Phantom Doctrine, Steel Division '44 (forgot how great this game is), No Man's Sky, maybe some Distant Worlds, IL-2 BoS...we'll see what else. Enjoy everyone.
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on August 16, 2018, 11:00:57 PM
Phantom Doctrine, Steel Division '44 (forgot how great this game is), No Man's Sky, maybe some Distant Worlds, IL-2 BoS...we'll see what else. Enjoy everyone.
Il-2 BoKuban sounds good. Also some Post Scriptum and Total war Rome II Rise of the Republic.
FoG II, Warthunder
Just finished the Steel Division 44 campaign. Have not had the time to do it before (Just had a double hernia operation) . A good bit of fun but fairly stressful towards the end. Steel Division 2 is supposed to have a much more dynamic campaign, I guess akin to total war or the older Red Dragon style campaigns. Looking forward to that.
Quote from: Destraex on August 17, 2018, 01:48:56 AM
Just finished the Steel Division 44 campaign. Have not had the time to do it before (Just had a double hernia operation) . A good bit of fun but fairly stressful towards the end. Steel Division 2 is supposed to have a much more dynamic campaign, I guess akin to total war or the older Red Dragon style campaigns. Looking forward to that.
Glad you're ok. I'm going in for hernia surgery in a couple of weeks. Nervous. LoL
Most of my weekend will be determined on how dry it ends up being. Excepting the past 2 days we've had rain for over a week straight.
As far as gaming probably endless space 2 and octopath traveler
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on August 17, 2018, 05:29:36 AM
Quote from: Destraex on August 17, 2018, 01:48:56 AM
Just finished the Steel Division 44 campaign. Have not had the time to do it before (Just had a double hernia operation) . A good bit of fun but fairly stressful towards the end. Steel Division 2 is supposed to have a much more dynamic campaign, I guess akin to total war or the older Red Dragon style campaigns. Looking forward to that.
Glad you're ok. I'm going in for hernia surgery in a couple of weeks. Nervous. LoL
It hurts like hell Jar. You will love it! Keyhole makes it bearable though. Recovery time a lot shorter than traditional open cut surgery. However I believe traditional open cut makes for a cleaner more precise job. My advice is to make damn sure they have the painkillers ready for you and that they are the correct ones. There was a mix up with mine and I had to go with lower grade painkillers that I was not allergic too rather than the ones they had lined up. I must thank my wife for figuring that out. Every bump on the way home felt like a gold mine of pain. If it's a stomach hernia thats good. Mine was double groin which meant holes in my stomach and fixing in the groin - meaning I could not move my core or groin muscles. Fun trying to go to sleep like that not moving. lol.
Another tip would be try to ensure your bed is easy to get into and the cloths you wear to bed allow you to move without restriction or twisting. That you can just slide into it without really lowering or climbing in.
Oh and don't eat heavy solids, you don't want to crap for a few days if possible.
This youtuber for steel division was like watching a football game while I was stuck in bed, VulcanHD. A great host:
Finally getting to give the newest Master of Orion a go. Curious how it stacks up against Endless Space 2.
^^VulcanHD is a really cool YouTuber. I enjoy watching his videos when he get's together with The Shermantor another good YouTuber.
I'll be playing Phantom Doctrine, Nino Kuni II, and some Heroes & Generals. I want to try to play Mow the Lawn but the weather hasn't been good this week and doesn't look like it will let up over the weekend either. We'll see...
Picked up Talon (see GMT games if you're not familiar with this) earlier this week from Amazon and can't wait to give it a try as well.
Come for the games, stay for the hernia advice.
Heal up and feel better Des. Good luck JH.
I will attempt to finish Dishonored - Death of the Outsider this weekend. After that...perhaps a Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai campaign, it's been a long time.
Quote from: Gusington on August 17, 2018, 08:55:29 AM
Come for the games, stay for the hernia advice.
Heal up and feel better Des. Good luck JH.
I will attempt to finish Dishonored - Death of the Outsider this weekend. After that...perhaps a Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai campaign, it's been a long time.
