Darkodinplus

[quote who="pigeonpigeon" reply="11" id="2316647"] [quote who="Darkodinplus"]If that is a no go then I'd take life/death shards. My last choice would be the current model where the Channeler is the life / death magic shard.[/quote] I actually quite like Channelers being the source of life/death magic. They could even have it that the ability to use life/death magic is what allows channelers to access the magical forces bound up in the shards.[/quote] I see the current model

[quote who="GW Swicord" reply="9" id="2316523"] Interesting. I actually like the idea that channelers (and possibly other living things) are the source for Life/Death mana, and I don't see any need to enforce a 'universal shard' model for mana supplies. [/quote] I would prefer a system similar to this. [quote who="Darkodinplus"]Anyway an interesting possibility for life / death magic would be to have every living thing act as a "shard" for life / death. In this rega

[quote who="GW Swicord" reply="6" id="2316437"] Still, one of the reasons I liked the idea of a unified fifth 'Life/Death' element is mainly because of my deep interest in ecology.[/quote] I would point out GW that depending on feedback from the beta a life / death magic system similar to the other 4 elements isn't out of the question. The changes would be easily implemented considering the actual usage model for all the elements is exactly the same. The only thing that would nee

Here is some more evidence I've gathered from old screenshots on the media page. Given what we know about mana now I think one could make the assumption that the bars i've cut out from the old pictures are mana bars. The mana bars seem to have their respective runes on the left hand side of the bar. If

[quote who="Wintersong" reply="19" id="2316113"]You said that rune was translated as Magic, if that is true then it may be the magic menu? Magic, Life/Death, Camera control... man, that rune surely means lots of things these days.[/quote] [quote who="GW Swicord"]Have you seen the Black Rune done in gold somewhere? There's already a gold rune in 'the five' as seen on the draft box art and the forum graphical frame.[/quote] Here is the picture in question. <img style="ve

[quote who="Scoutdog" reply="12" id="2315663"] [quote who="GW Swicord"]This OP leaves me seriously wondering why there are only five 'element' runes in the forum graphics background. If Life and Death are mutually exclusive, why aren't they represented by distinct runes?[/quote] Four. The one on top is part of the title, and used in the runic language as shorthand for "magic" in general. Just a cosmetic nitpick, but hey, I am a nitpicker.....[/quote] Six technically. I would

Interesting details provided here. I do wonder however was there any particular reason why life and death magic doesn't opperate like the other types of magic? Having life and death shards could have been very interesting for game-play and magic.

[quote who="GW Swicord" reply="6" id="2315221"] [Quote who="Darkodinplus" reply="5"] He is talking about this but I would point out Capnwinky that data is pretty old and subject to change.[/quote] I've mentioned that old 'req' line many times and not noticed a dev reponse to it. My guess (hope?) remains that it is about the MP side of the game, not the real sandbox singleplayer mode. Dealing with even 8 other human players sounds like a hassle to me, but playing a Ludicrous-si

I'd say having multiple forces being able to participate in a given battle is a must for a game of this scale. I would be very disheartened if only two forces could battle at any given time in tactical combat.

He is talking about this but I would point out Capnwinky that data is pretty old and subject to change.

[quote who="ChongLi" reply="4" id="2314827"] In MoM you were considered "good" or "bad" by the AI based on your spell books. If you had at least 1 death book, you were considered "bad" and hated by all. With 1 life book you were "good" and loved by all. Since you could not take both life and death books, there was no problem.[/quote] I'd prefer if your alignment was largely based on your actions with the starting magic choice being secondary. If death always equals e

There seems to still be a lot about the world of Elemental that requires explanation. Such as this post Frogboy just made in the new FAQ . As for the life and death magic debate I'm assuming that it isn't replacing the tired but true good / evil alignment choice. I would think you could pick death magic and still have lush green land and be considered a "good guy" by your people and other nations.

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="13" id="2314626"] Empires = Fallen, Kingdoms = Humans There are no humans in the game. There are men but they aren't humans. That will be understood better later.[/quote] Uh, a man = hu[man]. Might want to call them something different from men if they arn't human. Also, the current pictures look pretty human to me. Edit: This should be addressed as well if there arn't humans in the game. <div class="subti

[quote who="Scoutdog" reply="15" id="2313457"] [quote who="Darkodinplus"]I for one will be supremely satisfied with tactical combat if it plays like SOASE. That felt completely real-time to me since I never paused it.[/quote] There's a pause button in SOASE? I never heard of it.... [/quote] I believe it was the pause button on a keyboard potentially pause / break.

When everyone logs on we should have a tumultuous amount of data to discuss and argue over. I for one will be supremely satisfied with tactical combat if it plays like SOASE. That felt completely real-time to me since I never paused it. Although I would have enjoyed a concrete confirmation from Brad on super weapons / units and Channeler duels. (The latter I concede is unfortunately not likely.)

So there are six types of mana each relating to a specific type of magic. I would guess it is impossible for a life magic user to channel death magic during the course of a game. I am wondering however in the answer to how powerful can individual units get are you including Channelers in that equation or are we talking about purely recruitable men that have had extraordinary amounts of training and equipped with lege

Nice Frogboy saves the day yet again.

[quote who="Wintersong" reply="2" id="2313108"] A pity that your username was betraying you just under the thread's title. [/quote] First thought: "Awesome new information!!" Secound thought: "What the hell? Denryu made the thread? Ah damn it."

[quote who="Denryu" reply="11" id="2312191"]I'm really anxious for this FAQ to come out. I realize everyone is very busy prepping for alpha within a fortnight (!) but having some juicy info to mull over in the meantime would help the time pass. [/quote] I know what you mean. I haven't seen any threads that have sparked my interest in a while. I require fresh data for analysis.

Don't underestimate the hedges. They gave a load of trouble to the Allies in the european theater of war. If a hedge can stall a tank it is no laughing matter. Once you outfitted a tank with a bulldozer or flail they weren't a problem but that level of tech won't be making an appearance in Elemental.

I like it! I hope the research is far more interesting than it was in GalCiv2.

[quote who="Wintersong" reply="9" id="2303902"] Btw, your post breaks my IE 8. (and no, Firefox isn't the only alternative and I'm free to suffer the browser of my choice. )[/quote] Normal 0 false false false <w

[quote who="ChongLi" reply="9" id="2303833"]Ahh. Hopefully there will be 2 plains. Makes sense, considering there are the 2 main "races" of men and fallen.[/quote] Normal 0 false false false <w:Compatib

[quote who="Wintersong" reply="6" id="2303794"] Quoting GW Swicord, reply 4 Oh, Swicord, do like me and read the user names even if the avatar seems familiar. No offense meant, Winter. It might have been better to say something like your regular avatar changes are an exception to prove my 'rule.' But in general, I'm lazy, and the human eye seems to seek pictures over text even if the particular human depends on mucking with the latter for a living. I force myse

[quote who="Scoutdog" reply="2" id="2303644"] And if you need an epic text writer, I am available....[/quote] Modest isn't he?