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====== A Beginner' | ====== A Beginner' | ||
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+ | Hello my friends. | ||
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+ | Recently new players have been commenting that it's hard to find the lingo and slang used a lot discussing the game. This wiki page is a good start and feel free to post questions in the discussion page. [[https:// | ||
===== Game settings and setup ===== | ===== Game settings and setup ===== | ||
- | Your first step will likely be to decide if you want to play alone, in single player (SP), or with other human beings, multiplayer (SP). A common idea is try playing the game on basic difficulty in single player with a nation you like to get a feel for the core ideas of the game. There are many long time, even expert players, who only play SP. Preferably, our community does not disparage that choice as it's fully valid and includes players who helped in the beta test of Dominions 4 and 5. | + | Your first step will likely be to decide if you want to play alone, in single player (SP), or with other human beings, multiplayer (MP). A common idea is try playing the game on basic difficulty in single player with a nation you like to get a feel for the core ideas of the game. There are many long time, even expert players, who only play SP. Preferably, our community does not disparage that choice as it's fully valid and includes players who helped in the beta test of Dominions 4 and 5. |
Let's get started with single player. | Let's get started with single player. | ||
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- | ==== Single Player Setup ==== | + | Your first step is start Dominions 5 and choose " |
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- | Your first step is start Dominions 5 and choose " | + | |
=== Map Selection=== | === Map Selection=== | ||
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=== Nation Selection === | === Nation Selection === | ||
- | This is largely a matter of choice although it's possible to sum up a few basic recommendations. | + | This is largely a matter of choice although it's possible to sum up a few basic recommendations. |
- | Some simple suggestions may help for beginners. | + | Some simple suggestions may help for beginners. |
+ | === Game Settings === | ||
+ | Here I'll fastly cover the settings that really matter for a new player. | ||
- | === Game Settings === | + | * I'd recommend to play with random events set on rare for a beginner. |
+ | Events are affected by many factors and it can prove fatal under certain circumstances. Let's agree that to begin you might want to focus on the game itself and not lose by turn 4( or two with Early Age Mictlan) because you played with fire in the settings. :) | ||
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- | Here I'll fastly cover the settings that really matter for a new player. But more details about this can be found on the following page : https:// | + | * Thrones of Ascension: Clicking on this will enable to choose |
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- | Events are affected by many factor and it can prove Fatal under certain circumstances. Let' | + | |
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- | * **Thrones of ascension** : Clicking on this will enable to choose the victory condition. | + | ===== Review your Nation ===== |
- | The most common being victory by thrones of ascension. Although there is other settings, going with the classic victory setting of the game can never go wrong :) | + | |
- | * In this pop up you'll want to ensure that Cataclysm is disabled. Although it is a setting often used in Multiplayer to avoid games that never ends, let's say you don't want the end of the world to just end your very first playtrough. | + | The game includes a nice feature |
- | * Then probably the most Important aspect of this selection : The number of ascension point required. | + | ==== Nation Complexity ==== |
- | and number of thrones of each level present in the game. | + | |
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- | I'd recommand to set the thrones to level 2 or 1 being as many as the total nation count for the game and divide the total value of those throne +1 as the required number of ascension point required. It'll ensure a fairly doable game condition for you, and a defeat that won't come too fast either otherwise. | + | |
- | ===== Nation selection ===== | + | Dominions is a rather asymmetrical game - and perhaps the biggest strategical choice you'll make is your choice of nation. Most game rules are adhered to by each nation, but some have particular rule-breaking features which make them particularly difficult for new players to understand. |
- | * Discuss | + | For your first few games I recommend picking a nation that is both non-underwater (check the tooltip in the nation select window), and does not use blood magic/ |
- | * What makes a nation | + | ~~ avoids most(?) special-rule nations such as Mictlan and pop-kill //[[glaucus_adonis@hotmail.com|Bone White]]// |
- | * How to quickly review | + | |
- | * Things | + | ==== Important Unit Features ==== |
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+ | Inspecting each of your units is important for you to understand what your nation | ||
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+ | === Sacred === | ||
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+ | A sacred commander or unit can recieve your Pretender' | ||
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+ | === Priest === | ||
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+ | A priest commander has a priest level of 1 or higher, can bless sacred units in combat. This gives them the same bless you choose in Pretender design (below), making them quite powerful. | ||
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+ | === Magic === | ||
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+ | Commanders can also have one or more levels of [[magic|magic]], | ||
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+ | Magic users can also [[research|Research]], | ||
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+ | === Other Key Features === | ||
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+ | Some races are adept at flying, others can travel across rivers or underwater. Your nation summary will likely brief you on the key features of your nation. | ||
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+ | ==== Further Reading ==== | ||
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+ | Each nation' | ||
===== Pretender design ===== | ===== Pretender design ===== | ||
* [[pretender-archetypes|Pretenders Archetypes]] There are a few main options for competitive Pretenders you can choose from. Scales builds, Bless builds, Expander builds, Specific Spell builds, and Rainbow builds. | * [[pretender-archetypes|Pretenders Archetypes]] There are a few main options for competitive Pretenders you can choose from. Scales builds, Bless builds, Expander builds, Specific Spell builds, and Rainbow builds. | ||
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+ | ==== Your first game Pretender ==== | ||
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+ | Awake Pretenders with an Expander build are a good choice for your first game. This allows you to have a combat-suited Pretender from turn 1 that can help you expand and explore more of Dominion' | ||
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+ | You can find many suggestions for your Pretender' | ||
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+ | Note that your pretender will only receive your bless //if// you are attacking or defending a province with your [[dominion|Dominion]]. | ||
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+ | ==== Subsequent Games ==== | ||
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+ | For later games, feel free to mix up your Pretender design. This is often done in consideration with a race's [[power-curve|Power Curve]] | ||
===== First turns ===== | ===== First turns ===== | ||
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As you begin expanding, you will generally want to begin producing mages from your capital as soon as possible and setting them to research and/or search for magic sites. If you are new to Dominions, the magic system may seem intimidating. The best way to learn is to experiment with it! | As you begin expanding, you will generally want to begin producing mages from your capital as soon as possible and setting them to research and/or search for magic sites. If you are new to Dominions, the magic system may seem intimidating. The best way to learn is to experiment with it! | ||
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+ | ===== Joining and Playing Multiplayer Dominions ===== | ||
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+ | More info! | ||
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===== Other guides for Beginners by our players ===== | ===== Other guides for Beginners by our players ===== | ||
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