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I've looked at Grounded many times, because that is closer to my current gamestyle zone, but something about it doesn't appeal. It could be as simple/shallow as not liking the artstyle, but also maybe the child/teen focus. Not sure. I haven't bought/tried it yet, is all I know. I remember at some point deciding I wanted four or five mules vs. more npc's. I probably tried at least once to do the game with six mules and 1 npc but I can't recall if I succeeded/failed. I do remember at certain points getting them across bridges or other obstacles was a major chore. But they were fun/cute/silly awesome.
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I think if I was a potential publisher, this might concern me. Depends on what you mean with it's your "source" - lightly or heavily "inspired" by or actually using recognizable chr names, likenesses, situations etc. eg, possible copyright/permission rights getting/costs issues. I'd guess you could always go the Kickstarter/Steam early-access type route vs. being formally published by someone else, too.
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What are you Playing Now? - Back to the Grind
LadyCrimson replied to majestic's topic in Computer and Console
Caesar 4: --I found/remember the UI button that turns off the Advisor speech lines. Phew. --I am remembering all the things I didn't find enjoyable re: C4, which includes some UI usefullness irritations (not the speech) and the terribad army/combat stuff and glitches. --I used a cheat (these are dev-built into the game, not 3rd party mods) to "unlock" all campaign scenarios to be visible under the "custom scenario" tag so I can play any whenever I want vs. forced campaign order. --I then used a cheat code to give myself denarii at start of map and have been using every mission map as a freebuild map. This might make me play C4 for longer than two days. Edit: I miss Prima's paper game guides. I still have C3 and C4's, which I have been using to remind myself of stuff like housing stage requirements. So much more useful then some random YT video or poorly organized/used wiki. >.> -
For a while now it's mostly been about whether the forum software is functioning properly. ========== In terms of the thread topic. Let's see, I've played fully: KOTOR2, FO:NV, Dungeon Siege 3, Pillars of Eternity 1. The first two were and still are the favorites. Ones that I have purchased but never went much past a couple play sessions: NWN2, South Park, Outer Worlds. I liked PoE1 a fair bit for most of the run but I haven't had a desire to play the sequel at all. I think what I want from, and the reasons I play, any games, have changed a lot, or perhaps it's more that they've reverted (away from RPG's). Although I'm expecting that the odds will be high that I'll purchase Avowed soon after release, more likely because I'm curious vs. a huge desire to play it. Maybe it'll surprise me.
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"Take more advil if needed. Could be menopausal related, more exercise (motion is lotion, hey!), diet changes perhaps, wait and see" etc. So no. Most of such care I've already been doing anyway. Menopause hasn't been too bad for me, far as that all goes - dry eyes and some skin issues, I think the sleep sweats are over - but we'll see how that goes over time. I would like to avoid any hormone therapies.
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What are you Playing Now? - Back to the Grind
LadyCrimson replied to majestic's topic in Computer and Console
Caesar 4 - every time I open the advisors panel to check something: (animated group of people doing verbalized voice lines) "Our city needs more workers. We do not have enough jobs for all of our workers. More attention must be paid to the city's prosperity. Rome considers your efforts ... mediocre. Our city needs more workers. We do not have enough jobs for all of our workers. Our city needs.. Rome considers... We do not have.. More attention must be.. Our city.." OMG SHUT THE HECK UP, I just want to check how much grain is in the granaries. -
What are you Playing Now? - Back to the Grind
LadyCrimson replied to majestic's topic in Computer and Console
lol, I'm becoming a little "bored" of messing around in C3 again, and was considering installing/checking out C4 myself. I never did finish the campaign for that one. Maybe 2nd to last map. Being the early 3D attempt, even some of the bigger the maps felt so small and restrictive, so you couldn't build with great design variety. So near the end of campaign I found it all too fatiguing. Later impressions games, like Pharaoh/Emperor, I did also like, but I couldn't stand the monument building (and never "mastered" them as a result). I'd clear all objectives and then have to sit and wait for stupid monuments to finish. -
First I had the bad arthritic knee episodes (mid-late 30's maybe?). Then it was the hands (off and on late 40's?). Apparently, in my 50's, it's now time for ... the hips. It's not constantly painful, but they're stiff and feel weirdly a bit socket locked thus balance, turning, rolling (sleep is sporadic lately) is unstable and certain motions can trigger pain flares like my leg/s is/are tied to a moving horse. Here's hoping it's like the knees/hands where in 6-10 months it may still feel a bit"off," but yet use-abilities are close-ish to normal. Wonder what it'll be in my 60's. Elbows? Good times.
