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Reply to Very happy about random techs and infinite research in War of Magic Stardock Forums

something nice in one situation is generally quite useless in another, and the coding needed to make the game figure out which is which is expensive and generally does not work all that well, and that still doesn't balance the game: as any statistican will tell you, just because there is a 33% chance of something happening doesn't mean that it will happen 33% of the time. And all it takes is one run of bad luck to essentially ruin your chances of ever getting back on your fe

Reply to Very happy about random techs and infinite research in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Infinite research can be done amazingly, it just needs to be balanced. diminishing returns is one way to deal with it, and should be part of it, but you should never feel like the effort is useless from then on. For example, research could give randomized bonuses. Researching infastructure may give you +1 to speed while on roads this time OR it could give you a 25% construction speed bonus to bridges. Weapon tech might give you access to a new sword type, or it could give your cu

Reply to Could the beta program be an experience unto itself? in Elemental Dev Journals Stardock Forums

How many players should/can we allow in a game? 8? 12? 32?\ The more the merrier, IMO, though human players will be realistically limited by time (32 people playing a TBS would be painful) Computers though? 32 large empires, and dozens of tiny nuetrals to gobble up. Hopefully the nuetrals have a little power and influence too, and arent just speed bumps. How sophisticated can we make dungeons in the game? Make them super comple

Reply to Questions for August 2009 in War of Magic Stardock Forums

a few minor questions... Considering the limitationg the average player has modding some things, how much base content is provided? Like, are there 5 diff weapons to arm soldiers with, or 30? 3 mount types or 10? And why only 2, very similiar, races? If I preorder after the beta starts, can I join that day? or do I have to wait? Can you be more clear on the difference between essence and regular magic? Is there a difference? Can I cast spells in battle often, or is tha