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Cool. Re v1.1, we are looking at starting the beta the first week kael is here so we can transition it from me to him with v1.1.

Yea, the book 1 campaign was supposed to just be a short walk thru. We're going to do more in the future. The next one I'm goingvto show modders how to make them so that we can trade virtual books.

Its in there now partially. If you create an encounter you can specify a map. I'll see if I can find an example.

[quote who="Cruxador" reply="16" id="2804884"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 2One of my favorite games of all time is XCOM. But if you were to make it today (assume graphics enhanced) it would probably be fine on a GameBoy or an Iphone but you couldn't tell it as a AAA game on the PC. They'd have to greatly increase the scope or "re-envision it".Didn't you hear? They are remaking XCOM, for all major consoles! It's a perfect remake, same name and everything! I suppos

Just type in your Nook order number and it'll work.

There are other reasons as well such as what was considered a AAA game in the 90s wouldn't sell commercially. Or another common one is that what was expressed in the 90s with sprites would have to be rendered as 3D models which is vastly more expensive. That's one of the reasons why iPhone/iPad and Xbox Live Arcade games are taking off. You can get away with making lower scope games that are like classics. One of my favorite games of all time is XCOM. But if you w

The wraiths lived in resoln. That's as much as I can say but it'll be addressed during the game series.

[quote who="Annatar11" reply="8" id="2804178"] I won't go into Demigod's launch because it's something of a sore topic around here to this day. Suffice to say, the two situations only seem similar on the surface but behind the scenes the only thing they have in common is that the word Stardock was on both boxes. This is true. But, for the vast majority of the gamers, this is the only thing that matters. Most people don't go on forums, they don't read dev journals. All they wil

[quote who="Istari" reply="15" id="2804209"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 13The gradual evolution of Elemental into a first person shooter should be plain and obvious. Everyone already knows that. Stop feeding the conspiracy theorists, you'll validate their existence! Cue the humour impaired crazy theory spouters in: 3... 2... 1... (P.S, With the use of a possession spell on an archer, or a un

[quote who="James009D" reply="45" id="2804211"]You have no idea how long I have pondered and questioned what a "game designer" and, more importantly, what a "game producer" is. So, basically, a game producer is the business management executive? You've opened my eyes but now I'm just more curious. Anyways, good journal.[/quote] It really depends on the company and really even then it depends on the project. In my experience, the Designer sets up the broad strokes, the

The gradual evolution of Elemental into a first person shooter should be plain and obvious. Everyone already knows that.

Now stickied.

[quote who="markieness" reply="33" id="2803961"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 26 Quoting Tasunke, reply 23 as far as I can tell, Warhorses could still give extra HP and armor ... (after the engine is made better) ... in lieu of no longer being needed to "unlock" the new abilities. But yea, my vote is for getting it (the way you want it) the first time. We'll be selling the armor for horses as a separate $9.95 purchase so we can't really c

[quote who="StormbringerGT" reply="38" id="2804046"]Wow Good journal read. Its gotta be tough to hand over the reigns on your baby! As long as you are still around though I'm sure the core idea of elemental will remain the same and unchanged! Can't wait to see whats in store.[/quote] Actually quite the opposite. I didn't want the reigns in the first place. For the first 3 years of the game's development I was hands off. I only took the reigns this Spring when it became clear tha

I think one of the reasons our community here is so good is due to demographics. We were all a bit pissed off at Elemental's launch (you guys spent $50, I spent millions, so you can imagine my feelings on it). But we're also almost universally adults over 25 years of age who a) want this game to succeed and b) can see where things are going. We've all been around games for a long time and many people here know how things here are different than elsewhere. We don't ha

I won't go into Demigod's launch because it's something of a sore topic around here to this day. Suffice to say, the two situations only seem similar on the surface but behind the scenes the only thing they have in common is that the word Stardock was on both boxes. With Elemental and future releases, as a practical matter, it's a relatively moot issue because in another year, digital will surpass retail in terms of sales. Our plan going forward is going to be to essentially keep game

[quote who="Tasunke" reply="23" id="2803827"]as far as I can tell, Warhorses could still give extra HP and armor ... (after the engine is made better) ... in lieu of no longer being needed to "unlock" the new abilities. But yea, my vote is for getting it (the way you want it) the first time.[/quote] We'll be selling the armor for horses as a separate $9.95 purchase so we can't really combine the horse AND the armor.

[quote who="tjashen" reply="21" id="2803471"]I'm still wrapping my brain around the fact that the Stardock community apparently has over 4.2 million members/customers...[/quote] That includes our non-games programs. WindowBlinds alone had, at one time, a couple million users. I think sometimes people forget that games, while a big industry, have historically been small potatoes compared to the revenue non-games make on he PC.

Hi Gaeb22, any chance you can post your saved game? I'll check it out in the debugger.

Any questions you have on the book? This is the place for them. :)

[quote who="falconne2" reply="9" id="2803489"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 8 In the longer run, we hope to support both Python and C++ based modding to allow for substantially different games. W00t! Those are the mods I want to see. Not too excited about content mods and those that merely fiddle with existing mechanics.[/quote] Specifically, what we've talked about is eventually making the screens available as .DLLs with the source code opened up. Kael ha

Ok guys, let's try to be civil here. To those who are unhappy with the game for whatever reason, we get it. I'm not sure what you're hoping to accomplish with endless criticism. I think we've demonstrated our commitment to making Elemental better and better. If you're here to complain or restate that you don't like the game, then this isn't really the place for you. If you want me to say that I think elemental is a bad game, you won't get me to say that. I *l

Modding is a very big deal to us. The only thing that's recently changed is the amount of time we've been able to spend on it in the near term. In the longer run, we hope to support both Python and C++ based modding to allow for substantially different games. It's just that our first priority has to be to make sure the base game is good enough to attract sufficient players to support a vibrant community.

[quote]You, yourself, decided you would rather NOT use UPS if they're going to boycott a network, Fox, that you apparently believe should be prospering from UPS cash. This seems a bit hypocritical to me. Where did you find out about the UPS boycott? From the internet, I presume? Aren't you acting in the exact same way you're judging the UK editor and others who judged you for posting YOUR politics online?[/quote] There is a big difference between making purchas

[quote]People are "hungry to know about the people behind these things" they buy because when they purchase their goods, they're helping the people behind their goods to prosper.[/quote] That's a dangerous attitude to take. The relationship between producer and consumer is equal. You are no more helping the producer than they are helping you. You're not doing them a favor by purchasing something. You're trading value for value.