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Legendary Heroes Beta Now Available

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Legendary Heroes Beta Now Available

The fantasy strategy game - Fallen Enchantress - has expanded!

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FE Legendary Heroes_IconThe new expansion, Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is now available for beta access.

Get access to the beta TODAY and the final version upon release.

Legendary Heroes is more than a traditional expansion pack and more of a top to bottom improvement to the core game play. The graphics are substantially better, the game design tighter, the game play swifter and the world richer with more monsters, spells, quests and more.

What's new in this expansion?

  • NEW Champion System - build fame to attract legendary heroes to your cause
  • NEW Monsters - The dead have risen across Elemental! Beware!
  • Larger Maps - A new map size "Huge" available for even more epic game play
  • NEW Graphics Engine - vastly improves the graphics even as it improves performance
  • Better tactical battles - more intense, more strategic and more menacing

Much Much More, visit https://forums.elementalgame.com/441387

How to get access to the beta:
For players adventurous enough (or crazy enough) to try it before the game’s even done, we now have a public beta available. http://tinyurl.com/d5tmdlk

Fallen Enchantress owners:
Upgrade to it for $19.99. Don’t have Fallen Enchantress? No problem, you can purchase it stand-alone for $39.99. http://tinyurl.com/d8694sn

War of Magic owners special option:
Players who bought War of Magic before November of 2010 get Legendary Heroes as part of their original purchase! You don’t have to sign up. It’ll automatically be added to your Stardock account and a Steam serial number will be sent to you to get it when it’s available! http://tinyurl.com/cocte9n

Steamworks supported:
Legendary Heroes makes use of SteamworksTM for achievements and sets the stage for future workshop integration. Everyone who buys Legendary Heroes gets a Steam™ key even if you purchase it directly.

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Reply #26 from Elemental Forums Top

Been playing ten minutes: so much better!  Thanks SD!

Reply #27 from Elemental Forums Top

You know what would be awesome?

Another multi-page thread where people debate the pros and cons of steam. #:(

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Reply #28 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Gaunathor, reply 18
So I will have to use the Steam-client to be able to play? Damn. Well, thanks for the answer. It seems I won't be playing LH after all. I tried Steam before, but I had so many problems with the client, that I'm not willing to put up with it anymore.

 

I recommend you give Steam another go. They constantly update the client. I been running the beta version for months now with zero issues.

Reply #30 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Hadberz, reply 28
I recommend you give Steam another go. They constantly update the client. I been running the beta version for months now with zero issues.

Well, the client is only part of my issues with Steam (although the most frustrating one). The biggest issue is the EULA, along with a couple other things. Some of it can be circumvented by just not buying any more games from Steam, just using it for the games I already have there, but a lot of it goes against my principles.

I really don't want to turn this into a Steam-bashing thread, so I best leave it at that.

Reply #31 from Elemental Forums Top


So, how do we add the map pack DLC into Legendary Heroes?  Or does it only work with the original FH?  I hope not, because I don't see a reason to play FH anymore without using Legendary Heroes to improve it.

Reply #32 from Stardock Forums Top

'I recommend you give Steam another go. They constantly update the client. I been running the beta version for months now with zero issues.'

 

Steam just forced Skyrim's latest patch on me and wrecked my current save game.  That just re-enforces my resolve to never buy another single player game that requires Steam.

 

As good as this looks, I'll pass.

 

Reply #35 from Elemental Forums Top


More and more games are coming out on Steam.  It's too bad, because it really is a good delivery system.  I constantly get Skyrim updates and have never had any problems.  I'm sorry you had issues, but it is not always just Steam's fault.  I'm not a Steam fanboy, though I may sound like one, but it is not always the problem.

Anyway, you will be missing out on a fantastic game of Legendar Heroes here!

Reply #36 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting jwdR1, reply 32

'I recommend you give Steam another go. They constantly update the client. I been running the beta version for months now with zero issues.'

Steam just forced Skyrim's latest patch on me and wrecked my current save game.  That just re-enforces my resolve to never buy another single player game that requires Steam.

As good as this looks, I'll pass.

 

You can turn off auto-update if you prefer.

Reply #37 from Elemental Forums Top

Steam does have an option to 'Always keep this game up to date' or 'Do not automatically update this game', which I am choosing for Legendary Heroes, as I'm not confident about updates not breaking saves.

Reply #38 from Stardock Forums Top

I really love the way Stardock is supporting those who bought into this game early. It's truly fantastic.

But...

I now have Galactic Civilizations I and Galactic Civilizations II and all expansions for both, bought from Stardock that now require me have Gamstop's PC app.

I have Sins of the Solar Empre and all expansions, bought from Stardock that now requires Gamestop's app for the earlier stuff and Steam for the most recent expansion.

And now I have Elemental, also bought from Stardock, the latest expansion of which also requires Steam.

I bought these games from Stardock because I wanted to support Stardock and in particular Brad's enlightened attitude toward DRM and how it punishes legitimate customers. If I wanted to support Gamestop or Steam, I would have bought from Gamestop or Steam.

However legitimate the business decisions and restructuring have been at Stardock over the last few years, I do feel like I've been the victim of a bait'n'switch to a certain extent. I don't want these 3rd-party apps on my systems and, with all due respect to some of the other posters, the fact they have no problem with it doesn't negate the fact that I do.

