Hey WW, Glad you're enjoying the game! :) I'll talk about some of these... [quote]-Haven't found a minor faction yet, or another hero. Have they been deactivated so far? [/quote] The default map is one of original 'Tiny' maps, made before Minor Races were in proper, so unfortunately there's only 1 to find. Play 'Mountain Pass' or 'Oasis' for more, though you'll still have to go hunting :)
[quote who="Tirawa" reply="34" id="3494711"] Will the optimizations to the engine for the 2015 game be back-ported to LH? [/quote] Some of the big optimizations were only possible due to changes in the game design, so I don't know how many changes could be backported, unfortunately :( [quote who="Tirawa" reply="34" id="3494711"] I am thinking of joining the founders tonight. [/quote] Do it!!!! One of us! One of us! &
[quote who="Lord Reliant" reply="22" id="3481200"] So, now the Master has become the Apprentice. Congrats on the promotion, Scott. Crack that whip! [/quote] Haha I tried the 'Producer' thing and it wasn't for me (ie. I sucked at it)...nowdays my business card reads "Mad Scientist". Make of that what you will :) Seriously though, I can't wait to start talking all things E2015. Too much awesome stuff to show off!
* looks around, decides it's safe * Lets just say that (spoilers) E2015 is a Video Game. Its Coming out eventually - very possibly in 2015 - made by Stardock to be played by you and anyone that purchases it. You're welcome ;)
[quote who="Borg999" reply="11" id="3480780"] You know, more work usually gets done when the boss isn't looking over your shoulder and periodically asking for ad-hoc analysis throughout the week.... [e digicons]}:)[/e] [/quote] Certainly lots of great stuff getting done on E2015 :) Brad's got a full to-do list though, so we eagerly await his changes ;)
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Wow, this is amazing! Great work Parrot (and thanks for enjoying the game enough to put this time into it)! :D
We'll have to make sure to get a shot from the Breaking Bad party on Sunday ;)
[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img854/3673/bz0f.jpg[/IMG] A photo of approx. HALF the games team in 2013 :O How far we've come from Brad, an external artist and 2 interns!
https://draginol.stardock.net/images2012/Stardock-at-20-What-kind-of-environment-_F03F/image_32.png Oh man, those White and Blue stardock polo shirts bring back memories :) I can't believe how fast it's flown by!
Yeah, gonna miss her a lot :( We both started at Stardock when it was just Brad, Angie, Kris, and Ian. How far we've come... Luckily she knows the code to get in the office...I hope to see many baby visits and baked goodies in the future :)
Yeah, I get the feeling that anyone who has reviewed it already was actively playing throughout the beta cycle - already having a firm idea of the game. Coming in cold, FE is quite a beast to wrangle with, I'm sure. Plus Holiday season means TONS of games to review. But they ARE coming, and we're equally excited to see what they have to say. :)
Heavenfall: Don't knock it 'till you're pumping out assets in 1/100th the time as rigged and animated 3d models ;) Sean: lol
Chibiados: It's tons of fun...you should pick it back up! Though I'll admit theres little to no application for it in modern game development :( Perhaps for making small icons, or determining the most important features that make a character read properly. I was a Nintendo kid, so I love the stuff :)
Lord Reliant: +10 Karma for you! Heavenfall: -50000 Karma..sorry :)
I would love to :) Unfortunately I've moved onto other projects. Perhaps I can jump back on around April 1-ish to slip something good in ;)
With Fallen Enchantress cooling the sting that was 'War of Magic', I'd like to look back on one of the things I enjoyed most from the original Elemental: the 'retro
Thanks man :) Much appreciated!!!!
Note that the Pause|Break key will pause the game. I highly suggest using it for some awesome spell effect screenshots :)
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It still amazes me how full the office is...GC1 was mostly Brad, Cari, myself, and one other artist (thought we did staff up later with 1 more artist) :)
Yeah, those tutorials were made pre-Beta 1 :( Beta 4 will get/need fresh ones.
Hi Timothy! As far a I know, the game will be download only, but I'll try and see if a burn-to-disc option is going to be made available. Also, no primaries I'm afraid :( I'll get someone more knowledgable to come in and anwer your other questions (it's a long weekend for Memorial Day, so thanks for your patience, and thanks for your interest in the game!).
*Bump* Yeah, great vid! Thanks for posting! :D
I'm really happy with how this one turned out :) Lots of help on the effects from Chris Freespace who helped make the Sins trailer look so jaw-dropping. Glad you guys dig it!
lolol He has a point :)
Per-design, deforestation is now free and placing a building on a forest tile will automatically raze it. I don't believe re-adding forest on an unused razed tile is on the to-do list.
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