- Welcome to GrogHeads Forum.
Keep Calm and Grog On!
Recent posts
#11
Computer Gaming / Re: Total war pharaoh - coming...
Last post by Destraex - Yesterday at 08:37:49 PMIt seems it's almost suicide for a game dev to allow mods if all it is going to do is regurgitate the same mechanics with a skinjob. Kind of sad that professional devs with full control of their engine are outdone by part time enthusiasts from small modding teams.
#12
Computer Gaming / Re: Total war pharaoh - coming...
Last post by JasonPratt - Yesterday at 07:08:53 PMI'm not gonna say that CA needs to just give up and go home...
...but Rome 2 modders already are giving us a great Bronze Age game.
...but Rome 2 modders already are giving us a great Bronze Age game.
#13
Tabletop AARs / Re: Sail and Steam: 1870
Last post by MengJiao - Yesterday at 06:18:00 PMQuote from: MengJiao on Yesterday at 06:09:39 PMHistorically, the French armored corvette Thetis did some reconnaissance of the German coast during the Franco-Prussian war. In this Scenario, a fast German Ironclad tries to run down the somewhat sluggish Thetis. The French Ironclad Ocean (of End of the Samurai fame) intervenes.
In ten minutes of steaming and firing, a few things happen: mostly at ranges of around seven or eight hundred yards, most shots miss. One French 10-inch rifled breech-loader blows up but one French 10.8-inch shot penetrates the German Ironclad in the main battery amidships. A big explosion and fire results: a gun battery of 8.2-inch Krupps is wrecked and the armor blown away with significant hull damage and crew suppression.
Which is a surprise, though I guess the 8.2 Krupps was always an ill-fated caliber:
#14
Tabletop AARs / Sail and Steam: 1870
Last post by MengJiao - Yesterday at 06:09:39 PMHistorically, the French armored corvette Thetis did some reconnaissance of the German coast during the Franco-Prussian war. In this Scenario, a fast German Ironclad tries to run down Thetis. The French Ironclad Ocean (of End of the Samurai fame) intervenes. Here are the ship specs ( from the Sail and Steam game):
#15
Tech Talk / Re: Strange new PC problem
Last post by bobarossa - Yesterday at 04:52:22 PMDid you get a puppy recently? Look for needle-like holes in the cables.
#16
Computer Gaming / Re: Men of war II
Last post by Skoop - Yesterday at 04:15:40 PMI said that exact same thing to my son who has 300hours on steam playing gates of hell. His response was, I love rts, and if it's similar to gates of hell, I'm in.
#17
Wargaming / Re: Next War...whats next
Last post by ArizonaTank - Yesterday at 03:45:21 PMHere is the link for NW Iran.
https://www.gmtgames.com/p-1011-next-war-iran.aspx
a short blurb from the description;
Now, with the old regime teetering and losing its grip, Iran makes a bid for forcing the West to recognize its complete sovereignty and control over its own affairs by striking at the one thing they care about: the flow of oil. Mining the Straits of Hormuz and declaring it closed to all traffic, Iran defies the world. The US, and perhaps some of its allies, takes action to re-open the straits and get the black gold flowing to the world again.
Next War: Iran is the sixth game in the Next War series. It is unique in the series in that the Allied player has to do the attacking while the non-Allied player attempts to defend its territory against neo-imperial oppression. With a long logistical tail, few true allies in the region, and the menace of Iran's A2AD capabilities, re-opening the Straits is a tall order.
https://www.gmtgames.com/p-1011-next-war-iran.aspx
a short blurb from the description;
Now, with the old regime teetering and losing its grip, Iran makes a bid for forcing the West to recognize its complete sovereignty and control over its own affairs by striking at the one thing they care about: the flow of oil. Mining the Straits of Hormuz and declaring it closed to all traffic, Iran defies the world. The US, and perhaps some of its allies, takes action to re-open the straits and get the black gold flowing to the world again.
Next War: Iran is the sixth game in the Next War series. It is unique in the series in that the Allied player has to do the attacking while the non-Allied player attempts to defend its territory against neo-imperial oppression. With a long logistical tail, few true allies in the region, and the menace of Iran's A2AD capabilities, re-opening the Straits is a tall order.
#19
Wargame Design Studio / Re: WDS Discounts + Game of th...
Last post by W8taminute - Yesterday at 10:39:04 AMNice book recommendations rahamy for the Six Day War. I've read Chaim Herzog's "Arab Israeli Wars" and Eric Hammel's "Six Days In June". Both good reads.
I'll check out those other recommendations as well.
I'll check out those other recommendations as well.
#20
Tech Talk / Re: Strange new PC problem
Last post by W8taminute - Yesterday at 10:34:00 AMAssuming that nothing changed with the KVM & USB switches my first thought would be to check for any recent windows updates. If there were any updates in the past month or so I would read the release notes. Check for any changes to how device drivers are handled by windows. That sort of thing.
So other low lying fruit that you can reach for is to check all the cable connections. Look for any signs of damage to the connectors or the cable itself. That includes looking at the entire length of cabling to see if there is any signs of crushed or splayed cabling. Make sure the pins inside the connector housing are not bent or broken.
Check the ports on the KVM and USB switches as well. Looking for signs of damage.
So other low lying fruit that you can reach for is to check all the cable connections. Look for any signs of damage to the connectors or the cable itself. That includes looking at the entire length of cabling to see if there is any signs of crushed or splayed cabling. Make sure the pins inside the connector housing are not bent or broken.
Check the ports on the KVM and USB switches as well. Looking for signs of damage.