I really, really encourage you to pursue releasing your catalogue on gog.com. I will buy every single one of these games again via gog.

I once owned many Stardock games. I would like to again.

Reply #39 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Derek, reply 36


Quoting jwdR1, reply 32
'I recommend you give Steam another go. They constantly update the client. I been running the beta version for months now with zero issues.'

Steam just forced Skyrim's latest patch on me and wrecked my current save game.  That just re-enforces my resolve to never buy another single player game that requires Steam.

As good as this looks, I'll pass.

 

You can turn off auto-update if you prefer.

Well, you can click the button in the Steam GUI. What it actually does is a bit of a mystery. Certainly, it often doesn't work as advertised.

Reply #41 from Elemental Forums Top

 I love steam, never had a problem and I love having my games with me where ever I go. It's mind numbingly easy to keep games from updating, I do it all the time when not at home. Works great without internet access, never had a skyrim issue and I have easily 25+ mods running. Just gotta figure out the incompatable mod.... 

Thank you for releasing this on steam!! And thanks for the beta!!

 

 

 

 

Reply #42 from Elemental Forums Top


Beta is very nice, well worth the money. I particularly love the new level up system.

 

Proof of this games' goodness is the fact that I don't want to go to bed... but I have to. Looking forward to playing more tomorrow night!

Reply #43 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting jwdR1, reply 32
Steam just forced Skyrim's latest patch on me and wrecked my current save game. That just re-enforces my resolve to never buy another single player game that requires Steam.

That is a good point and I agree with you. I prefer a popup box telling me if a patch is available for install. Most games I don't worry about it, but Skyrim I do (got the patch yesterday). I have a ton of mods installed; very easy for things to go wrong.

 

A Gog release would certainly be nice. :) Maybe Stardock will consider it someday.

Reply #44 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Chubberz, reply 41

 I love steam, never had a problem and I love having my games with me where ever I go. It's mind numbingly easy to keep games from updating, I do it all the time when not at home. Works great without internet access, never had a skyrim issue and I have easily 25+ mods running. Just gotta figure out the incompatable mod.... 

Thank you for releasing this on steam!! And thanks for the beta!!

 

 

 

 

I don't have an issue with it releasing on Steam. I have an issue with it releasing only on Steam.

Reply #45 from Elemental Forums Top

My dislike of steam is that at times I have to be online to play games.  Yes I know there is an offline mode, and I use that for when im out in BFE drilling for oil, but at ttimes Steam has caused me no end of trouble.  However, it also runs pretty slick when its working.  I think the fact that you have to use something other than just buying it from Stardock and DL'ing from them, is the reason peps get upset.  Steam either works great for me or doesnt work..requiring a re-install of it.  NOt a big deal when im home and can use my uber fast cable, but on my Hotspot it can get dicey.  Still, STeam is far better than Origin, or whatever that EA one is called.  Wow was that nuts for ME3...here I had the disks, but still had to download a bunch of it from them...then it wouldnt let me go offline, so I said adios to it.  

Reply #46 from Elemental Forums Top

I'm what you might call a Steam newbie, having only installed and used it for Skyrim.  In the past, when beta testing Stardock products (GC, GC2, EWoM, E:FE) I've installed them on several machines that I own in order to be able to test on different hardware/software combinations.  Is that still allowed (legally, that is) with this release of E:LH on Steam?  I've read through the Steam license and didn't see a restriction on installing a product to a single machine, but I might have missed it.

Reply #47 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Pantasd, reply 2
yay first

 

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Reply #48 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting jmccrea, reply 45

My dislike of steam is that at times I have to be online to play games.  Yes I know there is an offline mode, and I use that for when im out in BFE drilling for oil, but at ttimes Steam has caused me no end of trouble.  However, it also runs pretty slick when its working.  I think the fact that you have to use something other than just buying it from Stardock and DL'ing from them, is the reason peps get upset.  Steam either works great for me or doesnt work..requiring a re-install of it.  NOt a big deal when im home and can use my uber fast cable, but on my Hotspot it can get dicey.  Still, STeam is far better than Origin, or whatever that EA one is called.  Wow was that nuts for ME3...here I had the disks, but still had to download a bunch of it from them...then it wouldnt let me go offline, so I said adios to it.  

Oh yeah, Steam is far better than Origin. Origin is just ludicrous. There's malware coming out of eastern europe that has more value for the end user than Origin.

And yeah, you're right. Stardock even has their own perfectly fine download/update app that does that and only that. But it's now got to the point that of all the games I've bought from Stardock, I can now only use their own app for precisely 1 of them.

 

 

Reply #49 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Derek, reply 36



Quoting jwdR1,
reply 32
'I recommend you give Steam another go. They constantly update the client. I been running the beta version for months now with zero issues.'Steam just forced Skyrim's latest patch on me and wrecked my current save game.  That just re-enforces my resolve to never buy another single player game that requires Steam.As good as this looks, I'll pass. 


You can turn off auto-update if you prefer.

It doesn't always work Derek some updates ARE actually forced on gamers even when you turn auto-updates OFF.

Reply #50 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Island, reply 10


Quoting crimsongekko, reply 6wait, is steam SUPPORTED or REQUIRED? i.e. am I forced to install it to play LH?



LH uses Steamworks, Steam will be required.

 

Then Stardock has lost my business for I won't play any game that requires Steam.