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Annette
April 1st, 2008, 08:36 AM
News Release For Immediate Release


Announcing Dominions 4: Succubi In Heat!
Next Chapter In Award Winning Fantasy Strategy Title Coming Soon!


Hampstead, NC, 01 April 2008

Shrapnel Games and Illwinter Game Design are pleased -- nay, giddy like schoolgirls at a
High School Musical concert -- to announce that work has begun on the next installment
of the award-winning, fan favorite, Emmy nominated Dominions series. Dominions 4:
Succubi In Heat is now entering beta and is expected to go gold fourth quarter 2008.
That's later this year kids so start saving up those nickels and dimes!

As expected Dominions 4: Succubi In Heat will be available for all major operating
systems so whether you're a Windows user, Mac user, or Linux user you'll be able to get
your Dominions experience on. In addition for the first time a Dominions game will also
be made available on mobile devices (including the telegraph) and a specially designed
version for fax play. No more will you have an excuse to not be playing Dominions, now
you can play at home, work, on the bus, or even when taking the Pony Express!

This next chapter boasts all the features and gameplay elements you love, but turned up
to eleven! There are now over six hundred playable nations, such as:

* MA Ulm Suffering From A Mid-Life Crisis: It's just like regular MA Ulm but now
everyone has a Corvette.

* Inviso-Nation: No, we didn't forget to do the graphics, all your units are invisible.

* LA CTD: Can you finish your turn or will you get the blue screen of death? Ooo,
feel the excitement!

And yes, there are now thousands of new units, magic items, and spells (including well
over two hundred cantrips) to choose from. Some previews include:

* Idiot Game Reviewer (Unit): When unleashed the greasy lonely monstrosity attacks
that which he doesn't understand, while screaming about how great Halo is.

* Lactose Intolerant (Spell): Give your enemies the gift of an upset stomach when they
drink milk or eat cheese. Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

* Velvet Running Suit (Magic Item): Damn society, drape your pretender in velvet!

Dominions 4: Succubi In Heat also boasts a brand new ASCII based graphics engine and
a totally new combat system that puts YOU into the game! Called the Live Action
Magical Engine Combat System, LAME works by the use of RFID chips. Each game
comes with a thousand of these, easily attached to clothing through a velcro backing.
When you enter combat you simply attach the RFID chips to a thousand of your closest
friends, find a large open area, and then attack each other. The chips then transmit the
coordinates and actions to the game's server, which then in turn translates it to the battle
screen. Now YOU'RE in command of the battle!

As amazing as the LAME system is, Shrapnel Games and Illwinter Game Design will be
pushing into new frontiers with the delivery system of Dominions 4: Succubi In Heat.
Physical media? Pssh, that's so 20th century. Digital delivery? Bah, old news. How
about In House Coding?

With In House Coding Illwinter Game Design will come to your house and personally
code Dominions 4: Succubi In Heat onto your machine! No more having to keep track of
your CDs or registration codes! Best of all, for an extra twenty bucks, they'll add in your
own personal multiplayer cheat codes so that everyone can be a winner!

Stay tuned for more information on what will be the smash hit of 2008 as it becomes
available. In the meantime you might want to head on over to www.shrapnelgames.com (http://www.shrapnelgames.com)
and check out our award-winning line of independent strategy and niche titles that you
can play right now. Games such as Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space, winSPWW2,
Air Assault Task Force, Scallywag: In the Lair of the Medusa, and many more. All have
nifty little demos you can download, and some titles are even available for free!

To visit our company blog go to www.shrapnelcommunity.com/blog/ (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/blog/)

Edratman
April 1st, 2008, 08:56 AM
Sounds pretty cool Annette.

I am surprised you were able to find the time between photo shoots for the new Dom3 ad campaign to write the release notice.

Annette
April 1st, 2008, 09:01 AM
Multi-task is my middle name. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

Edratman
April 1st, 2008, 09:05 AM
By the way, now that I have seen your picture, I am sending you a PM with my home address so you can be the one who personally codes my copy Dom4.

I'll even throw in a meal. I have a personal chef, Howard M. Burgers.

There is also a significent probabilty that if you are posting on the Dom3 forum that you might be attracted to a balding, overweight (slightly), 57 year old geek with more vices than virtues and who is able to stay awake past 10 PM occasionally.

Dedas
April 1st, 2008, 10:43 AM
Camels?

DonCorazon
April 1st, 2008, 11:45 AM
Does that Velvet Running Suit come with reinvigoration?
Cause that would be, like, awesome.

Cor2
April 1st, 2008, 02:05 PM
Ah das first of the april. Now I get the ad.

Wauthan
April 1st, 2008, 02:12 PM
Hehe, In House Coding delivery. Pure win. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

AreaOfEffect
April 1st, 2008, 02:23 PM
Dedas said:
Camels?



I wouldn't push your luck. Besides, we wouldn't want the release date pushed back for camels. Or would we...

K
April 1st, 2008, 03:11 PM
I would play Dominions 4: Succubi in Heat.

Just saying.

sansanjuan
April 1st, 2008, 05:10 PM
K said:
I would play Dominions 4: Succubi in Heat.

Just saying.



You can play Succubi in Heat right now. However it is $57 US per night.... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
-SSJ

Herode
April 1st, 2008, 05:41 PM
Sure, but grants endless replay http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

moderation
April 1st, 2008, 07:22 PM
Succubi with a heat aura? Ouch.

Xavier
April 1st, 2008, 10:19 PM
the idiot game reviewer was definately my favorite. although that unit's clearly been used in every turn-based strategy title released in the past decade. Except, of course, for the Total War series. I wonder why....

Sir_Dr_D
April 1st, 2008, 10:28 PM
DonCorazon said:
Does that Velvet Running Suit come with reinvigoration?
Cause that would be, like, awesome.



Nay. It sounds to me like something that would give your prender an awe ability.


That idiot game reviewer sounds too overpowered. Who would want to be in the same province as that. The enemy would likely auto route.