Gobsmacked really. I had to spend mucho moolah to get this game imported.
But really good news.
They've lowered the price to around $30 (£18.99).
http://www.desura.com/games/dominions-3-the-awakening
Finally Dom 3 is getting a proper distribution!
Woah... I wish they would give us all Desura keys. Because that would make it a lot easier to update and keep track of the game!
Quote from: son_of_montfort on December 12, 2012, 11:54:40 AM
Woah... I wish they would give us all Desura keys. Because that would make it a lot easier to update and keep track of the game!
Have they actually updated the game lately?
I was under the impression they stopped ever since they released CoE3.
Just a small bugfix patch here and there.
And there should be one just over the horizon, or so is the word over at the shrapnel forums.
Nothing major for a long long time, though.
But the game has little issues as it stands, so patches are not really needed. Mods fill the gaps too.
Damn you spelk. The holiday sales are bad enough; I do not need to be tempted further. Gah! :P
I need this game. I wonder if it's too cheeky to expect a Christmas sale discount. :D
Huh. It's listed as discontinued at Shrapnel. Guess getting the sweet manual is out of the question now.
Yeah it's a shame, I'd have loved that manual. But there was no way I'd ever have spent that kind of money anyway. Dominions 3 is close to the top of my must-buy list though. :)
Quote from: Huw the Poo on December 17, 2012, 01:30:48 AM
Yeah it's a shame, I'd have loved that manual. But there was no way I'd ever have spent that kind of money anyway. Dominions 3 is close to the top of my must-buy list though. :)
Oh man... it is a GREAT game.
But I am sad about that manual. I spent a lot of time reading it over and over, looking at all the artifacts, pouring over the spells. It was my go to "sitting around bored" reading for some time.
Looks like Illwinter is breaking off of Shrapnel. Strange, but not necessarily a bad thing. I always thought they forced him to be a niche developer when his games were better than most indie games out there. In this day of ample indie outlets, there is no reason he needed to relegated to a $60 pricetag and mail order system.
It's mine at last!!!
Quote from: Huw the Poo on February 26, 2013, 02:34:56 PM
It's mine at last!!!
Congrats.... I am still going through the tutorial from the manual with the demo and watched a LP with Das.
PE
Quote from: PanzersEast on February 26, 2013, 02:51:56 PM
Congrats.... I am still going through the tutorial from the manual with the demo and watched a LP with Das.
Thanks. I'm not sure when I'll get around to playing it because I'm still hopelessly addicted to Guild Wars 2, but this is a rare occasion when I had enough money to buy it so I had to have it. I shall be up for getting my arse kicked via PBEM at some point. :D
Yskonyn has started a multiplayer thread (http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=4861.0) if anyone's interested. Two of us are in, who else wants to join? Come on, you can't let Yskonyn tear me to pieces all by himself!
Thanks for the bump, Huw! ;) It was getting pretty cold down in the Opponents Wanted part of the forum all by myself.
I singed up.
What Age are we doing, so we can narrow down our Faction choices?
Another thread has been posted looking for players.
Slow game of Dom 3 (http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=4996.0)
This is a slow paced game to accomodate those with busy lives but still with a desire to play. Who is interested? Sign up there!
Bumpdate: the fast game appears to be closed, but the slow (5-day turnaround) game still has some slots!
I have a question that perhaps someone here can easily answer:
Where does it indicate who you're at war with??
I see the messages saying, "Kailasa Has Declared War On You" in the turn resolution messages but I don't see any indicator of who I'm at war with. I'm guessing that you're pretty much in a constant state of war with everyone, and the War messages are just flavor text for when someone else attacks you?? Is that correct, being as there is no diplomacy?
Quote from: Nefaro on March 13, 2013, 12:10:09 AM
I'm guessing that you're pretty much in a constant state of war with everyone, and the War messages are just flavor text for when someone else attacks you??
That was my interpretation, yeah.
Correct.
Diplomacy is only practised in multiplayer.
"Practiced" being the operative word. ;D
Quote from: spelk on December 12, 2012, 02:33:41 AM
Gobsmacked really. I had to spend mucho moolah to get this game imported.
But really good news.
They've lowered the price to around $30 (£18.99).
http://www.desura.com/games/dominions-3-the-awakening
Same for me. Some outlet in Nottingham, I'd never heard of and who made a hash of my order. In the end they sorted it out and were very apologetic - anyway we're human and we all make mistakes... Oddly, Shrapnel didn't have them as a distibutor for any other of their published games. I used to get Shrapnel Games titles from Strategy Plus, but sadly they're not in business any more.
@Spelk :)
Do you know of any UK distributors for Shrapnel games? I tried to email Shrapnel, but their Spam filter blocked my attempts to contact them.
user "Das24680" on youtube, is a must for Dominion3 players , http://www.youtube.com/user/Das24680?feature=watch
over thirty videos on a full game , from newbie to player overnight.
Cool, thanks for the link! I shall get stuck into those later, with a cold beer. :)
Anyone who picked it up recently from Desura or Gamersgate, and who hasn't gotten into a Grogheads multiplayer game yet but wants to:
The Grogheads Dom3 Middle Age multiplayer game for newbies (http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=5408.new#new) is now open and looking for players.