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Dominions 3 Now Shipping!
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Dominions 3 Declares War On Productivity! Highly Anticipated Multi-OS Fantasy Strategy Title Now Shipping! Hampstead, NC, 29 September 2006 It's time. Call in sick to work or school. Tell them you ate some bagged spinach and you're violently ill. Claim amnesia and say you don't remember ever working at the office or going to that school. Or just say you've come down with a sudden case of agoraphobia and if you step outside you're sure the squirrels, which have been plotting all summer to bring you ruin and destruction, will finally make their move. Whatever plans you have, wherever they may be, cancel them. For it is finally here. The game you've been waiting for, the game that will cause you to climb the tallest mountain and shout for joy. Dominions 3: The Awakening has shipped! It's news so grand that it's worth repeating, in case your mind is still reeling with the implication of that last sentence. Dominions 3-you know, that fantasy strategy sequel to the smash hit Dominions II: The Ascension Wars for Windows, Mac, and Linux-is now shipping. Did you pre-order? We hope you weren't waiting to pick it up at the store. You won't find it there. Dominions 3: The Awakening isn't meant to be sold by some slack-jaw yokel in a blue polo shirt, no it's a game of inner grace and rapture that is meant to be carefully cradled in a USPS box, handled lovingly by the caring folks at Shrapnel Games direct to you. At this very moment, indeed this very second, those caring folks are sending out legions of Dominions 3 games to all of you waiting for the greatness to arrive. Soon friends, soon. You'll receive the game and the nice, thick tome of a manual, and fire up that first game on your PC, Mac, or Linux box. Bliss. Bliss on a CD. All hail the Dom. If you did not pre-order (Why?) then let's talk about what you're missing out on. Dominions 3: The Awakening is the next installment in the best-kept secret of strategy fantasy gaming on your computer. Turn-based in nature, the general theme is one easily identifiable to gamers: conquer your opponents in a fantasy world spanning three Ages and encompassing fifty playable nations. Where Dominions 3 veers away from the conventional is in the sheer amount of gameplay. Most games leave you wanting more. More units, more spells, more whatever. There's a reason modding is so popular. With Dominions 3 you may still want to mod, but no one is going to say they've been left with too little. Just within the basic, unmodded game, you get over 1500 combat units, 600 spells, and 300 magic items. Basically imagine taking a shelf of D&D books and cramming them into a computer game. Whatever your play style, whatever your taste, you'll find it in Dominions 3. Speaking of play styles Dominions 3 caters to both the single and multiplayer player equally. If you enjoy playing against the AI you'll find plenty of maps to play on, with the ability to easily import new ones or even create them randomly. If you enjoy mixing it up against other players Dominions 3 supports a whopping twenty-one (live or AI) players in a game! And because turns are handled simultaneously the game never drags. Dominions 3: The Awakening is also the easiest game of the series to get into. The 299 page manual is highly informative, the interface has been revamped, and many of the mechanics have been streamlined and/or made much more visible. You'll be jumping into the game and spreading your dominion quicker than you can say, "Shib-Niggurath, Dark Mother of a Thousand Young, We beseech You to destroy our enemies, for they are as molten wax in your cauldron of hate!" For more information on Dominions 3: The Awakening visit its gamepage at http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Illwinter/Dom3/1.htm. Once you finish salivating over the sheer grandeur the game offers head on over to the official Shrapnel Games e-store, the Gamers Front at www.gamersfront.com/xcart/home.php and place your order. After all, when the Awakening comes, you don't want to be left behind, now do you? Please visit www.shrapnelgames.com for our complete catalog of the best independent strategy games available anywhere. From fantasy to military to sci-fi, Shrapnel Games has something for everyone. Well, we don't have anything if you're a radioactive mutant gopher, but we're working on it. |
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WOOT!!! 3 days before the planned shipping date! YAY! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon09.gif[/img]
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Is there a download shipping option?
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The link to Dominions 3 product page gives 404 error. The link is at the end of the sentence and stooopid web browsers take the period along with the rest of the link:
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Illwinter/Dom3/1.htm. should be: http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Illwinter/Dom3/1.htm Just a minor annoyance. |
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Wonderful. Demo can't be far away now.
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Great news !! Hope to get it next week, but a little bummer was a part of the press release
"Or just say you've come down with a sudden case of agoraphobia and if you step outside you're sure the squirrels, which have been plotting all summer to bring you ruin and destruction, will finally make their move." Me suffering from a severe agoraphobia isnt very amused by this line... I know it wasnt a bad intention, but having gone through a lot of bad times i really dislike reading such stuff. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif Dont get me wrong im not asking for excuse or something, it really isnt that wrong from you but i jut had the feeling to voice myself after reading it. Anyways i cant wait for my dom3 copy http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif |
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The press release has a typo. Shib-Niggurath should be Shub-Niggurath. Otherwise, it's one of the best press releases I've ever read, particularly that Shub-Niggurath line. But perhaps that's my excitement talking.
Especially since I just received notice that my order shipped. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif |
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Here's hoping that my box goes out today, plus that the USPS high tails the box over to Tennessee tomorrow, and that I can get out of jury duty next week!
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The Wait, ohhh The Wait.
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It only remains to be seen how long it takes a package to get from North Carolina to South Carolina http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
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Oh yes, I just got my notification of shipment from GamersFront. It's like Xmas come early.
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Did you send my copy ? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
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So far Ive seen a notice saying that one of my copies has shipped. Since I put them in the system so far apart Im not concerned yet.
