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Reply to Where epic meets boring! in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="StoweMobile"] Every TBS I've ever played has suffered from the same problem. At some point, maybe half way through or later the player either knows he has won, or knows he has lost. [/quote] From my own personal experience of many TBS games the biggest gameplay scenario which is disappointing with AI opponents is how they all always focus on the weakest target... which is fine for early game, but usually bad during late game. As a result by mid or late game

Reply to Devs check out Dominons in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

I would hope Stardock takes a look at the massive range of skills and abilities which exist for units and consider adding some of these into the upcoming Elemental game. AgeofWonders:SM also provides a large list of skills and abilities.

Reply to Customization- Clothing and Uniforms in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I wish we could get started on creating some graphics while waiting. [e digicons]|-O[/e] yawn

Reply to Non-Military Victories? in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

Hopefully it will be possible to disable/enable specific victory conditions and some should have adjustable settings.

Reply to Underdogs in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote who="Vicente" reply="10" id="2138342"] And probably the enemy will heading the assault with a hero, so he will be able to cast at least one spell (or two if the hero is a caster) and kill even a strong flier. Your single sucide flier is going to get barbacued 9 out of 10 times, no matter how you try to look at it. [/quote] The flying units are used depending on the type of approaching army... so naturally players won't send a Zephyr Bird&n

Reply to Concerns I am starting to have in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Vicente" reply="25" id="2138370"] The thing is that is not so sad. There are quite a lot good fantasy books out there where humans make mostly or all the characters. So, I don't think it's a big problem that we have only "humans" in this game at the start. First, because there's no logical reason a game with elves/dwarves would be more fun. And second because it helps the devs and artists as they have one less problem to tackle, so they can put their efforts

Reply to Game Options (allow optional settings) in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote who="GW Swicord" reply="9" id="2138064"] The engine probably can sustain a very large set of setup options, more than many or probably most players would care to consider. But maybe the UI could offer players a basic choice about how complex you want your setup UI, e.g. Standard Options, Increased Options, and Maximum Options. I'm sloppily thinking of something like a 3-point toggle above a set of tabs. [/quote] Great suggestions... this will allow

Reply to 3d Maps in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote who="Leonon" reply="5" id="2138034"] I'd say it's enough if they make it so we can easily mod in different Z levels. [/quote] Very important and great suggestion

Reply to Concerns I am starting to have in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="GW Swicord" reply="22" id="2137700"]Widely-accepted, schmidely-accepted. Unless we see a serious sign that the devs are reconsidering their plan for the playable factions in the base game, this endless wrangling about orcs or no-orcs is really dull, and sometimes annoying whether or not you are in the 'wish we had elves, etc.' camp, which I sort of am, but less so the more of this sort of stuff I read. I'm particularly disinterested in seeing the devs make radical chang

Reply to Concerns I am starting to have in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Darkodinplus" reply="20" id="2137470"] The fact that all traits, abilities, and attributes of which you speak could easily be recreated in humanity alone in a fantasy game utilizing a variety of explanations is my only point in this discussion. Your arguments to me seem largely explanation based in that you like one explanation better than another which there is nothing wrong with but one dimensional. [/quote] You could say a specif

Reply to Non-Military Victories? in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

Yes, Brad has already mentioned within one of his interviews non-military victories will exist.

Reply to Concerns I am starting to have in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Darkodinplus" reply="18" id="2137312"] lol, are you really trying to say that using magic as an explanation for all your above example and my original one is less valid than totally made up classic explanations that typically are explained with magic? [/quote] Classic explanations for fantasy races are sometimes explained with magic, but I wouldn't say typically... race(s) of dwarves, race(s) of giants, goblins, etc., . While some

Reply to 3d Maps in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

I agree and think it's a great idea... I haven't suggested this since it's probably a big project to provide such a realistic fantasy world, probably larger than any current suggestions. I would love to see many different levels for the Elemental realm as you've suggested. A section of caves could exist inside a mountain range allowing one player to choose sending his attacking army thru the caves, hiking across the mountains or using magic and/or flyi

Reply to How will Elemental avoid repetition? in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

The best way to identify micro_management problems is from testing a very large map with several human players. By mid_game if players are spending significantly more time managing one feature which has no fun value then some type of adjustment for the feature would be best.

