I have a lot of real life stuff that needs took care of, but, I am sure there will be time to duel in the Arena and possibly continue my Civ IV BtS mp. I also suspect that I will continue my M2:TW campaign as England.
Happy weekend Grogs!!
Things are starting to open up around here and Saturday is my birthday, so will probably spend most of the day out with the fam.
With gaming though, probably a lot of DCS and going back to Mechwarrior 5 with a bunch of great mods that really enhance the experience. Perhaps I'll dive into Shadow Empire, or revisit Aurora. I'm getting the feeling that what I end up playing mostly will be something totally random and unexpected.
Have a good one.
Happy early birthday JH.
Pbem and a whole lot of Shadow Empire as time allows.
^Thanks! Gettin' old.... :arr:
Have a nice birthday weekend, JH.
Hopefully have lots of time this weekend to invest in Shadow Empire. Also, some Armoured Commander II. Maybe The Division 2 and Total War: Shogun 2 if there is any weekend left.
Have a great weekend, Grogs!
Groggy
Let's see. Some Shadow Empire. Some MTG Arena. Probably some more grinding on Disgaea 5.
Yardwork and trying to forget the workweek are high on my lists too.
Happy birthday JH. Unironically, next Saturday is my birthday. I think I am 2-3 years older than you. But you're like a foot taller than me so it all evens out.
I took a break from gaming this week to watch some paranormal YouTube programming and melt my brain to decompress.
This weekend I think I shall start up again with some AssCreed: Origins, Attila: Total War and Fields of Glory 2.
Great song BTW, Dawg!
Happy Birthday!
Trying to see if I can wait until July for my Matrix coupon to get Shadow Empire
Lights and plumbing were last weekend, and looks like new sink installation looms on the horizon this weekend,so...ugh. So damned tired of the wife staying at the house on the weekends and dreaming up new crap for me to do.
If time ever presents itself, I'm off to the races via Dirt Rally 2 and Project Cars 2 - I've gotten bitten by the driving bug, so it's only a matter of time before I get a wheel and pedals I fear.
Tally ho, gents!
Happy Birthday JH & Gus. My birthday is next week and I'm older than both of you. My wife is getting me Dai Senso.
Limited gaming for me due to other responsibilities.
I will offer, 'Happy Birthday's' to Jarhead too and say it sounds like Carl's weekend is, 'Down the Drain' already. :2funny: The great husbands never complain about doing chores or having to celebrate birthdays with the family. But they do find their own ways to overcome these obstacles and look great doing it.
Combat Mission: Market-Garden if I get the time and trying to finish-off the very stubborn French in M2TW. Have a great weekend Grogs. :bd:
Happy birthday AB - I'll just ignore the fact that Slash ignored my birthday.
Happy Bdays all around. O0
As usual this weekend will be a mix of restarting Shadow Empire campaigns over and over again, getting my ass whooped in online Dominions 5 games, and switching it up with some WarPlan.
I've also been on a bit of a Close Combat: The Longest Day kick 'cause of the whole anniversary thing, and I'm considering starting up a full campaign if I can muster the momentum. :knuppel2:
Quote from: al_infierno on June 12, 2020, 01:08:24 PM
I've also been on a bit of a Close Combat: The Longest Day kick 'cause of the whole anniversary thing, and I'm considering starting up a full campaign if I can muster the momentum. :knuppel2:
Thanks! How does this differ from the original release? Worth getting?
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on June 12, 2020, 01:39:54 PM
Quote from: al_infierno on June 12, 2020, 01:08:24 PM
I've also been on a bit of a Close Combat: The Longest Day kick 'cause of the whole anniversary thing, and I'm considering starting up a full campaign if I can muster the momentum. :knuppel2:
Thanks! How does this differ from the original release? Worth getting?
Eh, it's mainly just a resolution update as far as I can tell. Worth getting on discount, but definitely not for $40. I think I bought it in last year's D-Day sale for reduced price, and I don't regret it, but if you own Invasion of Normandy it's not really a huge enough leap to justify the price.
Happy B'day JH!
My main plan is to finish the campaign in Port Royal 3 and continue the conquest of America in Empire: Total War. I also have a long Horizon game going.
On the testing side:
- New beta patch for Astra Exodus
- Imperiums: Greek Wars (working mostly on the french translation and checking how it looks like in the game).
Happy Birthday, gents! Good song,
MD (don't believe I'd heard it before). O0
Gaming-wise, I'm in a funk for space 4x titles; nothing really appeals to me right now. Am currently playing a Romulan campaign in
Birth of the Federation (with the Ultimate Mod 5) as a form of mental "comfort food". (Still dreaming of/wishing for a sequel...)
