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[quote]Also, your scholars toiling away in your tech lab built on a city with a workshop and a farm, are in no way going to be capable of somehow unearthing gigantic ancient towers from the earth.[/quote] They don't do this. They uncover where they are located on your map. Think of it as they uncover or decrypt lost maps, learn of new methods ancient people hid entrances, learned how to look for signs of ruins, caves, etc. [quote]They re-discover the location

Have you tried transparency instead of the black? Probably wouldn't look as good, but just curious.

0 cost ability??

[quote who="Mtn_Man" reply="265" id="2750281"] Quoting theomni, reply 259 I liked sins of a solar empire, but felt a little cheated when basic things like diplomacy were turned into a paid expansion pack. Never bought any of the expansions since I felt they should have been included in any game billed as a 4x strategy. To be fair, Sins wasn't developed by Stardock, they were just the publisher. I'm pretty sure it was the developer's cal

I have yet to receive my LE preorder, and I live 10 miles from Stardock.

[quote]Context is always present in fiction.[/quote] [quote]I think you are dead on with your post on context here, surlybob. "Unbiased" is not a thing an author can be, and "non-contextual" is not something a book can be.[/quote] But it does not have to reflect the stance of the author, which was described, particularly in the vast majority of writings. I spoke nothing of life experiences or research, merely of the direct point of the author's nature. Of course th

[quote]Who is attacking? This is English Literature 101 stuff I'm saying. The values of the person writing the story, of course. Now, it doesn't need "lessons" or "morals", but virtually all novel-length fiction does, even if it's trivial stuff like "Don't always trust the people closest to you".[/quote] Not even close. Fiction is a story of whatever the author wishes to write. It does not have to have any bearing on the moral fiber of that author, nor d

[quote who="Zalusithix" reply="25" id="2748699"] You people read waaay too much into things. [/quote] Ummmmm. It's a book.

A SPIRITUAL heir, yes. A MoM clone or MoM 2, no. When it is flushed out and polished, I expect that Elemental will surpass MoM. I would also expect to see various MoM clones from the modding community.

[quote who="DethAdder" reply="13" id="2748425"] but what is up with all those commas? I just hope it isn't all about the commas.[/quote] It could be worse. It could be all about the colons.

[quote who="Nenjin" reply="10" id="2748399"]So wait, there's exclusive content planned for people that bought his book? *sigh* Finish the game first, worry about cushy publishing deals and stuff that is not related to the core game experience later. It's choices like this that have made the game's problems that much harder to take with a smile. When people say Elemental feels like it has a lack of direction at times, maybe it's because the lead developer didn't have his mind on the

Someone actually modded in a multiplayer hot-seat add-on that was brilliant. My friends and I would play for hours upon hours, days upon days. I wonder if that is still available somewhere, anywhere.

[quote who="brass1983" reply="1" id="2746795"]I'd rather see it fixed economically. the 5 tile limit already makes it hard enough to expand existing cities. a 10 tile limit would result in fewer cities, but they still wouldn't have room to expand. imo make any lvl 1 cities past your capital have a higher upkeep that lessons with each level. that would lead to fewer, more prosperous cities i think. edit: sorry i forgot i was on the mods

I would assume that there is a method to remove a spell from a spellbook. This is pure speculation, of course. It also may be possible to simply change the mana cost to some astronomical number that cannot be reached.

[quote who="blimey" reply="215" id="2746668"] This is extremely relevant. But with all due respect, your statement is one of the main reasons why game companies continue to distribute beta-quality products. Its not enough to discuss something once. For things to change, your voice has to be heard. So let's not try and stifle someone's opinion just because you've heard it before. [/quote] No, it is still irrelevant. The game is released.&n

[quote who="fatindian" reply="158" id="2746645"] Sometimes common sense goes a long way. "dur hurr hurr hurr I don't know why people buy video games" But you can keep your head buried in the ground if you want. [/quote] And I can see that trying to have a civil discussion with you is completely pointless. Thank you for showing your true colors. You really have no desire to contribute anything to the discussion, nor to try to think outside of

[quote]I am speaking for the majority. Because the majority bought a game, which according to Stardock themselves should have been better than it is.[/quote] You can't back up your stance just like I can't back up my stance. There is no way to know where the percentages lie. [quote]EDIT: Yes, NWN and Civ "shined like diamonds" because of mods, but they didn't stink like a turd like Elemental does upon release.[/quote] Opinion.

[quote who="searro" reply="206" id="2746545"] Wouldn't have to adress all this quickly if the game was properly tested, and launched later. [/quote] This is completely irrelevant at this point and has been discussed ad nauseum.

[quote]The game wasn't unstable though. 1.0 was fairly stable, at least as much so as most PC games on release day. 1.05 was/is very stable.[/quote] To some it was unstable. I can sympathize with that. For me, the only crashes I experienced were the ALT-TAB crash (ATI compatibility issue) a couple of times and the memory leak (resolved in 1.06) one time.

[quote who="wynams" reply="151" id="2746508"]Something about "thoroughly enjoying the game as it is" yet it still "needing significant work" (your exact words used in the same sentence) aren't typically synonymous, so I guess you are correct that I am making a bad assumption there As for the defense of the 54% from the polls, I sure hope none of my friends would recommend something that still needed "significant work" lulz [/quote] No, they aren't typically

[quote who="fatindian" reply="148" id="2746463"] BOTH Neverwinter Nights and Civilization 4 did not have a release like Elemental's. Civ 4 was very fun on release and NWN had a perfectly decent campaign. Neither of them had major gameplay and playability issues. Yes, we get it, Elemental is very moddable, but we (most of us anyway) didn't pay for mod tools. [/quote] Who is this "most of" you speak of. Are you now speaking for the majority?</

[quote who="blimey" reply="199" id="2746470"] But is this honestly the right way to do business? They put out a game in an unstable state, get my game dollar now, and then take all the time in the world to fix it? Why is this ok? Why do I have to pay for crap now, in the hopes that it will be buffed out later? This isn't just Stardock, but it seems to be the norm for all these game companies to churn out beta games, knowing that we the consumer are ok with waiting around while they

[quote]Yeah I read a bunch of forums regularly. Are you paying attention? 54% of people who visit these forums took a poll and said either they love it or like it and would recommend it. That is "most people" I am referring to. Had that poll been hosted somewhere a little less fan friendly, I assure you the numbers (ya know, out there in the real world) would not be nearly as positive.[/quote] People that like the game (54%) does not equate to people that think the game "needs minor t

[quote who="OliverFA" reply="9" id="2746365"]I think that fixing the point system is ranked 345th in he list of priorities... [/quote] I doubt that it is that high. If they had a total of 1000 existing issues, I am sure it would rank 1001.

[quote who="Bellack" reply="186" id="2746280"] Could you please take your Fanboism some where else. Many of us want them to patch the bugs and fix the game to the point that is should have been upon release. I don't think Nick is too far off on what he said but I do thing that Brad will pull through like Stardock always does unless he starts listening to Fanboys who bury thier head in the sand and ignore the problems in the game.. Sorry for the rant I just despise