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^ I have gotten a few profile backgrounds with the pointy points, and a few forum smilies but the reason I haven't spent many points is 1---to qualify to get the game-related ones one has to have a certain amount of hours played in them, and since I play mostly Offline, Steam thinks I don't, and most of the forum smilies/icons are too minuscule or too game-specific re: forum posting anyway. Their forums is the only social I do. 2---I have not done enough Steam-tasks to qualify for most of the profile-altering or whatever features. Or something. Re: the cards, I meant more that I don't even know how to trade them to others - I think someone tried to explain that, and some other Steam-y social actions, once, but I promptly forgot. I just thought they were some way to make a little bit of wallet cash somehow. I probably would've loved all that social Steam rewards and the like if it had existed back in the mIRC chat days and I was really into only socializing more. 25+ years too late for me now tho.
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Random video game news... Games are Randomly News Worthy
LadyCrimson replied to Lexx's topic in Computer and Console
The Playstation channel link requires YT login, so I had to look for another. Looks good, I never played the first one, so I'll have to research it more re: interest. But yeah, Ian is fantastic. The following is testing purpose: (edit) posting embedded video is visible in post-editor and when first posted it seemed like it worked, but it disappeared immediately with a page reload. I also noticed a video post in way off topic that was similarly a giant blank space. Perhaps it's the forum having fits, not YT/embeds. But it's only recent embeds, not the older/previous postings EditEdit: Another test, a music YT video: ---- nope that didn't work either. EditEditEdit: tried turning off Ublock. Still disappears when I reload a page. Odd. They do still appear on my tablet (like on Keyrock's phone). Could be browser or forum related weirdness. -
Cinema and Movie Thread: coming at you at 24fps
LadyCrimson replied to Raithe's topic in Way Off-Topic
I think she's very beautiful but I don't disagree re: disproportion vs. average. I've (initially/first glance) reacted similarly when someone has the opposite - a very tiny mouth vs. rest of face - as well. We tend to expect certain average measurement points (ratios?) in faces, seemingly beyond only culture bias. It's why a haircut can sometimes dramatically change what others think of appearance - the hairstyle changes perceived ratios. All kinds of videos/articles/studies on that stuff. -
Random video game news... Games are Randomly News Worthy
LadyCrimson replied to Lexx's topic in Computer and Console
For some reason I can't see whatever (I assume a) video Keyrock posted, it's just a giant empty space. So may I inquire as to the game title? -
Cinema and Movie Thread: coming at you at 24fps
LadyCrimson replied to Raithe's topic in Way Off-Topic
1 - That Crow remake looks like it's tossing anything that made the original at least a little impactful, outside of fun/otp violence/mayhem, away. Zero interest. 2 - never really noticed/thought about it before, but Kyle MacLachlan's chin does seem like it has extraextra bone protrusion or something. Certain lighting/shadowing makes it really stand out. The guy in the new movies is a little less "weird", but it seems to still be fairly prominent/deep dent between chin and lower lip. Maybe it's considered a requirement for the role. -
"War" campaign assignment 10. One of my fave campaign maps, because large but not especially tough enemy army sizes, center lake, native-land to deal with (they buy your goods too, bonus), and various other fun stuff. Long ago I learned you could simply wall in map wolves (top center) and I've done so ever since, so I wouldn't have to build an army of prefectures (police/firefighters essentially) in the first months (or ever) to deal with them. Cheese tactics ftw. Gatehouses as walker roadblocks and one house shanty shack by wall towers to provide "employment" access, included. Ballista towers are/were op'd. The maps I found most difficult - or at least annoying - were the desert ones because fire risk was dramatic and a lot of your work force was soaked up with prefectures. >.> I may still be "too familiar" with the game overall but I'll say one thing about city-builders - if you like the genre, ofc - if you want to kill tons of time, getting absorbed in designing/planning can sure make you not realize how much time has passed. Altho the Julius/Augustus mods have a MUCH faster speed multipliers (up to 400% vs. 90-100% I think?) so that's helped re: any waiting periods. Anyway, still a great game, even without all the QoL of modern ones.
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What are you Playing Now? - Back to the Grind
LadyCrimson replied to majestic's topic in Computer and Console
I haven't played that since initial release/purchase period, although it's still installed/been updated etc. I enjoyed it a fair bit but after figuring out how it worked/mastering efficiency (a me thing), which didn't take too long, it was limited and didn't find it super replayable (limited maps/no map generator or editor). I think it does have a map editor now. Maybe it's time to try it again. ============= My biggest irritation with (most) modern 3d/more AI city-builders is drastically decreasing performance vs. population/size of cities (huge fps drops over time or AI glitches starting). Limits designs/expansion re: map sizes even w/beast PC's. Often CPU limitation. Some newer ones it starts to occur even at just 400-500pop depending on one's rig. Where in old ones like C3/Pharaoh it's essentially just limited by map size (even back on pc's of that day). 8000+ pop. in C3 is nothing, good luck getting that in most modern ones. Yes I know, most people probably don't care about filling up entire maps, trying to squeeze just one more little city block in that corner over there. But doesn't mean it's not an irritating gameplay limitation. Not that it stops me from buying/trying, mind. -
Cinema and Movie Thread: coming at you at 24fps
LadyCrimson replied to Raithe's topic in Way Off-Topic
A Bridge Too Far. Still good, if a little overlong. What I always remember when I think of the film is Anthony Hopkins, and ... "hail Mary, full of grace!" -
Well, at least it was a gain? Not that I've made any effort to, but I never quite understood the cards stuff. I have a few, they just sit there. Seen some post they made a bit with the trading system but eh. I figure it would be just as useless to me as my 136k Steam points. I suppose I could award people with 200+ clown jesters, but...
