Introduce yourself!! :-)

[James243]

Wow - this is quite a list. Nice to be involved in a game where online games fill quicker than you can join them (got into VampireBat fortunately! Thanks Llamabeast!), and where forum intros are 34 pages!

What a game. Been playing occasionally against the computer since Dom 2, and have loved it. More than anything I love how it draws you in - something I attribute partly to the deep gameplay, but largely to the meandering score and the descriptions that accompany so much.

Me? 31yo Australian, living in CT, USA (near New York). I work in trading so my hours are pretty psycho - which is why a game where I take a turn a day seems heaven sent! To be honest, my generally patience level for turn based strategy is such that after a while I tend to, umm...hurry, through turns. A few turns into VampireBat and I'm enjoying examining everything, knowing that I'll have to wait for the next turn anyway.

Anyhoo - great game, and fun to be part of it. Congrats to the developers and everyone who runs this site.

[Edi]

Welcome! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Grell]

Hi,

My name is Greg and I'm 44 years old. I live near Toronto and I think this game looks great although I must read the manual first. I own Dominions 1 but never got Dom 2, don't know why.

Regards,

Grell

[Kristoffer O]

> Dominions 1 but never got Dom 2, don't know why.

Because you're a clever guy http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
Why spend bucks on a game that will become better in a couple of years.
And now that it is (better) and you know that there will not be a dom4 in the forseeable future, you decided to act!

Welcome http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Grell]

Hi Kris,

Yeah that's the ticket! LOL!

Thank you for the kind welcome.

Regards,

Grell http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Ylvali]

Hi.

My name is Ylvali. I already been around a few weeks but I thought I´d get around to introducing myself. I live in Sweden, which adds a dimension to the game really. 27, lone mother, film director and project leader for various european youth projects.

Not much of a computer gamer, mostly been into role-playing and tabletop wargames before. No time for that anymore, so Dominions MP seems the perfect substitute.

Honestly, this is the first computer game ever to catch my interest more than a week. It is really, really good.

[Endoperez]

Welcome. This game really seems to gather people who aren't usually thought as potential gamers.

[Kristoffer O]

Hi Ylvali.

Make sure to introduce dominions to as many youths as possible http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

I have tried to introduce it to my students, with some success. There is a small gaming society at my school who appreciated the game. Otherwise most of my students have found it 'good-but-not-my-type-of-game' accompanied by a polite nod. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif There's a WoW-ish generation out there.

[Ylvali]

I have a serious suspicion that WOW sucks the soul out of young people...

[Agrajag]

I can report that I have played WoW for several months and am still in possession of my soul.
I will also report that with the benefit of hindsight I can clearly see that it was a waste of money to play it.

Ah, and I can also report that I am inside the category of "young people".

[Kristoffer O]

I think I lost my soul a year ago. Fortunately I had a spare one.

[otthegreat]

I know plently of people who have lost a lot sleep because of WOW but a soul... maybe some of them didn't have one to begin with. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Ylvali]

I tried to sell my soul to the devil, but it was returned with a note saying: "Your soul has been tested and disapproved of, please seek eternal damnation elsewhere."

So I´m dragging it along.

@Kristoffer O: I´ll try, but I expect to be more successful with my not so young friends.

[Kristoffer O]

That's almost as good http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[lch]

Kristoffer O said:
I have tried to introduce it to my students, with some success. There is a small gaming society at my school who appreciated the game. Otherwise most of my students have found it 'good-but-not-my-type-of-game' accompanied by a polite nod. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif There's a WoW-ish generation out there.


Maybe they just didn't want to belong to the group of teacher suck-ups like the others. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Kristoffer O]

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Jazzepi]

KO, I'm pretty sure you should make the final of every class you teach a giant blitz game of Dom3. Just give grades out on a curve based on finishing order with the first player getting an A, etc.

Jazzepi

[Reyals63]

Hello fellow Pretenders!

I simply love this game and all it's infinite possibilities!

...Fell in Love when I first came across DOM I in 04, then imagine my surprise when DOM II steps into the picture; which was even better game minus that terrific scenario involving some of the original owners of a few of the unique artifacts in the game, and finally DOM III which continues to amaze me still. Kristoffer O and Johan K you guys are above words. And you keep at it, Well done. Words can not describe how much I love the detail, mods, and unique vision you guys have put into your game. Keep up the great work!

Also, I been following the community for a long while and it has been one of the best I have ever come across. I spent so much time (DOM II) following the threads of Gandalf, Sabercherry, and countless others. That's another aspect of the game that is so fantastic. All the "Research" that takes place in the form of this forum. It has been great!

I am mainly SP. One of these days I will give MP a try.
I am from Pittsburgh, PA
I have been playing with computers in one form or another since the Magnavox Odyssey.

Thanks again for a lot of fun and adventure over the years!

[Silence0]

Hi.I´m a 24 years student, addicted to strategy, rpg's and, very strangely, to 2d figters(yup that´s street figter & co).
I hail from the backwater known as Portugal and discovered yesterday,by fruitful accident, dominion3 and after reading a couple(well half the forum) things it seems just great and i think it´s gonna be my first game purchase in ages.
I was wondering if someone knew where to buy this game in europe or if gamersfront ships overseas, thanks in advance. Looking forward to the beatings you will give when i get the game. And to the reckoning...

[Edi]

Welcome! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Gamersfront should ship overseas. I'm in Finland and my friend ordered two copies of Dom3 way back from Shrapnel and they shipped them here just fine. No reason why they would not ship to Portugal.

[Silence0]

Thanks http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif Now it´s the hard part, securing the cash. Oh well.Can´t wait. Going back to the demo...

[HepSulph]

Hi there,
waves from Birmingham UK... I'm reading my manual atm and absolutely savouring it!

I have started an Ermor/Early Age game against a very few AI just so hopefully I can just bop the local inhabitants and get the hang of things a bit!

I am loosely following the Example Strategy for the nation that the manual mentions, although I haven't found the armor spells yet that it mentions... sure I will though

Having a ball, nice to be here,

Best,
Hep

[Edi]

Welcome to the forum. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[llamabeast]

Hallo HepSulph, I'm from Birmingham too. In fact right now I'm at my parents' house in Sutton Coldfield.

[HepSulph]

Edi, llamabeast - thanks for the greets /threads/images/Graemlins/Peace.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Peace.gif

llama it's a small world lol - hope you had as sunny a day in sutton coldfield as we had in central brum today ))

on the dom3 front - frustrating day so far: had to RL myself through Sunday sigh http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif but tonight the city skyline falls quiet, and dominions calls ohho yes

best,
Hep

[Kantha]

24/M/Croatia.

Playing the game for two years now..

[ghostwes]

Hello. ghostwes here, 37, male, from Canada. Nice to meet you all.

I just bought the game and am still trying to figure it out; I hope these forums will assist me in this endeavour as the game seems quite daunting so far!

[deadboi]

Greetings everyone.

I go by deadboi on most forums but I'm not a big talker so I usually don't post much. I'll be 27 in May and I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. YeeHaa...

I'm a software developer so I'm into RPGs, fantasy, sci-fi, cheese, and everything else that comes with being a total nerd except that I don't live in my parents basement and have good hygiene.

I started playing Dominions with Dominions 2 and had 3 pre-ordered when it became available. My initial draw was that it ran natively on Linux http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/Penguin.gif. Yeah! I've been lurking around boards since I started playing but never posted anything till now.

Despite playing it a fair bit I don't actually think I'm that good or more specifically I still have a lot to learn. I'm okay at comp. stomping, with certain nations I can do 7-8 normal AI's on on a map like Cradle, but I know those skills wouldn't transfer over well to a multi-player game. Pretender design is still a lot of guess work or going by what people here suggest and I'm still learning how to use magic and items effectively.

I would like to start giving multi-player a try which is my main reason for starting to post.

[Unoptimized]

Hello folks! I'm just starting out in the multi-player scene. I've actually been reading this forum for some time now, but have not gotten around to signing up. I am a huge fan of this game, and have been playing with buddies for some time. However, I figured it would be nice to try and give community multi-play a shot.

Also: Has anyone else noticed the wonderful new Dominions adds? I tell you, they warm my heart.

[ghostwes]

Regarding the multi-player games, I have a few questions.

1) How often do they start up?
2) How long do typical games last?
3) Are there any games designed for newbies like myself?

I will be going away for a week starting Wednesday, so probably shouldn't join a game until I get back.

[Kristoffer O]

There are new MP games starting all the time. Many of them seems to be for newish players, so it should not be difficult to find. Just look at the MP forum and see if there are any new games advertising for signup.

Or ask in the MP forum. Others might have the same intentions as you. Llamabeast and his server, and Ich aids a lot of people host games. THey can probably start a new MP game if you dont find a game recruiting atm.

[Endoperez]

There are two types of games:

Blitz games organized mostly on IRC, and longer games organized mostly on forums. Blitz games take from few to several hours, and while they aren't really newbie-friendly they are a great way to learn fast. You get killed, you play the nation that killed you and try to duplicate the strategy but get countered, etc etc until you find a nation and a strategy that fits you well. There are many good strategies, so you can choose one that fits your preferred playstyle. EDIT: Blitz games also take much fun away from experimenting and from single-player, because you just brutally die unless you use very optimized strategy. It might be a good idea to avoid most specialized builds in newbie MP games, because they can be hard to counter even if you know the game well.

The longer games sometimes try to organize a quick spurt where all players can play about 10 turns or so, but it changes into something like 1 turn every 24 or 48 hours after that's done or if it isn't done. The game usually slows down later, so the server settings are changed mid-game. Participating in many games isn't feasible, at least early on, because the diplomacy and planning take much more time than just playing the turns.

[ghostwes]

Thank you, guys. When I get back from vacation I will try to sign up for a game.

[Dragar]

I just found out about this game last week, downloaded the demo, checked out the forum to see what the community was like and put my order in on Sunday.. I'm now waiting impatiently for the game to be shipped, am in Australia so am worried it will take ages!

