issue Problematic behavior on capture when merge is enforced

[Олег Поленин]

Imagine a scenario:

• land A is of higher level than land B;
• lands A and B are within merge range;
• player clicks capture (flag button) on land A or within it's radius.

What happens in game in such situation:

• land A merges with land B without warning;
• a capture charge is lot (timer resets);
• the +1 lv from capture does not apply, the result is land A having lv of (A+B) while should be (A+B+1).

Suggested solution:

• upon capture on land that would result in merge, display standard merge confirmation dialog to avoid unnecessary/unwanted merges;
• do not reset the capture timer regardless of the outcome of the above action, ie. player should still have an option to perform a valid capture, as merge action is free/not timed.

(in analogy to other "cancelled capture" actions, eg. when there is a larger land in proximity that prohibits land expansion)

 

[S Keillan]

I can relate to this as well. My style of play relies on controlling when mergers take place. I generally wish that they were not automatic, but Олег has a decent proposal.