[quote who="jeffalford" reply="8" id="2899651"]Hell I actually agree with Mandragoran on this one, let us get a working game before we jump the mulityplayer mountain lion!! I would also rather have a Hotseat multiyplayer than what is presently offered, I might actually try it then!! [/quote] @Jeffa [e digicons]:beer:[/e]
Open Impulse then go to My Games, click on Elemental, bottom right corner open the more menu, and click view history. "Additional memory fixes and improvements" I think Brad and Derek's been throwing in some stealth Ninja stuff though. [e digicons]:ninja:[/e]
Ok, cool. Thanks for the info.
Thanks. What does the AI intelligence value set to 1 do? Notice any differences between normal ridiculous and that value?
1.19e ridiculous game on season 3. No Janusk. Is he turned off for ridiculous level? That's fine with me but would like to know so I no longer consider it a bug. He showed on a 1.19e novice game that my daughter is playing. Thanks. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19969679/Elemental/119e/3.EleSav
1.19e DX error: Debug: http://pastebin.com/bNJXRGam Dmp Zip: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19969679/Elemental/119e/Elemental1_19e-2011-03-04T17-01-36-275.zip Happened when zooming in and out on cloth map. Seems to occur in transition between cloth and zoomed in map. Sometimes recovers but sometimes crashes t
In my opinion somewhere between Wheel of Time and the Hardy Boys. Seriously though, i t's pretty good but I'll always be prejudiced towards Wheel of Time and Sword of Truth. What I found shocking in this series was how some pretty major players end up dying. You get all wrapped up in some characters and then like wtf? The first time I saw Braveheart and Mel's honey had her throat slit - movie had me hooked because I had no idea what was coming next. I like that.
Cool deal, Brad. Thanks for sharin'. I sincerely appreciate the culture of SD and how it relates to the community. The forums allow us to vent, provide constructive criticism, learn, and share knowledge and insights. It's just plain cool and that's why I'm still around. How SD picked itself up again after the initial release and communicated earned my respect. The constructive critics are on the same page as you guys - we want a kick ass game out of it. The destructive critics can get lost be
I was always fond of Wing Commander but if I had to choose it was this series. If memory serves I think Alliance allowed you to LAN it up. Oh, the LAN parties with the coaxial connections. Those were the good old days. I remember a BBS game called Trade Wars...
Epic, loved 'em all. I'm such an old fart.
[quote who="StarReaper" reply="11" id="2899441"]Btw Brad, on the voting thread, its 34 to 27 in favor of having a same as single player multiplayer. Just incase you were curious We understand budgets and all this, but if you make a stable version of Elemental or FE that is the same as Single player I will send Stardock a check for One Thousand dollars. Better yet, I will fly out there, give you a thousand dollars in cash, and get you to sign my copy of Galactic Civ 2, and Elemental Special ed
I think your suggestion is in line with the Pay to Play stuff we're hearing about. Lock down the single-player and I then make the multiplayer work as DLC. Sounds like a solid plan except for those who want multiplayer right now (as advertised on the retail boxes for EWOM). I look at this way: singler player game can work without multiplayer functionality but multiplayer cannot work without single player functionality. It's all a matter of balancing resources to deliverables and prioritizing
Cool, glad they're helpful! I know Brad is super busy doing CEO duties like playing golf or hanging out in Davos, Switzerland, dining with the Obamas, or yelling at Derek or Boggiebac - doesn't have time to bother with this AI stuff so I want my arguments to be supported by facts, baby! Just kidding, Brad. [e digicons];)[/e] If anything I'm empathetic to how busy you really must be as CEO and lead AI guy. You need an AI Mini-me or Jedi Paduan!
[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="104" id="2899243"]The reason I haven't explored anything with expandedmounts is because the AI don't even use mounts, so anything added is just more imbalance making the AI appear weaker. [/quote] Yeah, the code to use mounts and specifically gear sovereigns, spouses, and champions based on available tech and gildar is either missing or not there by design. Unsure of which at this point but it does seriously damage the fun factor for ridiculous
1.19e strategic analysis here: https://forums.elementalgame.com/406036 Summary of Observations: URGENT PROBLEMS?: None, yay! No dead factions and none of them are sitting there doing nothing. Recommend giving sovereigns and spouses xp per turn or have them explore the world (being careful of course). Cursory pass - spouses or sov's are still not being geared per gildar and tech levels. I
Prior 1.19d analysis here: https://forums.elementalgame.com/405730 Purpose: Analyze strategic AI behavior to help identify issues and hopefully help improve the game. Scope: Basic block and tackle strategic actions such as exploration, expansion, city improvements, etc. Scenario: Large custom map built from "Ovia" - created an island so I can cycle turns, reduced starting positions to 1
Never use auto-explore. I've never experienced the problem since I stopped using it.
[quote who="Huw the Poo" reply="8" id="2898623"]I have to say I don't like the idea of just not allowing AI sovs to roam around.[/quote] I hear ya. I would prefer they play as much like a devious human player as possible but there's always the issue of weighing how much in resources (i.e. Brad's time) the deliverable requires. Agree that the sovs should be out exploring and conquering but it's such a fine edge to walk: do something stupid, die, and poof! This game is unique in
[quote who="Lord Cobol" reply="6" id="2898595"]Another dumb sovie a bit later in the same 1.19d campaign. Ceresa came into my turf in a stack with just 4 units. On paper she looked stronger than my stack of sovie & 3 heroes, BUT she had picked up some damage somewhere and only had about 1/4 of her max hit points. Killed her by charging with my sovie and taking one swing. Two of her army immediately faded off the battle screen without me hitting them.&nbs
[quote who="Jafo" reply="7" id="2898270"]Tom proved he was a nutter when he split with Nicole.... Charlie proved he was a nutter when he split with Denise.... Behind every nutter there's a good looking sheila. It's decidedly 'odd'. [/quote] Ya know, as wild as Charlie's been lately, there might be two sheila's and depending on his preferences they certainly both might be behind him.
Cool, glad to hear it's resolved!
Hi C odeCritter, I duplicated it. Please see below. Loaded save game season 81 here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19969679/Elemental/119d/81_v1.EleSav Moved Carielf (aka Nabaja heroine template) from settlement Huusaplige and: Opened tactical combat against unit stack outside of city, autoresolved, won Attacked caravan, auto-resolve from main map (only option
Hmm. What version # are you playing? I remember in previous versions there were unhirable "Champions" but that was probably pre 1.1. I haven't seen that issue for awhile. If the hero is inside your zone of control (ZOC) then you should be able to mouse over the recruit button and it should say how much gildar it costs to hire them If the hero is outside your ZOC, then you need a unit next to them to speak with them. Do the same thing and mouse
" I'm tired of pretending I'm not special. I'm tired of pretending I'm not a total bitchin' rock star from Mars." - Charlie Sheen That's something Xia would say! [e digicons]:digichet:[/e]
Play as a bard and max Charisma to 15 at startup. When your sov levels, put points into Charisma. You then have a likeable dude who hires champions for cheap AND he/she can quickly raise cities to level 3. I call it my "Slick Willie" Bill Clinton strategy and it works.