Turn your head and cough! Good luck JH and heal quickly Des.
Will probably be doing Total War, may break down and grab that Dustwind, it looks like fun! Maybe get some flying in.
A sad weekend. I'm going to a memorial service for a friend and colleague of 25+ years. Getting old really, really sucks.
But after that, I have most of Saturday afternoon to myself for a change so I'm going to play SOMETHING. Cold Waters is sitting on my hard drive giving me a bad look for ignoring it for so long.
A few hours of work on Sunday afternoon.
Good luck, JH -- and Destraex, sorry to hear about your ordeal! I had a hernia when I was 6, so I have no words of wisdom to offer. All I remember about it was that I was in a hospital bed watching TV with breaking news that Reagan had been shot by John Hinckley. I recall feeling a spiritual kinship with the Gipper as it struck my 6-year-old mind that it was an extraordinary coincidence that we were both convalescing in the hospital at the same time.
And condolences for your loss, DoctorQ.
I'm bouncing around between recent acquisitions: Bard's Tale remastered, Endless Space 2, Phantom Doctrine. Bard's Tale is a huge nostalgia rush. That game had its hooks in me deep when I was a kid.
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on August 17, 2018, 05:29:36 AM
Quote from: Destraex on August 17, 2018, 01:48:56 AM
Just finished the Steel Division 44 campaign. Have not had the time to do it before (Just had a double hernia operation) . A good bit of fun but fairly stressful towards the end. Steel Division 2 is supposed to have a much more dynamic campaign, I guess akin to total war or the older Red Dragon style campaigns. Looking forward to that.
Glad you're ok. I'm going in for hernia surgery in a couple of weeks. Nervous. LoL
Been there, done that, got the tee shirt. I agree with Destraex. Ask for good drugs. Best wishes on a speedy recovery.
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on August 17, 2018, 05:29:36 AM
Glad you're ok. I'm going in for hernia surgery in a couple of weeks. Nervous. LoL
Done that one and will do another next summer.
It is usually not that bad. You can't lift anything heavier than a jug of milk for a month. It will hurt when you move around. It hurts when you cough or laugh. They will give you pain meds. Take them.
There is no physical therapy, rehab, or long run consequences (barring infection). As surgery goes, not that bad.
Good luck!
Vehicle work (low grade wrenching) and yard work look to be taking the lion's share of time - Aunt was out with her chainsaw last weekend and wound up with some stitches in her ankle after the tip got away with her (silly 74 year old and battery powered tools) so I got her yard to do as well now.
Otherwise, I need to spend some time with Arma.
Take it easy, folks!
This might be the most depressing Friday thread ever! :D
Not much time for gaming this weekend. Taking it easy at the river house.
^Nursing your hernia?
This week has been hard for my family notably my mom. It marked the 3rd anniversary of my cousin's death, and today is what would have been my uncle's (my mom's older brother) 77th birthday and her cousin is in hospital.
So what am I doing this weekend? Working mostly (Yay....Back to School. :uglystupid2:)
Gaming wise? I am looking at Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, Endless Space 2.
^Sorry man...hope it gets a little less painful.
Had 3 hernia's operated on at the same time (only knew about two :( ) The day after was rough but really was not as bad as I was expecting. Get up and walk as soon as you can. Really the only pain point was the mesh hurting for awhile when you would move wrong.
:o
Quote from: Gusington on August 17, 2018, 05:14:32 PM
^Nursing your hernia?
No, but it's starting to sound like it's just a matter of time. :o
God I hope not...stay strong.
Quote from: WYBaugh on August 17, 2018, 06:09:16 PM
Had 3 hernia's operated on at the same time (only knew about two :( ) The day after was rough but really was not as bad as I was expecting. Get up and walk as soon as you can. Really the only pain point was the mesh hurting for awhile when you would move wrong.
All Stomach? I had pretty intense pain for 2 days. But as you mentioned. The other thing you have to watch is that they do either create another hernia on keyhole entry to the belly button or that you have another. I have heard of people with the two groin hernias having a third in the stomach in a triangle formation.
