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Die Nacht

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So what IS a capital?
« on: February 23, 2012, 10:59:38 pm »
I read in the wiki that the capital is where the monarch is. But when asking people for the capital, they point to some near by town (the regional capital?). So how do I find the REAL capital of the civ? I thought it would be the first one founded, but then I remembered Monarchs can move.
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Re: So what IS a capital?
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2012, 04:46:43 am »
The capital is just a kind of main-town, i havent ever seen any monarchs tough, but there usually is a law-giver, it is the capital.
not the regional capital, df doesnt have provinces as far as i know.
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Re: So what IS a capital?
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2012, 11:31:19 am »
Monarch can be a King, Queen, Lady, Law-Giver, etc..I believe.
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Re: So what IS a capital?
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2012, 02:56:02 pm »
Quote from: Die Nacht on February 23, 2012, 10:59:38 pm
But when asking people for the capital, they point to some near by town (the regional capital?). So how do I find the REAL capital of the civ?

It is because there are multiple independent human civilizations each with their own capital.
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Re: So what IS a capital?
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2012, 03:02:20 pm »
And usually the capital is surrounded by multiple hamlets ...
so if you believe to be in the capital and they point you to another city,it might be that you are just in a hamlet next to the capital
(you know that you really are in the capital if, upon asking, the person says: "This is [name of the city you are in]")
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Re: So what IS a capital?
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2012, 05:26:45 pm »
So is it a game feature that I always spam near a capital? Some civs expand over several continents or even island, yet it seems I'm always near the "capital" when I start.
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Re: So what IS a capital?
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2012, 05:35:56 pm »
Nope, this is either good luck on your side, or each civilization has fixed spawn points.
My adventurers only rarely spawn near a civs capital.

But I usually change the civ they spawn in, so I donīt know if it may be that you always get the same starting location if you choose the same civ again
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