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Reply to [eMOD] Updated Weapons 1.51 for 1.19 in WOM Mods Elemental Forums

Cool, glad they're helpful! I know Brad is super busy doing CEO duties like playing golf or hanging out in Davos, Switzerland, dining with the Obamas, or yelling at Derek or Boggiebac - doesn't have time to bother with this AI stuff so I want my arguments to be supported by facts, baby! Just kidding, Brad. [e digicons];)[/e] If anything I'm empathetic to how busy you really must be as CEO and lead AI guy. You need an AI Mini-me or Jedi Paduan!

Reply to [eMOD] Updated Weapons 1.51 for 1.19 in WOM Mods Elemental Forums

[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="104" id="2899243"]The reason I haven't explored anything with expandedmounts is because the AI don't even use mounts, so anything added is just more imbalance making the AI appear weaker. [/quote] Yeah, the code to use mounts and specifically gear sovereigns, spouses, and champions based on available tech and gildar is either missing or not there by design. Unsure of which at this point but it does seriously damage the fun factor for ridiculous

Reply to The Grand Demandobot AI Thread in WOM Support Elemental Forums

1.19e strategic analysis here: https://forums.elementalgame.com/406036 Summary of Observations: URGENT PROBLEMS?: None, yay! No dead factions and none of them are sitting there doing nothing. Recommend giving sovereigns and spouses xp per turn or have them explore the world (being careful of course). Cursory pass - spouses or sov's are still not being geared per gildar and tech levels. I

[1.19e] Strategic AI Analysis in WOM Support Elemental Forums

Prior 1.19d analysis here: https://forums.elementalgame.com/405730 Purpose: Analyze strategic AI behavior to help identify issues and hopefully help improve the game. Scope: Basic block and tackle strategic actions such as exploration, expansion, city improvements, etc. Scenario: Large custom map built from "Ovia" - created an island so I can cycle turns, reduced starting positions to 1

Reply to 1.19e - End Turn Doesn't Do Anything in WOM Support Elemental Forums

Never use auto-explore. I've never experienced the problem since I stopped using it.

Reply to Suicidal sovereigns - looking for a straight answer in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Huw the Poo" reply="8" id="2898623"]I have to say I don't like the idea of just not allowing AI sovs to roam around.[/quote] I hear ya. I would prefer they play as much like a devious human player as possible but there's always the issue of weighing how much in resources (i.e. Brad's time) the deliverable requires. Agree that the sovs should be out exploring and conquering but it's such a fine edge to walk: do something stupid, die, and poof! This game is unique in

Reply to Suicidal sovereigns - looking for a straight answer in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Lord Cobol" reply="6" id="2898595"]Another dumb sovie a bit later in the same 1.19d campaign. Ceresa came into my turf in a stack with just 4 units. On paper she looked stronger than my stack of sovie & 3 heroes, BUT she had picked up some damage somewhere and only had about 1/4 of her max hit points. Killed her by charging with my sovie and taking one swing. Two of her army immediately faded off the battle screen without me hitting them.&nbs

Reply to Karma? in Forum Issues Elemental Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="7" id="2898270"]Tom proved he was a nutter when he split with Nicole.... Charlie proved he was a nutter when he split with Denise.... Behind every nutter there's a good looking sheila. It's decidedly 'odd'. [/quote] Ya know, as wild as Charlie's been lately, there might be two sheila's and depending on his preferences they certainly both might be behind him.

Reply to How to recruit in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Cool, glad to hear it's resolved!

Reply to [1.19j] Units not Clearing from Map Upon Death in WOM Support Elemental Forums

Hi C odeCritter, I duplicated it. Please see below. Loaded save game season 81 here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19969679/Elemental/119d/81_v1.EleSav Moved Carielf (aka Nabaja heroine template) from settlement Huusaplige and: Opened tactical combat against unit stack outside of city, autoresolved, won Attacked caravan, auto-resolve from main map (only option

Reply to How to recruit in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Hmm. What version # are you playing? I remember in previous versions there were unhirable "Champions" but that was probably pre 1.1. I haven't seen that issue for awhile. If the hero is inside your zone of control (ZOC) then you should be able to mouse over the recruit button and it should say how much gildar it costs to hire them If the hero is outside your ZOC, then you need a unit next to them to speak with them. Do the same thing and mouse

Reply to Karma? in Forum Issues Elemental Forums

" I'm tired of pretending I'm not special. I'm tired of pretending I'm not a total bitchin' rock star from Mars." - Charlie Sheen That's something Xia would say! [e digicons]:digichet:[/e]

Reply to How to recruit in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Play as a bard and max Charisma to 15 at startup. When your sov levels, put points into Charisma. You then have a likeable dude who hires champions for cheap AND he/she can quickly raise cities to level 3. I call it my "Slick Willie" Bill Clinton strategy and it works.

