Happy FRIDAY

Toonces · September 25, 2015, 03:53:18 PM

Whelp, WOFF2 isn't recognizing my rudder pedals for some reason. ARMA 3 is a frickin' mess, I hate servers where the jets are in full force.

So I'm going to backtrack. I'm booting up some Scourge of War and maybe later I'll give SABOW a try since Asid's been talking about it so much lately.

I can't believe how frustrating ARMA 3 was tonight. Damn. >:(

Nefaro · September 25, 2015, 04:06:47 PM

World of Warships with Tuna & Co.

For some quiet meditative gaming, I may finish up a game of Mistfall currently on the table. Then it's either LE: Predator or Eldritch Horror with the latest expansion.

MetalDog · September 25, 2015, 07:42:55 PM

Quote from: egg_salad on September 25, 2015, 11:22:29 AM
I am bummed I missed the first Muppet reboot episode.. I suppose I could find it online.

I just watched it On Demand. I have Charter Cable and there are free primetime shows. I liked the reboot. Miss Piggy is the star of "Up Late with Miss Piggy." All the usual suspects are back: Gonzo, Kermit, Fozzy, the Swedish Chef, the two old hecklers (whos name escape me at the mo), Scooter, and on and on and on. It was good. Not great. I will watch the next episode. Probably On Demand.

Father Ted · September 25, 2015, 07:49:44 PM

Waldorf and Statler

MetalDog · September 25, 2015, 07:51:07 PM

Thank you, sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar.

Gusington · September 25, 2015, 08:36:58 PM

Mirth and Star?

Sir Slash · September 25, 2015, 09:18:28 PM

I think I once dated the blond chick from the rock band. I remember those lips well.

MetalDog · September 25, 2015, 09:56:52 PM

She has a good line in the show. Watching the new Muppets brought me immediately back in mind to the original. They're trying. And if they get it right, it'll be good.

Airborne Rifles · September 26, 2015, 06:35:55 AM

CMANO, NF5: Bardufoss Blues for me when I get a chance between taking the family to Oktoberfest and painting the master bedroom with the wife.

-budd- · September 26, 2015, 06:54:59 AM

Any time i get will be with CSME. they did a great job on this game, the new 2D views are great.

panzerde · September 26, 2015, 11:38:42 AM

Quote from: egg_salad on September 25, 2015, 12:38:19 PM
Quote from: Cyrano on September 25, 2015, 12:07:13 PM
Dammit, Egg Salad, DAMMIT.

As if I need a reason to purchase ANOTHER 100 Days game...looking forward to the module!!

I assume you are signed up for Legion Wargames preorder deal, if you don't have Retour already? (It is a discount on Retour and the upcoming QBE) Supposedly shipping soon.. >:D
http://www.legionwargames.com/legion_QBE.html

Yep, there's my credit card getting another workout. Was planning on buying Retour anyway, now it's time sensitive to do it...

And you've reminded me that I need to get a VASSAL game going of Stonewall Jackson's Way II.

Cyrano, I have CS AI and am ready to go...

Toonces · September 26, 2015, 04:50:50 PM

Jammin' with some old skool Oblivion tonight!

Bison · September 26, 2015, 05:16:59 PM

Well I'm playing a small map Age of Wonders III campaign. It still feels like the game is about the race to tier IV units still, which is sort of a bummer because in general I really like the game.

MetalDog · September 26, 2015, 05:45:18 PM

Don't know why I let my friend talk me in to it, but, playing BtS on a Large map. Tokugawa and I (Louis XIV) are on a large continent by ourselves. My friend (playing Willem Van Oranje) is on a smaller continent with Pacal. Still a third land mass contains Mansa Musa, Brennus, Peter and Charlemagne.

Everything started off well. I knew relatively soon that it was just me and Japan on my continent. I expanded prudently and was researching at a good clip. Then, the barbarians saw the flame of civilization and drew close. I had to rapidly build defense forces, Archers first then, with the discovery of Copper, Axemen. Thankfully, none of the cretins got close to taking any of my cities, but, I expended huge amounts of time, resources and lost research into securing my borders. The result was a stable empire, but dwindling prospects.

While I was defending myself from the threat of extinction, Tokugawa exploded with cities. He refused all my offers to open trade or share research and resources. Although, things started to open up a bit when an especially adept Confucian monk slipped over the border and started spreading our religion. I had to race to build more cities I couldn't afford in order to protect coveted assets. At the end, while my opponent and I had covered the continent, we were both far behind the rest of the world in all things that mattered.

I know this because a Dutch Caravel appeared on my shores. I hadn't even gone past Triremes and here was this sleek ship sailing the ocean to discover this backward continent. Luckily for me, Willem's emissaries were willing to share all of their technology with me for the price of a map (yes it's gamey, but, you play the cards you're dealt (my friend refuses to play an adversarial game (instead, we work together to subdue the ai))). Immediately, my fortunes rose. For you see, in the knowledge I obtained, I also found the rest of the world.

It seems that Willem and Pacal decided early that their continent wasn't big enough for the two of them. Therefore, one of them had to go. After two long, brutal campaigns, Pacal was defeated. His cities taken and his population assimilated. And so it is that the Mayan civilization belongs to history.

On the third land mass, an almost equal distribution took place. Charlemagne and Peter grabbed the bulk of the land while Brennus and Mansa Musa settled for less. However, that shrewd Malian held a technology advantage on all of us, thus, ensuring the most up to date troops. Each of the four civilizations founded a great religion, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism and Judaism. And it is with great surprise to me that the friction of so many beliefs never flared into open conflict.

History changed when Tokugawa decided he had had enough of Charlemagne and Mansa Musa's threats and declared war. Protected by the ocean (as Japan did not have Astronomy and its access to ocean going troop ships), Charles and Mansa Musa invaded Japan and took three cities. Their mistake was not counting on the vast number of troops Tokugawa had at his disposal and their gains were quickly taken back by Japan. It was then that fate intervened.

Charlemagne himself came to my court and begged my assistance in the war. By this time, I had used the tech that Willem gave me to good effect. My front line troops were state of the art, my economy was humming and my manufacturing base was almost done being built. So, it was with great pleasure I said, "Yes!"

And nearly lost Dijon. I had stationed a mixed army of Infantry and Machine Guns in the city, but, I feared they would not be enough when I saw the army Tokugawa assembled before my gates. 16 Knights. 17 Grenadiers. 12 Trebuchets. A dozen War Elephants. Musketmen aplenty. His trebuchets reduced my defenses to nil and the attack commenced. Through sheer luck and will, my forces held. He left two wounded Knights as the only sign he had been there. And then the counterattack commenced.

That was many years ago. Now, I have taken over half of his cities. My troops are numerous and experienced. It's just a matter of time before I take his last ten cities. I hope it is soon as I would like to rest from this war and build my civilization to GREATER heights! We shall see.

Blucher · September 27, 2015, 05:45:22 AM

This Weekend I will be playing the following games PBEM:

Tiller's Minsk '44
Tiller's Budapest '45
Tiller's France '14
War Plan Orange
AGEOD's 30 Years War
AGEOD's Wars in America (BOA2)

I will continue my campaign in Baldur's Gate 2 and will be testing the new Campaign Series Middle East so I can get ready to play PBEM.