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It's going to be To End All Wars when there is time to play. I'll even tell you about it in the AAR forum. What's it going to be for you?
I won't get a chance to do any gaming until Sunday but plan to continue some beta testing and keep plugging away at Bioshock (yes...the first one! I am trying to finish up some games that have been on my hard drive forever).
Some MP Heroes of Stalingrad
Gonna step into the way back machine and play some Afrika Korps - http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2259/afrika-korps
Maybe get back into some CKII..
I'm still trying to clean up a Battle Academy campaign and start The Bureau: XCOM Declassified - I find i'm running at least two years behind in my gaming :-[
Fire in the Lake
B-29 (Mission 3, maybe 4)
...maybe some Skyrim. I loaded up a few mods earlier in the week (never tried mods with Skyrim before) and have only been scratching the surface of the game with them in it. I tried the "Live Another Life" mod which is okay but somewhat disappointing ultimately. The Sounds of Skyrim mod is well worth the download, as is the vanilla Patrols mod. I'm trying really, really hard to not wield a warhammer...sigh.
Also really want to try To End All Wars for a few minutes at least, but I'm afraid it'll suck me in. Same with BA2 - want to try, scared of getting a bunch of time disintegrate before my eyes.
DCS Mig21 and Destiny!
Building factories and trying to sway Naples, Parma and Rome into a united Italy with Tuna and SDR in the ProN game
Rome II - not touching the new section until Sparta is finished, my strongest army stands on the outskirts of the last Etruscan city and then its on to Rome itself
Elite - ive got 29 of the 41 tradeable systems under my belt, i have a better grasp of the trade window so will be heading on out to the far reaches and working towards a Lakon 6 freighter, hopefully for the Beta 2 wipe comes in - theres goodies on the horizon as its Elites 30th birthday this weekend
Gotta work all weekend so not much. I will try to process at least 1 turn/day in our PBEM game of PON though.
Wasteland 2 was officially released at midnight, so that will be sucking up most of my weekend, and mot of my gaming time for the near future. I didn't want to ruin the story so I intentionally only played the first few missions and didn't do much of exploring during the beta. But I really liked what I saw from what I played.
Command, Xenonauts, and some Diablo 3 will round out the rest of my time.
Let me see.....
EU IV - continue as Spain
Endless Legend
Crusader Kings II - New play through
SteelBeasts Pro
I am tempted to pick up the classic Defender of the Crown from gog.com, just for the sake of playing history with history.
PE
Decisive Campaigns WtP, Case Yellow. May 23rd and I've got Holland out of the war and Belgium's surrendering next turn. France is at 50% losses. That just leaves the BEF. I'm actually believing I might win this one.
Archeage
F1-2013
eyelid maintenance
I've had a running 6-day migraine now and would like to make it through an entire day without getting dizzy, nauseous, or stabbing pains behind my eyes
Quote from: Sir Slash on September 19, 2014, 08:23:14 AM
Decisive Campaigns WtP, Case Yellow. May 23rd and I've got Holland out of the war and Belgium's surrendering next turn. France is at 50% losses. That just leaves the BEF. I'm actually believing I might win this one.
Sounds like you've got it this time. Well done.... Wanna try a PBEM with me as the Allies? :coolsmiley: Been a long time since I played DC:WtP....
Endless Legend
Age of Wonders w/Golden Showers expansion
Sovereignty beta
I'm trying to hold off the allure of Wasteland 2. The only reason I've lasted this long is 2 new games yesterday and the knowledge that my GG 20% discount is good for another 3 weeks.
Thief, some more Endless Legend, maybe some Commander: The Great War PBEM, and I just bought the deluxe edition of AOW3 from Steam.
Quote from: Sir Slash on September 19, 2014, 08:23:14 AM
Decisive Campaigns WtP, Case Yellow. May 23rd and I've got Holland out of the war and Belgium's surrendering next turn. France is at 50% losses. That just leaves the BEF. I'm actually believing I might win this one.
I'm psyched to see someone playing this game! I haven't loaded up either Warsaw to Paris or Case Blue in some time, but I absolutely love these games. The Case Yellow scenario is a lot of fun -- pulling off the Mannstein plan encirclement of the Allied forces is not easy, but it's incredibly satisfying if you do!
For me this weekend --
Wings over Flanders Fields -- I keep starting careers and keep dying quickly and unceremoniously. The best I've managed so far is a couple of months (with some hospital stays) with 3 confirmed kills with 2 pending as an Unteroffizier in Jasta 4. I even launched a 1916 career and literally died in my first mission when I botched a landing in my Fokker EIII. This game is challenging, and awesome.