On the Total War front, I've resumed my old Mide campaign in
Thrones of Britannia. Have been dragged into a messy war between Aileach (which is ruled by my brother the High King) and Ulaid, a fellow Irish kingdom. In retaliation for siding with my brother, Ulaid has launched a seaborne invasion of my one port own, so I now prepare to defend it...
Quote from: Anguille on June 12, 2020, 02:09:07 PM
On the testing side:
- New beta patch for Astra Exodus
- Imperiums: Greek Wars (working mostly on the french translation and checking how it looks like in the game).
I'm amazed/impressed the dev is still patching Astra Exodus. Either it has sold better than I thought, and/or he's particularly committed to his game. Well done, either way.
If it's not breaking NDA, can I ask whether you're enjoying Imperiums? (And if you can't answer, I of course understand.) I'm liking what I've seen so far from the devs' micro-blogs, but they still tell you only so much.
Quote from: Martok on June 12, 2020, 03:15:14 PM
Happy Birthday, gents! Good song, MD (don't believe I'd heard it before). O0
Gaming-wise, I'm in a funk for space 4x titles; nothing really appeals to me right now. Am currently playing a Romulan campaign in Birth of the Federation (with the Ultimate Mod 5) as a form of mental "comfort food". (Still dreaming of/wishing for a sequel...)
On the Total War front, I've resumed my old Mide campaign in Thrones of Britannia. Have been dragged into a messy war between Aileach (which is ruled by my brother the High King) and Ulaid, a fellow Irish kingdom. In retaliation for siding with my brother, Ulaid has launched a seaborne invasion of my one port own, so I now prepare to defend it...
Quote from: Anguille on June 12, 2020, 02:09:07 PM
On the testing side:
- New beta patch for Astra Exodus
- Imperiums: Greek Wars (working mostly on the french translation and checking how it looks like in the game).
I'm amazed/impressed the dev is still patching Astra Exodus. Either it has sold better than I thought, and/or he's particularly committed to his game. Well done, either way.
If it's not breaking NDA, can I ask whether you're enjoying Imperiums? (And if you can't answer, I of course understand.) I'm liking what I've seen so far from the devs' micro-blogs, but they still tell you only so much.
I think he really made the game he wanted, so yes, he's very committed. Guess it started as a hobby project (he has a real job during the day) and when he had the real product, he was able to make a deal with Slitherine. He's working on this major patch (with the battle arena) and wants to have a good product, so he releases new beta versions of it on a regular basis. I am giving him as much feedback as i can (we talk a lot on the steam chat).
If you liked
Aggressors: Ancient Rome you will really like the new version. It's an improved edition with, as you know, a focus on the Greek region. Most of the states are much smaller (unlike Rome or Carthage) so i guess, the end is a lot more open. I wish he would have included the Peloponnesian War as well.
Are you running
Birth of the Federation on Windows 10? Never managed to run it decentely (so slow).
Happy Birthday Gus. Didn't you get that, 'Build a Ship-in-a-Bottle' kit I sent you? Oh, wait. I'm still emptying the bottle. Soon man. Soon. <:-)
Dominions 5 MP for me. While my nation has been reduced to but a tiny city state in the Grogsgame, I've subbed in for another player in another Dominions game, so am going to be having fun with that. The depth of strategy and options in the MP side of this game continues to blow me away, even though I've been around the SP aspect of the game for years.
I bought Shadow Empires with an anniversary coupon, but have yet to crank it up. Not sure I've got the mental stamina to learn a new deep game whilst tearing into the deeper aspects of Dominions multiplayer, but someday, I'll crank it up.
Finally, may try to fire up Elite Dangerous with the new update. There's a need to catalog the overlapping mining hotspots again, since they were all scrambled after the update. I helped with the earlier initiative, and it would be fun to help out with it again... but we shall see.
Thanks Slash, you old so-and-so.
Someone say Aggressors: Ancient Rome?
Playing Stellaris further than I've ever gone before and also fired up Tigers on the Hunt for some tactical action. Had it for awhile but hadn't hardly played it
Happy birthday, JH! And happy early birthday to Gus and Airboy. I will be 50 this year, so, I think I have JH and Gus beat, but not Airboy. Sorry that you guys all get hosed by Father's Day. Kinda like having a birthday near Christmas I would think.
Quote from: Gusington on June 12, 2020, 09:46:18 AM
Happy birthday JH. Unironically, next Saturday is my birthday. I think I am 2-3 years older than you. But you're like a foot taller than me so it all evens out.
Great song BTW, Dawg!
^You were one of the ones I was trolling for ;)
Quote from: Martok on June 12, 2020, 03:15:14 PM
Happy Birthday, gents! Good song, MD (don't believe I'd heard it before). O0
You, however, were a surprise. Glad you liked it. It's from back in the MTV days. It came up on a Spotify playlist I had on last night and I thought it would be a change from what I normally go with.
Quote from: Anguille on June 12, 2020, 03:30:11 PM
Quote from: Martok on June 12, 2020, 03:15:14 PM
I'm amazed/impressed the dev is still patching Astra Exodus. Either it has sold better than I thought, and/or he's particularly committed to his game. Well done, either way.
If it's not breaking NDA, can I ask whether you're enjoying Imperiums? (And if you can't answer, I of course understand.) I'm liking what I've seen so far from the devs' micro-blogs, but they still tell you only so much.
I think he really made the game he wanted, so yes, he's very committed. Guess it started as a hobby project (he has a real job during the day) and when he had the real product, he was able to make a deal with Slitherine. He's working on this major patch (with the battle arena) and wants to have a good product, so he releases new beta versions of it on a regular basis. I am giving him as much feedback as i can (we talk a lot on the steam chat).
Very cool. If there's any one person giving feedback on this game, I'm glad it's you. (I realize you're not the only one, but you know what I mean.) :bd:
I also see you gave Astra Exodus a decent review on Steam. I take it you feel it's worth playing now?
Quote from: Anguille on June 12, 2020, 03:30:11 PMIf you liked Aggressors: Ancient Rome you will really like the new version. It's an improved edition with, as you know, a focus on the Greek region. Most of the states are much smaller (unlike Rome or Carthage) so i guess, the end is a lot more open. I wish he would have included the Peloponnesian War as well.
Good to hear. Aggressors: Ancient Rome is one of the many games I've spent too few hours with, but I've enjoyed what little time I have spent playing.
I too am surprised the dev didn't include the Peloponnesian War. But then, I've long had the impression he wants to avoid specific scenarios, and the shoe-horned/railroaded decisions that often accompany them.
Quote from: Anguille on June 12, 2020, 03:30:11 PMAre you running Birth of the Federation on Windows 10? Never managed to run it decentely (so slow).
Yes, I am running BOTF on Win10. I suppose I could just be lucky, but I also made sure to use Thunderchero's all-in-one installer (he just released a new version, incidentally). The installer includes DxWnd, which allows the game to run much better on machines with Windows 7/10. (And for some folks, it isn't even possible to run BOTF without DxWnd.) It's definitely been a life-saver, or at least a sanity-saver. :)
Quote from: Gusington on June 12, 2020, 07:50:41 PM
Someone say Aggressors: Ancient Rome?
Just talking about the dev's next game,
Imperiums: Greek Wars. It's looking damn good. 8)
Quote from: MetalDog on June 12, 2020, 09:26:27 PM
You, however, were a surprise. Glad you liked it. It's from back in the MTV days. It came up on a Spotify playlist I had on last night and I thought it would be a change from what I normally go with.
I didn't have cable TV growing up, nor did I live in an area with a good (or even marginally decent) rock station. So I missed out on a lot -- and I do mean a *lot* -- of the good, but lesser-known, stuff that was playing back then. I've spent the last 25 years playing catch-up. :-\
^Me too - my family didn't get cable until 1991! Just in time for Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Nirvana on the MTV though.
So Aggressors: Ancient Rome is revamped, or do I wait for the new Imperium game for the revamping?
And the Dawg of Metal is 50...that can't be right.
Quote from: Gusington on June 13, 2020, 11:46:48 AM
^Me too - my family didn't get cable until 1991! Just in time for Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Nirvana on the MTV though.
So Aggressors: Ancient Rome is revamped, or do I wait for the new Imperium game for the revamping?
And the Dawg of Metal is 50...that can't be right.
And still spittin' fire at the universe \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/
And I had cable in '78.
Quote from: Gusington on June 13, 2020, 11:46:48 AM
^Me too - my family didn't get cable until 1991! Just in time for Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Nirvana on the MTV though.
I'm jealous! I didn't have cable until I was in my 20's and living with roommates.
Quote from: Gusington on June 13, 2020, 11:46:48 AM
So Aggressors: Ancient Rome is revamped, or do I wait for the new Imperium game for the revamping?
Anguille can probably answer that question better than I, since he's both played the former more than me, and is currently beta-testing the latter. Here's my thoughts, though, for whatever they're worth...
Probably the biggest differences between the two games are the settings/time periods, plus the fact that Aggressors is a bit more free-form, being a 4x title. (In contrast, I believe Imperiums is more "grand-strategy" than "4x", and is a little more focused experience as a result.) In addition, I imagine Imperiums is going to be a bit more refined/polished than Aggressors, although the general consensus is that Aggressors is also very good (despite it being the dev's first game).
Given that you typically lean a little more towards grand-strategy games versus 4x games (granting that there's a good deal of overlap between the two genres), it would be easy to say you should get Imperiums once it's out -- gun to my head, that's probably what I'd recommend. But given how much you like the Roman period as well, I admittedly feel I'd be doing you a disservice by not giving Aggressors its due. Honestly, I think you could grab both games and not go wrong.
