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krpeters November 14th, 2012 10:15 PM

Windows 8
 
Has anyone tried getting Dominions 3 to run in Windows 8? Is this doable?

I'm thinking of buying a tablet to replace my laptop. But I'd like to be able to play Dominions on it while lounging in front of the TV. Don't know how likely this is.

shonuf November 15th, 2012 11:48 AM

Re: Windows 8
 
Windows 8 is supposedly backwards compatible, so dom3 should run just fine.

But playing it on a tablet... ugh.

krpeters November 15th, 2012 09:08 PM

Re: Windows 8
 
well, I'd need one of those keyboard docks, sure. But beyond that it should be fine, no?

JonBrave November 16th, 2012 05:05 PM

Re: Windows 8
 
Reading about Windows 8 features, can we assume there will be a Dom 3 update to take advantage of new stuff (e.g. Dom 3 interface to support dual-screen interface) ?

Ragnarok-X November 16th, 2012 06:21 PM

Re: Windows 8
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by JonBrave (Post 814018)
Reading about Windows 8 features, can we assume there will be a Dom 3 update to take advantage of new stuff (e.g. Dom 3 interface to support dual-screen interface) ?

Sure. Its just gonna take some more time for IW to patch into the game.

Admiral_Aorta November 17th, 2012 06:05 PM

Re: Windows 8
 
*10 years later*
"illwinter will be finishing that patch any day now! any day!"
*tumbleweed drifts past*
there is no sound but the pulsing of the shrapnel server in the background

Edi November 25th, 2012 03:06 PM

Re: Windows 8
 
No reason why you couldn't do it even now. Run Dom3 in windowed mode on the desktop and then toss Desktop to one half of the dual while using something else in the other half.

Scarlioni January 2nd, 2013 03:20 PM

Re: Windows 8
 
I am running Dominions 3 on a windows 8 workstation. I just copied all the files over from my old windows XP HDD. Have a SSD on the new system which seems to help the AI with it's thinking.

Foodstamp January 5th, 2013 11:18 PM

Re: Windows 8
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarlioni (Post 815902)
I am running Dominions 3 on a windows 8 workstation. I just copied all the files over from my old windows XP HDD. Have a SSD on the new system which seems to help the AI with it's thinking.

It's more likely a faster processor is helping the AI think. It won't take advantage of multiple cores, but if the processor is faster per core, you should see an improvement.

JonBrave January 6th, 2013 03:32 PM

Re: Windows 8
 
An improvement? A reduction in the time elapsed between turns. Which must constitute 0.001% of the total playing time. :)


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