Journals
Dev Journal
As some of you know, I’ve been working on a lot of the low level systems of Elemental during the Christmas break. With the team on vacation, this is a good time for me to get into the bowels of the game itself to make changes without worrying about breaking other people’s changes. Computer AI is my passion and in recent years (especially since GalCiv II) I haven’t had the pleasure to do nearly as much AI coding as I’d like (with the whole day job of running Stardock and all). So... [read more]
Dev Journal
On behalf of everyone at Stardock, Merry Christmas! For those of you who are not familiar with the #elemental chat channel on Impulse (Impulse->Community->Chat and then /join #elemental) I've been making available little test builds for anyone who wants to try one made on my machine. Definitely not official but I was able to reproduce the crash some people had and worked on eliminating it as well as made some AI tweaks. Feel free to hang out with us on the channel during the holid... [read more]
Dev Journal
Fun with Elemental: War of Magic v1.1
I went ahead and put a quick video demo here. I accidentally got killed at the end from being careless but it should show people some of the things about the game. [read more]
News
Elemental Limited Edition Box–$49.99 with Free Shipping
Day 18 of the 25 Days of Christmas! Today we have Elemental: War of Magic Limited Edition Box for $49.99 with free shipping! Version 1.1 of Elemental was just released this week, so it’s a great time to pickup this game. Also, if you buy Elemental before the end of the year will also get the first expansion pack free when released! http://www.impulsedriven.com/elemental Limited Edition Extras: 18"x26" Elemental Poster 18"x26" ... [read more]
News
Elemental: War of Magic 1.1 Released
Stardock has released version 1.1 which is a huge update to its fantasy strategy title, Elemental: War of Magic. Elemental Lead Producer Derek Paxton (aka Kael) says, "The 1.1 patch for Elemental: War of Magic is an opportunity to enhance and refine the game. In a limited timeframe, the team was able to implement major features. As a result, the game has been rebalanced to remain fun and challenging throughout. It impacts nearly every aspect of gameplay, the interface and most signifi... [read more]
Dev Journal
Thank you to everyone who submitted ideas for the spell contest. We are trying to cut down to our favorite five, but before we post the finalists I wanted to take a minute to go over a few of my favorites and what I liked about them. Shadow World by unacomn This spell opens up a rift to a shadow plane from which creatures of shadow will randomly spawn on the map for the duration of the spell's upkeep. These shadow creatures will attack anything in their way except for the un... [read more]
Dev Journal
Elemental: War of Magic v1.1 Change Log
We've been working very hard to get our beloved strategy game, Elemental up to its potential. Version 1.1, which we've been working on for the past two months, is an important step in that direction. We said we are committed to doing what it takes to make Elemental into the preeminent turn-based fantasy strategy game for the PC. Version 1.1 of Elemental: War of Magic is only the beginning. We will begin work on the next update (for January) as soon as v1.1 is r... [read more]