Since now we can play as female (when coop comes) would that mean the curse is lifted?

[Scar]

And we can finally have female children?, Also what happens when our main dies?, do we take over and inhabit our child? that would be so cool if so.

[Morri]

All we know so far is that playing as a female will be limited to the new map Oxbow.
So It might be that the dynasty mechanics will work differently there than how it is right now on the old map.
So maybe we will indeed also be able to get a female heir - can we choose or is it random? -, or multiple heirs, or maybe we won't even be able to have an heir there if they can't find a way to make it work in co-op? I sure hope the latter is not the case, but as long as nothing is confirmed, I try to remain cautious!

I guess the only people besides the devs who might know (the ones selected for the closed beta test) are not allowed to say because of the NDA. :-)

[🎮AliveSince1961🎮]

What's curious is that in the video, we see her walking towards Tutki. Perhaps we can have a daughter later, after the story?

The suspense continues...

[Scar]

Originally posted by Morri:

All we know so far is that playing as a female will be limited to the new map Oxbow.
So It might be that the dynasty mechanics will work differently there than how it is right now on the old map.
So maybe we will indeed also be able to get a female heir - can we choose or is it random? -, or multiple heirs, or maybe we won't even be able to have an heir there if they can't find a way to make it work in co-op? I sure hope the latter is not the case, but as long as nothing is confirmed, I try to remain cautious!

If it's limited to the new map then I ain't going back :L although it would be odd to limit it.

I assume it would be a lot better if we can choose tbh, would suck if we cannot.

[hubbemattsson]

Because it would ad sooooo much work for everyone involved to ad it to the old map, I sure is the reason why.

[kyew]

Originally posted by hubbemattsson:

Because it would ad sooooo much work for everyone involved to ad it to the old map, I sure is the reason why.

And think of all the bugs it would introduce into a functional system. I know it's not a live service, but someone would have to fix them, and that would be even more work. I don't blame them at all for keeping the two maps separate. If it were up to me, I might even save co-op and female characters for Medieval Dynasty 2. We have awesome devs!

[Scar]

Originally posted by hubbemattsson:

Because it would ad sooooo much work for everyone involved to ad it to the old map, I sure is the reason why.

To add a female model to the old map?, it's literally there, it literally has female skeletons, animations etc... I'm assuming old map won't have coop too?, just the new?

[Wizard of Woz]

Originally posted by Scar:

Originally posted by hubbemattsson:

Because it would ad sooooo much work for everyone involved to ad it to the old map, I sure is the reason why.

To add a female model to the old map?, it's literally there, it literally has female skeletons, animations etc... I'm assuming old map won't have coop too?, just the new?

Has nothing to do with the character models...

[barbaraclubb]

If it ere up to me it would at least be a paid DLC for the amount of work done to create a new map and add co-op. I would certainly pay for a new map even though I could care less about co-op.

[Philtre]

Originally posted by Scar:

To add a female model to the old map?, it's literally there, it literally has female skeletons, animations etc...

Unless you would be OK with your female character flirting with the village maidens, taking one as a wife, and getting her pregnant, and also incidentally being complemented on being a fine strapping young man by all the residents of the valley, there would indeed need to be some changes to have Racimir become Racimira.

Originally posted by Scar:

I'm assuming old map won't have coop too?, just the new?

That's how I understand it, yes. I don't think anything about the current map and its associated gameplay is changing.

[Scar]

Originally posted by Wizard of Woz:

Originally posted by Scar:

To add a female model to the old map?, it's literally there, it literally has female skeletons, animations etc... I'm assuming old map won't have coop too?, just the new?

Has nothing to do with the character models...

Well then it wouldn't be an issue then would it....

Originally posted by Philtre:

Originally posted by Scar:

To add a female model to the old map?, it's literally there, it literally has female skeletons, animations etc...

Unless you would be OK with your female character flirting with the village maidens, taking one as a wife, and getting her pregnant, and also incidentally being complemented on being a fine strapping young man by all the residents of the valley, there would indeed need to be some changes to have Racimir become Racimira.

Originally posted by Scar:

I'm assuming old map won't have coop too?, just the new?

That's how I understand it, yes. I don't think anything about the current map and its associated gameplay is changing.

That's why the devs idk do a bit of development?... besides who hasn't dealt with bugs, that's why thing's get fixed if things go wrong.

I'm assuming you guys literally have no idea what the devs would have to do to implement it and just assuming it's impossible..

[Wizard of Woz]

Originally posted by Scar:

Originally posted by Wizard of Woz:

Has nothing to do with the character models...

Well then it wouldn't be an issue then would it....

Originally posted by Philtre:

Unless you would be OK with your female character flirting with the village maidens, taking one as a wife, and getting her pregnant, and also incidentally being complemented on being a fine strapping young man by all the residents of the valley, there would indeed need to be some changes to have Racimir become Racimira.



