Dominions 3 is out

[Crandaeolon]

Just a heads-up for those who might be interested.

Game information and demo available at the following link:

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Illwinter/Dom3/1.htm

Dom 3 is a turn-based fantasy strategy game of vast complexity. Its primary strength is PBEM play, though even the singleplayer mode is quite entertaining. The new installment is an incremental improvement over Dom 2, with some improvements to the interface, better documentation, more nations and more units. No generic fantasy kingdoms either; most are based on real-world mythology.

It's an indie game through and through, with substandard graphics and sound and minor bugs everywhere. It'll probably be constantly patched, each patch fixing some stuff and adding new little bugs, but fortunately these are usually minor. And the substance is meaty, which is what counts.

Some select features (from game info page):

- Three different eras: Early Magical Era, Middle Era, and Late Era. The Early Magical Era boasts many new nations, the Middle Era features most of the nations from Dominions 2, and the Late Era features an emphasis on more conventional warfare and less magic.

- Fifty different playable nations. Some of the new nations include Ermor, New Faith, based on the early Republic of Rome. Marverni, inspired by Gallic tribes. Kailasa, Rise of the Ape Kings, inspired from Indian and Hindu mythology. Jomon, Human Daimyos, born from ancient Japan.

- Less micromanagement than previous Dominions titles.

- Random map creation.

- Rebalanced rates for income, supply, and resources enable larger conventional armies.

- 1500+ unique units to wage war with. A deep combat model encompasses everything from battlefield morale to the use of magic.