This song was playing at work earlier, only it was a "newer" rendition sung by a different artist. I suspect I'll always prefer Ray's version.
I just couldn't get into the Game of Thrones mod for
Medieval Total War/Viking Invasion, but the XL mod is still as good as ever. Am trying something a bit different this time, and playing as Kiev; we'll see if I can tame the Russian steppes!
A new update was just released for
Interstellar Space: Genesis, so will probably give that a go as well. Still looking for that space 4x to scratch my itch...
Great music...
Don't have a lot of time this weekend so i'll see what i manage to play.
Main games:
- Port Royale 3: the adventurer campaign. I am having more fun then with the economic campaign.
- Still working on the conquest of the Americas in Empire Total War. My main problem is that the Brits and the Spaniards have fairly big fleets and also the Spaniards have a good amount of troops in the South....
I will some turns in the following space 4x games:
- I may start a new game of Interstellar Space: Genesis. Had started a game when they had the beta for the patch but wasn't aware that the official patch was coming out so soon.
- Also testing the new beta patch for Astra Exodus
Quote from: Martok on June 26, 2020, 04:31:30 AM
This song was playing at work earlier, only it was a "newer" rendition sung by a different artist. I suspect I'll always prefer Ray's version.
I just couldn't get into the Game of Thrones mod for Medieval Total War/Viking Invasion, but the XL mod is still as good as ever. Am trying something a bit different this time, and playing as Kiev; we'll see if I can tame the Russian steppes!
A new update was just released for Interstellar Space: Genesis, so will probably give that a go as well. Still looking for that space 4x to scratch my itch...
Friday on my mind made me think more of this:
Used my Matrix 48% anniversary coupon to get Shadow Empire, Warplan and Strategic command WWI so it will be one of those for the weekend. Or I can just watch DasTactic play Shadow Empire on Twitch ...
Still doing laps and whatnot; really loving Dirt Rally 2.0 where I oddly do well on snow tracks in my stupidly high powered - rear wheel drive vehicles.
Going to have to seriously pick up a wheel and pedals and VR for this shit at some point.
Have fun and stay safe folks!
I'll be playing a ton of Shadow Empire.
Tonight I'll be online with friends for some Heroes & Generals.
For the rest of the weekend I'll probably be playing around with Wars Across The World which I just picked up on the Steam Summer Sale.
Quote from: Dammit Carl! on June 26, 2020, 07:58:39 AM
Still doing laps and whatnot; really loving Dirt Rally 2.0 where I oddly do well on snow tracks in my stupidly high powered - rear wheel drive vehicles.
Going to have to seriously pick up a wheel and pedals and VR for this shit at some point.
Have fun and stay safe folks!
I have a wheel and pedals but no VR yet. Really helps with Dirt Rally 2.0. O0
Quote from: Barthheart on June 26, 2020, 08:03:09 AM
I have a wheel and pedals but no VR yet. Really helps with Dirt Rally 2.0. O0
Ol' Lady nearly threw a rod when I rolled in with the new Thrustmaster HOTAS setup a few months back so I can only imagine the level of shitosity I'd have to endure bringing vehicular peripherals into the house.
So, I gotta play it...smmooovvvee. Gotta knock her out B. A. Baracus style for, say, a month or two. Easy!
Kidding aside, I'm looking at those guys making their own, home made cockpit setups and am pretty sure I can do that. Also, only the Boy and myself use the "big," computer for gaming (mostly - I do work some at home nowadays), so why not ditch the desk and put something together that is more useful to our pastime? Anyways, it's something I'm pondering as of late.
Quote from: Dammit Carl! on June 26, 2020, 08:33:36 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on June 26, 2020, 08:03:09 AM
I have a wheel and pedals but no VR yet. Really helps with Dirt Rally 2.0. O0
Ol' Lady nearly threw a rod when I rolled in with the new Thrustmaster HOTAS setup a few months back so I can only imagine the level of shitosity I'd have to endure bringing vehicular peripherals into the house.
So, I gotta play it...smmooovvvee. Gotta knock her out B. A. Baracus style for, say, a month or two. Easy!
Kidding aside, I'm looking at those guys making their own, home made cockpit setups and am pretty sure I can do that. Also, only the Boy and myself use the "big," computer for gaming (mostly - I do work some at home nowadays), so why not ditch the desk and put something together that is more useful to our pastime? Anyways, it's something I'm pondering as of late.