I'm a 29 yr old mechanical engineer, long time civ fanatic and trying to wean myself off to another game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Question(s): how long do games normally take to play (typical size and settings)? Does the micromanagement become very time consuming as the game progresses, and does the wait between turns become long (happens in civ)?

[Endoperez]

Dragar said:
Question(s): how long do games normally take to play (typical size and settings)? Does the micromanagement become very time consuming as the game progresses, and does the wait between turns become long (happens in civ)?



Theoretically, games can last for hundreds of turns at which point micromanagement starts to take the fun out of the game. Choosing a map with appopriate size, nice number of opponenets and knowing when you have won make the game much more enjoyable. Pay attention to average amount of independent provinces available for each nation (e.g. map with 100 provinces, with 4 AI players against you, leaves everyone with about 20 provinces before wars start out). Victory by victory points with all VPs in capitals and half the capitals required for win is a nice way to end the game while it's still fun.

Multiplayer games can be categorized into two types: blitz games played on small maps, where you meet another player during the first year and where most players are dead by turn 50, with the game ending soon after. They are organized on the IRC channel, and the aim is to finish the game in one sitting.
The other type of MP games is the long-running games where everyone plays about one turn/24h in the beginning, slower once you get out of early game. These can last for much longer, and easily take months full of diplomacy and long-term plans. The slow start might confuse you, but once you have met your neighbour diplomacy, trade and all the possible paths you could aim for catch up with you; it's hard to manage too many games at once.

[Piet]

Just bought the game, in the mail and I'm reading forum. Must be a great game if judging by the community. My fav fantasy game from way back was fantasy general(I particularly remember the music) fantasy wars was also a fun game... I'm sure this will be much tougher to tackle. I'm 53, slowing down, but not downright stupid yet. My hobbies include painting miniatures to relax, ancient war game rules, and fooling with the wonderful 3d landscape program called terragen. I'm a programmer in the government (where you have to work hard to be able to program). Got 4 wonderful kids, a wife that puts up with me and a two month old grand child -- so life is full and hectic. Soon to be overwhelmed, please wish me courage and patience!

[Ballbarian]

Here's wishing you courage and patience Piet!
Welcome to the insanity. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Oh, btw, what part of WV are you from? (I used to work in Lewisburg and lived in White Sulphur Springs for a couple of years.)

[Piet]

Thanks! Martinsburg - the Eastern panhandle, hated by MD and VA because we are primitive, and hated by the rest of the state because we pretend to be otherwise.

[Kristoffer O]

Welcome http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Make sure your kids start to play as well. Nothing beats a good family war http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Actually playing with family/close friends is a very good way to learn the game, since it is easier to discuss strategies and shortcomings afterward or during game.

[Dragar]

Gah, apparently the game arrived in the mail today.. at work and already have plans for the next 3 nights http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Candew]

Hello All,

I am a 41 year old systems administrator from Canada who, in his spare time, likes to play strategy games.

I stumbled accross Dominions 3 by accident, played a bit of the demo and am now hooked.

I have just placed my order and am paitently awaiting the arrival of the full blown game.

In the meantime, I will devout my time to scouring the forums for srategy and tactic tips.

It is my hope not to ask too many dumb questions http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/confused.gif

[Edi]

Welcome. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

The easiest places to start are the FAQ, followed by the Strategy Index. The bug shortlist can be also fairly enlightening in some respects. After that, take a look through the forum. And when you get the game, the manual should keep you busy for a while.

[Agrajag]

Welcome.
Out of curiosity, what kind of accident brought you here?

[Candew]

Agrajag said:
Welcome.
Out of curiosity, what kind of accident brought you here?



I followed a linked thread from another game company's forum regarding Shrapnel's alpha test for their new Pacific War game. I nosed around and found Dominion 3 and the rest is, as they say, history http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

I had been thinking about picking up Civ IV (having only played the originial release), but this caught my attention in a big way. I prefer supporting independent developers/game companies, especially those who support their products and go the extra mile for their customers.

[Edi]

With Illwinter, it's a lot farther than an extra mile...

I think somebody's words when patch 3.10 came out and they got a look at all the stuff in it were: "It's official: This is not a patch, this is an expansion!"

Note that I am NOT a member of Illwinter Games despite my role in the forum.

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[cupido2]

I think it's about time to introduce myself, so:

I'm a 32 year old swiss lawyer working for the government. I play games ever since my father bought a C64 when I was 13. When I read about Dominions 3 in metacritic and saw the screenshots, I knew this could be a game for me and I was not disappointed. Alas for me, I'm too lazy to learn and test the higher arts of Dominions strategies in sp so I was never even close of winning a mp game. I like it the hard way. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[JimMorrison]

32 year old male American pig-dog. :O

Just kidding, I am actually here to run simulations for the revolution. >.>

My father got a Vic-20 when I was 10, and though I was entranced with the pixel before that, now it is near symbiosis.

I am a philosopher, horticulturalist, singer, writer, and gaming enthusiast.


And yes, I must say..... I like the bells and whistles of a large studio title, but Illwinter have earned my full attention. Now if only I could arrange that collaborative project between IW and CA, for a Dominions game with Total War style tactical battles, I will probably die of joy. <3

[Raiel]

I was going to do this anyway (since I've downed a few), but after two Commodore posts, it seemed serendipitous:

I'm 30 years old. Self-employed (e-Retail). Only extroverted enough to post when drinking (cheers).

I learned strategy gaming and role-playing on the VIC-20 and C-64... I still emulate a game of Phantasie every now and then. Of course, I learned BASIC on the same systems and have always wanted to program games.

Alas, since I've found Dominions about 4 years ago, my aspirations for programming games have taken an even further back-seat to gaming and occasionally automating (in C++) aspects of our business.

ALL HAIL K.O. AND J.K.!!!!!

[Kristoffer O]

Hi, and welcome! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Raiel]

Thanks, Kristoffer!

The degree to which you and your programming counterpart interact with your fans/fellow-gamers is amazing. I know it's been said many times in these forums, but this really can increase the value of Dominions 3. It brings something completely unique to an already awe-inspiring fantasy strategy game.

And great job on the new content and bug-fixes in the patches. I had gone about nine months without playing Dominions, came back to find all the new stuff last fall, and haven't gone a week without playing since then. (And that's all single-player.)

-----------------------

On a different note, I wanted to join the chorus of those thanking Edi for his hard work on the bug list, the database and these forums. THANK YOU!

I'll try to keep future posts from sounding so much like they're coming from a fanboy... but I just might be one. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/confused.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

[Alderanas]

how do i start playing Mp games?? How long do they usually take? Ive been here for a downloading mods and enjoying dominions alot. Have to say Pangaea is amazing to me.

[Alderanas]

heh oops been here for a while.

[Ballbarian]

Look for new games or requests for subs in the multiplayer forum, or watch the dominions irc channel (#dominions) for blitz games.

Games can take anywhere from years or months to a blitz game in an evening. Just be careful not to obligate to more games than you can manage as the late game turns can become quite time consuming. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Alderanas]

ah ok cool thanks

[Skinu]

Hello, Im excited to engage in glorious combat with you all. I only wish there were more people in NA that played evenings, Looking forward to my first game.

[Ballbarian]

Welcome Skinu! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Skirmisher]

Hello,

Very cool software you've made here!

Got the CD 3 days ago.
Nice manual too.

[Kaffa]

Hello.
I'm, 49, male,musician from west Italy. Nice to meet you all.

I've got a passion for strategy games...I just bought the game one month ago and I'am still trying to learn; I hope these forums will assist me in this fantastic game !
So I 've a question : is there a possibility to take screenshots during the game?

sorry but my english is bad ...!
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/redface.gif

[Ballbarian]

Welcome Kaffa!
I can't speak for other operating systems, but in windows, you use the printscreen key (PrtScrn), then paste into your favorite image editing program (or ms paint in a pinch).

Or, if you are running dominions in a window, you can use ALT+PRINTSCR and it will only capture the window with the focus instead of picking up the entire screen.

Hope that helps.

(Your English is better than mine and it's the only language that I know! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif )

[Edi]

Welcome, Kaffa! There are quite a few resources here that will help you out. The manual is of course a good place to start. The Dominions 3 FAQ and the Strategy Index sticky threads are good stuff and after you have gotten a little bit more familiar with things, you can find more things in linked from my sig and Ballbarian's.

Others too. I hope you enjoy it here. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Oh, and absolutely no problem with your English. No need to apologize for it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Agrajag]

Hehe, Kaffa in Hebrew roughly means "smack to the back of the head" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
(welcome)

[HoneyBadger]

Hey Kaffa, nice to see you-what music do you play?

It makes sense that a musician would enjoy strategy games, considering how they both require a lot of hidden mathematics.

Welcome Skirmisher!

[Kaffa]

uaauuhh...!! this forum don't finish to amazes me....one kaffa to all
thanks for help about screenshots , now it's ok.

[Tifone]

Hey all! Nice to finally get to... mmmh... "talk"? with you all ^^

21, student of law, italy

My english is not that good so forgive me plz http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

I've bought the game some time ago, but it is almost one year I've been reading threads of this wonderful forum and the wiki of the brilliant game known as Dominions3 http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

The game seems huge and exciting! I'm not a min-maxer, I'd just have some fun with it in SP, possibly keeping my behaviour thematic. At the same time I GREATLY appreciate any suggestion to improve my gameplay and to have a complete game experience - while trying not to neglect the studies n the girlfriend http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

So! Happy to be finally part of this wonderful community - I've seen you write guides for the game, haikus, poetry, make funny images! This game is so wide we can write a Bible about it XD

See ya around guys and of course - girls (if there are ^^)

[Ballbarian]

Welcome Tifone! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

(I hope your girlfriend & instructors are very forgiving & understanding of your Dominions addiction and don't attempt an intervention. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif )

[Tifone]

Yeah I hope so too... oh well at least the gf can always be changed http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Thanks for your (outstandingly!) fast and warm welcome - nice reflexes XD

[mxd]

Hi Everyone,

I'm a 36 year old computer programmer from MD, USA who only just recently found Dominions 3.

Wow, what a game!

