/domg/ Dominions General

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Dominions is a fantasy turn-based war game created by two dudes. One of them is a teacher.

The game combines a simple presentation with an extremely wide array of strategic options, including over 2800 units, 800 spells and 300 magic items. Turns are resolved simultaneously, with players planning battles rather than directly controlling them.

It has simplistic graphics but is easily moddable and extremely deep.

Basically, it's an autist’s wet dream of a war game.

>Steamgroup
Join the steamgroup for multiplayer
steamcommunity.com/groups/vanheimageofvidya

>Group chatroom
steam://friends/joinchat/103582791434709795

>Our work-in-"""progress""" wiki
dom4.wikia.com/wiki/Dominions_4_Wiki

>Our pastebin
pastebin.com/uTZnjYwm (embed) (embed)

>Dom4 Manual
jaffa.illwinter.com/dom4/manual_dom4.pdf

>Dom4 Inspector
This is a community resource that has every unit, spell, and item in the game in an accessible database.
larzm42.github.io/dom4inspector/

>Play by email guide:
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=202096551

>Debug Mod:
For testing battle formations and spells
dropbox.com/s/eo3qbjlixfghvs4/Debug.zip?dl=0

>Where do I get it?
It is available on Gamersgate and Steam. Desura is kill.

>THE BASICS
>Read the manual
>Read the wiki
>Read the pastebin
>Watch some LPs by Sy, Maerlande, or Nuclearmonkee
>Jump into MP feet first; ask for pretender advice in the thread

Submit completed games here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1jHX_ZoJi6zIvDq6ANdp-W1Y89W5_fmShuDyHmAj5qC4/viewform

Results Here:
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Other urls found in this thread:

steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=541732921
llamaserver.net/gameinfo.cgi?game=ElfingAround
llamaserver.net/gameinfo.cgi?game=FastTurnsAtSnerdrynHigh
twitter.com/AnonBabble

Did the thread actually last to the post limit? I'm proud, /domg/.

>only plays the game solo
>never tried it multiplayer
>don't want to
>still come here
I'm like a warlord attracted by a religion.

I haven't gone multiplayer either. Too autistic and long term.

I find it more challenging than killing massed blobs that Ai churns out without any mage support. It's entertaining when playing impossible difficulty though because it forces you to engage some innovative strategies to keep up with the year1 100+ mass they throw at you. I guess I just like a challenge.

I'm well aware of the massive difference between players and AIs, but I just can't bother to learn how to play online or how to optimize my game.

I'm just too casual, I guess. Seeing me playing would probably cause the average /domg/ user a heart attack.

Seeing the average /domg/ user causes the average /domg/ user a heart attack.

You play at a level that is fun for you. No need to force anything.

It's fun but a little frustrating.

It's like playing with cubes as a kid, you know you can do something amazing, but you don't know what exactly.

Just keep trying and experimenting. Listen and read about the mechanics involved, form a hypothesis, and experiment until completion.

Just read about stuff in the manual and when you get a moment when you're going "huh, that sounds interesting if it was under different conditions..." then test that out in the field. Dom4 is like a huge, convoluted, lego sandbox where you are given random pieces that look like they don't fit together not until you get them into the right conditions and then they fit together.