Istari

[quote who="Gyb" reply="4" id="2792864"] I've been trying to explore alternative strategies, as that is what I think will give Elemental the best "legs" (as in, the same reason I still play MoM 16 years later). Tried doing things like play a game and do no arcane research, no tech research, no X branch of tech research, etc. Bottom line so far is you can completely play the game with zero investment in the arcane research department, which is sad for a game called war of magic. Of course

"I speak severely to my boy, I beat him when he sneezes. For he can thoroughly enjoy the pepper when he pleases." It's all frame of mind really. Some people just like to be miserable. If you keep in mind the ideal of how you think things should be, and compare that to how things almost always deviate from that ideal (and considerably), then you're likely to find yourself a frequent malcontent for your insistent focus on the differences. In other wo

[quote who="ElanaAhova" reply="46" id="2789516"]Actually, it is a very cleaned up version of what genghis khan said. Conan (O'brian?) borrowed it.[/quote] I just got this. I was referencing Conan The Barbarian. [e digicons]:)[/e]

I played the original but for some reason didn't get into it all that much (even though I love MoM). I've just purchased the trilogy off Impulse, so I'm gonna give it another go.

[quote who="Robert Hentschke" reply="10" id="2790472"] Lists, spreadsheets, tables... I feel a tear welling up! Quoting klaxton499, reply 4May i make one suggestion? Is is possible to flag the population or city level number to show which cities need more housing to level up? Please no useless clutter on the table. A "maxed for housing" population number could simply be displayed in red or (better with visual disabilities) underlined

Yes, that information was available in the update schedule thread before it was horrifically obliterated by a nuclear bomb. What died there was a level of openness from the developers that may not return until the radiation has subsided. Lest we forget....

-New Global Enchantment: 'Topsy Turvey'. The plane flips upside down, and Sovereigns build cities in the clouds using... umm clouds. Food falls from the sky in the form of sheep and cattle that can no longer hold on to the grass by their teeth, and everyone takes upside down showers when it rains. -New Spell: 'Sacrelicious'. Sovereigns teleport their rivals in for a feast comprised mainly of their rival's animal deities, spit-roasted slowly in front of them. This gives the rival Sover

I forgot to mention. It would be good if Imbued Champions and Offspring that were heavy on the magic side could have ranged magical attacks. If they were specialized in a particular element (as mentioned above), then that ranged attack should relate to that element. This would tie in with the game very well. If not a ranged magical attack, then a special ability useable N times per combat or per turn that is not considered a spell, but is also tied to their chosen element. For example

[quote who="Robert Hentschke" reply="40" id="2786528"] New city improvement: Statue of the sovereign. Effect: Makes you feel more important. Musical units. Include a drums and bugle corps in your army to increase morale. If the sovereign is so all-powerful then I want a spell to part the ocean so that my people may cross it. Units with axes should be able to fell trees. Ridiculous, I know, but let's just call it magic.<br

[quote who="Azkatraz" reply="36" id="2786176"]- The only way to kill a Sovereign should be to remove their head from their shoulders. If an enemy Sovereign lands the killing blow with an edged weapon, an edged spell or an edged diplomacy, the dead Sovereign's stats are added onto the winner's stats in a burst of lightning.[/quote] There can be only one.. [e digicons]v_v[/e]

-Add a troll bridge with trolls as a minor race. This minor race is unable to form alliances or have diplomatic negotiations with any other faction. As such, they are always a hostile faction and a common enemy to all other factions. The trolls cannot be permanently killed, but are placed on every map to be hacked down for fun, just so they can rise again and be hacked down again. You cannot pass over the troll bridge without taking out at least one troll. -New Unit - 'Kamikaze Olympi

[quote who="metalfacekevin" reply="52" id="2785998"]AWESOME news. Thanks for answering my question, Stardock! By the way, I don't expect an apology from the haters calling me a troll and asking that I be banned. You can pay me back in Gildar. [/quote] Well I for one do apologise for being overly certain of my assessment of Brad's earlier quote. I didn't think you were a troll btw. It just seemed to me that it couldn't reasonably be interpre

