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Title: Star - Friday
Post by: Anguille on September 27, 2019, 06:25:51 AM


First weekend after my trip to Burkina Faso...

Going into the stars:

Master of Orion CTS with the Alkaris
Dominus Galaxia

And then some Oriental Empires with Liu Bei....tough starting position!
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Jarhead0331 on September 27, 2019, 06:29:24 AM
Well...the new rig arrives today, but with the home construction ongoing, there is still no place to set it up. I'll probably set it up on the kitchen table just to test it out briefly and load some basic software and settings.

Otherwise, gaming will consist of Xbox one and some light stuff on my surface pro.

Everyone enjoy. Hard to believe next week brings October...
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Yskonyn on September 27, 2019, 06:37:19 AM
Working on my RPG campaign in Fantasy Grounds and Scrivener.
Also keeping our Civ 6 PBEM game going as well as my 1985 Under an Iron Sky scenario in Vassal.
Will preload Destiny 2 Shadowkeep on PS4 and probably fire up some DCS on the PC.
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Dammit Carl! on September 27, 2019, 07:12:35 AM
Drivin' on with my World of ... game-fest; dl'ed World of Warplanes and started playing that one as well (fwiw, I beta tested  this one a while and walked away as it just didn't click and didn't look like it was changing any time soon oh so many moons ago) and it ain't half bad.  Player base numbers must be in the basement as all I tilted against were bots, but maybe that is something they've set up for flyers prior to getting to a certain Tier.  Dunno.  Otherwise, gonna drive my tonks and botes and playnes and grind dem bitches.

Stay safe, folks!
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Rayfer on September 27, 2019, 07:54:18 AM
After a brief return to HoI4 with a 1933 start mod (which was poorly done so I quickly quit), I'm back to Field of Glory: Empires.
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Gusington on September 27, 2019, 07:56:13 AM
Elder Scrolls Online left me cold :/ - I removed it off my machine. It felt lifeless and I hated seeing other players running around - it felt like a Elder Scrolls theme park and not a game. I just hate MMOs, I think.

Continuing on with my Total War: Warhammer II Mortal Empires campaign as Carcassone...pretty good so far.

May also begin new campaigns of Vampyr and Planescape: Torment Enhanced Edition.
Title: Rockin' Friday
Post by: Tripoli on September 27, 2019, 10:52:12 AM


More BoC work, FoG Empires, and a long-delayed move(s) in my FoG game.  Plus sending out new images and description files for Command Modern Naval and Air ops.
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Tripoli on September 27, 2019, 11:05:16 AM
Shoot.  I missed that someone had already posted the Friday theme :-[ Sorry.
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Gusington on September 27, 2019, 11:21:39 AM
^Work on it.
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: MC on September 27, 2019, 11:24:26 AM
Quote from: Tripoli on September 27, 2019, 11:05:16 AM
Shoot.  I missed that someone had already posted the Friday theme :-[ Sorry.

I'm sorry, you will be stripped of your dongle until further notice.
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: MengJiao on September 27, 2019, 11:42:32 AM
Quote from: Gusington on September 27, 2019, 11:21:39 AM
^Work on it.

  Pretty much my usual: World of Warships and maybe some other things
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: bobarossa on September 27, 2019, 12:54:54 PM
To commemerate the start of WW2 I played HOI4 as Poland.  After finishing I discovered the Black Ice mod and expect to continue exploring that this weekend.  At least when I'm not helping my brother recover from a leaky roof that killed his PC last weekend. 
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Rayfer on September 27, 2019, 02:11:58 PM
Quote from: bobarossa on September 27, 2019, 12:54:54 PM
To commemerate the start of WW2 I played HOI4 as Poland.  After finishing I discovered the Black Ice mod and expect to continue exploring that this weekend.  At least when I'm not helping my brother recover from a leaky roof that killed his PC last weekend.

I'd be curious of your thoughts on HoI4 Black Ice mod.  It got such rave reviews that I tried it, but to me it was a micro-management quagmire.  Then maybe it's just my 68 year old brain not willing to give it the effort it deserves?
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Martok on September 27, 2019, 03:47:38 PM
Continuing my Stellaris/New Horizons (United Earth) campaign.  About 20 years in, and I'm in a coalition with the Andorians, Tellarites, & Vulcans.  I believe the "form Federation" event will be firing pretty soon here.  :) 



Quote from: Anguille on September 27, 2019, 06:25:51 AM

Dominus Galaxia
Nice!  Have you been in the beta for a while now? 
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Sir Slash on September 27, 2019, 03:52:38 PM
Quiet weekend so a little drinking and a lot of Total War followed by a lot of drinking and a little Total War. Oh, and some football on TV.  <:-)  Have a great one Grogs.
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: airboy on September 27, 2019, 05:38:50 PM
I am taking five bottles of scotch (4 of which I got a week ago in Scotland) to a buddy who has a bunch of single malts he wants me to try.

