Dominions 3 (linux native) demo!

[Pancetilla]

Shrapnel (Horse and musket series) has developed a new game called Dominions 3: The Awakening. It's a fantasy 4x strategy game (eXplore, eXpand and all that).

It has a linux native demo, I'm downloading right now, I hope you'll enjoy it...

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Illwinter/Dom3/6.htm

[ed_agamemnon]

eurgh! it looks like a disgrace of a game.

now if only someone could get the Total War series working in Linux...

[Artificial Intelligence]

Pre-ordered the game a long time ago :cool:
Just recieved the game yesterday. One of the best game I've tried :KS
Only Master of Magic came close.

[haxer]

lools cheap

[Brunellus]

eurgh! it looks like a disgrace of a game.

now if only someone could get the Total War series working in Linux...
god, yes. That would be ideal.

[ZylGadis]

You guys are spoiled. Dominions 2 is a great game, even though it has lousy graphics. Guess what? Games are good when they have good gameplay (game - gameplay, see a link?), as opposed to when they try to showcase the curves of Lara Croft perfectly (for example). Eye candy is one of a number of things that attract players to a game; gameplay is the only thing that keeps players involved with the game.
That is the main reason why roguelikes and muds still exist.
I'll try Dominions 3 as soon as I find time. Kudos to the developers for standing firm and doing gameplay, as opposed to going the "all graphics" direction that has seen the demise of so many great games - Settlers, Civilization, etc.

[Lord Illidan]

I've had enough of turnbased gaming...when can there be a real good RTS game for Linux??

[Hendrin]

I play alot of games from fps to rts to rpg, but Dominons 2 was the only that I was stilling playing long after I had finished or quit the rest. Definitely putting this on my list to buy in the next month or two when I have a bit more cash flow. :)

[Artificial Intelligence]

I've had enough of turnbased gaming...when can there be a real good RTS game for Linux??

Soon really soon. Savage 2 is hitting beta really soon.



You guys are spoiled. Dominions 2 is a great game, even though it has lousy graphics. Guess what? Games are good when they have good gameplay (game - gameplay, see a link?), as opposed to when they try to showcase the curves of Lara Croft perfectly (for example). Eye candy is one of a number of things that attract players to a game; gameplay is the only thing that keeps players involved with the game.
That is the main reason why roguelikes and muds still exist.
I'll try Dominions 3 as soon as I find time. Kudos to the developers for standing firm and doing gameplay, as opposed to going the "all graphics" direction that has seen the demise of so many great games - Settlers, Civilization, etc.

I completly agree. I like a game with depth than fancy graphic. The problems with nowadays games (most of them) is that it's all about looking nice and when it comes to content they suck <censored>!

[MonkeyBoy]

I just downloaded the dominions3demo.run file but am unsure as to how to install it.

Would anyone help a n00b by telling me what command I need to use?

Thanks in advance.

[bastiegast]

I just downloaded the dominions3demo.run file but am unsure as to how to install it.

Would anyone help a n00b by telling me what command I need to use?

Thanks in advance.

Open a terminal, go to the directory containing dominions3demo.run (by typing cd /path/to/directory/) and typchmod +x dominions3demo.run
./dominions3demo.run

[justin whitaker]

Off topic, but how are Shrapnel's games on Linux?

[MonkeyBoy]

Cheers Bastiegast! Perfect. I was halfway there already.

One day I will get the hang of Ubuntu...