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Computer Gaming / Re: The Night They Drove Old F...

Last post by ArizonaTank - Yesterday at 09:07:12 AM

The Band, 1976.

Joan Baez's cover just never came close IMHO.

The clip is sad. Watching Robbie Robertson (who is now gone), talk about losing Levon Helm.

As far computer gaming, will probably spend some quality time with Aska.

#22

Computer Gaming / Re: Crusader Kings III Roads T...

Last post by Ian C - Yesterday at 09:03:03 AM

For anyone interested in these things, there's a link to Google Translate English to Latin for your dynasty mottos and an interesting article on family crest design:

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/guide-to-heraldry

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=english+to+latin

Grogheads roughly translated is Cervisia Capitibus.

#23

Computer Gaming / The Night They Drove Old FRIDA...

Last post by Tripoli - Yesterday at 08:46:15 AM

The Band, 1976.

I'll be doing Burden of Command work, as well as Fight Club work.  I've been tied up with a lot of projects, so not as much time doing gaming. I aspire to sneak in some Rule of the Waves 3, CMO, Dangerous Water and/or Warplan and Combat Mission.  But I'm not hopeful actually accomplishing it.

[Edit: Youtube doesn't want to play the video at the proper time hack.  Try this https://youtu.be/x35l1IxU9dg?t=60}

#24

Computer Gaming / Re: Recommend a Base Building ...

Last post by ArizonaTank - Yesterday at 08:01:05 AM

This reminds me that I was going to reply "BETTER THAN VALHEIM?!?" but forgot (and/or work interrupted).

Of course I already wishlisted anyway, so... 

Some more hours in...Yes, better than "Valheim" IMHO. While "Aska" is FP (First Person) and definitely a base-building game, comparing "Aska" and "Valheim" is a little bit apples and oranges. "Valheim" is solo or multi-player with no AI NPCs. "Aska" is mostly about managing your NPC AI villagers. The big tasks in "Aska" revolve around keeping your village from starving or freezing to death in winter. Also, building your defenses so that you can defeat the occasional bear or undead attack.

Like the best games in the genre, "Dwarf Fortress" or "Rimworld" as examples, "Aska" manages to give the villagers personality. In "Aska" you learn your villager's names, their strengths and weaknesses. You feel bad when your cheerful, hardworking fisherman gets clobbered by a rampaging bear. But unlike the 2d "retro" games, "Aska" is in a beautiful 3d environment, that changes with weather and the seasons, nicely suspending disbelief.

"Aska" is not the first FP 3d village management game. "Bellwright" (medieval Europe themed), "Sengoku Jidai" (medieval Japan themed) and "This Land is My Land" (American Wild West themed) all came before "Aska," and are strong games themselves.

But in my mind, "Aska" is the best of the lot.   

[3rd Quarter review]

#25

Wargame Design Studio / Re: General News Thread

Last post by rahamy - Yesterday at 06:10:13 AM

Our 3rd Quarter review has been posted today recapping what we have shared with you for the last three months. Busy times... you can only see the tip of the iceberg...

https://wargameds.com/blogs/news/2024-quarter-three-update

#26

Computer Gaming / Re: Matrix/Slitherine is going...

Last post by sigourneyanderson - Yesterday at 05:40:34 AM

Great

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Computer Gaming / Re: Recommend a Base Building ...

Last post by JasonPratt - Yesterday at 05:35:31 AM

This reminds me that I was going to reply "BETTER THAN VALHEIM?!?" but forgot (and/or work interrupted).

Of course I already wishlisted anyway, so... 

#28

Current Events / Re: China’s Newest Nuclear Sub...

Last post by JasonPratt - Yesterday at 05:33:36 AM

They probably built the boat with hollow concrete pylons, using a substandard cement mix. And the hollow centers were filled with trash glass.

China has A LOT of experience doing that, though, so by now you'd think they'd be competent at it.

#29

Computer Gaming / Re: Introducing TASK FORCE ADM...

Last post by JasonPratt - Yesterday at 05:25:17 AM

Star is on administrative leave, for now. Thought I saw Sir Andrew more recently, but I suspect I was just reading old threads. 

#30

Current Events / Re: Russia's War Against Ukrai...

Last post by JasonPratt - October 03, 2024, 08:30:23 PM

Meanwhile, before I left for work I saw a report I couldn't read details on, that Russia threw 50+ tanks and APCs at the Kursk envelopment and Ukraine completely mulched them.

That could be a major game change if so.

Correction, not at the Kursk salient, but rather at the DonBas front on the east. The Orks were trying to push forward on Kolisynkvivka (my spelling is going to suck, sorry), south of Kupyansk, to finish setting up a flanking envelopment on that larger river city, preparatory to an attack to take and hold Kupy, thus securing control of logistic traffic on the Oskil river and its primary crossing point in the region going westward (or eastward for the matter, to supply Ukrainian defenders on the east banks). The Russians already control the eastern banks northward from Lyman Pershii to some extent, so that part of the envelopment had been achieved (more or less) already.

"Reporting From Ukraine" (no idea about the channel's reliability) provides a succinct but detailed strategic and tactical analysis.