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View Poll Results: I recommend future patches focus:
On fixing bugs from the bug thread 55 26.07%
On adding new nations 22 10.43%
On adding new modding and map editting commands 16 7.58%
On adding unique heroes and spells for existing nations 28 13.27%
On improving the random map generator (adding cave provinces and new options) 6 2.84%
On improving the weaknesses within the AI opponents 27 12.80%
On adding new random events 2 0.95%
On balancing existing spells, items, nations 17 8.06%
On more optional settings starting new games (AI allies, multiple victory conditions, max research pts, battle turn length) 9 4.27%
On removing micromanagement (auto forging, long-term map moves, etc) 20 9.48%
On fixing only major bugs(red ones), then starting development of Dominions4 6 2.84%
OTHER (brief explanation listed below) 3 1.42%
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Old August 12th, 2007, 04:06 AM
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Default Re: Future Patches of Dominions_3

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On fixing only major bugs(red ones), then starting development of Dominions4
Invalid question.

Kristoffer has made it pretty clear some time ago (and I haven't seen a contrary statement since) that Illwinter is not going to do a "Dominions IV"

A) based on the engine of DomPPP-Dom3, as "everything that can be done (and maybe even more) has been done. A major change/fix at one point is likely to break the code at another point", therefore bugfixing is on the verge of getting out of hand already.

B) starting a complete re-code, what would be required to do a major change or expansion of the game: It took Johan several years to get the code base where it is now, and it looks like that he (and maybe Kristoffer as well) have very little incentive to start from scratch again, as that would become boring very fast.

If Illwinter is going to do a new game, it will be something new most likely, he said.
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