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They have never confirmed that boats will never be in FE to my knowledge, merely that they won't be in for release. They could simply be focusing on finishing off the land before worrying about the water. Depending on how they do seafaring it could be mostly just a large content patch to a huge new game-play mechanic requiring an expansion. Once you add boats you need: sea tactical maps, sea monsters, sea quests, sea resources, different sea terrains, sea magic, sea traits, etc. I

Yeah being able to build military buildings in outposts such as walls and watchtowers just makes sense. Not so much economy buildings though, that's what cities are for.

[quote]Such things would take modding the items and/or units currently in-game. Really, anything that activates a unitstat can be used here - for example a trait that gives you +3 attack vs any enemy occupying a desert tile in strategic mode, or +3 if you are occupying a mountain tile. Also, the huge caveat here is the AI not knowing exactly how to use such mechanics.[/quote] Nice! I was wondering if it would be possible to mod in some strategic terrain bonuses. Can't wait

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[quote who="Satrhan" reply="21" id="3063708"]The service sector can't absorb everyone that has become redundant, and it too will feel the effects of automation in the not too distant future. So then what?[/quote] That is very true, the truly disturbing trend however is how advanced computer programs are replacing mid level employees, ie they can search databases and do paper work. It is called the great hallowing out. Really productivity is the most basic and truest way t

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[quote who="RooksBailey" reply="7" id="3061459"]I still think this idea of sovs and heroes being immortal is a mistake as it takes a lot of the tension out of battles[/quote] They added it mainly because the AI would be at a huge disadvantage without it, they can't reload if a champion dies.

How about tech requirements for champion equipment? That way champions don't outpace normal units equipment wise. So most champion equipment isn't useless you could stagger it a level, so that champions can always use equipment 1 tech higher then normal units but not 2 or 3 techs higher.

As someone who was always complaining that the monsters in WoM were not tough or interesting enough I can't wait to see the new monsters in action!

[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="17" id="3058180"]So... from those of us on the other side of this discussion: Thank you for not blowing 30% of the FE budget on a gamemode 1% tried in E:wom.[/quote] I'm pretty sure that's what they did spend on multiplayer, even if it doesn't exist. Hence why Frogboy personally wants to add multiplayer eventually , because he has already invested money in it. I am a huge multiplayer fa

Umm the AI in WoM designed troops and didn't use templates. I doubt the AI in FE will be incapable of designing units.

[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="2" id="3057195"]Relias got ugly real fast![/quote] ...and apparently had his name legally changed to Tuun Mafaru.

[quote who="RooksBailey" reply="21" id="3057099"]Any chance of releasing some of it as desktop wallpaper? [/quote] Been done, see this thread. The new look is awesome! I love the art, you are really setting the tone and mood for the story. By the way on the new Spellbook page are Bloom of Twilight and Birth of Summer supposed to be the same spell? They have the same description and image...

Oh there is also this version of it, which is the one I use.

Ya this pic has been my wallpaper for over a month....

Do I ever wish I was in the first group of beta testers......

[quote who="juryal" reply="5" id="3055243"]The screenshots look awesome. It does look like the tactical maps take at least some inspiration from the location on the strategic map at which the battle takes place. For example, I would guess the bottom screenshot is of a battle taking place at a city. Is this in fact the case?[/quote] [quote who="Orvidos" reply="16" id="3055392"]In that third screenshot, are those walls consequences of player actions, or is that part of a campaign/missio

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[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="7" id="3054351"]Let's not jump the gun here. While tactical maps that resemble the strategic world would be marvellous, it's a big feature that they haven't talked about at all. It is probably just a pre-built map.[/quote] Indeed. However if that is a pre-built map it's a bloody oddly specific one.

I don't see any huge problems in FE from open borders. Unlike in Civ FE has less places to build cities, you kinda have to build in certain areas(fertile ground). This means the AI is less likely to build in weird places within your borders. Also unlike in Civ the main constraint on building new cities is probably going to be hostile monsters not the build time and cost of settlers, so if there is a open spot you could easily take it before the AI. This system would be much

Hmm after reading about Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai I think what you have done with Elemental is similar to how they put out a stand alone expansion after every game. Really these expansions are whole new games that use a lot of art assets kinda like FE.

Wow that's a lot of pack drakes.

[quote who="FutileEmotion" reply="51" id="3049961"]I agree with Sanati. People who see Fallen Enchantress are going to look at the screen shots and just see War of Magic. This is compounded by the fact that most people have not played War of Magic (even if they purchased it), and it has been too long since its release for them to remember anything specific in the images besides the general art style. I'd go with Elemental 2: Fallen Enchantress.[/quote] Of course the other side of

Since Elemental is really the name of the world because of the other games you are planning add to the franchise later, it would be very weird to drop Elemental from the title.

A Reboot?