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It has been nearly two years since the release of Dominions 3: The Awakening. Two years post release can be a desolate time or most games. Patches dry up. Developers have moved onto their next project. The community ends up a shell of its former glory. And the games themselves at that point? Forgotten, their ghosts occasionally conjured on a forum, gone as quickly as they come.

Most games. But Dominions 3: The Awakening isn't most games.

Almost two years since release the game is still going as strong as day one. The community continues to spread its dominion around the globe while the developers— Illwinter Game Design— provide massive support to their masterwork. In the two years since release new content, bug smashing, and gameplay enhancements have been a regular occurrence. Today, this wealth of support continues.

Illwinter Game Design has just released the latest patch for their award-winning fantasy turn-based strategy game, Dominions 3: The Awakening, published by Shrapnel Games. The patch brings the retail version to 3.20 and includes the following:

* Occasional crash during host fixed.
* Move order validation improved.
* Battle enchantments expired when caster retreats from battleground.
* New switch: --nocheatdet.
* Nation mods properly recognized when starting network games.
* Increased maximum number of maps allowed in the map folder.
* New weapon modding commands: #dt_small, #dt_large, #dt_raise, #dt_magic, #dt_constuctonly, #dt_demononly, #mrnegates, #mrnegateseasily, #mind.
* Weapon modding: Range -1 = strength as range, -2 = str/2, etc.
* Increased modding limits for maximum number of monsters and descriptions.
* Monster modding: #cold and #heat takes an area variable.
* New monster modding commands: #watershape, #landshape, #forestshape, #plainshape, #unique, #stormimmune, #startaff, #bloodvengeance, #stonebeing, #leper, #beckon.
* LA Atlantis uw recruitment improved.
* LA Atlantis hero.
* Modding: Fixed problem with disappearing magic abilities when enabling many mods.
* Increased maximum number of messages (for huge games).
* Increased maximum number of commanders and units (for huge games).