Crusader Kings II -- doing a 1066 campaign as Grand Principality of Kiev... I'm curious to see what the Golden Horde is going to do to me...
Maybe a
Decisive Campaigns game, inspired by Sir Slash? :)
Oh..You know....
1.Rescue the CIA agents from the crash site
2.Secure Objective Wheeler
3.Take Objective Steel
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Steel Beasts Pro, if you didn't already know O0
I've gone a bit retro - having fun with Plants v Zombies.
I've about managed to place most of the eastern map of Rome II under Pontos' control so I may have to fire up one of the new nations in the Emperor's Edition.
Quote from: LongBlade on September 19, 2014, 11:06:54 AM
I've gone a bit retro - having fun with Plants v Zombies.
I've about managed to place most of the eastern map of Rome II under Pontos' control so I may have to fire up one of the new nations in the Emperor's Edition.
Pontos is hard!!!
Playing PBEM PON with UCG and SDR.. Not sure what else.. trying some Rome II for my lunch hour now..
I'm thinking about buying Oblivion. Never played it. I tried Morrowind and didn't like it at all so I didn't much get into it. I skipped Oblivion completely, but have played through Skyrim several times. Was just doing another restart of Skyrim with a build I don't usually play with but am thinking about going back to the previous and seeing if it's worth it.
It's 24.99 on Steam, but that's with all the DLC (Knights of the Nine and the Shivering Isles expansions plus Fighter's Stronghold Expansion, Spell Tome Treasures, Vile Lair, Mehrune's Razor and more). Those of you that have played both Skyrim and Oblivion...what's your opinion of Oblivion? It's highly rated but would rather hear y'all's opinions.
Mod the crap out of it before you start. Get one of the enemy levelling mods if nothing else. by default, every creature in the game levels up along with you. the dev's intent was to provide a consistent challenge but the end result was pretty ridiculous as you'd see things like high level rats dropping glass swords of awesomeness when you killed them.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on September 19, 2014, 11:24:23 AM
Mod the crap out of it before you start. Get one of the enemy levelling mods if nothing else. by default, every creature in the game levels up along with you. the dev's intent was to provide a consistent challenge but the end result was pretty ridiculous as you'd see things like high level rats dropping glass swords of awesomeness when you killed them.
I got one mod that lifted the weight restriction. Much easier to manage inventory. Yeah, sorta cheating, but far more organized than filling up with 50 pounds of stuff, having to run back to your home to offload it, etc, etc, ad naseum.
Quote from: LongBlade on September 19, 2014, 11:32:47 AMfar more organized than filling up with 50 pounds of stuff, having to run back to your home to offload it, etc, etc, ad naseum.
sounds like a friday night out with Gus
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on September 19, 2014, 06:57:04 AM
DCS Mig21 and Destiny!
I'm getting the DCS mig21 when it gets to Steam (oct 1). Meanwhile, Rome II and Chariots of Fire (boardgame).
Gus, you gonna just sit there and take this?
@BanzaiCat -- By all means, get Oblivion. It's fantastic, every bit as deep and immersive as Skyrim IMO, and it still holds up well today graphically I think (can't really say the same for Morrowind). Like SDR said, mod it up -- Oblivion's leveling mechanic was, by overwhelming consensus, a huge mistake on the devs' part.
Quote from: sandman2575 on September 19, 2014, 01:04:58 PM
Gus, you gonna just sit there and take this?
Did you have to rub it in? He's already standing - an average Friday night for Gus.
Quote from: LongBlade on September 19, 2014, 01:18:36 PM
Did you have to rub it in?
He didn't rub it in, because Gus probably already rubbed it out.
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I'm preparing for my night out...it's Friday, after all.
-looks in mirror to practice-
Ahem...it takes the lotion and puts it in the basket...PUT THE #%/@ LOTION IN THE BASKET!!
-smiles coyly, ready for another rockin night out-
@ BC-
I knew there was a non-Gus post I wanted to reply to in this thread!
RE: Oblivion. It's a good game but generally considered the weakest of the three. If money's no object then get it, but it goes on sale fairly regularly so waiting for a sale might be worth it.
If you aren't feeling drawn into Skyrim I don't know that Oblivion is going to work either. I find Skyrim far more immersive than Oblivion (or Morrowind). Oblivion is nice because it has a more medieval feel to it. But the story isn't as interesting as Morrowind or Skyrim (IMO) and it feels dated compared to Skyrim.
As I've been playing more Morrowind I'm beginning to see the appeal and why many consider it the best of the ES series. It took a while but I'm getting drawn into the story and it is much harder in general than both Skyrim and Oblivion. I'm running the complete overhaul mod which makes it much better looking than vanilla. It's worth sticking with if you can hack it...the story gets interesting.
