/domg/ - Dominions General

Slowpoke Edition

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
steamcommunity.com/groups/vanheimageofvidya

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

>Our pastebin
pastebin.com/qaccWnMt

>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/

>Multiplayer guide
web.archive.org/web/20150430021604/http://www.desura.com/games/dominions-4-thrones-of-ascensions/forum/thread/core-mp-concepts-that-i-wish-somebody-had-told-me-about/

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

>Pretender designer
bsielski.github.io/pretenders/

>Debug Mod
For testing battle formations and spells
dropbox.com/s/eo3qbjlixfghvs4/Debug.zip?dl=0
forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=36453

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

>THE BASICS
>Read the manual
>Read the wiki
>Read the pastebin
>Watch some LPs by Sy, Maerlande, or Nuclearmonkee
>Jump into MP head first, the best learning experience is by playing the game

Submit completed games here:
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>Dominions 5

illwinter.com/dom5/

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FewGimmicks Pangaea, I summon you.

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he's dead, jim. just like the thread

I must have words with him. The future of the realm is at stake!

He has like 3 commanders total after elves had their way with him.

>elves
vanheim is literally the farthest away it can be from pangaea, i'm talking about fewgimmicks

Do you even have scouts, you retarded faggot? TNN killed 30 mages in one turn with assassins.

is TNN really considered an 'elf' faction? the sidhe emphasizes less the fae elements and more the druidic elements

Jesus, how new can you fucking be. Tell me your nation in that game so I could end your suffering. Niefel, is that you?

every time i think about lurking a dominions 4 thread i jerk off to anime instead, so i'm not really invested in the 'culture' of this 'general thread'. are you suicidal in provoking me, or are you just TNN?

Still here.

If you move to an UW province with blood slaves, they will automatically drown. Makes sense. EDIT: Gift of Water Breathing can save them though(edited)
...it's sort of bugged, it assumes blood slaves take up 1 size point

just wanted to clarify, as per our agreement, the prov north-east of the ogh woods falls within my domain, yes? things have come to my attention that warrant a massive policy shift and our agreement is the cornerstone of that shift.

I'm in the /v/anheim steam chat if you want to discuss it in detail.

liar

UGggGHHHH

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my ancestor.....

AAAAGGgghhhhHHHH

Hello Yomi.

I will be attacking Emryc (25) with my mercenary company.

Have a wonderful day.

>Last thread died at 666 posts
Spooky

OOOOGGHhhghhGGHHHHH

I love Ichtyids!

I love Strabo Balance (tm)!

i believe ichytids are a vanilla unit haha

That underwater penalty on poor amphibian really hurts.

How long did this take you to write?

What did you even do to him?

wow really, with the racism? wtf

all i see is a word "elf" written in different languages

For some reason, seeing 'Poop' in that list was just hilarious to me

Absolutely nothing. We haven't even met yet, though if he takes 25 we'll be neighbors.

Eh, he's still functional, he just needs to cast the cold aura spell with a gem and kill things that way

Wow what a Shoe thing to say

so has the release date of dom5 been announced yet? is "novemberXD" all we know about when it will be released?

it's the only thing i am waiting to get back into illwinter's bullshit games.

EEEEEeeeGGGHHHHHHHHHhhhhhh

iiiIIIIIGGHHHHHhhhhhhh

what the fuck is this autism

New victory condition: Cataclysm.
After a certain number of turns, doom horrors start destroying thrones, lowering the number of throne points required to ascend.

>don't even need to defend the rest of your lands or fight, just wait until the thrones you already have are enough to win

how to helheim in a fun way?
dom4 btw, with or without mods

helkarls will beat any sacred one on one, so take a big bless and rush as many people as possible before you become irrelevant

Has there been a regicide or other similar gamemode in dominions? You select your pretender as normal but get given a squishy commander to protect who is immune from most RNG crap that could randomly kill it, and is also the only unit you have that can claim thrones. Might be pretty terrible, though.

define 'fun'

efficient and effective way is at least W9 bless and rush one neighbor to get a head start that will allow you to compete research wise

what is 'fun' for you?

It was rethorical.

I often have fun when I can play effectively and efficiently, as you said. And many times I can´t do that, but you know, dominions is an addiction.

Why do C'tis mages cast Sleep Cloud?
Because it scales.

were it not for the laws of this land i would have slaughtered you

p good give us more to fend off the DEAD

Page 10 bumps.

Honestly, it should be fine if the thread does. Dominions 4 is a dead game anyway.

Thanks Illfraud.

Nah.

Is knight bless the right way to play MA Mari?

In dom 5 it is. Ethereal knight rush is viable

What do I spam early with tungaliks? Frighten? W1D1H1 isn't great.

skeltals

either animate skeltal or horde of skeltals with a gem

>horde of skeltals with a gem
/domg/'s sheer stupidity never fails to amaze

Frozen heart is pretty ok when you get it.

>early

lesser water elementals

Slime is pretty good.

Followup question: is stygian rains actually decent for LA atlantis? All your troops and most good summons have magic weps, so it's not going to hurt you much

It's pretty gr8, just don't skelespam at the same time

>massable slingers

Is this a significant strength of Arcoscephale?

lol no

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t. Malphas

Malphas did nothing wrong

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not really, though in early age there are a good amount of poptypes and units that lack helmets, where slingers go up in value. Still, no not overall.

Yes. Cyclops with Earth 10 is my favorite.

Why go to 10 instead of scales? Knights are expensive