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This thread is so old it is itself nostalgic. Just saying. =========================================== Caesar 3 - the map mission where you face Hannibal's elephants went extra well with the drum/fanfare combat music. I swear the (extra large) army/elephant pace of movement/marching match the music beats, somehow. >.> Note: I think the soundtrack is purposefully/heavily influenced by the 1959 Ben Hur film. Quite noticeable if one knows of that film. The composer was Robert Euvino, who also did the longer and more varied Stronghold/Crusader OST - which I like a lot more than C3's. But C3 is still one where I rarely have the urge to turn on other music while playing.
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Random video game news... Games are Randomly News Worthy
LadyCrimson replied to Lexx's topic in Computer and Console
Not really news, but also not playing ... but see, I went to Steam site, saw "New and trending" listing, and did a time-travel feeling double-take. They are the originals (essentially same as GoG's dosboxed I think), no remake/remaster etc. It does makes me idly wonder if EA is considering a PC sequel or remaster for the series (that mobile game doesn't exit, don't even mention it ), with putting it on Steam as an interest meter check (GoG has had it for ages, I see no reason to rebuy it yet again). Frankly I'm not sure I'd want EA to do so, I'm sure it would be horrid. Nice of them to put it the two originals for those that really want to stick with Steam I guess, tho. -
What are you Playing Now? - Back to the Grind
LadyCrimson replied to majestic's topic in Computer and Console
Caesar3- When you know a game well enough from the past, to think you'll breeze through, but have forgotten certain key elements and lose half a block to "pestilence" because you didn't place any Clinics. Also, remembered there was a map editor. So I installed that and have since spent more time adjusting freeplay scenarios+making a couple from scratch then playing the missions. Which I likely will never actually play (my made maps). Why is it so fun to hand-place fertile farmland, trees, water etc. one dot at a time? -
What are you Playing Now? - Back to the Grind
LadyCrimson replied to majestic's topic in Computer and Console
Caesar 3 - Didn't like the Augustus mod changes. Mostly seemed to add buildings which didn't seem to impact the actual mission stuff at all (new goods weren't included in Market inventories?), so it's just ... bonus ways to suck up unemployment/decorate? It's not bad, just pointless/don't care and the saves not being backward compatible is a minus if I don't care. Thus, using Julius/more vanilla mod. Started my usual "I've played this game many times already" cheese where at the first early Trade-opens mission, I'd prevent population-win condition from triggering and let the game run unattended for hours to build up trade route money to carry over into the next mission (and therefore every mission after). Then I remembered I had an ancient save of that level with 65k. Saved me hours. See, hoarding save games for decades sometimes has benefits! Part of the fun for me is some old games relative simplicity. I should reinstall Lords of the Realms 2 again later, too. Talk about a relatively simple game. But it was so fun back then. -
The TV and Streaming Thread: US Writers/Actors Strike Edition
LadyCrimson replied to Raithe's topic in Way Off-Topic
That only works if you're the sort who remembers you've subbed to something so you can unsub (in time), which I often am not. Plus I'm still old school enough I like my TV to always be there at a drop of a whim vs. feeling time-pressured to watch something in a short time-window. Hence Netflix as the main stay, Prime because it comes with Prime, HBO (which I may cancel soon if I can remember to), and my Viki/kdrama site. Nothing else has even a month's worth of stuff to make it worth even trying, so far. Also: ---Services should make it as easy to unsub in the same fashion/main viewing menus as it is to sub. None of that "go to this totally separate page/site, login, sift through menus, are you sure". ---I will bet you $10 that within 5-10 years most of them will introduce some kind of mandatory 3 month sub policy (1st month free, but 2 month mandatory) with an early cancellation fee to try and stop the sub/unsub habit. Or some kind of re-sub fee. Or.... ... if "most of them" haven't given up and disappeared, anyway. Edit: or merged/bought out, leaving 4-5 main "streaming networks" w/very few separate "small" ones. -
The TV and Streaming Thread: US Writers/Actors Strike Edition
LadyCrimson replied to Raithe's topic in Way Off-Topic
Is it just me, or does this make it look like a comedy? I mean there's funny stuff in FO's, sure, but ... That said, Walton Goggins is the main reason I might try the show. That and it's on Prime, which I have.