Got this tune on near constant replay in my head as of late; gotta by the work by the two drummers making that devil beat bounce around in me brain.
DL'd
Pathfinder: Kingmaker but haven't fired it up yet. Time to get nerdy(er)!
Otherwise, yard stuff and working on a salvaged-window/wood greenhouse thing that the Mrs. is so het up fer.
Stay safe folks!
Meh. Wife is working 24 hours on Saturday AND there is a God damn hurricane headed for us. Weekend will probably be a wash...literally.
If I do get some time, I joined a virtual wing for DCS and volunteered to fly Tomcats. So I need to brush up on my NATOPS procedures so I don't make a total fool of myself when I have my first core skills flight.
Awesome! Just one more thing for me to stress about. lol :idiot2:
^Deep breaths JH, I'm ready for summer to end too! The humidity just wrecks my hair.
Field of Glory II: Medieval has been kicked my ass - I'm 1-2 in the last three battles I have played. Will probably go back for a little more this weekend. Also looking to try The Forgotten City and may fire up Rome Total War: Remastered and try a new campaign as the Berbers.
Ok now I am 2-2. More respectable :bd:
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Star Citizen Saturdays seems to be a burgeoning tradition with my Star Citizen Clan. So that should be fun with 3.14 out and recently micro patched up a bit.
Steel Division 2 will undoubtedly get a look in. I am learning the value of mortar half tracks and mobile artillery.
Mechwarrior 5 will get a look in. So relaxing to play.
Company of Heroes 2 with my Son. Wish he would play Steel Division with me.
Dabbled a little in the free GOG quake II and found that it holds up. It's still a lot of fun.
Enjoy your weekend Grogs of the world. Here we are locked down harder than Alabama Tics. We now have curfews from 9pm to 3am to try to beat the Indian variant into submission. A good thing for computer gamers.
Spent the last month playing WITE2 but it seems like more work for less enjoyment. Just switched to playing a new game of Shadow Empires. It has that One More Turn feel that I don't get from monstrosities like WITE2. Don't know how you guys play 4 games in a weekend. I tend to stick with a game until my butt grows roots.
I have been working mostly weekends. So I have been playing a bit of Emperor Rise of the Middle Kingdom - Qin campaign. It is the time of the First Emperor., and my current build is the First City. Xiangyang.
What I like about this city builder is you do return to previous cities. This one is no different. If you know your history this is where Qin Shi Huang's tomb will be and the Terracotta Army.
I have also Art of Rally, and Humankind (Game Pass) but I have been looking for something. I don't know what...yet.
Quote from: Gusington on August 20, 2021, 08:56:49 PM
Ok now I am 2-2. More respectable
That looks fun! Maybe some of that and some World of Warships
The amount of army types and eras available in Field of Glory II: Medieval is dazzling and very fun.
Shadow Empire unless Humankind gets a patch.
Quote from: bobarossa on August 21, 2021, 09:30:51 AM
Spent the last month playing WITE2 but it seems like more work for less enjoyment. Just switched to playing a new game of Shadow Empires. It has that One More Turn feel that I don't get from monstrosities like WITE2. Don't know how you guys play 4 games in a weekend. I tend to stick with a game until my butt grows roots.
I have WITE(1) and because of the turn based limitations just cannot bring myself to delve into it and spend the time to immerse myself. Surely their will be a heretical WEGO version soon :D
I'm on a big 4x kick again. Civ is my classic go-to, but the single unit per tile system is a source of frustration when it comes to attacking targets through narrow passages.
I'm feeling some space exploration and extermination, so I've got Interstellar Space: Genesis on my list as a MOO successor, plus Astra Exodus on deck as well. Also, for some Alpha Centauri style action, I reinstalled Pandora: First Contact so I might give that a go.
If any groggies have recommendations in regards to those games, I'm all ears. I have very little knowledge of space 4x's beyond MOO, Endless Space, and Stellaris. :uglystupid2:
Closing in on a win in WitE's: Road to Leningrad Scenario. The tough-as-nails 18th Army just fought their way into Leningrad. One more turn to go. Fingers crossed.
Re space 4x's -- Remnants of the Precursors. MOO1 with modern graphics and some bug fixes (and it's FREE). Not on Steam.
Al...have you tried Polaris Sector? It's one of my all time favorites.
Quote from: matt3916 on August 22, 2021, 08:04:16 PM
Re space 4x's -- Remnants of the Precursors. MOO1 with modern graphics and some bug fixes (and it's FREE). Not on Steam.
I have this one (and actually started a thread about it) but it's been a while since I've dabbled. TBH I'd probably rather just play the 2016 MOO remake :-\
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on August 22, 2021, 08:50:05 PM
Al...have you tried Polaris Sector? It's one of my all time favorites.
Apparently I have 90 minutes in this one on Steam, but it wasn't even on my radar.... Thanks for the heads up! \m/ I just read your review and it really sums up why I feel like space is a better fit for 4x games than world history. Losing a division in a horrific battle and being set back centuries makes sense in the context of a Forever War type of scenario.... not so much in ancient or modern warfare.
Not much time to play games this weekend but played some Imperivm: Great Battles of Rome....about to finish my first battle (Numantia).
Quote from: al_infierno on August 22, 2021, 12:47:15 AM
I'm on a big 4x kick again. Civ is my classic go-to, but the single unit per tile system is a source of frustration when it comes to attacking targets through narrow passages.
I'm feeling some space exploration and extermination, so I've got Interstellar Space: Genesis on my list as a MOO successor, plus Astra Exodus on deck as well. Also, for some Alpha Centauri style action, I reinstalled Pandora: First Contact so I might give that a go.
If any groggies have recommendations in regards to those games, I'm all ears. I have very little knowledge of space 4x's beyond MOO, Endless Space, and Stellaris. :uglystupid2:
As Jarhead said,
Polaris Sector is an excellent game and one of my favorites as well. End-game can be very long though.
Interstellar Space is a good classic turn-based game and it continues to be worked on (a new DLC should come out before the end of the year). A couple of other good games:
Stars in Shadow and
Horizon, both very MOO-like. Also don't forget that
Distant Worlds 2 is around the corner.
Yeah, I keep coming back to Polaris Sector. It is one of my top space 4x games, if not the top with Distant Worlds (very different games).
Polaris Sector is definitely next up on my list. Thanks everyone!
I've had Distant Worlds sitting on my hard drive for ages but never really gotten around to it. I understand it's more of a sim than a proper "game" so to speak?