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Reply to Of Dragons in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="2" id="1937531"]In Elemental, dragons are a very very big deal. For most players, they're more like forces of nature. You won't be easily able to get them on your side because they're just too powerful. 1 Elder dragon could wipe out 1000 soldiers easily. Until you've built up your charisma/diplomacy skills, best to stay the heck away from a dragon. There are other creatures in the world (lots of different types) that you can make u

Reply to Seriously awsome smilies in Everything Else Elemental Forums

I don't usually like custom smilies, but when they are all consistant across an entire site, they can be great. In this case, they're bloody awesome! [e digicons]|-)[/e] (and yes, I did this post solely to try out my new avatar)

Reply to Modding Political Parties; Work dammit! :| in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="Zyxpsilon" reply="4" id="1934952"]Simple, the modded file is actually replacing the entire defaults (shown as they are in the game DATA sub-root) altogether since it has the very same name. I thought this was the "regular" way of appending extra items via a "true" mod structure. The only difference being WHERE any of these files get loaded from... MODx?x (or within a game directory itself) \ DATA \ ENGLISH \ ... (root) ---or---<br

Reply to Of Dragons in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I don't really have much to add, except repeat some of the things I think is a must: Dragon-pimping. Upgrading your new dragon ally/pet. Wheter it's plating it in adamantium or adding serrated blades to the wings, tail(s) or claws. Dragon-riding. The chance to ride the dragon, either as your own (the Channeler's) or as a minion ("granting" the dragon to heroes). This'd work like pimping out the heroe(s) or channeler, granting abilities (dragon breath?),

Reply to Specific vs Focused Technology Progression in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

Oh, I'm definately in favour of the SMAC research model. Given that Magic Research and Tech Research are two different things altogether, maybe one of them could be SMAC-like and the other CIV/GalCiv-like?

Reply to Pre-Ordered and in it for the Long Haul: Sound Off in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I haven't Pre-Ordered yet, but as beta gets closer I'll take the time. So I'm here for the long haul. :)

Reply to Modding Political Parties; Work dammit! :| in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

Alright, I managed to solve it. I still don't have an idea WHY it works now and why it didn't work before. I took the last file I made (the original one with my additional parties stuffed to the end) and simply renamed it to "PoliticalParties.xml", still stuck in the PoliticalParties mods folder. Now, automagicly, all parties seem to be working properly (instead of just half of them). This makes absolutely no sense to me, but now it works. If anyo

Reply to Modding Political Parties; Work dammit! :| in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="Zyxpsilon" reply="1" id="1933461"]There doesn't seem to be any typos above and AFAIC, the whole numbering pattern fits the intended structure. I do have an extra fourteen parties in X-Worlds and they all work fine - the only difference i can see in your xml file is that the defaults aren't listed INTO it while my modded pp.xml kept everything as it was -- i only added (pending) the supplemental ones to that 'default list'. Unless, ther

Reply to Globe or map? in WOM Ideas Elemental Forums

I think the maps should be donut-shaped.

Reply to What governs what order techs show up in the tech trees? in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

I managed to fix it by simply cutting the TechTree entry out and move it to just below the Xeno Industrial Theory, then save it all in the mod directory. It could end up causing some compatability issues (I assume) if Stardock decides to muck around with techs in some future patch(es), but it shouldn't be too bad (I suppose). Thanks for the help, <a id="ctl00__Content__RepeaterReplies_ctl00__LinkUser" class="hand" title="Click user name to view more options." onclick="S

Reply to What governs what order techs show up in the tech trees? in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="thehandofzarquon" reply="1" id="1932307"]The order in which they are defined/declared... problem is, all techs in TechTree.xml are read first, so they end up showing up before any other techs. This causes some really weird looking tech tree displays sometimes. Try placing a dummy entry in the TechTree.xml file below where Xeno Industrial Theory is. That should fix the problem.[/quote]Hmm.. yeah, I can see how that may work. I put a dummy there, to "open up" a spot for m

Modding Political Parties; Work dammit! :| in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

Alright, I'm working on a number of political parties, in this case a stripped-down version of General Pant's Political Parties (because I didn't find some of them to fit seamlessly into the game). The issue is.. it's just not working properly. Expansionists works. Isolationist works. Foundationists works. Nationalists works. Conservationists works. Fundamentalists works. Moralists works. Artificial Socialists works. Frequentists works. Libertines/Libertine Party works. Businessmen/Mo

What governs what order techs show up in the tech trees? in Modding GalCiv2 Forums

As per the topic. What governs what order techs are sorted? I'm working on my own custom race tech tree, and I'd really want my "Slavery Industrial Theory" to show up just below "Xeno Industrial Theory", instead of being sorted aaaaalll the way underneath the minor techs or shorter tech-"lines" (such as "Extreme Colonization").

