About Macbooks and maps...
 

A little while a go (maybe a year or so) I changed my PC to Mäcbook Pro and now, after introducing my self to the new game I would like to expand my experience. However I have not been able to figure out how to get downloaded maps to co-operate with my device and mac version of D3? Anybody?

I tried to use search engine already...


In addition, I would like to know two things.

1) witch is said to have healing abilities in its introduction... do they have any pratical healing skills or is this just a flavour?

2) Rhuax, after getting really disturbing target for different kind of horrors (because of some artifacts I gave to him, I presume) got killed and I summoned him back; after one turn game gave me notification: Rhuax was lost in time and psace (or so). He/she had gift of Kurgi and robe of Calius the druid with him. Question goes: where did he go? I miss him. He took those equipments with him and now I am unable to forge them again. Did he join enemy? Become independent? I cannot call him again, anyhow.

Well, thank you for your possible help, and forgive me if my questions have been answered already somewhere here in the forums.

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Lost in Time and Space? Was he holding the Dimensional Rod or something?

He'll return to your capital in time. Maybe lots of time.

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He will return to a random province, not necessarily the capitol. Not necessarily one of your provinces at all, actually. And Gregstrom is right, it can take lots of time. I've had units lost in time and space for 6 months, and I've had some that never came back.

Re: About Macbooks and maps...
 

sounds interesting, thank you . . .

However, I would still like to know how to get downloaded maps working (where to place them, what is needed etc) and, additionally, how to make mods work?

Tried already search engine and while waiting for answers dug up my manual under the pile of trash but it does not give me answers either . . .

Re: About Macbooks and maps...
 

Can't help with the mac questions, but the witch's supposed healing abilities are just flavor text.
Which is annoying, because so much of the flavor text is meaningful, it bugs me when it isn't. Though at least there's now an icon for healing, so you don't have to test them to find out.

Re: About Macbooks and maps...
 

Ok, go to your executable and click on the gear looking icon. Choose to show contents or resources. That will open another window with the contents of the dominions files, including a directory called maps.

Re: About Macbooks and maps...
 

Found it!

Thank you, dear Sir!

Additional question: there is two types of files, tga's and map's, what do they stand for? Do I need both types of files for single map to work?

How about mods? There is folder for those but how do I proceed, for example with Rohan mod shared here in the forums, forward? I tried to copy Rohan mod files there but could not figure out if something happened (read: donno what to do)?

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tga is the image. Map is the info.
You can place any tga and rename it but map will not match the province locations so you need the image that matchs.
Map file search for the tga file with the same name.

You need to copy the mod files into the mods folder. Some have folders with info that fits inside mods folder.
to activate them go to the game´s main menu, preferences, mod preferences where you activate and deactivate mods. some mods have icons that are visible on the main menu when active, but you know for sure wich are active in mod preferences.

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Does anyone else find it weird that on Mac OS, maps go into Dominions3.app/Contents/Resources/maps, while the mods go into ~/dominions3/mods? It would be nice if all add-ons went into ~/dominions3 or if you had an in-game option for changing the default locations.

Re: About Macbooks and maps...
 

Actually, you can put maps in ~/dominions3/maps. You may have to create the maps folder. They will coexist nicely with the built-in maps.

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Ah, this is very useful. Thanks for the tip, I will try it right away! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif