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Even if E:FE is a fantastic game, how is Stardock going to overcome the negative bias that will likely cloud the release? Many gamers only know one thing about E:WoM, and that is that it was a "bad game." When your studio's latest title is most remembered for its failed launch, how do you overcome that? Other publishers/developers can deal with similar problems with sheer volume (if you produce dozens of games a year, one bad game may not damage your reputation), but Stardock is smal

If you guys want to hear his voice, he's on some of the Impulse TV episodes. Take a look at Eschalon Book II. Cute voice, yeah? I'll take him as Associate Producer if he releases podcasts and such. [e digicons]:inlove:[/e]

Well, there you go: https://www.stardock.com/about/newsitem.asp?id=2056 Kael.

The primary reason behind 2K's decision to use Steamworks: Piracy. All other features are secondary to Steam's ability to reduce piracy. Steam is the most beloved DRM system on the market. Its fans zealously defend it, the press adores it, and while publishers would prefer to keep more control over their products, Steam is a potent DRM system that doesn't generate negative press, publishers welcome it. Other than the forfeiture of some control, publishers love Steamworks becau

I choose you, Elemental! Quick, Elemental, use your Post-Release Support on that wild Civ V!

[quote who="Zalusithix" reply="173" id="2758315"]I don't get what confuses people so much about the financial situation here. The gaming division isn't producing enough revenue to sustain another independent team, and potentially not enough to sustain the current size of the Elemental team. Regardless of this, Brad will invest profits from the other divisions to continue to keep enough people in the gaming division to develop and improve upon Elemental. He won't, however, throw goo

[quote who="metalfacekevin" reply="8" id="2748345"]I posted a link to a reddit discussion of the book, but it was deleted. I don't think I broke any rules by posting it, so here it is again: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/d6mvk/so_stardock_ceo_brad_wardell_wrote_a_book_about_a/ I hope Stardock stops this massive cover-up they have going on...deleted threads, comments, etc. Brad said that if the game gets bashed, th

[quote who="deductable" reply="8" id="2745245"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220605[/quote] The item is no longer listed, but it shows similar items as EEE PCs. So you are playing on an entry-level netbook?

Heh. As for the bug, the AI appears to be cheating or something of the sort. What difficulty setting did you use for that opponent?

[quote quoting="post"] I'm hoping that's a bug, since if I don't have money, I can't build [/quote] 90% of homeowners would disagree!

This will give you some of what you crave, for now: https://forums.elementalgame.com/393516 [e digicons]:moo:[/e]

What am I thinking? I'm thinking Arby's.

Stardock lets professional skinners sell their work at wincustomize.com, so I would not be surprised if Stardock eventually allowed professional modders to sell their work for low prices via Impulse.

Did you happen to start the game before version 1.06 and then continue after updating to 1.06? If so, save the game to a new save file, and load that new file. That is the workaround, although it may not work.

[quote who="selfdeceiver" reply="6" id="2740900"] Thanks for the response: VIA® VT1708S 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC [/quote] VIA released a new set of drivers earlier this month. Try installing these: http://www.viaarena.com/Driver/v7900a-1.zip If they help, great. If not, let us know.

[quote who="selfdeceiver" reply="4" id="2739626"] (windows 7 -64, Creative Gigaworks T20 II speakers) Exiting the game and restarting helps though, for a while. The original posted problem, i have not. [/quote] It would be most helpful if you could post your sound card or audio chipset information here. It would be even better if you posted the debug.err mentioned by kryo.

Can you post your system stats, including the brand and model of your sound card or audio chipset?

Why the ultimatum? If you want a great turn-based strategy game with RPG elements that will receive thorough post-release support, buy Elemental. When should you buy it? If you trust Stardock to patch the game quickly and regularly (they will, I assure you), buy it now. If you are uncertain, wait for another patch or two and then ask again.

If you can build on them, they will give you whatever they claim to give. Keep in mind that you won't see benefits from any building in the game until construction is complete. If you have other buildings in your construction queue, the resource-connected building may not finish (or even start) for several turns.

That obnoxious highlighting has permanently weakened my vision. I will be sending you a bill for my corrective lenses.

Best Buy is stocking Elemental but the local stores I have called claim that their initial stock sold out. I assume that the first shipment was too small for many BBs.

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="52" id="2730783"]My biggest problem with the article is the quote he took out of context. Qt3 isn't just some random site. It's my home away from home. And Ben Sones isn't some random forum poster, he's a friend of mine (FB friend and all) and when he called v1.0 an "early beta" I admit, it ticked me off and I snapped back. I shouldn't have said it and I regret saying it, but for PC Gamer to take that comment without any context and put it out there is c

The names are also in the manual if you have trouble reading scrolling text... Congratulations to those named and unnamed. Your contributions were certainly appreciated.

I hope this gets a fix. It is very misleading!

So those of us who are in a middle of the campaign won't be able to see the "improved" campaign unless we start anew? What exactly has been tweaked with it? I am curious as to whether starting over would be worth it.