I have been able to put my dirty hands in version 8.3 and I have some questions, some remarks to do and some first impression.
First thig to say, the amount of changes it´s impressive. That´s not a change of version. It´s a change of game. Think of it as playing CIV III and start playing CIV IV, or close to this. That gives you a problem, you not only need to learn how to manage 8.3, you need to unlearn some things of from 8.22.
The general impression it´s that I like the changes. But all this changes and improvement come with some costs.
First of all, the learning curve it´s a lot stepper. The game it´s more complex, there are more factors, and, in general, you need to scratch more your head. Not that I complain about it, I love complex games, but I have the feeling that we are close//have reached//exceeded the point of diminishing returns. I would dare to advice the developer to keep an eye on this subject. Not always "more it´s better" and may well be the case that any increase in complexity, features or thinks to keep in mind will start shooting down players.
Second, the game it´s not as polished as it was in 8.22. It´s not as intuitive how or where it´s the info you need. Keep in mind that may be I have a bias here, because I have mastered this version, coming from 8.0, and now I´m learning the ropes. It´s something normal. We come from V0823 and from V8.0 Grimdark had time to make lot of polishing and ironing. Now he have a lot of new things on the board that make the game more complex, and I find somewhat hard to get the info I need to run the game, and I have the general impression that the game will need some tweaks and adjustments to keep things balanced and fine tuned.
And now, some questions. May be I´m asking for things that are gone, or simply I have not wind the way to do it in this new build.
1.- It´s the option of Healing Master gone?? Used to be in the home rules, but I can not find it.
2.- How I send now an slave to the Arena? If I go to the Arena, I only get the option to sign by myself. Edit: I find it. You need to sign first for yourself and then its available under Manage NPC / jobs
3.- I can not see how much money or merchandise I get if I put some of my chaps to work (Loren as a whore, or anyone as scavenger)
And some notes. Keep in mind that the starting low tier Mercenaries have been tuned down, Some of the started in the old version with 75 hits and now they start with only 60 (Loren, Bud, Enya).
The training option it´s now far more potent that in previous version. You train with all your combat team, while in 8.22 you train only with one slave or train only one Merc.
And keep an eye with the job of Slave Mater. Old Doyle (just an example) have an skill of 68. you can put 4 slaves under his wing, and they train Discipline, Physic Stats and Willpower. Really nice for your combat oriented slaves. Of for any slave with low discipline.
