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Reply to [Bug (or feature?] [1.1] Soveirgn doesn't have to meet int requirements, Champions however do in WOM Support Elemental Forums

Yeah, it's a feature. It's easy to change, though, if you want the sovereigns to have Int requirements.

Reply to Tonight’s AI work in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Also, it's just a thought, but it would be helpful to know the general form of the AI code. Not saying that you need to post the actual API (I know that it's a trade secret), but I know that I, for one, can't comment on this post intelligently because I don't know if you are using just plain equations to relate certain game variables to others, or using error corrections, or logic trees, or have any idea how the pattern recognition that you mention is coded and/or related to the other AI

Reply to Private builds for the adventurous in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]Who do you really think is sovereign?[/quote] Hahaha, very good.

Reply to 2012: Changes that made Elemental a classic. in War of Magic Elemental Forums

So, I'm also interested in your opinions as to what the reviewers would cite as gameplay mechanics adopted from other FTBS games from 1.1 to 4.1 that made this game superior to others in the genre.

Reply to Tonight’s AI work in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote]The current most advanced form of AI is the neural network. Some games have been incorporating it (I know Black Prophecy stated they are using one. I'm in that beta and it really feels like you are fighting a human.)[/quote] Well, "most advanced" is subjective, I suppose. It's not the newest, certainly, and I can't imagine the cost-benefit ratio makes sense. It's a nice thought, but sometimes more advanced doesn't make sense. It is very hard to tweak AI behavio

Reply to 2012: Changes that made Elemental a classic. in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]I think this is a major point, but I think you are a bit to vague. Right now, Mixed armies of normal units is not exactly meaningful, and once combined arms becomes more meaningful so will tactical combat gain a lot of ground.[/quote] Yeah, that's the point. Specifics have been discussed to death, so this is a "big picture" thread. [quote]I disagree that functional spell books are necessarily a bad thing. Honestly, I think that normal units need to become a bit more "ma

Reply to [eBegging] Mancers with Wings? in WOM Mods Elemental Forums

That screenshot looks absolutely amazing. I had hoped to create a few summoning spells with a model like that, so mounts and cloaks shouldn't be a problem. Would you mind if I included it in the mod I'm working on (the Expanded Magic mod)? What would be the easiest way (for you) to get my hands on this?

Reply to love game ...but....Performance vs other AAA titles... in WOM Support Elemental Forums

Yes (I agree).

Reply to 2012: Changes that made Elemental a classic. in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I would also add: 15. Performance optimizations. 16. Creation of siege tactical battlefields. Made these battles tactically interesting and hindered early rushing. 17. Separate damage types and resistances. 18. The addition of unique features on the strategic map. Having remenants from the pre-Cataclysm world helped to create conflict zones and added ambience to the game.

Reply to Private builds for the adventurous in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="stevelamperti" reply="62" id="2854751"]I have to say that I feel like 1.1c had too many resources in general. I liked the feeling that resources were scarce in 1.1. 1.1c just feels like resources are too easily available. [/quote] Yes.

2012: Changes that made Elemental a classic. in War of Magic Elemental Forums

So, the year is 2012, and the final expansion pack has just been released and reviewed. The following were the points made by the reviewers to illustrate what has made this game an all-time classic. My crystal ball says that these are the highlights. Best-in-class AI. Deep strategy. The first step was separating attack and damage, dodge and defense. The second step was making weapon and armor choice meaningful beyond "more is better." I quote: "Now, army composit

Reply to Pathfinding in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]2) Mouse pointer. Often it will be the case in certain parts of the map where the mouse pointer seems to become misaligned with the tiles. This results in units moving into the tile adjacent to the actual tile you selected! This can be annoying if it takes you off road as a result or if it delays an attack or goodie hut retrieval.[/quote] I've noticed this, too. It seems to happen only after I rotate the map. You're right, it's super annoying.

Reply to Impulse Holiday Gift Guide: FPS’s in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

When I first saw this post, I thought we were getting a performance boost for Elemental. Now that would have been a Christmas gift!

Reply to Is This Game Playable? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Trojasmic" reply="16" id="2854228"]Define "playable". If "playable" means "to play without crashing much", then yes it's playable. If "playable" means "to have an enjoyable, strategic, fun, and challenging experience", then no it's not playable. [/quote] Yeah, this is pretty much dead on. Version 1.1 is stable. But, quite a few people, myself included, are getting very poor FPS right from the start of the game on systems that are well above t

Reply to More powerful heal needed in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

Haha, sorry, just the last one that I saw. Ok! So the easiest way to do this is to open the Elemental/data/English/CoreSpells_LIFE_Strategic.xml. Copy the following code and paste it over the Heal Spell (the one at the very top). Heal &n

Reply to More powerful heal needed in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

Would anyone be interested in the code for the heal spell that Cruxador described?

Reply to This world needs lore! in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Yes. Has anyone heard anything about the scope of the expansions? I've heard some troubling talk of them being "micro-expansions" a couple of times in the past couple of weeks.

Reply to Why not just dump the entire sorcery tree into the spellbook? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

After thinking about this for a while, I guess I'm a little bit more keen on it. There's just so freaking little to research in this area.

Reply to Researchers Reveal New IE Zero-Day Vulnerability in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

Thanks for the heads up. As an aside, does anyone know why they call them Zero-day vulnerabilities? I've always wondered.

Reply to 1.1 Need to slow the game down in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="John_Hughes" reply="16" id="2853207"]Oh when we were young! https://forums.elementalgame.com/329473 I think the idea the OP is looking for was referred to as Camp 1 [/quote] I don't know about everyone else, but it makes me a little sad to read these early dev. journals. To see how big the ideas were, initially, and how it has subsequently turned out. It's like seeing your kid get straight A's all through grade

Reply to A Better Game in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I agree. I think it's a baby step towards being a great game. I'll play 1.1 a few times with mods, but I think that it will be the first expansion before I put any real time into it. These are a few things that I like: Global mana The moding options The addition of a couple new stats to add some depth I felt like I had more than this... but when trying to make a list, I can't really think of any. The additional art assets

Reply to Why not just dump the entire sorcery tree into the spellbook? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I don't know if I'm crazy about this. The way I look at it is that your researchers recover the lore, and then you arcanists figure out what it means. *shrug* Personal preference, I guess.

Reply to [eMOD] Expanded Magic Mod v0.93 in WOM Mods Elemental Forums

Getting close, folks. A quick to-do list before release. Filling out a couple of the schools. Specifically, I'm not happy with the Water, Ether, and Light schools. I'm also worried that the Air, Water and Light schools are too one-dimensional (the Ether spellbook is purposefully one-dimensional). Any thoughts? One last balance pass at mana costs and damage. Assigning paintings and particle effects to a few of the new spells. Placing schools on

Reply to FPS And Overall Performance in WOM Support Elemental Forums

Yeah. I remember that there was a huge FPS boost in GC2 when ToA was released. Hopefully there will be similar optimizations for this game in the future. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Reply to [eRef] Valid Spell Inputs and Outputs in WOM Mods Elemental Forums

You wouldn't happen to have an example of how this is input into the Calculate tag, would you? Also, I've seen a Charm effect that apparently isn't used currently. Anyone have any experience with this effect?