I haven't gone full cockpit yet, but my man cave has a 55" 4k TV on the wall, so I made a stand for the wheel and pedals and bought an extra long HDMI cable that reaches from my desktop to the TV. Now I sit on my small couch and drive in style! Even have a side table for my beer!! :D
Envious of anyone with their own "_cave." Best I can manage is a shed outside (no power, just for tools and such). Sigh.
Any thread that mentions B.A. Baracus is ok in my book. He is welcome in my cave any day.
On a whim I tried out Spintires last night. No goals, no real missions, just trying to get from Point A to Point B through a lot of mud in old Russian trucks. Kinda zen.
Then I played through the tutorial of Armored Battle Crew - a little cartoony, but like Spintires there's is something zen about it - I've been thinking about both this morning when not raging with work.
I also FINALLY played the first mission (target practice basically) of Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts. I failed to sink the hulk in the alotted time, but had a damn fun time fitting out my ship and blasting the hell out of the target. If I 'git gooder' this has the potential to be an all time favorite for me, I can feel it.
Oh and I'm trying to pretend that Steam doesn't exist.
Great song pic, Martok!
Still learning Shadow Empire. Maybe some Total War 2: Shogun and Shellshock Live. With its latest update and the Afrika Corps 1941 Campaign included, I'm also thinking about getting back into Armoured Commander II.
I'm trying to resist the Steam Summer Sale, but with OOTP 21 for 20 bucks, temptation calls.
Have a great weekend, Grogs!
Groggy
I didn't want to start a new thread for this and it is happening this weekend so it could go in this thread :
https://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/general-news/tankfest-online-2020/
Sunday, June 28 at 16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
World of Tanks partnered up with The Tank Museum in Bovington to launch Tankfest Online. We will recreate and expand the biggest display of historic moving armor in the world as an online event for tank fans everywhere! It is a unique opportunity to support the museum, learn more about the history of armored warfare, see tanks in action, and much more.
Additionally, we will have plenty more special guests who will showcase their stunning armored vehicles! Tune in on Twitch or YouTube and join Wargaming's own Richard "The Challenger" Cutland and David Willey, Curator at The Tank Museum in Bovington, who will lead you through the day.
Join us on Sunday, June 28, for a one of a kind online experience at the museum. We will also recreate the famous Arena Show – a rare demonstration of The Tank Museum's tanks in action. The spectacle will be presented by Wargaming's own Richard Cutland and David Willey, the Tank Museum Curator, to provide you with a historical overview. This is by no means the complete list of activities as there will be other interactive content throughout the day!
(https://eu-wotp.wgcdn.co/dcont/fb/image/schedule_final.jpg)
Medieval 2 TW with the Stainless Steel mod as Leon for me. With a little Combat Mission: Market Garden thrown-in for fun. Have a great first weekend of Summer Grogs everywhere! Keep your Dongles out of the sun so they don't get burnt. <:-)
That sounds awesome Pete Dero, thanks for posting.
If you ever go to London you can take a train to Bovington. You have to walk a mile or so - so bring an umbrella. You will see turrentless modern brit tanks driving around for training.
I've been to four tank museums, and the one in Bovington is the best of the best. Expect to spend a full day. Leave your spouse in London if she does not share your love of fighting vehicles.
I'm finally heading home. Plan to get out Pacific Tide, reread the rules, and play a game while writing up a turn-by-turn AAR to slow me down enough to think through my moves.
When I was in London I had to choose between the National Army Museum and Bovington, I chose the former. The Wife actually went with me to the Imperial War Museum on that same trip. When we head back I'll go to Bovington, maybe with my younger daughter who is into vehicles.
I'm a bit all over the place this weekend.
Lots of Combat Mission testing out some new goodies coming everyones way soonTM. In particular the new tweaks to the TacAI. In my most humble opinion, it is a drastic improvement, and makes fighting out battles tougher yet more fun. Its great stuff.
I've been playing some casual Wargame: Airland Battle with friends and I expect that to continue. W:ALB is my favorite Wargame title by far, and I'm a huge nerd when it comes to Cold War scenario's. I have an embarrassing number of hours in the game on Steam, and for me it is still going strong.
I also picked up Hardspace: Shipbreaker which I am enjoying a lot. Its a fun change of pace from my usual wargame-focused gaming. In a similar vein, I'm a fan of theHunter: Call of the Wild and their Rocky Mountain DLC just came out, which was an instant purchase for me, and not just because I am very familiar with the real world animals and location its based on.
