[quote who="CHiZZoPs" reply="18" id="2813621"] Quoting cpl_rk, reply 8 You better pray that it works. If not, a lot of gamers that bought this game are going to want your head on a plate. ............. That is so completely unnecessary that I can't imagine why you would say it but to be hurtful. [/quote] [quote who="Istari" reply="21" id="2814912"] I was actually referring to those peopl
[quote who="DarkSide73" reply="55" id="2815088"]This goes withour saying, but I fear using champions unless my soveriegn or a spell caster is with them and only if I micormanage every battle. Cause nothing sucks more then when I was building one of my sons into a killing machine, the kid has 140 mana he had wonderful armor and was on horseback. he had fought at about 50 battles prior to and was just dominating one side of the map while I handled quest items - I let the computer au
Depends on what the specifications are on your laptop. If they're near minimum reqs, I wouldn't install the game on it.
[quote quoting="post"]Hey guys... I was a forum lurker for a while and decided to purchase the game with the lure of free expansions... I have not played many 4x games before... only civ 1 and tried civ5 recently (which I adore)... Well... I started a new game a messed around for a little while and really see some promise in the game but did not like the character I create (kind of rushed one together not knowing what I was doing...) <
[quote who="Tridus" reply="52" id="2814889"] Quoting cpl_rk, reply 51 It has to be able to, or heroes are worthless. You can't produce them. They take a long time to level, and the items are expensive as hell to equip them. If you lose them, that's it. Comparatively if I lose the stack of 8 random guys with hammers, I can just go make another one. [/quote] In this game you don't need to produce heroes; you can more easily buy them. I've got
[quote who="Tridus" reply="47" id="2814247"]To spend the whole game building up a hero only to have someone just produce a squad of random guys with hammers who can one shot said hero? Lame. [/quote] Well, to shell out 400 crystal and 2k gold for an 8 man horse archer squad only to be killed by an 8th level essense-imbued bard would sux just as much from my POV. [quote who="psychoak" reply="50" id="2814485"]The combat system is crap(understat
[quote who="Glowing_Ember" reply="43" id="2813880"]sigh... the heroes were not over powered, they are underpowered. The magic system needs adjusting, which is what they are doing for 1.1. We will see how successful they are when it comes out. [/quote] Some players play out to 900+ turns. With this many turns, you could easily turn out an uber Hero with 25+ Level-ups. But, the game can be easily won before even half this many turns on large, ridiculous,
[quote quoting="post"]So... So, my question is this: is 1.1 slated to correct this apparent mechanical oversight? I realize that moving to a shared pool for resources and then making building depending upon a pool /within/ that specific city (with, say additions to one's faction being randomly assigned across cities). But will it do this? -tid242 [/quote] Caravans are supposed to nix supply-food in the 1.1 patch, so theoretically that will mean l
[quote who="Phylast57" reply="4" id="2813637"] the trees don't even block arrows They would in squad leader [/quote] LOL, good one !! I wanted to add to your karma for that great comment, but I don't know how? .. there doesn't seem to be an "add to karma option" after clicking on karma? ... anyway, a very old example of a good board game that had RPG & strategy game elements was "Titan" made by AH back in the 8
[quote who="Sinzer" reply="38" id="2813618"] Why have a whole levelling system and equipment options, if only one route is viable. Makes no sense. [/quote] You can say the exact same thing if you go completely the other way, and have massive uber-heroes that can level everything ... why build squads or research military tech when all battles are just decided by a few "supermen" heroes? I think that a balance is needed. Those really strong s
[quote who="Istari" reply="13" id="2813374"] Quoting cpl_rk, reply 8 Seriously though, while I can understand the arguments pertaining to rights and fairness with regard to the release state of this game, I can't comprehend the level of anger displayed by some people over what is ultimately a fairly inexpensive and non-essential recreational item. When you factor in the way this was, and is being handled by the developers, it makes it all the more
[quote who="tanafres" reply="14" id="2813433"] Quoting Istari, reply 13 What he said. [/quote] What I said
