Cruxador

Reply to Being able to build farms only on fertile land no longer makes sense in War of Magic Elemental Forums

This makes me think there ought to be some (very expensive) terraforming spells that spawn resources. Fertilizing the land would then make sense.

Reply to 92 Points to Spare - Breaking the Game in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Fistalis" reply="27" id="2866767"]It is a game. Just because you decide to exploit it for an easy win doesn't mean its less of a game. Just.. try not using the exploit.. lol I didn't take issue with the rest of your post.. simply the implications that customization options need to be balanced...[/quote]All else being equal, customization options should be balanced. They shouldn't be optimized at the expense of variety and interestingness, but altering point costs hurts

Reply to Do the fans ask for too much? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

The fans ask for a lot. But the cool thing about Stardock is, they'll give it to the fans. If it's a little thing, it'll be in a patch. If it's a bigger thing, it will be in an expansion. And then the fans buy the expansion and get what they want, and Stardock gets money (which is ultimately what a business wants) and everyone is happy. Edit: also, what AlLanMandragoran said.

Reply to 1.19 Changelog in WOM Support Elemental Forums

[quote who="AlLanMandragoran" reply="38" id="2866743"]Derek - unsure what coding is required but is it possible, if a SOV dies, that the remaining cities and associated resources pass to the monster and ruffian faction instead of just poofing out of existence?[/quote]This is something that should take advantage of dynasties - rather than falling to chaos, this faction should merely take on a new leader - the one next in line for the throne.

Reply to There's too little cursing on this forum.... in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Corbeaubm" reply="17" id="2866754"]Swearing is much more effective when saved for maximum impact.[/quote]It depends on what effect you're striving for. If it's merely a minor emphasis, then that is likely to be counterproductive. If you use profanity to enhance the terribleness of your rage when you well and truly wax wroth, then what you say is accurate. But at that point, word choice is likely to be a side issue.

Reply to Looks interesting in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Elemental is intended to be a spiritual successor to MoM. It's the same general idea. Elemental handles spell books differently, and also has quests. And you design units. I'm not sure how soon the demo is slated for. But if you really love MoM, you'll probably quite like Elemental.

Reply to 92 Points to Spare - Breaking the Game in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Fistalis" reply="12" id="2866726"] And its not false for practical purposes. Name one game that had a plethora of customization options that is balanced and cannot be min maxed in some way?[/quote]The fact that a goal is not ultimately attainable does not mean that we should act as though the entire concept is an impossibility. Consider, if you will, the latest two iterations of D&D. Both can do just about all of the same things (although 3.5 is bad for more than a few ty

Reply to 92 Points to Spare - Breaking the Game in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Derek Paxton" reply="10" id="2866709"]Caravans are an interesting point. They just got nerfed significantly in 1.1 but we may need to think about adjusting the system so they are worthwile but don't encourage city spam so heavily.[/quote]The solution that seems (to me) to present itself from Corbeaubm's strategy is to make the cash provided by a caravan equal to some portion of the total cash provided by its home city.

Reply to 92 Points to Spare - Breaking the Game in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Fistalis" reply="8" id="2866702"]Balance is thrown out the door when you include customization. ... You can NEVER provide a large amount of customization options while maintaining balance.[/quote]This is false for all practical purposes. The fact that it is difficult does not mean it is impossible. Furthermore, even if you consider it to be ultimately impossible, striving for an unattainable perfection nonetheless can make the game better, so complaining about this is unfounded.</

Reply to My impression of the game: from someone who wasn't hyped up by Elemental initially... in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I'm glad you're enjoying it. It does have a lot going for it. Most of that stuff could use a bit more to it but... Well, with two or three expansions, it could easily be the Holy Grail of fantasy strategy gaming.

Reply to There's too much cursing on this forum.... in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Thormodr" reply="14" id="2866605"] I like that. I was on a hockey forum that did that. It had an auto censor that filtered out the swear words. For example: cock = jeffery fuck = indoor sporting event shit = folder It was actually quite amusing to see Alfred Hitchcock come out as Alfred Hitchjeffery or fucking shit coming out as indoor sporting eventing folder. You could stil

Reply to There's too little cursing on this forum.... in War of Magic Elemental Forums

This is not nearly so clever as I suspect you feel it is. It is rather petty.

