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GETTING THE GAME

Right now, it's only available on Steam.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/722060/Dominions_5__Warriors_of_the_Faith/
There was some talk about a GOG version, but don't count on it coming out soon.

>Can I try it for free?
Yes. Dominions 3 has a free demo. It plays very similarily to dom5 and gives enough of an idea how it plays.
https://www.moddb.com/games/dominions-3-the-awakening/forum/thread/dominions-3-demo1
http://www.illwinter.com/dom3/dom3demo_installer.exe


GROUPS

>Steamgroup
Join the steamgroup for multiplayer, or play in anonymous games advertised in the thread.
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/vanheimageofvidya

>Group chatroom
Copy the URL to join the group chat directly.
steam://friends/joinchat/103582791434709795

>Discord
We *don't* have our own Discord server. Feel free to join the general one, though.
https://discord.gg/xnDcS2w
Remember to use correct pronouns and not to assume anyone's gender.


MULTIPLAYER

Multiplayer on domg/vanheim is usually played in two forms: play by email (PBEM) games hosted on http://www.llamaserver.net/, which typically progress at a rate of one or two turns per day and can be joined either through the thread or steam group discussions, and blitzes hosted through the game client and typically played to completion in one or two sessions. Blitzes can be joined through the steamgroup chat, and require the port and IP of the host.

>Multiplayer guide
All you need to know about playing MP via llamaserver or direct connect.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1212948582

>PBEM Manager
Works with Dom5. Amazing tool for managing PBEM games and archiving your old turns.
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/dominions-4-pbem-manager-new-stuff.104015/

>Completed games
Submit them here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeuclmaCiRo8vcTztsKjPJxnBgRDE-E1uNvE5j0x5wDZMMhRA/viewform
Results:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeuclmaCiRo8vcTztsKjPJxnBgRDE-E1uNvE5j0x5wDZMMhRA/viewanalytics
Full table:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OxILAa3Y_O7Vk2NFhKAAQfStHqh1WJXMkGCim9sQ_ns/edit#gid=1292233344


RESOURCES

>Dom5 Mod Inspector
This is a community resource that has every unit, spell, item, and event in the game in an accessible database. If you have any question about an item, unit, or spell, check the Inspector.
http://larzm42.github.io/dom5inspector/

>Dom5 Manual & Tables
Download the manual and search it before asking basic questions in thread. Note that the manual includes comprehensive spell descriptions beyond those found in game or on the inspector. However it also has some things which are no longer correct, and some which have never been correct.
http://www.illwinter.com/dom5/dom5manual.pdf
http://www.illwinter.com/dom5/dom5tables.pdf

>Simple spellcasting fatigue calculator
Useful for planning out spellcasting, either regular or in communions, so that you don't kill the caster and/or slaves.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_swoIjWKWhw3lCLZDeGnsH5ibKsV6rtB6I92tCOiFT8/edit#gid=0

>Debug mod
Easy to use mod that allows you to cast all spells and forge all items from turn 1. Useful for testing stuff.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/oo492x2cs8vag34/debug509.zip?dl=0

>Premade pretenders pack
Not necessarily amazing, but all of them serve a purpose and shouldn't be detrimental to your nation, at least.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dWXQ76j7Vq_VxUYngZ7sl9a4x7_bUWus?usp=sharing

>Drawfaggotry
Qt animu girls based on Dominions nations.
https://dominionsdraws.imgur.com/


MAPS

Most maps can be downloaded either from the llamaserver or found on various sites:
http://z7.invisionfree.com/Dom3mods/index.php?showforum=39
http://steamcommunity.com/app/722060/discussions/1/

To add maps, unzip the files and place the .tga and .map file together in the user maps folder:
C:\Users\’Username’\AppData\Roaming\Dominions5\maps
This can also be accessed from the main menu in game under ‘Game Tools >Open User Data Directory’.

You can also use the built-in random map generator.
Maps from Dominions4 work in Dominions5 too, though they don't use the new functions (i.e. dominion/winter overlays and roads).

>Cartographic Revision
An alternative map generator. Generates maps based on what nations are in the game.
https://corbeau.itch.io/cartographic-revision


MODS

Can be found here:
http://z7.invisionfree.com/Dom3mods/index.php?showforum=38
http://steamcommunity.com/app/722060/discussions/2/

Mods are installed in the same way as maps. The mod is unzipped, and the mod folder and .dm file are placed together in:
C:\Users\’Username’\AppData\Roaming\Dominions4\mods
which can also be accessed from the in game menu in the same way.
The mods can then be enabled from the ‘Mods’ option in the main menu. This is only needed when creating games and they will be automatically enabled and disabled for unrunning games.

Below is a list of mods commonly used in /domg/'s games.

>Worthy Heroes
The most widely used mod. Adds more heroes to some nations and tweaks other heroes. Is well made and low impact.
http://z7.invisionfree.com/Dom3mods/index.php?showtopic=3599

>Better Arena
This is a mod replacing the standard arena reward items with a random artifact awarded to the winner. This also means the winner doesn't have to keep their reward or compete in the arena in future deathmatches.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1p8z8eAGNXWmrZI0F-uoO51cE3go4cluE

>Mod Nations
There are a lot of mod nations out there, but games that allow them are pretty rare due to balance issues. Probably the most commonly used are the various Warhammer nation mods, which tend to have their own games, and the various CoE nations, which are balanced such as to be somewhere close to vanilla nations or weaker. There is also a highly prolific /domg/ user who creates a lot of nations. Some recent examples are LA Sssla, EA Alee, and EA Neritia.


DOMINIONS 4

Virtually no one plays it anymore, but feel free to check out our old pastebin if you're interested.
https://pastebin.com/qaccWnMt