[quote quoting="post"]Hi I have to avoid all the spider associated treasure as a result (unless i team him up, but other dudes are busy themselves doing other things), so what can be done? is there a spell or something i can research so my sovereign can be allowed to move? [/quote] If your sovereign wont move it's probably some kind of game bug or problem, post teh game in the save game file.
[quote who="1SuperG" reply="4" id="2805053"]I haven't bothered with horses since the initial release as they didn't seem to get you anything of real value for the cost. Has this changed? [/quote] Mounted archers with a speed of 4+ are most defintely useful.
[quote quoting="post"]on turn 1034 "next turn" button just stopped working. I tried everything...loaded... reloaded..gave it time to update. everything else works fine but it just wont go to next turn. I backed up the game a few turns and played it through and it sticks at the same point more or less. If I start a new game it works fine....afraid it may stick agian...Anyone else experience this? [/quote] You have a memory leak problem a
[quote who="econundrum1" reply="32" id="2804702"] I agree also with the idea of limiting archers ammo per battle, but I think that might be harder for them to put in. [/quote] [quote quoting="post"] 3) Ammunition: Limit the amount of ammunition for ranged attackers. Each unit should have enough ammo for a normal battle, but should not have infinite ammo, thus allowing things like the kite strategy against much
The weak AI is the number one weakness of the game. It needs to be improved drastically or the game will never make it to the next level no matter what other improvements are made.
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[quote who="Campaigner" reply="15" id="2804339"]The fact that people (reviewers) who LIKE TBS (4x) rate this game from 4-9 means (to me atleast) that they either have vastly different grounds of scoring OR some just suck at their job. I haven't gotten it yet but have followed it since the first words about it were uttered and I will absolutely NOT get it at its current shape. Reading the following on this forum is enough: Lots of abilities don't work The
[quote who="KingHobbit" reply="3" id="2804478"]I would rather have more magic, buildings, and tech than short cuts. The changes that I have heard about for 1.1 seem to address this. [/quote] Since it's a TB game shortcuts frankly aren't important. With very few exceptions, the only time I use shortcut keys are hand-eye type games where you need to group & move units quickly in a real-time environment, games like age of mythology, otherwise I can't think of any cases I n
[quote quoting="post"] Come on guys and girls,please just a from the heart gamers answer.I love this kind of turn base kindom build game.I see the reviews so very low score and many owners of the game also seem to hate it.Then I see alot of players saying they are enjoying the game and having fun.So the reviews are going from low 3's to 8+'s.What is the truth out there??? [/quote] 10 different people will give you 10 different answers. As of now, the ga
[quote who="Dewie" reply="268" id="2803778"] Quoting tmh31, reply 267 I like to role-play a magic-focused game with casting sovereign and heroes. You can make them go faster with boots & cloaks etc. But then the summons or armies they need as tanks slow them down to 2 moves/turn. Does anyone have ideas for ways around this? There used to be a talent called "Organised" that let everyone in a group move at the sovereign's speed, but thi
[quote who="tmh31" reply="264" id="2803382"]Possibly newb questions, but I can't find answers in the game: 1. What exactly is the formula for melee (i) chance to hit and (ii) damage (as a function of atk, def, armor, etc)? How are we supposed to know if to invest heroes as casters or fighters without raw data? . 2. I can see on my city info screen that caravans give bonus to food. But i've also heard they give gold? If this is true, where is this documented?
