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Dev Journal #26: Under the Hood
You know those weeks where you're heads down, coffee-fueled, and the commit log looks like a novel? That was this week. And last week. And honestly the week before that. It’s been a bit of a rough few weeks here. Too many big changes got put in too late without enough testing. Sometimes, enthusiasm overwhelms judgement. We just want you guys to have all the cool stuff as fast as possible. And that’s often not the right decision. We've been doing a lot of bug fixing. I know that's not a... [read more]
News
Elemental: Reforged v1.02 Update Now Available
Battle forecasts, expanded modding tools, and stability fixes View the full changelog | Get Elemental: Reforged Now The biggest addition is a new battle forecast system. The pre-battle screen now shows a predicted outcome before you commit to a fight, ranging from Crushing Victory down to Likely Defeat, color-coded green to red. If your champions are at risk of falling, it tells you. Modding support has been expanded. All game data can now be replaced by internal name, ... [read more]
Dev Journal
Elemental Dev Journal #25: Spring Roadmap
Lots of cool things going on. We’ve been reading the feedback closely as well as reviewing and fixing crash reports. Your posts are extremely helpful in narrowing things down. So today we want to talk about the roadmap for Elemental: Reforged. We have two years (at least) of budget now. Thank you for all your support! So let’s dive right into the near term: Version What is it When is it 1.02 Bug fixes, usability improvements, AI improvement... [read more]
News
Elemental: Reforged v1.01 - AI Improvements, Balance Tuning, Stability Fixes
Elemental: Reforged v1.01 - AI Improvements, Balance Tuning, Stability Fixes v1.01 is now available. This update focuses on AI decision-making, balance adjustments, performance and stability fixes, and a long list of bug and text corrections reported by the community since launch. Get it Now | Full Changelog Smarter Non-Cheating AI The AI settles cities more intelligently and no longer picks barren tiles. Spell usage and outpost construction decisions have... [read more]
Dev Journal
Elemental Dev Journal #24: Now What?
Elemental: Reforged has just been released. And people like it. They really like it. But the question is, now what? We now have a modern, 64-bit 4X strategy engine with extensive modding support. We've been quietly working on this for years. Nights, weekends, off the books. The "1.0" release was fairly arbitrary. That matters because there's a difference between spare-time effort and having actual artists and engineers assigned. For the last few months, we got some. You proba... [read more]
Stardock Entertainment Announcements
Elemental: Reforged, the Remastered 4X Strategy RPG from Stardock Launched Today
Elemental: Reforged, the Remastered 4X Strategy RPG is Now Available Features three campaigns, dynasty system, deep crafting, and hundreds of new quests, characters, and dungeons Buy with the Launch Discount A unique mix of 4X Strategy and RPG gameplay is now available as Stardock Entertainment has officially released Elemental: Reforged . To celebrate the release of this passionately crafted and expanded remaster of Stardock’s most ambitious title, players... [read more]
Dev Journal
Dev Journal #23: AAR - The Rise of Harlax
Introduction Going to use this as a bit of a walkthrough. I have created my character, Harlax. She is a Necromancer Enchantress belonging to the race known as Trogs, but that’s the name Men gave them. In the time after the Titans, they formed their own Empire known as Yithril. This is her story. Beginnings The world had been destroyed… After her wanderings, she came across one of the few areas that could be cultivated; a seat for her future empire. Her keen sense allowed h... [read more]