There is a memory leak in the new linux version of dominions (not sure about windows).
Johan is out of town and the bug will not be fixed for some days.
The mem-leak might be soundrelated, try using --nosound (I'm no linux user myself /KO).
21st June 2002 - New Maps
Two new maps can bew found in the map gallery under downloads.
The first one comes with a six player scenario and is inspired by a map created by Fredrik Scheuer that might appear at a later date.
The second map was created by Alex Poger with the intention to give players fair and equal starting positions.
The link to Philippe Sacre's Dominions page has finally been added. http://www.freewebz.com/sunraybe.
20th June 2002 - Dominions version 1.11
This update to Dominions fixes some bugs. Check out
the version history
or download the patches
.
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April 2002
22th April 2002 - Dominions version 1.10
This update to Dominions fixes some bugs and adds some convenience
features for linux users. Check out the version history or download the
patches. New
manuals are available as well.
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March 2002
22th March 2002 - Dominions Linux patches available for real
The Linux patches for Dominions were still version 1.08 even though
the file said 109. This has been fixed now.
19th March 2002 - Dominions version 1.09
This update to Dominions adds new features and fixes some bugs. Check
out the version history or download the
patches. There
are no new manuals yet.
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February 2002
14th February 2002 - Some new player contribs
Some new .mns monsters can be found under player
contribs. Predesigned pretender suggestions created by newsgroup people
and compiled by George McGinn can be inspected under stuff.
14th February 2002 - New maps available
Two new maps are available for download in the map
gallery
14th February 2002 - Homepage remade
This homepage has been remade.
12th February 2002 - Illwinter forum has crashed
The Illwinter Discussion forum has crashed and no longer works like
it is supposed to. Because of this it has been scrapped, but we have put
up links to more reliable forums which discusses Dominions on the links
page Also the Dominions FAQ has been updated.
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January 2002
30th January 2002 - Windows demo ooops
It turns out that the windows demo was not updated to version 1.08.
Well that has been fixed now and thanks for pointing it out. Please redownload
it from here.
30th January 2002 - Multiplayer game and contributions
A new multiplayer game is looking for more
players (not hosted by Illwinter) and an Excel magic site spreadsheat
contributed by George can be found on the download
page.
27th January 2002 - Dominions version 1.08 released
This update to Dominions adds new features and fixes some bugs. Check
out the version history or download the
patches.
16th January 2002 - Conquest of Elysium 2002 released
This is an update of our old game Conquest of Elysium. It adds a few
new features and monsters. Check out the history
or download the demo to find out more.
If you are an old CoE customer then you will shortly receive an e-mail
on how to update.
15th January 2002 - Dominions multiplayer game number 3 is finished
This game was won by Bo Patrik playing Pythium, congratulations Boppe!
Decermber 2001
7th December 2001 - Dominions version 1.07 released
This version fixes a few bugs, you can find patches for the full version
of Dominions here, you may also want to read the version
history. The demo has not been upgraded to version 1.07. Use demo
version 1.06 to try out the game.
5th December 2001 - New Illwinter forum.
This is a dedicated Illwinter forum and it is our official one. You can
find it here.
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November 2001
29th November 2001 - New Dominions PbEM game, players wanted.
This game is not hosted by Illwinter. See the misc page for sign up info.
27th November 2001 - Dominions multiplayer game number 1 is finished.
The game was won by steve playing Jotunheim. Congratulations Steve!
12th November 2001 - Download page updated with user contributions.
Get them from the player contributions page.
New stuff are a Java Spell Navigator, an excel Monster Manual and an updated
java autobackup utility.
7th November 2001 - Dominions version 1.06 available.
Get it from the downloads page. Patches are only availbe for
the full version. Version history can be found here.
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October 2001
18th October 2001 - Dominions Tutorial for beginners.
A Quick Start Guide for Dominions is now available on the downloads page.
It comes with a precreated game and guides the player through the start
of it.
17th October 2001 - Dominions just got a DVD case.
Dominions now comes in a nice looking DVD case and the whole thing costs
30 USD, no extra postage & packaging costs.
17th October 2001 - Read about Dominions.
Dominions was recently reviewed by GamersPress and Evil3d. You can find
links to the reviews on the links page.
7th October 2001 - New excel table for Dominions available for download.
This excel table was contributed by a Dominions player and it can be used
to keep track of which provinces you have searches for magic sites. You
can find it on the Dominions player contributions page.
