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Slitherine finally had a sale so I bought Pandora:first contact.
Its an interesting Civesque game but the difficulty curve is off. At the start of the game there are hordes of aliens who start off peaceful but fairly quickly become hostile which puts you under constant pressure and as they do periodic mass wave attacks they can do a lot of damage. In my last game I was nearly overwhelmed twice and was pushed back to my core territory after nearly all my border cities were overran by swarms of beasties. Once you tech up enough though they become very manageable and once their hives have been destroyed you basically wipe them out.
This is by far the best part o the game, once the aliens have gone I may as well be playing Civ 5.
RegalPhantom wrote: If your fluff doesn't fit, change your fluff until it does
The prefect example of someone missing the point.
Do not underestimate the Squats. They survived for millenia cut off from the Imperium and assailed on all sides. Their determination and resilience is an example to us all.
-Leman Russ, Meditations on Imperial Command book XVI (AKA the RT era White Dwarf Commpendium).
Its just a shame that they couldn't fight off Andy Chambers.
Warzone Plog
I'll be playing more galactic civilizations 2 when I get done with my final exam in class tomorrow. I'm telling you guys I can't wait for this class to be done and yet I don't feel ready for the final exam. Let's just hope for a passing grade.
Been playing on the DakkaDakka Minecraft server. Finally got a small farm up and running my house. And have gotten a good way into building the huge wall around my mountain home.
Just entered the salt Barrens in act II of Torchlight 2
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Overlord Thraka wrote: Been playing on the DakkaDakka Minecraft server.
Finally got a small farm up and running my my house. And have gotten a good way into building the huge wall around my mountain home.
I played on the Dakka server a couple times, and it was really neat seeing other people's stuff...but man, I was definitely bored with vanilla Minecraft at that point
Still playing Uncharted 3. It has a cool story, but it's definitely not as good as the second so far. I can think of at least three action scenes that lasted several minutes longer than they should have.
Proud Member of the Infidels of OIF/OEF
No longer defending the US Military or US Gov't. Just going to ""**feed into your fears**"" with Duffel Blog Did not fight my way up on top the food chain to become a Vegan...
Warning: Stupid Allergy
Once you pull the pin, Mr. Grenade is no longer your friend
DE 6700
Harlequin 2500
RIP Muhammad Ali.
Jihadin, Scorched Earth 791. Leader of the Pork Eating Crusader. Alpha
Felt somewhat sadomachocistic today, so I started a new game of Xcom Enemy within, lord please dont ever place me in command of a organasation that has as a mission to save earth
CthuluIsSpy wrote: It's easy!
Just rush your cybernetics lab early game and get a MEC out by month 2. It will make things so much easier.
I know, I have two. But that dot realy help when my guys cant hit the broadside of a barn two feet away, and I even got those louts that thing that increases accuracy. So my two mechs are doing all the killing(mostly), one started as a Assault trooper and the other a heavy weapon specalist. However they lack the means to hit all the hordes of ailen scum that tries to swarm me.
I got one the flamer, and the other the CC weapon, the rest of my team is a sniper and two support troopers. However I always seem to have a string of bad luck whenever I play this game,
Yes, missiels and grenades have so far saved my butt countless times, and at one time this morning killed five thin men that where camping and lobbing plasma at me.
I was playing that quite a lot recently, until its money grubbing ways became too much for me and I uninstalled it. £10 for an inventory bag? Really? The idiotic crafting system didn't inspire me either, its good in theory but its execution is terrible, for example it takes a staggering 90 hours to get a level 2 crafting minion (360 to get a level 3....).
Endless Legend has been released on Steam early access and while I normally avoid early access games I have bought this one mostly because it is a 4X game so it should have good replayability. I'm downloading it now so I will soon find out how good it is in its current state
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RegalPhantom wrote: If your fluff doesn't fit, change your fluff until it does
The prefect example of someone missing the point.
Do not underestimate the Squats. They survived for millenia cut off from the Imperium and assailed on all sides. Their determination and resilience is an example to us all.
-Leman Russ, Meditations on Imperial Command book XVI (AKA the RT era White Dwarf Commpendium).
Its just a shame that they couldn't fight off Andy Chambers.
Warzone Plog
Overlord Thraka wrote: Been playing on the DakkaDakka Minecraft server. Finally got a small farm up and running my my house. And have gotten a good way into building the huge wall around my mountain home.
I played on the Dakka server a couple times, and it was really neat seeing other people's stuff...but man, I was definitely bored with vanilla Minecraft at that point
I've watched minecraft videos since Tobuscus started playing it. But we only recently got a computer capable of running it. (yeah... long story) By now I'm sick to death of vanilla let's plays. But I loved Cptsparklez Modded survival. the Hexxit season has been my favorite thus far.
Just beat the Alien campaign on my favorite FPS of all time, Aliens versus Predator 2. Such a good game. Going to play through the Marine campaign now.
CthuluIsSpy wrote: It's easy!
Just rush your cybernetics lab early game and get a MEC out by month 2. It will make things so much easier.
I know, I have two. But that dot realy help when my guys cant hit the broadside of a barn two feet away, and I even got those louts that thing that increases accuracy. So my two mechs are doing all the killing(mostly), one started as a Assault trooper and the other a heavy weapon specalist. However they lack the means to hit all the hordes of ailen scum that tries to swarm me.
