Dominions 4: Throne of Ascension

[Perfect Storm]

It's possible to pre-order Dominions 4: Throne of Ascension to get %15 off price at Desura.

http://www.desura.com/games/dominion...-of-ascensions

[oldrocker99]

For those interested...

The very best turn-based strategy game has a new version coming out (latest info sez it'll be the end of September, pushed back from the end of August). It's currently on sale for preorder on Desura. Here's the skinny from the devs:

http://illwinter.com/dom4/index.html

The Dominions forums are, as you might expect, all abuzz about this, and there are some beta YouTube "Let's Play" videos online.

This is a game that is developed in Linux, and ported afterward to Windows and Mac.

[oldrocker99]

It's possible to pre-order Dominions 4: Throne of Ascension to get %15 off price at Desura.

http://www.desura.com/games/dominion...-of-ascensions

I had meant to mention that, and didn't. Thanks.

[oldrocker99]

It appears that the release date will be pushed back to the end of September, and preorders may get beta access (it is devoutly to be hoped).

Here's what Illwinter's page says:

"Dominions 4 is still under development and was expected to be completed in late August. That has been now delayed a month, but hopefully preorderers will be able to play before that. You can preorder Dominions 4 on Desura."

Hopefully....

[Perfect Storm]

Beta is now available for those who pre-ordered. you can still pre-order to get access to beta-version.

[oldrocker99]

The beta's files have not been made executable; it's an easy fix, but you'll want to chmod + x them...

The interface has been tremendously improved, along with the Thrones of Ascension, with little niceties like new mages starting research automatically, and queued recruitment (along with a new wrinkle, slow recruitment).

Also, the manual is still a WIP, but, as the opening screen says, if you've played Dominions 3, you shoud have a pretty good idea of what is going on.

[oldrocker99]

Here's today's update and its changelog:

Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension Changelog

10hours 42mins ago - VERSION: 3.99j
GAME
Added missing short nation descriptions
Atlas of Creation and some other items with rituals didn't work any longer
Chariot sprites
Command rating for many national commanders +20
Dryad can seduce
Event fixes
F9 and D9 blessing now works on missile weapons too (including magic ones)
Flaming arrows effect is now automatic and will affect all non magic missile weapo
Max number of teams 8 -> 15
Monster number 6999 couldn't be used for modding
Nation restricted items not possible in events
New look for some spells
Open user data directory had stopped working in Windows
Skeletal body fixed
Sleeper sprite and stats changed
Sound effect volume didn't affect trample
Typo and stat fixes
Unique works on global events
Utterdark no longer affects cave and deep sea
MAC
Updated icon
MAPS
Added 2 new maps by Antoine Miquel
Streamlands got saildist 1
MODDING
Gems added to site overwrote other effects
New mod commands #invulnerable, #inspiringres
Sep 26 2013, 9:16am - VERSION: 3.99i
Sep 25 2013, 12:55pm - VERSION: 3.99h
Sep 9 2013, 12:26pm - VERSION: 3.99g
Sep 3 2013, 8:21pm - VERSION: 3.99f
Sep 2 2013, 5:24pm - VERSION: 3.99f
Sep 1 2013, 8:25pm - VERSION: 3.99e
4hours 52mins ago - VERSION: 3.95

This game is being, shall we say, actively developed. There is a pretty large online community on Desura and elsewhere, adding their hints and comments. Some of the bugs and additions a newish player might never play a nation specific enough to even know the bugs exist. This is seriously deep development work, and this game is developed in Linux before being ported to Windows and OSX. Of course, Linux has always been a great programming environment and its nice to see that one of the most highly-regarded games is being as assiduously worked on as it is.

[oldrocker99]

The full version is out, and the manuals are done, and available at illwinter.com.