I'm also reading game rules this weekend.
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Sir Slash on September 27, 2019, 06:21:42 PM
Scotch and Game Rules, clearly a Renaissance Man.  O0
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Moreb on September 27, 2019, 08:14:33 PM
Busy weekend so not much gaming going on. Next week out of town for work so I don't expect much then either.

Gotta get it while it's hot and put it away for when it's not.
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: bobarossa on September 27, 2019, 09:34:57 PM
Quote from: Rayfer on September 27, 2019, 02:11:58 PM
Quote from: bobarossa on September 27, 2019, 12:54:54 PM
To commemerate the start of WW2 I played HOI4 as Poland.  After finishing I discovered the Black Ice mod and expect to continue exploring that this weekend.  At least when I'm not helping my brother recover from a leaky roof that killed his PC last weekend.

I'd be curious of your thoughts on HoI4 Black Ice mod.  It got such rave reviews that I tried it, but to me it was a micro-management quagmire.  Then maybe it's just my 68 year old brain not willing to give it the effort it deserves?
Not so much a quagmire as just unnecessarily complex.  Hard to grasp the best path with all those tiny% modifiers in the focus tree.  Enjoying it so far (Aug 39) but then I'm weird.
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Blucher on September 28, 2019, 01:08:40 AM
I have alot of pbem's going
WITW - Tunisia scenario
Tillers Danube Front 85 - Ardennes of the 80's
TOAW IV Tournament - Tobruk 41
Crusader Kings Board Game
Warrior Knights Board Game

Other then that I started a new campaign in Baldurs Gate.
And I might mess around in Witcher 3.
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Sir Slash on September 28, 2019, 09:48:34 AM
I need to get back to BG. I hear Minsc calling my name. "Don't teach my hampster to suck eggs"!  :hug:
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: CJReich46 on September 29, 2019, 01:12:45 PM
New Rig on route. Arrives tomorrow.

So this last weekend of the PC 2008 The Potato, I thought since I grabbed Freespace 2 for free on GOG.com I would actually play it.

I don't have a stick. I am flying with the mouse and keyboard and its just great.  I might have to get Beyond The Red Line Mod for this.
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Anguille on September 29, 2019, 04:03:03 PM
Quote from: Martok on September 27, 2019, 03:47:38 PM
Dominus Galaxia
Nice!  Have you been in the beta for a while now?

I've had access for some time now but haven't played it that much yet. It's very MOO1.
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Ubercat on September 29, 2019, 07:27:00 PM
Quote from: airboy on September 27, 2019, 05:38:50 PM
I am taking five bottles of scotch (4 of which I got a week ago in Scotland) to a buddy who has a bunch of single malts he wants me to try.

I'm also reading game rules this weekend.

What scotches are you taking and do you know what he wants you to try?
Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: airboy on September 30, 2019, 08:43:18 AM
Quote from: Ubercat on September 29, 2019, 07:27:00 PM
Quote from: airboy on September 27, 2019, 05:38:50 PM
I am taking five bottles of scotch (4 of which I got a week ago in Scotland) to a buddy who has a bunch of single malts he wants me to try.

I'm also reading game rules this weekend.

What scotches are you taking and do you know what he wants you to try?

Ended up trying very few of his Scotches.  He likes uber-peaty Scotches which I think taste like ashes.  We did try McCallan 12 year which is very good.  Plan to get a fifth next time I'm in Georgia.

I brought:
Loch Fynne - which is very good.  I brought a fifth back from Scotland.  Cannot get it in the USA.
Inchmurrin 12 year (Loch Lomond Whiskey) - which is superb.  Wonderful.  Cannot get it in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina or Virginia.
Inchmurrin 18 - Excellent, but I prefer the 12.  Cannot get it where I travel.
Inchmurrin Madeira Wood Finish- They age it in wine barrels.  I prefer McCallan 12 year which is also aged in Port Barrels and is readily available.

So I've found something I adore - Inchmurrin 12 year old which I cannot obtain without going to Jacksonville, Florida.


Title: Re: Star - Friday
Post by: Martok on September 30, 2019, 07:43:40 PM
Quote from: Anguille on September 29, 2019, 04:03:03 PM
Quote from: Martok on September 27, 2019, 03:47:38 PM
Dominus Galaxia
Nice!  Have you been in the beta for a while now?

I've had access for some time now but haven't played it that much yet. It's very MOO1.
Yeah, I think that's one of the reasons it appeals to me.  Too many devs have tried to recreate MOO2 (which I still think is overrated, and/or enjoys mass selective nostalgia).  Seeing a fresh , more updated take on the original MOO is great to see.