FutileEmotion

FutileEmotion

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Reply to Interesting article on Starcraft AI in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Good thoughts Mystik, the AI has a huge advantage in that it can order every unit at once. I think you are minimalizing the strategy in the top level starcraft matches, however. While APM (or whatever the cool term is at the moment) is important to compete at a high level, it is a lot like an NFL quarter back - sure, you might have the talent, but if you don't know what to do with it, you're screwed. The reason I like RTSes is because they require quick thin

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Reply to Stardock’s best but most unappreciated apps in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

I used deskscapes on my XP system for the effects. I personally find the starts/stops in the animation to be a bit annoying, but I don't know if it behaves the same way on 7/if it has been changed to fix this issue since. I would probably get more use out of Deskscapes if I could browse the cool effects people have made from within the program. Windows FX I haven't tried because it doesn't have a killer must have feature on it. I love the window snapping in Windows 7

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Reply to Great Game! in War of Magic Elemental Forums

He means that he starts off even with the AI, but then runs away the game - the AI can't keep up with his awesomeness. I tend to agree with his sentiment, but I have not played much with the latest round of AI changes either.

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Reply to Stardock hires Civ 5 lead designer Jon Shafer in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="charon2112" reply="212" id="2868702"]Um yeah, you realize that many, many people actually like Civ V (myself definitely included). Jon doesn't owe anybody anything and he doesn't have anything to "answer" for. [/quote] I respect that you like Civ V - I like it as well. But it does have major bugs that on my system make the game more pain than fun. I do not blame Mr. Shafer for these issues, but I do believe tha

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Reply to Stardock hires Civ 5 lead designer Jon Shafer in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Nesrie" reply="209" id="2868685"] Quoting FutileEmotion, reply 208Unfinished is bad. Any game (okay, ALMOST any game) if worked on for long enough will be a decent game. When a game is released "unfinished," that is just another way of saying "unplayable" or "unfun," which is the same as a "bad" game - it does not give the user pleasure. By unfinished I meant that the game did not ship with features printed on the box in actual playable, wo

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Reply to Stardock hires Civ 5 lead designer Jon Shafer in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Unfinished is bad. Any game (okay, ALMOST any game) if worked on for long enough will be a decent game. When a game is released "unfinished," that is just another way of saying "unplayable" or "unfun," which is the same as a "bad" game - it does not give the user pleasure.

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Reply to Stardock hires Civ 5 lead designer Jon Shafer in War of Magic Elemental Forums

T[quote who="Nesrie" reply="203" id="2868640"] I don't give much credit to the GBOR myself. It was quietly rewritten to allow a release like Elemental to happen and be called okay. The only thing that has any weight in the GBOR anymore is an idea of a refund. GBOR aside, I think your comparison is a little... harsh, as in not a good comparison at all. I could go into depth as to why sanctioned pedophilia is not on the same level as an software employee shifting from one company to

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Reply to Great Game! in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Glad to see another fan born. :) I would recommend not playing the campaign at all unless you're really into that sort of thing - much like Civ, this is based on the open-ended, create your own story deal. Here, have some karma! [e digicons]k1[/e]

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Reply to Elemental’s 2nd Contest: Design a Quest! in Elemental News Elemental Forums

[quote who="Thormodr" reply="37" id="2867932"]If I had any talent at all I'd submit a quest suspiciously close to this classic movie. You must quest to find fire to help your tribe be able to eat cooked food again. Along the way you will encounter angry lions, mastodons and cannibalistic enemy tribes. Only fur armour and sharpened sticks may be used as well as any blunt rocks you find. [/quote] You should type that up and submit it! &n

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Reply to I want your wife. in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

Cool idea, would allow for more powerful heroes that have more/on going costs. Some additional ideas: Wants a randomly selected item purchased for him Wants to marry your son/daughter Requires a ritual sacrifice (one population every other year) Requires one Quest to be completed per five years (Wanderlust) Will disband if he leaves your territory/city (Scaredy-cat, defense oriented or for the bureaucratic type heroes)</li

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

[quote who="Ephafn" reply="6" id="2866189"]So, what does SCU actually means here? Scoville Units, Single Compilation Units or Scottish Cyclist's Union?[/quote] I thought he meant Stock Keeping Unit, or SKU, which is used in stores to do inventory. But now that I see he used SCU, I have no idea what the actual acronym is for. [e digicons]:maybe:[/e]

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

Very cool. I'm glad the development for Elemental (the Elemental series?) carries on. I like the changes listed - I hope there are many more that we get to drool over soon. :) It seems like a wandering Sovereign challenge game mode would really fit into Fallen Enchantress, sort of like Civ's one-city challenge, except its a *no* city challenge. :P

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

The stand alone expansion is very fitting in this case. The Elemental saga needs a clean seperation from its base, and this is a good way to do it. I really hope that you guys do make radical changes to the game. I feel like critics would blast Stardock for releasing minor content additions, but something a bit more out there (maybe even closer to the crazy differences in Colonization for Civ IV) could really get people to turn their heads and give Elemental a fresh shot.</p

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Reply to AI is Hard! in WOM Support Elemental Forums

[quote who="sjwt" reply="5" id="2862124"]Maybe if the AI is good enough, it would be time to star lowering the stat and other advantages it gets * BTW haven't updated as of yet[/quote] At the lowest difficulty, I'm pretty sure the AI doesn't get any advantages.

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