Ragnar1

[quote who="Spyndel" reply="11" id="2750123"]Some people are assuming Stardock can release the game at will. Anyone who has been following the game knows this is not the case. They had a choice to commit to this retail window, or one next year. They went with the earlier. Hindsight is always 20/20. Not defending the state of the game, or even the choice of when to release, but I think it's important to understand there are business agreements that go on behind the scenes that

Congratulations Stardock. Hey Brad, where around Dallas did you grow up? I live in McKinney.

[quote who="Tridus" reply="42" id="2703853"] Quoting Raven X, reply 40 Man, you guys are killing me. Who gives a shit about the color when most of us (using IE 7 & 8 ) CAN'T MAKE NEW POSTS. The colors are IRRELEVANT when posting functionality is Screwed!!! Since we're in a thread dedicated specifically to the color scheme, the color scheme is in fact highly relevant. Anything else is off topic... like your posts. Hell, the colo

I don't like the change. I agree that it is very hard to read, fuzzy and dull. The large Elemental logo covers up the menus at the top, so there is no way to access the 'options' to make any changes to the way I see it. No way to navigate anywhere but the recent posts.

[quote who="Luckmann" reply="22" id="2703785"]While I don't really have much of a problem editing .xml-files, not having a proper in-game/workshop faction builder would suck ass. Poking at the .xml's is something I do to tune or edit my factions beyond the basics, I'd truly hate to create factions from scratch. There's a reason I'm not a programmer or part of mod teams. It's not because I can't learn to muck about in various codes, but because I'm consistently bored out of my skull

Spell Name: Illusional threat/Phantom menace? Strategic (maybe tactical) Medium knowledge Medium/low mana (6-8) No shards Spell Effect: creates an illusion of a powerful monster that shows on the strategic map and threatens cities. When attacked it disolves Air book Notes: used to distract or otherwise deceive enemies into depolying armies into the wrong location or tie up forces defendi

I also have been mostly playing on the cloth map, because it is much easier to see all special squares, but especially the goodie huts. Maybe there could be an icon like in the cloth map that floats over the square in the 3D view to catch your eye. It could even be transparent like a watermark.

I agree, there should be a lot more options in all aspects of the custom sovereign and faction screens. Right now it seems there are just different color versions of the same thing (like the hat). It should be a single copy of the hat with another button to change color to anything in the pallet, and a lot more hats and other items.

[quote who="John_Hughes" reply="20" id="2654528"] "Shards don't grow on trees." Given this was said by Frogboy, it does sort of bring up the question: How do I pick my Shard based Magic Books, which is done pre-map generation, with any kind of consistent knowledge they will actually see any use at all? Why would I spend valuable creation points if uncertainty becomes a factor? [/quote] I agree, this is a problem

[quote who="OsirisDawn" reply="43" id="2630031"]My suggestion: Make it an option at game start. Include something like Cost to build city : 1) Essence (5) (on dead land after the first) 2) Essence (2) &n

I went to upgrade my order today and it is trying to charge me shipping again. I checked my previous history and it clearly shows that I ordered the box and I payed for shipping already. Is there some way that the system can figure that out and not charge me the extra $10?

Focus on the races, let us customize the factions.

This also happens to me. Usually when trying to load a saved game, but sometimes on a new game. It seems to work better and is more stable when run in windowed mode and with IE running on another window for some reason. The CPU having to work harder by running multiple programs seems to keep it from hanging, which is weird to me.

[quote who="GW Swicord" reply="16" id="2603611"] Oh damn...I haven't visited that link for ages....I didn't know that the polls will be hosted there. I guess I will visit that link on a daily basis from now on. Me too. Makes me want a poll on how many folks missed that poll. [/quote] I also missed the poll. Seems there are a lot of active beta users that missed the poll, making it much less valid. My favorites link goes right to the forum

[quote who="sweatyboatman" reply="52" id="2593515"]Along with a tutorial and in-game encyclopedia, I think it would bring an added dynamic if NPCs and friendly AIs might comment on your efforts. It would make the world seem more alive and interesting and for new players, the tips would link to the encyclopedia. An NPC walking past your struggling city could say suggest a way it might be improved: Jerk NPC: "Ha! What a dump! This place will never am

[quote quoting="post"]In Master of Magic i remember there being a cool spell. I cant remember exactly what it was called but it was a permenent enchantment that warped a unit to randomly give it wings, firebreath or armour. [/quote] Chaos Channel

Another way to limit fort spam or otherwise limit a resource collection point that stays within the premise of the game is to have them cost 1 essence. Basically, you still have to create living land to make the fort or resource collector, but its cheaper than a city. Obviously, once the restored land expands, you can place these outposts without essence.

Hey Brad, you're using my Sovereign!! [e digicons]:D[/e] -Ragnar (that really is my name) PS: Civ IV, Warlords expansion, was really wierd when I was playing against the stock Ragnar leader. It got really confusing when it would say Ragnar did such and such, and I had to figure out was it him or me.

[quote who="Eisenhund" reply="15" id="2556698"]@Ragnar1 - it appears the LE is 20 USD more than the base. Handling charges may vary based on location. So: Base Game - 49.95 LE Game - 69.95 Shipping and Handling approximately 10.00 for US continental area Taxes may apply [/quote] I guess it could have been the S&H charge. My CC was charged 59.95, I don't have an itemized bill that I can find. I could have sworn the pri

I paid $59.95 for the preorder beta, and you say I can get the upgrade for +$20, yet a new order cost $69.95. So I'm punished for having already paid you, by having to pay $10 more in total? [e digicons]:annoyed:[/e]

I haven't figured out how to move items between units. For instance my sovereign picks up 3 rings of power, how can I give one to another unit, or more importantly have a scout give a potion to my soveriegn so he can gain the benefits?

I noticed huts would show up behind me as I was exploring, sometimes during a multi-square move or sometimes a turn or 2 later.

[quote who="=Outlaw=" reply="154" id="2556491"] Quoting LetRBuck, reply 115 This is slightly off topic, but what if it were possible for battles over a certain size, or taking more than a certain number of tactical moves, to encompass more than one turn. In addition to being realistic, it would offer the opportunity for reinforcement, etc. Also if razing cities is part of this game, I think it should take more than one turn at least in some cases.

[quote who="TheGrayghost" reply="73" id="2555214"](Apologies for the length). I've given the TBS + multiplayer problem a lot of thought over the past several years so I would propose three (or really two and a half) options. Traditional Plus In this mode, turns would occur in sequential order as normal (player A first, then B, then C, etc). However, while player A was taking their turn, all other players would have full access to everything they would normally

You can actually load a game? Mine CTD's every time I load a game.