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Yeah, tapping the forward key. Saved my arse in the bank mission dozens of times.

Did anyone else felt let down when the alarm in the bank vault went off, and you walked out the side door of the building without repercussions?

Ten minutes into worshipping mahkleb. I'm noticing a big difference with the whole "you feel better" thing after 3 or so kills. Decided to not do the vault quite yet because the things in there look nasty. Trying the lair instead, which is this place filled with Yaks and things. Found a sub-level called the swamp...suitable.

There was this bland sort of viking game called "cultures" a while back about colonizing the americas..still have it kicking around the house somewhere.

So, er, Mahkleb gives you the ability to summon demons and steal HP for killing...

And Okinawarur or whatever the hell gives you, eh, some crappy armor?

SWITCHY TIME!

Suggestions, in no paticular order:

Turn-based.
Single player avaliable, against computer magey people.

I'd take a look at the old dos game Master of magic, which seems to have a lot of details in common with the game you're trying to make. Maybe you could steal some elements, er, more than you already have.

Also, I would make the models simple (Maybe eve, god forbid, sprites!). You'd have your peasant, scout, diplomat, spy, bowman, militia, etc. And they'd all be maybe 50-100 polygons. With color-swappable uniforms and mayble little banners declaring who controls them.

Also, in the realm of the utterly ridiculous. going above your opponents island and dropping onto it. Crunch.

Water should, perhaps, come in lakes, aquifers (unlimited water) oceans and rivers. Bodies of water touching the edges might leak over the side and drain, unless they were fed by aquifers. So peraps' you have your aquifer surrounded by five lake tiles, and then a river leading off the side for an asthetically pleasing waterfall. Or volcanoes with canyons to drain the lava off the sides.

Wut?!

Okay. I took a look. Huh.

Would be nice if there was some sort of paint utility for this, as lining up those characters is a bitch. Also I need to figuire out the tiles. Fun times will be had by all and sundry.

Well, I tried out some mods. I have to say the church one is my favorite because I don't get 10 pages of gibs added to my buy menu and the content isn't unbalanced.

On the other hand, I love the "sand pass" map even thought the AI can't land ships on it for some reason. But it's great for sniping, and human vs. human play.