yeah, but what about the manual?

[Pocus]

generally when we had a problem in doms (I), we discussed it on the newsgroup to see if someone had the answer. Some time a dev was kind enough to drop the technical explanation which was needed.

This forum is then a neat place to ask questions, I think that the IW team, or the beta testers wont desert it anytime soon.

[Tim Brooks]

There will be a printed manual, although I haven't personally seen this yet. My understanding is that it will be in the 100-150 page range, but don't count that as a promise.

I think you will find answers to questions right here on this forum, if you keep posting like you have been. It has worked for the Space Empires folks, at least. If a question is asked we will find the answer for you.

Also, if a FAQ is put out you will be able to download it from the Dominions II product page - just go to links.

Hope this helps.

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by Pocus:
generally when we had a problem in doms (I), we discussed it on the newsgroup to see if someone had the answer. Some time a dev was kind enough to drop the technical explanation which was needed.

This forum is then a neat place to ask questions, I think that the IW team, or the beta testers wont desert it anytime soon.

Im hoping that someone will decide to export such conversations to a web page. Maybe in the form of a FAQ file. Im not going to argue that the game makers "should" provide a manual but as an old ISP person pitching the pros and cons of internet when people say something like "I searched and didnt find xxxxxx" I like to reply that simply means that they should do one.

[Kristoffer O]

Originally posted by HJ:

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Originally posted by Kristoffer O:
That is because we do not want a five hundred page manual.

Printed additions will not be made. FAQ's etc might be put on a page as suggested by Gandalph.

Thanks for the reply.
I understand, and I wasn't actually asking for printed additions. The problem with some of these things is that you don't know what to ask sometimes. For example, why would there be a reason to believe that knights behave in some way other than any other unit with multiple attacks? And it turns out that they do. Hence, I was thinking more along the lines of some further input from you, the IW, about the game mechanics in some format (not printed, electronical), not the player-made FAQs as such.

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The problem is that I'm not aware of all mechanics that needs explaining. I thought that most players knew about the lances. There are hundreds if not thousands of tidbits of information that players are unaware of. I could probably only come up with ten on top of my head unless asked specifically about them.

We ourselves often forgets important mechanics. One infamous occasion was the magic weapons of Caelum that was suddenly rediscovered months after Dom I was released.

[HJ]

Originally posted by Kristoffer O:
The problem is that I'm not aware of all mechanics that needs explaining.

Ah, so we're in this together...

In any case, thanks for the kind replies to all. As I said, I'm the kind of person whose appreciation of the game tends to additionaly grow with the knowledge about its mechanics. I know that I can get the answers here on the forums, but I was just wondering about the manual itself, and having all the info in one place from the people in the know.
Cheers

[Psitticine]

I've been trying hard to get as much hard detail as possible into the manual, but there's just so MUCH!!!!!

Hopefully, it'll thoroughly cover the basics, and since there's just so much advanced stuff . . . well, as much as can be fitted in will be, but I know there will be unanswered questions. Luckily, I think there will be answers found here, and an Online FAQ gathering them together sounds like a great idea to me.

[Pocus]

Originally posted by Kristoffer O:
We ourselves often forgets important mechanics. One infamous occasion was the magic weapons of Caelum that was suddenly rediscovered months after Dom I was released.

some months after you we discovered that too (by testbeds after strong suspicions) and much to my dismay, it has never been judged too strong.