I'll likely pick up a few things during the Steam Summer Sale, but I haven't yet really gone through my wishlist to see what is discounted and what I want to consider buying this time around. Whatever the case it will likely be impulsive.
Hope everyone is able to enjoy their weekends and relax/decompress a bit. Heaven knows I need to!
Great CptMiller. Tougher?! The game kicks my ass now. What's next? Kicks my ass AND drink all my Chocolate Milk? :hide:
Quote from: Sir Slash on June 26, 2020, 10:21:36 PM
Great CptMiller. Tougher?! The game kicks my ass now. What's next? Kicks my ass AND drink all my Chocolate Milk? :hide:
...sleeps with your wife and the dog.
Don't touch my damned chocolate milk.
Or my dog! I mean... Wife and dog. Dammit! >:(
Pfft today you can have The Wife.
Haha you guys are great.
I'll elaborate a bit on the 'tougher' part. Its definitely tougher in a good way. Infantry are not as brittle anymore, and are much more likely to stand in place and fight. This means that even poorly trained soldiers, if in a good defensive position, will give you a headache. You have to be more persistent in your urging them to vacate their positions. The result is more realistic firefights and more effective defensive positions. You really have to uproot the enemy now, not just mass enough firepower against them to shoot them off their position. An example for WWII is hedgerow fighting. Now, you will really get a feel for how difficult it was to attack through hedgerow country. German defenders dug in like ticks will be very hard to dislodge, as they were in reality. For the modern titles, this means that even Syrian conscripts can give you a hard time if they are in a good defensive position in urban terrain, and will make Syrian infantry as a whole a bit less of a pushover.
Plus, the irritating "flee towards the enemy bug," particularly apparent in hedgerow fighting, has been completely fixed, among some other small issues across the various titles. Its all great stuff!
I forgot to mention that I downloaded the demo for Regiments and intend on giving it a bit of a shakedown this weekend. I haven't played it yet so take this with a healthy pinch of salt, but there is something about the game that doesn't completely grab me. I think it might be the art style of the weapon effects, that just looks really cartoonish to me. I want to like the game, as I really want more games set during the Cold War, but there is just something about it that doesn't instantly grab me. Hoping this is just bad perception on my part and when I finally do play it I'll change my tune.
It's almost all Shadow Empire & Monster Train for me.
Don't forget to duel in the Arena! The new Core 2021 set just released and there are fat daily bonuses to be had! Go to the Store and type in the code Playm21 gets you three free Core 2021 boosters.
Quote from: MetalDog on June 27, 2020, 08:10:27 PM
Don't forget to duel in the Arena! The new Core 2021 set just released and there are fat daily bonuses to be had! Go to the Store and type in the code Playm21 gets you three free Core 2021 boosters.
Yup, already got them. I checked codes and turns out I missed the Ikoria freebees too so I grabbed them.
When Core21 dropped I bought 2 packs as I had some gold laying around. Managed to get one of the new Lilianna planeswalkers on it. Score! Now I have to figure out how to build a deck around it.
I also managed to get to platinum on the constructed deck using my cycle deck.
I've been stuck on Platinum for the last couple of months. Friday I built a Green/White mutate deck with 2 each of Cubwarden, Migratory something or other, Gemrazer, King Caesar, and Auspicious Starrix. It has got me to Platinum Tier 1, but, there is only a day or two left in the Season. So, I need to grind out a few more and maybe coast. See what the Season rewards are from Diamond.
Quote from: MetalDog on June 28, 2020, 12:37:20 PM
I've been stuck on Platinum for the last couple of months. Friday I built a Green/White mutate deck with 2 each of Cubwarden, Migratory something or other, Gemrazer, King Caesar, and Auspicious Starrix. It has got me to Platinum Tier 1, but, there is only a day or two left in the Season. So, I need to grind out a few more and maybe coast. See what the Season rewards are from Diamond.
I'm content with Platinum ending this season. I'll use the packs I get along with accumulated wilds and see what I can build for the next.
Quote from: jamus34 on June 27, 2020, 04:11:02 PM
It's almost all Shadow Empire & Monster Train for me.
What do you think of Monster Train?
Quote from: IICptMillerII on June 27, 2020, 02:51:24 PM
Haha you guys are great.