Quote from: Gusington on June 13, 2020, 11:46:48 AM
And the Dawg of Metal is 50...that can't be right.
Wholeheartedly agree! On the other hand, I would hold up
MD as a textbook example of the saying "age is just a number". :coolsmiley:
Quote from: Martok on June 13, 2020, 03:32:04 PM
Quote from: Gusington on June 13, 2020, 11:46:48 AM
^Me too - my family didn't get cable until 1991! Just in time for Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Nirvana on the MTV though.
I'm jealous! I didn't have cable until I was in my 20's and living with roommates.
S**t man I can relate. My parents bought our first family TV in 1984 when I was 11 years old. A few years later, my folks signed up for cable. But they restricted me to a certain amount of TV viewing per week. So, I never had the full cable TV experience until I was living independently in my late teens with roommates and friends who had cable.
Groggy
^You're precisely 1 year older than me!
And thanks Martok...eventually I can see myself getting both Aggressors and Imperium, I'll be honest :)
My best friend in high school had cable. Watched HBO music videos then MTV from the start. I didn't personally have cable until I graduated from college in 1987.
Quote from: Martok on June 12, 2020, 10:59:16 PM
Quote from: Anguille on June 12, 2020, 03:30:11 PMAre you running Birth of the Federation on Windows 10? Never managed to run it decentely (so slow).
Yes, I am running BOTF on Win10. I suppose I could just be lucky, but I also made sure to use Thunderchero's all-in-one installer (he just released a new version, incidentally). The installer includes DxWnd, which allows the game to run much better on machines with Windows 7/10. (And for some folks, it isn't even possible to run BOTF without DxWnd.) It's definitely been a life-saver, or at least a sanity-saver. :)
Maybe i should try tha but i don't think it will help. The game runs fine, it's just that the mouse mouvements in the game are very slow, which is very annoying.
Quote from: Gusington on June 13, 2020, 11:46:48 AM
^Me too - my family didn't get cable until 1991! Just in time for Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Nirvana on the MTV though.
So Aggressors: Ancient Rome is revamped, or do I wait for the new Imperium game for the revamping?
And the Dawg of Metal is 50...that can't be right.
As Martok said.
Basically, if he had stayed with Slitherine, the game probably would have been called
Aggressors: Greek Wars....
Quote from: Gusington on June 13, 2020, 04:56:48 PM
^You're precisely 1 year older than me!
And thanks Martok...eventually I can see myself getting both Aggressors and Imperium, I'll be honest :)
You should first get the game with the theme you like most. If you like the game, there's a big chance you are going to like the other one as well.
Quote from: Anguille on June 14, 2020, 01:20:42 AM
Quote from: Martok on June 12, 2020, 10:59:16 PM
Quote from: Anguille on June 12, 2020, 03:30:11 PMAre you running Birth of the Federation on Windows 10? Never managed to run it decentely (so slow).
Yes, I am running BOTF on Win10. I suppose I could just be lucky, but I also made sure to use Thunderchero's all-in-one installer (he just released a new version, incidentally). The installer includes DxWnd, which allows the game to run much better on machines with Windows 7/10. (And for some folks, it isn't even possible to run BOTF without DxWnd.) It's definitely been a life-saver, or at least a sanity-saver. :)
Maybe i should try tha but i don't think it will help. The game runs fine, it's just that the mouse mouvements in the game are very slow, which is very annoying.
Actually, DxWnd has been known to help with mouse lag in BOTF -- not always, but more often than not. It's probably worth checking out (and it certainly can't hurt). :)
I have read a lot of Greek history lately so I know a lot more than I did even just a few months ago and have grown to really enjoy it. Persian too. Roman history will always be my top ancients civ to read about so Aggressors sounds like a no brainer. I have also been very interested in the clash of civs, like the era of the rise of Islam, etc.
Quote from: Gusington on June 14, 2020, 01:00:15 PM
I have read a lot of Greek history lately so I know a lot more than I did even just a few months ago and have grown to really enjoy it. Persian too. Roman history will always be my top ancients civ to read about so Aggressors sounds like a no brainer. I have also been very interested in the clash of civs, like the era of the rise of Islam, etc.
I'm still working on a WAW scenario: Delian_League_458_BC...this covers a strange gap in history: We know at least one Satrap was killed in Egypt about this time and we know his replacement. We know that Megabyzious trapped and released the Greek fleet once or twice in Egypt and we know he revolted some time around then and maybe traveled the World in Disguise and had an exquisite wife (Amytis) or two. So I signed up the Delian League for yet another doomed expedition to Cyprus/Phoenicia/Egypt to help Megabysious. At least it is working as a tutorial for me in building the game system and reading up on the Persian Empire.