Othello

Stand alone. FAQ #1 -Othello

Removing weapon/armor research and making weapon/armor creation dependent on having a blacksmith building (or subsequent upgrade of a blacksmith for stronger weapons) or dependent on city size may decrease the amount of turns until the player feels like he's advancing in the game. Maybe also replace the current weapon/armor research with research improving the capabilities of various weapons. - Othello

Very encouraging! Please keep the type of aggression (be it military or magic or a mix) dependent on the resources you start around. It individualizes each game played. In the short term it may seem disappointing if you only want magic gameplay but can't have it each game. But long term, it would keep each game interesting and varied to the next, and overlay strategic choices the player would have to use to their advantage. Will each goldmine, and like structure, benefit from

How modding seems to me, your marketing department could sell Elemental as a virtual Lego's or a Sims for adult males. Making cool things to see in game was the main draw for me to Spore, the gameplay put a stop to my purchase. No one would accuse Elemental of having Spore like gameplay of course. - Othello

Frogboy, the evil capitalist in you can take comfort in those unused mod assets. They will encourage modders to buy the game. They will put money in your pocket. I bet there could even be a formula figured out for included assets to sales. Your modding example makes it harder to wait for beta 4. - Othello

Stardock has been re-opening the betas during each beta generation; i.e. beta 1, beta 2, beta 3. but not for beta 1-c, beta 3-a and the like. So if things continue as they have been, i would guess you wont get in until beta 4 - Othello

or maybe add really fat guys, too much beard and cleavage! You should be able to request a marriage from your enemy, without actually having to find someone of the opposite gender, for diplomatic reason, or marry someone from inside your city walls. - Othello

I was thinking of an out and out one person wins all, one looses all. But I like the idea of rebellious cities, autonomous npc cities. Not all of the cities would become the victors, the stronger/larger cities would have a chance of resisting, but not the the oncoming city demolishing retributive volcano [e digicons]O:)[/e] - Othello

Why not get rid of hexes and squares all together. Make movement like warhammer 40k (the board game) or Total War's map screen. - Othello

For Whom the Bell Tolls - E. Hemingway It's to the point. It's expletive brilliant. - Othello

Left 4 Dead 2 was $10 Max Payne 1 & 2 $3.79 DEFCON, Darwania, Multiwania, Uplink pack $5.00 Civilization 4 Complete is $10 today EVE: Online $1.99 It's an impressive sale. The daily deals even more so. - Othello

[quote who="strager" reply="38" id="2662436"] Quoting Othello, reply 36 For cheap? I'll proof read it for a spot in the credits. I already volunteer my time to proof read for Project Gutenberg, this would be a pleasure. - Othello Well that explains the typos in my copy of the Divine Comedy.....[/quote] Sorry Strager, wasn't me. I'll see what I can do about it.

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="34" id="2662375"] Quoting TyLarson, reply 29If you do need an editor or proofreader I am available. I did four years of technical writing back in the 90's and even if my skills are rusty I work for cheap these days as a returning college student. Thanks for the offer. We have Jason Ocampo working on it (formerly editor of IGN and Gamespot).[/quote] For cheap? I'll proof read it for a spot in the credits. I already volunteer my time to proof

Imagine how terrible it would be to conquer a city and strip it of it's identity to assimilate it into your rule but can't even change the name! Horrifying! (In all seriousness not being able to rename them is the Elemental version of a paper cut. Not tragic but annoying.) - Othello

Imagine there's a stalemate in the combat and you want to cut to the chase. You could challenge the opposing sovereign to a duel. Like Sauron vs. Gandolf. The winner gains all of the losers cities and armies. A duel might be integrated into the end of a battle containing two sovereigns. Maybe the winner could attempt to force a duel. Maybe it's an option to be agreed upon at the end or beginning of a battle. As for how it may play out, the obvious of a fighting system would be

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It happened only after the caravans have built lots of roads in close proximity - Othello

Ill try that Sythvipers. The problem has been a deterrent from BETA testing the game. EDIT: worked

I can confirm this. It's happened to me every game in .803 - Othello

When I try to load a save maybe 300+ turns into that game it stays loading indefinitely; leaving a task manager close program the only option. - Othello DXDIAG via pastebin.com

[quote who="meowbie-bAEby" reply="9" id="2658548"]DO Caravans actually do anything yet? Have built a bunch and seem to get no increase in Gilder.[/quote] If you click on a caravan in route it says how much they're carrying. But yes, on the kingdom screen it doesn't show any trade income. - Othello

There was a game a few years ago called Hinterlands. "Champions" would come to your city and a list would be prepared of them. You had a limited amount of time to accept them or you could send them away to free up a spot for a different champion. The more recognition (fame/honor etc.) the better and more specialized the unit would be. It was the only good thing about the game. It would be a perfect fit for Elemental. You could still have uber wandering champions, but there would always be cha

Is it possible to rename cities? If not, think it would be a nice addition. - Othello

[quote who="Wintersong" reply="31" id="2657654"]Troops don't cost food. Let's keep it that way. Just increase wages for the logistics but don't mix them with food.[/quote] I agree. If food remains the same, without apiaries or farm land you would have a tiny army. - Othello

When you've discovered a new tech, you have several options to choose from. When you click on one possibility it brings up a list of what you get or what will be upgraded. It would be very helpful if the tiny icons would give a more detailed description than just naming what they are (i.e. "mine: a mine let you gather ore to build better units"). You would be so lost when just starting out with elemental. - Othello