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September 2001
23st September 2001 - New map and scenario
Download the new Dominions map called Grana here.
21st September 2001 - Tutorial by Alex Poger
Alex Poger has submitted a getting started turtorial for Dominions. It
can be very useful for new players and you can download it here.
13th September 2001 - Maps missing in Dominions Demo
All maps were missing in the Linux/Solaris version of the Dominions demo.
This has been fixed now so please download it again if you didn't get
the dom_maps. The Windows version was not affected by this.
12th September 2001 - Dominions Demo also upgraded to version 1.05
Now the Dominions demo has also been upgraded to the latest version. It
can be downloaded from the downloads page. The windows demo now features
an installation program from nullsoft to make things easier.
10th September 2001 - Dominions version 1.05 is released!
This new version features numerous bug fixes and user interface enhancements.
To view a complete list of changes, take a look at the version history.
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August 2001
30th August 2001 - Want to discuss Dominions?
If you want to discuss Dominions with fellow gamers, then you might want
to try either http://www.cgonline.com/ which has a
Dominions
forum or you could try the newsgroup comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic.
25th August 2001 - The two first games hosted by Illwinter have started.
And a third game is being set up, so visit the Dominions misc page if
you want to participate in a multiplayer game. Demo players are also welcome.
25th August 2001 - New Dominions Utility
An autosave and restore utility contributed by George McGinn can be found
in the player contributions section .
10th August 2001 - New maps for Dominions
Four new maps can be found in the map gallery.
3rd August 2001 - Larger Homepage and new Excel Spell List
The Illwinter home page has been enlarged and we will now be able to put
more player contributions here. So send them in if you have any. Björn
Loesing has made a nice Dominions spell list for Excel users. You may
find it in the player contributions section.
Compact documentation is once again available for download due to the
larger home page.
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July 2001
27th July 2001 - Dominions for Linux can be ordered at TuxGames
The Linux shop http://www.tuxgames.com/ now sells Dominions
and Conquest of Elysium as well.
27th July 2001 - Dominions FAQ updated
You will find it here.
25th July 2001 - New map
A new map called cimmeria can be downloaded on the Map Gallery page. This map is included on the full
version CD, but version<=1.02 has an error in this map. So these users
will have to download the map anyway in order to play on it properly.
25th July 2001 - Dominions 1.03 is out
This new version fixes four fatal bugs, a few minor ones and adds some
new features as well. A list of all changes can be found in the version
history.
18th July 2001 - New Dominions strategy guide and multiplayer game
There is a new strategy guide available on How
to Play Ermor and there is also an independent multiplayer game that
may be joined by any Dominions players.
16th July 2001 - Join a Multiplayer game of Dominions
Take a look at the Dominions misc page in order to join one of the multplayer
games that are starting. Demo players may also participate in one of the
games.
12th July 2001 - Multiplayer page & Strategy guide
The Dominions web page has been updated with a misc page containg
a strategy guide on how to defeat Ermor.
This page will also be used to help players find each other for multiplayer
games.
3rd July 2001 - Dominions can now be ordered
Dominions is now released! A press release can be found here.
3rd July 2001 - New version of Dominions
Version 1.02 of Dominions is completed. It is currently only available
for Windows, Linux and Solaris. It fixes several minor bugs as well as
adding some new features, you can read about the changes in the version
history.
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June 2001
29th June 2001 - Compact manuals for Dominions
Compact manual with two sides / paper is now available for download on
the Dominions downloads page.
22th June 2001 - Linux CoE Xf86dga problem fixed
CoE no longer requires the Xf86dga library to be installed.
20th June 2001 - Solaris CoE intro bug fixed
A bug that caused the intro credits to crash on solaris has been fixed
and the demo on the download page has been updated.
7th June 2001 - Dominions support for HPUX and IRIX
The Dominions demo now also works on HPUX and IRIX 6.3 although
there is no sound support for these systems yet.
6th June 2001 - Dominions demo available for download
Dominions demo is available for download and the dominions page is updated
with screenshots.
6th June 2001 - CoE version 2001
CoE version 2001 is available. The new stuff is mainly
vastly improved multiplatform support. CoE can now be played on
Linux, Solaris as well as more Windows computers than before.
CoE can now also be ordered on-line via SoftShop. Also one new monster
has been added and some bugs have been squashed.
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May
2001
5th May 2001 - The Illwinter is here
Bogus Game Design is no longer bogus and has changed name to Illwinter
Game Design.
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