a trained Warhorse could be less fearfull then a basic working horse - a war or guard dog more cautious towards starngers etc.

Also with working mounts would it be possible to get a 3 item chain to utilize the strength of those Animals in fort? A horse being guided by a dworf while pulling a lorry?

[Nahere]

Will all members of a starting party have to come from the same entity or will multicultural starting parties be possible?
If I recruit one of my former adventurers will I be able to switch control to them without retiring?

[Rockphed]

Hilarious bug speculation: when making attacks during mounted combat, the target gets the total of mount and rider momentum and the rider gets the opposite momentum.  Two body explosions later, the horse sits around for a bit and then ambles off in search of food.

Also, I love that the eventual "command my allies" function will treat them like horses.

[Slozgo Luzma]

I hope that I'm not repeating anyone's questions (I had a few others that were asked above) but:

1) You mentioned that the player's velocity while riding a mount will be added to their attacks: will an equal bonus be applied by enemies who are, say, stabbing their pike at the horseman? Moreover, are the relative velocities of the attacker and target taken into account?

2) Will we be able to define interpersonal relationships between adventurers? For instance can our party consist of sibling, parent and child, spouses, or distant cousins? Friends or bitter enemies? By extension will adventurers have to belong to the same entity?

3) Currently, firing a bow or xbow prevents a player from doing anything for several rounds (usually resulting in them getting chopped to pieces). Will our new steeds continue to move while their riders shoot from horseback? Or will they also pause and get chopped to pieces?

4) Do you envision pets being treated more like companions in the current game who follow you around and act almost entirely on their own? Or more like members of your party that you can partially or directly control?

[Buttery_Mess]

Will mounts act like buddies, protecting us from bogeymen?

Will we be able to ride animated undead animals, even if they haven't been tamed?

Speaking of which, will you be adding adventure mode taming alongside the ability to ride mounts?

Can mounts jump? IIRC, animal men can't, so not sure if mounts can.

[Shonai_Dweller]

Currently, firing a bow or xbow prevents a player from doing anything for several rounds (usually resulting in them getting chopped to pieces). Will our new steeds continue to move while their riders shoot from horseback? Or will they also pause and get chopped to pieces?

And indeed, if I gallop full speed up to an enemy and take a swipe at them, will my horse just stop suddenly, or will it carry on moving past the enemy?

[Egan_BW]

If your mount will keep moving intelligently while you reload after firing a weapon, I foresee horse archers being OP. Just as things should be~

[Bumber]

Since you've mentioned that mounts will wander around without direct input from the player, will we get the ability to tie them to trees and buildings and such so that we don't lose them?

Well, they can't open doors, so you could build a stable or use someone's house.

[KingEdwarf3890]

Two more questions.
1. Will the "command your allies" feature allow you to properly equip companions without exploiting the trade screen? (IE "Hey Urist, equip that steel short sword I gave you!")
2. Will the ability to command allies extend to zombies created with Necromancy?

[Death Dragon]

If your mount will keep moving intelligently while you reload after firing a weapon, I foresee horse archers being OP. Just as things should be~

I bet the AI would just make them run straight into the enemies instead of backing off and staying at range. Unless maybe if the work on the new tactical combat orders stuff for companions leads Toady to implement a "stay at range" order and we could assign that to military squads in fort mode. Would be great.

[5crownik007]

Will riding a mount give any combat advantages? In the Mount & Blade games, riding your mount gives speed to your weapon swing and bonuses to your attack damage, as well as making yourself difficult to hit by infantry. Will there be a mount-riding skill where if your skill is too low, your mount may turn tail and run in combat?