I need to. I don't know why but Fallen Enchantress and GalCivIII just can't seem to suck me in like Civilization does. I should love them both but hardly ever play them.
Hmm, I have it but Steam says I haven't played it since 2016. But I put in over 21 hours so I must have liked it. :)
Yeah, I think #3 is my biggest problem with GalCiv. A good tactical battle system would be a HUGE improvement to the game.
Hmm, I have it but Steam says I haven't played it since 2016. But I put in over 21 hours so I must have liked it. :)
or some shiny new something-or-other caught your attention at hour 22 :hehe:
Didn't FE:LH get a fairly large patch recently?
I remember playing Elemental: War of Magic prior to its repackaging as Fallen Enchantress. It was quite the debacle of PR and QA/QC from Stardock ends.
GALCIV III is a good game but I always found the graphics to be uninspired compared to CIV.
I agree that Brad did his best to make things right for us that pre-ordered Elemental: War of Magic. One thing I've always wished he'd try his hand at is making a Civilization-type game. I think he's stated before that he has no interest since it's "been done already" but that's a weak argument IMO.
So this past week, I made a few tweaks to my usual setup for when starting a new campaign. Thus far, I'm pleasantly surprised by how much it's improved my enjoyment of this game.
1.) Toning down enemy strength. After years of being stubborn about it, I swallowed my pride and decreased the strength of enemies all the way down to "Beginner". (Note: this only affects creatures & peoples in the untamed wild-lands between the civilized nations that are beginning to (re)establish themselves -- it does not affect the army strength of the other Kingdoms & Empires.) Doing so has made it much easier to level up my Sovereign and the Heroes he's recruited.
Next campaign, I think I'm going to increase their difficulty to "Easy" (the setting in between Beginner and Normal) and see how that goes. I may also increase the amount of enemies in the game, so that I can farm more of that sweet, sweet XP. 8)
2.) Playing on smaller maps. This is a fairly radical departure for me, as I typically prefer playing 4x games on the largest map sizes available. Sure, it means the late/end-game tends to be tedious (since you're also usually having to manage a sprawling empire with tons of cities/colonies), but I love the "epic" feel of those big maps so much, that I generally consider it a fair trade-off. Realistically, however, I often run out of steam on big maps before achieving full victory, which is obviously frustrating (particularly as I've gotten older).
Given that, combined with the fact that I rarely shoot for a "total conquest" victory anyway, made me realize that perhaps a smaller map might actually be a better fit, especially in FE:LH -- I prefer to win by completing either the Master Quest or the Spell of Making. I'm currently playing on a Medium-sized map, and am definitely having a better experience so far. Simply seeing how much smaller the world is has given me more patience & willingness to actually play the campaign through to the end. Next time, I plan to try an even smaller map to see how that goes.
3.) Trying out different factions other than my usual favorites. Prior to this week, I'd pretty much only played Kingdoms in my campaigns, with only the occasional tinkering around with Empires. Now, however, I'm finally getting into the Empires in a big way, and damn are they fun! Death magic is awesome. >:D
Playing as the Empire of Resoln in particular has been a blast thus far; their army roster includes lesser elementals and some of the giant spiders. It's great to have some of these bastards on my side for a change. :D
I'm just looking at the tutorials at present - I like what I've seen thus far :)
You are tempting me to redownload this on steam and give it another try....
You are tempting me to redownload this on steam and give it another try....
DO IT!!
No right answer, I was just curious. I've only ever played sandbox. In fact, if a game offers sandbox I'll always play that instead. I don't think I've ever played through ANY 4x game campaign.
I'm pretty much the same, Mike. My most played 4X game is Warlock II, and that is almost exclusively in sandbox using the biggest map and max A! opponents. Still one of my all time favourite games.
I reinstalled too and tried it for a bit again (it's been a while). I had some bandit camp right outside my starting city that was way too strong for me to deal with. I had to sit there and click TURN many times to generate troops to attack it, get my butt kicked, then rinse and repeat until I could defeat it. I did some 'splorin in the meantime and added a few outposts, but otherwise, I wasn't really drawn in like I am with Warlock I & II. Maybe I need to give it more time?
I'm 11 hours in now, and definitely prefer sandbox. I'm really enjoying this game :bigthumb:
Funny you say turn down the difficulty, Martok, because I took that bit of advice to heart from your earlier post for that first game of mine in a while, and it still plopped those guys right next to me.
Clearly the game hates you. And only you.
Clearly the game hates you. And only you.
I think we should go with the "unfortunate start" hypothesis. It *does* happen, after all. :P
Dumb question, BC: Are you generally auto-resolving battles, or fighting them manually?