Reply to How will Elemental avoid repetition? in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote who=" Daikaze "]Civilizations was/is a great series, but eventually games became so tedious that you'd automate most of your stuff, go through boring repetition, or simply quit. It wasn't all that enjoyable to sit there and have to manually control every little thing in the game. So, how wi

Reply to Underdogs in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote who="Vicente" reply="8" id="2136858"] I reinstalled AoW:SM with the 1.4 patch to test this, and that mechanic is not to allow the underdog have a better chance of fighting. One of your examples was the underdog sending air units to attack the approaching armies to cast spells on them and that doesn't work because the defender gets to act first, so your flier is going to get barbacued before it can act. And even if it survives and you can cast a spell, for example the best of

Reply to Disasters and Other Random Events in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote who="BrotherAlpha" reply="4" id="2136783"] Options! I want options! (On a side note, this is why I'm really looking forward to the Beta Tests.) [/quote] I completely agree... and even created a topic awhile back suggesting several types of options: https://forums.elementalgame.com/330526 <a h

Reply to Concerns I am starting to have in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Vicente" reply="15" id="2136785"] You haven't read "A Song of Ice and Fire" books, right? They are fantasy, they are terribly successful and they have only humans (well, there's some minor magic and strange things here and there, but the leaders and main characters are all human). [/quote] As I wrote earlier: Of course the 12 human factions may still provide a terrific game with great diversity, but so might Civilization_5 or some other historic war ga

Reply to Concerns I am starting to have in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Darkodinplus" reply="13" id="2136467"] I personally don’t understand the logic behind the whole “if all the factions are human they aren’t as diverse as classic fantasy races.” I do understand the frequently used example of a wraith or ghost passing through a wall which is impossible for a “normal” human but this is really just a context argument it lacks true weight especially in a world with magic. [/quote] Since

Reply to Disasters and Other Random Events in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

The weather suggestion has been on the forums for awhile. Ideally types of weather should be something which can be seen approaching such as storm clouds, tornadoes, etc., . Overall dragons are extremely powerful and if Stardock is referencing Dungeon&Dragons than they might be magical and intelligent as well. Although possible dragon attacks should be very rare in my opinion.

Reply to Underdogs in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote who="Vicente" reply="6" id="2135629"] Elemental plays on a bigger scale and that is something that makes the games different: while Dominions graphics are acceptable for Dominions, they wouldn't be for Elemental. And same happens in every other part of the game: design, tools, support,... [/quote] We're not talking about graphics, tools, support, etc., ... the topic was specific in regards to player defenses and more specifically on unde

Reply to What exactly is a Sovereign in the game, or what you want to do about him? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Climber" reply="12" id="2135199"] "use the same images and adjust the sizes by a percentage" The experience from AOW:SM definitely transfer here. hehe. If EWOM is really trying allows player customize their units, why not their heroes or Sovereign? [/quote] Yes I hope we have the option to customize most pieces of the game... events, terrain, units, magic, skills, etc., . [quote who="Climber" reply="12" id="2135199"] If the devs' c

Reply to Knights of Honor in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="landisaurus" reply="2" id="2134816"] Knights of Honor eh? is that a strategy game. What about it did you think worked so well exactly? (I mean, can you give specific examples as to what the caravans and traders did to make it feel like a living world?) [/quote] I would also like to know... I played the game a few times, but don't remember anything about the caravans and traders. [quote who="landisaurus" reply="2" id="213

Reply to Concerns I am starting to have in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="landisaurus" reply="7" id="2134822"] So what if they all look the same, as long as play differently it shouldn't matter what they are. [/quote] Although 12 human races may play differently they will have many many many more similiarities than fantasy races of goblins, dwarves, humans, insects, undead, and giants. [quote who="landisaurus" reply="7" id="2134822"] again, I can't be worried about any

Reply to What exactly is a Sovereign in the game, or what you want to do about him? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="landisaurus" reply="10" id="2134809"] I know I wanted the sovereign in the next master of magic be able to be any race (original master of magic had only humans with 1 maybe two exception, the dragon and the cloaked guy) but this game doesn't really have that. Since fantastic creatures are so rare, I expect that you won't be able to change your shape any more than you could in a game of the Sims. It would be neat to be able to play as a beast like Aslan, but I