[quote who="Saije" reply="7" id="2631792"]I see your point John. One way or the other though, heroes are going to be able to gain access to spells so long as the Sovereign imbues them with essence, this has been known for awhile now. The only difference between what we currently know and the proposal here is that currently heroes may have access to every spell (Saying may because I don't know how combat spells w
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Whether it was forethought, simple genius, or a requirement for the future modding abilities, it does seem a bit odd that SD built a new RT based game engine, with an obvious lean towards CT as the primary battle model proposed, then had to back down to the newest iteration of Tile/Turn based for Vanilla. I really hope Brad does not take to long to, if he does at all of course, writes up a Post-Mortem for E:WoM aft
[quote who="Nathikal" reply="20" id="2632549"]I am...painfully close to pre-ordering this. For the first time, ever, I am about to pre-order a game. Will Beta 2 be MP only, or will I be able to play around in single player? I get...well, with a new game, I get distracted fairly easily, and I don't last long in MP games usually. -N[/quote] Nathikal, do not wait. Period. Next Beta gets what we assumed to be 3 months away. You want in
[quote who="Darkodinplus" reply="289" id="2632541"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 277 Switching the tactical system was very expensive for us but it was more important to us to do the tactical battles right than releasing something that we didn't think was optimal. But the other tactical system, just like the other economic systems we've tried, aren't "gone", they're just not exposed in the shipping game but that is something we can change as we get time. So just to be crystal clear t
John_Hughes sends Wintersong a large roll of paper-towel as this news will surely generate some more serious drool... [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]
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[quote who="TCores" reply="9" id="2632416"]The fun thing about computers is we can do extremely complicated and awesome battle systems if we want - they can do all the heavy lifting math.[/quote] All that is required is that all that underlying Math be congealed, condensed and conveyed to the players via the GUI such that when little Billy shows up a month, or 4, after launch, he doesn't simply get annihilated by a
[quote]"Heck, I'd kick in another $5 for simultaneous turn TBS at release. [e digicons]:beer:[/e] "[/quote] I am not a big Modder type Nick, but I would absolutely join a Team after launch to see if a Sim-Turn Mod could be done. It seems we may even be able to recruit the Boss Man. He has even stated that he thinks, possibly, a WEGO Mod might be worthy of his efforts
[quote who="Stmorpheus" reply="7" id="2632363"]i would like mutli-turn combat as well, but isn't a turn in elemental a year? it would be fun, but a little unrealistic lol![/quote] Once we hit the Tac map, time would have to be adjusted accordingly.... If a Large engagemant lasted 4-5 day that would be considered a major Battle in my eyes.
[quote]"Your unit won't try to take cover before killing its target for instance."[/quote] Not to be argumentative but, I was not privy to the fact that troops will be provided the ability to use "Cover", other than the obvious, (although, as yet confirmed) items such as Forests or walled off areas. A WEGO system would be great. I posted a Pic before which I think act
[quote who="Ranbir" reply="55" id="2632259"]Yay for tools![/quote] Indeed. I can already imagine myself making the BIGGEST , BADDEST , BESTEST , Map ever made for Elemental:WoM... that no one may ever see. [e digicons]:grin:[/e] [e digicons]:rofl:[/e]
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="277" id="2632350"] Quoting Climber, reply 267 Quoting Frogboy, reply 251I can say post release I'm interested in putting in WEGO and letting people try out the RTS system we put in too. Regardless, I want to write a free Myth-like mod for fun. Thank you! the +1 karma worked on Frogboy too! I've no idea what I've posted at page 9 is called WE-GO; I did played MOO2 ( what a shame, lol). Is there a chance that a
[quote who="vieuxchat" reply="7" id="2632344"]Well, that's just an idea. You could replace it by "You say what you want, and your soldiers "try" to do it". Sometimes I dream of a "Fantasy Combat Mission" with the tactical depth of Fantasy General, and graphics and mood of the Witcher.[/quote] And I was just being a bit pig-headed. I seem to have this rather large disl
I want to see it before totally committing one way or the other. Sim turn sounded solid, but the Dev have seen the other end. What I would like to see, even in the Turn/Tile-based Tactical Combat, is not have the Grid actually visible. Just present the player with arrows, on the ground, that indicate when the max move distance has been consumed.
Elemental: War of Flags? Hmmm ! Ok, after some thought. NOT! [e digicons]*_*[/e] &
[quote who="Raven X" reply="2" id="2632308"]Sorry for the double post, just had another thought. For Multi-Player, this Idea could be GREAT. I just don't think I'd like it in Single-Player, that's all. [/quote] Sorry to both of you, but for MP "I will run my Army myself, thank you very much!" You may keep your AI... Just so there is no misundertanding... <span style="font-size: small
[quote]"If you could further elaborate on Sour Scenarios beyond your initial example I'd appreciate it."[/quote] What I could foresee is having Hero A with just one Spell. "Veil of Protection" The cost of this protection spell is 5. It has no offensive punch, lasts 1-3 turns, reduces damage taken by 75% and covers 3 Tiles in an 360 arc. Now I add to that stack, Hero B
Here is a question. How did the TW series handle combined troop types, if possible, in relation to Movement speeds? Did the whole group Move at the slowest units pace? In Elemental, as we have seen, if my SOV is moving at 5 tiles per turn, then I pick up a Hero moving at 2, that stack now Moves at 2 max. This would seem to present an issue when wanting to use combined
[quote who="Nick-Danger" reply="170" id="2630671"] Quoting John_Hughes, reply 160And I feel that with the Beta 2 +3 combo... I think Raven's post will stir some debates/considerations that are good to have. His point regarding player control is beneficial and needs to be raised, because as he points out we're seeing some things lean towards less control (WTA, pre-made maps unreflective of chosen terrain, time limits on battles, etc.), and unnecessary(?) simplicity (splitting
[quote]"When you click on him it selects All the Knights he's grouped with as they are in a "unit" which is in formation."[/quote] Sorry. How did he become a group leader of 10? We would maintain all produced group values, just combine those into larger combo groups, all totally disbandable with a click.
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[quote]"A game that tries to be all things to all people ends up being nothing to anyone. "[/quote] Damn. That now makes 4 great quotes in the History of our time. Winston has one. Albert has one. JFK has one. And now Frogboy has
If they introduce any protection spells that move out beyond the "personal" level, one could then min/max single Hero's with MAX power spells, without using up personal protection slots, working under the umbrella of those spec'd to protect. It creates sour scenarios...
And I feel that with the Beta 2 +3 combo, we will have Pictures, things will open up substantially. I mean, think about it? What is the one thing SD needed to totally control, the final "LOOK" of Elemental. Allowing, how ever many Alpha testers there actually is, access to the Graphics, would be an untenable situation, to say the least. Brad will release us soon. And Raven X. Your arsmy will be mine LOL :) twitch twitch [e digicons];P[/e] [e digicons]:S[/e] [e dig