Wrapping up this week with some classic Canadian thrash metal. Razor is an unstoppable riff machine!
In terms of gaming, I've been sinking my teeth into the Bolivar campaign of
Libertdad o Muerte! Not finding the AI super challenging, but it puts up enough of a fight that I'm not totally steamrolling. Would be more interesting to play against an opponent... hint hint ;)
I gave up on
Red Dead Online within a week of starting it back up. I'm still playing the single player a good bit, because it's incredibly immersive and fun, but online leaves so much to be desired. While the basic game mechanics feel a bit smoother, the content seems mostly phoned in, and there's not a lot to do except extremely repetitive delivery missions or shootout missions. Yawn.
On the roguelike front, I made a fairly deep run into the classic hard-as-balls Rogue successor,
NetHack. You practically need the wiki to play this game and have any idea what you're doing, but it's incredibly deep and has that "devs thought of everything" game design that's hard not to love. I got to dungeon level 14 before whacking a Cockatrice without paying attention. I was aware that whacking a Cockatrice in melee results in your character turning to stone - but I wasn't paying attention and didn't realize what I was whacking until my character was dead. My next character had a pretty decent run, maybe around DLevel 8 before I was on the brink of death, quaffing unidentified potions in hopes one of them will turn out to be a healing potion. Actually, the first one I quaffed was a potion of levitation, and my character smacked his un-helmeted head into the ceiling and lost his last few hit points and died. Whoopsie. Back to level 1.
Higher quality upload because all the YouTube uploads are crap... :uglystupid2: https://razorband.bandcamp.com/track/bad-vibrations
Nice one! Cool NetHack story. I love reading about such game events.
For me it'll be DCS World; playing around in the ME and continue to train CASE 1 recoveries.
Definitely some Escape from Tarkov; unlocked Jaeger as a dealer. Time to start clapping some Scavs.
I've also linked all my game accounts with IO Interactive, so I am ready to start playing the trilogy for real in Hitman 3 now. Probably start this on PS5.
No wargames for me this weekend. I'm taking off on an impromptu camping trip. Have to get away from planet insane for a breather.
Hope everyone else enjoys their gaming, and is able to stay warmer than me!
Going to play: Distant Worlds and some Endless Space me think. There's going to be Distant Worlds 2 gameplay reveal next tuesday, look forward to this.
If i manage, i'll also play STAR WARS™ Starfighter.
I've started up a new Stellaris game so I'll be enjoying that.
Want to continue my Octopath Traveler & Horizon Zero Dawn console adventures too.
If I reach a moment I just want to chill I'll probably put on some Elite Dangerous
Have a great weekend Grogs!
a_i I enjoy your game posts but this music selection made my ears bleed. :o :-[ :-\ Getting back to some Tiller ACW gaming this weekend.
Working on an AAR for Combat Mission Black Sea mostly. Already played out the scenario, now just writing it up. Otherwise, probably some FPS action in VR. Been playing around with the new WWII update for Pavlov and still enjoying an early access game called Tales of Glory 2.
Holding off on DCS until the latest open beta patch drops next weds. Hopefully it will have the new cloud system!
Everyone enjoy the weekend.
I'll still be playing Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia on PS4. Great game and worth the price of admission. I'll also be continuing my PBEM of Field of Glory: Empires with Jason. We've got most of France and Germany conquered playing as the Scots and Brits.
I'm also playing a WW2 scenario I made for Civ3: Conquests. I have it set up as a hotseat game where I am playing all the major powers of the war.
Quote from: Rayfer on January 22, 2021, 07:20:08 AM
a_i I enjoy your game posts but this music selection made my ears bleed. :o :-[ :-\ Getting back to some Tiller ACW gaming this weekend.
Oh yeah! Tiller ACW! I seriously thought of getting Ozark...but calmed myself and ...yes...Normandy again.
Meanwhile on other fronts: HLL (hey, that's Normandy again), and maybe some of the usual World of Warships and boardgames.
Metro Exodus (which is awesome), Phantom Doctrine, and maybe some ICBM and Armored Brigade.
Quote from: al_infierno on January 22, 2021, 01:26:56 AM
My next character had a pretty decent run, maybe around DLevel 8 before I was on the brink of death, quaffing unidentified potions in hopes one of them will turn out to be a healing potion. Actually, the first one I quaffed was a potion of levitation, and my character smacked his un-helmeted head into the ceiling and lost his last few hit points and died. Whoopsie. Back to level 1.
Thanks for sharing! :2funny:
I'm finishing a review and house cleaning after the four bathrooms after their renovation. Red dust everywhere from taking out the old tile and having the subfloor sanded to put in the new tile.
I'm playing the last Soviet Order of Battle. On the Minsk battle in 1944. Also reading up on really old school RPGs (Wizardry 6 & 7) to determine if I want to dive into one of them. I played Wizardry 8 to completion - but that is the only one in the series I've ever played.
How do you like the Soviet Order of Battle DLCs? I am going to start the first one soon.
Ditto on the Soviet Order of Battle goodness question; I enjoyed the Japanese DLCs fwiw.
Have finally gotten the home computer re-situated, so if time (i.e. the wife) allows, I'll be plugging away at World of Tanks and trying to wrap up my online drone coursework so's I can kamikaze some bastards "professionally."
I'm sure hoping to start a new Shadow Empires game here this weekend. If I'm able to, it'll be the first time I vaguely understand what I'm doing at the START of a scenario!
Dammit Carl! I too loved the Japanese Order of Battle DLCs.
Quote from: Rayfer on January 22, 2021, 07:20:08 AM
a_i I enjoy your game posts but this music selection made my ears bleed. :o :-[ :-\ Getting back to some Tiller ACW gaming this weekend.
