Frogboy

I think you need to contact support. There's really not too much involved. It just adds some files to your user directory. Are you running the latest version?

[quote quoting="post"] Hi guys, Ironically, I've heard about this Elemental game from the Civ 5 forums. Basically, people there have been saying that Elemental is a Civilzation style of game, and that Stardock have some good communication going on with the community, unlike 2K/Firaxis. Sounds good to me. A couple of questions: •Is there a demo? <

I am very saddened to hear you're not enjoying the game. You are correct that the GalCiv II engine (Pear) was very solid. That was because by 2006 (GalCiv II) it was a 9 year old engine that had been endlessly refined. But it couldn't do what Elemental needed done (it had no animation system for instance). The original GalCiv wasn't a masterpiece by any means. the difference is that the expectations were different and that we're working to make sure Elementa

There is nothing wrong with "city spam" per se. The problem with it is that right now, in 1.09, city spam is the most effective tactic for the game. City spam is caused by: 1. It costs basically nothing to found a city. 2. It is the most effective way to gain access to resources quickly. 3. It allows you to out train your oppponent. These are the 3 issues IMO that have to be addressed in v1.1.

I am convinced. Which console should we be making games for in the future? :)

It's all going to be moot because in v1.1, you can store mana.

[quote who="ElanaAhova" reply="122" id="2798261"]Brad, I would be very happy to help with the betas. And if your design / implementation team has specific areas they wish tested, etc. Let me know and i will focus on that.[/quote] We are leaning towards having v1.1 have a somewhat longer beta process as next week I'll be stepping down as interim Producer on Elemental (I took over as Producer last Spring when the engine was not keeping up with the game design to see wh

Impulse is a download manager. It is not a DRM service. Digital. Rights. Management. Impulse is only interested in letting you download your games and software. Once installed, you can remove it if you'd like.

I agree with your points. They are all things on my list too to make better as well as altering the game rules to make the game mechanics less easy to exploit.

[quote who="cpl_rk" reply="6" id="2796576"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 5I'm writing the Elemental v1.1 user manual myself and it's going to be sick and printable. Dominions 3 is a great example of how manuals should be done.[/quote] Indeed. People tend to ignore the number after the name of the title these days. :)

To put things in perspective, I worked on GalCiv pretty much daily from 1993 to 2008. Elemental is something that is going to be part of our core game line for years to come.

You guys do realize that you're asking Stardock to make a guide that in the Civ V universe was created by a modder right? Is there a Firaxis guide?

It all depends on ones motivations I guess. I make games largely because I like being part of gaming communities. That's what got me into making games in the first place and why I spend a disproportionate amount of time here. It's why I buy games when they're new. I like being part of the community in question when it's at its most vibrant. Someone can pick up Galactic Civilizations II for much cheaper now but holy cow, was GalCiv2.co

[quote who="Satrhan" reply="72" id="2796499"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 68 Correct. And the scope of both expansions has recently been increased so the first one won't be coming out in 2010 anymore. It'll be clear why next week. That makes me both sad and happy at the same time The changes for v1.1 sound great. Are you still going with the specialist slots btw?[/quote] The reason for the delay will be really obvious after next week's annou

[quote who="goffries" reply="118" id="2796604"]So will elemental ever be "Master of Magic, add quests and goodie huts and NPCs, and unit design make tactical battles continuous turns so that you can have really HUGE armies battling it out"? Through either expansions or is it possible to evenutally do this with modding?[/quote] That's the goal (except continuous turns, we won't be going back to that). It's just a matter of how long it will take to get there in terms of sequels and such

Elemental is a finished game and that is why it is $49.95. The people who have a right to grumble would be the people who pre-ordered the game or were people who purchased the game in the opening days when there were serious technical issues with it. Someone who wants to wait for the game to be discounted can certainly do that. But they won't be getting the free expansions. :)

I'm writing the Elemental v1.1 user manual myself and it's going to be sick and printable.

Grr. Stupid forum, I wrote a huge response and the forum ate it. :(

[quote who="shadowtongue" reply="113" id="2796280"] And this gets back to my earlier statement which seemed to have been misconstrued. I don't see the difference between Elemental and the Engine from a players POV. Certainly there is a difference, but as far as design goes, there really shouldn't be. Issues with one affect the other, and being forced to sacrifice on one side or the other in such an open environment as the beta was, isn't going to bother the players with

[quote who="Zard0z" reply="115" id="2796481"]> But most people don't realize that what you see in a final game is the result of the compromise of the design to match what the engine can do. Are you not the ones who did the engine? Why was the engine _designed_ this way?[/quote] I'm not really sure how to even respond to this. Software development is always a battle between scope, budget, and time. [quote who="Melamine" reply=

[quote who="Pantasd" reply="60" id="2796428"]i think the bonus of getting the free expansion is done but iam not 100% sure the first expansion is free to everyone no matter when you bought the game the second expansion is free for ppl who own the game before 30 septembar[/quote] Correct. And the scope of both expansions has recently been increased so the first one won't be coming out in 2010 anymore. :( It'll be clear why

[quote who="Mtn_Man" reply="64" id="2796461"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 12I'd love to share those details but my PR minder would have me killed. Poor Steph, she's been a real hero these past few months. Imagine your job being keeping me out of trouble? Something tells me she's not paid nearly enough.[/quote] Let's not publicly say that okay? :)

[quote who="Sherekhaan" reply="51" id="2796337"]Frogboy, I have a question on content, are you going to be getting more quests released for 1.1? Also I really miss the random quests from beta 2 that would just appear. Bring them back and make taverns or pubs enable them.[/quote] Not for v1.1 but post v1.1 yes.

Oh I gotta show the guys this. Pretty cool stuff.

Lord Xia, I haven't had a chance to try it but I'm excited to see it!