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[quote]Will you need to check the "show beta releases" option in Impulse?[/quote] Yes. That's exactly what this option is for. ;)

[quote who="CrusaderScott" reply="13" id="2362436"]I am one of the few people still disappointed that TW moved away from the original 'tabletop' map view with markers to the "realistic" strategic map.[/quote] You got company there. Way too much tedious moving armies around. If only there was an option to combine strategic movement from the first installment of Medieval:TW with tactical combat from the second part. [e digicons]:([/e]

[quote]Only difference here is lighting.[/quote] Can't see anything awful in either pic. The first one has a sandy beach so the brighter lighting seems fitting. The second one is a bit darker and fits the mood of the forest (especially with the Ogre). ;)

[quote]Yes but elemental has it's own method of preventing the land-grab. Essence is likely your most valuable resource in this game.[/quote] I am completely in line with you there since I don't see the need for maintenance in Elemental as well. I'm just saying that Civ's approach did its job. But there's nothing like essence in that game.

[quote]It forces the player to spend more and more effort on the boring, mundane aspects of empire management when all they really want to do is wipe out the few remaining cities of their last opponent.[/quote] I disagree with you there. Maintenance costs of cities in Civ IV are less of an end-game issue. It works pretty good against the land-grab at the beginning, I think. Building a stable economy before expanding is not mundane.

[quote]You're forgetting about the tactical battles. [/quote] We can't really be sure how much bandwidth tactical battle takes since there's very little info on that subject. If it is just queued orders however I can't imagine this to be a big upload issue at all. And remember - Elemental is going to have a pure client-server netcode so it's nothing like on the scale of Demigod where you have to communicate with all players simultaneously.

[quote]I'm not saying this would apply to all games, but it would certainly apply to a game like Demigod.[/quote] But Brad was talking about Elemental. And you don't have that kind of problems in a TBS. Turns just take a little longer and if you are fine with that that should be no problem. Maybe there should just be a red flag for slow uploaders in the lobby like they have it with bad ping...

I have no problem with this if you play with random people. However I'd object if I wanted to play online with friends who didn't mind the lag and the game won't allow me. But I can't imagine Elemental using a whole lot of bandwidth... [e digicons]:S[/e]

I didn't like the deus-ex-machina approach of Total War either. I have no problem with uprisings but what they brought on was simply ridiculus. Some barbarian hordes coming from off the board - OK. Treason where a part of my forces turn against me - OK. But a massive army out of nowhere? That looks too much of a cover-up of a bad AI. But then again I'm sure Elemental won't have bad AI... [e digicons]:frogboy:[/e] [quote]When you first showed up I thought you were the biggest asshole

[quote]This is just a CHEAP ASS way to scam money out of kids who don't understand the policy or rules about BETA vs PRE-ORDERS.[/quote] No it's not. Stardock betas have always been that way - as long as I can remember. They want feedback only from people who are willing to buy the game - not for people who want to play a demo, scream a lot on the forums and then move on. (I'm not implying that you would act that way but there are enough of them out there.) If you don't want i

While driving to work a few questons came to my mind. How will interracial marriages be adressed? Can Fallen and Men be married (or reproduce even)? And even if the current scope of the game would not allow for marriages between Men and Fallen the subject should be looked at considering the fact that there will be modded races. And while marriages (and even offspring) between Elves and Humans should be uncommon but OK it would be strange to see the same for, let's say, H

[quote]This idea can off-course be combined with your idea to have choices during certain years to raise the child to become someone usefull. And maybe those choices could be influenced by the other sovereign... Sovereign A tries to raise the child to become a major hero, sovereign B sends the child a few casks of beer to celebrate his birthday giving the child a larger chance to become a drunkard...[/quote] i like that Idea. A contest about influence on the child until he/she is grow

[quote]What Stardock does prevents that, but it's also a fundamentally different beast. If you're paying before the game is at release, it's not a "pre-order", it's an "order". The same as if you're buying anything else, you're actually buying the game and not pledging to buy it later (which is what a "pre-order" actually is).[/quote] Maybe they should rename it to "pre-release order"? Stardock, although not entirely clear for a new customer on the subject, is still playing ni

[quote]And you'd never believe the bugs you can find when you look closely[/quote] And you should look closely if you live in Australia . ;)

[quote]Glad he got a lot of that on paper before the alzheimer's starts to rob him of it.[/quote] Yeah, that's a real shame. [e digicons]:'([/e] If you want to have a laugh (with mixed emotions though) read his speech at the Alzheimers Research Trust here . That made me think of Graham Chapmans memorial service where John Cleese gave one of the most <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm2XPkqENaw"

[quote]What exaclty were you trying to show, I watched the whole review, it looks like a decent game, but I don't see how anything seen in that game could relate to this one.[/quote] Don't you see? There's ANIMATION, see? No? Well I don't either but I'm just a functional illiterate myself.

[quote]GIMME MY EFFING SORCERY!!![/quote] Here you go. [e digicons];P[/e]

[quote]well since soveriegns are magical I would think that once they know about each other they would have ameans of magical communication.[/quote] Magical communication as in using spells or artifacts ? That would be nice. ;) I'm just suggesting that instant communication isn't automatic but should (or maybe even just could) require mana - either as a one way effort on the side of the one trying to start negotiations or on both sides where bo

To add to the posters above: If you are not ordering from overseas you should get the box on the day it is released.

Please take religious discussions elsewhere. This is in no way game related. See this posting by Kryo where you can discuss your beliefs.

[quote]For that matter, where can you get MoM for free in a form you can play? It's ancient. Does it even work on Windows XP or Vista?[/quote] a ) any abandonware site b ) there's always DOSBox I didn't need to go to a) as I have the original CD but needed b ) to run he game. I just got to refrain myself from playing fullscreen as it looks ugly as hell on my widescreen 27". [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

[quote]Look more closely.[/quote]I'd say the forts (not the surrounding buildings!) are exactely the same. But the again I was never really good at spot-the-difference. ;)

I'd like to make a suggestion on diplomacy - especially starting negotiations. In Civ or almost any other TBS I know starting negotiations is instantaneous as soon as you have discovered a faction (and maybe a tech like in GalCiv2). This may be realistic in the connected world of today but doesn't seem just right in a fantasy setting. To start a diplomatic contact I suggest either the requirement of a diplomatic unit, the use of spells or artifacts. The diplomatic unit could be used f

[quote]Two different buildings as the forts are not exactly the same.[/quote] As I see it it is the same building just from different angles (rotated 180°).

Wow, that looks good... Are the colors of the roof different because they are of different factions or has the general building color changed during developement?