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{{Game
|completion=3
|image=Dom3BoxArt.jpg
|title=Dominions 3: The Awakening
|title=Dominions 3: The Awakening
|boxart=[[Image:Dom3BoxArt.jpg|250px]]
|developer=[[Illwinter]]
|developer=[[Illwinter]]
|publisher=[[Shrapnel Games]]
|publisher=[[Shrapnel Games]]
|categories=[[Strategy]]
|year=2006
|systems=[[Windows NT]], [[Mac]], [[Linux]]
|systems={{syslist|win|macos|linux}}
|releasedates=[[September 29]], [[2006]]
|genre=[[Turn-based strategy]]
|players=1-21
|players=1-21
|modes=[[Multiplayer]], [[Single player]]
|preceded by=[[Dominions II: The Ascension Wars]]
|preceded by=[[Dominions II: The Ascension Wars]]
|followed by=[[Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension]]
|series=Dominions
|website=http://www.illwinter.com/dom3/index.html
|pcgamingwiki=Dominions 3: The Awakening
}}
}}
'''Dominions 3: The Awakening''' is a fantasy [[turn-based strategy]] game released in [[2006]] developed by [[Illwinter]] and published by [[Shrapnel Games]].
'''Dominions III: The Awakening''' is a turn-based fantasy strategy game with strategic planning phase and automated tactical combat. It has been released as of September 29, 2006. It is the third part of the [[:Category:Dominions|Dominions]] series from [[Illwinter]].
==Story==
After the wars of the Pretenders, men who sought to be gods, the Pantokrator ascended to true godhood and hunted down the Pretenders, imprisoning them forever. Those that escaped his judgement hid away to bide their time. Now a new age has dawned. The Pantokrator is gone, and the surviving Pretenders have retuned to once more battle for ascension. However, they are not alone. Once banished and trapped in a deep slumber, the ancient ones put away by the Pantokrator have awoken from their long sleep.
The game provides both scenarios and randomized play; however, it does not include a campaign. Dominions 3 is designed for [[/Multiplayer|multiplayer]] including both PBEM and TCP/IP, although it does provide AI opponents for single-player.
==Gameplay==
Dominions 3 has a strategic planning phase and automated tactical combat. It is designed for [[/Multiplayer|multiplayer]] through PBEM, hotseat, or TCP/IP but also provides AI opponents for solo or cooperative play. The game provides both scenarios and randomized maps, though it does not include a campaign.
See [[/Story|story]] for a more atmospheric text about Dominions 3.
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==Table of Contents==
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* [[Dominions 3: The Awakening/Things_to_know|Things to know]]
[[Category:Illwinter]]
* [[Dominions 3: The Awakening/Nations|Nations]]
[[Category:Shrapnel Games]]
* [[Dominions 3: The Awakening/The Eras|Eras]]
[[Category:Turn-based strategy]]
* [[Dominions 3: The Awakening/God Design|God Design]]
* [[Dominions 3: The Awakening/Magic|Magic]]
* [[Dominions 3: The Awakening/Units|Units (Commanders & Troops)]]
* [[Dominions 3: The Awakening/Treasury|Treasury]]
* [[Dominions 3: The Awakening/Buildings|Buildings]]
* [[Dominions 3: The Awakening/Items|Magic Items]]
* [[Dominions 3: The Awakening/Logistics and Movement|Logistics and Movement]]
* [[Dominions 3: The Awakening/Expansion Strategies|Expansion Strategies]]
* [[Dominions 3: The Awakening/Tactical Battles|Tactical Battles]]
* [[Dominions 3: The Awakening/Special Tactics|Special Tactics]]
* [[Dominions 3: The Awakening/Walkthrough|Walktrough]]
==External links==
=== Official links ===
* [http://www.illwinter.com Illwinter Game Design] - Homepage of Illwinter Game Design (developers)
* [http://www.shrapnelgames.com Shrapnel Games, Inc.] - Distributor, official Web-Forum, official Downloads (patches, demo)
**[http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Illwinter/Dom3/6.htm Actual 3.01 Patch] Downlad at Shrapnelgames
* [http://www.dom3minions.com/main.htm Dom3minions.com] - Dominions 3 Fan Site
* [http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=444196&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1 Dominions 3, wallpapers &logos] - Dominions 3. wallpapers made by DFan (Christian Norbert Tassy)
* [http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=23214795 orkut Community about Dominions3] You have to be a member of the [http://www.orkut.com orkut] Web-Community to join this group.
After the wars of the Pretenders, men who sought to be gods, the Pantokrator ascended to true godhood and hunted down the Pretenders, imprisoning them forever. Those that escaped his judgement hid away to bide their time. Now a new age has dawned. The Pantokrator is gone, and the surviving Pretenders have retuned to once more battle for ascension. However, they are not alone. Once banished and trapped in a deep slumber, the ancient ones put away by the Pantokrator have awoken from their long sleep.
Dominions 3 has a strategic planning phase and automated tactical combat. It is designed for multiplayer through PBEM, hotseat, or TCP/IP but also provides AI opponents for solo or cooperative play. The game provides both scenarios and randomized maps, though it does not include a campaign.
