Dom-III screenshots
 

I've been following the previous threads regarding DOM-III information. If I understand correctly DOM-III will be released soon ("early 2006", I guess anything before June goes). Taking this into account I wasn't able to discern how come that no screenshots have been released. Note that I'm not "demanding" that they would be, only that I don't understand why they haven't. It wasn't so the previous time around (with dom-II) and it certainly isn't the norm with other games.
So maybe there's a good reason for this, if so it would be nice to know what it is.

Ahhm. Guess its needless to say that it would be neat to take a peek at some screenies http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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i think there may have been some in magazines but im not sure

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I would guess that if you're a small-fry game like DomIII, you probably have to promise magazines that you won't put your screen shots on your site until after they've had a chance to do an exclusive article or some such. (If you're Blizzard, they HAVE to come to you).

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Maybe they just creating working game first. Rather than releasing something that somehow displays pretty pictures between the crashes and patching later http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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@Tom_Scudder, this is an interesting explanation that actually makes sense to me.

@Alexti, I'm not so sure about that. First I assume that dom-II (and I) code base is mostly reused, in which case the game mechanics are (mostly) already working and second I remember that for DOM-II screenshots were released prior to its release.

I guess we'll just have to wait patiently.

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Shrapnel and IW sent some to the press, and we'll publish them soon (couple weeks) in our French Cyberstratege mag http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

I think we shouild request SG/IW to put some online soon ... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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On comp.sys.ibm.games.strategic,our friend Gandalf Parker wrote:

>With Dominions 3 nearing beta testing there is an >interesting thread in the dominions forums talking about
>how people first got involved with the game.
> http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...;Number=402...
> TinyURL link to same place...
> http://tinyurl.com/7jltf

Beware, for the Game that Devours Time is coming! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif
Nah, it'll still probably take a long time. And I'd prefer the game to be beta-tested properly. I'd like to get a picture or two, but it might start the quessing game too soon.

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Im surprised no one in that group has "called me down" on that post since Dom3 has been "nearing beta" for so long. I think Ive posted something like that 3 times over the space of a year. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

But that group is getting so boring with no new games to talk about. I thought I would revive the Dominions threads.

The only response I got was asking if there was going to be a price-break on Dom2 (which would have the same effect, starting the rumble), OR screenshots would be nice also.

Gandalf Parker

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Screenshots, Developer Chats and Developer Diaries increase the popularity and demand for any game under construction. Developers and/or publishers preventing such marketing causes more harm to their sales then good.

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Not necessarily. Dominions III offers no state of the art graphics, so you really can't convince the audience with screenshots.