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What's different? Look at the top of the screens. Everything else is the same except the magic meters. That's really strange. I haven't looked at the other shots to see if they show up differently yet or not, although on initial glance they seem identical.
They're not. The same change moves like a red thread through everything.
It's really wierd, like they're changing the game & interface, but have a completely frozen game up and running to check it against. Like, what the hell?
For comparison, first the new ones from WorthPlaying.
1) http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1750/elementalwarofmagic01nu5.jpg
2) http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/71/elementalwarofmagic02va8.jpg
3) http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3447/elementalwarofmagic03om5.jpg
4) http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/184/elementalwarofmagic04wg2.jpg
And then, the old ones from this very site.
1) https://www.elementalgame.com/Screenshots/Kingdom_City_Select_1280.jpg
2) https://www.elementalgame.com/Screenshots/Empire_Fire_Shard_1280.jpg
3) https://www.elementalgame.com/Screenshots/Kingdom_Scout_influence_1280.jpg
4) https://www.elementalgame.com/Screenshots/Kingdom_Worker_Cloth_1280.jpg
#3 is the only one that is consistant. The only immediately obvious difference is the resolution, but I can't imagine that being the difference in what displays at the screen.
I would guess that you gain access to other elements due to meeting certain requirements.
Or, certain factions may have access to multiple elements.
But that's just it; It's not different. They're all exactly the same. Except the bars up at the top.
