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Reply to Brad Wardell wants to use Steamworks.. in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="-RAISTLIN-" reply="19" id="2714494"]i hated steam when i viewed it merely as DRM (ie when HL2 released). these days, after valve had ironed out the kinks, its a pretty neat service. i'd prefer if things like steamworks weren't necessay, but its not the 90s anymore.[/quote] If you don't mind me picking at your brain a little bit, how exactly do you view Steam? I mean, I still view it solely as DRM and nothing else. (not trying to start a flamewar here- honest

Reply to Brad Wardell wants to use Steamworks.. in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="kryo" reply="1" id="2713014"] Gabe was in charge when Valve bought out CS and used it to anchor Steam onto people's systems if they wanted to keep playing, whether they wanted it or not. Gabe was in charge when they launched Half-Life 2 with mandatory online decryption for the retail copy, adding an hour or more to the install time for non-broadband users. I personally don't trust them with any sort of control because they've already shown in the past that they don

Reply to Big Fat Pictures and Day 0 reporting in Elemental Dev Journals Stardock Forums

You know what I just did? Preordered. All I really needed to hear was preloading would be available, but the possibility of getting the game a few days early? Awesome.

Reply to Mouse isue in Demigod Technical Support Stardock Forums

Do you have your text size increased to 150% under Windows? I was just trying that tonight and I had the same problem as you, but only at that size.

Reply to ELEMENTAL HAS GONE GOLD! in Elemental Dev Journals Stardock Forums

Congratulations Stardock. I really look forward to purchasing this one. Now get get back to work on polishing the game!!!!

Reply to Pre-Loading and Unlocking in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="bastarddk" reply="10" id="2712648"]Well, this is my first Impulse game, so I hope its faster then Steam. Steam almost never downloads at full speed.[/quote] I tend to get much faster (and more consistent) speeds with Impulse than Steam.

Reply to Pre-Loading and Unlocking in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Well, I was just curious. And I definitely would pre-order if I knew there'd be a preload. But if I'm going to be stuck downloading as soon as the game releases, then I don't see a serious incentive to pre-order.

Reply to How large is the game? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

According to the system requirements, the game only needs 2GB of hard drive space. However, Impulse can use up to three times amount this space (2GB to download the initial file, 2GB to extract it, and 2GB to install it...your first 4GB will be freed up after this). That kind of irritates me when wanting to play the Witcher (9GB).

Reply to Duke Nukem Forever... still coming? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Duke never dies. From those leaked videos about a year back, I thought the game looked quite good. If this game actually ships, I think I'll feel compelled to buy it day one. It's almost like being part of an alternate reality- "I was there on the day DNF launched."

I see we have our first Impulse Reactor game... in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

http://www.impulsedriven.com/plantsvzombies I wonder if the achievements already work. I'll probably pick this one up next week. Congratulations Stardock.

Pre-Loading and Unlocking in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I'd think that Elemental would be available for preload when it's ready, but is there any ETA for that to happen? And if there is a pre-load, is there a universal unlock time for the game? Or will it be based off your timezone?

Reply to I'm so excited and I just can't hide it... in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I can't answer your first two questions, but if you're looking for another "4x" game, I'd say buy Sins of a Solar Empire. I think it'll have a different enough of a feel (heck, it's real-time!) that, even after Elemental is released, you'll still be interested in playing it. I haven't played it as much as I should, but that's because every time I start playing, I lose track of time.

Reply to Pc Requirements ? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Ranger932" reply="25" id="2709423"]I have an old PC and am wondering how/if the game will run. CPU: Athlon Barton 2500 RAM: 2 GB V. Card: GForce 7300 GT Processor seems to barely beat the minimum specs and I think the 6800 (min. spec from ordering page) is a better card than the 7300. [/quote] Maybe clothmap. If that's the only PC you have to play this on, then I'd recommend waiting for

Reply to Anyone else getting excited about Elemental's release date creeping up? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Savyg" reply="23" id="2708456"] Quoting _PawelS_, reply 19 Civ 5 is uninteresting for you? True dat. I have 4 and I played it for a week before forgetting about it.[/quote] According to my Raptr profile, I only made it 2 hours into the game before I stopped caring. Civ4 completely didn't click with me- I didn't even think it was remotely enjoyable.[quote who="NTJedi" reply="22" id="2708339"] Quoting SumoX, reply 21So I don't know if I shoul

