DarKPenguiN
Arcane
Well, I just grabbed a copy of Dominions 3- Installed that bad boy and started a game and... Shut that shit off feeling shaken and intimidated. Then I have done something I have not done in YEARS- Opened the instruction manual before playing the game (usually the manual is useful after grasping the basics and looking towards the more "advanced" game)
-Anyhow, I am very impressed. reminds me of the old "boxed" strategy games in the 1980s with TONS of pieces and a TOME for an instruction manual for a game nobody will take the time to actually PLAY with you. =P
-But damn, I see potential. And with computer AI and (possibly) PBEM- Finding "players" shouldnt be a problem.
Now to learn the game...
So. Mods. What do I want? What do I need? What should I avoid? I was looking at some of the mods for factions/races or whatever and some looked like they had fantastic artwork and very creative creatures- But do they break the game? Are the factions all similar in power and by modding factions (or adding new ones) it is merely cosmetic? I would hate to spend the time looking for a cool player made faction and have it be OP as fuck and essentially break my game.
UI mods. Anything important? I can already tell in my 30 seconds "in game" that the UI sucks and I am going to be doing a TON of alt/tab to read exactly how to do whatever task will certainly elude me- Any Mods make things more "streamlined"?
Graphic Mods- No I am not a graphic whore and honestly I think the graphics are okay- But are there Mods out there that keep the gameplay the same but make the graphics better than "okay"- The creatures (the ones I have seen) look pretty good but the random map really does look like shit.
-And finally, any tips, tricks or things a total newb should know- Factions to abvoid or any wisdom you wish to impart?
-Anyhow, I am very impressed. reminds me of the old "boxed" strategy games in the 1980s with TONS of pieces and a TOME for an instruction manual for a game nobody will take the time to actually PLAY with you. =P
-But damn, I see potential. And with computer AI and (possibly) PBEM- Finding "players" shouldnt be a problem.
Now to learn the game...
So. Mods. What do I want? What do I need? What should I avoid? I was looking at some of the mods for factions/races or whatever and some looked like they had fantastic artwork and very creative creatures- But do they break the game? Are the factions all similar in power and by modding factions (or adding new ones) it is merely cosmetic? I would hate to spend the time looking for a cool player made faction and have it be OP as fuck and essentially break my game.
UI mods. Anything important? I can already tell in my 30 seconds "in game" that the UI sucks and I am going to be doing a TON of alt/tab to read exactly how to do whatever task will certainly elude me- Any Mods make things more "streamlined"?
Graphic Mods- No I am not a graphic whore and honestly I think the graphics are okay- But are there Mods out there that keep the gameplay the same but make the graphics better than "okay"- The creatures (the ones I have seen) look pretty good but the random map really does look like shit.
-And finally, any tips, tricks or things a total newb should know- Factions to abvoid or any wisdom you wish to impart?