Maybe tie % of planet pops that isn't at your capital to government type, and then going over that limit can have some side effects, such as bad events/Chances of planets declaring independence if they get strong enough?
Civ 5 convinced me that Firaxis guys aren't insta-buys anymore. BE confirmed it.
Just saw Tom Chick's review. That's all I needed to convince me to not buy this period. Firaxis right now just can't cut the mustard anymore in terms of making a good game in this genre.
I'm waiting for next build as well- and maybe even Beta 3, while I enjoy what I played- I don't like preset maps at all.
[quote who="Tattyhat" reply="22" id="3500660"] With LH, I have to stop playing, so that I can handle unrest. Like answering the door, phone, or fixing the shed roof in the snow, it drags me from game-mode and slaps me into work-mode. How can this be classed as fun? It's a game, not a political simulator for gauging the feel-good-factor of young voters. [/quote]
I meant Steam closed not offline play. Only reason I care about that is in case of a Steam security breach/malware attack, which is very unlikely but not impossible
You sure on that, I've never been able to do that with LH.
Those things could have their odds increase on harder difficulty levels, or as a second difficulty level with mega events. I just hope Stardock takes advantage of all the flexibility this type of game has. Would love to see the creators go ham.
Vault's done since they just give the info publicly now. Vaults are before a game is officially announced.
How about Second Elemental: Ceresa's Dream? I have an idea for how this would work- would be a combo of LH and what I'm imaginging CK would end up as. At some point I wonder if asymmetry can be combined with standard 4X where it's like 7 minor human factions (5 from LH+ Krax+ new one) vs super-powerful Ceresa with the other fallen races as treacherous minors.
Stardock has another big announcement tomorrow, so this week was unlikely.
You should add opposition to misogyny to this. Don't let the trolls hijack things, they're good at this. The reason those game journos believe this, is because that is also happening. I think it's necessary to disown those folks as part of the message given how they're being used as a hammer against the legitimate complaints. Ultimately though, the journos are the low-hanging fruit- if gamers really want to
This is the point where I planned to consider the game in beta.
Kohan is the one game I most want Stardock to make a spiritual successor to. Brad was a fan of the series. Best idea- Kohan-styled RTS in the Elemental universe. I could see that working super-exceptionally well. If I ever got to see Brad, I'd probably spend 2-3 days creating a notebook with notes on how to make that happen. I could list reasons why I think Stardock would be perfect to pull it off- but the weakness of K
I have to agree. I'm not sure what Steam is doing is good for the little guy. The curators do nothing for me, though I suspect they'd do something for folks who don't have a lot of time to look at stuff. I suspect I'm going to miss out on a couple of games I'd normally buy due to this.
I think the issue might be people might not know that their version of XP isn't 64-bit
I don't like how some folks here lumping in the folks who are pointing out the legit problems and just want to make things better with the SJW types who are out for blood. There are anti-SJW ideologues out there as well, and they've reared their ugly heads plenty during the past two weeks as well. They might not get noticed as much because there are more of them, but they're just as odious.
If the LH universe continues, I'd really want it to be a sequel, for two reasons 1) 64-bit support. You can see how the Elemental games were held back by 32 bit. I wish SD had made the engine 64-bit only. 2) I really kinda wish the next game would be "Bacco's Dream"- so kinda "LH-A Different Story" (Madoka fans might get what I mean by that) My dream concept is something Alpha Centauri ish with 7 defined
[quote who="Landgrab" reply="10" id="3493622"] What did Brad get out of posting this? Sure I guess he thinks he's refuting his critics but to me it seems he's hurting his company's image for no good reason. I did not know about his views before, but now that I have read about them, I think rather less of him. This isn't going to help his lawsuit either. [/quote] Stardock exists because Brad enjoys doing it. He doesn't have
You can't make everything an option, or it becomes too confusing. Idea: Ages to me should be a global thing, not a racial thing. Maybe heading into a new age speeds up the tech rate, and adds more anomalies, and allows catch-up on previous age techs much more quickly.
I don't think we'll see an Elemental II until the end of the decade, Stardock only has so many resources they can devote to their own games, and GalCiv III is their main breadmaker on the games side. If Firaxis did a fantasy TBS, it would do strong numbers. They're the big giant of the genre- it's why Street Fighter outsells the other fighting games, why the Elder Scrolls outsells RPGs, etc. I am interested how AOW3 tur
Stardock is one of the leaders in multicore optimization. They've been doing it since GalCiv II. You have no worries here.
I wouldn't be surprised if that was the intent of the tech ages. To make sure no one gets too far ahead.
My hope: Stardock partners with Lab Zero to make a new fighting game and keeps them in business 2nd hope: Spiritual Successor to Kohan with ex-Timegate devs under more competent management. Most likely: would never happen, it's something I'm not expecting.
The logistics bonuses should be percentages perhaps instead of just raw numbers , at least in terms of racial bonuses. Also, I think combat shouldn't cost movement points, that will stop the fleets of trash delay tactic the AI loved to use in GC2 which was annoying and lame. This would make logistics more important. (or better idea- combat movement costs are based on how long the battle is, a long enough battle may not finish in on