[quote who="Robert Hentschke" reply="25" id="2785428"]- New resource tile: Ganja. If tapped it eliminates unrest in the city but slightly reduces productivity. Quoting Goldmos, reply 23-New Unit: Vampire. They should sparkle in the day ligth and can be involved in a relationship with your spouse. You turn then into a werewolf. Don't you mean: - New Unit: Vampire. They sparkle in daylight and can be involved in a relationship with your spouse. Th

[quote who="metalfacekevin" reply="30" id="2785429"]Well, no. The answer has not been given. I've never played Total War, so that reference is lost on me. All I want to know if the dragon battle with the flying soldiers in chain mail will be possible in this game. If the scope of that battle is not currently possible, will it be possible in the future? Yes or no would suffice. Frogboy did say they were rushing to get multiplayer out because it's on the box.

[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="28" id="2785401"]I think metalfacekevin is asking a reasonable question. He's not asking about epic battles, he's asking if the game, at some point, will look like the screens on the back of the box. I'm not saying he deserves an answer any more than anyone else does. But you guys trying to shout him down are just stupid as hell, purposefully misreading what he is saying. If I made a thread asking the devs a reasonable question,

-Tactical combat always plays the track 'You're the best - around. Nothings gonna ever keep you down!" by Bill Conti.

[quote who="metalfacekevin" reply="13" id="2785028"]Why does everyone get upset about my wanting a company to deliver a product as it was advertised? Is it too much to ask for an official answer? I really think it is a big problem when a company advertises a product and does not deliver on the advertisement. I feel I deserve an honest answer. If I see something on the box, I want to know if the product will be able to perform as shown. It's honest-business 101. &

[quote who="Sethai" reply="4" id="2785340"] Quoting Istari, reply 3@Sethai How would this still be advantageous if Sovereigns will be able to cast spells from anywhere, and in any tactical combat that their units are involved in? What system could be implemented to make it worth it to still have magic casting offspring and imbued champions? i was assuming that tactical spells could only be cast by a channeler if they were present in the battle. having more channeler

@Sethai How would this still be advantageous if Sovereigns will be able to cast spells from anywhere, and in any tactical combat that their units are involved in? What system could be implemented to make it worth it to still have magic casting offspring and imbued champions?

There was this spider that spat something at me but luckily it missed. I don't know what it was, but it was pretty disgusting, so I just ran away. Then I sent this farmer guy after it to shoo it away or something. Which reminds me, I forgot to see if he came back. It's ok though because I have this other farmer guy now and this other guy who has a wooden club at home, and he said he can get to it pretty quickly if he needs to.

In the currently running thread Global Mana Pool Design Revealed by Gwenio1, there has been an interesting discussion on what the Global Mana Pool (GMP) might be like in the up and coming v1.1 patch. Brad has mentioned that it will work as a shared resource (at least tha

Disagree with all spells being random. You should have some set, with others random or else you cannot plan strategies. Disagree with having to know all lower level spells to get to spells of the next level. However, I do think that researching the next spell level is arbitrary and pointless, so spells should just be available based on spell books and should cost more the higher the level they are. If there is to be a requirement, then it should be prerequisite spells as in a tech-tre

-Speech bubbles for NPCs with Tourettes Syndrome. -Add in NPCs who have Tourettes Syndrome. -New Equipment Slot - 'Hair clip'. -Currency exchange system between Kingdom and Empire factions. -Offspring should have a 9pm curfew. <span

[quote who="StarReaper" reply="16" id="2784447"]"-Terrain tiles should light up when the Sovereign walks on them, just like Michael Jackson in the Billie Jean video clip. The Sovereigns should also be singing Billie Jean as they walk." Love that idea. Also was there a Lords of the Realm 2 quote in there? [/quote] Lords of the Realm 1 actually, but good catch!

[quote who="Kalin" reply="7" id="2784245"]By requiring the sovereign be in the city every turn, you effectively limit the number of city to 1, so yes, it would definitely be an effective anti spamming mechanic.[/quote] No, you can have more than one city, but the Sovereign has to travel to each city every turn to see if the milk has gone bad. It's the initial specialist slot that is filled by the Sovereign, and does not reoccur. [e digicons]:P[/e]