This is not an MMO, so there is no benefit to a public beta of patches as there is no "permanent" impact by simply implementing changes live and changing them later if it is necessary. If there is anything game-breaking, they simply hot patch it in a timely fashion, which they have already done twice now. It's simply an unnecessary layer that would add more for their employees to monitor, thus adding to their workload. Everything seems to be working just fine a
[quote who="Satrhan" reply="105" id="2777439"]Couldn't agree more Jharii. Your mod sounds good, both the setting and your plans are very interesting. I'll definitely give it a shot when you release it. [/quote] Thanks. Be patient, though. It's going to take quite a bit of time. :)
One might say that the only reason that the economy is functioning is because it is so boring and simple. :) Strangely enough, though... Just like in real life, the economy can drive everything else. In my Dark Sun conversion mod, I am building from the ground up, and the economy was the first place to start. Everything (and I mean this quite literally) derives from it and the resources. As I am developing new resources, new game ideas and concepts start
[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="101" id="2777198"]The ways of the tile editor are many and mysterious indeed. Would you like to "release" the study? [/quote] Oh, no. I'll still do it. :) And yes, it's funny. When you start rotating tiles in ways they weren't intended to be laid out, they start conjuring up even more interesting ideas. That entire tile started with the dungeon entrance as a "stairway" into the ground. It just looked r
Chill a bit, Luketan. His original post was neither trollish or fanboyish. It was simply his assessment. But you certainly did not hesitate to interpret it how you chose to and flame him. His point regarding: [quote]Saying EWOM has "power that surplass" MOM despite being weaker in MAGIC system is really insane[/quote] The word he is looking for is "potential." Elemental has the potential to surpass MoM. And he is spot on.
Silly me. My Study quickly turned into an Arcane Laboratory. RAR File Under Construction: Completed: <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/5001
[quote who="LDiCesare" reply="339" id="2776151"] Also I must state that making an 'official' thread on behalf of a community that hasn't endowed the OP in any way with any authority is just arrogant, as are the remarks to many who disagree in this thread. [/quote] As is this comment. Think of it as a petition. An official petition with letterhead. It's not a big deal, and is hardly arrogant. Horse is beaten to death. Drop it already.
I am going to redo my Watchtower and Study to fall in line a bit better with the theme. I was not able to last night, so I will be doing that tonight and/or Saturday, and will likely do one or two more tiles as well. I do like the theme in oddrheia's latest screen shot. It would go well with one of my 'races' (Gulg, the Forest City) in the Dark Sun mod.
[quote who="GaelicVigil" reply="301" id="2774487"]Does anyone know where in the XML we can increase the default max unit and army size? (Currently 12 and 12). What I want to find out is what the maximum number of units you can even fit on the tactical map at a time. [/quote] It's in CoreUnitGroupingTypes.xml [code="xml"] Party  
[quote]I think the whole desire for epic armies could be fueled by people envisioning the kinds of mods that they'd like to play... I want to battle Pictish hordes in the Bossonian Marches, I want to overrun the walls of Minish Tirith, I want to burn the forests of Qualinesti, I want to restore Melnibone to its former glory. All of these, to feel as rich as the source material, need a way to effectively represent the huge forces and large kingdoms involved. [/quote] Hmmmmm. Some
[quote]It is speculation, I said "was deemed not-doable for whatever reason". I never claimed to know the reason, I stated WHATEVER reason doesn't matter, they came to a different end than their plan. As to validating or invalidating, I HAVE read the entire painful post and the OP has chimed in with words to the effect of "you can't deny the numbers of people that want this". Well, based on the thread, that number is small in comparison to that of the overall ownership and even for
Oh, give him a break. He got trolled and flamed and he took the bait. It happens to everyone, Rune. Nothing wrong with him bumping a thread that he referenced in his post so people don't have to scour the forums for it.
[quote who="cwg009" reply="41" id="2774398"]I am not against a good campaign, in fact I am all for it. However, if the question is where the Devs should focus their efforts, I'd rather they focus on the sandbox play for the simple reason that I'll play the campaign once or twice at most, whereas I hope to play and enjoy hundreds of sandbox games. [/quote] Pretty much my sentiments. A game, designed to be a sandbox game from the ground up, cannot hope to have an impactful
[quote who="1SuperG" reply="288" id="2774362"]I told my parents I would fly by simply flapping my arms one day. Imagine the relentless badgering I still receive well after I understood something I had hoped would come though didn't. Things change, realities emerge. Wanting something doesn't make it so. It doesn't matter what he said whenever ago, it apparently was deemed not-doable for whatever reason, being it scaling, balance, time or budget. The reason simply doesn't
[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="40" id="2774281"]We will have to adjust that as we find the problems later on, I think. [/quote] If we leave a bit of a gap between the hedge and the border of the tile, they would form their own pathways. Actually, that would be a sweet template to build around. That would look pretty damn awesome.
[quote who="greggbert" reply="37" id="2774272"]I am proud to say I have never played a campaign in any RTS or TBS game. I hate them. They feel so forced. The couple of times I did try to paly, It very frustrating to have to wait 20+ hours to see all the units! [/quote] Or how about the... You just built your first Demilich Dragon of Armageddon! "Mission Complete!" complete with silly trumpets trumpeting triumphantly. <p
[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="36" id="2774175"]Looking for feedback on this town hall (possibly Missionary Hall instead) [/quote] Looks great, although I never have been a big fan of flags. Banners hanging on the building always felt more authentic to me. The "monastery" looks excellent as well. The only thing that I worry about is the hedge walls in one tile colliding with the hedge walls in another tile... This is a universal concern.
Every unit in that screen shot was not built individually. Just like you can already do in Elemental, and could in MoM, you can build groups consisting of multiple units, and it only requires once click to build that group. To be perfectly honest, it makes very little sense to build a single unit anyhow, unless that unit is a hero/champion type unit. Particularly in how weak one unit is in the game. Even in the wee stages of a city or an empire, you are not going to
[quote who="Raven X" reply="274" id="2774184"]Hobbit, go read the Dev Journals I quoted from in the OP. Go read where the LEAD DESINGER talked about havoing Thousands of Men in the world HE CREATED, and then come back and tell us how it doesn't fit in the game HE designed. [/quote] There is a difference between giving us the ability to have large population/armies or small population/armies and forcing one or the other down our throats. The game was designed from the gro
