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Wow! Well, I like Stardock and I'm happy that some of you all like the game so much :D

I would like to have had some skills unlock as the unit gains veterancy. So at level 1, for sake of argument let's say it starts with something like: single direct fire shot with some combination of: range penalty, height or terrain or walls effects, object occlusion, and/or "move and shoot" penalties. Simulating a novice archer, taking direct aim the way he used to do at womp rats back on the farm. Level 2 unlocks indirect fire mode, avoiding light occluding

I agree that there is room for improvement with respect to the AoW system, including the specific points you make, but for my tastes LH hasn't yet done so.

Indeed, a few small but fundamental changes to add complexity to tactical combat would improve the game a lot, and some kind of range/obstacle occlusion/towers & walls system for archers could be a part of that. With the walls giving archers a big benefit unless countered by either siege or magic. There's no need to reinvent the wheel, the system in Age of Wonders (in this specific aspect, including the move and shoot rules) was pretty good. Add in some terrain bon

This is intended to be tough love not just raging, so I hope it comes across in that spirit. I've gotten more than my money's worth of fun, so it's not about dissatisfaction or anything like that, and I would support further development or Elemental2 in a heartbeat (well, as you will see, I would probably read your lessons learned posts with some interest first, but then probably still send you the moneys after that ;) OK, how to begin. There are a lot of poten

[quote quoting="post"] Just yesterday I was reading a forum post where someone said all you need with Magnar to win are 5 technologies. I have no idea what technologies he was referring to. I thought I would have to go all the way down the magic tree with them. [/quote] I'm reasonably experienced with this game and I have no idea what that was referring to either. (I'm sure the poster was making a valid point, I just don&#39

oh my, star trek vs. star wars mod looks awesome

ideas for Abilities for Path of the Gov. Heroes * Retired from Adventuring (-2 hp per level, +# xp per season when stationed in town) * Politician (+influence per turn when stationed in a town with Town hall; chance per turn to spawn civic quests) * Innkeeper (+gold per turn when stationed in a town with Inn; chance per turn to spawn quests relating to new heroes) What do I mean by civic quests?... Such a thing pops up at the beginning of your turn: "My

[quote who="Sanati" reply="142" id="3271786"] I just checked Civfanatic's Civ 5 section, there are 20 threads in the map section, total, and not a single one of them is based on Earth. [/quote] We must be on different internets :) When I go to the "Civ5 - Custom maps" forum on Civfanatics the word "Earth" currently appears 11 times on the very first page of the forum. The three top

i think it's click and hold mouse button then drag?

[quote who="Sanati" reply="132" id="3271601"] So yes, really, I've never heard of a single person wanting preset maps in a 4x game. .[/quote] One of the first things that happens when a Civ game comes out is people design an Earth map, then the maps of their favorite contenents, then their country, whatever. Then Middle earth, and the Game of thrones continent, and any of a dozen other maps. Not my cup of tea but hundreds of people design these maps and many

i found a hero today who could summon a Slag. is that a spell that ever becomes normally available? anyway, this guy does it with no mana cost. There's one with fire breath too. Generally it seems like the level 9 heroes are more interesting.

[quote who="PabloFajita" reply="61" id="3270744"] Honestly is Blizzard the only PC gaming company left that doesn't do DLC?[/quote] I like Blizzard a lot, but they have experimented *plenty* with a wide variety of innovative ways of extracting extra money from customers. SC2 is three full priced games! Real money auction hall in Diablo! Subscriptions for WoW of course. A lot of customers like DLC because they can pick and choose, and instant g

As you say you've been a Stardock player in a past, a good analogy is the original vanilla version of GalCiv2. Huge step forward from its predecessor ( Elemental:WoM in this case) in terms of getting a strong foundation and getting most of the little things right. It needs a bit of polish in terms of bugs & balance but so far those are not detracting from the fun for me. Not sure what level of detail you're looking for in how it plays? At the very

Cool! I am certainly inclined to consider any DLC favorably because I appreciate the way you guys handled the customer appreciation after E:WoM and I think you have a very good game here, which could turn into an all time favorite with continuing development. edit: although fwiw, map packs wouldn't have been my first choice (unless they were story driven or somehow provide a really unique experience like a scenario), because I generally prefer random map

Yeah, damage from abilities (as opposed to regular "right click" attacks) doesn't seem to update right away. Another example that seems repeatable is the Path of The Warrior unlockable ability that does a double damage attack, the enemy hit bar doesn't actually decrement until later.

Hmmm... in that case I suggest doing it defending a city, rather than attacking, since that seems to be where we specifically have observed it. It might be hard to set up a situation where the AI can attack you twice in one turn, but there is another symptom which might be easier to set up: even after a single battle, in the after battle summary all the militia will be marked as "dead" (red icon) even if they actually survived the battle. I'll try to keep a save if the sit

Yeah, A human player sometimes is willing to dog-pile the weakest, and sometimes sees an opportunity to pull together an alliance against the strongest. It would be interesting if AI would also evaluate both kinds of choices too. For example you might trigger the bravery to attack the leader or a stronger neighbor when you get an important military tech in; when you finish your barracks and training grounds in your main fortress; or simply out of opportunism (target is in

No, you're not the only one, it happens to me every time a city is attacked more than once in the same turn. I figured it was Working as intended (not that i think it's a good idea) In my case they would come back the next turn.

Tactical AI drakes etc will fireball themselves if they're adjacent to enemy units, potentially for massive self damage (and not in a way that made it seem like they were doing some good cost/reward analysis). Seen it several times now.

well then make Ithilen bows shoot 7 arrows and not cost any more resources, that wouldn't be cookie cutter either!

I don't think there's any way to combine groups. I hope I will be corrected. Movement and control of groups in this game has always been wonky. Your champions can level mountains, Rank 3 earth spell if I remember correctly, "Lower land" or so.

Yes, I love Fall from Heaven 2, and in particular the way balance is achieved by giving everyone "overpowered" abilities. But I'm still glad they tweaked things along the way that were so strong that they upset the design and flow of the game (the old version of pyre zombies come to mind). In the present game, yes Juggernauts are great and they should certainly not be nerfed into oblivion! But they're also practically free. Which I think is sort of a broken c

@DeadlyJulia: Wow, this was a very interesting thread. A view into a way of playing these games that is very different from my own experience. But, Why do you ask for savegame restrictions to end of turn? There is absolutely nothing wrong with you playing the way you have in the past, but if you don't want to play that way anymore then: just don't! You don't need Frogboy's help! Who is to decree that end of turn is legit?, w

[quote who="willie sanderson" reply="6" id="3267856"] >> I suppose this could be Brad's cruel punishment for savescumming I certainly hope so and this DOESN'T need to be fixed at all. WAD! This will teach those save scummers lol and a perfect balance to keep the AI fairly balanced vs the player. [/quote] Hope you're kidding? People do occasionally save for purposes other than savescumming..