I'd lost hope of finding a high quality fantasy strategy computer game over the years (since most companies seemed to be focusing on cutting edge graphics). But finally I've found one! And the depth! I'll be playing this game for years to come...

Now I just need to get some serious game playing in so that when I start joining in on some MP games I won't get my behind kicked. ;-)

Sincerely,
John M.

[Ballbarian]

Welcome mxd! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif


I'll be playing this game for years to come...



I was curious so I looked back through my old emails and it turns out that I ordered Dominions 2 on Sun Oct 24, 2004. I played the Dominions PPP demo for a long time before ordering the 2nd one. That makes 4 or 5 years which is about 5 times more than most games can keep my attention. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Edi]

Welcome, mxd. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

*marks down another soul claimed*

You certainly won't be disappointed with Dom3. And once you exhaust the base game (yeah, right, haven't gotten around to playing half the nations myself), there is a glorious profusion of mods, though methinks quite a few are going to get an overhaul after we get more mod commands for different things in the next patch.

You will also find quite a bit of community support and nifty little tools, like the stuff linked from Ballbarian's sigand mine. Have fun! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Amhazair]

mxd said:
I'd lost hope of finding a high quality fantasy strategy computer game over the years (since most companies seemed to be focusing on cutting edge graphics). But finally I've found one!

I so recognize this feeling. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Welcome to our little world mxd.

[Monkeyfinger]

I found D3 through some guy pimping it on the Mount & Blade forums. Have had it for a few days now. Been lurking, finding the answers to most of my questions via the forum search. Eventually I found something I couldn't do that for, so I registered to make a help topic. Now I'm pissing about trying to locate the Make New Topic button and failing. ****sux

I found it, as you probably notice.

[Executor]

Hi,
I'm from Serbia and I'm 17 years old.
I've been around here for about 3 months now but never really payed any notice to this thread until now.
So, the reason I'm writing this is because it seems that I'm the youngest here, am I!?

[Ballbarian]

I doubt that you are the youngest Executor, but belated welcome to you anyway! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Itchykobu]

Hi, I'm 24 from Dallas, Texas. United States.
I saw this game advertised via the Stardock Central utility that came with my copy of Galactic Civilizations 2. After several months of playing nothing but my Xbox 360 I started looking around for PC games, and I remembered the advertisement for this one. Checked out the demo and I was immediately hooked.

Now I'm deeply entranced and virtually in love with the EA Agartha empire (blind cave salamanders as a race? Amazing). A game has not held my attention like this one for a long time.

Of course, the main downside is my roommates desire for me to pick up Battlefield Bad Company.....something that will not happen until I can break the hypnotic clutches of this game....

[Sombre]

Good to have you here Itchykobu! I like your attitude.

Agartha are defnitely one of the easier races to fall in love with. They're unique and thematically very deep.

[DrTachyon]

Hi all. I just discovered Dominions 3 via a few gamer friends who were telling me about their PBEM game. I'm looking forward to finding a newbie game and trying out the multiplayer aspect of the game.

[Soviet_Storm]

Howdy guys, I'm a dominions noob who has given the demo quite a few runthroughs, and I've pretty much established to myself that dominions is the final word of the genre. So my copy is en route now, looking forward to playing with and most likely losing to you all!

[Ballbarian]

Welcome to the madness Soviet_Storm & DrTachyon! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Whsiker_Biscuit]

Hey!

I'm from California and got absolutely blown away by the depth in the demo (not to mention hopelessly addicted to the fluff).

Now that I have the full version I just need to find some people to kick my butt in multi, and figured this was the place to come.

[Endoperez]

Welcome!

The forum organizes longer games, and there's also an IRC channel for quick games. Long games are one turn/few days, usually, and can take several hours per turn for diplomacy, trading, planning and actually playing the turn.
Blitz games played on the IRC channel are played with few nations on small-ish maps, and are usually over in hours. Blitz games are, by necessity, more competitive. Joining a newbie game or taking over someone who has to leave for a time or permanently is a great way to learn. If you want to join a full game, I suggest asking some question in the IRC channel. Few blitz games will teach how to design a pretender that will support your nation instead of shooting it in the leg.

FAQ is a good place to start.

[Edi]

Welcome! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

As Endo said, the FAQ is a good place to start. The Strategy Index sticky is another good one. Though I expect they will hardly answer all of your questions.

[Apsophos]

Hi! I'm from France, bought the game some months ago, played a few single player games and am now waiting eagerly to find a slot in a newbie (or relatively newb-friendly) multiplayer game.

[Tifone]

Bienvenue Apsophos ^_^ (don't get it wrong, I don't speak much French http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif )

[Tpek]

Hello there,

Introducing myself,
I am a 24 years old guy from Israel.
I've been a lurker on these forums for quite some time, and been playing dominions for quite a while (originally got Dom2 in 2005).
It took me quite some time to get Dom3 (the store from which I ordered the game didn't get, in fact it has yet to get it. I preorderd 2 months before the release).

And I haven't really got to play MP in Dom3 yet (only played a bit of MP in Dom2, even then with a friend to whom I introduced the game).

I've been thinking for quite some time to join these forums, but never really did so, untill... I saw that the forum's appearantly only Israeli is now conscripted into the army. So I decided to join, to fill his place http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

To tell the truth, I never really saw much Dominions playing in Israel. When I got 2, I found out about it from the home of the underdogs forums. Which compelled me to download the demo, which compelled me to show it to a friend, which made me order 2 copies through the store (the one that was supposed to get me Dom3 http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif), which made me and my friend try to introduce this game to others. Especially to fans of MoM and the like.

I never saw Dominions 3 sold in Israel until recently, but there was a (very very very bad) review of it on an Israeli gaming website (the reviewer barely understood or played the game, and most of all: complained about certain bugs that we all know are part of the copy protection mechanism).

For a living I work as a programmer (or "Software Engineer" as some people like to call it http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif ) for the military, something that along with my university studies leaves me very little free time

Apart from that, I have no favorite nation or even era.
And I very much like the commitment of Illwinter to release more and more patches, which actually add content to the game. And am of course very eagerly anticipating their next game (please let it be an rpg! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif )

[Ballbarian]

Welcome Tpek! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Kristoffer O]

Welcome and thanks for the kind words http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

I think you would find it more rpg'ish than dominions. But things might change. We did an overhaul of character advancement. The result is more rpg'ish than before. It is not likely that we change back, but we haven't evaluated the changes yet. It feels fun though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Darkwind]

I don't think I've posted here yet, so hey, why not.

Well, I'm Darkwind. I'm also male. I enjoy multiplayer games in general, especially games heavy on diplomacy, since I'm not quite as good at strategizing as I am at convincing people to help me or keep me around (I was once kept around in a real-time diplomacy-esque game because the superpower who surrounded me thought I was funny). I'm also a fan of Warcraft III, mostly because of its immense moddability and easy-to-understand map editor (many people playing Starcraft and Warcraft cite the powerful editors as a reason the games are still popular, from what I've seen). That's it, I guess. Hey everyone!

(this feels going to a party and only waving 'hi' when the party is halfway over, though dom3 isn't necessarily halfway through its lifespan).

[JimMorrison]

Darkwind said:
I don't think I've posted here yet, so hey, why not.

Well, I'm Darkwind. I'm also male. I enjoy multiplayer games in general, especially games heavy on diplomacy, since I'm not quite as good at strategizing as I am at convincing people to help me or keep me around (I was once kept around in a real-time diplomacy-esque game because the superpower who surrounded me thought I was funny). I'm also a fan of Warcraft III, mostly because of its immense moddability and easy-to-understand map editor (many people playing Starcraft and Warcraft cite the powerful editors as a reason the games are still popular, from what I've seen). That's it, I guess. Hey everyone!

(this feels going to a party and only waving 'hi' when the party is halfway over, though dom3 isn't necessarily halfway through its lifespan).




No, but you ARE halfway through your third beer, and starting to feel more gregarious. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Someday, you will be on the list when I open up my Dominions Anonymous clinic. Hi Darkwind! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Ballbarian]

Belated welcome to ya Darkwind! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Telefrog]

Hello!

I'm ashamed to admit that I'd never heard of Dominions at all, and I've been PC gaming since I bought a Soundblaster just to hear the sounds in Wing Commander! Rest assured that as soon as I played the demo, I knew I had to have this awesome game.

I've only just this weekend "beat" the tutorial level by barely hanging on and subjecting the AI to my outraged sputtering and indignant mouse clicking. I look forward to really getting into the nuts and bolts of this terrific strategy gem.

[Edi]

Welcome http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Ballbarian]

Welcome Telefrog!
Love your avatar. Looks like something from the Void Gate. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

(My kids are always complaining about my outraged sputtering and indignant mouse clicking. It seems to occur every time I sit down in front of my computer. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif )

[JimMorrison]

Ballbarian said:
Welcome Telefrog!
Love your avatar. Looks like something from the Void Gate. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

(My kids are always complaining about my outraged sputtering and indignant mouse clicking. It seems to occur every time I sit down in front of my computer. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif )




You might want to have someone take a look at that! The offending computer, that is. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Ballbarian]

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[DakaSha]

oh i havnt posted here either

hi http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Meursy]

Hi there,

I was just poking around and wasting time on the net one day when I stumbled upon a description of Dom 3, whereupon I spontaneously lost my {censored}! I then realised that unawares I'd been dreaming of a game just like this, and my subconscious had led me to it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Or possibly a R'lyeh Void Lurker, I don't know for certain http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

I mucked about with the demo a while before buying it, and I've now got sick of the headache of moving my armies in concentric circles to keep hordes of artificially boosted chaff squads off of my territories.

Time for MP!

When not gaming I play basketball, read anything and play a fairly decent game of chess.

[Ballbarian]

A warm welcome to DakaSha & Meursy http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Nikelaos]

hi i am a noob from Malta but hope one day to be able to say i am a vet at this game, from my experiences playing the demo i loved how expansive the game was and it still suprised me after i got the full version how expansive the game actually is, so far no mp experiences yet except with my brother playing hotseat but i am really enjoying the game and eagerly want to be part of the community.

