Friday coronation - Alexios I Komnenos is crowned!

Myrmidon · April 06, 2013, 03:34:12 PM

Quote from: Huw the Poo on April 06, 2013, 12:41:22 PM
Myrmidon, that's a splendid avatar you have!

Well thank you! Although I honestly didn't have to work very hard to find it... Google makes things so easy now.

Huw the Poo · April 06, 2013, 06:25:39 PM

Well, I'll tell you what I won't be playing (besides Dawn of Fantasy) - and that's Red Orchestra 2. After many attempts at getting it to run and remember my graphics settings (first game I've played in a long time which couldn't figure out my resolution by the way), I played the tutorial and first part of the first mission before having to go out.

I sit down to play it again this evening...the first REALLY IRRITATING THING is that I was forced to watch the cut scene introducing the first mission again. The second is that the game crashed just before the cut scene ended. Loaded the game back up, it happened again. Screw this.

I am not having much luck with games tonight. :(

Staggerwing · April 06, 2013, 06:30:45 PM

Now you have me worried. I just bought it in the Bundle w/ RO1 and Killing Floor but have not tried playing yet. :(

Huw the Poo · April 06, 2013, 07:03:37 PM

Quote from: Staggerwing on April 06, 2013, 06:30:45 PM
Now you have me worried. I just bought it in the Bundle w/ RO1 and Killing Floor but have not tried playing yet. :(

That's how I got it too - thought it was a steal at the time! You know what PC gaming is like; perhaps I'm just unlucky this time. Don't let it put you off.

I heard that it was buggy as shit on release, but I'd also heard that it's been generously patched since then too.

Staggerwing · April 06, 2013, 07:25:17 PM

Well, as it turns out, after posting I went and fired up the game. I started a SP game and went through the tutorial. The weapons stations were a good refresher and introduced some new things (or ones I was not aware of in RO1) such as single shot mode with the MG42 (MMB/wheel click) and blind-fire mode (crouched behind cover holding up the submachine gun sideways like in a Bruce Willis movie and sweeping). All went well until the grenade toss. I threw the sumbitch at the target, it went BOOM, and the game locked up. It locked HARD, needing Alt-tab and the Task Manager Kill (multiple times) to take the exe down. It didn't actually drop off the active list for about five minutes, and all the while my 'puter ran like crap until a reboot.
I am not feeling good about this at all. :-\

Toonces · April 06, 2013, 10:10:45 PM

Well, you just never know what the weekend will bring, do you?

I find myself spending the last 2 hours playing the Combat Mission: Shock Force demo, and now I find myself reaching for my credit card.

I'm like 3 years late to the party, but man what a fun game that is! And man, do I completely and utterly suck at land-based tactical combat! I think I lost the demo mission I played something like 1400 to 200. Whew! ;D

I'm just going to get the base game for now since it's only $15. They have the NATO, BF, and Marines bundle for $40 extra clams. That's a lot of gaming for $55!

Bison · April 06, 2013, 10:14:38 PM

Not to encourage you to spend your money, but shell out for the full game with expansion Toonces. The other armies are very fun to play and offer a wide range of modern equipment to kick insurgent ass with.

Huw the Poo · April 07, 2013, 02:41:02 AM

Quote from: Toonces on April 06, 2013, 10:10:45 PM
And man, do I completely and utterly suck at land-based tactical combat!

In that case, do you want to play some Frozen Synapse with me? :D

Rekim · April 07, 2013, 09:00:49 AM

I'm on day 6 of a long Hornet Leader campaign in North Korea. My boys need to pull up their socks if I'm going to have any chance of getting out of this one with a satisfactory rating.

Bought Steam & Iron last night. Awaiting activation code so I can fire it up. Started an HOI III (TFH) campaign as the Japs while I wait.

Nefaro · April 07, 2013, 11:14:49 AM

Quote from: Sir Slash on April 06, 2013, 09:57:13 AM
How do you get them to go to bed early?

The same way you pick 'em up in the first place. Chloroform!

MetalDog · April 07, 2013, 12:25:47 PM

Quote from: Rekim on April 07, 2013, 09:00:49 AM
I'm on day 6 of a long Hornet Leader campaign in North Korea. My boys need to pull up their socks if I'm going to have any chance of getting out of this one with a satisfactory rating.

Bought Steam & Iron last night. Awaiting activation code so I can fire it up. Started an HOI III (TFH) campaign as the Japs while I wait.

Is there anything like the HoI II Wiki floating around anywhere that you know of? I love II, but III just didn't grab me like I wanted it to. Maybe a more thorough understanding would help.

Rekim · April 07, 2013, 08:29:51 PM

Quote from: MetalDog on April 07, 2013, 12:25:47 PM
Quote from: Rekim on April 07, 2013, 09:00:49 AM
I'm on day 6 of a long Hornet Leader campaign in North Korea. My boys need to pull up their socks if I'm going to have any chance of getting out of this one with a satisfactory rating.

Bought Steam & Iron last night. Awaiting activation code so I can fire it up. Started an HOI III (TFH) campaign as the Japs while I wait.

Is there anything like the HoI II Wiki floating around anywhere that you know of? I love II, but III just didn't grab me like I wanted it to. Maybe a more thorough understanding would help.

No, I'm not aware of any great support sites for HoI III online. Not that I've looked very hard. I use the Paradox forums in a pinch, but that is about it.

Bison · April 07, 2013, 08:44:47 PM

Ended up playing Conquest of Elysium 3 for much of the day. It finally clicked with me at about 4 a.m. this morning. I've played the Troll King exclusively so far. I'm kingdom came to a quick end in my first ten attempts, but my current game is turning out much better. Starting location is key for the early game as I am learning.

Nefaro · April 07, 2013, 10:34:49 PM

Quote from: Bison on April 07, 2013, 08:44:47 PM
Ended up playing Conquest of Elysium 3 for much of the day. It finally clicked with me at about 4 a.m. this morning. I've played the Troll King exclusively so far. I'm kingdom came to a quick end in my first ten attempts, but my current game is turning out much better. Starting location is key for the early game as I am learning.

From my first and only game with the Troll King, I recall it being mainly about big nasty scary beefcakes and not so much large hordes of soldiers, with them. I don't recall the mechanics and troop costs, though. Hrmm.. now I'm gonna fire up COE3 and try some of the nations I've not run with much yet. 8)

The biggest problem with COE3 is keeping the AI players from killing each other off too quickly. :P

Bison · April 07, 2013, 10:36:10 PM

Yeah the Troll King is about the big baddies and his Mum who is a pretty nasty shaman. I do augment my troll, giant legions with goblin cannon fodder.