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That wasn't Bethesda though. It is the writing sample from the RPS guy with which he wants to convince Bethesda to let him write the sexy stuff

Ok, I did a quick run to grab screenshots On the world map you choose where to build your settlement. As you progress you can go farther and farther from the Smoldering City in the centre. At the bottom you will see a bar, which is the time until the next big storm. The storms reset the world map - only the Smoldering City survives. As you can see, here I am about halfway through the storm cycle and have founded three settlement. The Smoldering City is the game's hub and is where you get your lasting upgrades. You spend your resources there and all the upgrades are permanent. When you select a spot on the world map, you can see what options you have for your caravan, what roughly awaits you. Basically it creates a random map with those parameters. So in this game, this is a few minutes in, as I am busy constructing my starting settlement. On the right is the impatience (if it fills up, I lose) : On the left the reputation (I fill this up to win) : During the game you also complete orders for the Queen. These give you one point of reputation each and at the same time reduce impatience. In this game, as I got easy orders (or am awesome enough to know what to expect and what orders to pick ) the impatience you see in that last screenshot is as high as it got. Mind you, that run was on Pioneer, the second easiest out of 5 difficulties.

Against the Storm basically has a timer. There is a bar at the bottom which very slowly fills up - the Queen's Impatience. If people die or leave, it also fills up. On harder difficulties I have lost two runs out of a hundred? On easier difficulties I forget it exists and just have fun. I am currently not playing on harder difficulties, as I don't feel like having to worry about a couple of mechanics that only appear then (the infestation on your buildings you have to burn off). I like that you can play "casual". You still have to worry about keeping people alive and meeting their needs, but you don't get overwhelmed.

Timberborn is on my wishlist as well, though I still have more to do in Against the Storm.

I haven't progressed the story that far. Some time combinations can be really nasty

For people who like xcom style games here is some important news: Every Day We Fight has a playtest week scheduled for the 25th. If you don't know the game, check it out.

Runs without any problems for me, on a pc that struggles with some other modern games.

Just tried the demo for Showgunners. A turn based tactics game a la XCOM, where you play a team in some dystopian death match arena reality show. Th demo has you at level 13, so you get to be quite awesome at what you do. Seems quite fun.

I don't remember...

Oooh, Wartales incidentally just released on GOG.

I was told just last week that paradox is a small indy company with no meaningful market share. Mind you, the same person says there are no plot holes in Dragon Age.

It's been on my wishlist since the very first steam demo

This is newsworthy: For the first time in 2 years my GOG Galaxy client managed to update itself and did not force me to download the new version from scratch. Are the GOG people learning to code? Only time will tell.

You can sleep in beds

The test system was so unfun, the first time I got damaged in combat I uninstalled and never looked back.

Solasta has the most fun tutorial with them all in the tavern sharing stories.

I really enjoyed Solasta. It would have been nice if they had the resources to add more game or have a better RNG. But it was one of the most fun DnD experiences I had in a long time.

Tried Warhammer Total War 3 - Immortal Empires. Was at war with the various Khorne factions, as one should be, minding my own business, and suddenly the Gorequeen Valkia the Bloody offered me gold, asking for a truce. I decided it was just the chaos wastes playing tricks on me and slaughtered her armies, spilling their blood for the Bloody Handed God. Then the Khorne worshiping Norse tribes also sued for peace. Khornite lip service and no true faith.

On my birthday... But visual novels lately tire me. You actually have to read words (no way I'll listen to all the singing)

I hadn't noticed there was a 4...

Wartales is out of Early Access.

Waiting for the Storm dlc for Midnight Suns to play through that and uninstall the game. Easily the biggest wasted opportunity in gaming in a long time.