Hyndis

Apologies for the necro, but I'm getting this crash about every 1-2 hours of gameplay. Same error message. This is in version 1.20. Error is as follows, and this is only part of it. There's a huge block of this kind of error immediately preceding the crash. [spoiler] Debug Message: GFX-THREAD WARNING: Function marked as gfx thread only is being used in a different thread in file: e:\lh-elemental\Kumquat3D\Source\Renderer\Direct3D9\D3D

Pretty much my only quibble with the game is a lack of some form of auto-build or auto-manage city improvements, so that cities will automatically add in a new improvement if the queue is empty, including outposts or resources within range. Unfortunately there is just a bit too much micromanagement in the game as is. A lot of clicking that needs to be done, but no decisions to make. So its just busywork. On a small map this really isn't an issue, but on a large map and in a long g

I noticed this as well. Seems to be a bug. While you can keep rebuilding the upgrades for the outpost endlessly, and while they never appear to get built, they actually ARE being built. Check the city's stat screen. Endless consulates definitely do stack. With a large city and a lot of industry you can build a consulate every turn. So thats a stacking +1 growth per turn. I don't know if the other things do stack, but if they do you could also have an invincible military as wel

There doesn't seem to be any downsides with building as many cities as possible, aside from the headache of trying to micromanage them all. As there's no autobuild option for cities you need to babysit them, but assuming you babysit them and build the proper improvements in the right order, along with plentiful outposts for consulates, you can fill up huge amounts of land with highly productive cities. I usually build fortresses outside of my core. The core is towns for food p

If a hero is adventurer, they're good at roaming around, doing quests and killing monsters. That is their job, so that is what they get good at, and get experience from. If the hero is a governor, they're a bureaucrat. They don't roam around killing monsters and doing quests, they fill out paperwork and manage the government of a town. This is their job, and so they should also get experience for doing this. They're essentially just a politician. Some politicians hardl

I've also been having a lot of fun with the game. Its basically Heroes of Might and Magic meets Civilization. Its got a few rough edges still, but overall, great game. Luckily the game is easy to mod, so I've been able to fix a few things on my own. One of the problem I found is that towns are way too easy to conquer even with a small army. I made all town militias have chainmail armor and come 8 per squad. This makes them very powerful early game as they get chainmail before

A check box that can be toggled on or off would the be best way to manage it. Remember that when a city builds all improvements, there will be nothing else for it to do so it will become idle, and then you get the bonus of having an idle city, assuming it has a bonus while idle. If you want the city idle before all improvements are built, then just turn off auto management for that particular city and handle improvements yourself, which is how it is currently done in game. The

I personally prioritize materials over everything else. You can turn 1 unit of materials into X units of production depending on tech, but at the base of it, it all boils down to materials. The more materials you have to work with the more stuff you can make. Things such as clay pits or enchanted hammers can improve this, but the biggest production boost is simply choosing a site with a lot of materials to begin with. Second priority is essences. Those are of course very useful. Last

I picked up Elemental:FE just the other week, and I'm already greatly enjoying the game. Started off playing on very easy mode due to being traumatized by the AI in GalCiv, but the FE is less like playing the defense minister of Poland, which is definitely a plus. Wonderful game so far, and the modding options are great. I've already been doing a bit of tinkering. =D I do have a suggestion however. My suggestion would be to allow an option to allow some as