I've been going back and forth with tech support for 3 weeks. The installer fails at 10% through the download. I've tried on two seperate computers, reinstalled Stardock, etc etc etc. I'm getting annoyed.
Gaeb
I think the issue is children get their *BASE* essence multiplied by the +essence upgrades you research... 300's are not uncommon apparently. They probably should actually be 20 or 30, not triple digits! =/
The unit moves are definitely counter intuitive - agree on a button and/or more clear movement. Also, ship movement animation is ridiculously slow - locks me to viewing the ship while I wait for it to plod a few squares.
Worth noting that if your entire army's morale is 0, in the tactical map you can't do anything after first turn ("Panicked!") ... but click autoresolve and they'll wipe the floor with the opposition. Morale makes little sense in its current implementation.
Hi, I'm a fan of Stardock. I bought Elemental on a whim - I did not have high hopes or expectations of any sort, I was simply bored and on vacation. This game has intrigued me for all the promise it shows and all it lacks in terms of gameplay and balance - I am not alone there, having spent the last half day or so browsing various sites' boards. I'd like to give the devs some constructive, tactical feedback. I'll preface this with "the whole time I was playing this game, I