Dominions 3 Gets New Patch To Version 3.14 Just a quick one to all the Dominions 3 fans out there, myself included. There's a new patch out for Illwinter's super sexy strategy game, bringing the title to version 3.14. New features include: -A new late ear nation called Bogarus! -Bakemono got a new scout. -New random events. -Spell AI: Touch of madness and Berserkers avoids casters and archers to some extent. -Spell AI: No longer casts LoS on armorless units. -Modding: Increased maximum
Illwinter Game Design (formerly Bogus) is the name of a small software company in Sweden composed of Johan Karlsson and Kristoffer Osterman. Registered officially as a company in Sweden since September 27, 2001, Illwinter's products include three fantasy strategy games and an installer creation program for Linux. Illwinter's games are characterized by large amount of content, replaybility, support for multiple platforms (Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris and Windows included), good multiplay support and simple, perhaps even outdated, visual and sound effects. The games are said to have a steep learning curve and a somewhat lacking user interface. Labor division within the tiny team is simple: Kristoffer Osterman creates the units, spells and descriptions while Johan Karlsson makes everything else work.
Both Johan Karlsson and Kristoffer Osterman have expressed their love for role-playing games, especially Ars Magica and roguelikes. Kristoffer Osterman teaches religion and social sciences as a primary occupation.
Computer games by Illwinter
Conquest of Elysium II (released in 1997)
Dominions: Priests, Prophets and Pretenders (released in 2001)
Dominions II: The Ascension Wars (released in the end of 2003)
Dominions 3: The Awakening (released in October 2006)
Current web site and community
Dominions 3 maintains a thriving online community. The web site, however, has not been updated since 12th of August 2006, when it was announced that the Dominions 3 page was up. The page, however, consists of only a banner and the announcement that the game has gone gold. There are no links to content, reviews or the community, in fact, not even the news that the game has actually been released has been added to the page. To access the Dominions 3 community, you have to detour through the Dominions II page.
