Could a dev post a comparison of some pictures in game from a beta version and the final version since the graphics in the final will be much better than what we're suing in beta. I'm very curious to see it so pictures of the same scene comparing beta and final would be swell.
Were custom races taken out? I can't seem to to find the button to create them.
awesome. and word on not being able to load saved games?
[quote who="harpo99999" reply="3" id="2676386"]did you try geting the settler OUT of the stack, then try creating the city. it could be related to the stack bugs that are claimed to be fixed in 3a harpo [/quote] Didn't know of that. I'll try it when the new beta comes out. Danke.
[quote who="Tridus" reply="1" id="2676266"]The revival land thing was changed, you don't need to do it anymore. Essence is (or was) spent to do something like create a fertile land farming plot. Caravans do create roads, and they do provide trate route income as the caravans move back and forth. I'm not sure about the unit movement speed. Lumber mills provide materials at a much higher rate. Used to be able to build them on any forest
[quote who="otakucore2" reply="46" id="2676054"]I like binary gender. And it's good for society. If you happen to be a lesbian, you may feel pressure from society to conform; but, for the vast majority of women, who are not lesbians, binary gender roles provide a healthy environment for them to develop. [/quote] What healthy aspects does the gender binary provide? And this is getting off topic, er, so maybe we should just keep the discussion to the language of th
[quote who="GoaGalneGbilski" reply="45" id="2675961"]It's just terminology ffs. There is the Egalitarian trait as well as the ability to choose without penalty whatever gender we want. It is like saying "That ape was sure manlike." then complaining that the sentence is discriminating. I'm not trying to speak for everyone, but who gives? When they start giving the women worse stats we might start shouting unfairness. Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me... <br
[quote who="John_Hughes" reply="1" id="2676153"]deleted [/quote] huh?
First. I created an outpost on land I had not revived with my sovereign, however the land under it was green when I checked back later(i had forgotten to revive the land before creating the outpost). Why was it revived?(Yellowish to green) Second. How do you upgrade a current unit into another? Like taking a peasant and upgrading him to an unarmoured swordsman I designed? Third.When a caravn goes from one city to the next it creates a road. Does the road provide faster movemen
It seems far too much to require a solider with leather head, chest, leg armor, short sword, and solider's cloak to require 71 materials and 54 gold. Buildings cost much less than that. How about a game mechanic where its just 10 for each? We're not talking steel armoured knights on heavy war horses right? :)
I attempted to create a new outpost, but the button was faded out and hovering the mouse over the button brought up the message that my "settler" was too close to another city. However there was not a city near by. Picture(still can't seem to get the link code to show the picture in the post): http://s1032.photobucket.com/albums/a406/thebossinthewall/?action=view&c
The construction graphic for the fire temple on top of the fire crystal stays even after the fire temple has been built: (still can't seem to get the link code to show the picture in the post) http://s1032.photobucket.com/albums/a406/thebossinthewall/?action=view¤t=firecrystal.jpg
[quote who="Stmorpheus" reply="42" id="2675579"]look, i think that whatever the story calls for is what should be used. not everything has to appeal to everyone, and not everything has to make everybody feel comfortable. sometimes a story, setting or whatever is not fair or equal or stuff like that. if people are refered to the races of men then so be it. maybe the historians in the game thought women were lesser creatures and lifted men to a higher ideal. there
[quote who="Annatar11" reply="37" id="2675328"] The more steps we take away from gender binary the better. That's why its important. It's a video game, not a model of society. It's intended purely as a form of entertainment. It is the absolute *last* thing you should look to to "take steps away from gender binary". [/quote] Really? So being more accessible to someone's experience is less important, than, say...hidden pictures of family trips? I realize you w
[quote who="Rincewind57" reply="30" id="2675307"] Oh god! Not a feminist! PFfft. Women having equal rights? Having less fear of equal treatment? What will they ask for next? To wear...PANTS?! Surely feminism doesn't refer to a pursuit of an egalitarian society but a pursuit of a female-dominated one? Presumably the word for the former would be a humanist? [/quote] No. feminism is not about a female dominiated society. You can suggest semant
[quote who="Rincewind57" reply="25" id="2674929"]Can I suggest a radical solution? We instead have 'chaps'. There can be 'good chaps' and 'bad eggs'. Thereby circumventing all of the political correctness issues whilst being simply splendid terms to use in their own right. [/quote] Sounds good Mr. Pratchett. ;)
[quote who="Annatar11" reply="22" id="2674660"] and also that this doesn't mean that Elemental has to make the same mistake Why are you assuming that it's a "mistake"? As was pointed out above, "human" and "woman" both have the word MAN in them, which makes "The Race of Man" a fairly accurate generalization as a more flavorful fantasy name besides "Human". [/quote] The more steps we take away from gender binary the better. That's why its important.
[quote who="Mandelik" reply="21" id="2674650"] Quoting Kimaya, reply 20 As for all the whining about my suggestion being, to them, "feminist" or "politically correct" etc. -- it's a pity the idea upset you! I already pointed out the obvious that Tolkein etc. were very man-centric and that Elemental is another game drawing heavily on that for canon... and also that this doesn't mean that Elemental has to make the same mistake just
[quote who="Kimaya" reply="20" id="2674632"]Yeah, I made some Ironeers and they're the same regular race as the faction, which I expect is the way it's going to stay. The lore that I read actually had dwarves as non-Men by definition, which is also Tolkein-esque. As for all the whining about my suggestion being, to them, "feminist" or "politically correct" etc. -- it's a pity the idea upset you! I already pointed out the obvious that Tolkein etc
[quote who="MagicwillNZ" reply="15" id="2674247"] LOL. Another feminist trying to ruin everyone's fun. Fuck political correctness. While these assholes above me are super-diplomatic, I sort of agree with them to a certain extent. I argued heavily in a prior thread that female characters should not be gimped. However, there is sort of an established setting here which takes place in a male-dominated society. There's a certain extent where I think fo
[quote who="DamnedChoir" reply="11" id="2673417"] I'm Hispanic and I'm not insulted by the fact that a game based on European Medieval Fantasy features White people. Now The Last Airbender...that's more something you should be upset at. An Asian-Inspired Fantasy world turned into bland nonsense by a bad director replacing A Tibetan and two Eskimos with white people. [/quote] Ugh, reminds me of what SyFy did to Earthsea.
[quote who="Beric01" reply="7" id="2672733"]LOL. Another feminist trying to ruin everyone's fun. The race of Men in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth books, such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, refers to humanity and does not denote gender. In Tolkien's writings, Man with an initial capital letter refers to any human being http://en.wikipedi
[quote who="Xtropy" reply="1" id="2674948"]I thought egalitarian wasn't just cosmetic flair? I thought it had a practical function in that it gave you double the recruitment pool. [/quote] Which doesn't make sense to me since recruitment just requires one population right? Or if it requires more it doesn't say only half of your population, or what have you, is available for recruitment. But how often are you going to want to take half of your people and put t
[quote who="Twohawks" reply="166" id="2674844"]the trend is for a Thursday release (although that does not mean every week and at least once since i have been following it it got pushed to Friday) and from this: This week we plan to release Elemental BETA 3-A. This build will primarily be a stability/performance run through of Beta 3. We’re going to hold off adding significant new features until we’re happier with the stability.,
I was wondering when the next beta will be out? I'm unable to load saved games and thus can not progress too far. (Not complaining, just eager! :) )