Wish-List for Dominions 4

[Gandalf Parker]

Illwinter IS very involved in a new project.
We dont know if its a Dom4, we dont if its not.
Anyone who knows anything about it is tied up tight with NDA's (non-disclosure agreements).

But Dom3 has lived years on my machines as did Dom2 and Dom1. Heck I still sometimes play the game before ALL the doms (Conquest of Ellysium III, available as a free download). Whatever the new project is I am sure that I am looking forward to it.

[DrPraetorious]

Their new game is more of a Dominions meets Alpha Centauri meets La Blue Girl.

There will be a lot of customization of how your religion, your overall civilization, your military, and your supernaturally-motivated orgies interact. There will also be a lot more diplomacy; obviously, if your worshippers are in the same orgy they don't always try to kill each other.

Another thing like Alpha Centauri (or older versions of Dominions) there will be the ability to change the terrain, so you won't be able to use arbitrary images as custom maps. However, the dynamically generated landscapes will be visible in each sex dungeon, which will have a powerful, user-modable 3D engine so when you create a mod with new demons or schoolgirls you'll be able to supply fully realized models.

I'm not sure about the relationship between "Shrapnel Adult Interactive" and "Shrapnel Games" but I gather they're actually two different companies with purely historical overlap, so I'm not sure if the game will be called dominions 4 or not.

I hope that answers your question.

Originally Posted by Gandalf Parker

Illwinter IS very involved in a new project.
We dont know if its a Dom4, we dont if its not.
Anyone who knows anything about it is tied up tight with NDA's (non-disclosure agreements).

But Dom3 has lived years on my machines as did Dom2 and Dom1. Heck I still sometimes play the game before ALL the doms (Conquest of Ellysium III, available as a free download). Whatever the new project is I am sure that I am looking forward to it.

[Eximius Sus]

Are you being facetious?

[Gandalf Parker]

I thought THAT version of Dom was waiting for Google to finish their holodeck project.

[Eximius Sus]

If that's a real game this might not be the place for me.

[Gandalf Parker]

Didnt you see the Dom3 ads on this site?
Dont you wonder how they can possibly kick it up a notch for Dom4?

[Eximius Sus]

That's just implied sex. Sort of geeks can get laid too. Not!

[Dectilon]

I've always thought how glorious it would be if Illwinter teamed up with Creative Assembly and made Dom4 in their new Total War-engine.

For a slightly more realistic wish I'd like a drag-and-drop system for items, and possibly spells too, improved graphics for the map so you can have visual representations of extreme cold/heat, magic sites present and the like. A robust diplomacy system could be interesting too. That way it'd be easier to keep track of NAP, and maybe some other interesting stuff could be included, like a trade agreement where both sides get a gold boost, or a small gem bonus of the type your trade partner has the most of (without actually cutting into his gem production).

[Eximius Sus]

Originally Posted by Dectilon

I've always thought how glorious it would be if Illwinter teamed up with Creative Assembly and made Dom4 in their new Total War-engine.

For a slightly more realistic wish I'd like a drag-and-drop system for items, and possibly spells too, improved graphics for the map so you can have visual representations of extreme cold/heat, magic sites present and the like. A robust diplomacy system could be interesting too. That way it'd be easier to keep track of NAP, and maybe some other interesting stuff could be included, like a trade agreement where both sides get a gold boost, or a small gem bonus of the type your trade partner has the most of (without actually cutting into his gem production).

I really dislike that idea. Dom3 is good because it doesn't try to be another 3d mess that uses up computer resources to do flashy 3d stuff and skimp on gameplay. I've only played one total war game and it didn't do a lot for me. But most every great game I played that got shifted to 3d was turned into crap. The prime example to me is HOMM5. A complete disaster and the destruction of a brilliant series.

[DrPraetorious]

HOMM4 was a disaster, and it didn't use (extensive) 3D.

HOMM5 has the best balance and gameplay of the series, and those 3D graphics look frickin' fantastic, man!

I agree that it's a shame - and there is no principled reason - why the game can't be run in flat-sprite "mode". But HOMM5 is still a great game.

That said, I agree that more thoughtful, play-by-mail-type, high content/low footprint games are needed, and that these are clearly J+K's strengths.