Wahngrok

Wahngrok

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Reply to Suggestions to make Emental THE game we all want in War of Magic Elemental Forums

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

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Reply to Could the beta program be an experience unto itself? in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote]Will this US version be any different from the version released in Europe?[/quote] No more than the localisation (if at all). For example I bought the boxed version of Sins of a Solar Empire in Germany but didn't bother to install from the disc. Instead I downloaded the whole game after registering the serial number with Impulse. Even then I could have chosen to install the german version but chose the english one instead. Stardock plays quite nice when it comes to regi

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Reply to Could the beta program be an experience unto itself? in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote]Can I change the address to which the game is sent at a later date?[/quote] Although I lack definite authority on this subject but regarding the practices of Stardock in the past I would assume that a mail to [email protected] before the game is released would do the trick. As for the billing adress be aware that you will be charged for the preorder in order to get access to the beta..

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Reply to Could the beta program be an experience unto itself? in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote]Of course I can save for it, bt I feel that it is not entirely fair to let me pay so much for shipping. Why should I not be allowed to pick up a box in Holland and still pre-order?[/quote] You should ask yourself "Do I really need the box?". If yes. You always have the option to pre-order and then pick up the boxed version in Holland after it goes into retail. I bet Stardock would have no objections to selling two copies. ;) But you always could give the disc and

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Reply to Welcome to agony: AKA a Stardock BETA! in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote]Best screenshot yet in my opinion. Even if it's just a mockup.[/quote] You think that's a mockup you're seeing? ... hmm, interesting... But on a more serious note: Brad stated that clothmap only for the beta is to concentrate the testing on the gameplay mechanics, not on the eye-candy. But just because the beta will be clothmap only doesn't mean they have no ingame detailed graphics for their internal builds. That way they would have as muc

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Reply to Elemental Alpha: Invites going out in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="ZehDon" reply="150" id="2335945"]So... what your really saying is your in the Alpha, right? [/quote] It would only seem fair to assume that Stardock employees are eligible for an Alpha slot. Although I don't think they would have to sign a NDA. ;)

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Reply to August 10 survey in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]I should have called this my "MoO 3" survey.[/quote] There is no such thing as MoO3. I hope Stardock will make it someday. [e digicons];P[/e] Anyway: nice survey as usual.

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Reply to Elemental Alpha: Invites going out in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote]Am I the only one who was excited to see an email from stardock for the split second it took me to realize it was just the weekend impulse buys?[/quote] Yeah, I got that mail too and was very disappoited that it didn't have to do with the alpha... ah well... all will be good when beta starts. [e digicons]:')[/e]

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Reply to What was the Magic of MoM? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

MoM had really powerful units and spells. It completely ruined balance but that was OK in the endgame. Wiping a struggeling player from the map could be done in a relatively fast way. Variety was a really strong point of MoM. Depending on the combination of race and ability picks each game played quite differently and made different strategies viable. But the best point of MoM I loved was this: Although MoM had a lousy AI it had something that other strategy games during that

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Reply to Spell List for Elemental (well probably) in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]Undead armies are a dying breed.[/quote] That sentence is wrong in so many ways. ;) But I agree on your notion that to earn the status of Really Evil Overlord you need some kind of mind controll - or even "worse" just corporeal controll. It would do some nasty stuff to your mind if you had to watch your body do terrible things. And to add insult to injury let them carry banners with slogans like "You don't need to be dead to be in my army but it helps". [e digi

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Reply to Art style=FAIL in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote]I don't think that anybody likes this minimalistic rudimentary cartoon style of graphics.[/quote] You may not like the style but I can assure you that you are wrong in your assumption that your notion is shared with everyone here.

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Reply to Death & Life magic system (For, Against, Abstain) in War of Magic Elemental Forums

It all depends on what the basic spells for life/death magic are and how spell research is going to work. If you can specialize in spells from one element AND are not limited in research by the number of shards you have in each element AND it is a viable path to have just the basic life/death spells then it would be not much different from the MOM system. Just imagine that you get one free spellbook in either life or death magic. But then again it might be nice that your research is d

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Reply to Elemental: Updated screenshots in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="Tourresh" reply="19" id="2298821"]I'm not really seeing how the tactical battles are more like X-COM than like every other fantasy tactical battle. Looks almost indistinguishable from MOM, AOW, HOMM, KB, etc.[/quote] I admire your ability to tell that from just one screenshot. [e digicons];P[/e]

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Reply to Elemental: Updated screenshots in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="ThreeKings" reply="11" id="2286983"]For a peek at the time and effort it takes to make a cloth map icon (time-lapse) check out the Elemental twitter: http://twitter.com/TeamElemental[/quote] Really nice stuff. I could just watch these for hours. Maybe I should play them plack slower... ;)

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Reply to Master of Magic 2 = Elemental ? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="nrkitchen" reply="18" id="2255282"]I read that if you pre order elemental you can get a playable beta version any truth to that?[/quote] Take note that you will be charged when you get into the beta though. So it's not so good for checking whether you will like the game but for participating when you are sure that you'll buy it anyway.

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