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Reply to Wheres the Magic?? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote] 1) Going tech vs magic 2) Building a warrior type soverign vs a wizard type soverign[/quote] I've spent 50+ hours trying to go magik with a wizard Sov. Its doable on "normal" but not much fun at all... while at Ridiculous it is impossible. I'm curious if anyone out there has been able to go magik successfuly up the dificulty settings tree? Sure when the AI is better I may feel some sort of challenge on normal/hard... but atm

Reply to Just bought Elemental in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote]One last question though-- My capitol city has 6 or 7 houses with a population limit of 250. The city says it has -1 food but the population is still growing every turn up to the 250. How does that work? Any way I can increase food production[/quote] Kingdoms & empires have diferent names for housing structures, and once research is conducted into the apropriate housing fields there are more names. For simplicty I will reffer to all of them as "homes" Keep

Reply to Fantasy game? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote]We need to keep in mind that Elemental ties in with the book Destiny's Embers. That has it's own unique world setting where Elves, etc. and some of the other 'conventions' we expect in fantasy aren't adopted.[/quote] Hmmn; sounds fine to me since I'm a huge fan of many different brands of "Fantasy" that have been released over the last 4 decades in literature, entertainment & gaming. I for one think that I shouldn't have had to buy the book to understand the world th

Reply to what type of things not going in the game in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Looking forawrd to seeing what you come up with Glowing_Ember . Crrently I'm searching through all the mods that are playable with 1.1 atm, need something better than the stand alone game or I will put EWoM down. Got so fed up with my last game that I actually went and spent time with familly... godz.. what a f-in

Reply to interested in 1.1 patch impressions in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="6" id="2849259"]Biggest problem with the game now is that it is bland. Factions all play alike, the world is empty and not that fun to explore, the champions are fairly interchangeable, the quest are few and often unrewarding. [/quote] I have to regretably agree 100% with Lord Xia ;

Reply to where did all the resources go? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Food is the new gold mine for me in my games... thankfuly I've found lots of food resources in both 1.1 games I've played, but only 1 gold mine in both games with pretty much all the resource techs researched... yikes. [e digicons]:sick:[/e]

Reply to Fallen Races in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote]be better than the mortal men[/quote] And yet, some mysterious spell of warding or genetic defect prevents these superior races Sovereigns from wearing all the same gear as "mortal men" Lolololololololololololololololol........... *cough [e digicons]:X[/e]

Reply to Make Egalitarianism the default and charge for Sexism! in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Trojasmic" reply="10" id="2849144"] Quoting Lord Xia, reply 7 Quoting impinc, reply 4I think the reason some gear isn't allowed on some races is that the models are bigger. So when you equip the gear, it clips through and looks weird. They'd have to create new models for the Fallen race, and anything it looks weird on. I know, and they need to fix it. In fact, they need to give every single race it's own distinct look

Reply to 1.1 , last chance failure? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Kantok" reply="78" id="2849533"] Quoting dawgs4ever, reply 77 Do you expect to have to test all the games you buy, or do you just give Stardock a pass? Honestly, having bought this game when it first came out, there's no way in heck we should still have to be submitting our debug files to clean up crashes. My crashes were becoming less common before the 1.1 betas started and then it has picked up again. Still getting crashes

Reply to Ridiculous Requests for Upcoming Patches in War of Magic Stardock Forums

1.1 -new map; X-mass world - with new politically incorrect religious factions. - new spell, summon santa to bomb enemy cities with "gifts" - new op unit; Reindeer Reavers

Reply to Make Egalitarianism the default and charge for Sexism! in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="3" id="2849059"] Been bitching about it for months, but no one gives a poop. [/quote] Yeah, i've seen some of thsoe post. ( I spent alot of time reading alot on the forums for the last long while...) To protest I tried running around naked for the 1st 100 turns with my evil quendar chaos worshiping female empire Sov... not a good idea she got munched on; hard. Seriously messed up she cant be as well armored as nearly every ot

Reply to A few questions I am considering in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote]Without useing the current Tech Trees, is the World of Elemental an interesting place to play in and explore?[/quote] Well, not really since what is there to do? Wait around "reading" the current issue EWoMs' Centerfold Sovereigns waiting for that incoming horde of spiders&bears... ? [quote]Should it be?[/quote] Yes; it should be. Currently while I love the idea behind EWoM; I'm finding myself feeling that it's lost tha

