An old fan with a few questions and an old gift!

[Argitoth]

So is Dominions 4 going to be a reality or is it just a rumor? Are we talking a year from now? Or half a year?

Here's my old gift. Color Codes! What are the new nations? I need to update this list. I only own Dominions 2.

Abysia BD0000
Atlantis 0C47A9
Pythium 9F2DB0
Man 0B5308
Ulm 08337E
C'tis 6C7C00
Arcoscephale 008C87
Caelum 5259F0
Ermor 5E3A76
Marignon CD4200
Pangaea 009200
Vanheim 700000
Jotunheim 64300C
R'lyeh 0D3731
Mictlan 345735
T'ien Ch'i B4404E
Machaka C94A00

Click on the colors.txt attachement to get the code.

[Sombre]

Is this for use on the board? I'm confused.

We had a discussion about dom4 a little while ago. I think the conclusion is that there isn't one, it isn't Illwinter's next game and they wouldn't make another game in the same dominions engine.

[Lingchih]

Argitoth , old friend. Good to see you back. Buy Dom3, there probably won't be a Dom4, but Dom3 is great. Plenty of games to jump into.

What the hell are those color codes you posted?

[Argitoth]

Yes, the color codes is to assist you in creating server threads where you invite people via the forum and you post who chose what nation or what nation is already chosen.

The color is just for decoration, makes your server thread look nice.

I've been thinking about getting Dominions 3 but first I need more money.

[Morkilus]

We should have a "buy Argitoth Dom3" relief blitz bash.

We've missed you!

[Argitoth]

lol, I'm probably getting money on my birthday, ill buy it then, Oct 1st. Yeah man I miss this scene. I used to always brag about my superiority with C'tis.

[Sombre]

Ctis eh? Swamp dwellers. Rather like Bog Beasts. You're cool in my book.

[Gandalf Parker]

Welcome back.
It would be handy to have an updated color list. In case I ever actually try doing some game-progress charts

[Endoperez]

Hi Argitoth!

There's not going to be a Dominions IV. The current engine is already a mess, and almost everything that can be done, has been. So for their next game, Illwinter will have to do a new engine, and it's more fun to do a totally new game than to recreate an old engine. I don't remember which thread this is from, or even if I remember it right, but AFAIK that's about it.

Dominions III is doing fine, though, and it has already gotten several nations in various patches. C'tis is still lizards, but it's divided into three eras now. Early Age is the most powerful magically, and it's Sauromancers are closest to the DomII ones IIRC. They'll fight against Niefelheim, Helheim, Tir Na Nog (like Last of the Tuatha, except without the 'last') etc. MA C'tis is Miasma, and its opponents are base Ulm, Marignon, Pythium, Broken Empire Ermor, Iron Woods etc "base" themes of DomII. LA C'tis is the reanimating theme, and goes against undead Ermor (which has access to the Soul Gate global), New Era Pangaea with access to Carrion Woods global, new R'lyeh with population-killing, void-spawning, madness-causing dominion, Ulm Black Forest, humanbred-infested Abysia etc.
So while all the options are still there for C'tis, you'll find yourself playing against different enemies. Don't except the skellies to work quite as well against Abysia that has flame-shielded sacreds (early), or with Quickness rightfully nerfed to not affect spellcasting (middle), or when everyone and their dead mother have Death (late).


The modding community has exploded, btw. There are many very nice mods out there, conceptual balance is back crazier than ever. And clams are now Water/Nature, there are unique Doom Horrors like Eater of Gods (worth his name too), and Atlantis will be forced out of the water in the late era. And IRC is still for blitzes.

[Argitoth]

Wow, thanks for the description Edoperez. I look forward to palying Dom3.