Journals
Dev Journal
Beta 4 Beta 4 focuses on cities. But that really means it focuses on the games pace. Production, economy and research come from your cities. When we change them we change the game. First let's talk about a few of the design issues we have been wrestling with: 1. Lack of city specialization. Materials and Food are okay, but in general you want to build the same things in every city,... [read more]
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Greetings! It’s been awhile since we’ve put up an update on where things stand. So without further delay, here are some answers to questions we’ve received recently: When will Beta 4 come out? The best I can say is “This Summer”. It definitely won’t be out in June but might make it in time for July. What will be in Beta 4? Beta 4 focuses a great deal on the civilization aspect of the game. Specifically, the way cities are constructed. A third prime resour... [read more]
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Let me get this out of the way: I like Steam. I like Valve. We have a poll up right now that asks whether you use Steam. Let us know please. I’ve been in digital distribution since before digital distribution was a thing. The very first computer game that was launched at retail and digitally distributed was Galactic Civilizations back in February 2003. For us, digital distribution was a matter of life or death. Consider this, how many other independent (or heck, just non... [read more]
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64bit operating systems (like Windows 7-64bit) pave the way to expanding games in interesting ways. Bigger worlds, more players, more unit types, more stuff. It wouldn’t be fair to those who don’t have 64-bit OSes to have to pay for features and content they can’t use. So the question is, would you support the creation of future DLC that is only available to those who have 64-bit? To vote, go here: https://www.elementalgame.com/journals F... [read more]
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Fallen Enchantress 0.915 changelog
The last of the Beta 3 series is now available to download. Below is the change log that goes over what's new versus the build from 2 weeks ago. Foreword from the frog Beta 3 has been the faction differentiation beta and we will continue to refine the different factions between now and release. At this stage, each faction has some truly distinctive features that should make the game play experience different for each one. To recap: Magnar, home of the demon elves, can ... [read more]
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Friday Night Poll: Would you pay a dollar for multiplayer in Fallen Enchantress?
As some people know, the initial release for Fallen Enchantress will not have multiplayer enabled. It was decided early on that 100% of the design and development focus for Fallen Enchantress would be on delivering a world class single player experience. But after release, lots of things become possible. Advocates of multiplayer tend to be vocal. To gauge genuine interest, how many Fallen Enchantress players would be willing to pay a dollar to support the development time for a multipla... [read more]
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Fallen Enchantress 0.913 Feedback requested
We did a lot of work on the AI this week (and by we, I mean Brad) and made some significant changes. I even had to ask Brad to tone down the aggressiveness based on a game where I got dragged down and beat like the Goonie kids, if they'd accidently wandered into the Hellraiser movies*. But the trouble with testing the AI in a game that contains as many moving parts as FE is that it can be very situational. It also has a lot to do with balance. Som... [read more]