Dominions 6 - by end of year

[Grim.Reaper]

Not widely being reported but announcement from devs


https://steamcommunity.com/app/722060/discussions/0/3800525036435042881/?ctp=2

[Tanaka]

Yes very excited to see more info on this...

[JasonPratt]

Yay, we can look forward to................

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...Dom 5 being cheaper to buy for our friends, I guess? 

[Grim.Reaper]

Yay, we can look forward to................

....

...Dom 5 being cheaper to buy for our friends, I guess? 

Well, version 4 is only $5 cheaper than version 5 right now, so not sure going to save a lot of money:)

[FarAway Sooner]

Man, Dom II was a great game.  I played the lights out of that title.  More than any fantasy game since the original MoM, I'd bet.

I know Dom II is great for multi-player, but I don't play much.  Every time I look at the feature list, it looks like not much has changed since Dom II except QoL fixes.  Am I off-target?

I've always had a soft spot in my heart for the guys at IllWinter.

[JasonPratt]

The biggest difference after Dom2 is the random map generator, starting from Dom3.

Also a lot more factions, spread across three eras, I think (also starting with Dom3, if I recall correctly).

There have been some optimization and quality of life upgrades, and now the factions aren't locked to specific historical eras. I really don't know what else has been upgraded. Not much that I recall specially in Dom4 and 5 when I played those mp. (Maybe mp functionality per se?)

I do know that the Japanese faction used to be able to summon three headed dragons (i.e. Ghidoras basically!), because I nearly pulled victory from the jaws of defeat doing that in an mp game years ago, screwing over the other players behind their front lines even after my faction's capital fell! ....but the last few games I played, that didn't look like a spell option anymore.

[W8taminute]

I do know that the Japanese faction used to be able to summon three headed dragons (i.e. Ghidoras basically!), because I nearly pulled victory from the jaws of defeat doing that in an mp game years ago, screwing over the other players behind their front lines even after my faction's capital fell! ....but the last few games I played, that didn't look like a spell option anymore.

I'm envisioning how you plotted your strategy and then announced...

"Ghidora is under our direction.  He is sure to defeat your monsters.  And I shall return after that, so prepare to surrender!"  (American international version, 1969)

[JasonPratt]

I couldn't think of a good quote to announce the deployment of multiple Ghidoras, alas. I think I told the players, "The Monster is Zero. And Zero-one. And Zero-two."

[W8taminute]

Ah I see.  Yes but monster zero-one is Godzilla and monster zero-two is Rodan.  [Invasion of the Astro Monster 1965?]

[JasonPratt]

True; like I said, I had to come up with something that didn't really fit.

[Grim.Reaper]

Release date is January 17th

[solops]

Sigh....
Another probable autobuy.

[ArizonaTank]

Played the heck out of 4 and 5, but just can't get excited by 6. Will have to be some very different options / gameplay to change my mind.

[Tanaka]

[W8taminute]

Very informative video.  Thank you Tanaka.