ive noticed since it has come up a bit lately

[Falonthas]

about people getting strands because of spawns left over or irregular


maybe in the new version a freeform spawn generator can be used, with day and night variations from preset tables

i played on a pw called city of arabel and they used a spawn generator they found and adapted in the vault

then when we casually roam about and find a pudding or a dragon or an orc, you can really claim its not supposed to be there

by day you may find a small herd of deer grazing

by night you may find a dragon having a nap having fed on said deer

but i recall it made you watch yourself, when you got away from the roads that were regularly patrolled and kept peasant safe

i know im guilty from time to time as well knowing what is there and trying to think up new ways to "not know whats there" when your with people who may or may not know

if it was truly random then one day you may find nothing but grass in the wind, but when you come having a stroll and stumble upon an orc raiding party , you get the bejeezus scared out of you, going what the hell did i get into now

just a though as i know its not viable for the current version

[Dorax Windsmith]

I think this is an awesome idea and would further the realism of the world. Especially with regard to day/night and geography determining the likelihood of a random encounter. Of course having said that I have no idea how difficult or involved something like that is for the programmers. Sounds cool though.

[Dorganath]

We actually have the day/night ability right now in NWN, only it's only been utilized in a few places.

Thank you for your comments.