For those about to Friday, we salute you!

[Sir Slash]

Heathen guilt is admitted. Every Friday I try to think about playing something but Skyrim but this thread sucks me back into it. The world's huge as it is. Imagine a mod that increases the size by 1/3!!! This could be the "Rest of my Life" RPG.

[Kushan]

I finished of the weekend by raiding the English and French coast as the grandson of Ragnar Lodbrok in CK2 the Old Gods. My Great Heathen Army is down to about half strength so I'm starting to to rely on levy's and my retinue for my main army strength. Slowly picking away at the English and Scottish kingdoms. In another 20 years or so I should have most of the island under my control assuming that my looming succession crisis (I have only daughters) doesn't end my reign completely.

Every Friday thread degenerates into a Skyrim discussion!

Its been at least a month since the Friday thread has degenerated into the "OMG SKYRIM IS THE MOST AMAZING GAME EVER!!" thread  ;D

Play a real RPG, you heathens!

Why would we want to settle for second best?

I want to hear how it runs and how much new stuff is included but so far it almost sounds like a must-have.

Around 20 hours of new gameplay. 9 main quests and something like 17 side quests in an area about a 1/3 of the size of vanilla Skyrim.

[Sir Slash]

So I FINALLY beat the Shogun in FOTS- Darthmod at turn 150- late March 1870. Japan is now safely under the Emperor/Saga domination. This campaign was much tougher than vanilla and a real treat to play, probably as much fun as any TW campaign I ever played. Now I plan on denying myself anything TW until Rome 2 comes out so I will be hungry like the wolf. :)

[mikeck]

Didnt play anything except Civ5 BNW. Playing as William of Orange. Forgot how addictive the game is. Love the Dutch frigate-type ship "Beggar"...it can capture enemy warships

[Martok]

Okay, *finally* got in a little BOTF today.  The changes I made feel okay, but I need to play more to see how the AI handles them.  I don't want to cripple it even more than it already is. 

So I FINALLY beat the Shogun in FOTS- Darthmod at turn 150- late March 1870. Japan is now safely under the Emperor/Saga domination. This campaign was much tougher than vanilla and a real treat to play, probably as much fun as any TW campaign I ever played. Now I plan on denying myself anything TW until Rome 2 comes out so I will be hungry like the wolf. :)

Congrats on your victory, Sir Slash! 

[Arctic Blast]

I completed all 5 chapters of Walking Dead.  Great casual game and great story.  The ending was touching but I did not shed a tear because big boys don't cry.  However the ending did leave me floored.

I got a little teary at the end.

Check out the 400 Days DLC. Five little mini stories, each one of which features at least one decision that will kick you in the teeth. It sounds like some of the characters will be involved in Season Two.


As for my gaming, I think I might be burnt out on Rising Storm for the time being. Good grief is that game engine a glitchy mess. 

[Toonces]

Oh WTF AB?!  I was hoping to catch you online soon!

What problems are you experiencing?  It runs great for me.

[Sir Slash]

Thanks Martok. Now that we've united Japan under the leadership of the Emperor, we can get back to doing what we do best. Making Monster Movies and selling raw fish to foriegners as gourmet food.

[Gusington]

Congrats Slash...I have yet to win S2.

And you know what? I regret dropping 10.00 on AoE II HD. I just feel idiotic playing it when games like S2, Civ V, WH40K II and a host of others are on my hard drive too. I mean AoE II is still enjoyable to a point and the exploits are quick to come back to you even after 15 years, but sometimes you just can't go home again.

This is one of those times.

[Sir Slash]

I really liked AoE II but I prefer a slower paced game. I just wanted the AI to leave me alone for a little while and build a few things without it's armies coming and tearing them down. I did 2 things in my FOTS campaign that I really wanted to do. See the HMS Warrior and the Gatling Gun in action. The last big fight, an enemy Yari-Ki Cav. unit charged one of my Gatling guns and they wiped them out to a man. I actually cheered out loud. Thanks for the good wishes Gus.

[Arctic Blast]

Oh WTF AB?!  I was hoping to catch you online soon!

What problems are you experiencing?  It runs great for me.

I had a run of crashes for a few days, but that seems to have sorted itself out.

I'm just annoyed with glitches in the damn game. Everyone talks about how the death rates are high because of the game difficulty, but they're also elevated because the game itself is kind of a mess. I have no issues with being killed because I do something dumb, or someone gets the drop on me, or they're a quicker shot or what have you. That's fine. But the number of times I've bought it because the game just pukes up yet another glitch... >:(

I cannot count the number of times I've died because the cover system glitched up and suddenly I was kneeling ON the wall I'm supposed to be BEHIND.
Or the number of times I can't go prone...on clear ground or in light foliage.
Or how I'll actually have a good squad leader, so I keep spawning on him. Good stuff...until the game inexplicably decided that my spawn point will be an open courtyard 80 feet away from him in the middle of sniper alley.

I will definitely be back to it, but I need a break before I punch a hole through my monitor.

[Gusington]

Slash was the Warrior your own? And come to think of it I don't remember if I have seen Gatling guns in action in my last game of FOTS. It's been a while.

[Sir Slash]

Yes. I picked the Saga Clan so I could get it as early as possible. The Gatling makes the AI rush a lot more easy to handle but the AI will often single them out for targeting so you've got to give them some protection. I Tech'ed up to where I could build my own Ironclads but the one class of ironclad available wasn't too impressive, only a few guns and the rear guns are exposed but the Ironclad Frigates are for real.

[Gusington]

Dammit I haven't got back to FOTS in such a long time, I miss it. And with Rome 2 looming and me liking to start new TW games clean like you...I am in a gaming pickle. Too many good games!

[Sir Slash]

I've been thinking about my unfinished games of NTW, ETW, Third Age and the Chivalry II mods but I'm going to try to finish-up some Combat Mission stuff before Rome II. I wish somebody would show Band of Brothers again so I'd get the CM itch. :'( :'(