Dominions II Bug Thread

[Argitoth]

Choose a nation, right click on Master Lich and it will say Hitpoints: 5

[Johan K]

Originally posted by Zen:
Dominions 2 using 2.06 for a server says:

Dominions Version is too old!
Get an update at www.illwinter.com
myVersion 205 fileVersion 207 nation 15

That's because you have a save file (trn, 2h or fthrland) from 2.08 in there somwwhere. Erase your 2h and trn files in that game and you should be able to continue with Version 2.06 unless you have already advanced one turn.

[Teraswaerto]

In 2.08 modded units with #animalawe (maybe all units, don't know what unmodded unit would have animal awe) have the "animal" icon when viewed in game. A bug surely?

I've deleted everything regarding 2.08 (Turns, fatherland files, etc) and it will not load. The turn hasn't advanced at all. It has stayed on the same turn, though other games in 2.08 have advanced on the server.

So, the 2.06 game did not advance or change turns. But other games on the server (it has 3) have been modified to use the 2.08 dom2.exe and advanced a turn. (If that's clear)

Will this make it incompatable?

Still the same error. I have restarted and cleared temp files in case it was something in the Cache or similiar and it still gives the same error message.

[Saber Cherry]

Bugs I noted in 2.08:

The SB Twin Spear does not do any damage.
(edit: removed ethereal crossbow note)

Both pretty major. I think the ethereal crossbow was not working in 2.06, also: It fires, but the bolts do no damage, ever.

The Twin Spear (that reincarnates the dead): I gave a commander Amon Hotep, Robe of Shadows, and a few other things to make him nearly indestructable. He attacked 2 different indy provinces, and ONLY DID DAMAGE IN REPELS! He never killed a single enemy, versus militia and later barbarians.

I had suspect behavior with other configurations, so there may be a deep problem in the combat engine... but I was at least able to kill enemies with the other twin spear. However, it may be related to the other equipment, not the weapon itself. Who knows?

As for the ethereal xbow, I fired it into a big group of approaching (unshielded) militia. The commander had an eye of aiming for 15 base precision, the bolt landed in the militia each time, and never did anything get hurt.

-Cherry

[ February 20, 2004, 06:29: Message edited by: Saber Cherry ]

[Saber Cherry]

In further testing it seems I was just very unlucky with the crossbow. But as for the twin spears, I confirmed that the Send Horror one works, and the other one never damages the enemy (except maybe in repels).

[Johan K]

Originally posted by Zen:
I've deleted everything regarding 2.08 (Turns, fatherland files, etc) and it will not load.

You deleted the fatherland file too! That will make your saved game lost forever. So what is the problem after that? Doesn't dominions start at all? Try deleting the files in the newlords directory too.

[ February 18, 2004, 10:35: Message edited by: Johan K ]

[Nagot Gick Fel]

I think the Nerid (shouldn't that be Nereid, BTW?) has the 'male' flag. I've seen her given titles like 'He who is ...' or 'Prince of ...' or 'King of ...' at pretender generation, and don't remember seeing the female variants of these titles.

Not sure how important it is, but since there are abilities which rely on gender to work, it probably should be fixed.

[Johan K]

Originally posted by Teraswaerto:
#domstr doesn't seem to work. It has no effect.

That's a documentation error. It is actually called
#startdom

[rabelais]

Tuatha ride alicorns, but do not recuperate (from afflictions).


Rabe the Regenerating Rider