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Reply to 900 MB update = waste of bandwidth. in Demigod Stardock Forums

If you click the "History" button before updating it will tell you what beta number it is and what has changed since the last one. As for complaints about the netcode getting worse... that'd be why it's a beta test. ;) Beta 2D was only about a week after 2C. Obviously they're hoping to get the netcode sorted in the 2-series so don't be surprised if we get 2E sometime soon... and maybe even 2F! Updates will continue to be released when GPG/Stardock think things need testing. If

Reply to Demigod: 20 questions in Demigod Stardock Forums

Is it an RTS or an RPG? How many game modes are there? How many maps will there be and are all game types supported on all maps? Will the community be able to make maps for the game? Why would I choose an Assassin that is just one unit when I could choose a General and have a bunch of units? Can players create custom rulesets. e.g. More/less starting gold, faster/slower XP rates, etc. Will there be a handicap system? e.g. "bet

Reply to Too Much Emphasis on Mass / AoE in Demigod Stardock Forums

You could always just take out the General? All his/her units will go away then. As for the problem of the masses of units obscuring enemy demigods you can hold CTRL and the game will only let you click on Demigods then, either for targeting of skills or targeting for auto-attacks. You don't have to go for AoE to be successful, you can also aim to do as much damage per hit, or do many hits per second. Either way you tend to annihilate anything that stands in front of

Reply to What are Your First Impressions of 2D? in Demigod Stardock Forums

First gameplay impressions: The AI Rooks seem a little thick. Caught the enemy one just standing around behind play with full health a couple of times. Maybe he was regenerating mana? Seemed a little strange. Don't know if this is a 2D issue or if it's ongoing but turning AA on 2x makes all the game objects you can hover-highlight (demigods, flags, citadels etc) highlight the entire screen, so you get a greenish tinged screen or yellowish. I've not used AA since a couple of betas back

Reply to What are Your First Impressions of 2D? in Demigod Stardock Forums

First impression: It's a smaller download! :D Also the history notes could do with a little more detail. What skills were broken with Sedna that should now be working? :)

Reply to Primitive alphas and betas in Elemental Dev Journals Stardock Forums

I actually quite like the way Stardock does its betas. Other than that one GalCiv beta, that is. ;) I can understand why people have trouble grasping it though. If you followed along through the Demigod betas there was one update where the Torchbearer was "removed" and "replaced" with a General Demigod. If you're unfamiliar with Stardock's process (or early betas in general) you might assume that change is permanent and the Torchbearer is gone for good, rather than (presumably) just ki

Reply to Wanted - Turn-Based RPG in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Ye olde "Gold Box" D&D games? Included the original Pool of Radiance, the original Neverwinter Nights and the Dragonlance series, among others. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Box Highly recommended... though they're from the late 80s to very early 90s. You didn't specify a timeframe. ;)

Reply to Retailers Objecting to Games Installing Steam? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Retail establishments have been putting pressure on publishers to let them release games before the digital download is available for a while now. I think they've realised that the gaming world is starting to make the shift away from the physical and more into the digital realm. It's not going to be all-digital any time soon but with Steam and Impulse and Direct2Drive and all the others covering the PC side and on the console side you have XBOX Live Marketplace and the PSN and Wii onli

Reply to Demigod Beta 2C update in Demigod Journals Stardock Forums

Yes, not having to download 1GB+ each time would be handy. And I'd guess you don't really want to be sending us 1GB+ each update. ;) Was Sedna perceived as over- or under- powered? I only tried her the once and she seemed weak to me. I had thought maybe I just wasn't using her "right" yet. Hope the connectivity stuff goes better this time round. I'm guessing we're not looking at beta 3 on Thursday anymore?

Reply to Demigod: Not your father's RTS... in Demigod Journals Stardock Forums

Your computer overheated? Sounds to me like you have a cooling problem, not a "Demigod is buggy" problem. ;) Game runs well for me. But in any event I'm sure they're fixing plenty of bugs as they go along. This is a beta phase, not a "We're releasing next week" phase. :)

Reply to Demigod: Not your father's RTS... in Demigod Journals Stardock Forums

I got the impression that item shop shot comes from what will be in beta 3, not whatever we're getting in 2B if it actually makes it out the gate. 10,000 for that rod seems steep with the current income rates. Hopefully beta 3 adds singleplayer functionality back in again, among other things. But until then I have one more Demigod to test. :D

Reply to ELEMENTAL is announced! in Demigod Journals Stardock Forums

It's looking great already, can't wait to see more of it and (hopefully) playing the beta. :)

Reply to Impulse Weekly – October 10th Edition in Blogging Stardock Forums

Not really an answer to my question Zoomba, but perhaps I didn't explain it well enough. On Steam THQ games are not available in Australia, New Zealand and possibly other places. Will that still be the case on Impulse?

