Journals
Dev Journal
Scott and I take a look at some of the things in Elemental beta 3A that we need to focus on for next week. [read more]
Dev Journal
This isn’t going to go live until tomorrow probably. This week was a short week for Stardock as we took last Friday and Monday off for the 4th of July Weekend. Beta 3-A is mainly just a stability pass at Beta 3 which we felt was too buggy, even for a beta. We put off making the tactical battles public because we still are adding AI and more tactical maps to it so that’ll come in next week in a Beta 3-B. Beta 3-B will be the last “game” beta. After that, we’ll close up an... [read more]
News
Elemental: Destiny’s Embers
I know this has posted a few times before, but since we have so many new users to the site and game, I wanted to post about it again. Destiny’s Embers is a book written in partnership with Random House by Stardock CEO Brad Wardell. Destiny’s Ember is a book written about the world of Elemental which revolves around the Kingdom and the Empire trying to regain the mastery of the world. The book will be available on August 24th, and can be found at several retailers including A... [read more]
Dev Journal
This week we plan to release Elemental BETA 3-A. This build will primarily be a stability/performance run through of Beta 3. We’re going to hold off adding significant new features until we’re happier with the stability. [read more]
Dev Journal
In Beta 3 the minor factions were in but not really because the odds of them being spawned were miniscule. That’s something I’ve been working on over the holiday. But minor factions shouldn’t be just fancy goodie huts. Instead, they have many of the same abilities as a major faction except that they don’t expand. Not being able to expand, however, is a tough thing. In GalCiv, minor races were pretty much at the mercy of the player. Of course, GalCiv didn’t... [read more]
Dev Journal
Paul and I decided that we really wanted players to be able to get a dog somehow during the course of the game. Which reminds me, we need a way to name units. [read more]