HA! I finished it!

[FarAway Sooner]

History is full of despots who tried hard, Al!   ;D

I won my first game of Shadow Empires playing on Normal Difficulty, against real opponents.  I was playing on a near-desert planet, but started out close to one of the few small-standing lakes in the game, so was able to harvest free water right from the start.  That would have been a bigger advantage but my two major opponents ringed the same lake.

I had to revert to Saved Games a couple times to correct foul-ups (e.g., I overwhelmed my logistical system with so many resources flowing into my capital that I had no trucks left to send anything--including Food or Fuel--back out to my troops in the field, I inadvertently made friends with the religious zealots on my border before realizing that they were far too radicalized in The Church of the Holy Incumbent to ever peacefully join my nation).  The systems in SE are so dense and unforgivingly groggy, if you try to play Iron Man mode, you'll restart about 20 or 30 games before you make it up the learning curve.

[Rayfer]

Well done FAS....I haven't come close to winning a game of Shadow Empires, but I may hold a record for quick restarts after realizing X number of turns in that I have totally misplayed some vital function in the game.   :-[

[Sparhawk]

Shadow Empire is unforgiving. I salute anyone who doesn't get slaughtered out the gate.

[al_infierno]

History is full of despots who tried hard, Al!   ;D

Hear, hear!   

[Anguille]

Completed the campaign in Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy. Fairly short campaign but fun. Now i look forward to play the Battlestar Galactica sequel game.

Also completed the Star Wars: Starfighter campaign a while ago.

My pending list of games to play gets (a little) shorter.

[-budd-]

Always nice to get a finish, bravo :clap:

[Sir Slash]

Excellent Anguille!  :bd:

[nobodyjune61944]

Congratulations!

[CJReich46]

Completed the campaign in Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy. Fairly short campaign but fun. Now i look forward to play the Battlestar Galactica sequel game.

Also completed the Star Wars: Starfighter campaign a while ago.

My pending list of games to play gets (a little) shorter.

Yay!
:clap:

[Gusington]

I can't even remember how long I have been playing Diablo III but this afternoon I finally finished Act III...Act IV and V to go.

Even better, I moved on and finally started a campaign of Planescape: Torment. Is Morte the Skull's dialogue done by Steve Buscemi??

[Gusington]

Just looked it up and it is some guy named Rob Paulsen...he sounds just like Buscemi!

[Sir Slash]

I always thought the same thing. Probably did that to, 'Torment' us. 

[Gusington]

I don't remember the last time I laughed out loud at a game and I have only finished the intro to Planescape. Probably some of the best writing I have seen in any game.

[jamus34]

I don't remember the last time I laughed out loud at a game and I have only finished the intro to Planescape. Probably some of the best writing I have seen in any game.

Ohhh man Gus you are missing out. Planescape Torment was probably one of the best RPG's to come out from that era and that has it going up against the likes of BG 2, Fallout and Fallout 2.

Almost every character is extremely well written and they have interesting backstories.

[Gusington]

I dive back in tonight!