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#11

Computer Gaming / Re: Total war pharaoh - coming...

Last post by Gusington - Yesterday at 07:24:12 AM

Centurion: Defender of Rome was such a great game, one of my favorites and so ahead of its time.

#12

Digital Gaming AARs / Re: All the colors of the RAIN...

Last post by Tripoli - Yesterday at 07:22:12 AM

So, by definition with three Great Powers at war, WW1 has kicked off early!

The world at this time seemed to be bound and determined to go to general war.  In addition to no-kidding shooting wars like the Spanish-American and Russo-Japanese war, the following crises had the potential for kicking off a general conflagration:

• The Fashoda Incident (1898)
• First Moroccan Crisis 1905-06
• The Casablanca Incident (1908)
• Bosnian Crisis 1908-09
• Second Moroccan Crisis/Agadir Crisis  1911
• Balkan Wars 1912-13

It seems like every 80 years or so, the human species isn't content unless we go "Red and Free" on our fellow men.... :-(

#13

Computer Gaming / Re: Angola 86

Last post by Gusington - Yesterday at 07:21:50 AM

Welcome Every Single Soldier!

Awesome.

#14

Computer Gaming / Re: Company of Heroes 3 - Avai...

Last post by Destraex - Yesterday at 05:05:39 AM

I found the console release video very entertaining. I enjoy Al Murray's comedy on occasion. Plus he has a podcast that covers ww2 and thus has some interest in the subject at least. He kind of looks like Churchill now that I think about it.

#15

Computer Gaming / Re: Angola 86

Last post by fran - Yesterday at 03:31:55 AM

Hi guys, I am the developer of Angola'86.

I was a SA Marines Ensign (2Lt) 85-87, this is a passion project for me, following on my successfull previous two titles dealing with COIN wars (Vietnam'65 and Afghanistan'11).

I am happy to take any questions etc and am always on the lookout for playtesters :)

Baie welkom Every Single Soldier!

#16

Computer Gaming / Re: Angola 86

Last post by Grim.Reaper - Yesterday at 03:20:33 AM

Hi guys, I am the developer of Angola'86.

I was a SA Marines Ensign (2Lt) 85-87, this is a passion project for me, following on my successfull previous two titles dealing with COIN wars (Vietnam'65 and Afghanistan'11).

I am happy to take any questions etc and am always on the lookout for playtesters :)

Sign me up as a tester if you do have room.  Just let me know how.

#17

Computer Gaming / Re: Angola 86

Last post by Every Single Soldier - Yesterday at 02:40:51 AM

Hi guys, I am the developer of Angola'86.

I was a SA Marines Ensign (2Lt) 85-87, this is a passion project for me, following on my successfull previous two titles dealing with COIN wars (Vietnam'65 and Afghanistan'11).

I am happy to take any questions etc and am always on the lookout for playtesters :)

#18

Computer Gaming / Re: Angola 86

Last post by fran - Yesterday at 02:10:20 AM

I remember reading everything I could in the papers back then about these conflicts, which damned-near nothing, because the TV news gave almost nothing about what was going on then over there. There must be many great stories about the whole conflict.

^Were you drafted?

I grew up in South Africa at the end of Apartheid. I did get my 'papers' or call up notice. At the time national service was reduced to only 1 year rather than the 2 years previously.

I was called up to 8th Infantry Battalion based in the Northern Cape province town of Upington.

What I know of Upington is that in summer time, basic training would stop due to excessive heat.

In the end I did not go, as I went on to study. Although I did not ask for exemption as national service was not enforced and done away with shortly after.

Just Googled according wikipedia: Conscription in South Africa was established in 1967 and abolished in 1994 via a constitutional amendment.

So abolished at the time of the first democratic elections.

#19

Computer Gaming / Re: Fridaycatcher

Last post by SirAndrewD - June 02, 2023, 11:05:21 PM

Yeah.  I am actually liking Gates of Hell more than Men of War or Battle of Empires (which I hated). 

But you're correct, infantry is really just not as effective as it should be.  It's better than Men of War, but they're still difficult to get into good positions to do the real heavy lifting that they need to do, especially for scouting. 

It's made the game devolve a bit to me into a RTS War Thunder like relying heavily on vehicles.  I mean, it's not that bad but for now I just find the employment of vehicles to be superior.

#20

Computer Gaming / Re: System Shock 1 remake

Last post by Destraex - June 02, 2023, 10:31:50 PM

There is a free DEMO on steam. Tried it and it's really good. I now know why people kept gushing to me about playing this way back in the day.