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Or last day!

OT: Talk about pressure, I just found out today that I have a job interview on Wednesday! That on top of Dom 3 waiting time is crazy! Hopefully Dom 3 will be in my hands by next weekend.

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Hopefully even worst case a Thursday ship date will wind up in my NY mailbox Saturday morning next weekend.

The intro blurb by Annette was very entertaining and well written - good job.

Happy shippings!

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anyone got an idea when germany gets copies ? especially ixsoft ?

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I think you will get it, when I will get it. I suppose it will come around october 6-8, but hell knows, we shall see it. Anyways my brother has also pre-ordered, but he did it from Austria. I wonder when will him and Horst get it. Maybe they will get it sooner then me. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif
Anyways, hopefully the demo will be out sooner, so at least we can play with that until the game is here. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

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thats good news, i get to have 2 weeks free time from october 6th on http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Does anyone remember when did Shrapnel start taking pre-orders?

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03.29.06

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My game is now shipped. Preordered April 15th, so there is a good chance they finish the preorder for april today.

Can't wait for the delivery !

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

Okay, I'm impressed.

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It's 20, 000. I tellya.

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My order shipped! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
Ordered April 18th.
I live in Kansas USA so maybe if I am lucky it will arrive Monday. Now if I can just catch a really bad cold for Tuesday... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/Sick.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

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My order ship today as well
Ordered back in 04-15-2006

*But I guess it take a week to reach Denmark or so.

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Shipping Update

We have completed shipping for today (Sep. 30th). All orders place through May 8, 2006 have now shipped.

We were expecting, after yesterdays shipments, to only get through April 15th, so this is good news. Of course, we started at 2:30 this morning http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif.

We are now working on Monday's shipments.

One other thing, we have heard from a few people who ordered yesterday that they shouldn't have, because their order won't ship until late next week, they should have just waited. Let me just say that that is a bad idea (if you are anxiously waiting to play Dominions 3, that is) for two reasons. First, we are moving ahead of schedule and that is a good thing (and we hope it continues!). And second, we had a net gain in shipments of less than 75 units based on the huge number of orders for yesterday. Wait and it may just be that much longer before your order ships. We promise, we are working almost around the clock to get the orders out, but this is a big release and it could take a while to get caught up what with the amount of new orders coming in.

Cheers!

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So close... I ordered mine May 13, missed today's shipping by 5 days. Oh well, delivery on Monday, hopefully by Tuesday or Wednesday next week it'll be in my eager hands. Can't wait!!

My guess for total pre-orders was 1675 units (nice round number). http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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Tim, Annette and the rest of Shrapnel:

Thank's for working hard to get these orders out as quickly as possible. Please make sure your shipping / receiving guys get this thank you too.

Hope you all have had an excellent weekend and are ready for another shipping day on Monday!

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I'll second the thanks to shrapnel (special thanks to Annette for your prompt reply!). You guys rock!!!

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Tim, would it be possible for me to just stop by with my Paypal and GamersFront receipt and pick my copy up? It would be one less package for you guys to have to ship. If so, what hours on what day would it be possible? I can even send an email or call ahead of time so that someone has it ready and doesn't have to stop their hard work to take care of me. Oh yeah, I'm looking for extra work too, so you could pay me a couple $$ and I could help ship them faster. Okay, that last part was a joke http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif (but not really...)

=$= Big J Money =$=

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Is there going to be a discount for those of us who were considerate enough not to pre-order 'cause we didn't want to add to the overwhelming deluge? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

( Ordering mine around, mmm, the 6th, after you should have caught up http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif )

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Il'll be great but I can't see Tim&Annette, even with some dwarf/gnome/whatever help, packaging 5,000 copies *a day* !!
I'd say total around 4,000, problably a tad less, pretty good for an indy "niche" game. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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I second that. You are a great team and I'm really glad you are IWs publisher.
In this time when quality strategy PC games are becoming (imo) a niche, you are one of the few publishers that only publish quality strategy games, with the manual, with care for the costumers and developers, so my thanks (and hopes for more great games in the future) goes to you.

