Dominions 4 News

This update has some bug fixes and tweaks as well as some new modding features. It should also fix the sound that stopped working for Mac users that updated to OSX version 10.12.

General

• Can change battle log details from battle menu
  
• A few wishes got improved effects
  
• Added a few missing adjustments when viewing strength details
  
• Curse of Stones now affects units when they fly as well
  
• Don't remove slave/master-vessels from overpopulation
  
• Army of rats didn't result in the battle fright it was supposed to
  
• Potential crash during host fix
  
• Memory leak fixed
  
• Description fixes
  
• Stat fixes
  

Modding

• Now possible to start dominions even when a mod is missing its name
  
• New monster commands: #homeshape, #foreignshape, #addrandomage
  
• New monster/item command: #blessfly
  
• Can use #nextspell 0 to remove nextspell
  
• #berserk fix
  
• #slothpower now works for monsters too
  

Mac OSX changes

• Portaudio support
  
• Portaudio is default for OSX 10.12 and later
  

This update has a bunch of modding improvements, mainly raising some modding limits so that more modded nations can be enabled at once. The new version has been tested with the help of nationgen and a mod creating 75 random nations works fine now. There are also the usual general improvements and bug fixes as well as some tweaks to the AI.

General

• Domes and some other enchantments are no longer visible in battles
  
• Communion single target spells didn't affect non commander slaves
  
• Strength enchantment bonus from some spells now printed in stats
  
• Battle log fix for protective force
  
• Therodos Kourete didn't spawn under ally's control
  
• Stream of Life now causes internal damage
  
• Faster setting up start positions for games with huge number of players
  
• Slothpower didn't work correctly
  
• Description fixes
  
• Event fixes
  
• Stat fixes
  

AI

• AI don't cast sea globals when there are too few sea provinces
  
• Spell AI improvements
  

Modding

• Increased max number of descriptions with about 2000
  
• Increased max number of events 4000 -> 5000
  
• Increased max number of magic abilities with 2000
  
• Max nation number increased 199 -> 249
  
• Mod parsing no longer sees e.g. #berserker as #bers
  
• #clearrec also clears all terrain dependent recruitment for a nation
  
• New commands #landrec and #landcom for recruitment in all overwater forts for uw-nations
  

This update has a bunch of modding improvements, mainly raising some modding limits so that more modded nations can be enabled at once. The new version has been tested with the help of nationgen and a mod creating 75 random nations works fine now. There are also the usual general improvements and bug fixes as well as some tweaks to the AI.

General

• Domes and some other enchantments are no longer visible in battles
  
• Communion single target spells didn't affect non commander slaves
  
• Strength enchantment bonus from some spells now printed in stats
  
• Battle log fix for protective force
  
• Therodos Kourete didn't spawn under ally's control
  
• Stream of Life now causes internal damage
  
• Faster setting up start positions for games with huge number of players
  
• Slothpower didn't work correctly
  
• Description fixes
  
• Event fixes
  
• Stat fixes
  

AI

• AI don't cast sea globals when there are too few sea provinces
  
• Spell AI improvements
  

Modding

• Increased max number of descriptions with about 2000
  
• Increased max number of events 4000 -> 5000
  
• Increased max number of magic abilities with 2000
  
• Max nation number increased 199 -> 249
  
• Mod parsing no longer sees e.g. #berserker as #bers
  
• #clearrec also clears all terrain dependent recruitment for a nation
  
• New commands #landrec and #landcom for recruitment in all overwater forts for uw-nations
  

This is mostly an AI & UI patch. Most of the work has gone into improving the late game behavior of the AI. It should now be able to utilize its resources more efficiently and be more likely to get to a position where it can cast high level rituals. There has also been some improvements to the user interface, like more 'goto province' buttons on messages, shift click support in more places and more keyboard shortcuts.

General

• God & nation popup in global enchantment screen
  
• Darkvision from throne bless was counted twice
  
• Fixed some bonuses when viewing att/def details
  
• Goto province for scout attacked messages
  
• Goto province for more ritual messages
  
• ctrl+s to view saved orders (army setup screen)
  
• Message for fort construction completed
  
• Shift transfers 5 gems at a time
  
• Keyboard shortcuts f/a/w/e/... to transfer gems to commander
  
• Gem transfer box can be closed by Return as well
  
• Shift changes PD 5 steps at a time
  
• +/- can also be used to change PD
  
• Ice Strike now causes slashing damage
  
• Transformation & feeblemind/mindless fix
  
• Strands of Arcane Power cannot be cast by mindless casters
  
• Blind & losteye fix
  
• Stat & cost fixes
  
• Typos fixed
  

AI

• Be less willing to do suicidal attacks
  
• Recruitment improvements
  
• Learned to cast a few more type of rituals
  
• Forge item choice improvements
  
• Improved magic item distribution
  
• Dedicated ritualist for improved high level ritual casting
  
• Empowerment tweaks
  
• Improved preaching behavior
  
• Spell AI no longer targets destruction/rust at units with only natural protection
  

Modding

• Multiple same type of event effects didn't work
  
• Removed false warning for #flagland
  

Ys is a new nation that comes from Ker-Ys that was once the most splendid city in the world. Long ago Ker-Ys was sunken far beneath the waves to protect the Tuatha living there and has not been seen since then. Now with the coming of the new god the city has risen from beneath the waves and the splendor of the bronze-walled city has returned for all to witness. In addition to a new nation there has been work to ensure that really huge battles run smoothly as well as many balance changes, mostly by tweaking the costs of units. There are also the usual bug fixes and some minor new features.

General

• New nation: Ys (middle ages)
  
• Performance improvement for battles
  
• Viewing enormous battles could crash the game
  
• Fixed graphical glitches for enormous battles
  
• Can now delete old network connections with Del
  
• Number of old network connections saved increased, 6 -> 8
  
• Typos fixed
  
• Event fixes
  
• Stat and description fixes
  
• Balance changes, many units have tweaked costs or stats
  
• Master Smith info printed on magic items
  
• Age 10 years after Bind Demon Lord didn't work
  
• Casters will spread out Encase in Ice more
  
• Therodos dominion now creates ghosts for disciple forts as well
  
• Ermor/Lemuria random gods starts with sloth 3
  
• Mindless are not affected by feeblemind
  
• Mindless cannot get feeblemind/dementia from ordinary means
  
• Mind Hunt & Astral Projection cannot be cast by mindless
  
• Split Teleport icon into Teleport/Blink
  

Modding

• Fix for reading 64-bit values from mods on Mac OSX
  
• Master ritualist fixes
  
• #twohanded should work now
  
• Modding nametypes cleared Oceania names