Dumb question, BC: Are you generally auto-resolving battles, or fighting them manually?
Definitely! :)
Although fair warning, there have been some stability issues since the last major update (2.5/2.5.1). I suspect that's one of the reasons Brad is working on 2.6, which is to address a number of CTD bugs that have popped up for folks in the interregnum. I've personally been lucky enough to not run into these problems, but a fair few people have.
According to Steam, I have played this game for 53.7 hours. I barely remember anything about it. Apparently I created a Skeleton guy hero named Lumpy-Lumpy Big Bum at one point.... He's still an option to play.
According to Steam, I have played this game for 53.7 hours. I barely remember anything about it. Apparently I created a Skeleton guy hero named Lumpy-Lumpy Big Bum at one point.... He's still an option to play.
According to Steam, I have played this game for 53.7 hours. I barely remember anything about it. Apparently I created a Skeleton guy hero named Lumpy-Lumpy Big Bum at one point.... He's still an option to play.
Playing drunk again?
^NOT HELPING!!
Until now I did not know that:
A. Fallen Enchantress was still actively played and supported
B. Had DLC
My wallet, it hurts.
Next thing you know CT one of these fellers will post a link to the super deluxe discounted version with all the dlc included. Maybe even a coupon for a newer pewter dragon.
Quest based champions added
Until now I did not know that:
A. Fallen Enchantress was still actively played and supported
B. Had DLC
My wallet, it hurts.
Glad to see me I'm not the only one.
Next thing you know CT one of these fellers will post a link to the super deluxe discounted version with all the dlc included. Maybe even a coupon for a newer pewter dragon.
Its like they get commission on it 8)
They're so cheap, though. Only a few dollars... :whistle:
*gets back from Steam*
I totally forgot that I have Legendary Heroes on Steam! ::)
Just stick with Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes instead (which I *know* you own ;) ).
So now I must ask...are the Battlegrounds, map and loot pack DLCs worth picking up?
I'm well into a new campaign :-)
Right, it’s reinstalled
To everyone out there, shits not getting done here and it’s Martoks fault
installed game and it 'respawned' my last save - 2013, and then apparently i went back in 2015, probably Martok telling me how fantastic it was!
Played a good 90 mins tonight and enjoyed it - do you guys build a second place as soon as possible - my first one is quite developed and i have 2 champions - i forgot all about been able to build another city until i saw the pioneer
Too many good looking games to play - don't whether to try this or Troy TW out next. GAMING WITCHERY!
Being honest, I did have it on a fairly low difficulty level.
Are there future plans for MP?
Being honest, I did have it on a fairly low difficulty level.
Damnit! You guys are going to force me to reinstall, aren't you? Play another game, aren't you? No wonder I have such a backlog of never-played Steam games 8)
Are there future plans for MP?
Not that I'm aware of. Pity really, because it would make a good MP game. I wonder if Punk Wars will be MP, 'coz we like a bit 'o steampunk don't we? Yes, we do.
Damnit! You guys are going to force me to reinstall, aren't you? Play another game, aren't you? No wonder I have such a backlog of never-played Steam games 8)
Having won again, I'll give it a rest for a wee while. ;D
It's downloaded and I plan on jumping back in tonight. I was surprised to see I have 241 hours logged into the game from before. The first step is admitting you have a problem, right? ;DDamnit! You guys are going to force me to reinstall, aren't you? Play another game, aren't you? No wonder I have such a backlog of never-played Steam games 8)
So have you started playing again yet? :whistle:
Alright, I'm going back in now. Someone watch my six.
8)
How does this game compare to something like the Spellforce or Warlock games?
So apparently all the AI players but 1 decided to declare war on me. Not sure what happened, I haven't even found half of them yet. :waah:
So apparently all the AI players but 1 decided to declare war on me. Not sure what happened, I haven't even found half of them yet. :waah:
So apparently all the AI players but 1 decided to declare war on me. Not sure what happened, I haven't even found half of them yet. :waah:
Ignore them. Its just one of the random A! events that happens in the game. At some point, they will ask to make peace.
So apparently all the AI players but 1 decided to declare war on me. Not sure what happened, I haven't even found half of them yet. :waah:
Jeez man, what'd you do? :o
Are you working on either the Master Quest or Spell of Making? I'm not sure what else could/would trigger something like that, unless it were a random event (if you have them enabled).
So apparently all the AI players but 1 decided to declare war on me. Not sure what happened, I haven't even found half of them yet. :waah:
Ignore them. Its just one of the random A! events that happens in the game. At some point, they will ask to make peace.
Also, I just finished a quest and got a "Blight Scroll" which says it kills 50% of population in all cities..... I have no idea when/if I should use that.