Turn based?

[GIJoe597]

From the review linked here
http://www.bgforums.com/forums/viewtopi ... 11&t=23067




This caught my attention..

"...Of course over the next few turns I spent the majority of my time as the..."


Is the game turn based? I assume a professional would not make such a glaring mistake?

[Uglyr]

It's realtime, but many calculations (building, research, economy, ...) are made only once a day. So I guess it's possible to name days as turns in some context... But surely it's not turnbased.

[Balthagor]

Yeah, that caught my attention when I read it.

[GIJoe597]

Thanks for the clarification.

[czert]

well after some time, when ai build zilions of units it become turn-based itself.

[number47]

well after some time, when ai build zilions of units it become turn-based itself.

[BigWolf]

Well... to be pedantic it is turn-based
In fact, if you really think about it, all games are
Just what we call 'real-time' are simply turns and actions being automatically processed with no programmed delay (any delay you do get is usually due to PC/Program performance), instead of it waiting for you to press an endturn button
But we tend to call these 'ticks' instead of 'turns'

Of course, I maybe completely talking out of my ass

[Uglyr]

In fact, if you really think about it, all games are

I can't agree with that. Turn based assume you have time (unlimited or limited by rules if multiplayer) to make some action that will affect your next turn. And opponent can't do things (or able in limited amount) that affect your current turn while you thinking and taking actions. And you can't take actions that affect opponent turn. So common 3d actions cannot be considered as turn based. But in this context SR and many other titles can be called partialy turn-based (think of VATS in Fallout 3).

[BigWolf]

I was reffering to from a mechanical view tbf
But like I said, I was being pedantic
From a general languague meaning, you are indeed correct

[Uglyr]

I was reffering to from a mechanical view tbf
But like I said, I was being pedantic
From a general languague meaning, you are indeed correct

To be even more pedantic... I you sure that Time itself is not tick based?

[GreenGoblin]

It's turn-based if you're in Europe and you play with a guy in California...

[BigWolf]

I was reffering to from a mechanical view tbf
But like I said, I was being pedantic
From a general languague meaning, you are indeed correct

To be even more pedantic... I you sure that Time itself is not tick based?

Lol, I like your style

[bvb]

I was reffering to from a mechanical view tbf
But like I said, I was being pedantic
From a general languague meaning, you are indeed correct

To be even more pedantic... I you sure that Time itself is not tick based?

Lol, I like your style

I remember many times in lecture it seemed like time was passing in ticks. And tocks. And then sometimes the professor was an a$$ and reloaded because time went backwards.