Releases March 17, 2026
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Dev Journal
Fallen Enchantress- Main User Interface
We had some specific, and significant, goals for the User Interface of Fallen Enchantress. First we wanted a beautiful world to explore. Second we wanted a UI that got out of the way and allowed you focus on that world. It's always hard to decide what you want on the Main UI. There are a lot of moving pieces in a 4x game, a lot of things we could show. But every piece has a cost. Do we put the minimap on the main UI, do we expect players to use it (ie: i... [read more]
Dev Journal
Elemental: A General Status Report
This will eventually get stickied somewhere. So here is where we stand as we near the first anniversary of the release of the first Elemental title (War of Magic) War of Magic v1.4 Last month we released War of Magic v1.3. We are currently working on v1.4 which we anticipate going into beta this month. v1.4 is scheduled to include AI updates, balance updates, and bug fixes. Fallen Enchantress Most of Stardock Entertainment’s resources are currently bein... [read more]
News
Elemental: War of Magic 1.3 Released!
Stardock is excited to announce the release of the v1.3 update for Elemental: War of Magic . Current customers can update to the latest version via Impulse, and this update includes a variety of updated features and fixes. Full changelog is available here , but here are some highlights: Economy tweaked and fix for out of control population AI more reactive about updating strategy when a target city has been conquered / destroyed Janusk has been removed. Goodbye old friend. See ... [read more]
Dev Journal
One of the three focuses for Fallen Enchantress is Magic. We want the spells to be unique, to feel like casters with enough mana can change the world. We want magic to fill the game, all the sovereigns start with spells though some like Procipinee are better spell casters than Verga. As in Master of Magic you can choose your sovereigns proficiency with the various magic types wh... [read more]
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Jumping the Shark Podcast with Stardock’s Derek Paxton and Jon Shafer
The latest Jumping the Shark Podcast features Stardock’s Derek Paxton and Jon Shafer talking about what’s going on with Fallen Enchantress. Check out the link below and take a listen! http://gameshark.libsyn.com/jumping-the-shark-episode-80 [read more]
Dev Journal
War of Magic v1.2F and other thoughts…
War of Magic: v1.3 With Summer here it is time to get v1.3 of War of Magic out the door and start thinking about v1.4. I had to push some of the things I wanted to do in v1.3 (notably rewriting the tactical AI) into v1.4 as I ended up spending a lot more time than anticipating improving the overall “feel” of the game. With v1.2F, I tweaked the economics further and made a few AI changes that I think should result in greater challenge as well as a tighter experience. Overa... [read more]
Dev Journal
War of Magic: v1.2E change log
+ New citizen cost system re-done. Exponential growth system eliminated. + Previously unlimited improvements are now set to be N per city level N + Tax income no longer grows linearly but rather fast at first and then slows down with diminishing returns. 3 Population brings in 3 gold per turn. 25 brings in 18. 50 brings in 34. 100 brings in 63. 1000 brings in 500. + The more cities you build, the harsher the prestige penalty overall. That is, as you add more cities to your ... [read more]