Releases March 17, 2026
Journals
Dev Journal
We got our beta 4 milestone done a bit early so the team got Tuesday off to recuperate. So tomorrow, with any luck, we should have beta 4 released. After that, the beta is closed to new users and we move towards release next month. We’ve really had a blast working on Elemental. I was talking to some friends today on how Elemental is different (in terms of development) from other games and the big difference is, on a sequel or when using an established engine, if something isn’t done, ... [read more]
Dev Journal
We’re finishing up our work on Beta 4 for a release later this week. Here are a few highlights: #1 A general polish pass has been done across the board. Not quite to 1.0 but significantly better. #2 Players will be able to access the Workshop’s Tile Editor #3 PLayers will have access to the Workshop’s Map Editor #4 The tactical battles have gotten a lot of polish #5 There’s been a lot of love given ... [read more]
Dev Journal
Late Saturday Night stuff (in pictures)
Oh, she’s pretty. Ah the Krax. She’ll lead you. I can name my units Yikes. Mutant Children I’m open minded [read more]
Dev Journal
Diplomatic Capital: Big Beta Tester Win!
The concept of diplomatic capital as a resource came from the beta community and WOW does it provide a lot of use. Diplomatic Capital can be earned through the diplomacy tree as well as certain very rare resources on the map. If you hold onto it, you gain advantages in the value of trading things. Now, when trading with the AI, you never get a 1 to 1 ratio (you can’t trade 10 materials for 20 materials). But what happens is that as players get... [read more]
Dev Journal
Greetings! I must say, this has been the best beta experience we’ve ever had. I think one big reason for this is because Elemental is a brand new game. The sky has been the limit in ideas to try and retry. Today marks the one month from release date. We’re pretty excited about how things are coming together. The changes in performance and stability have been pretty dramatic along with the sheer amount of game balancing and AI changes. I do wish I ha... [read more]
News
HookedGamers Preview of Elemental
HookedGamers has posted a quick preview of the forthcoming Elemental: War of Magic. “If you are still unsure about giving a try to Elemental: War Of Magic, please know that these few facets I have talked about are just the icing on the cake. There are many more ways to have fun with Stardock's hybrid: you can do diplomacy, choose your kingdom from different races, build dynasties, research technologies and in the end, if you are still not happy, you have the option to mod the game... [read more]