What DRM is in Dominions 3?

Katie · #1 November 2nd, 2010, 12:27 PM

Hola everyone,

What kind of DRM does Dominions 3 have? This is for the CD and manual version. Does it have like internet activation, limited installs, etc. I tried searching the forum, and found some stuff about the CD-key, but none of it simply said what the game had.

I read that the patch checks with a server, is this only in multiplayer games? Can I play single player, patch the game, and not worry about being connected to the internet? Or does it have to check with a server for single player too? I don't mind for multiplayer if it does.

I played the demo some, and I really like it, but nowadays I don't buy any newish game until I first find out what kind of copy protection it has.

Thanks very much

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Soyweiser · #2 November 2nd, 2010, 12:33 PM

Only Key. No limited installs or other scary stuff.

Katie · #3 November 2nd, 2010, 12:41 PM

Thanks for the swift reply

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That's great to hear. What about the patch? It says it connects to a server. Does it connect to the server after you install the patch, or does it only connect when you start a multiplayer game? I was a bit confused on this.

Thanks again

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rdonj · #4 November 2nd, 2010, 12:47 PM

No, you only ever need to connect to a server if you want to play MP games, and there is no official server for the game. Instead we rely primarily on two fan-made server's, gandalf's and llamabeast's.

Patches can be found here http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Illwint...DOM3_page.html

Katie · #5 November 2nd, 2010, 01:14 PM

Super!

Thanks for the link and helping me out

. I'll see about ordering it in a few days. Now I have to force my sis to get the game too so I have someone to play with

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attackdrone · #6 November 2nd, 2010, 04:26 PM

I have been playing hotseat (two human players on one computer with AI players added in) with my best friend, and he is now hooked on the game. It provides an easy way to teach a new player about things also - I would highly recommend it. You can have each player use a password if you want to keep things confidential.

llamabeast · #7 November 3rd, 2010, 06:08 AM

You can also easily find people to play against on the multiplayer forum. If you make a thread suggesting a game you will almost always get someone willing to play pretty fast (oddly enough the number of multiplayer games seems to be limited by the number of people starting new threads to organise games, rather than the number of people signing up to play in them).

Hope you enjoy the game when you get it! It is, in fact, brilliant. Bit of a learning curve though.

Kobal2 · #8 November 3rd, 2010, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by llamabeast

Bit of a learning curve though.

The atomic bomb's a bit of a firecracker, too

Loren · #9 November 3rd, 2010, 02:28 PM

Another vote that they did it right: It's based on the license key. Switching a game from my desktop to laptop when I travel is a non-issue. You can patch without having the system on-line. A patch hit while I was overseas with my laptop. I had internet access via an internet cafe machine and turns had to be copied back and forth via flash drive. I simply downloaded the patch to my flash drive and put it on.

So long as you have a legit key and don't try to use it from two machines in the same game at the same time you'll never see the DRM at all. (Switching machines between turns is ok.)

Gandalf Parker · #10 November 3rd, 2010, 03:32 PM

Add to that, ordering the CD gives you all 3 versions. Windows, Mac, and Linux. Something almost impossible for other DRM controls to keep track of. For someone like me who believes that Linux is for servers, Windows for desktop, and Mac for portables.. that is fantastic that I get to use it on all 3 with one key

Also very nice that the hosting machine for servers does not get a serial check