[quote who="Sanati" reply="4" id="3060835"]A single 5 stack of spearmen in leather, with +str and +con talents and maybe some cheap magic rings will make level 10-12 champions look like a waste of time.[/quote] Just have a Life champion follow them around to cast Grow/Haste on them! [e digicons]}:)[/e]
I will jump in to defend the city building concept. Regressing to the Civ "all-cities-are-one-tile" idea is a non-starter in my opinion. The cities are beautiful things. You don't need to go crazy (or throw a unique feature into the scrapbin) to fix the problem. There are some really good ideas in this thread already. I like the idea of penalizing cities for sprawl. So the further from the city center the higher the maintenance. (Can't fin
I kinda like the city flowing organically out into the map. But then, I kinda place my buildings randomly (though sometimes I'll expand to swallow a nearby resource). So the overhead view doesn't help and it's less attractive. Plus it screws with the camera unless I click on "Done" which I don't always do. The overhead view just makes it clear to me how much the cities lack roads. From overhead, everything seems very isolated and the cities just
I get that the beasts try to avoid civilization but this is a little ridiculous. This umberdroth has been sitting in this corner of the map for 100s of turns. At first his territory was about 6 squares, then 4, then 2, and now just the one he's standing on. He's never attacked anyone so far as I can tell. And each time his territory shrinks he just retreats. He shows absolutely no aggression. He's cute. I kinda want to a
Buying from the shop: Round shield value is 60 Wooden shield value is 180 Round shield has twice the bonuses as wooden shield
I am not very good at remembering the names of my AI opponents. So when [RANDOM AI #1] comes to me and says "I will give you 100 gold to declare war on [RANDOM AI #2]" I honestly have no idea if that is my uber strong neighbor or the guy from across the map. Suggestion #1. AI Negotiation requests should be made through the regular negotiation screen. An emissary can appear using the same Yes/No dialog you use now, but if you say Yes it just opens up the negotiation screen.
One of the items I collected in my travels was a scroll that promised to save me from peril. I quickly found myself in peril and used it. I was expecting the battle to end and my champion's army to return to the nearest city. The battle ended, the summary screen came up with "Defeat" and the opposing army "died" on the main map. So... um... instant win?
so we can expect the AI to besiege us with wave after wave of pioneer?
[quote who="SnuffSoul" reply="2" id="3058714"]I actually feel kinda... good... after playing through the tutorial and a little bit of a game.[/quote] mild euphoria is a symptom of myriad fatal diseases [e digicons]*_*[/e]
never got an email, but the file is listed here: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products I can already feel my insides turning to mush... damn you, Frogboy!
For those, like me, who can't remember whether or not they preordered, it's listed on the myaccount/orders page here: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/orders mine was listed like so: Elemental [Pre-Order] (Digital Download) Where dem beta emails at? I done pays my money! [e digicons]}:)[/e]
brad responded.
[quote who="Werewindlefr" reply="10" id="3057829"]Hmmm, Stardock people, please tell us when all the emails have been sent.[/quote] Maybe they'll send an email out [e digicons]\o/[/e] I figure it doesn't matter when I get the email as long as it's before 3pm tomorrow. I'm seriously having a senior moment trying to remember if I actually did pre-order or if it was all just a dream. I sure hope I get a beta invite email.
[quote who="solidsmooky" reply="36" id="3057809"]He's an adult.[/quote] Debatable.
[quote who="ddd888" reply="70" id="3057791"]so at least now they focus entirely on single player and we can hope the result is much better, we wouldnt have enjoed online anywyay[/quote] this. a millions times this. Stardock could've jammed a multiplayer component on the game, but it wouldn't be good. it would just be serviceable enough to get the game out the door with "Play online with up to 16 other players!" on the box. If FE is successful (which it wo
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="51" id="3057652"](1) FE has over 3 different types of loot: Sausage, Gold, or Sausage[/quote] Spoiler: The 2nd sausage gives you botulism.
[quote who="TorinReborn" reply="35" id="3057566"]but we should be able to do everything manually if we so feel even if we have 100 cities (and that doing so can give a slight edge)[/quote] I feel like this "kitchen sink" attitude is what got WoM into such trouble. Every added feature has its pluses when examined in isolation. But as WoM showed, a successful game is much more than just a list of neato features. You have to have a unifying structure and a commitment to
[quote who="Alstein" reply="12" id="3057261"]Curious and unrelated- does jettisoning DX9 mean that 64-bit capable OS's will be required to play future Stardock games? If so, and you go 64-bit, that's great news for the future.[/quote] Silly, they're jettisoning DX9 because FE is terrible and gives you cancer and makes your eyes explode. After the Beta release, which will be so horrific that hundreds from years from now tales of our suffering will be part of the oral
Kinda a sparse crowd at the ol' coliseum. Is Oprah on?
So, I traveled to the future (no biggie. It's just 10 days.) and forwarded the email to the past, but the download link doesn't work. [e digicons]X([/e] What gives?
[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="75" id="3053199"]I only like that idea if the drawback of using the powerful magic isn't permanent or death. Otherwise it's just a reload. [/quote] I don't understand this. The penalty is the same as if you lost a battle. Would you reload then too?
[quote]Ultimately, a well equipped, medium sized army is no match for two high level magical users.[/quote] That sounds about right to me. Magic is powerful. That being said, use of high-power magic spells should carry a risk to the caster. You can use the same mechanic as if the hero were defeated in battle. Save against Intelligence and Luck or something like that. The spell could still work, but the hero would be out of commission for a while, and ca
The beta's supposedly going to be distributed through the fabled update to Stardock Central, right? skeptical [e digicons]:X[/e]
1 - Yes. 2 - Yes. 3 - Obviously.