Reply to Suicidal sovereigns - looking for a straight answer in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Lord Cobol" reply="4" id="2898193"]I saw a pretty stupid sovie in my current 1.19d campaign. He as in his own territory, but in a small stack rght next to me, just outside his capitol and last remaining city, which had lots of defenders. IIRC, he moved out of the city while I was trying to figure how to take it against all those defenders. Anyway, I stomped him & his little stack, and it killed his faction even though he had been in his own territory.&nb

Reply to Caravan Guards in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

[quote who="toadfly" reply="3" id="2897948"]The economic benefit of caravans doesnt seem to make a noticible difference.[/quote] It does when you focus them on 1 city - those 10, 15, 20% bonuses centered on one city start to stack up. To give you an example, in my current 1.19d ridiculous game my main capital has gildar income of over 1,100 gildar per turn. I'm not even done making that bad boy rocked out (the tile restriction is gone so I'm making a crazy capital).

Reply to Suicidal sovereigns - looking for a straight answer in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Which version are you playing? 1.19d Brad put in some AI work to make the sovereigns more careful. See the OP of this thread: https://forums.elementalgame.com/405696 . I can confirm this as I went after Magnar quite early in my 1.19d real game and that dude ran like he was Forrest Gump; "Run, Forrest, Run!". I took over his entire empire but instead of hanging around he ran. Gilden finally mopped him up somewhere on the map as I couldn

Reply to [1.19j] Units not Clearing from Map Upon Death in WOM Support Elemental Forums

I don't think it's mods as I was using a complete vanilla package with no mods. Nabaja is the female hero who has both Assassinate and Dominate (I hold out marriage until I find her as I want my female children to kick ass). Another variable is that I found Nabaja twice which caused some UI issues: see this post here. This is the same game where this issue popped up. https://forums.elementalgame.com/405822 At any ra

Reply to Simple Yes Or No Poll - Multiplayer in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Neutral but forced to get off the fence - no.

Reply to [1.19j] Units not Clearing from Map Upon Death in WOM Support Elemental Forums

@LordCobol - Good point about dominate. The times it occurred to me in 1.19d was with the Nabaja hero who has assassinate and dominate. Maybe that's what's causing it.

Reply to Discussion about possible major wants for FE features, such as single player-style MP (which works in AoW:SM) and epic battles. in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="LightofAbraxas" reply="14" id="2897397"]Umm, you probably know this already (or, I hope that you do), but multiplying prestige, population requirements, and housing by 10 gives the exact pacing that we have now. [/quote] Agree but multiplying by 10 and having the monsters and normal units reflect increased count, in my mind, adds to some epic feel. Totally agree it does nothing to change the pacing or other opportunities to improve the gameplay. [Edit] Unit gr

Reply to Discussion about possible major wants for FE features, such as single player-style MP (which works in AoW:SM) and epic battles. in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="kenata" reply="6" id="2897332"]At current, a level 5 kingdom city has a population floor of 750, and has the potential to build units of count 1,4,8, and 12. Thus, a level 5 city has the population to support at least roughly 62 units of count 12. Assuming these units are evenly distributed into 12 unit size parties, we have enough units for 5 full parties for a total party troop count of 144. If one expanded troops count potential to be 1, 8, 16, and 24, our same level 5 city wou

Reply to Discussion about possible major wants for FE features, such as single player-style MP (which works in AoW:SM) and epic battles. in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="5" id="2897322"]Couldn't give two shits about "epic battles" or MP. [/quote] Xia, I wanna play a coop game with you! [e digicons]:waaaa:[/e]

Reply to The Fallen Enchantress Poll in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="noobshot" reply="58" id="2897328"] Quoting Mtn_Man, reply 55 It sort of bothers me that this is being developed and marketed as a standalone game instead of as a traditional expansion. I would really like to see vanilla War of Magic refined and made into a better game instead of essentially being left behind with all the good ideas being dumped into Fallen Enchantress. Oh well, maybe it's better this way. it the s

Reply to [1.19j] Units not Clearing from Map Upon Death in WOM Support Elemental Forums

Will do. I'm kicking myself for not noting the turn in my OP as I usually save each turn while I'm testing the AI. If this occurs again, I'll definitely pass along the prior save, post-battle save, and print screen. [Edit] Oh and thanks for looking into it! I'm definitely going to name a hero after Codecritter in my next test game. Haha.

Reply to Fallen Enchantress: Rethinking land in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="onomastikon" reply="22" id="2896850"] Quoting Alstein, reply 4 This isn't Civ. I'm not sure having the land do things, outside of bonus tiles, would help the game be any more fun. I could not agree less. If having land tiles in your Zone of Control doesn't have any significant effect on your empire outside of the few bonus tiles it my encompass, then there is not much reason in attempting to obtain a large Zone of Control.