Reply to 1.19 Changelog in WOM Support Elemental Forums

[quote who="Ratatosk7" reply="35" id="2866612"] Quoting Wintersong, reply 32 Quoting Fistalis, reply 30 18. Custom sovereign starting appearance is randomized (so you don't start with the same model every time). I don't get this. Whats the point of customizing your appearance if it changes everytime..They mean the Sovereign creator, when you enter it and start browsing the different races. Seems a bit strange still... <br

Reply to Fallen Enchantress, a new game in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="Lothos" reply="103" id="2866597"] THanks for the first part, for the second part I hate Serah Palin and never voted for her. For people making comments about tax payers dollars being wasted etc... it depends on your point of view but yes I really did do it over the copy protection that was placed into Empire At War due to the fact it would not let me run a Microsoft product called Process Explorer. Securom decided that this product was not acceptable to them and I had to remo

Reply to There's too much cursing on this forum.... in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Fistalis" reply="10" id="2866595"] Ah yes.. we should censor people so that lazy parents don't have to pay attention to what their kids are reading. Not like there are millions of porn sites, vulgar videos on you tube, cursing on television, etc etc etc(seriously one could go on all day with things that parents might not like their kids to see, hear or experience that kids can easily access if parents aren't actually.. you know parenting) that are easily accessed by kids..the

Reply to There's too much cursing on this forum.... in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="3" id="2866563"]Fuck that shit. Don't need a thought police.[/quote]While I agree with this sentiment, there is no need to be so discourteous as to use profanity in a thread about limiting profanity; OP is clearly uncomfortable with it.

Reply to There's too much cursing on this forum.... in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote quoting="post"]Seriously guys, this forum is one of the best forums I've seen because the developers, especially Frogboy, do listen to us gamers and are sincere. The problem is that I can't look at a thread without eventually hearing someone swearing or yelling profanities just for the fun of it. Other people might be amused, but it gets old really quick.[/quote]You misunderstand the nature of what you discuss. People do not generally use profanity because they are angry or

Reply to Legendary Armor in War of Magic Elemental Forums

There ought to be more stuff done here, I think. I don't know about right now, though. In Fallen Enchantress, it is implied champions will get equipment from quests and dungeons much more frequently. Then it will be appropriate to change this. I feel that gold should remain the primary currency for actual purchasing, but the most powerful manufacturable items still should have some other sort of limiter.

Reply to Elemental: Fallen Enchantress takes Stardock’s fantasy strategy game in a new direction in Elemental News Elemental Forums

[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="82" id="2866488"] Quoting Cruxador, reply 79 Quoting Lord Xia, reply 77 I think making FE a new game is a great idea. A lot of the problems of War were so fundamental, that they were already having to make a new game. So, why not make it stand alone, give it to the people who were going to get the expansion, and then continue to patch and polish War? Then I have two games! No, wait...I get three games becaus

Reply to Elemental: Fallen Enchantress Wallpapers and Logons in Elemental News Elemental Forums

I like these images and would probably use that wyrm image as my logon, except... the huge Elemental logo ruins it for me. If it was reduced to a little runner on the bottom, I'd go for it, but it seems horribly tasteless and low-class to have a big old advertisement on my computer like that. Even though I recommend Elemental to people all the time, so I suppose I get into the spirit of the thing anyway.

Reply to Elemental: Fallen Enchantress takes Stardock’s fantasy strategy game in a new direction in Elemental News Elemental Forums

[quote who="DrAtomic1" reply="81" id="2866457"]You know... Reading this introduction made an idea scream in my head... It's most likely way over the top but man if you guys could pull that one off.... /dream mode on Make exploring a tactical 3D experience adding a whole new layer to the game like X-Com: UFO Defense had (has I guess)... /dream mode off[/quote]That sounds a lot like what they are doing, to me. What elements of that are you thinking they sho

Reply to 1.19 Changelog in WOM Support Elemental Forums

Lots of great changes, and I can't wait to get to use them. One thing: [quote quoting="post"]17. Disabling Janusk advice does not disable his creation in the game.[/quote]This is cool and all, but can we get an additional option that does disable his creation?

Reply to Ars Technica Article- Jon Shafer in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="NorsemanViking" reply="7" id="2866402"] Quoting charon2112, reply 1Is that "unannounced project" going to be GalCiv3? Or perhaps Stardock is going to make it's own non space Civilization game? That would be awesome indeed![/quote]I don't see why they would. You can do more in a fictional setting, because if you want a gameplay element you can generally brainstorm a fluff justification for it. In a historical setting, you'd have to align it to something that ac

Reply to Miner Wars 2081 Pre-Alpha in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

This does look pretty awesome. I'll give the demo a spin when I get some time. What is it exactly?

Reply to Elemental: Fallen Enchantress takes Stardock’s fantasy strategy game in a new direction in Elemental News Elemental Forums

[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="77" id="2866425"]I think making FE a new game is a great idea. A lot of the problems of War were so fundamental, that they were already having to make a new game. So, why not make it stand alone, give it to the people who were going to get the expansion, and then continue to patch and polish War? Then I have two games! No, wait...I get three games because there is a third Elemental coming too. I get those second ones for free, and the