I got one the flamer, and the other the CC weapon, the rest of my team is a sniper and two support troopers. However I always seem to have a string of bad luck whenever I play this game,
Ooh xcom enemy within talk. I haven't played in a while but last I remember being one of the more veteran players of this game on dakka with 800+ hours. I play on impossible difficulty all the time but still don't feel ballsy enough for impossible ironman runs. You really need a plan when going impossible ironman. Normally I use guys with gene mods rather than the robotic bionic men type route.
What difficulty are you both playing on? As long as it isn't impossible I should be able to breeze you through it without much trouble.
So I've got a predicament guys. Talking to family at Easter I was reminded that Mass Effect was a thing and that I still haven't played the third installation. Forget discussing the ending or if it's as good as the others or whatever, I don't care, It's more Mass Effect. That isn't even the point, the question I have is should I play through the first and second games on my little Asus Transformer tabtop (is that what we're calling hybrid thingies yet?) if it will run them (probably, but only just, maybe not 2? surely not 3 unless no requirements changed), or on my main gaming rig. I've got a spanking new to me gfx card for the main rig, so it's the obvious choice except for the fact that I get time to play games in that room maybe an hour a day, if that. Obviously I can get better immersion and quality there, but with the laptop I could play the games way more often. Quality over Quantity? Or do I play on the rig that actually lets me finish the games *this year*?
GrimDork wrote: So I've got a predicament guys. Talking to family at Easter I was reminded that Mass Effect was a thing and that I still haven't played the third installation. Forget discussing the ending or if it's as good as the others or whatever, I don't care, It's more Mass Effect. That isn't even the point, the question I have is should I play through the first and second games on my little Asus Transformer tabtop (is that what we're calling hybrid thingies yet?) if it will run them (probably, but only just, maybe not 2? surely not 3 unless no requirements changed), or on my main gaming rig. I've got a spanking new to me gfx card for the main rig, so it's the obvious choice except for the fact that I get time to play games in that room maybe an hour a day, if that. Obviously I can get better immersion and quality there, but with the laptop I could play the games way more often. Quality over Quantity? Or do I play on the rig that actually lets me finish the games *this year*?
What's the predicament? You don't have a character to carry over into ME3 or something?
Sorry didn't explain that well, I wanna play through from the beginning with a class I haven't tried yet. Maybe infiltrator since I hear they get to be sneaky in 2, or sentinel with the grandfathered sniper rifle. I won't remember any of my choices from the last time I played as it was at least a year or two ago so I just wanna start over. I really liked both games and wanting to eventually play 3 is an excuse to replay them.
I think you guys are probably right, this thing may well crap out on the second game, and the overall experience will be pretty limited, though it means I'll be playing a lot more FTL than ME for the foreseeable future
It was pure coincidence - a fellow Elite pilot's youtube channel - that I stumbled over a fun little game called "Running With Rifles". It's a bloody and chaotic top-down action shooter in army men comic look. It has three factions, a sufficiently large number of weapons and vehicles, and it has co-op multiplayer. The battles feature hundreds of tiny little soldiers duking it out (usually, about 5-15 of them will be players, depending on the server and time of day) on large maps with dynamic frontlines that change as the troops capture and liberate sectors.
It also has a built-in rank system that lets you command AI squaddies, kick soldiers of lesser rank out of their vehicles so that you can take over their seat, or call in air and artillery support as you rise in rank (you gain or lose XP as you kill/get killed). You gain your first AI comrade at 1,000 xp as a Corporal, and the maximum squad size is 10 guys as a Captain. If you're in a vehicle, you can even split your squad to have the guys on the backseats dismount whilst driver and gunners remain seated, and then issue different orders to each fire-team.
It's a fun thing to pass the time with when you're a little bored. 10 bucks on Steam.
There's also a 40k mod for it, but ... eh, it's Space Marines vs differently coloured Space Marines again, and I'm not too impressed by the visual changes.
Kanluwen wrote:The predicament is does he play it on a tablet/whatchamacallit PC or a gaming rig.
To which I say "gaming rig"...
+1
A quality glass of wine once a week or cheap booze every day? Savour the experience, I say. Also, it's not like there are no other games to occupy your time with on a lesser system, such as .. yes, FTL. Plus, you get to keep your saves. If your hybrid thingie cannot run ME3 and maybe not even ME2, you'd have to start a new character once you switch machines, thereby losing your "personal touch" on the game.
I was playing that quite a lot recently, until its money grubbing ways became too much for me and I uninstalled it. £10 for an inventory bag? Really? The idiotic crafting system didn't inspire me either, its good in theory but its execution is terrible, for example it takes a staggering 90 hours to get a level 2 crafting minion (360 to get a level 3....).
Endless Legend has been released on Steam early access and while I normally avoid early access games I have bought this one mostly because it is a 4X game so it should have good replayability. I'm downloading it now so I will soon find out how good it is in its current state
I liked Endless Legend with the caveat that battle AI is stupid. You can't do direct control and it gives you the option to be offensive or defensive, which would be fine except that on either mode the strategy is apparently to rush forward blindly no matter what. I tried the battlehippies or whatever they are called where your default unit is ranged; so I had an army of 4 ranged and 2 melee; and my hero and my melee guys would just rush forward even when I told them to be defensive. And I feel like 'hold ground' would just be a disaster waiting to happen.