Larian Studios Forums Beyond Divinity (English) General real-time fights with several party members

Real-time fight with steering one char, okay. But I have to admit I don't like the idea of having to pause the game every couple of instants to give commands...
I obviously have one char as primary char, the one I generate myself. Is it possible to actually only steer that one and giving all the others default-actions (like casting fireballs, attacking with sword, etc.) which they then will faithfully perform in every fight (until their mana is out, I change that default-action or similar)?

Eh? What game are you talking about here?
This is the upcoming <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beyond.gif" alt="" /> forum!!

I know that. That's the game I was asking about.

In some previews/interviews I've read that you will at all times have at least two party members, your own char and the death knight you are soul-linked to. Plus maybe some others.

Now I want to know how realtime combat works with more than one character in a party...

Who knows? We'll have to wait and see. It has been done in other games such as Dungeon Siege for instance.

I believe there is some auto-combat in the game. How good are your RTS skills? You probably could play through it as the Divine Follower, with the Death Knight in tow, it'll just be a bit trickier.

Perhaps they need a dual mouse control? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

I certainly hope there are elements of strategy in the combat. I also hope that these strategic elements involve more than party management; will there be special tactics or abilities to make use of as an individual character? That's be some incentive for a magic-addict to play a warrior for once. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

RTS? Real Time Strategy? Eeeks! I'm abysmal at strategy and hate anything that needs strategy... - A bit of planning, like in Zanzarah where you have to take care what kind of fairy to pitch against a fairy of a particular element, that works. But anything more and I'm lost...

Perhaps a difficulty slider then, since there's no such thing as a 'boredom alleviation slider'? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

I don't need a strategy game, but I want some tactics and skill involved.

Hello, Lira, do you know the official Zanzarah board at www.zanzarah.de ? There's an English section as well. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

Lol. Yes, I know that forum - and have posted there. (Both in the German and English sections actually - though more in the English ones.)