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Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 5th, 2004, 11:40 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 15,903
Posted By diamondspider
Re: Seeking map or need advice on making it

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Very sweet 3D effect on the water!

Best map ever http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 5th, 2004, 03:36 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 15,903
Posted By diamondspider
Re: Seeking map or need advice on making it

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I don't mind some plain looking areas. Looks cleaner to me.
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 5th, 2004, 02:41 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 3,947
Posted By diamondspider
Re: Anybody else dislike the endgame?

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I agree and only play on smaller maps. Works for me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

On the other hand, IF you happen to...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 4th, 2004, 12:48 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,785
Posted By diamondspider
Re: Dominions review up at Gamespot

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Well, yes, for the first 50ish moves the micromanagement is no more than other TBS games. However, the time can come by turn 50-75 that the amount of...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 4th, 2004, 12:44 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,333
Posted By diamondspider
Re: When will there be any more maps?

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Just cheat like some of the other posters here: make a bunch of accounts and give yourself 5s and someone you want to annoy 1s ...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 4th, 2004, 12:28 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 7,804
Posted By diamondspider
Re: Debate and Duel (D&D)

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">We already did! Funny game, I almost Dominion killed him between turn 25-30 but he came back and I ended-up resigning ...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 4th, 2004, 12:07 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 7,804
Posted By diamondspider
Re: Debate and Duel (D&D)

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I wonder what it would be like to verse and win against a programmer of the game. Although, I might refuse a "Kristoffer-is-master-patch"....
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 4th, 2004, 12:03 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,029
Posted By diamondspider
Re: My new 2 player map! Please d/l and help me test it!

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I've been using this map for network games and it is great too!

You're very welcome and perhaps we'll meet on the battlefield soon ...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 3rd, 2004, 10:50 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 15,903
Posted By diamondspider
Re: Seeking map or need advice on making it

I'll be busy for a few days here but have not lost my interest in map making!

I'll also reiterate my support and request for Targa's great looking map!
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 2nd, 2004, 04:44 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 15,903
Posted By diamondspider
Re: Seeking map or need advice on making it

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">That is a pretty nice base. In my own mind, it completes about 15% of the work though.

Very nice start, but the inner terrain is always time...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 2nd, 2004, 04:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,254
Posted By diamondspider
Re: A couple of questions before I buy.

While I really like Dom2, I must honestly say that the docs... well... suck.

I'll not go into a long list of why they do, but suffice it to say, they include about 10% of the information you need....
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 2nd, 2004, 01:48 AM
Replies: 145
Views: 15,903
Posted By diamondspider
Re: Seeking map or need advice on making it

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Wow, that is really impressive. Particularly the first two.

Certainly a lot easier than hand drawing all of that coastline! (I've done it so I...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 2nd, 2004, 12:25 AM
Replies: 145
Views: 15,903
Posted By diamondspider
Re: Seeking map or need advice on making it

Yes, I'm a big fan of smaller maps.

Why?

1) it is a pain in the neck finding many people who will actually stay around for a game requiring 10+ hours of time,

2) after about turn 40, the...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 1st, 2004, 09:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,029
Posted By diamondspider
Re: My new 2 player map! Please d/l and help me test it!

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I could try light gray and see how that looks, one tends to play this map very zoomed out due to how large the provinces are and that help them seem...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 1st, 2004, 09:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,029
Posted By diamondspider
Re: My new 2 player map! Please d/l and help me test it!

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Thanks so much Kristoffer!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 1st, 2004, 09:05 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,029
Posted By diamondspider
Re: My new 2 player map! Please d/l and help me test it!

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">You mean the board that the map rests on? Yeah I could just delete that if that is what you mean.

I'm a big fan of dark wood which is why it is in ...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 1st, 2004, 08:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,460
Posted By diamondspider
Re: How do you keep up with the AI (troop building)

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I build my armies with "platoons". This means, say, 4 mages, 1 priest, and 30 men. I try and take indies with one platoon max and only bring them...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 1st, 2004, 07:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,029
Posted By diamondspider
Re: My new 2 player map! Please d/l and help me test it!

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Thanks Gandalf, I'm playing now but will do if any request http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 1st, 2004, 07:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,029
Posted By diamondspider
My new 2 player map! Please d/l and help me test it!

http://www.techno-mage.com/~dominion/Talis.rar

I can put it into zip format if anyone needs that if Gandalf would be kind enough to repost it in that slightly more friendly (yet bigger) packing...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 1st, 2004, 07:16 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,460
Posted By diamondspider
Re: How do you keep up with the AI (troop building)

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Exactly! Too often people give beginners tips regarding this spell or that troop when nothing is going to make any difference if the AI has 3x more...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 1st, 2004, 07:14 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 15,903
Posted By diamondspider
Re: Seeking map or need advice on making it

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">No questions here, the typical random generator does a very simple job (there are people out there who do a reasonably good job of writing programs...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 1st, 2004, 07:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,468
Posted By diamondspider
Re: Are you an expert Dom2 player?

If you want to help me test my new two-player map, then I'll play ya http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Might want to open it with the Mod tool first just to see what is what.
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 1st, 2004, 06:46 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 4,897
Posted By diamondspider
Re: Can I make this forum sort the "normal" way?

Reminds me a bit of the old debate regarding the Dvorak keyboard.

"But it allow people to type 50-100% faster!"

"Yeah, but it will never happen because then everyone will have to relearn to...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 1st, 2004, 06:43 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,460
Posted By diamondspider
Re: How do you keep up with the AI (troop building)

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Exactly! Too often people give beginners tips regarding this spell or that troop when nothing is going to make any difference if the AI has 3x more...
Forum: Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars February 1st, 2004, 06:41 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 15,903
Posted By diamondspider
Re: Seeking map or need advice on making it

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Yeah, and the Campaign Cartographer site has LOTS more. The only problem is that there might be issues with using the Cartographer maps is that they...
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