Running Multiple Instances in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I tried doing a search, but I couldn't actually find anything anywhere. Is there a way to run multiple instances of GalCiv2? I'm working on a mod a bit, and it'd really help if I could run more than one window of GalCiv2, to cross-check tech trees.

Reply to RPG Elements in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I'm still hoping that "I" don't have to be in the game at all. But I'm all for RPG elements, I'm just saying that whomever "I" am, "I" won't be in the game. :p

Reply to Anyone else think its a mistake to let the game end when your wizard dies? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Oh, that's how it's going to work? :( I was really hoping for the "Wizard" to be "You". As in, the guy that is sitting somewhere, controlling everything through a crystal-ball or something. No in-game representation, short of casting world-spells. :o

Reply to Elemental IRC - Chat with Developers & Fellow Gamers! in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="mittens" reply="6" id="1926236"]The developers are typically in the channel a great deal. A number of us are already on IRC anyway, so one channel certainly doesn't hurt. Your best bet for a lively discussion is probably "business hours" (which for a number of developers is around 9am-6pm).[/quote]Oi! Shouldn't you be WORKING on business hours? :D

Reply to My American politics as a Brit? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

[quote who="kryo" reply="1" id="1898595"] I read the 2nd amendment, including the first line. I think it has been grossly misused in modern America. While I think its too late to ban all weapons, I would ban quite a lot and place a lot more restrictions on sales of the rest. Not a surprising view from a Tory (historically having been the party of monarchists), but it's kinda important to us given that having weapons is what allowed us to throw off the monarchy in the first place.<br

Reply to Announcing Elemental: War of Magic in Elemental News Elemental Forums

Wow, I must really say that I absolutely ADORE the art direction this seems to be taking. Works of beauty rather than "MORE LENS FLARE!" . Taking a step "back" to the kind of art fantasy gamers enjoyed, back in the day, with painted backgrounds and whatnot. Rather than "on-the-fly" generated 3D-models. If people compare the graphic quality contra art direction of Neverwinter Nights/2 and Baldur's Gate/2, you'll have a fair idea of what I'm talki

Reply to Pirates are eating themselves! in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]OM NOM NOM NOM NOM.I taste good.Interestingly, he meant to say "stop shooting yourself in the foot" or perhaps "put a foot in your mouth". If I already had one there, I wouldn't be talking. See, that's what happens when you try to take too much from other people at one time. I am curious about him though. He spends time making something and doesn't care about taking the work of others. Maybe it's really because he's never actually created a thing in his life.[/quote] Oh, but we've alr

Reply to Pirates are eating themselves! in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

OM NOM NOM NOM NOM. I taste good. :D

Reply to Hey, wait a minute...who are you trying to fool? in Twilight of the Arnor GalCiv2 Forums

Issues like this have been discussed before, like how radioactive worlds require special things, instead of simply wrapping everything in lead.. or something. "Special" worlds represent the worst of the worst in their respective category. A toxic world for example, isn't just a case of bad weather and some poison, but acidic rains. Comparatively, a "barren" world isn't just arid - it's a desolate wasteland with very little or no water, surface minerals, where absolutely nothing grows.<b

Reply to So I got banned from Eve, again. in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

[quote][i][...][/i] Fucking egotistical nazi assholes. Not even a warning after nearly a month of being on "good" behavior. 2 less subscriptions for them, but not like it will make any difference. I just can't wrap my head around why some games GM staff feel they can just treat their customers like so much dogshit on the bottom of their shoe. Reminds me of Turbine. [i][...][/i][/quote] Hey! I resent that! There's nothing involving 'nazism' here

Reply to Will America always be a superpower? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

http://foster.20megsfree.com/482.htm tl/dr: No.

Reply to NO PLANET and SHIP TEXTURES GEFORCE MX 440 FIX ???? in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Hi all I just grabbed DREAD LORDS from a friend.Sorry, but we do not support owners of illegal copies of the game.[/quote] [quote]Unless he has permanently given it to you and removed any copies he has installed on his own system(s), then yes, you do have an illegal copy. If he has completely transferred it to you, then I can look into it.[/quote] Ever heard of "fair use"? :( [quote]I solved the problem with the patch.THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.[/quote]Congratulafication