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Reply to Suggestion: Tiered Leveling in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

I like the idea of adding special abilities, too. :)

Suggestion: Tiered Leveling in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

It seems that sovereigns don't have enough stat points to be of much use in the late game, but if we give them more stat points then they become too powerful in the early game. So here's my suggestion: tiered leveling. At tier 1, levels 1-3, sovereigns earn 1 stat point to spend on their skills, just like the current system. At tier 2, levels 4-6, they earn 2 stat points. At levels 7-10, they earn 3 stat points. And so on.

Reply to How do I add a new tech? in WOM Mods Elemental Forums

OK, I tried copying the entire previous tech tree, and just adding the line " ManaRegen_Amarian " under the Magic category. The tech still isn't showing up when I play the game.

How do I add a new tech? in WOM Mods Elemental Forums

I added two files in the mods folder. One of them contains: [code="xml"] Meditation Teaches our channelers to meditate, granting +1 mana regeneration. Sovereign_Altar.png 182,7,3 255,48,0 100

Reply to Elemental: War of Magic v1.08 Change Log in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Great, looking forward to checking out the new patch. :) I like the idea of 75-125 essence range for children. And I second the motion to somehow speed up animations in tactical combat.

Reply to Request: Complete move at end of turn in War of Magic Elemental Forums

After further review, the issue I was thinking of in my original post is definitely still happening in tactical battles.

Reply to Elemental Mod example requests in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

I'd like to see enchantments that affect all your cities on a single cast. Or enchantments that affect a whole stack of units (perhaps an enchantment on a hero that gives a bonus to each unit in its army).

Having Fun with Elemental in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I just wanted to post and say that despite some flaws, I am quite enjoying Elemental. I went on a 5,000 mile road trip with a friend, and Elemental was our activity of choice while in the passenger seat. We especially appreciated the cloth map mode, which allowed us to play without overloading the A/C power adapter.

Reply to Request: Complete move at end of turn in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I think I just was confused and got it wrong how the units are moving. Either that or it changed in 1.07.

Managing Units in War of Magic Elemental Forums

A few things about managing units: When I have many units traveling around my empire, it becomes hard to keep track of which ones have move orders. When I press TAB to switch to the next available unit, it will choose units that already have move orders but haven't spent their movement yet. So I'd like to make a dual request: 1. Make TAB switching ignore units that already are moving somewhere 2. Make it easy to tell if a selected unit has a move order. And fin

Request: Complete move at end of turn in War of Magic Elemental Forums

A request. It may be moot, I haven't updated to 1.07 yet, this is from 1.06: I want move orders for units to be completed at the end of the turn, rather than the beginning. For both tactical and strategic move orders. Currently, if I have a unit moving to a square, I end my turn, things happen in the world, my unit makes his move, and then I get to do my next turn. This literally TAKES AWAY CONTROL of that unit from me: in between those turns something may have

Reply to Discipline. You Either Have It or You Don't. Whatcha think? in Life Journals Stardock Forums

Of course discipline can be taught! What do you think boot camp is for? The armed forces take all sorts of recruits and drill discipline into each and every one. Self discipline might be a different issue though.

Reply to the saddest movie ever in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

I thought Pay It Forward had a very sad ending.

Reply to Starting an Elemental Fan Site in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I would be interested in contributing to a fan site, although I can't promise a large time commitment, so as long as you're OK with sporadic contributions then I'm on board. I can do programming (I don't have much experience in web programming), but I'd be more interested in content.

Reply to Heroes of Might & Magic - Which Version to buy? in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I've only played HoMM 3 and 5. Both are quite good, but I think HoMM 3 is better. It is more polished, runs faster, is easier to pick up and play, and has far more maps. I've been playing HoMM 5 recently because they've added some cool things and the battle system is arguably better, but I've had the most fun with 3 and in my mind it is the definitive version. Keep in mind that I primarily play multiplayer.

Reply to Multiplayer in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Thanks for the update BoogieBac, that sounds awesome!

Multiplayer in War of Magic Elemental Forums

So what do we know about multiplayer? Is the persistent multiplayer like the GalCiv2 metaverse, or actual "true" multiplayer? Will there be support for simultaneous turns?

Reply to The JoeUser Suggestion Thread in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Compatibility with the Opera web browser (I am using v9.21). Two issues I have noticed: - The "Back" button doesn't do anything from the article page - Typing in the quick comment box at the bottom of a thread makes page scrolling tweak out.

Reply to Chris Taylor blames piracy for the decline of PC gaming in PC Gaming JoeUser Forums

It seems to me that Crysis sold pretty well - [link="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/01/crysis-goes-platinum/"]a million copies[/link] is pretty darn good.

Reply to Moons and space stations in Strategy Sins Forums

I agree that having moons would be a neat gameplay feature. The way I envision it is that a planet's moons are in the same gravity well as the planet, so there is a little change in pace because you can have two bases in the same gravity well. It would be interesting to have situations where two enemies have bases close to each other without a phase lane in between.

Reply to Let us know what you'd like in v1.03 in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I've only finished one game, but here are a few ideas I have: 1. Mopping up the AI was annoying, they kept phase jumping their fleet instead of fighting it out. A surrender option would be nice. 2. Make it easier to see planet names, either have an option to display them in the zoomed out view or just automatically display it on the screen when I mouse over so I don't have to select it. We were constantly having exchanges that went something like "Send your forces to Aegina!" "

Reply to What would you pay good money for in an expansion? (The unofficial inquiry) in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

My #1 wish (which I don't expect to get) is multiplayer. Hotseat or LAN would be fine with me, I don't care much about play over the internet.

Reply to Hey Microsoft: now's the time, cut prices and watch Sony ... in XBOX JoeUser Forums

It's true that Microsoft lost money on each console when the Xbox360 was first released, but that definitely is not true any longer. You can be sure that production costs have gone down since then, and they are certainly making money on each console that they sell. I'd be willing to bet that they would still make money even after a $50 price drop. I was rather surprised when they didn't announce a price cut in response to Sony. I agree that a

Reply to Korath Human Wars: I in GalCiv Journals JoeUser Forums

The "Financial Resources" slider makes it look like the computer has a +100% bonus on top of their regular income, is that what it is supposed to be or is it just the regular default income?

Reply to 4X mmorpg? in MMORPG GalCiv2 Forums

Bingjack brought up a good point, one problem that these games face is how to defend yourself when logged off. AI could be used to some extent, it's possible that it could be good enough to be acceptable, but how much control does the AI get? What if the AI spends all your money on defenses that you didn't want? It would take quite some time to get this right. Another problem, is that in 4X games you generally increase in power throughout the game until you have a super powerful empire