so I got my copy of Dom3 today, everything looks

[numskully]

and plays great, except for the lack of included maps. Wasn't there a picture of a playable Middle Earth?

[Daynarr]

You can use nearly all maps from Dom2 as well. No need to change anything in them.

[Arralen]

You can't distribute a Middle Earth map with a commercial product without paying heavy royalties.

Search the Dom2 forum for the map .. must be available somewhere (though I cannot find it atm as well).

[JaydedOne]

Yep, just copy the maps folder over even.

It's painful waiting on my copy. I live two states away and yet my copy that shipped on Friday didn't arrive today. I kept asking the mailroom, "Are you SURE I don't have a package?"

I'm pretty sure they hate me.

[NTJedi]

numskully said:
and plays great, except for the lack of included maps.

The game comes with a random map generator... that should provide plenty of new maps.

[NTJedi]

JaydedOne said:
Yep, just copy the maps folder over even.

It's painful waiting on my copy. I live two states away and yet my copy that shipped on Friday didn't arrive today. I kept asking the mailroom, "Are you SURE I don't have a package?"

I'm pretty sure they hate me.

What if some mailman who's a Dominions_2 fan found your package and had the package accidently lost during his route.

[Gandalf Parker]

It comes in a plain brown wrapper

[Caduceus]

That's it NT, play to his worst fears

[Cainehill]

Gandalf Parker said:
It comes in a plain brown wrapper

Like ... Elf Porn! ( Anyone else remember a published story with a stoned elf wandering around a dragon's lair with a dog eared copy of Play Elf? )

[Nerfix]

Considering all the naked pretenders in the game it sure has a reason to come in a discreet brown wrapper...