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Reply to RTSguru Chats with Stardock’s Derek Paxton about Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes in Elemental News Stardock Forums

[quote who="Kongdej" reply="14" id="3321117"]What? no... I am referring to the amount of tech needed for plate armour for one, and plate armour is still as good vs cutting than chain armour is, so there is little point in using chain amours. and besides that, my games rarely get to the "platemail" part of the game, I focus too much on the wars. I think that there should be added more armours so at the technology level of leather you could specialize some of yo

Reply to Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes FAQ in Elemental Dev Journals Stardock Forums

[quote who="acare84" reply="232" id="3321085"]Steam is the future you should learn to live with it...[/quote] [e digicons]x_x[/e] I like having real ownership of things I purchase, thanks. I tolerate Steam, but I (as many others in this topic, apparently) avoid leasing (not owning) games from Steam when I can. Steam as a future business model to emulate is horrific when you think of the real implications.

Reply to RTSguru Chats with Stardock’s Derek Paxton about Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes in Elemental News Stardock Forums

[quote who="Kongdej" reply="12" id="3321078"] My problem is, you couldn't really specialize against a certain damage type, because there were no proper armours for the job... Sincerely ~ Kongdej[/quote] I take it you are referring to elemental (crystal costs) + pierce damage? The chain (slash) and plate (blunt) is pretty straightforward, though illogical(plate). I never really saw this as an overly debilitating issue due to the many alternative damage

Reply to RTSguru Chats with Stardock’s Derek Paxton about Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes in Elemental News Elemental Forums

[quote who="RogueCaptain" reply="9" id="3320620"]Damage categories math is an archaic relic of PnP days because player options are a bit limited... Or in other words, do find enjoyment in victory being mostly predetermined before the fighting commences based on stat modifiers or because you made smart, bold decisions as the unit commander, as the player? ...[/quote] PnP and limited options? PnP basically lets players do whatever they want. It's more or less for gameplay and themat

Reply to Fallen Enchantress v1.3 preview in Elemental Dev Journals Stardock Forums

I always thought the problem was not that the AI was being intelligent by creating alliances and violating them a turn later, but that they were violating the rule-set of the game. I could not find any way for the player to cancel alliances. That and alliance features working, namely your allies declaring war on aggressors. It's perfectly possible that I simply couldn't find how to disable alliances, but that raises a potential interface design issue. [quote who="Amber

Reply to Fallen Enchantress v1.3 fun in FE Sneak Peeks Stardock Forums

[quote who="willie sanderson" reply="85" id="3320644"] ... That's the kind of AI I want to see in this game "from time to time". Some sort of RANDOM choice the AI makes before the game on whether it likes the humaan player or not. The not knowing by the humaan player what he's up against from the start is the fun and challenge of the game. When you see 4 or more AI players marching down upon you, you're going to have a glorious time trying to survive. [/quote] I actua

Reply to Fallen Enchantress v1.3 fun in FE Sneak Peeks Stardock Forums

While I don't think the AI should illogically gang up against the player, I do think it would be appropriate for AIs to create coalitions against dominant powers. This is pretty common in war-sims, for example some of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms games will do exactly this. When the AI only takes into consideration power and becomes increasingly acquiescent as you gain momentum it just makes the end-game increasingly one-sided (and boring).

Reply to Fallen Enchantress v1.3 fun in FE Sneak Peeks Stardock Forums

I do appreciate the work Frogboy (and perhaps others?), the changes look pretty good. I won't have the time to play for quite a while, but I'm rooting for you guys.

Reply to Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes FAQ in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Very surprised and impressed. All the changes sound very good. Especially the Champion + Skill tree changes.

Reply to [1.2 BUG] Where's the Apothecary? in FE Support Stardock Forums

Do you have enough crystals to construct it? Nevermind, I was thinking of the Alchemy lab. If you have a herbalist and can't construct an apothecary that's quite strange.

Reply to FE 1.20 AI feedback in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

This may seem a bit contrary, but I find that monsters become less of an issue with higher monster densities than lesser densities. This is as you have a greater weaker number of monsters to farm for equipment, summoning items, and experience. I haven't noticed much difference in likelihood of getting "boxed" in by monsters with varying monster densities. With a greater number of weak/medium monsters there is a greater likelihood that I'll be able to kill the monsters boxing m

Reply to FE 1.20 AI feedback in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

[quote who="Edwin99" reply="11" id="3312857"]I have to play a few more times; however, in a recent game AI archers were targeting my mounted Champion (equipped with that blue belt) who was dodging all attacks while ignoring the GraveWardens that were devasting their ranks with blasts from their fire-staffs. If the Human player is using Gravewardens with firestaffs, I would like to see the AI adopt a counter strategy such as; 1) cloaks of fire resistance on

Reply to FE 1.20 AI feedback in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

[quote who="Leeovold" reply="7" id="3312631"] Being a player of huge maps (mod) and many AIs (up to 28, usually 20) I would like to see the problem with the AIs accumulating massive amounts of research points fixed. I usually make it about 4 into the game, doing well with allies, recieving tributes, etc. and then I am hit with enemies that I cannot compete against technology-wise. [/quote] I was under the impression that this was fixed? From 1.20 changelo

