Mtn_Man

Mtn_Man

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Reply to So now that Steam has been officially released for Linux... in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

[quote who="Kongdej" reply="13" id="3322199"]That's a little crude, no?[/quote] My "shame on you" was meant humorously, but subtle nuances like that are so hard to convey in writing, or I should say that it is beyond my skills as a writer to convey them. That said, there is certainly a golden opportunity here for Stardock.

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Reply to So now that Steam has been officially released for Linux... in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="5" id="3321848"]How would that work? How does Steam being available on Linux make it easier to make Linux games? Did they port DirectX 9? [/quote] It makes it easier to get your games to Linux gamers, which is something. And shame on your for using a proprietary graphics API. You need to take a lesson from Paradox Interactive and port your engine to OpenGL to make cross platform releases possible. Crusader Kings II runs like

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Reply to Fallen Enchantress v1.3 fun in FE Sneak Peeks Elemental Forums

[quote who="Rhaegor" reply="91" id="3320860"]I want to play with an AI that has no ability nor desire to win. I also like playing basketball with my 8'6" tall Nigerian team against a bunch of midgets in wheelchairs. To each their own I say![/quote] That is, of course, a straw man argument. Nobody is asking for an AI that just rolls over and let's the player win. All we're asking for is that the AI doesn't base its decisions on whether or not ano

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Reply to Fallen Enchantress v1.3 fun in FE Sneak Peeks Elemental Forums

[quote who="willie sanderson" reply="85" id="3320644"]Have you not ever played a game of RISK or DIPLOMACY where there were at least 2 or 3 players bound to stomp you and/or get you out of the game? I have. Sometimes you just don't like a player because of who he is or the faction he is playing. I know in RISK many times we went after the guy who owned Australia first just because of the advantagous opening he got. That's the kind of AI I want to see in this game "from time to time".

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Reply to Fallen Enchantress v1.3 fun in FE Sneak Peeks Elemental Forums

[quote who="willie sanderson" reply="80" id="3320321"] Quoting Mtn_Man, reply 76Agreed. The AI shouldn't be coordinating with the sole purpose of defeating the player. I disagree because as humaans when we play games against one another that IS the SOUL purpose in playing the game...defeating the others. And if one player is taking the lead it is the soul purpose of those other players behind to go after that person. I've played enough RISK to know this eve

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Reply to Fallen Enchantress v1.3 fun in FE Sneak Peeks Elemental Forums

It's also not advisable to openly insult the CEO when offering your services (i.e. "Two decades of knowledge is great; it doesnt' mean you're so smart and knowledgeable noone can help improve it"; "At this point I have to think you're just being defensive rather than effective, sorry to say, but it's true."). Two-decades of pr

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Reply to Fallen Enchantress v1.3 fun in FE Sneak Peeks Elemental Forums

[quote]For instance, AI players will be more inclined to offer peace even if they’re stronger. That’s because it’s not calculation relations, it’s looking at your history together and the history of others. So it’ll look at what is in its best interests overall.[/quote] This is the best news I've heard in some time. I've been a bit put off by the game because of how ridiculously aggressive the AI can be. It's like you'd e

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Reply to Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes FAQ in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="Mistwraithe" reply="95" id="3317516"]The auto-updating is by far my biggest beef with Steam...[/quote] I've heard this criticism before, and frankly, it always baffles me. Why would you not want to run the latest version of your software? I'm aware of the argument that "sometimes updates break things", but I've never found this to be a significant problem.

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Reply to Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes FAQ in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="Derek Paxton" reply="10" id="3317146"]If you bought FE directly then you should buy FE:LH directly to get the discount. Buying it directly will still give you FE:LH on steam. FE:LH is a standalone expansion, so it doesn't need to be in the same place FE is to work.[/quote] This makes me a very happy camper! [e digicons]:D[/e]

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Reply to Fallen Enchantress Gets a 9.5 from Gaming All The Time in Elemental News Elemental Forums

[quote who="Kantok" reply="3" id="3290684"] Quoting sweatyboatman, reply 2 Quoting Kantok, reply 1Nice review though I'm not so sure that WOM was much of a "hit" for you guys.. He was probably referring to SoASE or GalCiv2. His quote: "Elemental was also the name of the world in Stardock’s 2010 hit War of Magic, however this has almost nothing to do with that game." Pretty clear, give the date and the link to FE in his quote

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Reply to Map Pack DLC Now Available for Fallen Enchantress in Elemental News Elemental Forums

[quote who="LordGek2" reply="26" id="3289852"]1) Are the new random map stamp bit that compelling?[/quote] That's what I'm wondering. Is there a meaningful difference between maps generated with the stock stamps, and ones generated with the inclusion of the new stamps?

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Reply to Working on Fallen Enchantress 1.1 in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="Alstein" reply="1" id="3285451"]How many free copies were claimed BTW? Curious on that.[/quote] I heard somewhere they've given away around 100,000 copies to Elemental early-adopters, so 200,000 combined isn't a bad number for an independent title.

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Reply to Kokugamer Gives Fallen Enchantress an 9/10! in Elemental News Elemental Forums

The "not enough interest" excuse has never stopped IGN from reviewing any number of low-profile indie titles, so I don't know why it's stopping them now. Good to hear that Gamespot is taking interest, though. It may be enough to spur other sites who don't want to get one-upped by the competition. Let's just hope they give it a fair hearing.

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Reply to What does Influence actually do? in FE Support Elemental Forums

It doesn't make sense to me for influence to be resource that can be gathered and spent like currency. It would make more sense as a sliding scale that affects your diplomatic relations and overall "health" of your empire.

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Reply to FE Status Report at 2 weeks in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="driztduorden" reply="174" id="3272846"]Visually Civ 5 looked way better than 4. Not perse that it has better graphics but the stacking of units in civ 4 was the biggest issue i had with that game. Seeing a huge blob of units on the scteen is more satesfying that a stack of doom. Still civ 4 is probably the best game ever made.[/quote] Civ V: Gods & Kings arguably better that Civ IV: Beyond the Sword. As far as I'm concerned, it's currently the 4x strategy

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