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The day of miracles has come!
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Now I feel left out because I couldn't preorder. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif Ahh well, I hope the demo is coming soon.
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About Shipping
Hi All: We have already had several people write to customer support wanting to know why they haven't got their shipping notice yet. I just want to make this clear, and maybe cut down on the support requests a bit. This is the largest pre-order we have ever had. Add to this, the physical size of this game and the extra shipping restrictions we are under due to weight, and this is going to be a slow release. We are projecting that pre-orders (those orders placed before 6:00am EDST on 09/29/06) will take through Thursday, October 5th to ship. We ship, as always, on a first ordered - first shipped basis. So maybe that will help you figure out about when you can expect your order to ship. We hope to trim some time off this schedule but it doesn't look like we will be able to get them out much faster. Sorry. I know you all are looking forward to getting your game. We will do our best. |
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got my email notification :-)
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Thanks for enjoying the release! -Scott |
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I think congratulations are in order, then. |
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My F5 key thanks you! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif
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Or can we make it a raffle? |
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I'll start. 20, 000?
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I pre-ordered May 3 and no sweet email yet.
But I can wait till late next week. Gimme a chance to earn plenty of wife points and get ahead in work/school. |
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20,000? That sounds pretty crazy to me, Nerfix. Frankly, I'd be wowed by 500 - 1,000 for pre-orders and expect less than that. This is a niche game for a niche game type for what's becoming a niche playing system (PCs by comparison to consoles).
20,000 is better, believe it or not, than what many bigger label releases sell in their lifetime. |
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Either way, we're all really excited! Great job Shrapnellers!
Now stop reading the forums and go to the post office!! |
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Your lack of faith is disturbing.
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*smile* I have the utmost faith. That said, I'm also a realist. The hard numbers themselves aren't all that important. Just the fact that it's the biggest pre-order Shrapnel's ever had is awesome enough. And I'm all for helping them sell more.
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Great, I just ordered a bunch of games since it's payday, and I recieve the shipping notification for the game likely to swallow my life for the forseeable future.
Good job I was planning to quit my job anyway! \o/ |
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Happy days. Tip. Have plenty of coffee. Work hard over the weekend. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/stupid.gif Still not got my shipping notification. But I ordered 9.9.06, so probably wednesday or thursday before I do. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/Sick.gif |
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Got the email notice !! Whoopie !! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif
I preordered on April 1st so now they're still processing April I suppose http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif |
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I am one of the last ones who preordered. I had an urge to do it last night! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif Now my email will be checked several times daily. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif
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I think that the pre-orders came from the Doms 2. fans mainly. Also I know 7 people just here in my "area" [they are living close to me], who are planning to order the game after they've played with the demo. [Well to be honest I have no clue that why do they wait, because they are playing TCP/IP games with us all week.] PS. I just got my email that my copy is being shipped. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif |
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If anyone else posts their copy is shipping it would be nice to know what date they pre-ordered. Thanks! |
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Okay. We are finished for the day. Orders placed through April 01, 2006 went out today. We are shipping another round tomorrow, but only have a half day to do so. So probably fewer orders will ship tomorrow. We will be working all weekend. Expect Monday to be the single largest day. And then we will hopefully finish up on Thursday. Quote:
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That's awesome. I am really, really pleased to hear that. Thrilled even.
I'd love to know ballpark but I'll take it from the "really" that I underestimated by a considerable amount. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif Awesome indeed. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif |
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got the email notification!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
good thing I've ordered at 23/03. What a great and joyful news this is. I wonder how much time is expected for the shipment to reach across the world to Israel... My oh my, even more waiting to come. (Guess I'll use that time to recheck my PTO balance http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif ) |
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This is the best press release of a shipping game I've ever read, and certainly does the game justice. I especially like the part mentioning Shib-Niggurath, a name I've been muttering to myself in moments of excitement for years. How long do you think it will take to get to Virginia since it shipped today?
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Just wanted to thank you for keeping us so informed about the shipping process and date estimates Tim. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
Sadly I waited until April 18th to order mine and now I must pay for my procrastination... |
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It's better than us that waited until the last month!
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Hi, I'm an employee at the digital printing facility where Shrapnel's manuals are created (and we're VERY excited to have their business, I might add!). I cannot divulge exact numbers due to company/client confidentiality restrictions, but I will say that we have printed and assembled a very... nice... number of Dom 3 manuals.
I use the word "nice" because I also just happen to be an active supporter of indie software publishers and developers (and a lifelong fan of Shrapnel products), and it's simply AWESOME to see this game explode onto the market like it has. And when I refer to the manuals, I use the word "assembled" because that's exactly what we did with them. These babies are coil-bound. If you've ever seen the manual for a Jane's flight sim, you're pretty close to knowing what the Dom 3 manual looks like. It's absolutely huge. Did I mention that it's COIL-BOUND?! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif In a day and age where we (as strategy/war gamers) are lucky to get a 20-page insert stapled inside a DVD case with our games, I have been consistently blown away by the quality and detail of the game documentation that Shrapnel has sent through my company's hands since we've been doing their work. And yes, I've already read the manual thoroughly. A couple of times. I have lunch breaks, you see. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif This game is going to be amazing, and I can't wait to play it. Congratulations to Shrapnel and Illwinter for releasing what's sure to become the next underdog strategy-gaming phenomenon! Oh, and just let us know when you'll be needing that next batch of Dom 3 manuals. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif |
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