[quote who="Dhraconus" reply="9" id="2802809"]My suggestion (and this may sound odd but I will explain) is a large map with all AIs on ridiculous difficulty. Ridiculous AIs get a lot of resources around their cities so you can take over a few of them. You want lots of AIs because then you can be on friendly terms with a few of them so the game won't end if one sovereign suicides itself on you, just don't alliances. Also if you can manage to be friendly with your bordering fa
[quote who="tjashen" reply="1" id="2803178"]They seemed to like it. Gotta luv Google translator. The 'translated' lines that caught my attention: this dynamic urban development is one of the factors in the drug game. However, it can happen that you will be not proud warriors, but a nasty fight Spider, bashfully the slide into one of your armies. Much better is another method of obtaining hero: himself a witness. But once the fighting coc
[quote who="Mystikmind" reply="11" id="2802814"] Theoretical for me - since i was never able to achieve it due to animals, so it won't be me enjoying it while i can, it will be you! I will prefer the gold option with the caravan, since it is gold that will pay the wages of the units i will be using to kill the basted animals that want to destroy the caravans! [/quote] True, on any given turn l average a loss of 1 to 3 caravans. It's not a pro
[quote who="CrazyHarlequin" reply="8" id="2802631"]Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't troops move much faster on the roads the caravans produce? That's the main advantage for me. The only reason I really put Caravans in the field is to make those roads so I can reinforce areas as necessary when teleporting isn't an option. [/quote] That't the main reason to build caravans everywhere, the other reason is they provide food. [quote who="Mystikmi
[quote quoting="post"]Hi all I don't want to end the game, i just want a bit of gold so i can move things along a bit, is that too much to ask? [/quote] Why would anyone want to play a game past the point they've won? There's no enjoyment to be had: no challenge, no fun.
[quote who="Mystikmind" reply="6" id="2802565"]I have noticed that random maps will usually try and starve you of gold, but one time the map decided to starve me of food, in that case the game did not last very long at all! Food is not something that usually bothers me, but when it does, it has a very big impact (if its early game). [/quote] City spam + caravans from each city = no food problem. This is going to change with 1.1 apparently, but I've never ha
I've never seen a hero get resurrected. I have seen them get duplicated though, which is probably a bug.
[quote who="Glowing_Ember" reply="34" id="2801999"]i think what someone may be failing to mention is that the cliff tile is actually ocean and you need to raise the land there. [/quote] I was wondering about that, I tried casting lower land but it did nothing, didn't occur to me that raise land might work. It would be really nice if this stuff was covered in the manual like it should.
[quote who="tjashen" reply="28" id="2801704"]That's because they are. Advanced Civil Quoting cpl_rk, reply 25 Quoting tjashen, reply 19Random events: Oh, wait, those are from another game (which I was just playing!). Yay DOSBox! Those look very similar to the civilization (boardgame) cards. they get mixed in with the trade cards like ochre, salt. That's because they ARE originally fro
[quote who="Gaeb22" reply="14" id="2800966"]I really like Blistering Sands, Raise/Lower Land, Volcano, Flood and Earthquake - being able to change the environment is something that's pretty unique and awesome. On the flipside, they have some bugs... like I can't cast blistering sands outside an area I control (no good for wiping out enemy resources?) and when I flood or volcano an opposing city, the AI doesn't realize I did it and/or doesn't care. Who doesn't declare war on you for
Read these three threads: https://forums.elementalgame.com/398726 https://forums.elementalgame.com/398673 https://forums.elementalgame.com/398722
[quote who="JimKnopf" reply="1" id="2801647"]In an earlier game an enemy Hero returned to being hireable again after I killed his sovereign. But in a more current game in a comparable situation the hero vanished like all the enemy troops and cities. So it seems to me this has been changed. As far as I am concerned I liked the old behaviour more. [/quote] Soverign resurrects if he gets vanquished in his own territory & has at least o
[quote who="tjashen" reply="19" id="2801133"]Random events: Oh, wait, those are from another game (which I was just playing!). Yay DOSBox! [/quote] Those look very similar to the civilization (boardgame) cards. they get mixed in with the trade cards like ochre, salt.
[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="1" id="2800954"]It's like how brave the soldiers are, and it can be raises and lowered due to certain spells and Sov characteristics. When it is low, your soldies can panic and not fight back. Not sure a really high one does anything. [/quote] Frankly it doesn't do much in this game, occasionally a monster or something will cast confusion & your guy will lock up, but that's about it. Morale in Dominions III had a much greater effect. I