B G P Hughes

[0.981 bug] Explore never switches off. in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

One more bug I noticed from my last game (or perhaps just a too subtle UI) but once a unit has been set to explore it can never be switched off again. I noticed the only way to stop a unit exploring (temporarily - read on) was to get it into a group of units that had never been told to explore, but if I ever took it out of the army, off it would go on its own merry way once more, cheerfully ignoring my commands. Placing the unit on GUARD also could not prevent the explore behaviour conquering

[0.981 suggestion] Casting Spell of Making should elicit a response from the remaining AIs in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

Just completed a game on expert/medium/5 AIs and cast the spell of making in order to shake things up a bit and to try and get the remaining AIs to band together and beat me up, but they all did nothing. The game ran on to the end with out a response from them. Seems at least the opposite alignment AIs should respond...

[0.981 bug] 3 games, no recruitable heroes - custom sovereign & nation, betrayer trait in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

Played 3 games on the 0.981, two games for about 3 hours each, and one through to completion, and not found a single recruitable hero - doubly odd because I have the betrayer trait.

[0.981] Bug - Regeneration does not regenerate in FE Beta Stardock Forums

Version C (26th September download), the regeneration spell no longer generates in tactical combat.

Reply to Elemental -- 'Epic' or not, supposed to be or not? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I'm not fussed over whether it's epic or not, or about the definitions of epicness, as long as the gameplay is good. I did find this idea interesting though: [quote quoting="post"] I think a chance was missed here to make something kinda Epic. Kingdom lands look pretty (like Trammel), Empire lands look ravished (like Felucca) like the non-revitalized lands. Essence is supposed to be needed to revitilize. Why aren't Empires the 'anti-Essence' faction

Reply to [REQUEST] Please explain how squad tactical combat works in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[quote who="Werewindlefr" reply="46" id="2766078"]Thanks a huge lot for fixing this. More than anything, this was what prevented me from playing (it felt like playing starcraft with marines that can kill battlecruisers). Will you please, please tell us what the error was? We won't make fun of anyone. Promised. I swear, seriously.[/quote] oh, thank appropriate deity, this is such great news! It really was stopping me playing the game. Now if I cou

Reply to edge scrolling still horrible in WOM Support Elemental Forums

[quote who="B G P Hughes" reply="3" id="2756321"]I cannot scroll at all at the screen edge - I thought it had been disabled. The only way I can move around the map is to zoom out on one spot, and zoom back in on another. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8733908/DxDiag.txt[/quote] [quote who="Neil Banfield" reply="4" id="2756414"]Disable forced VSync and see if that helps. VSync can produce horrible results when the frame rate is below the screen refresh rate.[/quote] I

Reply to edge scrolling still horrible in WOM Support Elemental Forums

I cannot scroll at all at the screen edge - I thought it had been disabled. The only way I can move around the map is to zoom out on one spot, and zoom back in on another. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8733908/DxDiag.txt

[Bug Animation][1.07] Combat slowdown caused by horse/wolf riding - files attached in WOM Support Elemental Forums

I consistently get an issue in tactical combat where if either the attacker or defender is mounted, it takes 5 or 6 seconds to 'free up' the game, by which I mean it partially freezes: you can click on and change units and see their move highlighted area, but you can't actually do anything because the previous attack has not completed. So if for example my infantryman strikes at an enemy cavalryman, I strike as normal, and then the cavalryman does nothing for a few seconds, and it appears con

[Bug CTD][1.07] Crash to Desktop - files attached in WOM Support Elemental Forums

Just renamed a captured city, then opened an event notifier for another city, went to build a hut (city is Gyr), zoomed in, tried to place. Crashed. Files attached... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8733908/Elemental1_07-2010-09-04T14-35-18-593.zip http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8733908/debugCTD107.err <a href="http://dl.

Reply to Any Master of Magic fans here? Is Elemental: War of Magic a Spiritual Heir to the Master of Magic lineage? in War of Magic Elemental Forums

In reply to the OP No, not really. Actually I believe it feels quite different, and therefore basing your decision on MoM alone will likely leave you a bit disappointed. Elemental, when it reaches it's full potential, could be something quite special, but isn't quite there yet. I must say though I had a similar experience with one of Stardock's other games Galactic Civilisations II, which I thought sucked a bit when I first played it, but when I came back 2 years later to pla

Reply to [Developer Feedback] Extensive overview of Elemental - Part 1: User Interface in War of Magic Elemental Forums

[e digicons]k1[/e] 100% agree. One thing you missed on the feedback piece on moving is some kind of feedback on impassable terrain (like the irritation of clicking on the coast and not moving - takes ages to get used to this behaviour). In terms of priority, agree most of this is right up there (though personally I'd like to see the attack and defence mechanics of parties and groups fixed first - I find I can't play the game while they multiply up the way they do if you have m

Reply to It's just not fun. in War of Magic Elemental Forums

A dissenting view - I like the beginning of the game much better than later on!