Reply to Impulse Weekly – October 10th Edition in Blogging Stardock Forums

Will THQ be insisting on a region lock, as they do on Steam? Or did Stardock manage to kick them in the pants enough to persuade them otherwise? :)

Reply to whats on beta 2's plate in Demigod Stardock Forums

Err, we get the game in exchange? :) The next phase will arrive when it arrives and almost certainly not before then. And I'm sure when they have something interesting to tell us ("It's still coming soon!" is not interesting) they'll tell us. Badgering them won't make things happen any faster so just be patient. :)

Reply to whats on beta 2's plate in Demigod Stardock Forums

[quote who="kryo" reply="3" id="1890225"] whats on beta 2's plate Potatoes, ham, and eggs. And pancakes. [/quote]No bacon? Do we need a "moar bacon" petition to get some bacon round here? :(

Reply to letdown by pre-order ads in Demigod Stardock Forums

Why change it? It's true. Preorder the game and you can join the beta. Doesn't say [i]when[/i]. ;) As for the OP's complaint about being "suckered" out of an extra $10? No, you chose to order a boxed copy. Nowhere does it state you have to order a boxed copy to get into the beta. All you're "missing out on" is the immediate entry into the beta - clearly a "preorder bonus", which you're still going to get, probably next month. Which is still many, many months before the game wi

Reply to Copyright Violation for Demigod in Demigod Stardock Forums

There's information on this page that may help you identify who asked for the video to be removed: http://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=83754&topic=13655 The process for filing a counter notice is found here: http://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=5982

Reply to Can we do more than just control the Demigod? in Demigod Stardock Forums

You can also buy items from some of the buildings in the current beta, so it's not just telling your dude where to go. :)

Reply to The Fun is Back! in Demigod Stardock Forums

I thought Dungeon Siege 2 was the better game in pretty much every respect. The charge up abilities plus the special abilities for ranged and melee fighters alone made it much more interactive and enjoyable. Though some more guns for ranged weapons might have been nice... And I really should play the expansion one day. :) Space Siege I was less enamoured with after playing the demo. As it's region-locked on Steam and not available via Impulse, I doubt I'll be purchasing it any time so

Reply to Nooo! Have I missed a chance to get into the beta? in Demigod Stardock Forums

[quote who="TheDarkKnight2008" reply="2" id="1874533"]Too many good games lately, hopefully Stardock will spare those of us caught in the good games trap and give us time......[/quote]And, what? Not release their game? :) You'll still be able to get in to later phases if earlier ones are full... but if you're not willing to pony up the money, why should they care about you? Sorry to be blunt there, but come on now. ;) I'm not saying Stardock don't want your money, because I'm

Reply to [Gameplay] Level cap? in Demigod Stardock Forums

Why would max level be much higher, or higher at all? That would result in your Demigod having many more skill points available than in multiplayer, so SP builds would have no correlation at all to MP. More importantly you would be able to get skill combinations that you wouldn't be able to get in multiplayer, or you'd have to have entirely different skill trees. It'd double (or more) the balancing work to get it done right and you end up with SP players wondering why MP is

Reply to Warhammer Online in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Powerleveled to the cap in less than a day? Makes the game sound like utter rubbish to me. I've been playing the Warhammer beta on and off for a while... but the longer I play it, the less I play it. It's not that it's a bad game, it's just not really my cup of tea unfortunately. It ought to do okay for itself but all the people saying WoW is or should be scared of WAR are frankly dreaming. WAR will barely be a blip next to it. So long as the investors remember that profitabilit

Reply to Nooo! Have I missed a chance to get into the beta? in Demigod Stardock Forums

2 of those games aren't even out yet either? :) I think they said they'd let us know if beta spots were filled but I might be wrong. There'll be more spots in later phases anyway. The later phases will also be much more fun, Frogboy has said. Go play Clear Sky and Spore and consider whether you really have a good enough PC for Far Cry 2 and... wait for the Left 4 Dead demo before buying it? :D

Reply to [Gameplay] Level cap? in Demigod Stardock Forums

[quote who="Kitkun" reply="9" id="1870515"]Now that I've checked, the achievement for reaching level 30 is a single player achievement.[/quote]Should mean 30 is possible in multiplayer as well then. It'd be a little strange to have the multiplayer cap be lower than SP. Non-persistent, perhaps, one or the other may take more XP, but I can't see why the cap would be different between the modes. Would just make what you learn in each mode irrelevant to the other. I doubt the cap is set i