[Ballbarian]

Nice to meet you Nikelaos.
Welcome to the party. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[HoneyBadger]

Hi new peoples!

[Quitti]

G'evening everyone, I've had my copy of dom3 for few weeks now and got myself around to register to forums just moments ago. I'm a Finnish university student with too much free time (never seem to have time to do anything important though...) who likes computers and good scifi books. Looking forward to playing with/against at least some of you :)

[Ballbarian]

Welcome Quitti

[MadFrancis]

I'm new here. Had Dom 3 for a few months now. Been itching to play some MP.

[Edi]

Welcome, Quitti and MadFrancis! :)

[Mule Warrior]

New player here.


Had Dom 3 for some months, I think I'm an awful player :o, but I really like the game; now I want to try some MP.

[Ballbarian]

Welcome Mule Warrior :)

[46852]

I am veteran (geez, can a 30-year old say that?) single player strategy gamer from Finland since the times of original Empire, and now I'm enthusiastic to get a feel on multiplayer strategy gaming. And what would be a better game for that than Dominions 3 :)

As a general fantasy & strategy game fan I've had my eyes on Dominions for a long while, but purchased Dominions 3 only a month ago. A slow paced PBEM suits me pretty nice since I have a wife and 2 kids to spend time with.

[Edi]

Welcome! We can use another Finn to swell the ranks of the horde. :)
All told, there are or have been quite a few Finns here. Me, Endoperez and at least three or four others.

[Kristoffer O]

Finns are trustworthy people. Better than swedes in fact :)

Not that swedes are bad. They are just less frequent dominions players than expected :)

[46852]

Welcome! We can use another Finn to swell the ranks of the horde. :)
All told, there are or have been quite a few Finns here. Me, Endoperez and at least three or four others.

I'm actually surprised that there ain't more Finns here!

Maybe the reason is that there doesn't seem to be any kind of article about Dominions 3 in the most influental Finnish gaming magazine (Pelit)... any idea why is it so, Edi? I didn't see a review on their web pages at least.

[lch]

I'm wondering, why would somebody choose a number as his name tag? Seems strange.

[46852]

I'm wondering, why would somebody choose a number as his name tag? Seems strange.

You're not the only one wondering :)

It's my old student number, and I use it as a login almost everywhere, so I don't need to keep track of different logins on different sites. Lazy me.

PS. Actually I'm just a random generated bot.

[Ballbarian]

Welcome random generated bot! :)

[HoneyBadger]

I've used the number "729" as a screen name before. It's a magic number.

Welcome new people, new numbers, et all. :)

[Edi]

Welcome! We can use another Finn to swell the ranks of the horde. :)
All told, there are or have been quite a few Finns here. Me, Endoperez and at least three or four others.

I'm actually surprised that there ain't more Finns here!

Maybe the reason is that there doesn't seem to be any kind of article about Dominions 3 in the most influental Finnish gaming magazine (Pelit)... any idea why is it so, Edi? I didn't see a review on their web pages at least.
Pelit did a number on both Dominions PPP and Dominions 2, but not on Dominions 3. We do have one Finnish review linked from the post-release press sticky thread and I translated the thing to English in the same thread. Haven't seen others.

[HoneyBadger]

I wonder, when Endoperez is done with his Kalevala mod, if Pelit might then be interested in doing an article on both Dom3 and the mod? It seems like it would be a good idea for one-connecting Finnish historical/national elements to modern computer gaming. I suppose it might be a little controversial, but that's all to the better where sales are concerned.

[46852]

I wonder, when Endoperez is done with his Kalevala mod, if Pelit might then be interested in doing an article on both Dom3 and the mod? It seems like it would be a good idea for one-connecting Finnish historical/national elements to modern computer gaming. I suppose it might be a little controversial, but that's all to the better where sales are concerned.

As I said, Pelit magazine is very influential on gaming in Finland, and a review in it would very likely affect Dom3 popularity in Finland. Dom-PPP and Dom2 received really good grades (87/100 and 90/100) earlier, and I'm sure Dom3 would do that too. I was really really surprised to see it had not been reviewed yet.

I'd encourage any Illwinter guys or gals reading this to send a copy over to Pelit magazine :)

Linking the Kalevala mod with the review might be a nice touch too!


PS. I'm not in any way affiliated to the Pelit magazine. Being a subscriber doesn't count, does it? :)

[Endoperez]

I wonder, when Endoperez is done with his Kalevala mod, if Pelit might then be interested in doing an article on both Dom3 and the mod? It seems like it would be a good idea for one-connecting Finnish historical/national elements to modern computer gaming. I suppose it might be a little controversial, but that's all to the better where sales are concerned.

I'd have to finish it first! :D There are many things in the way, including the ideas I've had about Early and Late era versions, but I can release the current version as soon as I come up with a good name, and a good title. The thread is in the modding subforum if you think you have an idea.

[Linraen]

Another newbie here...

21 year old Russian (Moscow Region), been playing computer games for 13 years, RPGs for 7 years (starting with Aquarius Era, a GURPS-like Russian RPG system, through several other systems, now primarily D&D), found Dom2 a couple years ago, played from time to time, been playing Dom3 SP for a month now, still a complete newb, at your service. =)

Guess I'll primarily lurk this forum for the tons of useful advice you guys provide - a huge thank-you to everyone for that. =)

[PashaDawg]

Welcome, Linraen! :)

[Klepto]

Hi, I'm new here. I'm a long time gamer and tend to prefer complicated (deep) games, but I have to say Dom3 seems way more complicated than I'm used to (a good thing). I spent most of last night with the demo and am now eagerly awaiting delivary of the full version. Expect loads of obscure newbie questions in the near future, but I'll try and find the answers before I post. :re:

[Edi]

Welcome! :)

For answers, the FAQ and other stickies would be a good place to start. After reading the manual, of course, all 300 pages of it...

[Poopsi]

Hi, my name is P**** and I´m addicted to diet cola and dominions 3.

Oh, and I like scourging provinces to the last man (or whatever they are supposed to be populated by. I make an IC assumption of the population being either mixed, or changing to the invader´s by virtue of immigration and ethnic cleansing, whichever applies better :p) and seeing the AI´s armies starve

[Nounours]

Hi !

Another newbie here, from France.

I'm into RPG since... quite a long time (under torture :tough:, but only under torture, I'll admit I started...24 years ago :jaw:!). Does it make me an old newbie or a novice veteran :D ?

I like fantasy and mythology... and obviously Dom3 !

[Apsophos]

Bienvenue a toi, compatriote.
(damn charset conflict prevents me to get accents right)

[Kristoffer O]

Hi !

Another newbie here, from France.

I'm into RPG since... quite a long time (under torture :tough:, but only under torture, I'll admit I started...24 years ago :jaw:!). Does it make me an old newbie or a novice veteran :D ?

I like fantasy and mythology... and obviously Dom3 !

Welcome!

Makes you a nice fella since you've been playing RPG's just as long as I. :)

You also have respectable interests ;)

[HoneyBadger]

I've got you both beat, I started 26 years ago with the D&D Redbox :p

Welcome, new people!

[Ballbarian]

Here as well. :)
I started about 25 years ago with D&D Basic Edition:

http://home.flash.net/%7Ebrenfrow/dd/dd-bbox.jpg

[Kristoffer O]

Hah!

That means you are OLD!

I remember the older guys who played when I was young. They were definitely OLD! And played strange games in foreign languages, like english. A year later I became old and played strange games in foreign languages (D&D) :)

[HoneyBadger]

I'm old, but I have all my hair-thin though it may be in places, and none of it is grey. So I am thankful.

I've always been too fat, I've always had joint pain, I've never had enough energy, so these are nothing new to me-and I've learned better ways of coping with them, over those years.

I wear my glasses all the time, and shoes more often, and I'm cold more often. I have to exercise more, for less benefit. Those things might have bothered me, but they don't.

The hair growing from my ears like a malevolent Pangaea Dominion is new, and does bother me a little, because my ears aren't cold, so what is the point?

I seem to lose more than I used to, to fail more, at things I really want to succeed at, than I used to. That's the worst thing.

I might have taken over the world when I was young, but now all I want is to live well, within it. And I find that I can be contented, where before I could not. I can enjoy moments for themselves, rather than always looking to the next three things. It's still rare, but it happens. That's pretty fine.

[mac5732]

HB, as for old, well, geezer-hood is upon me.. sigh.. I started playing board games way back when, lst game was gettysburg by AH, large pieces... hair is greying, whats left of it :( more around sides and back then on top :re: took over more more worlds and battlefields then I can remember (of course senility makes me not remember all those I lost :rolleyes: of which there were also more then i can count :eek:, However, I always remember what my dear old grandfather once told me... "Your only as old as your little finger" :D Besides gaming makes everyone young so age is timeless when your engrossed in fighting off the hordes trying to beat you into the next dimension... :up:

[HoneyBadger]

Wow...we both know that AH stands for Avalon Hill...gosh, we are old...

Atleast we're both Generals :)

[JimMorrison]

I miss Avalon Hill. </3

I also miss when the 3M Bookshelf games were so popular (for good reason!), I still play Acquire sometimes with my folks, on the holidays.

[HoneyBadger]

I never did that much board-wargaming. Stratego and miniature painting was about the closest I got.

I miss things like .25c Arcade games, and paperback books costing under 4 bucks, and Saturday morning cartoons.

And breakdance-fighting. I remember when that actually was like a valid means of conflict resolution.

[mac5732]

I remember 19c gal for gas, cigs for 20c a pack and M C burgers for 7c , 35c for a show, 75c - 1.25 per hr for work. UGH.......
I rember playing pong on my tv, then my coleco and atari 2600, ah some of those old games were good, river raid, tank vs tank...and of course my subscription to SPI which made my favorite board game of course T.S.S. (Terrible Swift Sword) anad I Still have all those old SPI, AH, board and computer games plus the SPI mags and the games. Time to start selling them, no more room left to store them all and its just to hard to find players to sit down and play those long board games anymore.. everyone is into computers.. Sigh....

