Promising stuff on the newest update! - Page 2

Varjostin · #1 May 29th, 2006, 02:30 PM

That sounds rather promising. Having followed the wish lists it seems that the better AI is the most anticipated feature in Dom 3. I just lost my temper with Rome Total War and that stupid AI, which just sat his troops down while my scorpions (a type of ballistae {declension?}) were killing them at a steady rate. Of course, I could just not use scorpions, but I wish enemy couldn't use them either, because they jam the AI on sieges. Gee, I got a little sidetracked to OT.

It will serve as an example of an situation, where a bad AI can cause severe headache.

ioticus · #2 May 29th, 2006, 03:13 PM

Wow, that's awesome news PDF! Keep us posted.

Nerfix · #3 May 29th, 2006, 03:26 PM

Do they use mages?

NTJedi · #4 May 30th, 2006, 10:49 PM

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BTW in the preview Dom3 version I have (2.79 sent to press) BoW just doesn't work, ...

How did Shrapnel/Illwinter choose beta testers for DOM_3?

PDF · #5 May 31st, 2006, 08:18 AM

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BTW in the preview Dom3 version I have (2.79 sent to press) BoW just doesn't work, ...

How did Shrapnel/Illwinter choose beta testers for DOM_3?

That's a "press preview" version I got - I'm onr of the Dom-men (along with Pocus) for Cyberstratege mag.

As for betatesters, dunno, in fact I was rejected for betatesting due to my "press" category

Ask betatesters (Gandalf for example

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Edi · #6 May 31st, 2006, 08:36 AM

I don't think there are many beta testers, and most of them would be well known to the IW guys. Gandalf is one and Psitticine is very probable given what he's done for them earlier. The rest I figure are JK's and KO's friends.

The topic of beta testing actually came up when I offered some other unrelated help with Dom3 but it didn't really go anywhere.

Edi

Gandalf Parker · #7 May 31st, 2006, 02:14 PM

When did I say I was one?
I am a beta tester but I dont remember ever saying what games Im in the test groups for.

But there are two answers. One is that Shrapnel has occassionally posted calls for beta-testers. Usually in the Shrapnel General forum. Not for a specific game but for people to be in the beta group.

The other is that if you search back in the Dom2 forum you will see posts by Illwinter mentioning their beta-test group and the comfort of them speaking swedish.

I thought I had also seen a post giving really small numbers for a test group but I cant seem to find it now. So it may just be a small mix drawn from Shrapnels and Illwinters beta groups.

Gandalf Parker