Releases March 17, 2026
Journals
Dev Journal
This week, as time permits, I’m going to start documenting all the files and mods for players. If the community wants to set up a Wiki or something to put this stuff together in, that would be great. Here’s my first tip because it’s been driving me crazy: In RangedAttackspells.xml you can change the speed of the arrow. Right now, it’s crazy slow and it’s absolutely maddening. [read more]
Dev Journal
Elemental: We’re so excited!
August 24th…HURRY UP! First off, we’re so ready to not be dealing with the beta content. If I have to deal with “You got Gildar!” one more time I’m going to scream. If I go into a tactical battle able to cast a half dozen spells per turn with a single unit I think I’ll curl up. Dealing with the UI as it is in beta 4 makes me cringe. But it’s more than that. A lot more than that. What is Elemental? What can you expect? How can you explain it to other people? I’ve been bedev... [read more]
Dev Journal
Regular lighting vs. advanced lighting
It’s interesting to see a case where one isn’t definitely better than the other. Regular lighting looks pretty good I think. It’s sharper. Advanced lighting looks good too. It’s softer. I wonder if this should be renamed to Soft Lighting or something because it implies that one is more “advanced” than the other. [read more]
Dev Journal
As we move towards release many of the assets in the beta make their exit. We shall miss them (well, maybe not). The finished quests start to get put into place, the finalized notable locations begin to be inserted and the unreleased spell books and special abilities start to get implemented. The beta program has largely been about testing out systems and mechanics. Some mechanics, like the per city level building limiter, didn’t survive. Others, like influence based resource control, ... [read more]
Dev Journal
Starting with beta 4 of Elemental, the modding tools for the game have begun to be made available. This article will serve as a very very basic primer on how modding works in Elemental. During the beta process, the team will try as much as it can to help users learn what can and can’t be done with the existing modding tools. Those who need a lot of hand holding should probably wait until after release since the team will have very limited time available to document what is what... [read more]
News
Part 1 of Neoseeker’s Beta Journals
The great folks at Neoseeker have published part 1 of their preview of the Elemental: War of Magic. “The aim with mine is to give you as intimate of a feeling for the game as possible without actually having played it. Besides that, there will also be commentary or background from Stardock CEO Brad Wardell along the way on the various components from the game as derived from a recent roundtable discussion.” Check it out at Neoseeker ! [read more]
News
Exclusive Lore Excerpts from Elemental at ShackNews
ShackNews.com has some exclusive Lore Excerpts from the lore book included with the limited edition of Elemental: War of Magic. Head over to Shacknews to check it out! http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/64922 [read more]