<s>
Dominions	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Illwinter	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
2006	O
by	O
Shrapnel	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dominions	O
series	O
,	O
preceded	O
by	O
Dominions	B-Application
:	I-Application
Priests	I-Application
,	I-Application
Prophets	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pretenders	I-Application
and	O
Dominions	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Illwinter	O
's	O
publishing	O
contract	O
with	O
Shrapnel	O
Games	O
expired	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
and	O
Dominions	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
republished	O
on	O
Desura	B-Language
in	O
late	O
December	O
2012	O
and	O
soon	O
after	O
on	O
GamersGate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dominions	B-Application
3	I-Application
went	O
through	O
the	O
Greenlight	O
process	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dominions	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
mainly	O
designed	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
including	O
PBEM	O
,	O
hotseat	O
and	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
single-player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
pretender	O
god	O
with	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
ultimately	O
become	O
the	O
god	O
of	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
by	O
defeating	O
all	O
other	O
pretenders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
Dominions	B-Application
3	I-Application
only	O
has	O
a	O
small	O
amount	O
of	O
economic	O
management	O
,	O
focusing	O
almost	O
entirely	O
on	O
creating	O
and	O
deploying	O
armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
starting	O
province	O
is	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
capital	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
fortress	B-Language
,	O
temple	O
,	O
and	O
magic	O
laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
hundreds	O
of	O
different	O
units	O
to	O
recruit	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
archers	O
,	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
cavalry	O
and	O
mages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
woodsmen	O
and	O
druids	B-Application
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
forest	O
provinces	O
,	O
while	O
aquatic	O
fish-men	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
coasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
recruit	O
nation-specific	O
troops	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
construct	O
a	O
fortress	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mages	O
in	O
Dominions	B-Application
3	I-Application
have	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
paths	O
,	O
with	O
nations	O
having	O
distinct	O
mages	O
and	O
therefore	O
a	O
different	O
magical	O
emphasis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
conjuration	O
,	O
alteration	O
,	O
evocation	O
,	O
construction	O
,	O
enchantment	B-Application
and	O
thaumaturgy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
nations	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
based	O
upon	O
world	O
history	O
and	O
mythology	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
standard	O
high	O
fantasy	B-Application
races	O
such	O
as	O
elves	B-Application
and	O
orcs	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amongst	O
others	O
,	O
the	O
mythologies	O
of	O
ancient	O
Greece	O
(	O
Arcoscephale	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Roman	O
Republic	O
(	O
Ermor	O
)	O
,	O
Byzantium	O
(	O
Pythium	O
)	O
,	O
Sarmatians	O
(	O
Sauromatia	O
)	O
,	O
Egypt	O
(	O
C'tis	O
)	O
,	O
Medieval	O
France	O
&	O
Spain	O
(	O
Marignon	O
)	O
,	O
Medieval	O
England	O
(	O
Man	O
)	O
,	O
Ireland	O
(	O
Fomoria	O
,	O
Eriu	O
,	O
Tir	B-Application
na	I-Application
n'Og	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Scandinavia	O
(	O
Vanheim	O
,	O
Helheim	O
,	O
Jotunheim	O
,	O
Midgard	O
,	O
Utgard	O
,	O
Nieflheim	O
)	O
,	O
Germany	O
(	O
Ulm	O
)	O
,	O
China	O
(	O
Tien	O
Chi	O
)	O
,	O
Zimbabwe	O
(	O
Machaka	O
)	O
,	O
Japan	O
(	O
Jomon	O
)	O
,	O
Aztecs	O
(	O
Mictlan	O
)	O
,	O
Rus	O
 '	O
(	O
Bogarus	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
India	O
(	O
Kailasa	O
,	O
Lanka	O
,	O
Bandar	O
Log	O
,	O
Patala	O
)	O
are	O
represented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
nations	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
recent	O
writers	O
,	O
particularly	O
H	O
.	O
P	O
.	O
Lovecraft	O
(	O
R'lyeh	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
Abysia	O
,	O
that	O
looks	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
Yezidi	O
faith	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
contains	O
Melek	O
Taus	O
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
random	O
general	O
names	O
and	O
is	O
mostly	O
associated	O
with	O
holy	O
flames	O
,	O
beings	O
of	O
flame	O
,	O
fire	O
worship	O
and	O
magma	O
,	O
or	O
Hinnom	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Semitic	O
mythology	O
,	O
featuring	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
named	O
Dominions	B-Application
3	I-Application
the	O
seventh-best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
very	O
few	O
games	O
that	O
show	O
you	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
you	O
'll	O
see	O
here	O
—	O
a	O
nearly	O
infinite	O
variety	O
of	O
rising	O
gods	O
and	O
dying	O
empires	O
and	O
a	O
fat	O
man	O
with	O
a	O
magic	O
belt	O
—	O
and	O
no	O
games	O
that	O
do	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
focus	O
,	O
depth	O
,	O
and	O
extraordinary	O
economy	O
of	O
Dominions	B-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
