HA! I finished it!

[Anguille]

I think there's a PR4, too, isn't there? {checking} Ah, release date at the end of this September. (29th, Michaelmass Day!)

I forgot PR3 was upgraded in proper 3D gfx (Pat 3 isn't, it's just a patched up Pat2.) So the fleet combat differences must be between PR1 and PR2.

Port Royale 4 is going to have turn-based battles....not the same mood but could be a little more relaxing. I think battles were changed in every game, imho, the best being in Port Royale 1 where you can control the bigger number of ships.

[Anguille]

Just finished the US campaign in Empire: Total War on hard....i keep on playing so i can take all the Americas....Germans and British are a pain as they always bring large new armies.

[Martok]

Congrats, Anguille!  Weird to think of the Germans invading the New World.  (Do you mean the Prussians, by the way?)  :P 

[Anguille]

Congrats, Anguille!  Weird to think of the Germans invading the New World.  (Do you mean the Prussians, by the way?)  :P

Yes....Prussians landed in New Foundland and Labrador! I think they were allied with the British.

Historical accuracy is not the greatest aspect of that game....i also had the Swedes declare war on me!

[airboy]

Congratulations!  Another good game I own - unplayed.

I'm trying to gear up for a Civil War 2 game.  I have the pdf of the rules on my laptop.

[Sir Slash]

Great Anguille!  :clap:

[Con]

Finally withstood reams of rambling maddening prose to defeat all the bosses and the eldritch horrors that await you in the manor of darkest dungeon

[al_infierno]

Finally withstood reams of rambling maddening prose to defeat all the bosses and the eldritch horrors that await you in the manor of darkest dungeon

Damn, congrats dude!  That's a real achievement.   

[Con]

Finally withstood reams of rambling maddening prose to defeat all the bosses and the eldritch horrors that await you in the manor of darkest dungeon

Damn, congrats dude!  That's a real achievement.   

I had at least three complete rage quits blow it all up and start again moments. This game will drive you Cthulhu levels of insane

[airboy]

Finally withstood reams of rambling maddening prose to defeat all the bosses and the eldritch horrors that await you in the manor of darkest dungeon

Wow - never heard of anyone finishing this beast.

[Con]

There were two things that happened to make it easier
1. There is a new mechanic where you can recover your lost trinkets from party wipes by fighting an eldritch crow that loves shiny things
2. I gave in and read all the strategy guides I could find for the manor boss fights.  Its just too painful to perma lose your party in a wipe because you had the wrong combination for a particular fight.

[Anguille]

Congratulions! These games are especially hard to win!

[al_infierno]

Darkest Dungeon definitely has a "what will I find at the end of the river" feel to it.  I agree that using a strategy guide before bumbling into new boss encounters is the ideal way to play.  I hated losing hours upon hours of progress just to find out what the game was gonna throw at me.  Even knowing what I'm up against, the boss battles still feel like a desperate fight for survival.

[Sir Slash]

FINALLY, finished the Short Campaign for M2TW as England to unlock all the other factions.  O0  Next is a Turks Campaign but I decide if I want to do vanilla or Stainless Steel 6.4. Decisions, decisions.

[FarAway Sooner]

Congrats to you both!