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Reply to Whatsup with Caravans?? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

There should always be a low level hero with a mounted troop patrolling any roads through woodlands. Great source of xp and gold.

Reply to resource revealing techs in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I think that adventure tree and magic needs a tweak in the big september patch.

Reply to "Monster Economy" ruins economy balance - multiple balanced ways to earn money preferable? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

If it weren't for the MOBS I would have no economy (9 cities, two gold mines, OUCH!)

Reply to Why reinvent the wheel, just copy Master of Magic in War of Magic Stardock Forums

15 years of improvements in game design.

Reply to Usain Bolt sets new world record by equipping shortsword in War of Magic Stardock Forums

If you can't prove how it makes the game less interesting, then I don't think these "logigal suspension of disbelief" elements should apply. Good shoes make you walk faster, so does a horse. A light weapon makes you move faster in combat. I don't see the problem.

Reply to Why I chose Elemental over Civ 5 in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Firaxis can craft excellent games with a high degree of quality. Not buying Civ5 would be a mistake IMHO.

Reply to Game too hard on easiest level in War of Magic Stardock Forums

The first 20 turns is critical to getting a jump on the AI. SCOUT LIKE CRAZY and SPAM pioneers the second you are able. If you can get 3 cities down quickly this should not be a problem. If you turtle you will lose all sorts of turn advantages.

Reply to Dead enemies attacking you? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Since the latest patch that came out LATE last night, I created a new game, and killed the enemy soverign's wife just outside the city. Now her dead body is lying there and I can attack it over and over again and she keeps dying and giving me xp. When I load a save game, the death animation comes back (it looks like she dies after every restore) and the attack icon is totally available I can still keep killher her over and over and keep getting XP. My situation is dif

Reply to Why wouldn't you pick all the spellbooks? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

One reason. Life is like a box of glass. You never know what shards you're going to get.

Reply to Next Time Just Wait !! in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I think someone just made the calcuation that they wanted to get the jump on Civ5 and it turned out to be a bad decision. More potential buyers were turned off by the avalanche of bad reviews than possibly would have been deterred from buying because they were enjoying Civ 5 so much. The company can and should recover by getting this product to a level of quality and polish that a gamer willing to part with 50 dollars during a recession will be happy to own. But if that do

Reply to Possible to upgrade units in the field? What to do with defunct units? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Forward scouts! Spread our your older obsolete units across your frontier and use them to push your view as far into enemy and friendly territory as you can! A few properly placed scouts can save you the mana of having to teleporting your hero at the last second, and most importantly, it lets you see the composition of the stack heading towards your cities. Also I never want my champions without a clear something to do, so if I'm sending them out to kill 3 spiders and a rogu

Reply to What is it about THIS game that's so important? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Already paid for it during a recession but did not get a quality product. I'm dying to get my money's worth or even close. It was a lot of money that I already paid, so I really want to end up with a game that does what the documentation/promises/FAQS says. This is what happened with GalCiv1 and GalCiv2 and this is what happened with Sins of a Solar empire, however all three of those games games were released with professional polish and most of their stated featur

Reply to World is Flat? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Magical worlds can be flat. It's a rule.

Poll: What do you play when you need a break from elemental? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

I'm finding that the game can get a little dry after an hour or so and some of the UI and bugs can build up frustration and I need another game to play to balance this one out. What do you play when you need a break from Elemental? I'm playing Batman Arkham Asylum. It's the perfect counterbalance to elemental.

Reply to while we w8 for the patch in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Lol, don't exaggerate. You could win moo3 with the difficulty settings on MEDIUM by simply pressing the end turn button until the end of the game. This is considerably better than that.

Reply to Terrain Exploitation in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Well in the current version everyone starts near a farm (I always had and assumed it was by design) and you can choose the special leader trait if you are afraid you're not going to be near metal, so I don't really see the issue. After you have expanded as much as you can with your starting farm, if for some strange reason you don't get any more farms, then just research the appropriate adventure tech and you will have more farms! And if that doesn't work, then add some ca

Is "Royalty" an overpowered leader trait? All cities grow 2x as fast? in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Espeically how much quicker you can get to those level 3 buildings! What do you think?

Reply to Need Open Borders Option in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Think about what it would take you to accept a non agression pact to a random someone you thought you could beat. I doubt a human player would agree as quickly as the AI, even with teh increased cost.

Reply to Are you finding that the game is much more playable from the cloth map???!!! I am! in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Mtn_Man" reply="5" id="2746402"]I love the cloth map. It's so much easier to tell at a glance exactly what's going on in your kingdom. The 3D view is pretty, but the information it conveys is more obscure. Use the "smart player colors" option in the settings. That way you and your allies will always show up as green, neutral players will be yellow, and enemies will be red. [/quote] Thanks for the tip! I will try this!

Reply to Elemental FAQ for beginners - please ask your questions here in War of Magic Stardock Forums

What is the purpose of Charisma on a non-soverign?

Reply to Elemental FAQ for beginners - please ask your questions here in War of Magic Stardock Forums

The techs that "Reveal Resources", do they work on the etnire map or just the portion of the map that you have explored, or just the portion of the map where you have cities?

Reply to Elemental FAQ for beginners - please ask your questions here in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Do the fungi storage and other food enhancing buildings increase your overall food production or just the city they are in?

Reply to Elemental FAQ for beginners - please ask your questions here in War of Magic Stardock Forums

What does 10% or 20% production increase actually do for a hero? Do you hve to put him in the city? What production is increased? Just materials?

Reply to Elemental FAQ for beginners - please ask your questions here in War of Magic Stardock Forums

How do I build on a resource which has a friendly unit standing on it? There appears to be no way to do this if a caravan or unit happens to be standing on the tile.

Are you finding that the game is much more playable from the cloth map???!!! I am! in War of Magic Stardock Forums

Now that I had my first real weekend to focus on the new game, I noticed almost by accident that playing the game on the cloth map is superior in almost every way to playing zoomed in! Why it's better to play on the cloth map: 1) You don't have to rotate the camera to right-click your destination if it's behind a mountain. 2) The Grid on the cloth map view is much more reliable and responsive to clicking precicely where you want to go. <