Scorpiana

Reply to Unit design really demonstrates a key part of the economic system in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]What is the targeted duration for building a legion of 1000 armored fabio when training 1 requires between 11 and 14 turns?[/quote] Remember that the build time for a unit is also dependant on the city / village you're building the unit in. For all we know Brad is trying to build this unit in a small outpost... By the time we can build legions, I'd guess / hope that the build time for one unit in a sizeable city would be a lot less then 11-14 turns.

Reply to Game debugging is hard work in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Nice one [e digicons]:frogboy:[/e]

Reply to How do I actually install the product...ive got a registration key in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I don't think there is a specific date planned yet for beta 2, let them get beta 1G ready first... If I had to make a guess, I would think you'll have to wait somewhere between two weeks and a month after they release 1G.

Reply to How do I actually install the product...ive got a registration key in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Next beta is 1G, I think beta 2 is were new people can join in... So, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a bit more.

Reply to The Sovereign Death = Game Over Question in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Yes, but I wouldn't mind an option...

Reply to When/How did you learn of Elemental. in War of Magic Elemental Forums

On the GalCiv2 boards for me as well...

Reply to About villages and castles... in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

Great idea... [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

Reply to Archievements ??? in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote]They should never give anything more than bragging rights. Anything else and you have complainers, cheaters...[/quote] Well, I don't know if you would call this 'bragging rights' but I wouldn't mind if achievements would give some extra cosmetic options like a different look for a building or unit...

Reply to Who here has read or is reading "The Malazan Book of the Fallen" series by Steven Erickson in Everything Else Elemental Forums

My favourite at the moment is Deadhouse Gates... I really liked the whole Chain of Dogs story. Midnight Tides is a close second because it stands mostly separate (or seems to...) from the rest of the serie and gives us a whole backstory to Trull Sengar. Still so much to read, so little time... There are so many great writers out there, it sometimes gets a bit overwhelming.

Reply to Forts/Castles and Independant Walls in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]A few months back, Scorpiana shared a screenshot find that looked to me like it might be possible to build and garrison something like Hardian's Wall.[/quote] When I read the original post, I was immeditaly reminded of that picture as well... Thanks for sparing me the trouble of searching for it... [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Reply to [Suggestion] Female friendly features in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote]Dear lord, I just defended TBSGAMER![/quote] Shame on you... [e digicons]:grin:[/e] [quote]Like scorpiana says, I think player should be able to decide how to appoint males or females to functions without restrictions, even though I think it could be nice to introduce cultural differences about it amongst the playable civs (some could have daughters wield sword, and others could forbid magic for males for instance ^^).[/quote] Thanks for the support, and off co

Reply to [Suggestion] Female friendly features in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

An arbitrary constriction on what a female unit can do compared to a male unit (or the other way around) should be avoided at all costs I think. If I want to play with female warriors and male mages, it should be possible. If I want to play with a female channeler, it should be possible... If I want to keep daughters around and send the sons out to get married for a diplomatic relation with a neighbour, it should be possible...

Reply to Who here has read or is reading "The Malazan Book of the Fallen" series by Steven Erickson in Everything Else Elemental Forums

I'm reading them, halfway part 6 at the moment... I really like them, a bit hard to get into (maybe because English isn't my primary language but also because at the start of the serie you don't really get all that much background), but very well written and fun to read. Part 7 and 8 are already waiting on my shelf...

Reply to BoogieBac's huge mistake in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]And, more to the point, if anyone has an XBox I highly suggest checking out this little gem on the Indie channel... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-R_w8UYB_A&feature=related Amazingly fun little title that basically has no animation but keeps you hooked. A nice example of how gameplay trumps produciton values (though the simple music certainly has a nice calming effect).[/quote] So, any chance of a PC version coming to Impulse?

Reply to The most important question in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Well, I don't think he was banned (as he still has the same profile...) but this certainly is the same kind off post that made him so universally loved on these forums last year. [e digicons]O:)[/e] Guess he just retreated under his bridge for a few months... As long as he doesn't start insulting us again, I guess he can keep posting these things although I don't think he will get anymore support compared to last year.

Reply to Races--because they really matter if you want an epic game in War of Magic Elemental Forums

If I remember correctly, Brad said somewhere that the story was one major part in why they only have two races, but he also said that every faction will play very differently compared to the others To be honest, I don't understand this complaining about 'Only two races' when we have 12 different factions. The important part is that every faction plays differently, who cares if they look the same? If we have a faction which is very close to nature and another faction that lives mostly

Reply to The Year of 2010 Gaming in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I don't have any consoles at all, so I can't really relate to the differences between them, but I can understand the sentiment... As long as the games are great, and you're having fun with them, who cares how you play them PC or console... It's the fun that counts. Just one little nitpick, how could you forget Starcraft II as a 'big name exclusive' on PC?

Reply to Elemental Twitter Updates Weeks 15-22 in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Ooooh.... Shiny... [e digicons]:grin:[/e] On a more serious note, have a look at this . Why not let the game do something similar and generate a new currency every game?

Reply to Lore cards in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]3. Meta-game - Collect all five cards for visiting five named grandmaster leatherworkers and gain 'Inlaid' leather armor tech or have a Risk-style turn in system (pairs or triples of similar cards for gold and resources).[/quote] To me, this sounds more like an achievement system and I don't think achievements should offer technology / gold because it would put players who don't like to do achievements at a disadvantage. Besides that, I really like your proposal, the mo

Reply to [Question/Suggestion] Add item-drop/swap functionality soon in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

Instead of just dropping the excess items, an option to sell / convert to gold would also be nice...

Reply to [Bug/Gameplay] 0.262 No breakthrough to select at a research breakthrough in WOM BETA Builds Elemental Forums

I had the same thing happening to me in the latest version 0.264. I was researching magic and had only 4 red techs available and it seems none got selected.

Reply to [.262][crash] Turn fails to process (every time) in WOM BETA Builds Elemental Forums

I had the same problem, but I was able to solve it, I still had some fallen factions selected as opponents. After removing these, the problem seems to be resolved. I've been able to create a few games now where I could end a turn normally.

Reply to Channeler Customization: Part 3 in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Sounds good to me... The more custimization options we have, the better... [quote]I would STRONGLY recommend staying away from unique tech/resources/weapons for leaders. It is very very difficult to balance versus stat bonuses (will the resource be useless in late game? overpowered in early game?). Plus it can just be frustrating (Umm, so their leader lets them build long pikes and we're doggedly stuck with short spears?) and not very fun.[/quote] Well, as the focus off the ga

Reply to [Gameplay] Battles - Joint attack from multiple directions [tiles] in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote]Ah, sounds good and logical! [/quote] Thanks, I try to be... [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Reply to Relationships should affect the value of trade (and other ideas) in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

Thanks for the clarification... Part of it does make sense in that it isn't really mine unless my opponnent agrees to his loss, on the other hand, if I conquered a territory / city, why should I be limited in what I can do with it? [quote]Giving the AI even a slight bias against invading based on economic strength would remove the risk of being a boomer, while adding risk to the more prudent strategy of building up a moderate defensive force before developing your economy.[/quote]