Anyway, I give Oblivion an endorsement, but not an overwhelming one if you don't like Skyrim.
I will continue to evaluate Strife. And since I've just bought the Humble Bundle, I will also be playing Gunpoint and Prison Architect. It's going to be a good weekend!
Quote from: Huw the Poo on September 19, 2014, 01:47:37 PM
Prison Architect. It's going to be a good weekend!
How's Prison Architect?
Best Prison Sim bar none?
It does lock up occasionally.
Quote from: mirth on September 19, 2014, 02:07:41 PM
It does lock up occasionally.
He'd best be on his guard then.
Quote from: LongBlade on September 19, 2014, 01:53:23 PM
How's Prison Architect?
Dunno, I haven't tried it yet. I wasn't planning to buy it until it's released, but since it was in a bundle along with Gunpoint I thought I may as well. It is by one of my favourite developers after all, so it was...
...an easy cell. 8)
Not going to have a whole lot of time for gaming this weekend -- mostly just on Sunday, if that.
Am planning to fire up
Rome II: Emperor's Edition, and the
Sovereignty beta...if I can get the damn thing to run (so far, no luck). >:(
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 19, 2014, 08:48:37 AM
eyelid maintenance
I've had a running 6-day migraine now and would like to make it through an entire day without getting dizzy, nauseous, or stabbing pains behind my eyes
Sonofabitch,
brant. That sucks balls, man. :( Here's hoping -- hard -- that it goes away soon.
Thanks for all the feedback on Oblivion, guys.
Toonces: re Skyrim...it DID draw me in. It was Morrowind that did not, so I skipped Oblivion when it came out. Gave Skyrim a try and it was so good I've come back to it again and again over the last few years.
I don't know what it was about Morrowind; it just didn't draw me in and didn't feel immersive at all. And this is back when it came out - I had it for my old Xbox (the black one) at the time. I've heard almost universally, though, that it does take quite a while to get into it. Maybe I just never gave it enough of a chance, or just couldn't figure out what I wanted to play.
Today I took a look at a couple of "Let's Play" videos for Oblivion. The main imperial city, the one that's divided into sectors like slices of a pizza, looked VERY familiar to me. I had a moment when I realized I probably did indeed play Oblivion many many moons ago, because I remember spending a lot of time running around that city.
In any case, thanks again for the feedback. I think you're right, Toonces, regarding sale-time. I think I'll wait for it to go on sale before I drop coin on it. I have more than enough right now anyway to keep me entertained.
I've been having a TON of fun with Battle Academy 2 .
Looking for some more COOP.
I'll also continue my Barbarossa campaign.
Edit - there's also a guy on the Slitherine forums who's found a way to add the BA1 content to BA2, so you can play skirmishes using US and British forces.
Quote from: Martok on September 19, 2014, 04:10:16 PM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 19, 2014, 08:48:37 AM
eyelid maintenance
I've had a running 6-day migraine now and would like to make it through an entire day without getting dizzy, nauseous, or stabbing pains behind my eyes
Sonofabitch, brant. That sucks balls, man. :( Here's hoping -- hard -- that it goes away soon.
+1
Sorry to hear that. I hope it passes soon.
Brant hope that migraine goes away now.
I'll be putting some time in with Destiny, To End All Wars, experiment with Dominions 4 a little, and play a little bit of my mod for Advanced Tactics Gold.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on September 19, 2014, 04:22:10 PM
I don't know what it was about Morrowind; it just didn't draw me in and didn't feel immersive at all. And this is back when it came out - I had it for my old Xbox (the black one) at the time. I've heard almost universally, though, that it does take quite a while to get into it. Maybe I just never gave it enough of a chance, or just couldn't figure out what I wanted to play.
Well what I did with Morrowind is I decided that once and for all I was going to give it an honest try. Too many people have raved about it, and I didn't want to die without seeing what all the fuss is about.
I think what clicked for me was 1) I went online and read some quest guides to figure out when I was doing main quests, and when I was doing side quests, 2) If I got stuck on a quest I looked up the solutions online, 3) I added the Morrowind Complete Overhaul which greatly improves the graphics, and 4) I just stuck with it long enough to start getting a bit stronger in game (like Level 4 or so), and 5) I stopped taking for granted that things would be spoon-fed to me like Skyrim and I started playing smarter.
Morrowind rewards smart play. And once you get a few quests into the main quest it starts to get interesting. I think in previous plays I've just never stuck with it long enough to get what the story was about.
I'm trying to appreciate it for what it is, and not what I want it to be. I still like Skyrim much more for the immersion factor, but Morrowind is a good game as well. I think it took me about 4 tries to finally "get it."
I probably need to try out PE's mods and give Oblivion a fair shot one of these days. I finished the Knights of the Nine questline, but haven't made much progress in the main story. My son finished it in about two weeks, so it can't be that hard!
Pretty damn good gaming night for me!
Started with some Mount and Blade Warband with the cRPG mod online. After a few fights I migrated over to Rising Storm MP for a few rounds.
Had dinner, then finished up a quest in Morrowind. Finally, I started up a campaign in Shogun 2 Rise of the Samurai. I was about to start Rome 2, but I still haven't even touched Shogun 2 and I'm sort of in an oriental mood. Man alive Shogun 2 is HARD! LOL. It seems Total War has grown up a bit since M2TW. >:D
Yup, had a total war night myself....
Took the bottom 2 Roman cities and Sicily to unite that 4 city province.... Etruscan league and the nervii carved up Naples and Rome itself and they're allied, Rome is left out on Corsica I'm going to have to go to war with a pretty big power block to get Rome or I turn back east and take pontus
Prison Architect is rather good, by the way. I've enjoyed my time with the alpha immensely so far. Lots of lovely details, amusing surprises, nice touches. It's definitely an Introversion game too - they aren't afraid of being a bit dark where it suits them; the tutorial has you build an execution chamber for a prisoner on death row.
And now I face the old dilemma...do I keep playing while I'm enjoying it so much and risk burning out before the release, or do I shelve it for now which will take extreme willpower?
In other news, i finally won my first game of Strife last night, playing as Blazer. I think I have most of the mechanics down now, and I'm getting used to the huge differences between it and Dota 2. I really need to get familiar with the shop though, because right now I just buy the recommended items which only confer stat bonuses.
Irony :P
Huh?
Quote from: Huw the Poo on September 20, 2014, 04:57:02 PM
Huh?
You're building an execution chamber?
After our last Facebook convo?
Quote from: undercovergeek on September 20, 2014, 05:29:39 PM
You're building an execution chamber?
After our last Facebook convo?
Oh my god, seriously dude?
1. It's required - as I said, it was the tutorial.
2. It's a
game. Sometimes I do things in games that I wouldn't do in real life!!! Can you imagine!
Quote from: Huw the Poo on September 20, 2014, 05:56:51 PM
Quote from: undercovergeek on September 20, 2014, 05:29:39 PM
You're building an execution chamber?
After our last Facebook convo?
Oh my god, seriously dude?
1. It's required - as I said, it was the tutorial.
2. It's a game. Sometimes I do things in games that I wouldn't do in real life!!! Can you imagine!
3. It was a joke
Ha you guys slay me.
They're a real gas, ain't they?
Great, just what this thread needed was somebody to inject some puns into it.
???
:D
I saw you try your meat puns.
they weremt back but you have a lot of catching up to do.
I thought it was a good try aqualad.
^ Worst pun evar.
Now excuse me while I get lightly toasted playing CK2! :buck2:
Quote from: Gusington on September 20, 2014, 08:51:03 PM
Ha you guys slay me.
I've been watching a bunch of Dr. Who. This is a great conversation for another thread.
Currently playing a league Blood Bowl game against GJK using Vassal. It's very fun and GJK is being a gracious opponent. If you have any interest in this game then I highly recommend joining our league. It's PBEM friendly and the module is very well done. http://vabbl.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=23&sid=adf64af2ac65d1832c0c1dc8ed08a740
Yup, having a blast! KyzBP's pesky little dwarves have spoiled my opening drive.
Our league has only just gotten underway but we could quickly get two more coaches in if anybody was interested.
Quote from: MengJiao on September 19, 2014, 12:59:56 PM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on September 19, 2014, 06:57:04 AM
DCS Mig21 and Destiny!
I'm getting the DCS mig21 when it gets to Steam (oct 1). Meanwhile, Rome II and Chariots of Fire (boardgame).
What really happened? WitpAE PBEM, Rome II, Chariots of Fire and DCS (with FC3). Nice battles in all games:
1) the USN still has
significant forces afloat in the Pacific!
2) the Parthinians wiped out Marc Anthony and most of his allies -- brutal fighting!
3) the Sumerians crushed the Akkaddians without even straining Lugalkalish or his big Wagon!
(soon we will see if the Hittites can beat everyone: Egyptians, Azawans not-from Oz, and the Assyrians)
4) The MiG21bis did okay against some F4Es
5) the F86 did not do as well (5 out of 8 F4Es down, mostly from SAMS, both F86 down due to AIM7s 1 out of 2 Mig21bis down due to AIM7)