Finally...

[Iron Duke]

My Dominions 3 copy has just arrived today and here I am, started to lurk the forums already. I never played the first and second game so I don't know what I missed, but the third hit me on my weakest spot, that being an addiction to the in-depth strategy games I have some single player experience already, with mictlan, tien-chi, abyssia and marverni and I must say I liked the first two most. I'll be playing single some more time before jumping into multi, it'd be great if someone directs me to a link where I can find useful information(connection and how to set up games, not guides for I hate reading them, spoiling the fun of exploration) about multiplaying, good job on creating this game and thanks in advance

Aldoru

[mighty_scoop]

Welcome Iron Duke,

I'm pretty new here too and had the same problems as you. I asked them in this thread http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=39877 ... especially the last post by llamabeast was very useful.

mighty_scoop

[Gandalf Parker]

One thing that tends to mess with new players. Turning the independents DOWN in a game does not make it easier. It makes it harder. Thats because if you turn the independents UP then you make better decisions about who to attack and when than the AI does. The AI will waste alot of early troops against the first strong independent province it hits. IF you turn the indepts down then you get rushed by all the AIs.

And dont dispair over your impression of certain nations as being worthy or sucky. They are all unique. You need to find the nation which best supports the way that YOU play whether thats barbarian horde tactics, or stealth, or research, or defensive, etc etc. The nation you decide is worthy will be worthy for you. Dont be too surprised if the ones you felt were sucky kick your tail in a multiplayer game because it matches someone elses play style.

Gandalf Parker