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Author Topic: "You can now appoint a Sheriff" (Notification when new noble available)  (Read 1661 times)

isitanos

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"You can now appoint a Sheriff" (Notification when new noble available)
« on: February 23, 2012, 03:56:37 am »
DF used to introduce (read: force on you) its nobles little by little as your population grew, which gave a nice sense of progression and introduced you to features progressively if you were a newb. I know people like their game boring to have control over their game, so can we at least have a notification like the one I put in the title, for each new noble (sheriff, dungeon master) or noble upgrade (sheriff -> captain of the guard, expedition leader -> mayor) that becomes available? It would be useful info, and would make players new to the game aware that they're unlocking new stuff.
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Re: "You can now appoint a Sheriff" (Notification when new noble available)
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2012, 01:10:24 pm »
As DF is a sim I think that a message like this "You must appoint a sheriff!" or "Your citizens are out of control! Appoint a sheriff!" would be more appropriate.
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Re: "You can now appoint a Sheriff" (Notification when new noble available)
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2012, 01:44:00 pm »
Quote from: peskyninja on February 23, 2012, 01:10:24 pm
As DF is a sim I think that a message like this "You must appoint a sheriff!" or "Your citizens are out of control! Appoint a sheriff!" would be more appropriate.
When it comes to nobles I appoint myself, I'd rather not be nagged about such things, especially since not having a sheriff doesn't create any problems to speak of.

What I would like, however, is an announcement when a mayor is elected, so I can sort out room allocations immediately instead of only when I happen to check the noble screen.
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Re: "You can now appoint a Sheriff" (Notification when new noble available)
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2012, 07:41:10 pm »
Quote from: Jake on February 23, 2012, 01:44:00 pm
When it comes to nobles I appoint myself, I'd rather not be nagged about such things, especially since not having a sheriff doesn't create any problems to speak of.
A single notification for a one-time event is hardly "nagging", and is better than having to regularly check if some noble is available, when you actually want to appoint a specific one. And if you don't like a notification, you can easily turn it off or change how it appears in the announcements.txt.
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What I would like, however, is an announcement when a mayor is elected, so I can sort out room allocations immediately instead of only when I happen to check the noble screen.
That's actually more nagging, but good idea nevertheless (since it can be turned off with the current framework). Even though I think a better solution to the same problem is Assigning Rooms to Noble Positions.
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