Still, it'd be nice if they were able to make it work or at least make it optional for those that want more complexity. I like that this was cut not due to time or resources, but because it just wasn't fun. The aesthetics of our new villages is also much more pleasing.ĮD: BOOOOO! The solution was to revert to Warband, I guess.
This removed the necessity to have a management screen for villages and simplified and streamlined the system. The solution was changing the status of villages so that they would no longer be considered independent fiefs but were always attached to a castle or town. Overall, we felt that the design had become too bloated and unappealing. For example, demolishing the castle in a village could potentially revert the village to another kingdom and we had to add complex logic to handle that.
The ability to build castles in villages also gave rise to complex rules. At some point in development, fief management became too complex, with towns, castles and villages each having their own specific management screens. Can we still build castles in villages we own?
