official Elemental: Fallen Enchantress

[Island Dog]

Elemental: Fallen Enchantress

Overview:

Elemental: Fallen Enchantress is a turn-based strategy game set in the fantasy world called Elemental. In it, you are one of the few beings capable of channeling magic from the various shards of power that are scattered across the world. As such, the people look to you for leadership to spread your civilization across the land.

Through the course of the game, you will research new technologies, learn new magical spells, raise armies, negotiate treaties, fight wars and go on quests as your people struggle for domination of the world.

Developer: Stardock

Publisher: Stardock

Release Date: 2012

Links:

• Official site - http://www.elementalgame.com/
  
• Developer Journals - http://www.elementalgame.com/journals
  
• Media - http://www.elemental...chantress/media
  
• Forums - http://forums.elemen....com/forum/1006
  

Screenshots:

[spaceelf]

Just downloading beta 2 now. I did enjoy Elemental even with the rough start.

Is it true you guys got rid of the caravans? That always kinda drove me bonkers.

[Island Dog]

Yep, caravans are no more. :D

[Island Dog]

RTSguru has a nice look at Fallen Enchantress.

http://www.rtsguru.com/article/2538/Elemental-Fallen-Enchantress-and-Sins-Rebellion-Set-to-Please-Stardock-Fans.html

[Island Dog]

New Dev Diary #3 is out.

[Andre S. Veteran]

I hope there's going to be a demo.

[Island Dog]

Beta 3 for Fallen Enchantress is out today. Big changelog!

http://forums.elementalgame.com/422486

[Island Dog]

Beta 4 update is available now. Lots of updates!

Changelog: http://forums.elementalgame.com/429319

[spaceelf]

I wish I could download it, too much in my queue already o.o

I mostly swore off betas because of that.

[Frogboy Administrators]

I did a play through today of the beta coming out on Steam this week:

http://youtu.be/rJtg4SJiKjc?hd=1

[Island Dog]

Beta 5 was released today. New spells, new random events, new achievements, and much more.

Full changelog - http://forums.elementalgame.com/431613

[Andre S. Veteran]

Is there still no release date decided yet? Or at least a rough schedule, i.e. this year, early next year, later than that?

[Island Dog]

Fallen Enchantress is now available! Remember that it's free for those who purchased War of Magic in 2010 and others can purchase through digital retailers such as Steam, GameStop, etc.

http://forums.elementalgame.com/434576

[Island Dog]

A spellbook was made available today which can be downloaded and viewed to get a look at the spells and what they do.

http://forums.elementalgame.com/435065

[spaceelf]

Alright I finally have it downloaded. It is interesting and I'll need to figure everything out, but the sound effects are a little goofy.

[Island Dog]

Some great reviews already.

Escapist - 4/5

Co-optimus - 4/5

Spacesector - 8.7

GameInformer - 8.25

[Island Dog]

The first map pack DLC is available now!

• Clash- Play against a single opponent on a balanced map, or discover a ship and explore the nearby islands.
  
• Crucible- Four opponents with a common area between their starting positions, can you hold the center and take out your enemies?
  
• Dust Bowl- A dangerous map with few fertile positions. But the land isn't empty, hordes of monsters have claimed it.
  
• The Wildlands- 10 Wildlands on one map. Can any empire rise in a world ruled by monsters?
  
• Anthys- Play across the entire world of Elemental on this map that is over twice as large as the largest maps in Fallen Enchantress.
  

http://forums.elementalgame.com/437786

[ahhell]

After reading some reviews, the game just sounds a bit, meh.

[Buio]

It's on my backlog to play. At the time I have a number of games fighting for my time. I got it for free as I had bought the original game at release, which is really nice.

[Island Dog]

The v1.2 update for Fallen Enchantress is out now.

Highlights:

• Significant AI strategy updates based on strategies employed by players
  
• Spawned resources (like iron, gold, wheat) are more common but seeded further away from starting locations
  
• Powerful monsters have been adjusted to be less common in habitable areas but more common in the barren lands between factions
  
• Default number of players increased based on map size
  
• Lots of UI and gameplay fixes based on player reports and feedback
  

Details - http://forums.elementalgame.com/439486 :)

[Island Dog]

Legendary Heroes is the first stand-alone expansion for Fallen Enchantress, was announced today!

Kael (Derek Paxton) has put together an FAQ about it with lots more info and screenshots.

http://forums.elementalgame.com/439970

What is Legendary Heroes?

It's an expansion for Fallen Enchantress that adds the following:

1. A new Champion progression system. Instead of random traits your champions have a trait tree that they can select traits from as they level up, grow your champions the way you want.

2. The ability to recruit special non-human champions. Champions aren't just humans anymore. Rare opportunities or quests may unlock champions of various monster races that can choose traits and use equipment.

3. New tactical combat options. Swarm gives a bonus for every ally that surrounds the enemy you are attacking. Be careful where you stand as even weak creatures can become dangerous in groups (especially those with traits that improve their Swarm bonus). Weapons all have special abilities and every faction has a special ability they can use in combat so even lowly spearmen have 2 special abilities they can use in addition to their normal move and attack options.

4. New monster types like the Banshee who is immune to physical weapons, or the Garagox who knocks enemies back with each hit (which makes it difficult to get swarm bonuses and control the battlefield).

5. New spells and abilities. New range types have been added that allow for adjacent and line spells and abilities. Use Wall of Fire in tactical to create a line, 7 tiles long, to block allies from enemy units. Master necromancy to summon up to nine different skeleton units at once with the Raise Skeletal Horde spell. Use Resoln's Wraith Touch to drain life from a nearby enemy or Altar's Rush ability to forfeit their attack to get an extra action.

6. A new scenario. Relias has returned to warn the kingdoms of what he discovered in the East, but there is little time left. The war has begun.

[Topkung AC]

Just tried this game last week.

It's a great game and very challenging.

But not so popular. I

[Xilo]

Just tried this game last week.

It's a great game and very challenging.

But not so popular. I

Probably to the very buggy start this series had.

[Ph1b3r0pt1c]

It looks like something I could get into, but won't since its a StarDock game :/

Oh well.

[Andre S. Veteran]

It certainly looks gorgeous and original.