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There will even be a pig or two and probably a fox and horned owl for the observant viewer in the final piece.

Honestly, it was just to have a small detail to kindle imagination. The plan is to have around 150 of them in the finished piece (unless I miscalculated and need 300...) So I need to have little details all over the place someone could notice.

This one is from yesterday: https://www.instagram.com/p/CYq55HtNB3k/ And attaching a sample of the last couple of days. Just reaching the 90 in 3 days mark now.

That sounds like Loren The Amazon Princess or some other game by Winter Wolves

Spend the better part of the last 3 days painting cats onto little wooden forks. 81 cats done. Need about another 70 to finish the planned collage.

I find most romances in games intrusive, distracting, and cringe worthy

The tech guy who fixed my computer asked me if I wanted Win 10 or 11, then decided by himself that I want 10 since I need the PC for work and who knows how long it will take them to get 11 to a point where you can be certain it won't mess everything up for you.

They do. But as a man of culture (archaeologists, educators, architects... dunno who else) I can apply for a free pass. So until June 2024 I am covered. Then I'll have to see if they let me get a new one. They used to not charge any Greek citizens on reason that people have a right to their cultural heritage. But they changed that because it apparently wasn't an economically viable policy (read: if you give people services for their tax money, what money will you squander on your party friends?)

I got a free pass for all archaeological sites in Greece. I think should I feel the need I'll take a non-virtual stroll.

I never actually played that. I appreciated Troy Total War. But I generally never liked AC games. Not my genre.

I'd like to like Rome. The premise that creates an alternate history is interesting. I'm certain others will enjoy the game. But I'm done giving Devs the benefit of the doubt when they haven't earned it, instead do more crap. Giving wrong information in the tutorial tips takes bad tutorials to a whole new level.

Judging by the portrait, in Expeditions: Rome, you can play a hobbit wizard: If you can't come up with a character name, just play a woman. They don't get names. Though I am pretty certain that randomly generated nickname is calling me a bitch: You start on a boat. Which seems to be every other game these days. With teenage Caesar as a tutorial npc. Someone should have told them that a Teenage Werewolf in Expeditions: Rome does not make for a good movie title. At least my boat has pretty green eyes: And it seems I have my own patreon already set up:

First impressions of Expeditions: Rome are rather meh. They try hard to get the historic details right. Which makes the English accents rather cringy. Especially on whiney teenager Julius Caesar sending you on a fetch quest. I'll also have to reread line of sight rules, as enemy archers don't seem to have other characters block their LOS, while my archer gets blocked by the mere idea there could be someone blocking LOS eventually. It must be a alternate reality quantum LOS block. EDIT: I read the tutorial for LOS fine. IT just turns out the information given is wrong. They claim characters block line of sight and an unobstructed line of sight is required to shoot someone, but that is not actually how archery works according to the devs on the Steam forum. I tried to comment that they may want to change that tutorial pop-up, so players don't feel they are given wrong information, but the steam forum for Expeditions: Rome is restricted in posting. Seems I'd have to pre-order to post the comment, then refund the pre-order. I think I'll just choose to ignore the game. Changes since Viking: no time limit in the game. Not changed: ranged combat is overpowered. I loved Conquistadors. I felt Vikings did a lot of things wrong and ultimately did not finish it. An hour of playing the Rome demo and I know I'm unlikely to even buy it on sale.

So I shouldn't be collecting bottle caps?

The tech guy turned out to be from Thessaloniki, where I grew up. My grandparents' neighbourhood. And naturally a PAOK fan. My parents' house is a 2 minute walk from the stadium. When I got my apartment in Athens I didn't realize I moved across the street from the local clubhouse. We are family in athenian exile, joined by our mutual distaste for local food. He ordered the parts and got them delivered in a couple of hours and the whole thing got fixed in around 5 hours. Fastest service ever. And all it took was agreeing that people in Athens have no appreciation for crushed red pepper...

@BruceVC I was thinking of you yesterday by the way. Tech guy told me: "your graphics card was leaning left" And my first thoughts were "Of course it does, it is my card after all." and "Bruce will have a field day teasing me about this."

The tech guy who fixed my computer asked me if I was a gamer. That really got me thinking... am I still a gamer if I find most games that come out aren't worth playing?

Final fantasy sounds like an overpriced cashgrab by a company that decided to make its business model nostalgia exploitation. BG3 is an old IP with nostalgia value slapped onto a Larian game. Darktide is a Vermintide reskin. There, Hoonding should appear less cynical in comparison now

Healing people by spraying graffiti on them

So, my graphic card had moved, part weight, part the strong earthquakes... It wasn't connecting right. The card fried and took the SSD with it. Long story short, still not playing nuthin. But it's getting repaired...

The only worthy character to walk out a wreck was The Living One, who, as prophesied was reborn on wings of fire.

Turns out it's a holiday today. Computer service places closed till Monday...

My computer died. Not playing nothing.

Yup, we should. Game fairly sits in the more fun with friends category.