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Reply to More than one Day battle. in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

Considering the game will have battles at different fort type structures (aka=sieges), which frequently do last multiple days... I see no reason why battles on the map must be one day only. Also take into consideration the enormous 64_bit maps where armies will be massively larger by middle and late game. Also having a method for battles taking multiple days(aka=turns) opens more gameplay strategies such as assassinations between turns on enemy command

Reply to Elemental: June 2009 FAQ in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote]Players can win the game in a variety of ways including achieving the spell of making, completing the quest of mastery, diplomatic victory as well as the traditional military conquest means of victory.[/quote] I don't think any one single action such as a single spell should allow a victory. On a very large map a smaller nation can instantly end a good challenging game... there's no clues to even identify this threat. At least with a diplomacy vi

Reply to GameSpot’s GDC Preview of Elemental in Elemental News Elemental Forums

[quote who="Wintersong" reply="12" id="2264512"]Well, won't you be playing the game in real time? And is it not a strategy game? There, real-time strategy. [/quote] No, the course of real-time is stopped when playing your turn during this game. Thus... Turn Based Strategy. Even in the most recent developer journal it reads as " Elemental is a fantasy strategy game (turn-based) developed ... ... ". [e digicons]:g

Reply to Elemental:WoM on Twitter! in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="BoogieBac" reply="5" id="2262257"] So far it's going very well...this week it's all about getting those load times down. It only takes 5s to make a random map, but up to 1m40s to get into the game. We've gotten it down to 24s on my machine, I we feel there's still improvements that can be done. [/quote] Excellent information... will gamers notice gameplay improvements on quad-cores and greater? Also how's

Reply to GameSpot’s GDC Preview of Elemental in Elemental News Elemental Forums

And after 6+ months Gamespot still has Elemental:WoM listed as a Real-Time Strategy game . [e digicons]o_O[/e]

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Reply to elemental forums > downgrade? in Forum Issues Elemental Forums

Another annoying bug: Is it's not possible to quote from the original posting of any topic. When this is attempted it will use the following: [quote quoting="post"] which never works.

Reply to Forum Bugs in Forum Issues Elemental Forums

[quote who="Scoutdog" reply="1" id="2259355"]Might want to look in the Forum issues section. [/quote] For some reason this is not listed by default... in the off topic section I only see Personal Computing; PC Gaming and General. I'll bookmark this one. [quote who="JagerJack" reply="2" id="2259364"] Stardock is already aware of the forum bugs, as there are other threads about them, but I'm not sure where they are when it comes to fixing them. In the

Reply to Multi-layered troop formations/logisitics in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

Multi-Layered... let's take even a deeper look at possible strategic elements if the battlefield could even be more multi-layered. I'm talking about not only ground units, but flying units and burrowing units. The amount of strategic options would triple if a group of flying units could exist on the battlefield above a group of ground units and burrowing units under the ground units or slightly in front. There could be weapons and spells specific fo

Reply to Not that StarDock is locked in or anything.... in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I have a personal hatred for the DemiGod game since not only did it delay the Elemental beta planned for June, but it probably damaged considerations for multiplayer options. From what I can tell Elemental was under development before DemiGod, but was pushed aside while DemiGod development took center stage! [e digicons]>:([/e]

Forum Bugs in Forum Issues Elemental Forums

So how does someone notify Stardock about the current forum bugs? [e digicons]:maybe:[/e] I've been on these forums for at least 6 months and there's still some serious bugs which remain unresolved. If no official method exists then this topic should be used for listing forum bugs. One serious bug is it's not possible to quote from the original posting of any topic. When this is attempted it will use the following: [quote quoting="post"]&n

Reply to More thoughts on resources in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote who="Fenhiro" reply="18" id="2253861"] I wouldn't mind if a resource is depleted eventually, but, personally, i don't want an iron mine to runout within ten turns of gaining access to it. [/quote] Exactly finite resources if done properly only changes the strategic level of the game. I've never even heard of a TBS game where two players were evenly matched with troops, terrain, resources, etc., etc., and then both players ran out of resources evenly matched causing

