Friday's Dance

Martok · October 29, 2016, 02:35:18 AM

If I have time for things other than partying and drinking, I will certainly be spending more hours with Stellaris and Warhammer Total War.

Quote from: Gusington on October 28, 2016, 06:09:59 PM
Finally pulled myself away from Witcher 3 for a bit to jump back into Grim Dawn for a bit after a year and I have to say it looks and plays beautifully compared to where I left off. A Charlemagne campaign in Attila TW looms large as well. Also resisting the urge to buy the new titles that JH listed above like Titanfall 2, BF1, etc. and copious amounts of drinking and Halloween merrymaking.

Which faction did you decide to go with in the Charlemagne campaign? Still going with Mercia?

agathosdaimon · October 29, 2016, 07:15:24 AM

my retro friday fun was to fire up Blue Max Aces of the Great War. 360 Pacific had some great games and this i think was one of them for sure. Perhaps not as good as Red Baron, but it runs more smoothly i find and the air battles get really close quarter and you could pan your view up and done and left-right easily

Bison · October 29, 2016, 08:10:05 AM

Minecraft...yeah I said it...Minecraft.

Staggerwing · October 29, 2016, 08:19:16 AM

Quote from: agathosdaimon on October 29, 2016, 07:15:24 AM
my retro friday fun was to fire up Blue Max Aces of the Great War. 360 Pacific had some great games and this i think was one of them for sure. Perhaps not as good as Red Baron, but it runs more smoothly i find and the air battles get really close quarter and you could pan your view up and done and left-right easily

Blue Max was a fun game. O0

Barthheart · October 29, 2016, 10:53:31 AM

Quote from: Bison on October 29, 2016, 08:10:05 AM
Minecraft...yeah I said it...Minecraft.

Security!

airboy · October 29, 2016, 11:56:17 AM

I'm playing Order of Battle WW2: Winter War. You control the Finns against the communist hordes. It has been a lot of fun thus far.

Gusington · October 29, 2016, 12:55:34 PM

Martok I think I am going to go with the Lombards in the Charlemagne campaign.

CJReich46 · October 29, 2016, 01:41:35 PM

Quote from: Bison on October 29, 2016, 08:10:05 AM
Minecraft...yeah I said it...Minecraft.

Nothing wrong with that. ::)

Martok · October 29, 2016, 03:27:28 PM

Quote from: Gusington on October 29, 2016, 12:55:34 PM
Martok I think I am going to go with the Lombards in the Charlemagne campaign.

Nice! Feel free to share your experiences playing as them if you do. I've looked at the Lombards before, but have admittedly been intimidated by their starting position (and the fact that Chucky is more or less gunning for them).

Gusington · October 29, 2016, 05:28:49 PM

Yeah I know...despite that they look to have a really interesting campaign. And I think it is 'normal' difficulty.

Toonces · October 29, 2016, 07:03:47 PM

Whelp I booted up an Age of Charlemagne campaign as Mercia and just got savaged by the AI. Turned off in frustration. I haven't been abused that badly since Dark Souls.

Going to go to my safe place with CK2 instead. ::)

Nefaro · October 29, 2016, 07:15:08 PM

Quote from: Dammit Carl! on October 28, 2016, 04:16:55 AM
Whew...War Thunder seems to have broken my WoT addiction for now but it could be argued that I'm just comparing apples to another kind of apple - and I don't care! I love my sexy tanks and planes!

It's good to switch between the apples and the other apples on occasion. Keeps each from getting too stale.

I also toss in the occasional Armored Warfare (new big ass maps coming soon iirc), when I'm at these types of casual MP games. O0

Edit: I've always enjoyed War Thunder, despite some very scattered flight & damage modelling in places. Started years ago, while the Air Forces was still in Closed Beta, even. My biggest complaint is that they've steadily increased the grind, over the years. Including adding the exceptionally painful module upgrade system during that time, which gives me much headache in air forces Realistic Battles because it takes so damn long to grind them out, nowadays, and the difference between a new non-upgraded aircraft, and one with most or all of the modules, is massive.

Nefaro · October 29, 2016, 07:20:12 PM

Quote from: Toonces on October 29, 2016, 07:03:47 PM
Whelp I booted up an Age of Charlemagne campaign as Mercia and just got savaged by the AI. Turned off in frustration. I haven't been abused that badly since Dark Souls.

Going to go to my safe place with CK2 instead. ::)

Dammit.

Forgot I picked up that DLC in a sale, months ago. Haven't even touched it yet. ;D

Rizik6 · October 29, 2016, 08:30:27 PM

More Civ6. Starting to get the hang of it...I think.

JasonPratt · October 29, 2016, 08:54:41 PM

Mostly spent today at the nieces, watching them watch Raiders of the Lost Ark for the first time with the Bro and Dad, while Ishy (the sister-in-law) and Mom worked on crafty stuff in the other room. Then we went to eat at a ridiculously expensive new French-ish restaurant for Mom's birthday. She had asked for Killing Japan from O'Reilly, so that's what I got her. Mom's actually a little more into military history than Dad! 8)

Otherwise, I'm working on a new narrative AAR project this weekend, on a game I tried to get into years ago because I loved the first version dearly (still do) but just couldn't get into the much-upgraded second version. I still don't know why, but having found version 6 of a new unofficial fanbase patch, I've played the first turn and also the first battle this morning.

I'm being cagey about the game of course. ^-^ If things go well, y'all will know it later.