P.S. Thanks guys. I am now in danger of getting that rome2 addon for the next week of recovery.
Quote from: Destraex on August 17, 2018, 07:07:03 PM
Quote from: WYBaugh on August 17, 2018, 06:09:16 PM
Had 3 hernia's operated on at the same time (only knew about two :( ) The day after was rough but really was not as bad as I was expecting. Get up and walk as soon as you can. Really the only pain point was the mesh hurting for awhile when you would move wrong.
All Stomach? I had pretty intense pain for 2 days. But as you mentioned. The other thing you have to watch is that they do either create another hernia on keyhole entry to the belly button or that you have another. I have heard of people with the two groin hernias having a third in the stomach in a triangle formation.
P.S. Thanks guys. I am now in danger of getting that rome2 addon for the next week of recovery.
That was exactly what I had...triangle of pain!
I know what I'm doing this weekend. Taking care of my Hernia so I don't have to compare scars with you guys some day. :hide: And a little Pillars of Eternity 2 along with a grandkids Birthday party thrown in. Grandkids don't leave scars.
A subdivision of Grogs is GrogsHerniaClub.org. Check it out. A doctors certificate will be issued on Hernia confirmation. :P
Hearts of Iron 4, Endless Space 2 (trying the Vaulters for first time), some Witcher 3.
The beginning of my labors nears its end, one way or another:
The forum game thread for THE GROGPUBLIC OF ROME now opens!
(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/4029/exojOB.jpg)
Link to the thread (http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=22819.0)
I played Star Traders: Frontiers - a lot. This is the best sandbox space game I've ever seen. I've taken two different captains to levels 16+. One followed the main story line.
My second Captain has mostly been an independent. He now has trading permits for 2/3rds of the factions & clans. My goal is to gain trade privileges for all of the factions except perhaps 2. I started with 3 contacts and now have 50 or so. I've delayed doing it, but I'm about to buy a new ship and fit it out with top equipment. I got hooked on the "just one more mission" or "just run one more trade triangle in this system" crack and delayed buying another ship.
The political setup of this game is similar to Dune. Big differences is there are a ton more factions, contacts within the factions are critical, there is an Alien threat, there are multiple sources of spice, and there is not one overwhelming military faction.
^I've reinstalled, thanks to you. It better be good. :crazy2:
I spent most of the weekend play Space Hulk Deathwing Enhanced. If you got this game and were put off by technical issues, give it a look again...it has improved dramatically. The developers have really been supporting it.
I also played a fair amount of Steel Division '44...really looking forward to the sequel on the Eastern Front.
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on August 20, 2018, 09:07:16 AM
^I've reinstalled, thanks to you. It better be good. :crazy2:
I spent most of the weekend play Space Hulk Deathwing Enhanced. If you got this game and were put off by technical issues, give it a look again...it has improved dramatically. The developers have really been supporting it.
I also played a fair amount of Steel Division '44...really looking forward to the sequel on the Eastern Front.
I need to get into Steel Division again.
Most of my time was spent with Endless Space 2. Man has that thing sucked me in.
Been quiet on here. Stress and I came down with this horror show of gastro which has been murdering me for two weeks. Got a doctor's appointment tomorrow, then an appointment with disability employment services after that.
Taking my YouTube channel in a new direction, Indian cooking videos! I still want to record a play through of the British in scourge of war Waterloo though.
Been getting back into the stalker games since I saw the announcement of the new metro game. Going at it on the hardest difficulty. The sewers under agropom were a pain. I ran out of ranged ammo and had to lurk around corners and shotgun the soldiers
Quote from: Hofstadter on August 20, 2018, 09:49:54 AM
Been getting back into the stalker games since I saw the announcement of the new metro game. Going at it on the hardest difficulty. The sewers under agropom were a pain. I ran out of ranged ammo and had to lurk around corners and shotgun the soldiers
Supposedly there are some must have mods for the original STALKER games.
I have most of the STALKER collection. Might be time to install them......