She pulls the eyes out with a face like a FRI-DAY

[JasonPratt]

There will be even more numerous passive teammates, granted via the matchmaker, losing matches for you.  Despite the valiant efforts of your squad. 
>:D

To be fair (and far more hilariously) they were not passive. They were in the game from beginning to end, slugging away. They just didn't quiiiiiiite have a grasp on what to do to put the win away. An increasing number of small errors, and choices that seemed like a good idea at the time.

[JasonPratt]

Jason, Panzerde and I are thinking maybe Waterloo tonight.. Get it installed!

It IS installed.  Just haven't been in the mood, as with so many others.

Alternately: MECHWARRIOR ONLINE!  :D Tuna would be great at that.

[Dammit Carl!]

Rise of Flight is my main focus. Going to try it with an xbox controller this time, though.

[JasonPratt]

Alternately, Nef, we could split the difference and play some boardgames on TTS. A four-way Fire in the Lake game or something like that?

[Father Ted]

Rise of Flight is my main focus. Going to try it with an xbox controller this time, though.

Not sure that'll work - but even if it does a stick is a much better option.  I use (and have used for 4 years) a T16000.  It's a reasonably-priced, solid piece of kit, has a "twist-stick" rudder control, and enough buttons for RoF.

[jamus34]

Does anyone here run a D&D campaign on TTS?

Been looking to try to get into that again but  I'm not necessarily looking for an in person group.

And it looks like HotS, Witcher 3 and EU4 for me this weekend.

[Gusington]

^Oooh Witcher 3. I must get back to that soon.

[nelmsm]

Off to see the grandkids this tomorrow so probably be playing Goat Simulator or some zombie game with the grandson. Maybe some Command Ops 2 if time permits before leaving or upon my return. Got a bonus coming end of next week and if I continue to like what I'm seeing I'll pop for a couple of scenario packs. Think I can get that by the keeper of the budget.

[-budd-]

As my gaming funk recedes into history I'll continue to take up arms in my current CSME pbem game. First time playing Libya, very fragile troops but i have been giving as good as i get against the Israelis, my T-72's have earned there money, of course i dont have much else left. My T-72's have sent 7 merkava's to the junk yard without a loss, a bit of shoot and scoot. I'm giving CM2 a play in Normandy and in Russia, finally committed to it when i couldn't get CM1 to work in widescreen on my new laptop.

[Nefaro]

There will be even more numerous passive teammates, granted via the matchmaker, losing matches for you.  Despite the valiant efforts of your squad. 
>:D

To be fair (and far more hilariously) they were not passive. They were in the game from beginning to end, slugging away. They just didn't quiiiiiiite have a grasp on what to do to put the win away. An increasing number of small errors, and choices that seemed like a good idea at the time.

Well... we all make little mistakes.  Sounds like you had some kind of shot that round, fortunately.   :bd:

Alternately, Nef, we could split the difference and play some boardgames on TTS. A four-way Fire in the Lake game or something like that?

I haven't even toyed with TTS yet, despite owning it for .. about a couple years?  A bit embarrassed about that at this point. 

Should break it in sometime, although I'm rather whimsical in my interests as many can attest.

[Kushan]

Mainly played CMANO and Stellaris, with a little World of Warcraft thrown in this weekend. Continued my multiplayer game of Stellaris with TheHistoricalgamer Saturday night. Started around 9:30-10pm and finished up around 2am. :D Decided to start a new solo game last night using some mods. Most of them are cosmetic, more flags, more name list, etc. Playing as space Vikings. Biggest change to immersion though has been the additions of the civilian shipping and food transport mods. Still early so I only have a few trade ships running around right now but its already made the game a lot more immersive. The mod developer even went and added a policy towards attacking civilian ships. Of all the features I hope Paradox eventually adds, this one is on the top of the list. Haven't seen the food transport mod in action yet.

Reinstalled World of Warships and got a few matches in with some fellow Youtubers (TheHistroicalGamer and SquattingFrog) last night. First time I'd really played WoWS in 6-8 months. Had a couple of ok games in the Cleveland and Pensecola cruisers and 2 better then average (for me) games in the Tirpitz. Went head on with a North Carolina in an attempt to ram in the Tirpitz. HistrocialGamer and I think some shots from a friendly cruiser, along with some bad angle shots From my forward turrets, took his health down. I messed up the ram but we side scrapped, where my secondary's and some shots from my main guns at point blank range finished him off. I then avoided some torpedoes from an enemy cruiser, and proceeded to take him out with a full salvo from my main battery. That's when the enemy full health Tirpitz showed up and finally finished me off.

[JasonPratt]

You should get on the Dogs of War Teamspeak group, and flot up with Tuna, Nef, etc. (I'm not high enough tier yet for a proper flotilla I think...)

[Dammit Carl!]

Rise of Flight is my main focus. Going to try it with an xbox controller this time, though.

Not sure that'll work - but even if it does a stick is a much better option.  I use (and have used for 4 years) a T16000.  It's a reasonably-priced, solid piece of kit, has a "twist-stick" rudder control, and enough buttons for RoF.

Nah, I get you - I've a Saitek X45 HOTAS(s) for the "serious," stuff.  I was just trying the controller out as a lark and as a way to reduce clutter around the PC desk if that makes sense.  I'm on controller #2 at the moment and I think its buggy or broken like the first one was. Both were off-the-shelf-new from BBuy and Microsoft branded stuff so it looks like I've got just horrible luck.  The little bit I did manage, and with the setup as provided in the RoF forums, did seem promising but I never got into using it for combat as the stick controlling head movements is crap.

[Father Ted]

Nah, I get you - I've a Saitek X45 HOTAS(s) for the "serious," stuff.  I was just trying the controller out as a lark and as a way to reduce clutter around the PC desk if that makes sense.  I'm on controller #2 at the moment and I think its buggy or broken like the first one was. Both were off-the-shelf-new from BBuy and Microsoft branded stuff so it looks like I've got just horrible luck.  The little bit I did manage, and with the setup as provided in the RoF forums, did seem promising but I never got into using it for combat as the stick controlling head movements is crap.

Ah, I see - didn't realise you could use a controller at all for RoF.

[Dammit Carl!]

The real catch is getting used to the way the tiny thumb stick "feels," for flying purposes.  Otherwise, the controller really isn't that bad as you can map quite a bit of the simple stuff to a typical multi-button controller.  They did specify using the Xbox style as the two "trigger," buttons conform better to rudder usage due to some computer blah-blah-blah mess otherwise, I would have gone with a Playstation style.

Reminds me to give my Logitech controller a try before boxing it all up and calling it a day and  before trying to suss out whatever is causing my Saitek AV-8R to act weird.  If I can fix it (the joystick), then I'll be content for a bit.

Oh, and peep this guy's approach to having both a controller and a joystick in use https://riseofflight.com/forum/topic/38976-xbox360-controller-profile/  Scroll down to see the crazy "spade," grip-thing as he called it.  Looks pretty damn functional, if you ask me.

I need to DL that mission generator thing that is out there in lieu of not having WoFF