I'll elaborate a bit on the 'tougher' part. Its definitely tougher in a good way. Infantry are not as brittle anymore, and are much more likely to stand in place and fight. This means that even poorly trained soldiers, if in a good defensive position, will give you a headache. You have to be more persistent in your urging them to vacate their positions. The result is more realistic firefights and more effective defensive positions. You really have to uproot the enemy now, not just mass enough firepower against them to shoot them off their position. An example for WWII is hedgerow fighting. Now, you will really get a feel for how difficult it was to attack through hedgerow country. German defenders dug in like ticks will be very hard to dislodge, as they were in reality.
Jeepers, my Brits already find dislodging a handful of German defenders a tall order....
Quote from: IICptMillerII on June 27, 2020, 02:51:24 PM
I forgot to mention that I downloaded the demo for Regiments and intend on giving it a bit of a shakedown this weekend. I haven't played it yet so take this with a healthy pinch of salt, but there is something about the game that doesn't completely grab me. I think it might be the art style of the weapon effects, that just looks really cartoonish to me. I want to like the game, as I really want more games set during the Cold War, but there is just something about it that doesn't instantly grab me. Hoping this is just bad perception on my part and when I finally do play it I'll change my tune.
I played out the tutorials in the demo and wasn't really taken either (though I really appreciate people who put out demos). I didn't like that you can refurb damaged units on the fly during a battle by retreating them to a safe space. To me there's just something odd about realistic-ish terrain and models being coupled with sci-fi game mechanics. It's like the medics who can raise the dead and the engineers who can instantaneously build an ammo dump in the recent tranche of WW2 FPSs.
Actually, since I'm talking about both CM and Eugen-type games, it's ironic that I spend very much more time up close and personal to my pixeltruppen in the former than the latter, yet in the latter they have much more care lavished on their close-up appearance.
Quote from: WYBaugh on June 28, 2020, 04:22:56 PM
Quote from: jamus34 on June 27, 2020, 04:11:02 PM
It's almost all Shadow Empire & Monster Train for me.
What do you think of Monster Train?
It's fun. I would rank it just a step below Slay the Spire.
It's an odd mashup. Combat is a lot less direct than StS as you are summoning monsters to fight for you. You have direct action spells and depending on the faction you are playing will change how you play the game.
Quote from: jamus34 on June 28, 2020, 01:42:02 PM
Quote from: MetalDog on June 28, 2020, 12:37:20 PM
I've been stuck on Platinum for the last couple of months. Friday I built a Green/White mutate deck with 2 each of Cubwarden, Migratory something or other, Gemrazer, King Caesar, and Auspicious Starrix. It has got me to Platinum Tier 1, but, there is only a day or two left in the Season. So, I need to grind out a few more and maybe coast. See what the Season rewards are from Diamond.
I'm content with Platinum ending this season. I'll use the packs I get along with accumulated wilds and see what I can build for the next.
I was at Platinum 2 the end of last Season. They dropped me all the way to Silver 2. I got some phat loot though. Hoping I can make Diamond and they don't drop me too much past Gold.
Quote from: jamus34 on June 28, 2020, 06:07:49 PM
Quote from: WYBaugh on June 28, 2020, 04:22:56 PM
Quote from: jamus34 on June 27, 2020, 04:11:02 PM
It's almost all Shadow Empire & Monster Train for me.
What do you think of Monster Train?
It's fun. I would rank it just a step below Slay the Spire.
It's an odd mashup. Combat is a lot less direct than StS as you are summoning monsters to fight for you. You have direct action spells and depending on the faction you are playing will change how you play the game.
Thank you Jamus! I will definitely check it out.
Only Tuesday but I wanted to post that I am having a bizarrely fun time with both the original Spintires (with Chernobyl DLC) and Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts.
I barely know wtf I am doing in Spintires but its oddly addictive and fun (and cheap as hell right now during the Steam Summer Sale) with tons of extra truck mods available in the Steam Workshop.
Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts is still in Alpha stage but custom battles (with roughly eight nations available) are included, as are about 50 pre-made missions.
I've been waiting forever for an accessible naval game like this and it looks like I finally got it, even in alpha. Can't wait to see how the campaigns are fleshed out in the next few months. Those of you who are naval freaks will probably get lost (in a good way) just in the naval construction section of the game.
I am enjoying Spintires so much that I am going to get its newer brother, Mudrunner. Snowrunner was also just released earlier this year on Epic.
(https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1303178882180677027/F2BDB62D7F10A1B5383C814DB7A826FABD3236AA/)
(https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1303178882180677423/19905DD399822BC76ED1FB94A9ABD25A7BA40916/)
:dreamer: