VR_IronMana

[quote who="Kantok" reply="36" id="2875961"] Obviously, such a system would require some way for the player to know the bonuses before founding cities (like the MoM surveyor), but it would go a great way distinguishing different locations and making local terrain relevant (beside resources). City placement certainly needs to matter more than it does currently, but the problem with this system is that it would need to vary by faction or race. Some races may be desert dwellers o

Re: AI Saving up In Kohan 2 - there's a value called "saving time limit" where the AI will consider it's current income rate per minute * (saving_time_limit / 60) as how much gold it could have at the end of that limit. If that result is higher than the gold it costs to perform that gold (say researching a unit tech) then the AI will not only save that gold, but ear mark it. So if there's was something else it could do now, it won't UNLESS that goal's cost would not sap

[quote who="Alstein" reply="21" id="2841491"] The art is fantastic, reminds me a bit of Culdcept Saga or CCG's. [/quote] Wow, Culdcept! I was mad when they didn't make the sequel for PS2/3 because I loved the PS2 version :( Hopefully, it'll get ported to PSP or DS. And that art is beautiful - that's why I love hand-made graphics.

[quote who="cpl_rk" reply="36" id="2821474"] Regardless of whether a player uses spam or hates the strategy, there is a problem with "food" in this game as it pertains to the storyline. It is as abundant as falling rain, which flies completely in the face of a "post apocalyptic" environment. In my opinion, "food" should be as valuable a resource as shards given the theme of the game. There should be a *very* minimal amount of food resources (again, given the game's theme),

[quote who="Bingjack" reply="17" id="2819627"] Colored Blob of Doom? (Or perhaps the more politically correct term would be," A Doom Blob of Color" )[/quote] A Filled Out Area of Ethnically Diverse Doom?

I'm not against this, per se, I just don't see where it goes. So I can turn resource A into resource B. So what? What can I do with resource B instead of just collecting enough to turn it into resource C? Is this the prelude to an actual item creation system? Is there some new economy system we're not being exposed to yet that would need this kind of system to make work? Can we combine resources? Will the resources unlock items - like if we want Uber Sword of Pwning +1

"In the longer term, we are moving to an initiative system (individual units moving based on their combat speed rather than each side taking a turn together)." Sooooooo can not wait for this. The short term change will spice things up as well. At the least, I'll have to make sure I have a significant advantage instead of being assured that I'll be able to whittle down the enemy before they even move. Maybe I can, maybe I can't. </p

[quote who="awuffleablehedgie" reply="63" id="2789547"]could you just have champions be able to do it? It makes sense, being only one man. You could block the Sovereign if you want. [/quote] Yeah, would help them stay useful as the stacks get bigger. Perhaps certain types/classes of champions could get a "job" in a foreign city and report the goings on in it, perform saboteur type tasks, etc (kind of like you could have your spies hired in Seven

Wow, very colorful maps :) I like that art style - of course I like the art style now, but the color in those maps.. Anyway, I like that UI too. What's wrong with 1280 resolution? Just curious. Really like that UI.

[quote who="Grove12345" reply="114" id="2787420"]Why are people afraid to stick to what worked? And why not stick to gorgeous 2d instead of primitive 3d?[/quote] Sprites are hard work. There's so many 3D programs out there, but is there one for 2D Sprites? I love them as much as anyone, and I agree, I'd rather have beautiful 2D over 3D. But I think 2D games are even more demanding in the art department, especially in animation.

[quote who="Cerevox" reply="10" id="2535637"] I think it also helped that the actual combat mechanics were very complex and difficult to follow, but at the same time could easily be estimated by looking at how many swords/shields each unit had. Kept folks from easily calculating who should win, which meant battles could be suprising.[/quote] No kidding. I just got the game recently, and have already seen this in both for and against me. There's been times I

[quote who="GaelicVigil" reply="110" id="2784754"] I have to agree with you to a certain degree. How many TBS games can you name where you couldn't whip the AI simply by spamming a large number of cities? .[/quote] I don't remember doing it in AoW or Warlords 3. I don't think you could even BUILD cities in Warlords 3. I don't think you could city spam in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms games either.

