Is it possible to gain experiences by healing/leading?
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Is it possible to gain experiences by healing/leading?
In survival maps (such as WCII) it's pretty hard for those healers and leaders to gain any XP because we have to leave them behind our frontline units to maximize their power. So is it possible to give them, for example, one XP whenever they help their allies?
Re: Is it possible to gain experiences by healing/leading?
That is a really good idea
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Re: Is it possible to gain experiences by healing/leading?
What will happen if a unit applies leadership to 5 other units in one turn, will he get 5 xp or ... ?
Re: Is it possible to gain experiences by healing/leading?
No it should not be dependent on the level or you reward high level units too much. It should just be 1 or 2xp per unit leadershipped or healed.
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Re: Is it possible to gain experiences by healing/leading?
Guys, he's asking if it's possible to do this, not what a good implementation is or how to balance it
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Re: Is it possible to gain experiences by healing/leading?
Okay, thanks for explaining.Pentarctagon wrote:Guys, he's asking if it's possible to do this, not what a good implementation is or how to balance it
No in wesnoth no units gain xp for healing or leading or any other specialties. Though, I wonder if it could be created.... I don't think that there are any "on heal" events... but perhaps this could be done for leadership - by filtering for adjacent leadership units on any attacks, and giving those leadership units xp.wuxiangjinxing wrote:In survival maps (such as WCII) it's pretty hard for those healers and leaders to gain any XP because we have to leave them behind our frontline units to maximize their power. So is it possible to give them, for example, one XP whenever they help their allies?
Similarily you could assume that any unit standing next to a friendly unit with healing ability (at the start of a turn) will be healed. (a filter for not counting units standing on villages could be added) and then you could give that healer xp.
This could be done if there is a way to check the adjacent units abilities (such as healing or leadership). Is this possible using the [filter_wm] or the [variable] tags (in a [if] statement or [event])?
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Re: Is it possible to gain experiences by healing/leading?
The standard unit filter has both "ability" and "ability_type", so, yes.The_Gnat wrote:This could be done if there is a way to check the adjacent units abilities (such as healing or leadership). Is this possible...?
It's also a frequently proposed idea that has been rejected (for mainline) multiple times by the developers.The_Gnat wrote:That is a really good idea
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Thank you for linking that, I agree with the reasons stated in the linkbeetlenaut wrote:frequently proposed idea that has been rejected (for mainline) multiple times by the developers.
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Re: Is it possible to gain experiences by healing/leading?
What if there were two promotion tracks created for leading/healing units, depending on which sort of experience they accumulated. Elvish shamans, for example, would automatically go to the Druid advancement if they mostly healed. The Druid could have its combat abilities slightly reduced as well because it has less field experience in those areas.