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Reply to No Random Map (was: "This is horrible!") in War of Magic Elemental Forums

No, in Civ 4 more than the goodies and resources were randomized. You would select a map type, such as "Archipelago" or "Great Plains" or "Inland Sea" and then you would select settings to further define the map, such as the climate and the how much water would be on the map. Then it would generate a landmass that was actually different every time. I don't remember ever getting the same map, even with all the settings the same. I would love to hear that Elemental wil

Reply to What happened to the community? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I have been reading these forums today, both before and after people began to comment on the game, and I haven't read any that I would class as rude or insulting. The guy who posted that he got a duplicate map was raising legitimate disappointment over the fact that he got the exact same geographic map after only four tries. He wasn't rude in his protestations, merely communicating quite clearly how upset he was over at having lost a very fun part of the g

Reply to A few minor quibbles, but very enjoyable so far. in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]4) There was a discussion earlier about how bonuses multiply. What I took away from that was that a 10%, 20%, and 50% bonus would be 1.1*1.2*1.5 = 1.98 = 198%. Looking at say food production, those would just be summed to 80% bonus. Are there places where percentage increases compound on each other, contrary to behavior in cities? I haven't noticed any yet.[/quote] 1.98 is 98%, not 198%. You would need 2.98 to get 198%.

Reply to A little worried about some of the articles coming out... in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]And Civ's way of doing things IS standard across most games. Multiplicative bonuses lead to odd things, how do you apply a -20% modifier? You certainly can't just stick -0.2 in the calculation, because the results will make absolutely no sense. Multiplicative bonuses also lead to some of the problems we saw in beta 4, where at one point early in the game food is scarce and then you start stacking bonuses and the scaling explodes to such a degree that food becomes near infinite.[/quote]

Reply to Possible Broken Street Date in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="searchforwisdom" reply="77" id="2721486"]Well my thread asking for help was just deleted so in my looking around I found this thread to be the most relevant to my issue. Long story short I had heard about this game and wanted to check it out. Didnt have a good idea of the release date, I actually thought it was in September. Today I was in a store, saw this game and bought it. I came home, installed it, and immediately was greeted with a box saying "the gam

Reply to Elemental - Limited Edition Deal! in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Same here. I've purchased stuff from them before and never had problems. The only issue with them is that they usually have very limited quantities, especially when the orders are fulfilled by third-party sellers. If you want this deal, you should jump on it quickly.

Reply to How does Elemental work with the Impulse client? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Nice! Thank you, Twohawks, Kryo, and Island Dog.

Reply to How does Elemental work with the Impulse client? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="kryo" reply="2" id="2720049"]The retail version does not require any activation out of the box, however you will need to use Impulse to update the game. [/quote] Hmm, ok, so I should go download and install the Impulse client beforehand, then? Or can I do it after I install Elemental? Will Impulse detect that it's installed then?

How does Elemental work with the Impulse client? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I preordered the retail box. How will that work in conjunction with the Impulse client, which I don't have installed on my computer? Do I have to be online to activate Elemental in order to play? Will Elemental update itself, or does that only work through Impulse?

Reply to Elemental already on retail shelves in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Looks like you got very lucky, being near a Best Buy with employees that screwed up. Breaking a street date is a BIG no-no in the industry. I doubt other Best Buys have the game for sale yet. Best Buy's website lists both the regular and limited editions for preorder, but has the publisher as "Jack of All Games Entertainment." [e digicons]8|[/e]