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Reply to Fallen Enchantress Beta 4 Impressions in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

I want to vote excellent but just did good because until I figure out why the AIs are utterly destroying me for score and in general (with eventual war and game over) I'm not sure it really is excellent! If the AIs don't cheat, don't get a resource advantage on normal, and don't have full algorithms engaged...something does not compute. Do the AIs freely trade all resources between each other every turn to get some kind of monster

Reply to [0.95] My Early Thoughts are ... its good, very very good in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

[quote who="littlejonnyninja" reply="1" id="3207234"]Well, I just got pulverized by the AI. Magnar took a look at my poor little Kingdom and said... "Hmmm yummy". I'm thinking my loss has more to do with my lack of experience with the game than anything else but I'm happy to see that the AI is capable enough to build an advantage and use it. [/quote] This summarizes all of my experiences so far the past few days and so far with beta 4

ESC Key Behavior in FE Wishlists Elemental Forums

I wish for...consistent and standard ESC key behavior. I wished for the same thing in GC2 and WOM. It's partially happening in FE, but not across the board. The ESC key should close open windows. If no windows are open, it should pop up the game menu. There are some windows in FE that don't require input that pop up and you can't ESC out of them OR if you hit ESC the game menu appears on top of the unclosable window.

Reply to Some Observations in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

I've played Warlock (but not for a few weeks now, IMO it's fun, worth playing, but it's got its issues). 1. Capital protection - agree - I like it to be difficult to take out cities and for them to have some natural defenses, or as seen in Civ 5 or Warlock, they have hit points so they can't just be rolled by a tiny force or single unit - it gives you time to respond rather than having a city instantly flip or fall and it makes city siege an event

Reply to Elemental: Fallen Enchantress Beta 4 Preview in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Thanks for the updated and LONG 2nd video. I guess I don't feel so bad that the AI utterly thrashed me in every conceivable way in my 2nd game last night. I got overrun so early. The AIs out expand, out produce, somehow have units coming out of every direction...on normal. I'm sure I must be doing something(s) very wrong. I've waited a while before checking FE out and finally took the plunge. I'm barely getting started but I

Reply to Who's still running Windows XP? in FE Beta Elemental Forums

Godplex, I find your comments on Windows 8 interesting since it seems to be a complete contradiction to everything I've read about it from users and developers. I guess it depends what kind of developer you are. And I guess it depends on what you read. I develop with MS languages (pc dev, not app/app phone/tablet dev) and I'm fairly pro MS but there doesn't really seem to be a whole lot to Win 8 to make a person want to move from Win 7. Bit late with

Reply to Who's still running Windows XP? in FE Beta Elemental Forums

Loved XP, great OS, lasted ages, but now is the time for Win 7 64bit, and it's even more rock solid. Home premium is $100 OEM from NewEgg $140 for pro if you must. It's silly to make up weak excuses for not upgrading. Financial hardship is the only excuse and if you're on high speed internet and have time to putz around on gaming forums, I question the hardship angle and have to wonder about your priorities. Mine are having a solid gaming rig a

Reply to Valve just did something really evil- mandatory binding arbitration in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Why do people think there is only Steam? I hate how Steam works. I much prefer how Impulse used to work (or stardock central before that) with buy, download, unlock - go. Most other digitial distributors work the same way, like direct2drive or amazon's digital. No clue if GS is doing the same now. Other outlets do sales and deals too. I was kind of bummed when Stardock got rid of Impulse. That was my prefered way to get games. It to

Reply to Friday Night Poll: 64-bit DLC in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

It would be nice if games would catch up to the technology of years ago, like 64bit, Dx10, Dx11...but unfortunately a large number of people are still in the 32 bit world. I think the last chart I looked at showed 40% or more of people still use XP.

Reply to Elemental: Fallen Enchantress Beta 4 Preview in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="myosin2p" reply="66" id="3205625"]Quoting FatNonFree, reply 52Is there going to be a part 2? Seconded....[/quote] Thirdeded... Looking good. I was disappointed that the video ended. More! I'm finding it quite amusing that people are criticizing Brad's tactical play in a demo where he was flying thru.

Reply to Hey, I actually like Civ V in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

I love Civ V. I think it's the best of the series.

Reply to Friday Night Poll: Would you pay a dollar for multiplayer in Fallen Enchantress? in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

No. I have zero interest in multiplayer for this type of game. It's odd since I grew up playing competitive board games - but I have never enjoyed competitive computer games as much as single player. I also get sick of seeing the availability of MP as justification for weak AI in single player games (not something that's a problem with SD games). The only computer games I play online are co-op,

Reply to The state of Steam in 2012 in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

I buy all of my games and software digitally when possible and I can't even remember the last time it wasn't possible. I don't like Steam. I use it because there is no choice sometimes. I was sad when Stardock ditched Impulse because I used to always say I would rather buy from Impulse, Direct2Drive, or any digital source over Steam. (D2D has changed hands too). Sad because Stardock has always had a g