Reply to The consept of minor nations/city states in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I've allways played with 10 AI factions on ridiculous and allways only see 1 of 2 different minor nations. The Orekeepers & that Ramis joker. Have not once seen more than 1 minor in any of my games so far in 1.1. I generally allways ZERG outwards with those crap hired heros searching for them since those minor factions allways sell KICKASS weapons & armor; which lets me research other branches instead of weapons asap. As for them standing around doing nothing.. see

Reply to Thoughts on 1.1 in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Rune_74" reply="2" id="2849039"]Well, at the moment the weakness stat is underused I think. Another thought, there has to be a way to limit the amount of grouping creatures do, or you get this massive roaming bad guy. [/quote] Those npc groups are way to easy to kill, unless your playing on ridiculous & starting to run into roaming packs of dragons/demons. EDIT: Let me correct myself, they are to easy to

Reply to Make Egalitarianism the default and charge for Sexism! in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Another nice change would be allowing women to wear certain armor/gear that men can.

Reply to Can't build harbor? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Cerevox" reply="11" id="2848772"]Slay food! Eat Enemy! We seriously need a cannibal side that heals themselves by eating the troops/pop of other sides, but everyone declares war on sight on them. [/quote] [e digicons]:D[/e] YES!!! Oh, & let me sacrifice my unwanted lvl 5 cities for yummy peasant legs.. ops. Did I say that out loud? hehe [e digicons]:drool:[/e]

Reply to 1.1, Minor Factions giving up before turn 1 in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Istari" reply="1" id="2848769"]Neither. They're just French. (Just kidding. Really ) [/quote] [e digicons]:frogboy:[/e] Esti tabarnac !! LOL.... funny guy.... I throw my [e digicons]:beer:[/e] in your face. HaHa (jk) Heya Jrandom ,

Reply to Brad, more AI please in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote quoting="post"]I'm still steamrolling on ridiculous. I've tried everything to lose... big maps, small maps, lots of opponents, few opponents, different victory conditions, etc. I just can't lose. Any advice? [/quote] Try playing the game with magic only.. haha... I am.. its brutal on ridiculous. [e digicons]O:)[/e] ANd great ideas & suggestions everyone. Can't think of a thing to add after reading the last 2 pages

Reply to Elemental's biggest problem... in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[e digicons]:pout:[/e] but... but... I want harder spawns early game & a pony[e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Reply to I'm running out of food in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="WhiteElk" reply="17" id="2848539"]You can earn a load of quick cash by becoming a mercenary... AI pays you to delcare war on another faction. I wish they weren't so willing to pay so much for this. It could make for interesting diplomacy choices if it wasn't such rotten cheese atm. Some diplomacy tweaks could make the mercenary role fun. [/quote] In my latest game of 1.1 I've noticed that the amounts for each faction varries m

Reply to I'm running out of food in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Trojasmic" reply="20" id="2848630"] Quoting TheProgress, reply 18 I'm having a really hard time with money, not food in the first 40 or 50 turns. My city will be producing a pitiful 0.3 gildar per turn restricting the rate at which my kingdom can grow. Any suggestions (other than finding a goldmine)? research Level 3 goodie huts. they pop 50-400 gold. [/quote] & you'll be able to steal the enemie

Reply to Can't build harbor? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Also a very few random maps have islands in them, the ones I've found so far all had wicked resources, but I've only seen that 1 in about 15 games or so. No clue if thats the average for it, or still included in 1.1.

Reply to new player here in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Cheers [e digicons]:beer:[/e] new bloods. Welcome to EWoM. hehehe. Theres lots of current threads with tips & tricks for the 1.1 release, alot has changed. I also would like to see what you new peeps think since you haven't played the earlier releases.

Reply to Guide to Early Gameplay For New Players, Please read, comment and add. in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="jecjackal" reply="8" id="2848660"] AI diplomacy is still broken. So you can declare war on a sngle faction multiple times in a single turn via the trade menu. Doing so can swell your coffers with gilder and materials whenever you find yourself running short. Its cheap, and obviously not working as entended, but totally doable. Also, this mean never declare war on another faction without 1st checking via diplomacy who will pay you the most to do so. <br

Reply to I'm happy with the direction v1.1 is taking the game in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote quoting="post"]I've seen a lot of gripes on the forum, the past day or so, about how disappointed some people are with certain factors of the patch; but in terms of the general direction the game seems to be taking -- I'm very satisfied. My opinion of Elemental now is that the game is moving towards something that more resembles Master of Magic in gameplay and mechanics, as opposed to the "Fantasy GalCiv" that it was. With regards to the game mechanics, everything seems to be moving in