Reply to Master of Magic 2 = Elemental ? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Eljay451" reply="19" id="2252055"] Elemental is supposed to be extremely mod-able. So for the MoM aficionados out there, we could MoM-mod it! [/quote] That depends on how much modding will be available? For example... will we be able to add additional realms... aka Myrror realm?? Also according to the developers other races would cause problems with existing armor matching the body form... I hope modding tools exist so c

Reply to A picture worths thousands word, what can this picture tell us? in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote who="lordkosc" reply="5" id="2252351"]every proxy i've tried is ALSO blocked at my work [/quote] Find a career like mine which allows you to work from home. Cuts down on the cost of gas, eating out, speeding tickets, vehicle maintenance and just calculate how much time is spent every year driving to and from work. :)

Reply to Elemental – polishing for Alpha 0 in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="Denryu" reply="17" id="2249782"]Will there be a neutral alignment? [/quote] I hope a neutral alignment exists... I thought AgeofWonders:SM provided a good selection having: Pure Good, Good, Neutral, Evil, and Pure Evil

Reply to A picture worths thousands word, what can this picture tell us? in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

I'm guessing the green wall is definitely organic in nature. The white structure in the top left is some type of tomb or dungeon. Not sure why so many trees are near the city walls since strategically this would only help enemy attacks/sieges unless on the battlefield they are non-existent OR non-obstacle and unusable obstacle. Perhaps the trees support the organic wall? The sun like halo... most likely either the current sea

Reply to Survey #2 available at surveymonkey in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I hereby Knight Denryu as the unofficial maker of polls for the game Elemental.

Reply to [Discussion] Tactical battles vs. Auto-resolve in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

I thought Age0fWonders provided a good solution by offering both the tactical option and the auto-resolve. I recall Stardock has already commented the same will be for Elemental, but I can't find the statement. This solution I think is best because some battles need the tactical guidance and others such as 1 Dragon verses a single unequipped Scout don't need the tactical guidance.

Reply to It's June!!!!!!!!!!!! in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Well the main page says Beta testing will still be in June, but according to the Dev Journals it was pushed back. I know GameSpot.com still has Elemental:WoM listed as an RTS game as well.

Reply to Essence Should Be Really Essential in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

I was under the impression the Essence is finite, however magic shards spread across the realm can be found to provide new Essence. Ideally the game would provide at least two options... one being finite amount and the other allowing a regeneration of essence over time... perhaps a slider by how much it regenerates as well.

Reply to Dear Devs: Some items that I think the community would REALLY love some detail on in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I was under the impression the Essence is finite, however magic shards spread across the realm can be found to provide new Essence. Ideally the game would provide at least two options... one being finite amount and the other allowing a regeneration of essence over time... perhaps a slider by how much it regenerates as well.

Reply to Custom Units in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote who="olp33" reply="6" id="2237953"] Yes infact I have played GalCiv2 but the limit with that game was the ship's hull so its a little harder to figure out the limit on a human (or Fallen) maybe like three weapon training max. [/quote] Ideally the weapon maximum training should be unlimited, but the weapons which the unit(s) can carry should be limited to three weapons. Hopefully this is true for champions/heroes... and if we're allowed to move weapons bei

Reply to Changing AI settings in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote quoting="post"]Hi guys. While playing GalCiv I find my self alot of times reaching a point mid game where the AI is not that chalanging any more and wishing that I could rais the Difficulty setting to bring life back to my game, I#m offcourse talking about games that start with lower difficulty settings. Anyway would it be possible to guve us the options to raise the AI midgame? I'm mainly thinking about 2 methodes to

Reply to Dear Devs: Some items that I think the community would REALLY love some detail on in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Denryu" reply="4" id="2236451"]Well, damn, I go out of my way to take the suck-up, kiss-ass approach and it seems like I am being labeled some kind of troll-fan who is being demanding and just all around ungrateful. [/quote] Don't worry about astrath he hates any comments/topics

Reply to Elemental multiplayer evolves in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="4" id="2237359"] And not to be a pain, but could you shed a little light on whether LAN/Hotseat/PBEM multiplayer will be available? You made a lot of people concerned in your getting back to Elemental post. LAN almost certainly. Hot seat maybe. PBEM, not sure yet. [/quote] This is good news... thank you.