Reminder on Cities with No City Spell (Empty Essence Slots)

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A while back, you guys put the yellow outline reminder on the turn button for idle cities. That was great!

 

Now, can you do something like that about cities that have essence but no city spells on them? I CONSTANTLY forget about them and miss out on optimal play because of it. The game can check if you have any castable city spells and empty essence slots and show a similar or even same reminder on the turn button.

 

Thanks.

 

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top


A while back, you guys put the yellow outline reminder on the turn button for idle cities. That was great!

 

Now, can you do something like that about cities that have essence but no city spells on them? I CONSTANTLY forget about them and miss out on optimal play because of it. The game can check if you have any castable city spells and empty essence slots and show a similar or even same reminder on the turn button.

 

Thanks.

 

Yeah, until you have a city with 3 essence and no mana to cast that 3rd spell... I too forget from time to time, but it really becomes a habit to settle city, cast the essence spells immediately. Don't think a change here is necessary... a warning light is only useful when it is used sparingly.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

In the govern screen, over on the right it tells you how many spells / how many essence on each city.

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

I know the game gives you the information about which cities don't have spells. It's just that I always forget to check it for one city and go like 5-10 turns until I notice it (I am pretty sure I am not the only one who forgets). That's why I personally think we need a reminder. When you are able to cast a city spell, there is almost never a good reason not to cast one (usually at least 1-2 is available to every sovereign) and when you do forget you are playing suboptimally.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

I think a simple solution would be to have the transparent circles that are displayed under the city details screen available on the main game map. That way you can see that a city is missing an available essence at a glance.

It would also be handy to have the little 'X''s to cancel city spells on the main game map as well (with a confirmation prompt of course).

In general the less clicks to do things, the better.

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

Once you cast a spell on a city with a free essence spot, does the spell last for the entire life of the city or does it expire after some time?

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Malorey, reply 5

Once you cast a spell on a city with a free essence spot, does the spell last for the entire life of the city or does it expire after some time?

The spell lasts the entire lifetime of the city, unless you remove it.