[JimMorrison]

-- "Gameplay takes place over a large series of turns, where each daylight game turn represents 20 minutes of simulated battle action; each night turn simulates 1 hour. Game scenarios include The First Day (29 game turns), The Second Day (40 turns), Little Round Top (6 turns), The Third Day (Pickett's Charge) (21 turns), and the Grand Battle Game: The Three Days of Gettysburg (149 turns, approximated at 50 hours of playing time). The game inventory includes over 2,000 counters,[1] one 32-page rules booklet, one historical situation briefing booklet, three unmounted 22" x 32" paper game maps depicting the battlefield at 120 yards per hex, and one six-sided die. Players alternate taking turns, depending upon the scenario. The time required to play is one of the longest of all SPI games, often taking longer than it took to fight the battle in real life, and the game is sometimes jocularly referred to as "Terrible Slow Sword" in consequence."


:shock:

[HoneyBadger]

Keep those old board games, Mac. They're a treasure.

I love board games, always have. Maybe some good day we can all play one together.

[mac5732]

Your on HB, would be nice to play a board game again... true TSS is a long game, but there are longer ones, War in West, War in the East and the grand game, plus war in the pacific to name just a few of the old board games. sigh.. those were the days, I used to play with 6 of my friends, but 2 moved out of state, 1 moved another county over and the other 3 are into computers and just don't have the time anymore. .... we used to play on Sunday nites. man were those games long, 1 took over 1 yr to finish, (playing only on Sunday nites... we'd get some beer, pizza etc and had a good old time, those were real fun times back then...

[HoneyBadger]

Sounds good, Mac

[Bwaha]

One really great game is world in flames, If you play it once a week it takes about two years to complete it.:D

[Phalent]

Hello

Another newbie !

25 years old french gamer. I been playing Dom3 for a month now. I played some MP games with 2 and 3 players and I am now waiting to find a slot in a newbie MP game.

[Chacal]

Welcome Phalent ! To play wit efficiency MP don't drink to much of that good wines you have near Bordeaux !

[Illuminated One]

Hi folks!

And yet another noobie. :)

[Endovior]

Hi, all!

Also new, here.

Was a big fan of the old Master of Magic, actually was referred to Dom3 by a posting on one of the MoM forums. Wish I'd encountered Dominions a long time ago. :)

[Ballbarian]

Welcome! :)

[HoneyBadger]

Hello new peoples! :)

[Sombre]

Bonjour!

[Psykmoe]

Hi!

I learned about Dominions 3 while lurking on another forum and reading threads talking about the game and got interested.

I'm 24 years old and live in Germany. Haven't been too much of a strategy gamer before (except for so many hours wasted playing Master of Orion 2 ;) )

It's going a bit slow getting into the game and thinking up a magic research strategy beforehand and things like that, or deciding on nations to learn the ins and outs of, but I'm keeping at it.

[rabelais]

Hey All.

I'm not really new, used to play a fair amount of Dom2, returning after a long hiatus.

Have a 4 month old, so what could I need more than a timesink like Dom3? ;-) Demo looks good, though it seems like there aren't many national heroes available.... is that just a demo feature?

Anyone have any especially juicy discount code for dom3, or is SAVE12P the way to go?

Does one go on IRC to arrange MP, or is some successor to Mosehansen still running?

What are the "standard" mods these days if you'll excuse the oxyidiom?

Rabe

[Endoperez]

It seems the forum ate my previous post...

Welcome back,

all nations (EA Agartha) don't have heroes. There are mods that improve this.

Conceptual Balance is around. There are mods that remove chaff units from SP -> AI hordes aren't as bad as they used to be. Sound Mod makes elephant hordes lots less annoying.

Blitzes are on IRC, Llamabeast has created a llamaserver.

[HoneyBadger]

Endoperez (who's modest) did some very nice modded heroes for EA Agartha.

[Toran]

Hi guys,

I'm 30 yrs old, from Germany and just stumbled upon this game here by chance... my last PBEM I was playing for quite some time was the great VGA Planets (3.5), but I haven't done that for a few years now.

And just browsing the web for interesting games, at a game review of another game I found a comment like "nice game, although the real hardcore fantasy strategy players will most likely prefer Dominions 3."

So I went out looking what this game was...

Dang, from there on I was caught :p

[Tifone]

lol, funny story :happy:
Sometimes the best things you find, are the ones you weren't specifically looking for ;)

So... welcome Toran!

[Edi]

Long time since I took a look at this thread, so welcome to everyone new! And especially to rabelais, it's always great to see veterans returning. I heartily recommend Dom3, as it kicks the pants off Dom2 in practically every area.

:)

[HoneyBadger]

Welcome, Toran!

The exact opposite thing happened to me:

I went looking for Dominions, found the Disciples series of games, instead (I mistook it for Dominions-pretty game, but not quite my thing), and only finally stumbled on Dom3 by way of stumbling upon Space Empires.

[Tifone]

Damn, I feel so boring and anonymous just having found a nice review of Dom3 on a magazine :(

[HoneyBadger]

Trust that it was less like an adventure, and more like a frustrating waste of time and money.

[Tifone]

I played a bit disciples II + expansions... nice graphic and moves, but the fights were terrible/ridiculous.

[HoneyBadger]

Yeah I know...and sadly enough, I *think* they're the same company that did my beloved "Lords of Magic: Special Edition" Aka, the only valid successor to MoM.

[Lingchih]

I found out about it from a Mac gaming site (the long gone insidemacgames, I think). There are so few Mac games, that these sites will review anything that comes out for the Mac. I tried it, and once I got over the 1990s look of the game, I was hooked for good.

[djo]

insidemacgames.com still lives. As you said, given the amount of Mac gaming there is, they don't have a problem keeping up with all of it.

[Asarkan]

Hi, I'm 18 years old Dominions 3 player from Italy.
I decided to visit this forum because I'm looking for online games.
My english isn't very good but I hope you'll understand what I'm going to write:D

[Toran]

Don't worry, Asarkan, be welcome - for once you were pretty clear in what you just wrote, and sometimes an army marching into the enemy's provinces can't be misunderstood at all :p

[Tifone]

Ciao Asarkan! Oh, s'ha quasi la stessa eta' :D

Benvenuto! :) Per qualsiasi dubbio o domanda contattami pure eh :up:

Se stai cercando un gran gioco, molto profondo e con un numero quasi illimitato di strategie valide, moltissime nazioni giocabili divise su tre ere con stili di gioco e riferimenti mitologici molto variegati... Beh sei nel posto giusto ;) Inoltre, la community qui è estremamente alla mano e attiva.

[Asarkan]

Grazie mille Tifone per la tua disponibilita, i miei dubbi principali riguardano il sistema Play by e-mail e come partecipare ad una partita multiplayer. Attualmente sto giocando il tutorial, visto che sono un po' alle prime armi, ma spero di fare esperienza:D

Translation:;)

Thanks Tifone for your help, I was wondering about the Play by e-mail sistem and how to enter a multiplayer match. Actually I'm playing the tutorial, since I'm a newbie, but I hope that I'll learn to play well by experience:D

[liga]

Hi all

I'm Live from Italy. I was a dom2 addicted some times ago (I wrote the "Liga Manuals addenda", I think several players have used in dom2 experience) ... I got dom3 only some days ago so I'm still awakening ...

see you here and there in the forum ... I have seen some of the old dom2 friends are still alive!

good play
Liga

[Endoperez]

I didn't recognize your name before you mentioned the addenda, but I do remember that! Welcome aboard.

[Edi]

Welcome back, liga! :D

[Maerlande]

Hi Folks,

I've been playing Dominions single player since March and am largely stuck with Monkeys :) I read the earlier Kailasa strategy guides (Kissblade and Dirtywick) and decided to play the game the hard way from the beginning.

I'm an old school gamer who wet his whistle on Civ, MOM, MOO, and all that great TBS from the 80's and 90's. Then games took a turn for the stupid with crap AI and tons of flash. But then, everyone here playing Dominions is here for hard strategy.

I've dabbled with Marveni, Tir n'an Og, and some other oddball nations, but keep going back to monkeys.

I mostly play single player because of my schedule and kids etc. I'm looking for a PBEM to try soon with summer over.

Cheers,
Maer

[Edi]

Welcome! You'll find no shortage of games to join. :)

[Tifone]

...And show the world how nasty those Cheetas can be! ;)

[HoneyBadger]

By the way, we don't actually sacrifice new people to our pagan gods if they bring themselves to our attention--well, atleast not very often...not anymore...except on Wednesdays. And mostly we just sacrifice them to Gandalf, which I understand involves drinking tea. So please feel free to join in conversations, as well as the Multi-Player games and posts your thoughts, questions, and conversation in the rest of the Forum threads.

And we're pretty used to English as a second language, honestly, so don't worry about that. As often as not, it's us English-speakers who feel left out, so it's pretty fair.

I'm always happy to welcome new people to the Forums, but if you don't participate in the discussions, it kind of defeats the purpose :) so don't be shy! Be polite and respectful-atleast to me-but don't be afraid to jump in!

[Kuranes]

Hello everyone! I am new to Dominions 3. I own Dominions 2, however I played single player. I am looking to learn Dominions 3 and join the multiplayer community as well this time around. I started this genre with Master of Magic and Master of Orion, to be followed up with Galactic Civilizations, then on to Dominions 2. I hope I can make some good friends and learn alot in the process. I am also interested in the modding aspect of this game as well. It is a pleasure to meet all of you!

[Tifone]

Welcome aboard Kuranes!! ;) Don't forget to read the FAQ to start, but then don't mind asking any advice to the community :)

[fluff995]

Patrik, from Sweden.
24 years old, currently studying to become a journalist.
Have played the Dominions series since the time it was called Conquest of Elysium and would fit on a floppy disk. Enjoy all races but usually keep it real with MA Arcoscephale in PBEM sessions. Included below is a link to a list of favourite games for anyone interested:

http://boards.ign.com/Message.aspx?topic=170449469&brd=7203

Am currently frying my brain with Dawn of war: Soulstorm. Occasionally I also leave my computer for the real world, but usually return before too long. It's scary out there.
Recommend reading "Brave new World" by Aldous Huxley, the "Sandman" series by Neil Gaiman, and "The Dwarf" by Pär Lagerkvist (Anyone interested in making an Italian Rennaissance-themed Mod?).