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Congratulations to Illwinter and Shrapnel.

Looking forwards to the demo release, too; it'll be far easier to spread your dominion when that becomes available. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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On my shipping e-mail it says:
"Order Date: 03-24-2006 00:16:15"

Just call me precocious I guess.

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Hello all! I just came up for air and apologize for not being here today. I'll try to respond to some of the questions and comments.

coobe - I'm sorry, very sorry. We (collectively as a company) have a bizarre sense of humor. We often poke fun at what are actually extremely sensitive issues. I don't think we've ever been known to be politically correct, but if it helps any, we ridicule each other on a daily basis. I think it's how we maintain a semblance of sanity. Again, I'm sorry. Our intent was not to offend.

Voidehawk - great to see you here! Gregg had told me there was a fan on staff. It's thanks to you guys and our equally awesome CD replicators that we were able to get a head start on shipping. Delivering the manuals prior to the promised date was waaaayyyyy cool. And they look awsome! Thank you!

RamsHead - Good luck at your interview http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Neophyte - Thanks for the compliment, but I can't take credit. Our press releases are penned by Scott Krol, who's imagination and wit continually astound us.

Jeffr - my pleasure.

BigJMoney - Where in North Carolina do you live? (Not that I recommend a pick up this week. Many of us haven't showered or slept - it's kind of like Origins game con on the third day).

For all the other compliments, thank you. Please know we are thrilled to be doing this. Our entire staff knows the success of this company lays in the hands of our customers.
Okay, I feel like I'm accepting an Oscar. How obnoxious is this?

I hear testing of the demo is going well. Illwinter is meticulous about wanting it to be the best they can make it. If that takes extra time, it will be worth it. We'll let you know as soon as it's ready and appreciate your patience.

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Oh, forgot one thing...PDF, you of all people should know that Tim would never trust ME to actually package a game !!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

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I can only join thanks to Shrapnel for working over the weekend to get the shipping done. I would imagine Shrapnel doesn't have huge shipping department so everybody is probably packing Dom3 now http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Great work!

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Thanks for working so hard! We do appreciate it, really!

Now, I can curse under my breath:

Dadgum it http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/mad.gif

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I live right around the beltline in Knightdale. If I can come, I'll be sure to bring a video camera for incriminating evidence, muahahahahahahaa.... Anyway, when I found out Shrapnel was in Cary, I was like, "that is so friggin cool!". There is also a guy around Cary named the War Gamer or something. I can't remember, because I've only recently begun to look at war-gaming, but apparently this guy has been a well known internet resource for wargaming for like the past 14 years or something. Lives right in Cary. Maybe you know exactly who I'm talking about and I'm just making a fool of myself, hehe.

Yeah, I'd LOVE to come take my copy off you guys' hands. It's probably a 30 minute drive for me.

=$= Big J Money =$=

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Gregg speaks truth! Hey, I'm all for doing whatever it takes to get Shrapnel games out into the marketplace as quickly as possible (for purely personal and selfish reasons, I'll admit http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif ). I will certainly pass your sentiments on to our small format and bindery departments, as they are the true superstars behind the quick turnaround for those manuals. Me, I'm just a bit of off-the-clock quality control. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

I've actually been a Shrapnel fan for about 3 years longer than I've been with the company, so you can imagine how stoked I was when I first learned that we'd be handling your print work. I think I said something along the lines of, "Shrapnel? Shrapnel Games? THE Shrapnel Games?" And then I might have done a little dance or something. I can't quite recall. Well, I can recall, but I'd never admit it. Hehe.

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Ok,

the good: You guys do totally rock.

the bad: Unfortunately, my head is now really about to explode from the stress of waiting for my shipment.

the ugly: I'm at an overseas FPO AE address. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

Seriously though, if I could I'd buy everyone at Shrapnel a beer.

