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Reply to There is something ... odd about this well [huge feedback on game] in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="RFHolloway" reply="68" id="2726474"] how does this work then if you change a unit's equipment later?[/quote] Changing a unit's equipment (via the upgrade button is what I assume you're talking about) just creates a new unit (and keeps the old as well).

Reply to Yet Another Impressions Thread in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote quoting="post"] 12. Leveling up characters was a little rough due to the fact that the pointer graphic was tricky to use to press + on stats. I found that I could reliably press the + button by using the corner of the mouse icon, which, I suppose, is working as intended. But the graphic is a bit big and doesn't have a pointer. [/quote] This can be fixed by using the hardware cursor, though the normal graphic obviously fits the game better. <

Reply to There is something ... odd about this well [huge feedback on game] in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote quoting="post"] I've noticed that the training time for units is ONLY dependant (so it would seem) on the number of units in the squad. Their equipment plays no role in how long it takes to train the units. I would think that producing 8 men armed with clubs would take considerable less time than training 8 men fashioned in full armor with shields and swords. [/quote] This is incorrect. Swords increase training time by one turn for a singl

Reply to Changing key bindings? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

hmm, that does work but it moves extremely slowly. I don't really care about changing the other hotkeys anyways. Oh well, thanks for the response, guess I will have to live with middle mouse.

Changing key bindings? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Having played the beta and now the release for a little while, one thing I wanted to do was change the key for rotate map. I highly dislike using the middle mouse button and would much prefer to hold down a key press. There's no 'controls' option in the game menu (but I don't really expect to find one in a TBS). After looking through the game folders (both Program Files and My Documents) I haven't found any obviously labeled places to change my key setup. Does anyone know if it is possible to

Unit Pathing in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

Not really sure if this belongs more in the BETA forum, but this isn't really a bug issue as much as an annoyance so I put it here. Anyways, after trying the beta out for a while I found what I take to be an issue with the automated pathing in this game: I had ordered Janusk to return to a city after exploring, and on the way home he ran through some sort of evil carnival. Out popped a demon looking for a paperclip sandwich. While the loss of Janusk was rather troubling what worried m

Reply to Fleet Cap & Tax Rate On Huge Maps Needs Fix in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote] That is exactly what I was trying to say. Just because someone puts themselves at a disadvantage for whatever reason doesn't mean you should change things in the game to give them 'a fighting chance'. Everyone starts with equal oppourtunity (or just about) to expand. [/quote] If the game was made so that small empires have absolutely no chance against huge empires then it would mean that the entire game would be decided during the beginni

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming Stardock Forums

I say none of us has repented, because if you truly repented, you would make yourself poor and give to all the kids in Africa, and spend 80-90% of your awake time spreading the gospel instead of wasting it playing video games, etc. Very true. I remember my local priest talked about a story from the Bible in his homily where a woman went to donate the two coins she had to charity. He said she is a better person than B

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming Stardock Forums

I personally don't think Hell is eternal burning, I think of it as life without God. Maybe that's a heretical thought. Maybe not. But that's what I think. And please don't tell me that people are religious because of their parents. If the world was that way then everyone would have the same religion. I have not read much about near death experiences, and I have no interest in them. Whatever they may reveal, they shall not turn me away from my beliefs. And it is true

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming Stardock Forums

Show me in the bible where it talks about this. Also, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, the idea of God sending me to Hell for eternity for my finite sins is rediculuous. It is basically like me shooting someone because they couldn't tie their shoes fast enough. Or it is like burning someone alive in an oven because they lied to me and then "didn't beg forgiveness in X's name" Also, if what you are saying is true, then we should kill all i

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

So, explain to me how God is good and sinless despite sending us all to hell for not believing in Jesus? What if someone is born severely mentally retarded??? Have you ever preached the good word to someone with severe Down's Syndrome? Someone who can't conceive in tying his own shoes let alone conceiving in Christ? What happens to young babies that die?? Do they go straight to hell because they didn't put their faith in Jesus?

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming Stardock Forums

what i cannot abide is folk telling me the world is 6 thousand years old? what is that about? have you never seen jurassic park? land before time? seriously if you think your god runs round with a shovel burying things and muttering "now we'll see who believes in me" you need to get down the shrink pronto! Um, who's saying the world is 6,000 years old? Please teach me how to pull

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

Indeed, ignorance is bliss.

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

Ah, I understand now. This explains quite a bit. I think the way Hell works is this: if you die and don't accept Christ as your saviour, you go to Hell (doesn't apply to people who can't make decisions like that like young children as you pointed out, every child that dies goes to Heaven). If you die with a mortal sin (really bad sin, like murder) that you haven't seeked repentance for and aren't truly sorry that you did it, you go to Hell. If you've

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

Whether or not a child can make his own decisions is debatable, but I see your point. Kids shouldn't be brainwashed. If a person believes in God only because people have told him to, then that's wrong. I think religion has to be your decision, otherwise it's pointless. I don't think you get taught much about Hell until you get into the higher grades. As for this statement: 'when they worry about thier friend who got knocked down and m

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

And then there's Orthodox Christianity, but that's a whole different story. And maddy, what's wrong with a religious group running a school? As long as it's not a public school, I see no problem with it. I don't think every kid should be forced religious stuff if he doesn't want it, but parochial and all other forms of optional religious schools should be there if the kid doesn't mind it. What's wrong with a place to both learn and practice yo

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

I do not believe that Jesus is a 'local demi-god'. He is the Son of God. As for Saints, they are not God in any way, they are just wonderfully good people that do a very good job of following the ideals of Christianity. For example, if somebody started believing in God and gave all your stuff to the poor and so and and so on, he could theoretically become a saint (of course, quite a while after your death) even if he did horrendous acts before

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

No, I don't believe in most of those gods. Except for Jehovah, Jehovah=Yahweh=my God=Jesus=Holy Spirit. I was just using Jesus as an example anyway, you could put anyone's god in there. And yeah, that 0.5% is going to stay at 0.5%.

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

You weren't dead during the middle ages or dinosaurs (no point in disputing that which has physical evidence), you didn't exist. You couldn't have been dead, as you hadn't even been conceived back then. And nobody knows what happens after you die, because as far as I know, dead people can't talk. But whatever, I think one thing, you think the other, whoop-dee-doo. You're right, until Jesus appears on somebody's doorstep or someone finds out how the uni

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

And what proof is there that God does not exist? How can someone know what happens after death? 'Faith is the dumbest thing i have ever heard of. It essentially means i will just stamp my feet and refused to beleive anything else.' The problem is, that's the same thing you're doing. You and I have the same amount of faith, we just believe in different things. I refuse to believe God doesn't exist, you refuse the opposite. You can't n

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming JoeUser Forums

There is just as much proof that God exists as there is that He doesn't. I can't prove that He exists, just as you cannot prove He doesn't. That's why we call it faith.

Reply to Video Games Are Anti-Social and Addictive in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Nice job on feeling guilty for spending time having fun when you could be helping people. That is a wonderful mentality, and if everyone was like that, the world would be a much better place. Unfortunately, I can't say I'm like that, and so I can play video games without feeling guilty about anything, except for maybe the feeling I get when I play a bad game and wish I hadn't bought it. I know that video games will never get me or anybody else anywhere in life, and maybe I should feel bad about