Good fortune everyone:angel
PJ

[Tifone]

"Sandman", I'm already reading ;)

Welcome fluff! Here's a nice place to hide from the scary world! :D (Well, you won't find ground-breaking news for your career in journalism though)

[HoneyBadger]

fluff995: I've actually considered a mod based on early Venice, but I've currently got all the plates spinning that I can handle. If you'd like to do such a mod yourself, however, I'd be happy to help with some ideas.

[Smeelbo]

I have been variously a teacher, programmer, and sales manager, but currently I am taking care of my ailing mother. I like to game, and Dominions 3 was recommended to by Frank Trollman, Ty Burman, and Brian Leonard, whom I hope to play with. I've downloaded the demo, and will try that after I get a decent sized monitor for my Fujitsu Lifebook u810, which is what I am using.

Looks like a very deep game with a strong community.

Anton Dovydaitis

[Tifone]

Welcome in the strong community so, mr Smeelbo ;)

[Jeraman]

Ive actaully owned Dominions 3 for about a year now, but due to various other obligations, have been unable to play it up until a few weeks ago. After playing a few games with some friends, Im hooked.

Long time reader of fantasy, as well as Roleplaying games, and roleplaying Video games. Im also a huge turn based strategy nut. So, Dominions seems like the natural choice, right?

Ive also been tinkering around with the modding system, as Ive some ideas I would like to implement, and thats actually why I decided to sign up here, as I was hoping I could absorb some knowledge from more knowledgeable people...

So, that said, I hope to get to know some of you, and hope I can contribute to the greater discussion :)

[Edi]

Welcome. You should find a lot of things here to help you. For modding, the manual in the latest patch is a good place to start.

[HoneyBadger]

If you have any modding questions, I'm not the best person to ask, but I'd be happy to answer any questions you have.

[Conq]

I am 20, male, electrical engineering major at North Carolina State.
I'm still running dom2 but I plan on getting dom3 for xmas, I discovered dominions on a demo disk that comes with PC Gamer magazine.
I've been playing strategy games since warcraft2 (I consider it a strategy game). I still play Starcraft online but mostly the oddball games, I played medieval2 total war for a while till my laptop fried, i'm waiting on dawn of war 2 and i'm considering getting starcraft2. I've also been playing Everquest2 for a while, i'm waiting on my laptop to get repaired before I get into it again. Whenever I am back in town I like to hang out with the boys have a few beers and play Blokus (a really good strategy boardgame) and RISK. I'm actually a "casual" gamer, I just play when I dont have homework or studying to do.
I'm an avid fan of Steven Erikson and Ian Esslemont they are the co-authors of the Malazan novels, I've exhausted most of Barnes & Nobles stocks of Warhammer and WH40K novels, I cant get enough of Dan Abnet and the Horus Heresy series. And I'll occasionally pick up the random Forgotten Realms book, i'm a sucker for cover art.
I've had an xbox360 for a while as well so whenever I feel like wasting a few hours i'll go online with Gears of War 2 or Battlefield Bad Company and pwn some nubs.

But i'm looking forward to getting dom3 and maybe going through the gauntlet of a few multiplayer games, i'm interested in seeing how a game plays out in a long span of time rather than me beating up on the AI in a few hours and making a lot of little mistakes.

[Edi]

Welcome. The way it usually plays out in a long game is that the first few (or several or even many) times you will get severely trounced until you learn enough to start handing out the trouncing. ;)

[NKIcan]

Hello,

My name is Jason but you can call me NKIcan and I have been playing this game in Single Player mode for awhile now. I decided I'd jump on the forums and hopefully jump into a few MP games so you vets can teach me The Hard Way lol.

Seriously though, I've been learning a lot simply by reading the different threads. This game is pretty cool and I'm enjoying all the various nations. Currently C'tis is my favorite.

Anyway, thats me.

[vladikus]

Hey,

I have ordered Dominions 3 and look forward to being a part of this community. It's nice to see people who like to play games that make you think (by the way, does anyone play this game over e-mail? I'd like more information about how this works since I don't have the manual yet).

-Dave

[Endoperez]

Welcome aboard!

The play-by-email is really quite simple. The host computer has a fthrlnd file used for hosting the next turn, and .2h and .trn files for all human nations. The .trn (turn) file is sent to the players, either automatically (server game) or as an e-mail attachment (PBEM). The .2h file ("to host") stores the orders the player did, and is needed to generate the next turn.

If you're interested in multiplayer, check out the multiplayer subforum and look for explanation about the Llamaserver, an automated server-system by Llamabeast.

There's also an IRC channel for Dominions. It's a really fast way to learn the basics of multiplayer, because several good players hang around there and often play fast blitz games on small maps. They only take few hours. You will probably lose the first MP games you join, before you have an idea about what the other players might do, and it's much more fun to lose in a few hours than slowly over several weeks.

[ese-aSH]

Hi all,

I'm french M 27yo.

Im very new to the dominions serie (I get dom3 demo last week, played it addictivly for the WE and plan to get it soon).
I got bored of civ4 (I considered myself as a civfanatic since 1991) some times ago after 3 intensive years and found dominions to be a nice mix of moo/galciv -the research and configuration at startup-, homm -the rpg aspect on commanders- and shogun TW -the map- which I all enjoyed a lot.
Im also re-playing morrowind right now some so it might take some time for me to get familiar with dominions 3 and be ready for the MP challenge (but hopefully this will happen :p) which definitly seems to be the essential point of this game.

A question : I was looking for game reports (turn by turn) made by some experimented players but did not find any in the MP section, are there any and where are they located (I found a french blog with one report here : http://eressildom3.centerblog.net/rub-Dominion-3-presentation.html, Im looking for this kind of stuff).

-aSH

[Tifone]

Hey there ese-aSH, welcome! :) Found those for you to start, in Torin's old thread with links ;)

Jens Dominions 1 After action report (http://www.faithful.dk/weblog.pdf)

Latif�s Dom3 after aaction report (http://www.newbiegamers.com/dom-3-blog/)

Ichtarian�s Dom3 After action report (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=&amp;Board=d3maars&amp;Number=487991&amp;Foru m=f194&amp;Words=aar&amp;Searchpage=0&amp;Limit=25&amp;Main=487542 &amp;Search=true&amp;where=sub&amp;Name=&amp;daterange=1&amp;newerval= 5&amp;newertype=y&amp;olderval=&amp;oldertype=&amp;bodyprev=#Post4 87991)

Saint Patrick�s AAR (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=&amp;Number=440466&amp;page=&amp;view=&amp;sb=5&amp;o =&amp;fpart=1&amp;vc=1)

Torin�s AAR (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=&amp;Number=578899&amp;page=0&amp;view=collap sed&amp;sb=5&amp;o=&amp;fpart=&amp;vc=1&amp;PHPSESSID=)

Also keep an eye on the threads of the Chronicles games (the MA one has started, EA starting) by Lokean; ppl are supposed to write some nice pieces of literature in there :cool:

BTW, with which character did you start your new Morrowind game? :p

[ese-aSH]

thanks a lot ! I'll look your links :)

In morrowind i'm playing an almer invocater (only armors and weapons)/alchimist with high personnality that will eventually be great enchanter in the end :) (first time in 2002 I played standart destructive/healing magicien and I had a shot on stealthy archer in oblivion).

[statttis]

Hi everyone, I recieved dominions 3 a few days ago and I haven't slept much since then. :) I'd like to try a multiplayer game, how do I sign up, just reply to one of the threads in the multiplayer forum?

[Gandalf Parker]

Yes that will do it.
There are also a couple of servers.
The www.Llamaserver.net which is PbEM (Play by EMail) games.
and the Dom3minions.com server which is tcp/ip (direct connect) games.
http://game.dom3minions.com/bin/blitz_chk.cgi

[Rick L]

I am a 64 year old management consultant. I live in Seattle, am married, one son. My wife works in county government.

In a couple of years, I will retire. I can see that I could spend a vast portion of my retirement playing this game. I learn something new about it every day.

[Edi]

Welcome! :D

[analytic_kernel]

Greetings!

I work as a lead software engineer/systems administrator, and am also trying to finish a master's degree in physics. Started playing the demo less than a month ago - before I went on vacation from my job. Managed to keep the addiction under control until my licensed copy arrived about 2.5 weeks ago.... Now, I'm not always sure what day it is. Also, it took a little while to remember how to operate my car today, since I was finally forced to venture out on a grocery run. And, I think the total immersion might be affecting other cognitive functions as well - I somehow managed to bungle my first post in another forum thread. (Always good to shoot yourself in the foot right away....)

Anyway, I look forward to playing MP games with some of you guys in the future. (Still training myself on Arco right now against increasingly difficult AI's.)

Cheers.

[Tifone]

Welcome on the board a.k.! :cool:

[Lingchih]

Welcome, AK. I look forward to kicking your butt.

[analytic_kernel]

Welcome, AK. I look forward to kicking your butt.

Thanks, Lingchih. :)
I'm sure there will be a learning period.

[JimMorrison]

I already very much like the new fish.... err, players. :shock:

<3

[Akela]

Hello,

I, also, am new to Dominion. I've played it twice now, as the Marveni, and lost both times. The first time went about as you would expect. I was happily and effortlessly conquering the world - until I ran into the first comptuter player. It was a lot like hockey after that, with me as the puck.

It became pretty clear that if you are being out produced by another player, unless they are distracted with something else you can't beat them. You can tell me if this isn't true, but that's the way it seemed to me then.

So in the second game I decided to take a more oranized approach to maxing income. I made another Pretender with Order 3, Dominion 5 and some extra levels of Nature and Earth, and then set out to cut off a chunk of the world by taking provinces in a line and backfilling with 30 or 40 PD as I went through.