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[quote who="Frogboy" reply="5" id="2813182"]The first public beta is scheduled for this next Thursday. It's going to be an awesome upcoming year. We, and by we I mean us all - the community and Stardock - are going to do something that I'm not sure has been done in modern times in PC gaming, we're going to transform an already existing shipping game. [/quote] You better pray that it works. If not, a lot of gamers that bought this game are goin
[quote who="Stuie_acs" reply="8" id="2812439"]It would be nice if the whole dynasty system actually mattered. Make the turns "seasons" and give some recognizable sense to ruler/child aging. Give the ruler a target life-span based on constitution; they could even add spells to extend life. Then when the ruler does finally die, his or her heir could take over as the leader. Etc. etc. There is so much unmet potential here. [/quote] T
That would be great if marsh monsters actually got some kind of advantage for marsh, or for desert monsters in desert, woods monsters got concealment in woods, etc.. but as of now there is absolutely no differences given to animals & their indigenous environment, so it makes no difference. It's just generic "terrain" for graphics sake, the trees don't even block arrows. The best you get is some defensive bonuses, +25% or +50% for a small number of locations on the tactical board.<
[quote who="Goldmos" reply="7" id="2812105"]Well, I'm still trying things out so my game last at least 1k turn... and I have time to have grand-children even if I marry at 150-200 turn (I forgot to marry early and even then, I dont use my offspring into combat) so it doesn't bother me. I play of course at Normal difficulty. [/quote] I've never got past turn 450ish. Every game I win on ridiculous, largest world, max # opponents by turns 300 to 450. I've never gotten past gran
hold down ctrl key and left click one at a time on each unit you want to move out, you can move the whole group at once this way, moving units should have a yellow border
[quote who="Brainsucker" reply="19" id="2811178"]I don't want a kick ass champion, I want a useful notable persons who has unique purposes for my kingdom (not only at the beginning but to the entire game). [/quote] give the man a cigar. I'm happy with the current strength of champs in relation to squads. The only thing I would add is that adventure type heroes (perhaps notables too) should be allowed to be added to squads (one hero per squad). They
[quote who="Goldmos" reply="8" id="2811187"]Should have an achievement to it: Congrats, you spend 12k on a sword [/quote] What's the squad cost for the sword?
[quote who="kenata" reply="66" id="2811048"] Actually this has been debated massivly before in at least two other threads. Actually I believe it is a few more than that, though I was referring to the overall community debate, not simply this particular thread. Since 1.1 will probably remove or at least vastly restrict teleport, I think the entire debate is ultimately moot until the new release. I think if a player or set of players have a problem with some game mechanic,
I guess I see it as a lack of attention to "need." In other games like Anno the player "needs" to expand in order to gather certain resources that are themselves "needed and essential" to expanding your population in number, morale, and prosperity in order to win the game. In Distant Worlds, new 4x space game, you needed to gather at least 10 luxury items from different planets to move your population up to different levels (there's over a 100 different resources on differen
I've played a couple of the Anno series of games. I enjoy those type of strategy games a lot, if you liked those you'll probably like Colonization (colonial era civilizations) and imperialism (an older but still great game). The big advantage in those games that makes them more enjoyable from a city-building perspective was the "need" to gather resources in order to move your population to higher levels of numbers, happiness, and prosperity. This game doesn't have this. For examp
[quote who="kenata" reply="62" id="2810887"]What I really love about this debate is simply that no one even cares to point out that the AI does not teleport at all, nor would they even come close to exploiting it even if they did. [/quote] Actually this has been debated massivly before in at least two other threads. It was pointed that the AI never uses teleport even when it should, such as when stacks get blocked or stuck: <a href="https://forums.elementa
[quote quoting="post"]My vote is Yes. I was watching Lord of the Rings last night again and really wish I could craft a kick ass champion who would take down a stack of 12 with no sweat. [/quote] Sorry, but that would sux. maybe in a RPG that's great, but not a strategy game. This particular game is a cross between the two, so it walks a fine line. A 10-man horse archer squad with all the item shop stuff should be able to take down