Combat system much better (but what are those blue dots for?) in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Just got the latest version and very pleased to see that the parties seem to now attack as a collection of individuals and lose stats as members die (either that or I've been very unlucky with my parties of peasants). A single hero with decent defence now does much better - and nice to see some special abilities in as well. Couple of things: anyone know what those blue dots are for next to the city icons on the top left? (red ones are garrisoned units). Also, ma

Reply to The big fat "HELP ME" thread in War of Magic Elemental Forums

FOR RESOURCES OUTSIDE YOUR CITY LIMIT, CLICK ON THE RESOURCE AND SELECT THE BUILD OPTION FROM THE BOTTOM MENU (AT LEAST THAT'S HOW IT WORKED IN ONE OF THE BETA VERSIONS. oops - sorry for caps!

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

I've been gaming for thirty odd years, and I've never had to use Steam. I don't know what that says; maybe I'm out of touch, or maybe just that you can ignore it if you want to. Impulse I have used, and what I like about it is there is a reason to use it - i.e. the updated content is worth having. I think the worry is when the service becomes more about taking than giving. I count 'checking this is a legal copy' whenever I am playing to be taking a lot. I also count having to be onlin

Reply to Post Mortem on the Elemental Beta in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I'd say that it was overall very positive. I'll say that again, as I'm going to focus on the improvement areas: a very positive experience. So my main concern is on the 'demo' vs 'beta' expectations thing. Having been on the other side of this thing in the past (i.e. people beta testing my work), I know just what a large proportion of 'beta testers' don't post a single report. In fact in my experience, I could count on about 5% to do so, and only a handful of individuals to do it cons

Reply to Elemental: No Copy Protection, Activation, LAN and more in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

Great news - really pleased to see the LAN support, and the archival copies too. Having lived in a part of the world where internet access is intermittent and slow, I know just how valuable this sort of thing can be. It's so easy to forget, sitting in the comfort of your living room and eating a takeaway pizza, that there is a large and silent portion of the playing public who live in areas whe

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

Not only was it a mess, but a painful one too. Having lived through all of that, the key question for me is how Bioware comes out of it. Bare with me as I give my personal opinion on the historical piece; I produced premium modules and expansions on a number of the games involved, and the net result of all these discussions is that 4 of them never saw the light of day, and the 5th only just scraped through. Wyvern Crown of Cormyr, the last premium mod/expansion for NWN, which I wrote, designe

Reply to [Bug][Beta 5] Game not found in WOM BETA Builds Elemental Forums

I did the same the other day - that's what prompted me to laugh about it...

Reply to Enjoying Beta 4. Some positive feedback, plus constructive suggestions. in War of Magic Elemental Forums

Seconded. I also get RSI, so agree on the keyboard thing. There are a couple of shortcuts (like G for guard) so likely there are a bunch already in we don't know about, but number pad movement and escaping out of the manual/windows would be the two that most preserve my finger, elbow and shoulder!

[Bug][Beta 5] Game not found in WOM BETA Builds Elemental Forums

So when I try and start Beta 5, I get the error message ' Game not found'... Got ya [e digicons]:O[/e] . Come on - be honest now, who checked out this thread? Disclaimer: This is a joke - most of my posts are serious and constructive, but there's always time for humour.

Reply to Suggestions in War of Magic Elemental Forums

I'd go for enemy units are not revealed until after deployment.

Reply to [Bug Interface][Beta 4 0.98] Tactical Battle: unit card displayed does not match mouseover - files attached in WOM BETA Builds Elemental Forums

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8733908/DxDiag.txt

[Bug Interface][Beta 4 0.98] Tactical Battle: unit card displayed does not match mouseover - files attached in WOM BETA Builds Elemental Forums

This currently occurs in most tactical battles: when you mouseover a unit, it does not update the unit card displayed in the bottom right of the screen. In the picture below I am currently moused over the unit which is shown in the bottom display - but the unit card has not updated.