GalacticGrump

Reply to can you recruit magic heros? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]In all my games since 1.1 update, i have not used 1 single combat spell, ever! The reason being that by the time i have any decent combat spell, i am well past the point of actually needing it!!! There are plenty of hero's with special combat abilities, these could be construed as 'spells' and make up for the destruction of magic post 1.1 updates.[/quote] Yeah, I'm looking forward to see how they change magic to be a more viable strategy.</

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

I just want to be able to play as an actual pure mage as a viable option in "War of Magic." The magic system is not there yet. I haven't been around making negative comments. I've just been patiently waiting since they say there are still plans to improve magic. When they make those changes I'll start playing the game again.

Reply to Global Mana Pool Design Revealed in War of Magic Elemental Forums

It seems such a system will make summons virtually useless. You simply can't afford the mana upkeep if you want to use mana in your battles, at least until you get a lot of shards under your control. Likewise, mana upkeep for imbued champions means that no champions will be imbued, at least until late in the game. These changes weaken magic. I don't think magic needs to be nerfed. Military squads alread rule.

Reply to Empire: A chronic shortage of food no matter what? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I've only played Kingdom. But I research the food techs under the civ research and also research adventure techs to discover more food resources. Also, I don't overbuild houses.

Request: Hall of Fame Board in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I'd like to see a high score board for the sandbox games.

Reply to Elemental would sell better as a subscription game than as traditional product in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I don't think it would sell better as a subscription game. And I personally don't buy subscription games.

Reply to A quick note from Brad on Elemental in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Stardock is a gamer friendly company. Which is why I'll never hesitate to buy your products.

Reply to Nevermind in War of Magic Elemental Forums

They took it out of the books available at character creation. Research magic and you'll get the book of summoning and other books.

Reply to [1.06] Crash - Imbue Champion causes CTD in WOM Support Elemental Forums

I had the same issue. Dispel one of your enchantments and try the imbue again. The deal is that when you imbue you lose essence and so can't support as many enchantments. When you have more enchantments going than your essence allows the crash to the desktop occurs.

Reply to Children, after your Sov is married.. in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Your wife can travel with you and still have kids.

Workaround for crash to desktop when trying to imbue a champion in WOM Support Elemental Forums

If the imbue results in your soverign having too little essence to be able to sustain all of the enchantments he has going a crash to the desktop will occur. So if that happens reload your game and dispel one of the enchantments and your imbue will work just fine.

Reply to Can't imbue champion more than twice without crash in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I imagine you had the same issue I had. The imbue dropped your sovereign's essence down far enough that he could no longer sustain all the enchantments he had going. That resulted in the crash to the desktop. The temporary solution is to dispel one of your enchantments and then do the imbue. Save first, of course, in case that is not your issue.

Reply to Far too many CTDs to be offended by calling this a Beta in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I am sorry you are getting so many CTDs. That is not at all reflective of my experiences. Have you mae sure all of your drivers are up to date and tried to adjust different game settings?

Reply to Shards not working, not increasing damage at all in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]I'm personally reviewing all the spell XML and I want to let you guys know that changes are coming. We're looking into separating the hit and damage rolls for offensive spells. The hit roll will be caster INT vs. defender DEF. The damage rolls will be between a min and a max value, not just from 0 - max. Here's the fireball description in my current build: "Target enemy unit is hit with a fireball and is dealt (5-9) damage. Damage is increased by (0.15) for every point of in

Reply to Mana regeneration in War of Magic Elemental Forums

There are no weapons or armors that cater to someone who wants to play a "pure" mage. Throw in a magical staff or robe that gives mana regeneration under the magical armaments research. Or make mana regenerate in relation to a combination of intelligence and essence. Or make it possible to build a mage tower earlier in the game that contributes to mana regeneration. Or make the familiar give +1mana regen when he is in the same stack as the wizard.

Reply to Help for a new player in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Your economy is very important so you'll want to research economic techs early. Morale is important too. Happy people allow a higher tax rate. I also make it a point to research sensors quickly so I can get a couple of survey ships out to help my flagship reap annomalities. I go with an "all labs" strategy which basicly means I build no factories and use "focus" to build social projects or ships. I start off by rush building a lab then normal build a morale structure and an economic s

Reply to Help... dont know what im doing in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

I'm far from an expert. But I'd recommend producing a couple of scouts as soon as possible to go with your flagship. The money you get from the anomalties will be very helpful as well as the increased exploration. You will need financial buildings to make money for your labs, building maintenance and ship maintenance. Make financial research a priority and adjust your domestic spending alider (I go all research since I use the all-lab strategy.) Morale research is nice

Reply to Special Ability Exact effect? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks to you both. :) Exact numbers would have been nice, but you gave me more information than what is shown on the race screens. So far the highest difficulty I've played at is "Tough." I've been playing with the Altarians on gigantic galaxy, normal tech rate settings, using an All Labs approach and going for a tech victory. I've been thinking about trying for a cultural victory so I wanted to know about the super diplomat ability (in regards to how it affects influence) so

Special Ability Exact effect? in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

I'm pretty new to the game. I read a lot in the forums but haven't seen this discussed. Is there anyplace that describes [I]exactly[/I] what each special ability does? For example, Super Diplomats are skilled negotiators and have strong influence. What bonus do they get to diplomacy and what bonus to influence?