Damaged Units

[citizen001]

I got this idea from Battle Realms:

I don't know if this has been suggested before, but maybe in Civ4, they should implement a system where injured units suffer an attack/defense/movement penalty to increase the realism. What do you guys think?

 

[ybbor]

they already suffer a combat penalty. it's called less life

 

[Haradrim]

I agree with ybbor. The health bar indicates the general health and morale of the unit. Decreasing a/d/m would be akin to infantry, when injured to 50% HP, wielding arquebuses and wearing only a light layer of clothing.

 

[searcheagle]

They tried that in Civ II as well. I'm not sure why it left. I think it had something to do with difficulty in knowing how many squares you had left in your movement. I could be for this if this issue was resolved. (It does make sense to have health affect movement.)

 

[Dreadnought]

It was also in SMAC, your attack would decrease depending on how many spaces you moved before attacking

 

[MeatWad]

It was also in SMAC, your attack would decrease depending on how many spaces you moved before attacking

I kinda liked that. It made the combat more strategic, and a little more realistic. A forced march can take a lot out of you.