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Reply to Military "power"? in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

Going into Military for just a few techs in the first few tiers (namely, basic weapons, basic armor, horses, early training facilities, first army expansion) is enough, you can get the rest of the warpower through magic and economy bonuses. I never said you should completely ignore military, but military bang for research buck, other than a choice few techs, it's not the most efficient tech tree. Yes, I agree that it is very cool that there are techs for improving military might i

Reply to Unit building tips in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

Cheap foot units for tanking. Mages for ranged DPS. Champions frequently go to melee because ranged champion damage is pretty disappointing.

Reply to [1.30] Unable to recast Tireless March in FE Support Elemental Forums

I can confirm, can't recast it. Waiting for a hundred turns doesn't seem to help.

Military "power"? in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

I find it kind of retarded that the best military comes not from researching the Military tree (for new armor and weapon techs, training facilities, etc.), but primarily from the Magic tree (enchanted new armor and weapon techs, force-multiplier strategic spells, etc.)? And the third tree isn't exactly shabby when it comes to flexing muscles, and it's not just the economic bonuses, but the unit size techs help massively as well. Am I the only one that feels this way? &

Reply to Could someone please explain War of Magic/FE/LH to a newbie? in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

Thanks! Lol at myself, I preordered the game a full year before release :p Items: Elemental [Pre-Order] (Digital Download) Order Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009 Yeah, I think I qualify

Reply to infantry and cavalry in FE Modding Elemental Forums

It bugs me that the warg is tech-wise more advanced than the horse, but in the lore of both this game and general fantasy, wargs are used by the more primitive tribes. So let's try to separate the tech tree like so: Husbandry: Enables both horses and wargs. Prerequisite for Mounted Combat. Mounted Combat: Unlocks the Stirrups equipment and Mounted Combat trait. War Breeding: Enables use of the War Horse. Dead end tech. Battle Training: Enables use of the Battl

Reply to Could someone please explain War of Magic/FE/LH to a newbie? in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

OK, two questions.. 1. How can I check the date of my E:WoM purchase? I think it was a preorder, but I can't be sure... 2. When is LH getting released? Also, anyone know when does the beta for it start?

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

[quote who="137" reply="82" id="3152019"] Well, no, if you read the initial post it is. I am aware of your branch of the discussion, although I really don't think that it is possible to balance the pirates to remain effective in combat in every kind of game (long, short, big, small) otherwise. So they should probably remain as they are, although their ships are stronger than those of regular factions in late game. [/quote] There is a way, sure. Make them faster and

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Erm... I don't think anyone said pirates are too effective, too dangerous or too much of a threat. This thread is not about that.

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Sarcasm? What sarcasm? You seem to be unable to grasp the simple fact: pirates have better ships than anyone else. They have more of them. They shouldn't. That's wrong. Needs tweaking.

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

I give up. You're hopeless.

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

[quote who="OddskiBoddski" reply="73" id="3150553"]Exactly my point. The pirates have been around for a while, making money the whole time. So it would make sense for them to be able to buy good ships.[/quote] THEIR SHIPS HAVE MORE ARMOR, HEALTH AND DAMAGE THAN THE BEST THINGS ALL THE HUMAN MILITARIES CAN EVER HOPE TO FIELD! Good ship != Best ship in the universe. For a pirate, a good ship is something that can catch a trader and shoot something at it.

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

So, umm... The Pirates have been around since the TEC, so by your logic, it makes sense for them to get better ships than the TEC... even though most of their ships are old repurposed and weaponized TEC ships? WAT!?

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

I can definitely see how certain technologies are off limits to the Pirates. What I don't get is how they manage to field ships with better health, armor and damage than the military.

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

I was talking about the Pirates, not Iran and North Korea.

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

They don't have antimatter reactors.

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

[quote who="OddskiBoddski" reply="58" id="3147964"]Again, the pirates would be able to at least hire a good engineer....And not all of them are imminently retiring either, I'm guessing. Plus, seeing as the pirates would seem to have a goodly amount of money from all the credits people give them through bounty, wouldn't some pirates be able to hire away some of these supremely skilled engineers? And also, come to think of it, how do the normal empires get so many of these engineers? A

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

[quote who="Fyrstar2002" reply="53" id="3147831"]What does PEBKAC mean? And while we're at it, what does AFAIK mean? [/quote] Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair. In other words, the user is at fault, not the program or the machine. AFAIK is As Far As I Know.

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

You don't really need to sabotage it. Utilizing valuable and complex crystal-derived fuel to power the shield is also a good idea. Or maybe the shield technology is so incredibly complicated that maintaining the equipment is beyond all but the best of quantum reaction field engineers. Hell, it could even be so that a single shield is worth as much as an entire ship. Pirates are in it for the money, I can definitely see them sell stuff to retire.

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

[quote who="Shalkto" reply="50" id="3147728"]well first off reg you have a problem if you are crashing when you turn off pirates...haven't ahd that happen yet. so the problem is between the keyboard and the chair in your case.[/quote] Problem stopped happening with the 5/3 patch. Also, you don't seem to know what PEBKAC means.

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

[quote who="SpardaSon21" reply="46" id="3147601"]I want a Pirates.constants file so we can mod all of this.[/quote] Wouldn't give us access to the spawning/attack mechanisms. But sure, it'd be a great start!

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Here's my pirates scaling and bounty effect idea with some minor fleshing out: Average Fleet Supply under 150 = Pirates inactive. They activate when the average gets above 150 Supply, and the first raid counter starts. Average Fleet Supply 150 - 300 = Threat level 1. Pirates have a total fleet equal to 150 supply + 1 for every 100 credits of total bounty. Everyone with a bounty on their head gets a share of the pirate fleet, and this share is equal to their share of the

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

[quote who="Emjay86" reply="39" id="3147070"]The only concern with that though is the pirates becoming too powerful... I guess in that sense that is the sole reason as to why they are there though... Its a contraversial decision if its ever made and I can see people going crazy over it. That being said it does make more sense. It would be nice if they were at least able to get something dangerous for example something on the lines of a

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

[quote who="OddskiBoddski" reply="38" id="3147014"]If you were a SMART pirate you would probably want to install some armor in case something went wrong....just saying....[/quote] They already have "some" armor, that is the problem. Their armor is better than anything the three greatest cultures of the universe can produce!

Reply to Pirates STILL make the game randomly unplayable in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Short answer: No. Long answer: It would make no gameplay or logical sense. For starters, pirates aren't the vanguard of an army, they are not front line troops, if they end up taking fire, something has gone wrong. And the thing that's most annoying about pirates is their ability to tie up a fleet because they're so damn tanky, and can really disrupt your economy by killing planets and trade/refinery ships, but can't really put up much hurt otherwise, not unless the ga