[quote who="OsirisDawn" reply="38" id="2782920"] No. I mean overflowing. Really. I have 18 food spare and wont build anymore cities, because there is no reason too. All resources are taken, if i need more i have to go to war. [/quote] Same here. I have about that much and I have food tiles not taken, but in my influence border and one wild wheat I intentionally passed up because it was "too close" (for me) to my capital. And I've never made a car

[quote who="Goontrooper" reply="7" id="2782114"] Let me know if you find anything, I'll keep looking and experimenting as well. As for the balance, I intend to upsize everything to go with the larger units. I'm going to see if there is a way for a pioneer to cost, say, 100 citizens and then found a new city with 100 citizens. I also plan to allow for faster growth of larger cities.[/quote] I can't find any other instances of BaseTurnsTo

I don't think the buildings are "making gold". It's the people working in the buildings that provide services that generate gold. Obviously, a merchant hut isn't going to just poop out gold. But there's a merchant in that hut selling stuff which can be taxed and that makes gold for the kingdom. The population and taxes is a good point because it's something that should be tied to population but isn't. In that regard I see your point. The food thing is a better example

[quote who="falconne2" reply="365" id="2781465"] Quoting VR_IronMana, reply 364 Same for the "don't do this before bug fixing" comments - which...is a given, and was never stated that this should go in first or else. I wasn't talking about bug fixing. There are some serious gameplay overhauls that need to be done and these will require lots of QA, re-balancing and AI changes. I'd say in the very least they have 6 months of more important work to do, more likely even longer.[/qu

[quote who="Raven X" reply="360" id="2781356"] Even though us on the forums here have moved past the drama of release, the gaming community at large still won't calm down over it for a while still. Even after all that is forgotten, if this isn't fixed, it will just open up a whole new can of worms every time someone buys the game and then comes to the forums to point out they can't get armies that big in game. [/quote] If "box art drama" is going t

Wow - I guess I got MoM from them just in time? Must have been fate. I hope it's just a PR stunt. I just discovered the place, but might peruse more games when I have some spare bucks to throw around.

[quote who="Aractain" reply="225" id="2772568"] Also what about meat armour? Like Lady Gaga?[/quote] Hmm... A Lady Gaga mod? "Welcome to a world where steaks don't just heal your HP, but they also can be worn to increase your defense!" (though, you make monsters spawn 5x more frequently... Animals love meat) .

[quote who="falconne2" reply="363" id="2781446"] Part of the reason the thread got so long is some of us who aren't too keen on the devs looking at this before the long list of more important things that need fixing or improving in the game started arguing. [/quote] Between that and arguments over: -What "epic" means -Whether or not this should have had "official" in the name Which is too bad because it doe

[quote who="Blaze of Glory" reply="35" id="2776297"] I don't like this idea If you don't have the items, sure, pay the premium. If I have iron, materials, crystals, why am I paying extra for them? That is like saying buying oil in Saudia Arabia should be the same as the open market! I should be able to deduct them from my stocks and pay the blacksmith/armorer, whoever, the cost of their time and expertise if I supply the materials.[/quote] Good point. Th

[quote who="Goontrooper" reply="5" id="2781334"]I have started experimenting with this a bit. It is a simple thing to change the COST of each unit in CoreUnitGroupingTypes. So for example, you can change the Party size from 4 to 10 soldiers. I'm still playing with it a bit, there still seems to be some weirdness. I can't edit the Individual size properly. So if you try to change the base training time of an Individual soldier from 3 to 1, it doesn't seem to take effect. Not sure what fi

[quote who="GaelicVigil" reply="338" id="2776063"] Actually I loved the tactical battles of Lord of Magic, especially when you played as the Elf faction. There was nothing more exhilarating to watch 300 archers suddenly fire their bows all at once and rain death upon an oncoming horde. [/quote] Yeah, I always picked Life just for those Elf Archers. They are the reason I beat the game the first time. Shot the Death Faith guy (Balkoth?) o

[quote who="sagittary" reply="2" id="2775943"] However, a mod manage as you and the OP suggested would be much better. At the very least, something similar to what the Sims 3 has - it has a pre-loader where you can see all the stuff you've downloaded and individually click each one on and off, among many other handy mod features.[/quote] YES. In a game designed to be modded almost as much as played - this would seem like a sure fire feature to have around.<

[quote who="cordell9" reply="9" id="2775912"] we shall see, I played all the Civ titles and they just started to get very boring. This is a much different game and I would prefer not to patch something one day and change it the next. ie Organized talent [/quote] Organized wasn't patched yesterday, (I don't believe?) it hasn't changed since..heck..beta if I remember right (it's always been sov's stack moves at sovereign's moveme