[split] gender choice selection

Post by **Viliam** » September 2nd, 2006, 9:35 pm

Para wrote:Oh though it would be nice to be able to choose your leader gender instead of always being male

I suggest selecting a random gender. Just like when you recruit a unit. It would be relatively easy to implement; no changes in user interface required.

Post by **turin** » September 3rd, 2006, 1:57 am

No.

Gender choice - acceptable, though I don't think it's a good idea. A random gender? No freakin way,

Post by **Zhukov** » September 3rd, 2006, 2:02 am

turin wrote:No.

Gender choice - acceptable, though I don't think it's a good idea. A random gender? No freakin way,

Any particular reason you're so vehement?
(I assume she's talking about units that already have female graphics.)

Post by **Viliam** » September 3rd, 2006, 10:30 am

Then how about a small button in UI? (Enabled only if there are 2 genders for given unit.)

(I suggest to split this topic.)

Post by **Boucman** » September 3rd, 2006, 12:25 pm

Post by **Baufo** » September 3rd, 2006, 1:24 pm

I think that's a great idea, just as Viliam's "screen shot" shows it

But I don't know if it is worth the effort because most units are either only male or only female. Only very few units have got both genders (The only units I can think of right now are elvish archer and thief (or have all outlaws got both genders?)).

Elvish_Pillager · Post by **Elvish_Pillager** » September 3rd, 2006, 1:33 pm

Footpad, Mage, Dark Adept.

Elvish_Pillager · Post by **Elvish_Pillager** » September 3rd, 2006, 1:35 pm

For MP leaders, randomness seems just fine. I think Turin was complaining because he thought we were talking about campaigns... well, are we?!

toms · Post by **toms** » September 3rd, 2006, 1:47 pm

Elvish Pillager wrote:For MP leaders, randomness seems just fine. I think Turin was complaining because he thought we were talking about campaigns... well, are we?!

At campaigns, it's difficult to have a random gender leader. For an example, the HttT storyline would just crash with a female leader. lol heiress to the throne

IMO it should be left up to the campaign creator. With WML the leader can even be random or a chosen gender at campaigns.

Post by **Mythological** » September 3rd, 2006, 1:53 pm

Good idea for MP leaders. I have proposed it once on gna. Btw, random genre by default is not a such a good thing - the Viliam's proposal of selecting the genre for the leaders who can have both genres is much better (if you like random, add a 3rd option - random - together with male and female

). There are like 10 leaders which could use that feature in the default era; maybe more in other eras.

Edited : Elf captains dont have a female variation, right ?

Post by **Kestenvarn** » September 3rd, 2006, 2:05 pm

I don't see any problem with adding this to MP.

Boucman wrote:done

Wait, done splitting the topic or adding the feature? (Just asking because you're the patch monkey.)

Haibane · Post by **Haibane** » September 3rd, 2006, 2:37 pm

I agree with Mythological. Give chance to girls if they wish. There is hardly reason for gender discrimination

They haven't Myth, but it can be improved to show gender of leader even if there is no choice (there won't be options to pick), just for information. Anyway, this is example.

Post by **turin** » September 4th, 2006, 3:24 pm

No to random genders, anywhere, unless there is an option to disable it. Just like it would be a bad idea to always get a random faction (no option to choose your faction), it is a bad idea to always get a random gender.

Post by **zookeeper** » September 4th, 2006, 3:53 pm

turin wrote:No to random genders, anywhere, unless there is an option to disable it.

You must then mean recruiting, too?

Post by **turin** » September 4th, 2006, 3:57 pm

zookeeper wrote:
turin wrote:No to random genders, anywhere, unless there is an option to disable it.
You must then mean recruiting, too?

Um, yes, I do. (If you haven't figured it out, I'd prefer to have no units that can be both male and female). But it is more important in the selection of the leader's gender, because the leader represents the player, and the player shouldn't be forced to be a different gender... for example, if I'm male, I might not want to appear as a female, even if I don't mind if some of my troops are female.