Don't worry, offline mode is intended to be the normal state. MP won't even me an option until a while after release. The game will never check for access other than to connect to the MP servers. There is no current plan to have Steam run the MP either as far as we know. Steam is purely a 3rd party seller.
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="15" id="3173852"]Essence is beer.[/quote] Mystery solved. Turkey, Hammers, and Beer. The perfect game.
It is a tile resource like Materials and Grain.
We were told we were getting a new tile resource a while back. I was so sure it would be beer. I guess essence is fine too. You can make beer out of essence.
This sets a tone for more accurate answers to the age old question, "When will your game be released?" No more vague dates: 1. When it is finished. 2. When we run out of money. 3. In ten years when the game is nigh irrelevant. 4. In ten years and it will be in 3 parts that each cost the full price of a new game. 5. A new version will be released every year, featuring incremental improvements. 6. Tomorrow, but we will be patching f
According to the information I could find on the internets, it needs to be protected and women are trying to steal it. [e digicons]:ninja:[/e]
My money is on the roads because normally the debug shows more things saved after roads. If it is stopping at roads and crashing, it might be a problem with that.
I have reached a point in my game where any save crashes the game. The debug always stops at "Saving Roads." Here are a few zips of the same game crashing on save: http://www.mediafire.com/?3azny1aokovk5ei http://www.mediafire.com/?ij8ys3sze2iiufk http://www.mediafire.com/?ij8ys3sze2iiufk </
There is no guide. I should also mention that we are probably getting a modding tool at some point near release. Derek apparently has one that he uses and will make a public version when the game is ready for more modding.
Fending Blade is an excellent counter for Maul.
I have been waiting until Beta 4 to speak up about Sovereigns. After they fix improvements, things like this are hopefully on the table for improvement.
I wasn't going to address Tattyhat's comments because I generally like him and his opinion didn't seem very persuasive to me. Since it seems some people might take his comments and not try the game, I will respond. [quote who="Tattyhat" reply="96" id="3171547"]In truth I found ES to be all about micromanagement in the excessive. The combat is not really worth talking about, the interface and information is written in Swahili .  
AI Kraxis is so powerful. On hard I see them scouting and expanding way too fast. All those heroes/buildings are breaking the early game somewhat. They are supposed to be at peace with everyone, but I always go to war with them just to prevent them from taking any of my heroes or expanding near me. They are like the German Nazis or the Contemporary Germans that are taking over Europe by accident.
Making smaller unit sizes have some advantages over larger ones essentially breaks the basic incentive of a 4x game. You point out that the current mechanics favors larger units over smaller ones, making larger units always more desirable. I would argue that it would be a step away from the current design to allow a starting ability be on equal ground with a later technology. The current pattern of strategies says that early abilities and techs are weaker and cheaper. A party costs mu
I would like to reiterate how special and amazing Endless Space is. I am sorry if some people spent their game budget on SOTSII, but Endless Space is objectively a better game with a better dev team. No need to hash and rehash SOTSII here. Let's talk about a game that is already very good and still has much time before release.
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That little bug is from switching my screen resolution to a lower setting. It sucks too because this game is much more interesting. Gilden and I are in a cold war over this desert and I have made a wall of units to keep his pioneers out until I finish placing outposts. I think I found a solution. I will make sure the next round of videos are fixed.
Wouldn't a better solution be to just allow units to upgrade to larger groups as the technology becomes available? I can't see a simpler solution than that.
There is a FAQ some of the users have compiled. Also, just ask any questions you have here. Also, there are some videos on Youtube that are pretty informative.
The link shows how to get around the internet connection issue. I always use -localdataonly for modding and the like. I think it is a bug that you can simply click anywhere on the screen or press escape to get passed the log in message. If this is not intended, you guys should be aware that it is quite easy to get around the internet connection thing. Maybe it would be good to patch this up?
I canceled the upload and it won't let me remove it. Unfortunately I realized that the reason I had yet to meet anyone in that game was because there was only one and he was stuck in the corner. I am working on a new series as Tarth. Probably more compelling since there will be AI playing too. [e digicons]^_^'[/e]
Point of fact, you just gave them some feedback about Kraxis maybe having an economy bug. That is the point of beta testing.
Technology level and economic power also needs to be a consideration in power rating. Many a times I have been attacked only because I was not building an army until later in the game. The premature attacks and tributes are fine as long as the AI has some way to gauge how powerful I could be if I was trying. Giving each tech a power rating and each unit of production and gildar produced a power rating is a necessity of good AI. I would like something like this add
I still have so much to do before the next beta mod-wise, I would prefer a nice long interval. Maybe take an extra month.
The titles are super long and many. Basically it is a Best of Tchaikovsky and Bach CD sets. I will link to a list that might be hard to read. List Some of my favorite all time pieces. [e digicons]:drool:[/e]