What are you playing now?

[Pop]

I'm trying to play Neverwinter Nights Diamond.

I'm still in Chapter 1. I've cleared all but the Blacklake district and now I'm trying to get those art thingies for Ophala but the stupid game keeps freezing every 30 minutes or so. At first I thought it was the autosave but it just crashed on me right after completing the quest(for Ophala), running back to the temple to take the teleporter back to Blacklake.

Now I have to do both the Rumbottom and Hodge Estates again.

 

I'm starting to remember why I didn't like this game in the first place...   

 

P.S. Yes, it's fully patched. V1.68

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What are your vid specs? I have the same problem when I run NWN on my laptop, but my laptop isn't built to handle engines that complex (yeah, my laptop sucks).

[mkreku]

I've been playing Darkstar One. It's a fun little space simulator, not entirely different from Freelancer. It's a bit repetitive (like all space simulators, apparently) but it has some neat features, like a ship that levels instead of you. It's a classic case of "Oh, if only they had done this and that and it would have been GREAT!" kind of game.

[Invoker]

I've been playing Darkstar One. It's a fun little space simulator, not entirely different from Freelancer. It's a bit repetitive (like all space simulators, apparently) but it has some neat features, like a ship that levels instead of you. It's a classic case of "Oh, if only they had done this and that and it would have been GREAT!" kind of game.

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Whoah. Back up. Darkstar One? It's been released now?

[Deraldin]

Megamek! "

[metadigital]

I just got one hundred percent completion in San Andreas, took me 111 hours. 

 

Only none of unlockables that are supposed to unlock when you complete it unlocked. 

 

This sucks, didn't use any cheat or nothin'. 

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Maybe you can unlock that stuff with cheats?

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Yes, now it won't be cheating, because you have earned it.

[Setzer]

World of Warcraft

Okami - FUN game!

 

Not taking on too much right now -- preparing for the October onslaught.

[mkreku]

Whoah. Back up. Darkstar One? It's been released now?

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Yup, and it's quite good (although I am only up to.. uh.. some race after the Terrans).

 

http://www.webhallen.com/prod.php?id=57937&traff=1

 

Webhallen does not sell outside of Sweden though.

 

 

Edit: Hey, I just noticed that the game is on sale.. but it still costs $45 (329 SEK)! Isn't that like normal price in the US? A normal Xbox 360 game in Sweden is $80-85 (579-629 SEK)! Strange that 329 SEK still feels cheap to me..

Edited September 26, 2006 by mkreku

[Fenghuang]

Little cheaper than normal. Games usually start out at $49.99 over here.

 

I saw Darkstar One and while it looked neat I didn't really know anything about it. Also I'm broke.

 

Maybe when it comes down in price and I've got this current financial mess sorted out.

[Invoker]

Whoah. Back up. Darkstar One? It's been released now?

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Yup, and it's quite good (although I am only up to.. uh.. some race after the Terrans).

 

http://www.webhallen.com/prod.php?id=57937&traff=1

 

Webhallen does not sell outside of Sweden though.

 

 

Edit: Hey, I just noticed that the game is on sale.. but it still costs $45 (329 SEK)! Isn't that like normal price in the US? A normal Xbox 360 game in Sweden is $80-85 (579-629 SEK)! Strange that 329 SEK still feels cheap to me..

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Outside of Sweden? But... Sweden is all there is. Everything else is a barren wasteland filled with mutants and mutagenic viruses and ... stuff. Right? That's what my momma told me.. uh-huh! "

[Kaftan Barlast]

Im playing Axis&Allies the boardgame with my friends. The first round did not go well, as a n00b playing Germany I got my ass handed to me just like back in 45'. A brutal counterattack by the russkies followed by an allied invasion of both Normany and Italy, then it was all over

[Blank]

I played Risk with some friends. I took over the US, central America, Canada, and Greenland, then the guy who was controlling the Europe area got wiped out, and the others decided I was next. Fortunately, we ended the game before then.