This worked pretty well. I was able to isolate a big chuck of the world and mostly destroy the first player I ran into. Unfortnately before he was done I ran into the other two. Let me tell you something, I'm getting pretty sick and tired of those Vanheims and their glamored units. They seem to have such an advantage you'd *think* the game designers were Nordic.

Anyway, lost that one too. I guess I should have probably put this post somewhere else on here, this probably isn't the forum for it, but that's where I'm at. Starting my third game now, maybe working a little harder on research. Glad to be here.

Akela

[Edi]

Welcome to the forum! :D

One tip you might find useful is not picking Vanheim, Helheim or Tir na n'Og as computer opponents when you start learning Dominions. They have a nasty habit of being able to mass absolutely humongous armies and they have some seriously good units, especially the heims. They don't lose too many of them in most battles, which means their units rack up experience, making them even tougher. Choose somewhat easier enemies to go up against at first, such as Arco, that will allow you a shot at winning.

The heims are by no means invulnerable or anything, but you need to know what to do to counter them.

Take a look at the various guides on the forum, especially Baalz's stuff is eye-opening, bu maybe a tad advanced for a beginner.

[Endoperez]

Hello,

I, also, am new to Dominion. I've played it twice now, as the Marveni, and lost both times.

It became pretty clear that if you are being out produced by another player, unless they are distracted with something else you can't beat them. You can tell me if this isn't true, but that's the way it seemed to me then.

Starting my third game now, maybe working a little harder on research. Glad to be here.

Welcome aboard.

The way to defeat someone who is out-producing you is to out-research them. Just look out Blade Wind (Evo/Earth), Soul Slay (Thaum/Astral) and Golems (Constr/Earth and Astral) for some ways to handle all kinds of problems.

[Tifone]

Welcome Akela :cool:

If I can give you a suggestion, you could use 2 nations at once for a game. So if you are ganged up by the AIs you can "help yourself with the other hand", and it will become less frustrating to be attacked ;) It also removes the problem of inadvertently clicking the "End turn" button :D

Marverni is a bit difficult to play for beginners, imho, as Astral magic, and expecially the communions part, is hard even just to learn and a lot more to master. You could consider starting with something a bit more straightforward - Abysia is great for that, but you could have fun with Agartha, Ulm, Yomi... Those aren't definitively powerhouses, but are simpler to play and you will start to have the impression that everything you research really improves your army :)

Hope to see you on the board often! :up:

[Akela]

Thanks all for the suggestions. I'm going to take advantage of most of them. For one thing, I'm going to ditch the Marveni for now. For my third game I'm going to try either Marchaka or Ulm. The Norse tribes seem really good too, but they've made me so mad I refuse to play them until I've whooped them a few times.

I'll look around for the strategy guides and I'll also find the right forum for having this kind of thread.

Thanks for the help!

Akela

[cohenfr]

Hi everybody.

I am new on the forum. First sorry for all the mistakes I am going to do, my english is not excellent.

So I'm a 19 year old french man, and I have been playing dominion for about three years. I started with dominion 2 that I used to play in SP, then played dominion 3 SP too. This year, I have more time to play so I have started my first MP game. Thus, I have decided to join this forum that I've been reading a lot.

That's all!

[Endoperez]

EDIT: Welcome to the forums, cohenfr!



I'll look around for the strategy guides and I'll also find the right forum for having this kind of thread.

One of the stickied topics is a list of strategy guides.
Everything that isn't a mod or a multiplayer usually goes to this general forum.

If you don't mind, we haven't had a thread about how a new player discovers Dominions. You could make a report of some sort about how you discover things and such. Something similar to what you posted, few sentences about each memorable game and/or discovery, or how you finally killed the Nords.

[Tifone]

Bienvenue Cohen :cool:

If you don't mind, we haven't had a thread about how a new player discovers Dominions. You could make a report of some sort about how you discover things and such. Something similar to what you posted, few sentences about each memorable game and/or discovery, or how you finally killed the Nords.

Hey, that would be nice if some of te new ones takes the time to do such a thing while he plays :)

His mistakes could even be corrected real-time by the gurus, he would receive a lot of useful tips ;)

[Caradryan]

Greetings, everyone!

I guess I'm the newest addition to Dominion 3. I found it completely by accident while looking for TBS games (Heroes of Might and Magic 3 is probably one of my favorite games.)

The day I got it I went to bed at around ...4 AM? I've never stayed up that late for anything - not even finals week.

What really made it attractive was not only the sheer amount of depth in the game, but also the modability of Dominion as a whole.

Favorite race? Man. Love their Arthurian-influenced themes. Also, someone's Sylvania Mod was really awesome as well. Hope to see more of you around!

Regards,

Caradryan.

[Tolkien]

Hello everyone.

Well, I've been itching and warring with myself over whether to get Dominions ever since I tried out the Dominions 2 demo a few years back. Last month I took the plunge and made the order.

My favorite nation has been MA Ulm (a sort of affection left over from the Dom2 demo), and I've gotten the handle of them in SP.

And thus, I move on to MP.

[Gandalf Parker]

Glad you jumped on board. If you have questions you can check the sticky posts, search in the forum, ask in the forum, jump into the chat here, or if you know IRC then there is a channel on GameSurge.net which is usually manned.

[Endoperez]

My favorite nation has been MA Ulm (a sort of affection left over from the Dom2 demo), and I've gotten the handle of them in SP.

And thus, I move on to MP.

MA Ulm was upgraded in a recent patch, and they have some new national spells only their Priest Smiths can cast.
LA Ulm is a combination of two Dom2 themes: it has both vampire counts and sacred black knights.

MA Ulm got a nice guide recently, and that should help you get up to speed with the few differences. You might also want to read the "Zen of Thugging" thread.

[doktor]

Hello,i just ordered the game,and am waiting to receive it in France !
So you bet i think i wont play for awhile.
I think this game is amazing,so i had to buy it !
Plus this forum seems to be very active and i like it !

Well i just wanted to throw a 'HI' from a Paris boy .

[Tifone]

I'd also say a lucky boy, Paris is probably the most charming city I've ever seen :)

Welcome on the board monsieur! :cool:

[doktor]

Thank you for the welcome Tifone )

[Trumanator]

Hmmm, I guess its a little late to be introducing myself since I've had a forum account for a little while but WTH. I am a college student at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma WA, and I have had the game for a couple of months and have decided to take it online. See ya in a game soon!

[Edi]

Welcome to both old and new hands. :D

Doktor, good to have you here. Take a look through the FAQ first and if you have questions, looking at the strategy index can give you a lot of answers. But don't be afraid to ask if you don't find what you're looking for.

Trumanator, expect MP to be brutal and then some. :)

[brxbrx]

I'd also say a lucky boy, Paris is probably the most charming city I've ever seen :)

Welcome on the board monsieur! :cool:

My cousin got mugged in Paris.

[Morholt]

Hi,
I am a 48 year old wargamer from the deserts of western Arizona. I have been playing and collecting wargames for more than 35 years, unfortunately there aren't many traditional wargamers left. I was in a gaming void until discovering Dominions and am really enjoying it. Someday if/when I become computer literate I might even try mp.

[doktor]

Merci Edi !

[doktor]

Merci Edi !
I already looked a bit in the strategy index waiting for my order to arrive ! :D
And ok i will ask if any question,i think that i will try fast to join a MP game,cause it must be the fastest way to learn the game !

++ Doktor.

[DuncanIdaho]

Hi,

This is my first post here. Like doktor, I live in France.

I used to play Heroes of Might and Magic and by looking for something new and deeper, I found Dominions. I bought it two months ago and I love it.

I tried at first a few SP games, and I'm currently playing my first MP game with other french people. I find it pretty scarry cause it can be long and I may die every day, but I enjoy this experience a lot :).

So I would like to thank the developer for this great game, and thank everyone here for all the tips, guides and other priceless stuff you give to newbies like me. I hope to play with you very soon :).

[Tifone]

Welcome on the board Duncan, glad you're with us! :)
I'll start an MP MA game for newbies in late february, should you be interested in playing with some of the guys here too ;)

[DuncanIdaho]

I'll start an MP MA game for newbies in late february, should you be interested in playing with some of the guys here too ;)
Yes, much interested, I'll be there. Thanks for your welcome :).

[ramarren]

Hello!

I joined the forum when I ordered Dominions 3, and since it finally arrived I might just as well post something... and after a mere week, which was better than I expected living in Poland. And even without any taxes or customs!

I am supposed to be writing my masters thesis on simulations of optoelectronic elements, which sounds more interesting than it actually is, but I hope to play some SP games, and maybe even join some newbie MP games soonish.

[Edi]

Welcome! :)

[Delcar]

Well, in gaming terms I'm a dinosaur (rapidly approaching 40) having started my computer gaming on a TSR-80, quickly moving to a sweeeet Commodore 128.

I still run a table top RPG game once a week, and have been playing in or running a World of Greyhawk game since 1981.

PC wise, when I'm not playing Dom3, I play World of Warcraft (Horde), a little Darkwind, or Fallout 3.

Have been 'lurking' since I bought Dom3, and have only played single player so far.

Live in the house-of-the-mouse (Orlando, FL) with my wife (whom I met at an Earthdawn game I was running) and my son (gamer in training).

[Ballbarian]

Welcome Delcar!
You and I have a lot in common. I was also a Radio Shack TRaSh-80 gamer and DM'd World of Greyhawk based campaigns back in the day. 41 years ancient myself. :) I even lived in Florida for three years doing construction, but I was stuck in Fort Walton Beach. No mice there, only strip clubs and souvenir shops. :p

[Fantomen]

Hi all.

I´m new here, just signed in to start doing some more MP. I´m a girl, live in sweden, Pastafarian, likes cheese.

[Ludivico van]

I am an american, 17. My name is jake. I am very much into music. I play cello (nine years) but dabble around with guitar, more seriously bass upright and electric (I love the sound) and I love didjeridoos. I have yet to feel justified in calling myself a musician.

the screen name comes from the book A Clockwork Orange. In it, beethoven is Ludwig van, and Ludivico is ludwig in italian. For those that haven't read the book, don't worry about it.

