Journals

Dev Journal

War of Magic: v1.3 running log

Next week we plan to release Elemental: War of Magic v1.2 which is largely a rewrite of how War of Magic deals with memory.  So the change log in v1.2 isn’t that long but involves a lot of work. v1.3, which mostly gameplay, will begin its journey immediately following. Follow this blog for a status report of where things are.   War of Magic v1.3: Changes Implemented Base HP lowered from 10 to 2 for trained units. Minimum trained unit group size changed from 1 ... [read more]

Dev Journal

Creating creatures

What was once a verdant forest around Cyndrum has been transformed into the Asag, a diseased land with rivers of dead fish and deep, oozing scars.  Though it may initially seem empty, the Asag is full of diseased, hateful and hungry creatures.  It is home to some of the new creatures players will face in Fallen Enchantress. In this creature feature, we will introduce some of those monsters and give some hints on how to fight them. Naja These great snakes are known for th... [read more]

Dev Journal

Fun at GDC

I’m writing this from the plane. I tell ya, air travel is a lot more tolerable with WiFi and power outlets. We got to talk about Elemental: Fallen Enchantress along with plans for Elemental: War of Magic coming up.  Got a lot of good questions.  And of course, we talked about Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion which is the first really big “expansion” to the Sins of a Solar Empire universe.  There was also a big announcement regarding Impulse::Reactor Free to ... [read more]

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The Fallen Enchantress Poll

At the top of the Journals page we’ve set up a new poll. We’ll be getting into a lot of details about Fallen Enchantress as we near the beta (which we anticipate starting this Spring). Below, are 10 random facts (amongst many) about it: It is a stand-alone title – you don’t have to have anything previously installed. It will be free for everyone who bought the first Elemental title (War of Magic) in 2010 and those who buy War of Magic prior to Fallen Enchantress’s rel... [read more]

News

Fallen Enchantress Video and Artwork

This is the first developer diary for Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, the stand-alone expansion to Elemental: War of Magic! We also have new artwork and screenshots showing off new battles and beautiful artwork for the upcoming title. New Fallen Enchantress Artwork and Screenshots [read more]

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Fallen Enchantress: Rethinking land

If you didn’t see the recent Gamespot updates to Fallen Enchantress, you can see them here . While the art-style in Elemental: Fallen Enchantress won’t be completely different from Elemental: War of Magic, it will be different enough that there will be no confusion about which game you’re looking at. Ironically, the screenshot I show at the right shows barren land. But the big change in Fallen Enchantress is the sheer number of terrain types. In War of Magic there were only a... [read more]