Releases March 17, 2026
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Dev Journal
Hope everyone had a good labor day. This week we’re working on Elemental v1.08 which we expect out late this week. Amongst the highlights: Multiplayer turned on Weapons balance pass More performance optimizations Bug fixes City Manager screen (maybe in for v1.08) AI updates Also, those who have purchased the book, Elemental: Destiny's Embers , will begin being able to download some of the extra content Random House has sponsored. A lot of the int... [read more]
Dev Journal
One of my favorite shows on TV is Avatar, the last airbender (not to be confused with the recent movie). One of my long term goals with the AI is to be able to have the AI in tactical battles be able to give the kinds of battles back and forth with players (as well as eventually in MP as well) that I see on that show. Of course, such an AI will take probably years to reach that level but we have the luxury of doing that sort of thing (like with GalCiv before it). The engine ... [read more]
Dev Journal
Our story so far… On August 24th, Stardock released the long-anticipated PC strategy game Elemental on schedule… Except, of course, that’s not quite what happened. Stardock released the game a couple days early to beta testers and pre-order customers – the same version reviewers were given (v1.0) and the results were painful in two basic ways: 1. The new engine that Stardock developed turned out to have a lot of compatibility problems resulting in crashing and ... [read more]
Dev Journal
It is great to be back to the land of high speed Internet connections. The team got v1.07 out this week which addresses some of the issues reported by players. There’s a lot more to do of course. Here’s a few notes on what’s on our plate right now: Enabling multiplayer. Why isn’t it up now? Because the same problems that would cause a user a problem in single player would happen in MP too except now there are now multiple human beings involved which increases the fr... [read more]
Dev Journal
More of a maintenance update than anything, Elemental v1.07 focuses on the performance issues seen by both high and low end users. There are more improvements to come as code is continually improved and tile-designs are streamlined, but this update should bring a healthy FPS boost to all. And, if your frames per second remain under-par, new options will give you additional wiggle-room. That's not to say gameplay dosen't get some update love...resources no longer use up city tiles, ... [read more]
Dev Journal
Well, here it is - our list of feedback as compiled from several review sites, this forum, other forums, and our own Q/A team. There are a few more sites I need to pick apart, but in general I feel this covers many of the egregious issues (but feel free to note anything we’ve overlooked...we want to be as thorough as possible). The ‘Major Issues’ are the ones you’ll be seeing fixed ASAP. Ideas/suggestions will be re-prioritized and completed as proper solutions are ... [read more]
News
Neoseeker’s Elemental: War of Magic Review
Neoseeker.com has published their review of Elemental: War of Magic! Elemental: War of Magic is an essential purchase, one easy to recommend because it's relevant to so many different types of gamers: strategy fans, RPG nuts, newbies, veterans -- it doesn't matter. Pardon the pun, but it's got all the elements of the classics you know and love -- fans of Master of Magic, the Ogre Battle series, the Heroes of Might & Magic series, and so on should find lots to love here, and find th... [read more]