[Starshine_Monarch]

*bows*
I am Starshine_Monarch, 17 year old High school student (but not for much longer) in Buffalo, New York.

There's not really much interesting to tell about me...I can draw a bit, I can write short fantasy stories, and I love video games and manga.

I've been playing Dominions 2 with my father and younger brother pretty much since it came out and now Dominions 3 as well. I'm not really big on computer games, wargames even less so. I'm totally horrible at Space Empires 4, have never played SE5, and am only fairly decent at Dominions 2 and 3 (though the definition of 'decent' might be subject to debate by some). However, though I might lack some skill as a player, I think Dominions is really a lot of fun.

I'm especially fond of how easy it is to mod the game. I've tried making mods for D2 that include a nation of nature-worshiping werewolves and a human feudal magocracy of general fantasy stock. I've also created what I like to call the "Dominions Sprite Workshop" which should make the creation of generally human-shaped sprites easier for those who aren't so good at it (all it really is is just a .TGA with a humanoid base including sprite bases for a horse and rider). Which reminds me, the next modding project I want to work on is a new MA nation based off of the beginnings and expansion of Islam from 622 AD to around the 700's and sort of the whole general "Arabian Nights" dealie. Unfortunately, I'm gonna need to do a bit more research on the topic as all I've read on it is 20 pages or so in a history textbook 2 years ago. Hm...anyone know where I can find a sprite base for a camel?