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[e digicons]o_O[/e] Hm....it's not listed on http://www.file-extensions.org Are you sure that the models are using that extension?

[quote who="Cerevox" reply="49" id="2558988"]However, going on what they have said previously, i suspect that nearly everything will be modable, including the possibility to add in counter spells. [/quote] Ok but what about vanilla protection and/or counter spells? Since the devs are ignoring this topic, I suppose that the answer is: no, there won't be spells like these in the vanilla game...as for modding I am not sure at all, that we can mod in spells like these, but hopefully

[quote who="vieuxchat" reply="9" id="2558618"]Yes, a coop option would be a blast. My best memory of a multiplayer game is Rise of Nations and the coop play. It was so good. [/quote] Huh? Option? Just ally with your mate/wife/whatever vs. AIs or other players. ;)

[quote who="klaxton499" reply="6" id="2558542"]I don't understand why Stardock is putting any time into multiplayer other than it's expected these days. I play a TON of multiplayer; battlefield, demigod, etc. Recently i've put over 300 hours in LOL. But I will not play one minute of multiplayer in Elemental. How are you supposed to keep people from rage quitting in a game that lasts hours or days when they won't stay in a game of Demigod or LoL that lasts 30 min.

[quote who="Tormy-" reply="45" id="2556822"]2 questions to the devs [hopefully they read this topic...] [/quote] ...or not. [e digicons]8|[/e]

Hard to tell really. Usually I prefer MP over SP, but in Elemental, I will enjoy both, mainly because of the endless modding possibilities. That being said, if a high fantasy TC mod will be released, I will focus on that. [Very different races - AoW II. style for example...]

2 questions to the devs [hopefully they read this topic...]: #1. Can we mod in protection spells or counter spells? Is that possible? Primitive example: Firestorm, Volcano etc. -> Destroys x% of the buildings in a given city, and causing x dmg to the garrisoned troops. The great anti-fire spell -> Offers 100% protection against fire based spells in a given city. Question #2. If we can mod in new spells like the great anti-fire spell, what a

Interesting box art. [e digicons]:omg:[/e]

[quote who="Demiansky" reply="103" id="2555468"]I'm a fan of the time bank, but it still doesn't give the players something to do while their waiting on Joe S(chm)low. I ellaborated more on my mini-game idea here. [/quote] Actually it's not a big issue imo. I've played many AoW II. MP games, and I never got bored while I was watching the moves of the other players in tactical battles.

I vote for these: - Traditional turn based tactical battles [..or at least it should be optional.] - Time limit / turn [..we should be able to configure this, while we are setting up the MP game.] - Time out [..we should be able to change the number of timeouts / battle, while we are setting up the MP game.]

[quote quoting="post"]May I sugest the inclusion of early musketry and cannons in this game. [/quote] Hell no! [e digicons]:annoyed:[/e] If something like this will be added in the vanilla game, I will mod it out asap. :P

[quote who="shadowtongue" reply="6" id="2551733"] Quoting Tormy-, reply 5 Quoting Vordrak, reply 4 All that sounds a little bit harsh. How about just code the AI to use boats or land altering spells? This sounds good. Seconded. Meh. Sounds good, but how easy do you think it is to make the AI capeable of responding intelligently to this? I fear that the dream for

[quote who="Vordrak" reply="4" id="2551707"] All that sounds a little bit harsh. How about just code the AI to use boats or land altering spells? [/quote] This sounds good. Seconded.

Yeah, this spell must be balanced for the final version, but don't ask me how....:|

[quote who="Cerevox" reply="38" id="2551152"]Much nicer. And i strongly agree. The difference in power are what makes games interesting. If every faction is identical and uses the same things, yes, they will be balanced, but you might as well be playing chess. (not that chess is a bad game, but its not a 4x fantasy). [/quote] True, which is why a wizard -who has the book of ice- should be able to counter the devastating fire or air spells for example and vice vers

Nice! :D

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="5" id="2551183"]Look, guys, we're not getting rid of the talents and weakneses. We like them. They're fun. [/quote] I absolutely agree. This is a neat little feature.

[quote who="John_Hughes" reply="33" id="2550694"] "The one danger with having a "general" counterspell is that it can lead to a nasty asymmetry." Very nasty. I agree 100%. Counter Magic can create alot of Magic that simply becomes MOOT. No one likes MOOT right? [/quote] Without [b]proper[/b] and [b]balanced[/b] counterspells and protection spells, magic will be way too powerful. No one likes heavy gameplay imbalances, right?

[quote quoting="post"]So there are quite a few graphical glitches in my game. Here goes... In the unit design mode, the cloaks are very glitchy and they create artifacts. Reduced 33% Original 1680 x 1050 [/quote] Holy superman! :D[e digicons]:rofl:[/e]

Only managed to play for ~30 mins so far, but.....I love the new beta. The new features are awesome! I only had 1 crash in 30 mins, so the stability is much better as well. [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

[quote who="mrakomo" reply="45" id="2549104"]I don't like workers in Civilisation games. In the late game they are pretty annoying. As I read the posts in this thread, the problem of the roads has two important questions: 1) which way the road goes? 2) how the road is built? Which way the road goes There may be shortest way from the city to other city, but it may lead through a dangerous area. The player should be allowed to think a

Awesome! Hopefully the crash issues have been fixed as well. :)

[quote who="Cerevox" reply="20" id="2548897"]There should be some basic counter magic that anyone can use. Then there should be specialized counter magic that you get if either you know a spell, or if you can do its opposite. EX. If you know the fireball spell, you can counter it well, since you know it. On the other hand, you should also be good at countering the fireball spell if you know the Ice Blast spell, neutralizing and all that. Then there should be a set of super counter

[quote who="astrath" reply="1" id="2548323"]I think the word approximate is rather important here... [/quote] Yeah yeah, but ah well! :P

The main website has been updated! Yay! :D Let the countdown begin! [e digicons]:rofl:[/e]