Reply to ...And that's why retailers ranting about Steam is a joke in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="2" id="2833475"] Quoting Annatar11, reply 1 Dark grey on black background is incredibly hard to read This [/quote] Another vote for didn't read since I don't wanna go blind. I despise Steam - it's a crappy/clunky/unintuitive app, I hate how they do DRM/game launching, etc. I prefer to buy from D2D or Impulse. I'll bite the bullet and buy from Steam when I have no choice. I

Reply to The Elder Scrolls V - Let the rumour mill begin! in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

Oblivion had one of the worst character development systems I've ever seen in an RPG. Oblivion feels/plays like a MMORPG - except there's no other people and just NPCs that are dumber than WoW players - which shouldn't be possible. Pretty graphics aren't enough to make a game worth buying. I didn't care for Oblivion - although if one really needs to get to sleep it's great at inducing boredom and a comatose state. Fallout3 is a decent game but it's not really F

Reply to Why is city spamming bad? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]Anyone got a good reason?[/quote] Quality strategy gaming involves decisions and choices. There should be factors that cause those decisions and choices to have weight and substance. City spam and empire sprawl should be a strategic element. There should be thought involved and "costs" tied to the benefits. That is, you get more production, more research, another spot to build units, a blocker, or a resource or whatever when you build a city. You

Reply to I bit the bullet in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Well, why bite the bullet and buy something that you know isn't finished and will take months to complete, when you could just buy great games now and buy Elemental later when it's something worth buying? [quote who="econundrum1" reply="2" id="2771474"]The only problem with CIV 5 is it will just be another Civ, the video doesn't make it look appealing to me. No even in it's somewhat poor current state I'd rather play Elemental.[/quote] You do realize that Elemental

Reply to Larienna's very long review of Elemental ... Part 1 in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Filthgrinder" reply="2" id="2766847"]Who are you, and why should we give a hoot about your review? Sorry, but I am getting sick of these player reviews, just as I am sick of the "I didn't pay for beta" whining topics. Can't people just stop making new topics for their reviews, and post them all in one Player Review topic? Like they did in this one? [/quote] Then don't read it, don't comment, and keep on denying re

Reply to Soren Johnson on AI in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Civ IV's AI didn't really get truly solid til the last patch of BTS, which incorporated a lot of AI fixes/changes from a few people in the community. I'm not sure Soren was even around at that point. The earlier Civ IV AI wasn't that great. So... [quote who="Charvel1" reply="29" id="2766580"]All this talk about Civ AI vs Elemental AI is pointless. It's not like Brad is a noob at writing AI scripts. Look at Gal Civ 2. Probably the best AI ever written (and that's not

Reply to Distribution Question in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Some day I'd like to see someone list one logical reason for buying retail over digital distribution. Accept change, move out of the stone age, blah blah. Stardock is one of the reasons I got into buying every game via digital distribution if possible due to having little choice for GalCiv1. Once I tried it, I was like, wow, this is so much better overall... Digital distribution: 1. No media in the drive - which is convenient. DVD in the drive mak

Reply to An Apology to the Devs in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="lord ebonstone" reply="16" id="2762980"]-Emotional disappointment. Typically the type that expected MoM2 and is crushed that, fifteen years later, the thing touted as the spiritual sequel is a failure. You see the most raw venom with this type. -Dissatisfaction in the product's quality. This group is angry that the delivered product is in such shoddy shape that it could easily pass for an early-mid beta. Some see the design flaw

Reply to Having fun BUT monster respawn bogs gameplay down in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I wouldn't mind seeing some changes to how monsters spawn but... Since you do know monsters will spawn in areas that lack influence, you can always spread your empire and build cities or even outposts (weak cities you never do much with) to spread your influence more and avoid having "gaps" where monsters spawn forever. Teleport is your friend. By mid/late you should have a child or champ who can cast and who can help with hopping around and cleaning up the more annoying

Reply to Why I chose Elemental over Civ 5 in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Whatever floats your boat. Civ 5 is going to utterly and comletely own (upon release, not 6 months after release). The game looks amazing. Previews, videos, and user experiences have people gushing and this is with rough early preview builds. Waiting these last 15 days til release is torture. So far, Elemental is a let down. I preordered, never really felt any hook to it during beta, played thru it several times in various patch states and ultimately th

Reply to You talk gameplay, but I'll talk art. in War of Magic Elemental Forums

So basically you think your art looks better than their art? Um. Yeah. The both look about the same to me and what these kind of portraits look like has to be the least of anyone's concerns except maybe an artist who thinks their stuff looks better.

Reply to Gamespot Review is Up in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="glucero0" reply="3" id="2755920"]Kevin Van Ord is a crap shoot of a reviewer though. He blasted Alpha Protocol, a game that was super fun to play but definitely had its issues. And yet he loved Mafia II, a game that has gotten scores all over the board.[/quote] He didn't say anything that hasn't already been stated here repeatedly. He did say some positive things. Given that the reviewer experienced lots of crashes and performance issues on 4 different high end