John_Hughes

" IT'S ALIVE! " "Now go forth and rend the Meat from thine enemies bones!" LOL "Brilliant!"

[quote who="Tasunke" reply="2" id="2618560"]I think that completing quests should also garner experience points. Maybe even more so than the average battle.[/quote] Unless there is an never ending supply of Quests, that you can get to without have to traverse enemy territory, their placement will remain random I assume, then even Questing would be a finite source and could only be offset by battle. <

[quote who="Wintersong" reply="153" id="2618810"]If a Mine produces 4 Iron Oren each turn and a Foundry transforms 1 Iron Ore into Processed Iron (or whatever), having more than one Foundry.... Wait. This is about Kingdoms and Empires! Take your Foundries to another thread!!! j/k [/quote] Good point Winter. And duly noted. :)

Seeing that either "common sense" nor "reality" have to be strictly adhered to in these types of cases, as in if 1 Mine at max production provides materials enough to run 1 Foundry at max production, then 2 foundries fed by the same mine would divide the resources in 1/2 thus 1 mine would run 2 foundries each at 50%. A second foundary would be counterproductive, unless you knew a second mine was forthcoming shortl

[quote]"I don't agree with this assumption. An AI can gain knowledge the same way a human does."[/quote] Sadly, that is not an assumption. The computer AI knows where everything is at all times once it hits the Board/Map. The way the AI is controlled, to prevent abusing that info, is usually via "Sight Ranges". It knows what is in the FOG but is not allowed to use that knowledge until it can actually "see" enemy u

I have found that you can't Launch Elemental if you unplug your Internet. I have not said anything for fear of the panic it might set off in some. A .dll needs to be pulled down to run the .exe. I have (might still have) a screen shot of the error if anyone, is curious.

They are on the SCREEN and always there, unless you roll them up. If those are forgettable, then multiple repeating Pop-ups, containing various info, all needing to be closed in order to get back to the main screen, would be just as forgettable... The daily report pop-up has a lots of info in it. Is your turned on?

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="30" id="2618156"]In tactical battles, there's no grid support at all. It's pixel based (still turns).[/quote] Cool! And now that you mention it, the photo's with Engine on show that (doh!) Sorry, I should have stated that I was thinking about a possible mod that turned off the forced Pause, if possible. <span style="font

Well, well, welly well, well. :) Turn off the Pause. Turn off the Grid. And BAM! Continuous turns... (so I am guessing anyways.) ;)

[quote who="Tormy-" reply="84" id="2609859"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 83 Had they not done so, the maps would all have had to have been larger and this in my experience tends to lead to 'hinterlands' syndrome- cities far from the frontlines become completely ignored and never really threatened, making them simple cash cows. The

[quote who="Wintersong" reply="49" id="2617808"] Quoting kapeman, reply 47 We need to get this stickied! It has been for a while. And Beta 2 being problaby this week (maybe next), not that it'll matter much. Quoting Jam3, reply 48Just wondering are we going to need random maps to move to b2? I'd vote for a single tiny map for Beta 2. If it's just about connecitvity and all that, one map is more than enough. Maybe?[/quote] <span style="f

[quote]" 1. Faction A asks me to go to war with Faction B. Two turns later Faction A hasn't attacked Faction B at all and they make peace. While Faction B is now trying to exterminate me with extreme prejudice. 2. Faction A asks to trade tech. they Offer me Horseback Riding and only ask for ICBM in return. When I say no they declare war on me.

[quote] ehm, I wasn't aware that the Mongols fought the Romans... The Huns and Goths yes, but not Mongols. [/quote] You are correct. It was the Huns I was thinking of. Got my crazies mixed up I guess. I have edited my OP. :)

[quote who="Terran_242" reply="101" id="2617277"] How does the empire rely on strong individuals, when it seems like the individual (in its society) is subsumed in the multitude? How does it sustain its oppression and "evil", when such a system would presumably cause massive rebellion? You're looking at it the wrong way mate. Sure enough, if you tried to create the an Empire's culture in any real life country you can name there would indeed be a massive backlash, our society i

[quote who="XeronX" reply="4" id="2617272"]Hey that computer is cheating, single Farm at 15 food, and 4 huts at 4 food each. Where is it coming up with that extra food unit? [/quote] I am pretty sure the Granary provides a 15% Food bonus. What gets me is that that Town would have to destroy the Guard Tower ( apersonal selection) to move up to the next level. </

Have you tried placing a Lumberyard, then destroying it before it completes and see if that clears the land... ;)

[quote who="_PawelS_" reply="7" id="2616044"]Hidden strategies - good (but not one strategy that makes you win in all situations) Exploits - bad [/quote] Third. Exploits should be squashed like any BUG that effects a fair and even playing field for all.

I had a thought that perhaps when your Outpost is first placed, any resource that lies within a 4 square grid(adjacent in all directions) should not be counted against the available build spaces. Example: I find a spot that has a Farm resource and a Forest resource close together.(inside a 4 square grid) I move my SOV such that when my Outpost lands, both resources are

Doesn't that present a quasi dilemma though. In the fact that the Empires would use pressure or fear of destruction to push their agenda(s), a one way street so to speak, vs allowing the Kingdoms 2 roads, War, same as above, or direct Diplomacy, to garner a similair result. Or do you consider the use of force as a means, in and of itself, to diplomacy, if even for short periods of time?

And if you struck up Diplomatic ties with this new faction, you could provide a sort of Prestige interaction, where you would send groups of Peasant Soldiers to their city, which could then be disbanded, and as such become new citizens of that city/faction. That would provide your Ally more people for them to use to either grow their city, assuming that increasing Prestige level would be more difficult for them to

Or [quote]" WarGames : A 1983 film about a computer called the "Whopper". A fictitious C3 Military Computer at Norad"[/quote] It learned pretty good, eventually.... </

[quote who="GW Swicord" reply="47" id="2616234"] Financiers = Thug Thugs sound like underlings for Gildarherds/Factors/Whatevers. If I pretend to be a member of the Serious Party, I rather like Factor. It has a nice top note of productivity, but the finish is solidly flavored with the Latin root notion of a "made thing." Facilitator perhaps? Maybe if there's a Notably Silly faction amongst the Empires. Or maybe a strong overall tendency to sarcasm amongst the

Facilitator perhaps? This is good news. Lots of potential. Would allow for the different land types (Swamps, Forests, Plains etc.) to be integrated as part of the Empires over-all feel, vs the Kingdoms who seem to aspire to higher values through ethics, Learning, Diplomacy and higher Education. One question though? [quote]

[quote who="psychoak" reply="37" id="2615449"]And who do you think made that possible? The guy that was Captian/Sov of the ship that brought those sorry stiffs to the new land. Re-read your history...please. If you're going to be an utter retard, I'll stop bothering with polite replies. While you pretend you have a clue, try actually thinking about what complete nonsense you're spouting. You're supposed to be explaining to me why I'm crazy for thinking individual citi

I may be off a bit here but I read that Stardock was the Publisher for DemiGod, and actually stepped in and took over the MP side of it, in essence saving it, after the total butchery that was initially had. Elemental will be an ALL SD affair so we can expect a robust system. As to the Balance??? With 10 factions, true balance will not be possible, unless we see mirrored factions. I can't see why anyone would want