Orcs, goblins and humans?

Wish · #1 January 6th, 2007, 04:17 PM

in Dom 2, in addition to the Norse elves (vanir) there where a more Gaelic elf, in the nation of "man," the sidhe.

that aspect of man is not yet in the game, I believe, but is supposed to be added in an update at a later time.

Frankly, every other fantasy game ever made has the human vs orc conflict. It's often referred to as "vanilla fantasy" and I personally am very much burnt out on it. Thats why I am glad Dom 3, and its predecessors, go out of their way to be more imaginative.

PrinzMegaherz · #2 January 6th, 2007, 04:57 PM

For me, the biger Bakemono just look like orcs in samurai armor

PDF · #3 January 6th, 2007, 06:01 PM

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PrinzMegaherz said:
For me, the biger Bakemono just look like orcs in samurai armor

Uruk-hais

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Wish_for_Blood_Slaves,
Sidhe will be back in the next patch I suppose, already most units are in the game (near id 1650, mixed with Lanka)

HoneyBadger · #4 January 6th, 2007, 08:21 PM

The most important difference between modern fantasy concepts and the ones expressed in Dominions and mythology, is that, if you're just a little different from a normal, everyday, Joe-schmoe human, you're likely to command powerful magical forces. Dwarves have them, goblins have them, if there were orks in the game, you can bet they'd be rockin' the blood-magic. Races also tend to be a little smarter and a lot more interesting and varied than you'll find in the pages of the "average fantasy novel". You need to be smarter, even when you're a goblin, because if you're not, your nation, kids, friends, house, and god are toast. And yes, the hero still always wins, but sometimes the hero is a demon-cannibalizing mutant samurai.

Wish · #5 January 6th, 2007, 11:31 PM

I really want to mod the heros for yoni into characters from such as inuyasha. It is my secret shame.

HoneyBadger · #6 January 6th, 2007, 11:36 PM

now we all know.

zepath · #7 January 7th, 2007, 06:13 AM

Faenaris -- as everyone else has already convinced you -- the national variety (and variety in general) in Dominions 3 will be more than enough to sate your desire for fantasy. If still you really want that Warhammer-esque experience, I've produced four relatively-balanced nation mods based on Britannia/Empire, Wood/High Elves, the Vampire Counts, and the Dwarves. You can find 'em in the mods sub-forum on here once you get the game. Have fun playing!

normalphil · #8 January 8th, 2007, 03:36 PM

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PDF said:

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PrinzMegaherz said:
For me, the biger Bakemono just look like orcs in samurai armor

Uruk-hais

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Wish_for_Blood_Slaves,
Sidhe will be back in the next patch I suppose, already most units are in the game (near id 1650, mixed with Lanka)

I played a ME "Cradle of Dominion" game with only recruiting Dai-Bakemos as a personal constraint. Yeah, it pretty much played like I'd expect an Uruk-Hai faction to.

(Favorite bit: Army of Dai-Bakemo longbows vs. army of Man longbows. Although watching inconcievably large Pangean hordes break on knots of disciplined infantry was heart-warming.)