Yeah, more vids plz! Perhaps of some new creatures fighting it off in tactical combat...

This post makes me fully buy-in to Stardock.  I know it's weird to actually approve of something in a forum post, but this makes me confident that the dev team are listening closely to the feedback from the fans/customers, and acting on it.

These are exciting changes. With all of the new disincentives to city-spam, will Merchants still cost food? This was a puzzling feature.

Brad, thanks for the update.

Do we have an eta on 1.1? not trying to rush just wondering.

I didn't really know where to stand on this game because I wasn't sure how much was due. I think the game needs various fleshing out, so hearing about this 1.1 update is great news for me. If after that update this game is as good as I'm hoping, I promise to praise you on various big gaming forums on the interwebs. It's already an "OK" game, and it's extremely promising, but I find that it's lacking some oompf and some important content. I think if you can get that stuff added, while managing to improve things like the turn time and stuff, then this could end up as a real classic.

Love the Ideas in the update and everything. Thanks for all your hard work Any Chance we'll get a real manual to go along with update? I find myself wanting to play this game but the UI really leaves alot to be desired.

Call me Old fashioned but I actually like to read a Manual and know basicly what all the Buttons do and what all the pretty little little icons mean before I play... I admit I don't like to explore or just push a button to see what happens I would rather spend my time thinking about how to beat the AL I freely admit I got spoiled on the Manuals of old..... (Yes, I guess I'm showing my Age.)

I have never been a big fan of Less is more when it comes to documentation. No matter how good an Interface is designed what seems clear to one, does mean it's clear to another person.

That will be possible later on. Brad has mentioned it many times.

I think that is a great idea. CHA should change the damage of all standard units that fight with the character (base damage x CHA x 0.1)

Thanks for the update, Frogboy, much appreciated.

You said the art team is delivering lots of content. Does that, by any chance, will include new and more sound effects? Maybe I'm a minority, but audio is pretty important for me, even in a strategy game. And since you aim to become the "spiritual successor of MoM" with Elemental, at least TRY to outdo Master Of Magic in terms of audio, especially SFX. The music is fine, fitting and unobtrusive, but what's there in terms of sound bits just sucks. Just a few nominal grunts, nearly no ambience and next to nothing in the spell effect department - that's pretty sad.

Brad, Sinji has a good point, these videos whilst great to keep us informed on things, relay could use being tuned up for general public realise. Not flaming, not trying to cause problems (and im hoping their are no major spelling issues here.. ) this is provided as hopefully constructive criticism inregards to many of the videos that have been posted.

But these videos are also how others will judge the game in some cases, you tube is where you can get your advertising out for free. Wide audiences can and will find your videos, and if they are good enough they will be shared and spred.  I haven't bought a game other then elemental in the last 5 or so years with out  doing most of the following 

1) reading reviews

2) looking at game play videos

3) playign a demo if available

Reviews at the moment are mostly negative, hopefully with he coming patch that will be fixed, but a lot of places probably wont alter their reviews.

The game play videos by the company releasing the game are below par

Hopefully the demo will be amazing bug free and draw in a lot of new customers, but you need the top two points to get their attestation, unfortunately as Joss Whedon knows all too well, a loyal fan base with a large driving for word of mouth dosent = sales out side of it.

Bad sound distortion. I know you like to keep things to the miniun on the editing and to keep it real, but a three level recording is most likely needed here.

   Directly captuer the games sound, so that it can be turned up and down if needed during the video and so it comes though at 100% awsom.

   Record what you are saying as you talk it though, then re-record it and combine it with the game sounds, to give it a more profesional sound, that will also allow you to work on the next problem.

Adlibed scripts, they could be a bit more polished, but keep the original intent just by re-recordign with out a lot of the umms, errs and parts where it seems that your trian of though can derail.

"displays" of features that dont work and pointing out flaws.

If something inst working, and should be, its rather bad to put up a video talking up that point, only to not be able to see it. Pointing out flaws is the curse of being a grate artist. You see them, they hurt you, and you are striving for perfection, but we don't need to have them pointed out in minute details, many ppl out there wouldn't even notice them.

Hi Guys,

        Glad to see the work progressing but I was wondering if we could have an optional ground level tile shadow for the cursor, to help us to know here we are over exactly i've had soem issues with it previously, especially in combat.