Preparing for game delivery

NTJedi · #1 November 1st, 2009, 07:25 PM

Here's some advice which hasn't been mentioned:

1) 98% of the time ignore the arena death match because anyone you send has a good chance of dying, afflictions, curse, etc., . The arena death match is a great idea from the developers, but unfortunately the prize rarely makes it worth risking the life of a good commander/mage.

2) Never summon eater of the dead. This is another great idea from the developers, but unfortunately this creature has many disadvantages thus never worthwhile.

3) When playing with AI opponents use the map edit commands to provide AI opponents with a growth scale and luck scale... otherwise they might end up with death and/or unluck causing them to slowly suffocate.

4) During multiplayer games you'll find Diplomacy as the greatest means of attack and defense.

5) Practice building and using SCs(supercombatants)... when you find combintations which seem unbeatable then using map edit commands give those to one powerful AI opponent which starts on the opposite side of the map as you. Now you must find ways to kill these SCs because you will be facing them and others in multiplayer. A supercombatant is a single unit equipped with items which can kill hundreds of troops for multiple battles.

Yskonyn · #2 November 6th, 2009, 04:17 PM

The game has arrived!! I am now an official apprentice in the Dominions world!

What a wonderfully written manual. by the way! Great job!

Gandalf Parker · #3 November 6th, 2009, 05:57 PM

They took a suggestion.
Instead of the developers writing the manual, it was written by a player. And a NEW player at that. Devs are too deep in the game to write manuals for newbie players IMHO. Someone learning it fresh will find the questions that need to be asked, and the answers that most helped.

Even as thick as it is, it still only touches the surface. Each nation is so different that discussions of tactics and strategy would fill a book for each one. I also highly appreciate the game company providing us this forum to fill past the manual.

There is also a great new player-created wiki out there.