A game Dominion players(and modders) might enjoy - Page 2

Endoperez · #11 February 11th, 2008, 06:46 AM

Dwarf Fortress is awesome. By the way, I've been modding the language files to edit how the words are used. I couldn't do anything about verbs, which are still used in crazy ways, but I've changed the other words so that you're more likely to get "Yellowboat" or "Crystalaxes" than "Syrupsbluenesses" or "Authordiamond". Also, I limited most stupid words out; added adjective-like words to verbs such as flying, swimming, rising; limited nouns to just singular or plural when fitting (blueness instead of bluenesses), limited availability of words in names (no bluenessessyrups the bad grammar, no antwhite, etc; bluesyrup and whiteants can still happen).
I'm on page 115 of 192 and I think I'll add a bucketload of new words after that, but I can bump this thread when I finish it if anyone's interested.

LDiCesare · #12 February 11th, 2008, 09:04 AM

Dwarf Fortress takes getting into it too I suppose. I havent managed to in any case. I have lots of difficulty getting anyhting done in that game. Or, in fact, just getting started.

Dedas · #13 February 11th, 2008, 10:56 AM

Well the learning curve is quite high (in some ways higher than Dominion's). But once you get over it, you will thank yourself. Trust me.

sector24 · #14 February 11th, 2008, 01:39 PM

Have any of you guys played Laser Squad Nemesis? It's like the Dominions 3 of squad level combat and has a similar gameplay model (players take turns and they are resolved simultaneously). It's made by the same guy that designed X-COM: UFO Defense (Enemy Unknown). I think Dominions 3, X-COM, LSN are my top 3 favorite games.

Baalz · #15 February 11th, 2008, 01:59 PM

Yeah, LSN rocks. Every now and then I go renew my subscription for awhile. It's definitely right up the ally of anybody who likes Dominions.

Endoperez · #16 February 11th, 2008, 02:19 PM

I tried LSN, but never bought it. The battles took really long time even with relatively few units. X-Com's battle system might not have been perfectly fair, but it was fun and fast.

Omnirizon · #17 February 11th, 2008, 03:13 PM

I loved X-Com(UFO enemy unknown). I played the succeeding UFO series, the title being bought up by another company after X-Com faded away. It just wasnt the same though.

I may take a look at LSN

Dedas · #18 February 11th, 2008, 03:24 PM

Masterpieces: UFO and TFTD
Great: X-Com Apocalypse and LSN
Nothing special: The rest in the series

Cor2 · #19 February 11th, 2008, 03:26 PM

I love DF. great game now but i think it will be much better when its done. right now some of the bugs break the game, sad.

Mount and blade still has no roleplaying to it, it bothers me. So I am a 45th level badmother, what is my reward? Just stomping more bad guys. Lame. One last thing, as of the latest version I played the war could not be won. I took every city and castle that was possible to take and nobody seemed to notice.

I do need to check out LSN and liberal crime thingy.

Agrajag · #20 February 11th, 2008, 03:35 PM

I'd say that despite the added complexity in the latest version of DF, it is actually easier to get into, since the basics of the game have become much easier.
If you are having problems with DF, the best place to go to is www.dwarffortresswiki.net (I bet you can guess what sort of website that is by yourself

). For a beginner, just checking out the "getting started" content should probably be enough, but even experienced players probably consult the wiki all the time, it's an incredibly valuable resource in playing DF.