Hahaha. Harsh metal is an acquired taste, for sure. Here's an alternative "FRIDAY and superior" you might find more pleasant and listenable O0
Quote from: al_infierno on January 22, 2021, 02:59:26 PM
Quote from: Rayfer on January 22, 2021, 07:20:08 AM
a_i I enjoy your game posts but this music selection made my ears bleed. :o :-[ :-\ Getting back to some Tiller ACW gaming this weekend.
Hahaha. Harsh metal is an acquired taste, for sure. Here's an alternative "FRIDAY and superior" you might find more pleasant and listenable O0
Now that wasn't bad at all....I actually liked it. Maybe the time had something to do with it...I heard the first one at 7:30 this morning, this new one at 3:30 this afternoon. Have a great gaming weekend.
Isen Torr is a lot more in-line with traditional heavy metal melodies, so it makes sense to me O0 And likewise!
Been finding some chill tunes in the "Stoner Doom," category personally - nothing specific, but the ambience cannot be beat.
These guys came up in my list and they're awesome:
^ Haven't heard of those guys but I'm loving the thick and saucy reverb O0
I'm surprised a Stoner Doom band managed to fit 3 whole songs inside 26 minutes. LOL
Going to stay in my rut and play World of Warships. Lots of changes to the Commander skills in the last release...and then comes subs #:-) (next month).
Quote from: Gusington on January 22, 2021, 10:59:54 AM
How do you like the Soviet Order of Battle DLCs? I am going to start the first one soon.
Funny you should ask:
Red Steel Review
See: https://grogheads.com/review/20529
Red Star Review:
https://grogheads.com/review/20374
That "Front Page of Mystery" really is a mystery to all!
This also reminds me that I need to put all of these assorted reviews on my blog.
I will be playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat. I have probably sunk 20 hours or more into it the last ten days, it is filled with tension and excitement.
Should i grow bored with that i will go back to playing Tes 4 Oblivion or Shadowempire.
Quote from: Fetrik on January 23, 2021, 10:33:26 AM
I will be playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat. I have probably sunk 20 hours or more into it the last ten days, it is filled with tension and excitement.
Should i grow bored with that i will go back to playing Tes 4 Oblivion or Shadowempire.
Slightly off topic but didn't I see something about a mod in development to put Oblivion into the Skyrim engine?
Skyoblivion maybe? Haha i'm not sure but i think you are correct.
Yes Skyblivion is real, but there is no release date. There is also Skywind (Morrowind in the Skyrim engine) but it doesn't have a release date either.
Quote from: Anguille on January 22, 2021, 02:38:53 AM
Going to play: Distant Worlds and some Endless Space me think. There's going to be Distant Worlds 2 gameplay reveal next tuesday, look forward to this.
If i manage, i'll also play STAR WARS™ Starfighter.
Over the last couple of days I've really gotten into
Distant Worlds again. I tweeked the settings to give everyone a lot of distance between empires so the game can roll at a slower pace. It's more conducive to drinking and listening to music while playing.
I thought I would be playing the new 4.2 patch for Steel Beasts, but I honestly got bored of it already - the same day it was released.
This always happens with Steel Beasts patches. It's like a weird post-partum that comes with patch releases. I get hyped, then we get the patch and I just feel underwhelmed. Or sometimes, I just feel underwhelmed from the beginning.
Steel Beasts doesn't see patch releases very often. They are usually aligned with the fiscal year (eSIM caters to their military customers, so they go with the money), and we have seen times where we pass 2-3 years without new content.
I haven't enjoyed a Steel Beasts content upgrade since 2013. Since then, the developers have focused on the demands of their military customers, and I'm mildly interested in things like yet another off-brand scout truck or other Spanish Army vehicles, or another ATGM system that has very little difference than something already in game.
Some more star citizens:
Here is a shot of me arriving back to Port Ollisar in my Gladius light fighter with one wing gone. Without the wing I lost some weapons and missiles as well as having major issues flying because some thrusters were also out. But she survived.
This was the result of a bounty hunt I did that had be dogfight and kill a human escort and then destroy my bountys ship on the pad. My bounties ship blew up as he ran to it from a security station where he was trying to clear his name. You do this by hacking a terminal. Well. He blew up in the blast.
(https://i.imgur.com/wXiYo4j.jpg)
The Harbringer. I took this shot while escorting my friend in his Prospector mining ship. He had a rock blow up on him as he tried to crack it and had to head back for repairs. I waited on the planet to mark the mining spot for him.
(https://i.imgur.com/CUsi1Ey.jpg)
Me jumping out of my Gladius. The suit I am wearing protects me from most environments. Some planets get really cold or hot. Some so bad that a suit will not protect you for long.
This internal hangar is in the city of Loreville I think.
(https://i.imgur.com/Rq1ynVB.jpg)
Leaving the City of Loreville on the planet Hurston.
(https://i.imgur.com/wHfswv7.jpg)
A Dead AI security guard at Security Station Kareah
(https://i.imgur.com/vkQPoBI.jpg)
Coming in to land with wings folded. This is probably Grim Hex, the pirate hang out where no laws are enforced.
(https://i.imgur.com/CD5nydV.jpg)
The starmap showing the major places you can jump to. Zooming in shows more objects. As you can see I have a jump plotted between the planets microtech and crusader
(https://i.imgur.com/JFUnl1P.jpg)
Entering my ship to find the pilots seat.
(https://i.imgur.com/CtOTWOr.jpg)
Wizardry 6 & 7 ended up being too primitive. I've gone to Wizardry 8.