I feel like a d*** talking about myself. I like dominions, but I have yet to even scratch the surface of its complexity.

could this be anymore boring?

I think it very well could . . .
I enjoy elipses.

[Endoperez]

Welcome, both of you. Don't worry about only having scratched the surface. This is a game, and games are for fun, and learning more about it is where the fun is. :)

[mikh4il]

Hi all, another french on the forum ;)

I'm a friend of apsopohos who introduced me to this funny game and i m looking forward to my 1st MP

:)

[ese-aSH]

Hi Duncan, Hi Mikhail :)

nice to see you here (the french community on dom3 is growing du to the cyberstratege tournament :))

[Edi]

Welcome all new people! If you have any questions to ask, go right ahead. Take a look at the FAQ and the Strategy Index to get you started if you aren't already familiar with those.

:)

[coffeespoons]

Hello, hello.

Oh dear, only had game a few days and already I'm neglecting work, eating and personal hygiene. I still haven't actually finished a SP game as I keep discovering new stuff and re-start to take advantage of it.

When people said that there was a steep learning curve they really weren't joking.

Looking forwards to getting together for my first noob game over the next couple of weeks, let me know when a suitable one is being set up.

[Zilkin]

Hi all,

Another guy from Finland adding to what seems to already be a quite large number of Finnish Dom3 players!

I would also be interested in newbie MP game if one is being set up. I might even try starting a thread for it myself in the MP section but I would need help with organizing it ;)

[Fantomen]

Welcome fellow newbies.

It is not hard at all to set up a newbie game. There are stickies in the MP subforum explaining how to do it. And the Llamaserver is really great.

[Hector, tamer of horses]

Hello

Got this game some time ago and just got some time to look into it. Wow, it is a wealth of interacting issues. This is terrific.

But, boy am I new. I have version 3.20 or 3.00. There have been many patches and I have no idea how to insert them into my game or how to find them.

Also, how does one deal with glamor units like Helhirdlings?

That is all for now.

[Joelz]

Hello to all the newcomers! I'm glad that so many have joined this wonderful game this week :)

About your questions, Hector, I believe you'll only have to download the newest patch from here:

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Illwinter/DOM3/DOM3_page.html

About how to counter the Helhirdlings Im afraid I don't know. Im still learning since im quite new to this game myself :D
Altough, probably some nice aoe spells would do the trick :)

[Endoperez]

Welcome, Joelz, and good guess there! :D

Hector:
Magic is the key. Once you patch, missiles will also work much better. In some patch or other, glamour/mirror image effect was changed to not affect missiles.

Once you can deal damage to the helhirdings, they will lose their mirror image for that battle and your normal troops might be able to handle them. If you have elemental magic, research Evocation (aim for one of: Thunder Strike, Blade Wind, Falling Fires, Falling Frost). If you have Astral, research Thaumaturgy (at least until Mind Burn).

[getter77]

Hi all, I'm Brian from GA, USA. I've just jumped in rather blind and placed an order for Dominions III this afternoon, didn't even feel a need to try the demo after reading through the features and coming across random praise at various forums. Never played, or somehow even been actively conscious, of this kind of game before, but I'm a big Roguelike fan so it appealed to me on the perceived traits of depth and versatility of options for any given situation.

Not sure when I'll actually get around to trying it respective of my backlog of titles, but I look forward to it and will try and follow what goes on here in the interim so that when I do have a starting experience I'll be fully patched up and such for an excellent first impression!

[pyg]

Well, this is more of a farewell than a hello I'm afraid as I've already played out most of my interest in Dominions 3. First and foremost I enjoy getting a given game to run on obscure hardware and OS although Dominions 3 ran as though it had been developed under Linux :) I followed that 2 minutes of thrill by ~6 months of SP games, jumped into MP briefly (still prefer SP), and then explored modding a little although I was pretty disappointed there.

All in all, I still think Dominions 3 is one of the greatest games I have ever played. It could be the greatest geek game ever if it was open sourced and could get a little more developer attention (I'd be at the front of the line). In the future I will be spending more of my gaming time on open source games (playing and developing), where I can make the changes I want and play the game I want to play. Cost of the game has nothing to do with it.

Oh, about me: I'm a former *nix admin/developer turned farmer. I live in midwest USA, have a beautiful 18 month old daughter, and ... well that's the interesting bits.

Cheers!

[Endoperez]

In the future I will be spending more of my gaming time on open source games (playing and developing), where I can make the changes I want and play the game I want to play. Cost of the game has nothing to do with it.

It's a pity Dominions didn't support the things you wanted to do. If you do find a TBS strategy game that suits your needs, feel free to post about it here.

[getter77]

In the future I will be spending more of my gaming time on open source games (playing and developing), where I can make the changes I want and play the game I want to play. Cost of the game has nothing to do with it.

It's a pity Dominions didn't support the things you wanted to do. If you do find a TBS strategy game that suits your needs, feel free to post about it here.

Only other one I could think of off the top of my head would be something like Battle for Wesnoth that just hit a big milestone release of 1.6. Who knows, perhaps with future patches and modding, especially since I remember reading somewhere about more mod powers coming down the line over time with future patches, he'll be able to venture back and find that all's well.

[Endoperez]

Only other one I could think of off the top of my head would be something like Battle for Wesnoth that just hit a big milestone release of 1.6. Who knows, perhaps with future patches and modding, especially since I remember reading somewhere about more mod powers coming down the line over time with future patches, he'll be able to venture back and find that all's well.

Personally, I'm a bit skeptic about that. Modding has already been expanded a lot, and Peg hit all the new limits as soon as he started, and he managed to find things experienced modders didn't know in a very short time. If he finds an open-source project to participate in, he'll be able to do much more than he could with Dominions, regardless of what will be added.

[melnorjr]

Greetings, all. I've been playing dom3 for awhile now, but never done any multiplayer games(except with my brother) or participated here before. I've honestly spent more time modding than actually playing (some for my brother, some for me). I don't really think I'm terribly good(as a player), mainly because my brother usually beats me unless I'm using a mod of mine that is overpowered because it hasn't been balanced yet.

details about me? I'm male, 21(22 in about a week), an English major at UALR in Arkansas, currently writing a book(fantasy) and working on a rather big mod for dom3. Most people define me as a goth. I don't, though I don't object to it either. I'm very much into music - I sing, play, and am usually listening to something. Lets see...I also have autistic spectrum disorder; I used to be ashamed of it and never tell anybody, but now I don't care. Dom3 is interesting for me because its purely strategy, which is more difficult for me than say...WoW where I can learn a few basic things, then just focus and be pointlessly good. I'm also a runner (started 2 or 3 months ago) - 15+ miles a week. working it up at the moment, recently broke 7 minute mile(yay!). I have an incredibly ability to pick the stronger races/classes/whatever when I first play a game. My first game was LA ermor, and when I got tired of owning the computer in LA, I decided to play a different era, and picked EA Neifleheim with a nature/earth bless to play against my brother's Sauromatia (I actually won that game. He tried to counter me with heavy cavalry and leprosy. I'm not sure why he tried that, cause he knows better).

Me and my brother a while back decided to make our own rules/creatures for the tabletop game Warhammer, so I started inventing the world it would take place in. I brainstormed different races I could use that would have armies for this tabletop game, and after a while I decided to build the lore to it. Well, I ended up really liking this world, so I decided to write a book that takes place in it, and at the moment, I am also making a dom3 mod of it. That is my major project here at the moment. I finally registered here because I just got into sprite modding yesterday and made a few I was hoping for advice on (putting in appropriate thread).

[Endoperez]

I've honestly spent more time modding than actually playing.

Welcome! I hope we'll learn more details about these mods.

[melnorjr]

Eventually I will probably do something with them. At the moment I'm rebalancing about 7 nations against one another and struggling with the magic being too strong. I'm not sure what to do with it. me and my brother have played a bit, and it tend toward it being really easy to smash people if you stick enough mages in your army. I've one nation that has summonables that can cast banefire, so i played as them, expanded in the beginning, then set my recruitable blood mages to blood hunt, 3 per province in about 5 or 6 provinces with zero taxes, then spam-summoned those banefire casting mages...and attacked his army with 86 of them and a screen of arrow-fodder and my recuirable mages casting blood burst. it took me a long time to get that many, but press fast forward and I had a banefire machine gun. Now, he could have stopped me by attacking sooner - he was letting me test out my nation - but that was silly. I am however, going to increase the cost of those guys. by a lot. At the moment I'm taking a break from gardening - am planting some roses. I have to admit though...if you tried to play like I did in an MP game, you would be killed too fast. I was pretty weak early on.

[Dragar]

once you have your mod reasonably playable I'm sure people will be happy to playtest it and give their advice.

[Demantiae]

Hello all! I've been a long time lurker here and short time poster :) A little bit about me, I'm almost 30, I live in the UK and I'm self-employed - nothing too interesting but it pay the bills. I used to be a big RPer when I was younger, graduating to PBeM when it became increasingly difficult for PnP games. I actually prefer email/forum RPing as I love to write. I maybe could have been a writter in another incarnation but in this one I'm too unfocussed for anything other gaming. I can't live without music and movies and I'm always listening to or watching something. My tastes are incredibly diverse in both.

I've yet to try my hand at MP in Dominions. I'm not sure how quickly those games progress (tbh I don't know that much about the MP side of things). I still don't feel I know enough of the game to take anybody but noobs at MP. I've played a rook of SP games and still know hardly anything of the game! I struggle to get past mid-game usually as I get distracted by starting another game with another nation :D Too many variations to try and not enough time to do it all! I love generating random maps and seeing how that affects my progress - a couple random magic sites or terrain placements can affect your game massively. I love it!

Anyways, just wanted to say hello :)

[Trumanator]

Welcome to the community. As far as pacing goes, it can depend on the game. Most go 24 hr turns for the first 20-30, but occasionally someone makes one that goes faster or slower. And don't worry about lack of XP, it can soon be remedied. :D