Re: Promising stuff on the newest update!
 

Maybe the message means it adds to chill effect and not heat effect...

Re: Promising stuff on the newest update!
 

The usefulness of Breath of Winter is "(mostly) none" because real, big, tough SCs are the only thing it's useful on.

In all other cases, it's only a great way to kill fellow mages or bodyguards. And sadly the spellcasting AI is too fond of the spell ...

Btw, haven't been SCs nerfed in Dom3?

Re: Promising stuff on the newest update!
 

Liferain has been, or so I've read.

Re: Promising stuff on the newest update!
 

Well, since SCs are what do most of your killing for most of the game, I still don't see why that's a bad thing. Compare the difference between a Niefel Jarl with and without breath of winter cast to see the difference between chill and BoW.

If you are worried about mages casting it when they shouldn't, then a better change would be to make mages not cast it automatically rather than to make the spell useless.

Re: Promising stuff on the newest update!
 

Nope, it was useful with any thug also, as long as it doesn't operate amongst friendly frail mages or troops.

It was an overpowerful spell IMHO, but I second Graeme, making it useless is not a good answer ...

Re: Promising stuff on the newest update!
 

How did Shrapnel/Illwinter choose beta testers for DOM_3? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

Re: Promising stuff on the newest update!
 

That's a "press preview" version I got - I'm onr of the Dom-men (along with Pocus) for Cyberstratege mag.

As for betatesters, dunno, in fact I was rejected for betatesting due to my "press" category:(
Ask betatesters (Gandalf for example http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif )

Re: Promising stuff on the newest update!
 

I don't think there are many beta testers, and most of them would be well known to the IW guys. Gandalf is one and Psitticine is very probable given what he's done for them earlier. The rest I figure are JK's and KO's friends.

The topic of beta testing actually came up when I offered some other unrelated help with Dom3 but it didn't really go anywhere.

Edi

Re: Promising stuff on the newest update!
 

When did I say I was one?
I am a beta tester but I dont remember ever saying what games Im in the test groups for. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

But there are two answers. One is that Shrapnel has occassionally posted calls for beta-testers. Usually in the Shrapnel General forum. Not for a specific game but for people to be in the beta group.

The other is that if you search back in the Dom2 forum you will see posts by Illwinter mentioning their beta-test group and the comfort of them speaking swedish.

I thought I had also seen a post giving really small numbers for a test group but I cant seem to find it now. So it may just be a small mix drawn from Shrapnels and Illwinters beta groups.

Gandalf Parker

Re: Promising stuff on the newest update!
 

I think I remember that fluent Swedish was a requirement for beta testers...