[Pidesco]

Im playing Axis&Allies the boardgame with my friends. The first round did not go well, as a n00b playing Germany I got my ass handed to me just like back in 45'. A brutal counterattack by the russkies followed by an allied invasion of both Normany and Italy, then it was all over 

 

If you're a noob, why did you choose Germany? They are a lot harder to play than, say, the USSR or even China.

[kumquatq3]

....China? China, unless you are doing some sort of house rules, isn't playable (it's under US control).

 

 

Also, A noob shouldn't be playing USSR, as they are the make or break country. I'd say Britian, but each country is pretty valuable.

Edited September 26, 2006 by kumquatq3

[Pidesco]

We were, I think, seven or eight people, the last time I played, and so we had to make space for all the players.

 

As for Germany, in my experience, if the player who controls it doesn't know what he's doing the game could be over before it even starts. The whole game depends on how Germany's first round goes.

[kumquatq3]

As for Germany, in my experience, if the player who controls it doesn't know what he's doing the game could be over before it even starts. The whole game depends on how Germany's first round goes.

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and Russia goes before them and what they do would have a heavy effect on that turn

[alanschu]

A common house rule is that Russia can't attack.

 

I remember screwing with a Russian player because I didn't fully commit my forces on turn 1, and went more for the Caucaus than the Moscow. He didn't know what to do because he played the game so much and had never really seen that happen. I also bitch slapped Africa in the first couple of fights as well.

 

It didn't hurt that my Japanese ally developed heavy bombers on like turn 3. He also helped out in the Russian front a bit more, weakening dem dere commies.

[Dark_Raven]

Im playing Axis&Allies the boardgame with my friends. The first round did not go well, as a n00b playing Germany I got my ass handed to me just like back in 45'. A brutal counterattack by the russkies followed by an allied invasion of both Normany and Italy, then it was all over 

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You noob how could you allow Germany to lose?

 

Go go Germany.

[alanschu]

If you're playing against a team of decent allied players, they shouldn't lose outside of germany/japan being very lucky.

Edited September 26, 2006 by alanschu

[Pidesco]

Indeed. Playing the Axis is quite hard.

 

Makes you wonder what the nazis were thinking when they decided to try and conquer the whole world. It's just silly.

[Dark_Raven]

A two front war with enemies surrounding you is silly. :ph34r:

[alanschu]

Well, with respect to the Soviet Union it was either attack them before they are ready, or wait until the Soviet Union is ready and fully militarized after its purges, and decides to attack Germany on its own.

 

As for the Western Front, it probably would have been better to actually attempt Sealion, rather than the Battle of Britain. All the BOB really did was strengthen the British Resolve, and decimate the Luftwaffe. Had those resources been spent actually attacking, or maybe even more to the Battle of the Atlantic instead, things might have gone a bit differently in that regard.

[Kaftan Barlast]

If you're playing against a team of decent allied players, they shouldn't lose outside of germany/japan being very lucky.

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Yes, the more experienced players said that too. Any suggestions on how to gimp the Allies so the game is more balanced?

 

And I played Germany because Ive watched too much Discovery channel.

 

 

also: are you really supposed to be able to load, move and unload a troop ship all in one round? the american and brit players were over me faster than I could say "blitzkrieg".

Edited September 26, 2006 by Kaftan Barlast

[alanschu]

I have heard a really interesting "bidding" system that helps balance the game out.

 

Basically, all 5 players make a private bid about where to place additional axis units.

 

The two players that bid the lowest get to play the Axis powers. The kicker is that all 5 bids still get placed. So if you bid 20 additional tanks in Eastern Germany, you'll probably not get to play an Axis power (since your bid is high. What is that, like 100 IC or something?).

 

As a result, you don't bid too aggressively (or you'll screw yourself), but you don't typically bid too low (otherwise you'll screw yourself).

 

The only real problem with it is that you don't get to really pick your sides. But I have had some interesting games after doing it.

[kumquatq3]

Are we taliking about Original Axis or the new version?

[Kaftan Barlast]

The 2nd edition by Avalon Hill/Wizards of the coast/Hasbro