Espionage, Counter-Intelligence and Theft – It’s EVE Online!
January 26, 2010 at 10:23 am | In Sci-Fi | 1 CommentTags: EVE Online
I’ve recently started playing EVE Online again (say “Hi” to Sister Calistas!) after 18 months away. So many interesting updates and changes have happened to the game recently that I couldn’t resist coming back to my favourite MMO ever. Yes, the learning curve is insane. Yes, the PVP is hard core and mistakes are punishing, but it remains the most interesting game on the market.
But lets get to the point. If you’re not playing but curious (or just in the mood for a good spy thriller!) then I encourage you to read The Mittani’s “Sins of a Solar Spymaster” column over on TenTonHammer. Start at the bottom of the linked page and work your way back to the more current articles. You’re in for a treat as The Mittani relates tales of spying, skulduggery and victory in a three-year old war!
Amazing Dwarf Fortress Fortress!
January 26, 2010 at 10:12 am | In Fantasy | Leave a CommentTags: Dwarf Fortress
Ever wondered what a 200 year old Dwarf Fortress fortress would look like? Well, wonder now more! Have a read of this thread over on the DF forums and check out the amazing pictures. While you’re there, make sure to read the story of the Eagle and the Dwarf at the bottom of the first post.
Solium Infernum tutorial – awesome!
December 9, 2009 at 8:47 am | In Fantasy, News | Leave a CommentTags: Solium Infernum
Dave Perkins from QuarterToThree forums (and who knows where else!) has created a fantastic wee tutorial for Solium Infernum. If you’d like to get a great overview of the game, have a look! It is very visual, very witty and a good read. Go read and then go buy this clever indie game! Oh, and a multiplayer AAR will be here in the next few weeks!
Permanent Death Far Cry 2 Playthrough
December 6, 2009 at 3:01 am | In Modern | Leave a CommentTags: Far Cry 2
Ever wondered “what would a play through report of Far Cry 2 look like if you worked hard to ensure you never died during the entire game?”, well, wonder no longer and go grab the richly illustrated 391 page PDF from Specious Living! Ben Abraham has been working for months on this story so you owe him a look-see!
Solium Infernum – Best little strategy game of ‘09?
December 4, 2009 at 8:56 am | In Fantasy, News | 3 CommentsTags: Solium Infernum
The just-released Solium Infernum seems to be making a lot of waves as the greatest wee strategy game release of 2009. At its core it’s a game where you control a demon battling to become the boss of hell. But battling is more than pew pew, it also involve political games, rituals, magic items, and more! Perhaps best of all the game is very much designed to be a play-by-email experience, which is awesome for those of us who miss slow-time multiplayer gaming! Go check out the demo, read a review, and give it a go!
Floor 13 – AAR
December 4, 2009 at 7:06 am | In Modern | 2 CommentsTags: Floor 13
A short but sweet AAR for an old conspiracy classic, Floor 13, is available over at VideoGameInvective. Steve thought you all might like to have a look, and don’t worry, it will only take a few minutes to read as it turns out Steve is rubbish at impersonating the Illuminati!
Conflict: MEPS – AAR/Lets Play
October 29, 2009 at 2:58 am | In Modern | Leave a CommentTags: Conflict: MEPS
Servant Corps over on the Dwarf Fortress forums pointed me to an AAR/Lets Play that he completed using an ancient wargame called “Conflict: Middle East Political Simulator“, or “CONMEPS” as it is known by its fans. The summary info from Wikipedia is that:
Conflict: Middle East Political Simulator, often known as ConfMEPS or simply Conflict, is a turn-based government simulation game. It was designed by David J Eastman and published by Virgin Interactive in 1990. It was available for DOS, Atari ST, and Amiga (with extended graphics).
The game is set in 1997. The prime minister of Israel has just been assassinated, leaving the player to run the country as the new prime minister. The player’s objective is to cause the defeat of the neighboring four states, either by invasion (not necessarily by Israel, as the other states can and do invade each other) or political destabilization.
It’s a great read and ends, well, predictably badly for everyone involved! But if you’re interested in good old games, as Servant Corps is, or just love a good war/political game, I suggest you go check it out!
Baby production complete!
October 19, 2009 at 10:56 am | In Admin | 3 CommentsIf anyone has been wondering why there haven’t been many updates recently it is because my wife gave birth to our first baby three weeks ago and we’ve been pretty busy for the past couple of months! Baby Teeny Tiny Pirate is doing just fine, although he prefers to swashbuckle than sleep right now. I’ll endeavor to complete the Sims story in the next couple of weeks and I’ll look at expanding the Dwarf Fortress tutorial as well. Oh, while I’m here, fans of Dwarf Fortress should keep an eye on a great wee Dwarf Fortress blog, it has all the up-to-date news you could want and Josh even takes the time to write up notes on long DF podcasts.
I’m also going to start some new AARs in due course. I was planning on a Hearts of Iron 3 diary, but since I hear the game is a bit rubbish I’m going to have to come up with an interesting new plan! We’ll see!
New Dwarf Fortress tools!
October 19, 2009 at 5:47 am | In News | 1 CommentTags: Dwarf Fortress
** Update! Watch Stonesense work while a game is running! ** Great news for Dwarf Fortress fans, there are two new and great tools for you to play with! First up, a replacement for Dwarf Manager called DwarfTherapist. Very much worth a look. Second, Stonesense, a fortress viewer that lets you explore your fortress like it’s an isometric pixelart game. If only we could play Dwarf Fortress in this kind of view!
Poor UI? No Tutorial? Must be a wargame!
August 17, 2009 at 10:22 am | In News | 2 CommentsAfter my previous rants about wargame pricing I enjoyed reading these rants on wargame UI and wargame difficulty by QuarterToThree poster, PeterB. I have to say I agree with everything he says; wargamers deserve better from our games companies!
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