That's how I understand it, yes. I don't think anything about the current map and its associated gameplay is changing.

That's why the devs idk do a bit of development?... besides who hasn't dealt with bugs, that's why thing's get fixed if things go wrong.

I'm assuming you guys literally have no idea what the devs would have to do to implement it and just assuming it's impossible..

No one said it is impossible. But it requires rewriting a ton of code and most of the dialog since it is all specifically for Racimir.
Maybe, just maybe, you literally have no idea...

[Scar]

Originally posted by Wizard of Woz:

Originally posted by Scar:

Well then it wouldn't be an issue then would it....


That's why the devs idk do a bit of development?... besides who hasn't dealt with bugs, that's why thing's get fixed if things go wrong.

I'm assuming you guys literally have no idea what the devs would have to do to implement it and just assuming it's impossible..

No one said it is impossible. But it requires rewriting a ton of code and most of the dialog since it is all specifically for Racimir.
Maybe, just maybe, you literally have no idea...

If you say so, you may not know this but coding is their job.. development is coding... I should know I've done and studied it.. now do you really have an idea? or you just assuming.

[Morri]

Originally posted by Scar:

I'm assuming you guys literally have no idea what the devs would have to do to implement it and just assuming it's impossible..

It has been discussed ad nauseam already in previous threads. It's not impossible, but a big amount of work. A lot of that being also in reworking the existing quests and the translations in all the different languages that MD supports. Some of those have different words/tenses depending on whether you are addressing a male or a female, OR whether you are talking from a male or female perspective.

If we are only talking about a female HEIR and not the starting character, that lessens it a bit, but not completely. All the extra quests that were added with the heir-update a year ago you can also get in the next generation. So they would all need to be redone for a female main character AND female heir quest giver AND male partner. Can't really have your husband send you to the herbalist about his morning sickness now, can you?

So it'll be a lot more than "do a bit of development".
Things like working in co-op etc is just easier to do when you can start from a clean slate (aka new map and story). And even that is already a huge undertaking when the original game wasn't designed with those mechanics in mind.

So I personally don't think the heir mechanic will be changed on the old map.
That being said; while it has been confirmed that the co-op and selecting a female character will only be for the new Oxbow map, nothing was said regarding the heir mechanic - not on the old map and not on the new map either. So who knows?

[AfLIcTeD]

Originally posted by Morri:

Originally posted by Scar:

I'm assuming you guys literally have no idea what the devs would have to do to implement it and just assuming it's impossible..

It has been discussed ad nauseam already in previous threads. It's not impossible, but a big amount of work. A lot of that being also in reworking the existing quests and the translations in all the different languages that MD supports. Some of those have different words/tenses depending on whether you are addressing a male or a female, OR whether you are talking from a male or female perspective.

If we are only talking about a female HEIR and not the starting character, that lessens it a bit, but not completely. All the extra quests that were added with the heir-update a year ago you can also get in the next generation. So they would all need to be redone for a female main character AND female heir quest giver AND male partner. Can't really have your husband send you to the herbalist about his morning sickness now, can you?

So it'll be a lot more than "do a bit of development".
Things like working in co-op etc is just easier to do when you can start from a clean slate (aka new map and story). And even that is already a huge undertaking when the original game wasn't designed with those mechanics in mind.

So I personally don't think the heir mechanic will be changed on the old map.
That being said; while it has been confirmed that the co-op and selecting a female character will only be for the new Oxbow map, nothing was said regarding the heir mechanic - not on the old map and not on the new map either. So who knows?

They may as well just redo the entire game from scratch. Basically the same thing.

[Scar]

Originally posted by Morri:

Originally posted by Scar:

I'm assuming you guys literally have no idea what the devs would have to do to implement it and just assuming it's impossible..

It has been discussed ad nauseam already in previous threads. It's not impossible, but a big amount of work. A lot of that being also in reworking the existing quests and the translations in all the different languages that MD supports. Some of those have different words/tenses depending on whether you are addressing a male or a female, OR whether you are talking from a male or female perspective.

If we are only talking about a female HEIR and not the starting character, that lessens it a bit, but not completely. All the extra quests that were added with the heir-update a year ago you can also get in the next generation. So they would all need to be redone for a female main character AND female heir quest giver AND male partner. Can't really have your husband send you to the herbalist about his morning sickness now, can you?

So it'll be a lot more than "do a bit of development".
Things like working in co-op etc is just easier to do when you can start from a clean slate (aka new map and story). And even that is already a huge undertaking when the original game wasn't designed with those mechanics in mind.

So I personally don't think the heir mechanic will be changed on the old map.
That being said; while it has been confirmed that the co-op and selecting a female character will only be for the new Oxbow map, nothing was said regarding the heir mechanic - not on the old map and not on the new map either. So who knows?

You can lock the thread now man if you like