<s>
Dominions	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
created	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Illwinter	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	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
,	O
Dominions	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
Dominions	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
and	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Dominions	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dominions	O
4	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
Desura	B-Language
and	O
later	O
at	O
GamersGate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
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
which	O
became	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
platform	O
for	O
looking	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
and	O
discussions	O
after	O
Desura	B-Language
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
active	O
communities	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
Discord	B-Application
and	O
4chan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dominions	O
4	O
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>
Other	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
include	O
several	O
new	O
playable	O
nations	O
,	O
changes	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
sprites	O
,	O
maps	O
and	O
interface	B-Application
,	O
several	O
balance	O
changes	O
,	O
new	O
units	O
,	O
spells	O
and	O
items	O
,	O
improved	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
random	O
events	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
map	O
generator	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
increased	O
moddability	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>
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
and	O
Atlantis	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>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
nations	O
included	O
in	O
Dominions	O
4	O
are	O
Nazca	O
,	O
a	O
nations	O
of	O
bird	O
humanoids	O
and	O
mummies	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Nazca	O
civilization	O
mixed	O
with	O
other	O
cultures	O
from	O
ancient	O
Peru	O
,	O
Ur	O
,	O
a	O
nation	O
of	O
beastlike	O
humanoids	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
civilization	O
of	O
Uruk	O
and	O
the	O
Epic	O
of	O
Gilgamesh	O
,	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
a	O
sunken	O
city	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Breton	O
myth	O
and	O
led	O
by	O
Morgen	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