Reply to Fallen Enchantress 1.20 Changelog in FE Support Stardock Forums

[quote who="Alstein" reply="74" id="3311309"]2 grain isn't a loser, 2 grain+ garden= lvl 2 city. Then you can build pioneer. You can build up a garden (2 grain= 4 production or 2 essence) by turn 30. THe outposts would help but require tech that takes a few turns. THis change is a buff to Procinipee who ran replace 30 pop with 50 mana. [/quote] That's true. While Gardens needs to be researched, it's the cheapest tech in the game

Reply to Fallen Enchantress 1.20 Changelog in FE Support Stardock Forums

[quote who="halmal242" reply="71" id="3311271"]Based upon a needed increased growth curve for population wouldn't it then be more necessary to build outposts for the increased population growth improvement? So research for that specific improvement while founding a few initial cities or outposts then grow a single large city with several outposts to have a super fast population growth. This is a more complicated strategy but still possible.[/quote] There are three prob

Reply to Fallen Enchantress 1.20 Changelog in FE Support Stardock Forums

[quote who="Sanati" reply="68" id="3311237"] It really doesn't matter if it's split. You are getting 6 pop per turn either way, one pioneer every 5 turns, even if you have to cycle building them across however many cities. I definitely agreed with the population cost suggestion, and I'm glad it was added, I just think it needs to be higher to have a noticeable effect. [/quote] This is assuming that the population prerequisite is pooled by all cities. Being

Reply to FE has too much micromanagement! in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

I agree that there are many foreseeable UI improvements that can be done, but complaining about user customization? [quote quoting="post"] It is simply beyond imagination that in 2013, there is still a game that makes me design my own units in order to play optimally. This speaks to the poor quality of the AI as much as anything else. [/quote] This is almost the entire appeal of Fallen Enchantress to me. If anything I want MORE customization option

Reply to Fallen Enchantress 1.20 Changelog in FE Support Stardock Forums

[quote who="Sanati" reply="60" id="3310725"]Sovereign's Call isn't going to be any more of an advantage than Enchanted Hammers or Propaganda. Unfortunately this change wont have much an impact, since at only 30 population cost an early city is likely the regain that population by the time it finishes building a Pioneer. Pretty easy to get 5-6 growth early on (first ~30 turns)....[/quote] The population cost is most significant with new settlements. It basically equates to:

Reply to Too Increase Enjoyment in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

[quote who="Leeovold" reply="5" id="3310448"] ...I was or thought I was doing well enough until I got invaded. I always lag behind in Research even though I buy into/accept tech treaties with everyone possible. I am fielding squads of 3 against 7...[/quote] For the longest time I thought I was doing something sub-optimally as well. As Sanati mentioned it's a

Reply to [BUGS][1.12] Several. in FE Support Elemental Forums

[quote who="Gaunathor" reply="3" id="3310418"] You lose all movement points regardless of, if you are still webbed or not at the end of combat.[/quote] I'm pretty certain the game applies the movement cost of the tile the enemy is on after combat ends. So if the spider was on a forest tile (very common) then engaging in combat will consume 2 movement points. Whereas if you fight a spider on fertile land it will consume 1 movement point. I can't recal

Reply to Fallen Enchantress 1.20 Changelog in FE Support Elemental Forums

It's good to see that the tech trading bug with the AIs is being looking into. This is the entire reason why I started posting on this board... Last few days of FE were essentially me bashing my head against the CPU in the worst kind of feverish race. Now I might actually have time to do quests and RP a little... I agree that the fundamental issue with the Pioneer nerf is that outposts == settlements when it comes to cost. If Pioneer costs is associated with population it

Reply to AI Trading Tech Knowledge Amongst Itself... in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

[quote who="abob101" reply="38" id="3310370"]Brad posted this: "Fixed bug where AI knowledge trading didn't always reduce tradeable knowledge" About 1.2 here: https://forums.elementalgame.com/439150 So i'd say hopefully that the fix above, and maybe reducing the KnowledgeFromResearchPercentage to .1 as it sounds like it should be, will resolve this issue.[/quote] It's reassuring that this is (or has already?) been looked int

Reply to AI Trading Tech Knowledge Amongst Itself... in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

I certainly hope so, I had already modified the value to zero before even posting. I've spent the last few days trying to make a massive epic games work and every single time around turn 100 the exponential tech growth of the factions would hit like a hammer. Even if I did play the game all the way through the pacing was hectic. Heaven forbid if I wasted a turn or settled on a tile without an essence for the inspiration spell. Defeats the entire premise of what I was trying to ach

Reply to Too Increase Enjoyment in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

I assumed this was standard for allies and team mates myself until I started doing tests with allies of differing difficulties. IIRC you also still have to negotiate for treaties with the exchange dictated by the power difference as though you were both opposing factions. I would the economic/trade/technology would be pretty much a given for a teammate as both sides benefit. As it is now, if you have a teammate/ally all it means is that you both won't attack each other. Ac

Reply to AI Trading Tech Knowledge Amongst Itself... in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

Good to see I'm not the only one with this issue.The problem is NOT with advanced units... Namely as while the computer may cheat tech they frequently have trouble having sufficient iron/crystals to produce said units. It's the material/grain/research/gildar bonuses they get repetitively at the end of the tech trees, and later the damage/defense/accuracy bonuses. It really breaks epic games. Some additional screens: <a href="http://imgur.com/v3vfHGz,tb9NVJz,NUWZna5,UEa