Wish-List for Dominions 4

[ano]

I may tell you that our common biggest wish (though not all realize it) is the completely reworked game engine. It is absolutely obvious that the terrific amount of bugs and lack of scalability are the results of the program being written by mainly one person, JK. Well, maybe very talented person, but it is a huge project and should be handled in another way. I don't speak of graphics here and I'm not a fan of graphics at all. Just about the numerous bugs that we here got so used to that we now don't even treat them as bugs. Their numbers are many. Should the project once be completely reworked (with proper architecture), all you, guys, request may become completely possible without much work. And now (I'm absolutely sure of that being a programmer myself) each change like this means a big amount of work, a big headache and may normally result in the bugs like the recent one with the Maggots spell (changing the description resulted in completely another spell effect or even the mix of effects). Also, when the only reliable source of information on the game mechanics is the code, it is a sign of poor architecture as well. And many, many other things.
But all this doesn't mean I don't like Dominions. This is the best and the deepest strategy multiplayer game I've ever seen, been here since Dom 1. It just requires more love from the developers to be superb. And that is my only wish for Dominions 4 if it ever happens to appear.

p.s. I don't know whether or not the old Dominions 1 engine is still used but I strongly suspect it is because most things look very similar

[Eximius Sus]

Is there a Dominions 4 in the works?

[GrudgeBringer]

NO, not that we know of.

[Gandalf Parker]

Illwinter IS very involved in a new project.
We dont know if its a Dom4, we dont if its not.
Anyone who knows anything about it is tied up tight with NDA's (non-disclosure agreements).

But Dom3 has lived years on my machines as did Dom2 and Dom1. Heck I still sometimes play the game before ALL the doms (Conquest of Ellysium III, available as a free download). Whatever the new project is I am sure that I am looking forward to it.

[DrPraetorious]

Their new game is more of a Dominions meets Alpha Centauri meets La Blue Girl.

There will be a lot of customization of how your religion, your overall civilization, your military, and your supernaturally-motivated orgies interact. There will also be a lot more diplomacy; obviously, if your worshippers are in the same orgy they don't always try to kill each other.

Another thing like Alpha Centauri (or older versions of Dominions) there will be the ability to change the terrain, so you won't be able to use arbitrary images as custom maps. However, the dynamically generated landscapes will be visible in each sex dungeon, which will have a powerful, user-modable 3D engine so when you create a mod with new demons or schoolgirls you'll be able to supply fully realized models.

I'm not sure about the relationship between "Shrapnel Adult Interactive" and "Shrapnel Games" but I gather they're actually two different companies with purely historical overlap, so I'm not sure if the game will be called dominions 4 or not.

I hope that answers your question.

Originally Posted by Gandalf Parker

Illwinter IS very involved in a new project.
We dont know if its a Dom4, we dont if its not.
Anyone who knows anything about it is tied up tight with NDA's (non-disclosure agreements).

But Dom3 has lived years on my machines as did Dom2 and Dom1. Heck I still sometimes play the game before ALL the doms (Conquest of Ellysium III, available as a free download). Whatever the new project is I am sure that I am looking forward to it.

[Eximius Sus]

Are you being facetious?

[Gandalf Parker]

I thought THAT version of Dom was waiting for Google to finish their holodeck project.

[Eximius Sus]

If that's a real game this might not be the place for me.

[Gandalf Parker]

Didnt you see the Dom3 ads on this site?
Dont you wonder how they can possibly kick it up a notch for Dom4?

[Eximius Sus]

That's just implied sex. Sort of geeks can get laid too. Not!