Beric01

Tank + ranged always wins vs AI? in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

I really like FE. I really do. But I continually discover that there's no beating this simple army composition: 1-2 "tank" units that soak up damage, + masses of high-damage, defenseless ranged units. The AI can't deal with this, and it doesn't know to use this tactic either. What you need is all units to have high initiative so they can move first. Have your tanks move toward the enemy, to draw aggro and stop them from getting back and attacking your r

Reply to The amount of units in the end game is too many, it's annoying. in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

I think the problem is indeed a fundamental issue with the AI. If you think about it, when do masses of units actually work? Only when your opponent basically has no units at all. One heavily-armored unit with a decent weapon can bead hordes of level 1 units. And even with all of the AI improvements, the AI still can't recognize this simple fact. In this game, superior tech always wins. The AI should focus on producing fewer, more advanced units.

Reply to FE is not responding (1.32) in FE Support Elemental Forums

I get this as well. Happens about every 3-4 hours of play.

Reply to Faction Power, what is it in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

My preferred strategy in 4X games is to max research and tech, while making large production centers, and then cranking out powerful units once an AI declares war on me. I've yet to find an AI that can handle this. The point is, any military units you make early on are long-term economic benefit you could have had instead. The AI needs to factor in how well you're able to mobilize a powerful army from the ground up to crush their invasion. Not easy, I know, but

Reply to Demographics of FE in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

22. Started with Galciv 2, then Sins, then Demigod. Then WoM and now FE.

Reply to The Metacritic Prediction Thread in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

I'd say an 80. Probably not much more.

Reply to The Home Stretch: Have we succeeded? in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="thvaz" reply="58" id="3238812"]In the recent preview Rock Paper Shotgun did the reviewer said " The game feels less than the sum of its parts" as if individually each part of the game was great, but they don't quite work well together. Unfortunately, I'm forced to agree. [/quote] Have to agree as well. I'd currently say the game is "fair". I'd hope for it to be "good" by release". But excellent? Most likely not unt

Reply to [0.981 Bug] HP Bar Not Updating in FE Support Elemental Forums

This has been happening for the longest time. It's definitely nothing new.

Reply to Fallen Enchantress–Beta 5C Released in Elemental News Elemental Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="18" id="3237893"] Quoting mdonais, reply 17Any chance we can get a discount code or a way to buy it half price on steam? I would pay $10 to buy it again on steam so I never need to patch but not $40. Mike. I'll see what we can negotiate but I wouldn't count on it.[/quote] I'd just like updating capability to be built into the DRM-free version. Manually installing patches is a pain sometimes.

Reply to [0.981] Longstrider Boots, Ward of Health and Rusty Cuirass in FE Support Elemental Forums

[quote quoting="post"] Longstrider Boots: +1 Moves, Value 18. Maybe this overpowered item should be Uncommon. +1 Moves is +50% experience in early game.[/quote] Or +100% in forests.

Reply to Making a quest / random event editor in FE Modding Elemental Forums

If someone rejects a quest, can the quest be made to stay on the map to be done later? It doesn't seem possible with the current system.

Reply to [FEEDBACK] Beta impressions after a long break from Elemental in FE Beta Elemental Forums

OP's post makes sense. An awful lot of sense.

Reply to [.952 Bug] Waterfalls at the end of rivers are placed ABOVE the land square in FE Support Elemental Forums

I figured that this was a fantasy world, so waterfalls are just... different here. [e digicons]>_>[/e]

Reply to And now to discuss something of vital importance… in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="seanw3" reply="66" id="3227651"]You might be neglecting Towns then. Each one adds a ton of Food to all your cities.[/quote] Each town by itself, or the global food buildings in each town that take forever to build? And yes I generally neglect towns, as I have no need for gold income, particularly not as much as they generate (you don't need many or any troops right now as it is, so no maintenance). I neglect fortresses, as their unit production b

Reply to And now to discuss something of vital importance… in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="seanw3" reply="64" id="3227643"]I might put level 5 at 1000 and level 4 at 700. I like the food numbers, but city levels are a little too easy to get everywhere.[/quote] Really? For some cities, even with 5 grain and all buildings, I can't get to Level 5 without essence.

Reply to Derek - Where's the New Change Log?????????? in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

[quote who="sweatyboatman" reply="2" id="3227456"]I believe there are supposed to be at least 16 question marks in the summon developer incantation. That would explain why it didn't work.[/quote] No, another developer shard was required. He also needed someone with "development level III" and the "summon developer" spell, which the OP clearly did not have.

Reply to Derek - Where's the New Change Log?????????? in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

Clearly not posted. Was there some promise that it would be posted by this time today?

Reply to Bad performance [SOLVED] in FE Support Elemental Forums

Are you sure your GPU isn't working for just this game? Can you start up another game and play just fine? My real question is your graphics gard situation though. Do you have Nvidia Optimus? It's possible then that Elemental just isn't triggering your dedicated card to activate, which would be a game problem. I have ATI switchable graphics, so I just enable them when I play games.

Reply to And now to discuss something of vital importance… in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="Raledon" reply="49" id="3227432"] Regarding the flexibility of Essence- I believe it's actually a problem. Essence bring more than the other resources, and has the flexibility issue, with little to no cost. I do believe that Essence should see a slight nerf in this regard.[/quote] The main reason Essence needs to be nerfed is not because it's flexible. It's because it's exponential - see my post below. [quote who="Beric01" reply="26" id="322706

Reply to And now to discuss something of vital importance… in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

The problem with essence is it's exponential in value, meaning increasing your essence results in huge gains for enchantments 1 essence = 1 "enchantment point" 2 essence = 4 "enchantment points" 3 essence = 9 "enchantment points" (with Pariden) Having enchantments based on the total amount of essence the city has is the cause, and at this point makes the scrying pool OP.

Reply to Fallen Enchantress–BETA 5 almost ready in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="jmccrea" reply="6" id="3226354"]Any idea how big the upgrade will be? Im just curious because ill be out in the oil patch by the time it hits and I dont get very good speed out there. Hopefully on this update, ill be able to use the update vs the full DL.[/quote] Hopefully here as well. Unfortunately, the internet I'm forced to use is both slow and unreliable.

Reply to Planetary Annihilation in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

I gave in and added myself to the list of backers. I am now a victim of planetary annihilation.

Reply to [.952] Defend vs. Pass in FE Support Elemental Forums

Fully, agree; as a player who has been playing for quite a while, I actually thought the defend feature had been removed at one point. It's definitely not clear that pass=defend.

Reply to [0.952] UI issues, moving towards Beta 5 in FE Beta Elemental Forums

[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="30" id="3222518"] Quoting Beric01, reply 27I support 100% of these changes, and have experienced 100% of them in-game. Frogboy/Derek, what are the chances of all of these being done Beta 5? Now now, let's not get greedy![/quote] It's called bartering. You start high, and work your way down. [e digicons];)[/e]

Reply to Norton Insight rates FE 0.952_update as a "medium risk" in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

This is why I don't use antivirus software. It's a total pain. I tried such software back in the day, and continually got false alarms on games. I've never gotten a virus in my life, and I regularly scan my computer. Active antivirus software uses computing resources, and is a hassle. User error is 99% of all viruses. I simply know how to browse the web safely.