Thanks for all the great work!

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You can send them beer if you want quite easily. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
Just don't forget, only send German beer, because that is the best. My personal favourite is Holsten Pils, I guess the US lads never heard about it at all.
http://www.boehme-erlensee.de/Holsten_small.jpg

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So he's alone, barricaded in the basement, working all day and night to make packages ? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/Sick.gif
Good punishment ! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

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Well, not quite alone - or you wouldn't get your game for several months. I might end up alone though, if i keep firing the shipping department help! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif

And beer is always welcome. Just send to:

Shrapnel Games, Inc.
PO Box 488
Hampstead, NC 28443

I'll even share with the shipping department. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Suffering from a form of agoraphobia I have to say i had a big laugh when I read the shipping notice. I can not speak for coobe, but for me, humour at the expense of my own tragedy, even acidulous and sarcastic, is one of the best antidotes against psychopathologies.

And another thing: where is my dom3 copy? I waaaaant it noooow! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rant.gif

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Sorry for going OT, but what is agoraphobia? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

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Fear of open places. Or then fear of crowds. Forgot which.

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Ouch! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

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Wikipedia to the rescue: Agoraphobia. If ever you encounter a word you don't know what is, wikipedia is the best place to start http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
E.g, Try Dominions 2 http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

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Recieved notification of shipment on 9/29/06 pre-ordered on 3/29/06.

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True true. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

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My buddies and I all pre-ordered on the first day it was available. I here in Virginia haven't received it yet (UPS does not deliver on weekends, at least not here), but one of my friends got his on Friday.

I was somewhat confused by that until I read the conversation in the last few posts... my friend lived in Cary, NC., so for all I know, one of the Shrapnel guys might have dropped it off in his mailbox to save shipping.

He has been spending the entire weekend sending us annoying little zingers via email. "Did you know that Sauromatia is not the same thing as early-era C'tis?" "I really like what they've done with 'Enigma of Steel' Ulm, don't you?"

The bastard.

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Ahhh...but we moved to the outskirts of Wilmington last year...couldn't resist the call of the ocean http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

I'm not sure who War Gamer would be. There are so many in that area. One of Gary Gribsby's team lives in our old neighborhood. And a good friend of ours who is an artist for Ubisoft lives nearby. There's also a man who runs an online board wargame store from Cary...Let me know if you find out.

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I can guarantee we didn't drop it off...we WERE in Cary, but as of last July we're now two hours drive away. He must have recieved his order via US Postal Service on Saturday, since the first shipments went out Friday.

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OUCH. Not only can I not pick it up, but you are leering and jeering at me from my favorite spot in the US! Not fair! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif I love Wilmington. The downtown area is beautiful and there are so many beaches nearby. If I could live where I'd like, there's no question it would be in Wilmington. I do miss those days when there was free public beach access at Carolina and Kure, though. Too many people around now to have that. Oh yeah, and when you could drive on Kure at night hours (for free!) as well. Those days are sorely missed. I blame all the people from the lesser states, wanting to move in and ruin our lifestyle.

=$=

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... the anticipation... wohoo!

there's just one thing that feels wrong about this: sitting in scandinavia and having to wait for a swedish game to be shipped all the way from Wilmington (which i'm sure will turn out to be the place in us with the slowest post office).

oh well, i have some very busy weeks ahead at work, so it's maybe just as well.

-and gz to illwinter for what looks like a very worthy sequel. yay!

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You can also order the game from the UK now. www.tuxgames.com
They are selling Linux games, however the Dominions 3. copy what they are selling is the same, what we can buy from Gamer's Front, IE. all installation versions will be on the CD. [Windows, Linux and Mac]

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I just received notice of my order shipping. I ordered on May 18. It might be here tomorow. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Pasha

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Are you sure about that?

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Well, that's the way it worked with Dom 2. (At least the Mac and PC versions were on the same disk.)

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Alright then.

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Take a look at this thread Nerfix:

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...o=&fpart=1




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