What the hell is up with Dominions 3??? - Page 9

OG_Gleep · #81 March 19th, 2006, 06:18 PM

Word of Mouth will only get you so far, and for the most part with new products your mining your current customer base. My company used word of mouth for the first 15 years, and it did well enough to support my Grandma and Grandpa. When my father took over, the growth of the first year and a half was more then all 15 years combined...and that was only a minimal marketing budget.

It takes me 2-3 previews before I remember a game. I got really hyped about spore when I saw the video demo of it, but it took someone mentioning the article for me to remember I had already seen it. The preview in CGW was one screenshot and a couple paragraphs. IMHO your going to need multiple magazines, with more screenshots (the masses love screenshots) to generate a buzz outside your current fanbase.

PS. It took the Vs article in CGW for me to buy Dominions II. And as much as I love it, I can't sell it to any of my friends.

PDF · #82 March 19th, 2006, 06:24 PM

Here they come, Nerfix (and the other too

DominionsFan · #83 March 19th, 2006, 06:27 PM

awesome thx for the screenies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nerfix · #84 March 19th, 2006, 06:28 PM

SQUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE...!

*dies from lack of air after he has squeed his lungs out*

Nerfix · #85 March 19th, 2006, 06:36 PM

The mainscreen/overland map looks awesome!

And so do the battle pics! What's that big angel? The grass looks awesome too!

I mean...this is...this too many wonderful things.

Boron · #86 March 19th, 2006, 06:53 PM

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Kristoffer O said:

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shovah said:
1500 provinces? ARE YOU MAD!?!?!

Probably only Gandalf and perhaps Boron (IIRC) would play with 1500 provinces

JK reports that scrolling is a bit slow with 1500 provinces, but otherwise it seems to work fine.

Yeah Boron will be insane enough to try such a game probably

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More important than the province limit is though the unit limit, may i ask how large it is in Dominions 3?
Imho the unit limit was the biggest flaw of both former Dominions. If you tell me that Dominions 3 has a unit limit of 1 million units or even higher i am happy and will buy Dominions 3 immediately when it gets released

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archaeolept · #87 March 19th, 2006, 06:58 PM

nice that you can see what gems the commander is carrying just by looking at the front of the unit... hopefully this includes magic items - no more endless searching for that missing hammer, I'm guessing

Chazar · #88 March 19th, 2006, 07:02 PM

Hmm, snowflakes falling in the deep sea and still no signs of obstacles on the battlefield.

The overview screen looks nice and seems much more informative/useful: Scale strengths without mouse hovering, army type overlays, gem pouch displays,.. Neat!

Two important screenshots are still missing though: The tactical setup and the keyboard shortcut infoscreen...

OG_Gleep · #89 March 19th, 2006, 07:09 PM

Dammit, now I want it even more.

shovah · #90 March 19th, 2006, 07:36 PM

me likey (especially those ctisian chariots)