Reply to question about tactical battle UI in gametrailers video in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Sushikawa" reply="23" id="2708144"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 13 As we keep trying to explain to people, and this is why we'll be changing future betas to require some steps before joining, our betas are not DEMOS. If you want a demo of the game, wait until after it's released. I approve of this.[/quote] To be honest, I specifically didn't pre-order early because I was afraid I'd be too tempted to try out the beta and then expect it to basically be an ear

Reply to Anyone else getting excited about Elemental's release date creeping up? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I'm really excited as well, but I've decided to hunker down with Far Cry 2 (which I'm liking a lot more than I expected) and Sins of a Solar Empire, with GTA4 in reserve. So even though I really want to get my hands on it, I've occupied myself with other games for the moment. Though I am a bit nervous- I know Stardock has a serious commitment to improving their games, but this will be the first one I've ever bought at launch from them. So far, I've only seen the "after we've patched t

Reply to Will be only English for Elemental: war of magic? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Have past Stardock games come out in your language? If so, I'd say there's a reasonable chance it will. I know Sins and Demigod came out in Chinese (traditional, I believe), and I'd think Italian would be a little higher on the priority list.

Reply to Impulse overseas? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="ciscopot" reply="3" id="2707252"]Living in China, Impulse working perfectly, no problem.[/quote] Same for me. Impulse connects just fine in China. But I would suggest paying for the game before you left, as sometimes buying things online when in another country doesn't always work out the way you'd hope it would. Where in China are you going?

Reply to For those of you who played the Beta... in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Tridus" reply="16" id="2706789"]There will be a demo version out after release. If you're concerned about it running on your system, best to wait and try that. That demo will be based on release code (rather then slower beta code) so it'll be a good representation. [/quote] While I agree with your advice fully (for most people), I unfortunately have the opposite problem. I'm buying the game for sure- I've got a nice desktop for that. But I'm considering buying a ne

Reply to For those of you who played the Beta... in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Tormy-" reply="12" id="2706726"] Quoting kyogre12, reply 3 The goal is for the cloth-map version of the game to be playable on a netbook. It shouldbe playable on a crappy netbook even, if you are playing on the cloth map. [I am not sure about tactical battles however with regard to hardware lag on a netbook.][/quote] I'd assume you'd have to use auto-resolve, as I don't think there's a cloth-map version of the battlefields. That's still cool wi

Reply to For those of you who played the Beta... in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Well, it's just the beta. I'm sure that if you meet the recommended requirements, your performance will be just fine. Though I am curious if and when we'll see a netbook-compatible version of the game and what the required specs for that is. I'm considering buying a netbook soon, and I'd definitely be inclined to spend a little more to get Elemental running, even if only in cloth-map mode.

Reply to question about tactical battle UI in gametrailers video in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="PurplePaladin" reply="1" id="2706537"] Then I saw the tactical battle part. Yikes . I know it's not the retail/full game. I know it's not finished yet. But I chose to not send the #3 video (with the 100+ turns example) to my friends. The main reason being the tactical battle example looked very, errrr, umm, primative, bland and "meh". I'm sure (or hoping) the retail version will be much different, and I also understand that was one small un

Reply to Elemental Video Walkthrough on GameTrailers! in Elemental News Stardock Forums

I was super impressed by nearly everything I saw except for the combat. Perhaps it would've been wiser to show a larger battle or something, because it simply did not look impressive. It looked downright boring. Only one guy attacking/defending? What's the point of assembling an army if only one guy is going to do the legwork at any given time. Even if the combat values account for the number of units, it still looks weak. I still plan on buying i

Reply to Am I The Only One Who Can't Stand Bioware? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Since everyone's kind of talking about Bioware, I've got a quick question about Dragon Age. Do you have to manage your party in combat or it like KotOR where it's kind of optional? I've shied away from it because I'm not so interested in dealing with a whole party. That said, I don't think Bioware is that great of a developer. I liked KotOR, but Jade Empire and Mass Effect did nothing for me, though I would like to give JE another chance just because of it's setting.

Reply to Michigan and Video Game Developers in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Hiring people in Michigan? That's highly unorthodox.