Dominions 3

[Nullkigan]

A good campaign of misinformation never hurt anyone. Much.

[darkweeble]

I'm super interested in Dominions and I really look forward to your diary entries, guys! Any suggestions on good AARs that I can read to tide me over? Seems to be a big section on the main website but they have lots of dropouts and false starts. Do any of you have any favorites?

[Zyrden]

This was my introduction to Dominions 3. it covers a lot of the game, is quite informative and usually explains what's going on. It's fairly long though.

[MasterBoo]

I am waiting for the next turn to publish the first year diary (secretly, I changed the domain name). If there are interested readers, please send me a private message :)

[darkweeble]

Thanks, Zyrden! I work at a library so I actually have a load of time to read stuff like this. I've powered though most of the best Dwarf Fortress succession forts already.

[MasterBoo]

Here's an interesting question: Can hidden/sneaking prophets spread dominion in enemy territory while remaining hidden?

[Nullkigan]

Yes. It can be a great tactic for finishing off people.

E: Though you'll rarely overcome the pretender's own dominon spread, which is equivalent to three temples/priests.


WHY DO I KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT THIS GAME I DON'T EVEN OWN? (LPs like the one Zyrden linked, that's why :()

[J.B.]

Here's an interesting question: Can hidden/sneaking prophets spread dominion in enemy territory while remaining hidden?

This is often a key part of my strategy =)

[Zyrden]

BTW, did you disable score graphs? I can't really find any other reason why it's still unavailable.

[J.B.]

BTW, did you disable score graphs? I can't really find any other reason why it's still unavailable.

I believe they were disabled, yes. Makes it less likely that the person in the lead gets ganged up on and makes intel-gathering more important.

[The Innocent]

I believe they were disabled, yes. Makes it less likely that the person in the lead gets ganged up on and makes intel-gathering more important.

J.B.'s hit it right on the head.

[Zyrden]

Alright, makes it more fair. I like it.

[riadsala]

Alright, makes it more fair. I like it.

Also makes it harder for newer players though. I find keeping track of my own Empire difficult enough without trying to keep tabs on everybody else. And, with the graphs off, I can't compare my progress to get an idea of how well I'm doing.

Ah well. Ignorance is bliss. We will drink our Emorian wine and watch the gladiators spar.

[Vexing Vision]

The OSS (the Oceanic Secret Service) is happy to sell all kinds of information. Our motto is "Just add a drop of water, and the Ocean will follow."

So, Nullkigan, why don't you own the game yet? There's another sale at Shrapnel for a few $ off (though I agree that they're by far the most expensive "indie" publisher out there).

[MasterBoo]

I raise a toast for the ending of the first year. May I crush you all in the next one!

[J.B.]

The OSS (the Oceanic Secret Service) is happy to sell all kinds of information.

On a similar note, Wayland is quite the smith. If there's a specific magic item (or type of magic item) you're after, do send us a missive. Payment accepted in cash or magic gems. Our motto is "Send us bags of cash and we'll make a magic item for you."

[Zyrden]

Ugh, just finished my writeup for the first 10 turns. 10 turns isn't that long right?
4 hours and 11 pages later, yes, yes it is that long.
And I still haven't added screens.

[J.B.]

=O

Now I'm *really* feeling nervous about writing my notes up!

[riadsala]

Ugh, just finished my writeup for the first 10 turns. 10 turns isn't that long right?
4 hours and 11 pages later, yes, yes it is that long.
And I still haven't added screens.

good work sir!

if you're happy to wait, I would be more than happy to host your AAR on the little blog i've set up for such stuff. I'm making a blog post per turn, and I'd like to interleave other points of view throughout it.

[The Innocent]

Also makes it harder for newer players though. I find keeping track of my own Empire difficult enough without trying to keep tabs on everybody else. And, with the graphs off, I can't compare my progress to get an idea of how well I'm doing.

Sorry, I probably should have consulted with everyone about the decision to have the graphs off. I made an executive call because I was generating the maps at the same time that I was setting up the game, so it was a lot easier to just punch in all the factions and pretenders and set up the game options at the same time. I can't stand to play with graphs on anymore, but considering how many new players we have, perhaps I should have left them on. Sorry if that bugs anyone.

Also, I've been writing up the game as we go as well. Every 3 turns (a game season) I've been doing a writeup. Over three posts so far, I've accumulated maybe 2100 words. I'm happy with whatever we decide for accumulating the AARs -- I can host it on the blog I've put together, or someone else can.