Do you remember when 1.2 was going to be about fixing memory issues, AI, and UI?  I'm seeing the work on fixing memory issues and AI, but what about the UI?  There's still a lot of stuff we've suggested to improve the UI.  Will any of it or Stardock's own ideas for improving the UI be addressed in this beta?

There was also the thing about being able to garrison your units instantly when building a new citay.

Troj - I'm guessing none of that good stuff can be implemented, along with improved AI, until the root cause(s) of memory issues are fixed. Every single change probably has to be measured for potential memory impact (either positive or negative). Then again I could be talking out of my ass because I don't have the details nor am I a programmer. I probably should stop speculating though.

As I said before, you don't paint the house until the structure is sound!!. Until you can play for 12 hours without a crash, I am really not concerned with Color or Content. Needless to say, we should have been doing this last year! I really feel that until this game, loads, hooks in and works with standard drivers, for no less than 12 hours of constant up time, there is no need to try to polish it!!

I'd be extraordinarily happy if they came out with 1.2 and it fixed the memory issues.

I'd be extraordinarily unhappy if 1.2 comes out with any other fixes, but the memory issue isn't fixed.

Get the game functional first, worry about the other stuff later.

I'm less concerned with the memory issues, and more concerned with content and fun factor.  It only crashes occasionally for me anymore, and that really doesn't bother me that much.  I just have no reason to play it.  Heroes are boring, they are all generic and interchangeable as their stats and abilities mean nothing compared to the gear they are wearing.  Quest haven't changed.  Factions are still bland.  10 racesand 6 of them are White humans.  Not saying anything against white people, just would be nice to have some more diversity.  So not only do they look all the same, they act all the same.  All heroes are humans still.  The world is bland.  If I build a city on some hills, I should be able to mine for some iron, even if it's less than what a special resource would give.  If I have a city on grassland, I should be able to grow or raise some food.  Ive gone on and on about this stuff, made my own topics and all. 

That's what FE is for to me.  The stuff that's being done now will help with FE.

Well, I think that several little changes here and there to War of Magic could make it quite good too.  The benefits of faction traits shouldn't only simply be a bonus tech that everyone will eventually get.  They should be something that makes them unique for the entire game and it should be noticeable.  Factions should look different and feel different.  And I don't mean because of lazy programing, like how some races or genders can't use some gear.  Gear should be less important, and we should learn to make different techs.  Maybe you have a standard troop, but maybe Tarth can learn to teach Berserkers too.  Maybe they have higher STR and Less DEF or something, and then you can add gear to that unit in the design.  Or Maybe they could do that to the Drath, Darklings, etc.  Maybe the Gilden could be Black?  Would be nice ot see a non white human faction, I see some black heroes around, why can't they have a homeland.  Shit, even the minor faction of Yoren could be Black, at least there is some lore about them being sailors or some shit.  Oh yea, add back the minor factions, and make a few non white humans too please. 

I literally cannot finish a game, it crashes from OOM, it crashes often, it crashes more and more often the longer the game goes on, to the point where the game is unplayable. It crashes on large maps, it crashes on medium maps (I have no desire to play a 4x game on a postage stamp). It crashes, it crashes some more, and then it crashes once too many.

I can't enjoy a game I can't play. If 1.2 comes out without the memory issue being fixed, I'm done.

Oh, and 1.19C is still leaking memory like a damn sieve.

The game I am playing has not crashed once I updated to 1.19c. Been playing the longest for about 4 hours. the downside was that around season 400 I started getting a delay after hitting the turn button. Sometimes it would happen just looking around the map, not actually walking anywhere, just checking my cities. The delay has lasted up to a minute and a half.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5899818/119c.EleSav

My game has not crashed since 1.1 honestly.

Yadada Yeeee!

Is it just me or does anyone else LOVE when a new update comes out for Elemental? Its something I look forward to alot (: