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Title: What other games do people play here?
Post by: vonbach on September 20, 2015, 08:56:17 AM

I was just curious what other games people play here.
Yes Alpha Centauri is probably the best 4X game of all time but surely people play other games.
Me I'm a fan of open world games like Skyrim and especially Fallout.
I'm a Fallout junkie the only thing keeping me from playing it constantly
is Fallout 3 is very unstable on my PC.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Lord Avalon on September 20, 2015, 09:47:24 PM

FTL: Faster Than Light, an indie roguelike space game, has occupied probably 99.9% of my gaming time since I bought it in Feb '13.

I recently discovered, looking at my Newegg history, that it's been 5 yrs (! - because life) since I've upgraded my PC (other than Win7 & SSD), so I haven't played anything else new or recent. (Just bought some more RAM, but my PC doesn't like it, so I'll have to try a different brand - weird, since I've never had a problem with Kingston before.)

SMAX used to be my most played, with occasional Civ 4 BTS. Some Torchlight 1 (never got around to finishing, though; Diablo II; a little Doom, with the fanmade front end; Deus Ex GOTY, System Shock 2. Some forays into games I got from GOG: Baldur's Gate 1, Fallout 1 (not 2, though I have it), MOO1 (I also have 2, but haven't fired that up much), Colonization. I also have MOM, which was a favorite back in the day, but haven't played much of that either.

Sigh. Just don't have the time to play games like I used to. "Reality is a rotten place to be."

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Mart on September 20, 2015, 09:50:07 PM

From genre, civ4 cavena2cosmos mod,
civ4col - actually started to check some extensive mod recently, more of quite a new game.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 20, 2015, 10:01:23 PM

I go almost all the way back with SMACX, of course, picking it up cheap late the year of release.  Other than that, I've played a lot of CivII.  Lots of Age of Empires, and AOE2, which I might like as much as SMACX if they were turn-based; RT can get really stressful for something you do to chill out.

I used to play TBS and RTS demos all the time in the late 90s when my sister was subscribed to Computer Games+, which included a monthly CD, usually full of demos.  It's how I was introduced to SMACX, of course - I played that demo so much I was dreaming I was playing.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Green1 on September 20, 2015, 10:04:22 PM

I dabble mostly. Really have trouble finding time to sit down more than an hour at a time.

But, when I do play it tends to be TBS stuff. I had a bad Age of Wonders 3 kick a while back.

Was addicted to a few MMOs like World of Warcraft then the deeper Eve Online years back. But, those games are almost like jobs and have very monotonous stretches to them. And, most MMOs are expensive in the long run. While I love reading about them, I have no real desire to return to them. MMOs are for students, house wives/husbands, the unemployed, retired, and IT directors that can play at work.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Lord Avalon on September 20, 2015, 10:51:34 PM

I enjoyed AOE/ROR a lot back in the day, more than AOE2. Some friends (before families) & I had a LAN at one friend's or another's house, and we'd play coop or 2v2. When I was relatively new, not having cleared the fog of war and hearing "wololo" and losing a unit was some scary stuff. Eventually I learned that was an enemy priest, and that chariot archers made mincemeat of them. Didn't build walls either, like in the later games: just 4 towers around the town center, and others near resources. One of the problems with the early versions was that workers would just stop when the resource ran out, rather than find a new source, so the "idle worker" hotkey was an important micromanagement tool.

I enjoyed Age of Mythology more than the later ones, too. Generating favor was an interesting resource addition. I liked playing the Norse, as fighting was one of their ways to gain favor, and it got me out of my builder shell.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 20, 2015, 11:23:03 PM

Oh - I have the Titans expansion of AOM, and have played the heck outta that, too.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: vonbach on September 21, 2015, 12:58:46 AM

I like to play Left 4 dead 2 with my friends. I'm actually good with the tank. I love making a monkey out of people
with him. The only MMO I play now is The Secret World. Its a well written game in a modern setting where myths and magic are real. Templars for life. Shoulders back and fear no darkness.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: gwillybj on September 21, 2015, 02:43:56 PM

I tend to play older games that don't take a Master's Degree and Lightning Reflexes. Space Empires IV is on my frequent-play list. There is a Space Empires V which is an enhanced 3D version of SEIV with updated AI and more options, but I didn't like it. I'd give it away if somebody wanted it.
I also play tabletop wargames, including Ambush!, Patton's Best, and Flashpoint: Golan.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Unorthodox on September 21, 2015, 09:50:48 PM

Diablo II was the big one for me back in the day. 

These days, mostly Dominions 4 and Kerbal Space Program on the PC and whatever I can play with the kids on the Playstation.

occasionally will boot up Guild Wars.  It sucks me in for a month or so when I'm bored once or twice a year. 

I'm fairly decent at shooters on the console, but they hurt my hands if I play for long.  So, while I enjoy the likes of Fallout, Uncharted, Mass Effect, etc on consoles, I can't play for long sessions.  Was decently well known at Mass Effect 3 multiplayer none the less, able to clear levels solo when needed (cause everyone else died) at the highest difficulties. 

Been known to open a can of whoop ass on insert fighting game here.  I've NEVER practiced them, and honestly don't care much about them, just have some kind of innate understanding of how they work going back to street fighter 2 arcade days.  First time I touched that I trounced a bunch of older kids that knew all the hidden moves and crap.  School the boys when they think they are good at the few we have on the playstation. 

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Green1 on September 21, 2015, 10:55:28 PM

I think one of the cool things that always has me coming back to the AC 2 community is exactly the attitude about games in the above posts. We play games, but they are NOT a life mission.

It tires me on other gaming boards the whole "pro" attitude. But, gaming is for nerds like golf is to upper middle class. Everyone plays golf. Yes, some people make a living off of golf. Very few of them actual players. But, unlike golf, League of Legends and other "E-sports" do not have millions of dollars in ad revenue. Also, golf does not become irrelevant because golf is old. Also, being successful in golf is relative. One guy in the country club may be the master of that one particular course because he played it 3 days a week for 20 years. But, get him on a different course, he is mediocre and the only ones who want to see him play are the people selling him merchandise and golf trips. Same with video games that come and go out of favor. The shops make money, the company does, but only the top .01 percent get to make a living and it is usually in teaching, merchandise, and commentary.

With those odds, I never for the life of me understood a lot of unwarranted self importance that surrounds gaming communities. So what your guild is rank #67 worldwide. It means nothing. That game will be out of favor, but I am sure the company loves your promotion and spend a wad at conventions to try to prove your "leetness". Not that there is anything wrong with that, but gaming always has had that delusional edge to it in many circles as opposed to just a hobby. That is, until life sets in.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Unorthodox on September 22, 2015, 04:26:16 AM

A lot of people go that route with whatever their hobby is. 

People get their competitive spirit up over the dumbest things.  Golf, you mention.  My Brother may as well just open a Cabelas store in his garage for his camping gear.  I know many Halloween folk that judge displays by the $ spent. 

More power to them. 

The thing I don't get that's exploded lately is the "pay to win" format, or much less the "energy" trap in "free" games.  Somewhere people are making a lot of money, which means a lot of people are spending lots on these things, and I just don't understand that at all. 

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: vonbach on September 22, 2015, 12:20:15 PM

Its a hobby. I've known people that play Wow for 8 hours a day. Thats when you have a problem.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Green1 on September 22, 2015, 03:48:51 PM

Quote from: vonbach on September 22, 2015, 12:20:15 PM

Its a hobby. I've known people that play Wow for 8 hours a day. Thats when you have a problem.

Indeed. My daughter's bf is like that. He comes over here to visit then does nothing but play WoW down in the common area, ignoring her. My daughter plays WoW occasionally, too. But not for 8 hours. Game gets too monotonous for that. I keep my mouth shut, but I am like damn dude. You are at your gf's house. Put the damn laptop down, LOL!

And he has all these visions of League of Legends groups and being a leet guild in WoW. I feel sorry for him. He beats some of my daughter's previous bfs, but she is going to get tired of it and drop him.

Kids....

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Lord Avalon on September 22, 2015, 06:14:57 PM

FYI, GOG now has System Shock: Enhanced Edition (http://www.gog.com/game/system_shock_enhanced_edition). It has "higher" resolution support - up to 1024x768 or 854x480 widescreen - mouselook, remappable keys, & some (unspecified) bug fixes.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: vonbach on October 01, 2015, 12:41:08 PM

Anyone else play games like Sim city? Cities skylines is pretty good. One trick I've used is passenger paths can be built underground.
It greatly helps reduce traffic. Another trick is spiral roads. It helps reduce traffic lights but would drive people insane in real life.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Mart on October 01, 2015, 02:00:01 PM

I was playing SimCity 4. It is quite a game, so I never built any large metropolis, but that game for a builder is awesome.
There were very interesting upgrades made by fans.

SC5, haven't tried that yet, but if they have demo, I will.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Yitzi on October 01, 2015, 03:26:11 PM

Dominion online.
Deadly Rooms of Death.
Master of Orion (which can give SMAC/X tough competition for the title of "greatest 4X game of all time", but ultimately loses out on story)

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Buster's Uncle on October 01, 2015, 03:49:04 PM

I played the original Sim City a fair bit a long time ago, but none of the sequels since...

I like that sort of thing, but some element of conflict and story makes it a lot better, thus how I play SMACX...

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: ColdWizard on October 13, 2015, 05:02:31 AM

Recently have gone back to Star Trek Online. I still suck at it.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Green1 on October 13, 2015, 11:36:21 PM

Quote from: ColdWizard on October 13, 2015, 05:02:31 AM

Recently have gone back to Star Trek Online. I still suck at it.

I, personally, have sworn off MMOs. That is, unless I want to be single again and just work and sleep.

That said, I do keep track of them. They may have some feature added in the future that may bring me back. I am thinking more sandboxy, more immersion, less grind or doing same content over and over while not needing to spend a part time job to do it. Now, I do play 4xs which can be time consuming, but there are limits to my gaming time.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: ColdWizard on October 14, 2015, 01:05:09 AM

I don't spend much time learning anything and fart around as the whim takes me, be it 5 minutes or a couple of hours here and there.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: vonbach on October 14, 2015, 01:48:41 PM

Anyone else really looking forward to fallout 4?

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: ColdWizard on October 14, 2015, 04:07:26 PM

Given how buggy 3 and NV were on ps3 and I'd need new hardware for 4, not at all.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Green1 on October 14, 2015, 06:56:33 PM

Quote from: vonbach on October 14, 2015, 01:48:41 PM

Anyone else really looking forward to fallout 4?

Fallout is like a single player MMO. Its looks cool, but my next purchase may be Blood Bowl 2. I have been watching an unhealthy amount of matches on Youtube featuring various Youtube pundits in a tournament.

Only thing keeping me from shelling out money on it is that there are only 8 teams (plus 2 DLC) and not the 20 something that were in the last incarnation of Blood Bowl.

In case you do not know what it is, it is a TBS  combination of American Football, Chess, and Warhammer.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: vonbach on October 15, 2015, 01:55:35 AM

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In case you do not know what it is, it is a TBS  combination of American Football, Chess, and Warhammer.

I'm a warhammer player from way back. Never got into Blood Bowl much though.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Green1 on October 15, 2015, 08:26:59 PM

Quote from: vonbach on October 15, 2015, 01:55:35 AM

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In case you do not know what it is, it is a TBS  combination of American Football, Chess, and Warhammer.

I'm a warhammer player from way back. Never got into Blood Bowl much though.

It's actually pretty cool. The premise is that the Warhammer races ended up with a mysterious tome - an "Amerokan Football" rule book and the NFL is now a god called "nuffle". All differences are settled through Blood Bowl. It's pretty violent and there are teams like Elves that actually play a running and passing game while other teams like Chaos try to just kill the opposing team, ignoring the ball. Your players get star player points to progress by making plays or causing injuries or deaths. Even the crowd gets in on the act. If you push a player off the field, the crowd beats the snot out of them. You can also bribe refs and such.

Success and failure are based on dice rolls using two dice.

Here's an example of good gameplay

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: vonbach on October 29, 2015, 12:56:14 AM

Anyone else play planetbase? The idea is simple you have a small group of colonists a robot or to and some supplies.
Your job is to build a colony with this. Its amazing how a game can be so engaging yet so frustrating at the same time.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Mart on October 29, 2015, 01:08:38 AM

Quote from: vonbach on October 29, 2015, 12:56:14 AM

Anyone else play planetbase? ...

I just watched demo movie on steam.
It reminds me somewhat between Outpost 1.5 and Space Colony, a sim for ... teenagers?
Outpost was actually quite a game, if they only had completed it...
For years I haven't seen a good space colonization game/city builder/colony builder/terraforming sim.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: vonbach on November 21, 2015, 01:49:32 AM

Anyone else playing fallout 4? My Grognak the barbarian play through is going well.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Unorthodox on November 25, 2015, 07:33:33 PM

Quote from: vonbach on November 21, 2015, 01:49:32 AM

Anyone else playing fallout 4? My Grognak the barbarian play through is going well.

Perhaps after the winter holiday, it's on my radar at least,  but I'm really looking forward to the new Xcom.  How does 4 compare to 3? 

The boys want that new star wars game, so I'll probably be playing that at least a bit. 

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: vonbach on November 27, 2015, 12:29:02 AM

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Perhaps after the winter holiday, it's on my radar at least,  but I'm really looking forward to the new Xcom.  How does 4 compare to 3? 

I honestly am highly impressed with fallout 4. The map looks small but is absolutely crammed with stuff.
The enemies actually take cover and will hurt you if you underestimate them.
The skills being removed doesn't hurt the game its merely translated into perks. There are multiple factions
to ally with. There is no real ending or level cap. The story is honestly better than what i expected.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Unorthodox on December 02, 2015, 04:07:29 PM

Been revisiting Age of Wonders 3. 

I played it shortly after it came out and set it aside, figuring it needed some patching. 

Now at 1.7+, I'm finding it a reasonable distraction.  Overall a little too plodding, both tactical battles and campaigns can drag on.

Bonus points for adjusting the balance in tactical battles where you're actually better off DEFENDING in situations and taking the first blow from your opponent to hit a better counter attack.  The old strike first strike hard no mercy sir doesn't always apply. 

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: PiqueBonaparte on December 15, 2015, 04:57:40 AM

Some other games I've enjoyed over the past year:

UFO:AI
Grim Fandango remake
Fallen London
Battle for Wesnoth
Digital: A Love Story

and in recent years

Fallout 1 and 2, Skyrim, DDO (mainly from 2009 to 2012)

one that folks here might enjoy would be Rise of Nations / Thrones and Patriots, pretty much a mix of Civilisation and Age of Empires. As a single player game can be played pretty much as a turn-based game by issuing commands while paused, though I would highly recommend getting the expansion pack for this as in the default RoN the game blares out a horn sound every time you hit pause ;)

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: vonbach on January 11, 2016, 11:44:10 AM

Has anyone else played evil genius? Its an older game where you get to play the villain in a spy movie.
Its a cute little game. I'm leaning toward the gravity disruptor world domination plan myself.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Unorthodox on January 11, 2016, 02:36:35 PM

Oh, I love me some Evil Genius, despite the spat of bugs. 

That's one that REALLY needs someone to come do a proper sequel. 

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Unorthodox on January 11, 2016, 02:54:43 PM

Quote from: vonbach on November 27, 2015, 12:29:02 AM

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Perhaps after the winter holiday, it's on my radar at least,  but I'm really looking forward to the new Xcom.  How does 4 compare to 3? 

I honestly am highly impressed with fallout 4. The map looks small but is absolutely crammed with stuff.
The enemies actually take cover and will hurt you if you underestimate them.
The skills being removed doesn't hurt the game its merely translated into perks. There are multiple factions
to ally with. There is no real ending or level cap. The story is honestly better than what i expected.

So, I rented this on the PS4 over the weekend to help me decide whether it's a buy or not. 

Q:  In the ~6 hours I got to play, there was only one F-bomb.  This is a stark decline from #3, where you could be guaranteed every Raider you run into was going to through it every other word.  Yeah, I know it's rated M, and I should be so much more worried about the (laughably bad) gore, violence, or this or that.  But prolific language tends to put me off games.  Was I just lucky, or is that a reasonable assessment for what to expect. 


The Good:

The story was certainly better than 3, so far at least. 
I could see myself spending stupid amounts of time on the settlement building. 
I liked the armor/weapon mod system better than the Fallout 3 carry 10 copies of something to keep it repaired system. 

The Bad.

Sneak and snipe still hilariously overpowered.  AI don't care their buddies corpse is there as long as you're still hidden.
Still a few bugs I ran into.  Missing quest items. 

Minor:

City building tied to Charisma.  How does being more charismatic help you build particular items?  Only really an issue because my go-to roleplaying character is supposed to lack charisma, and the only perk I would want down that entire line is to be able to build the town things. 
(some of my other characters I play would make more sense)

Presently on a 'wait till on sale/used copy' list.  Haven't decided whether I want this on PC or PS4, either. 

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: vonbach on January 14, 2016, 07:31:15 PM

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Sneak and snipe still hilariously overpowered.  AI don't care their buddies corpse is there as long as you're still hidden.
Still a few bugs I ran into.  Missing quest items. 

Sneak and snipe is a lot harder than it used to be. The combat is far superior than the older games.
Settlement building can keep you occupied for ages. Yes the supply lines based on charisma is annoying.
Yes the raiders do seem to need to have their mouths washed out with soap.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Unorthodox on January 21, 2016, 02:32:28 PM

Booted up Total War: Shogun 2. 

I had bought it when it came out, being a huge fan of the original (and to a lesser extent Rome: TW), but never really played much. 

Combat is a little "muddier" than the original.  Maybe a little less "arcady", but at the same time, fatigue and terrain seem to make MUCH less impact than before.  My overall strategy still dominates, it just takes longer.   

Mostly struggling with the economy portion as it seems the entire map just never wants to trade from the get go, no time for me to go breaking deals or anything, just they all want a bribe to do anything.

Sounds like the "rise of the samurai" expansion might be closer to the original in terms of combat.  Anyone have any experience with it?   

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Unorthodox on January 28, 2016, 03:34:10 PM

Found Fallout 4 used locally for $30, and figured that was a decent price. 

Was tempted to reroll, but just figured to keep going.  Long slow trog down the Charisma path trying to get the town things (STORES!)  I noticed Dogmeat upgrades were in Charisma as well, so it won't be totally useless. 

I put way too much in intelligence, habit from Fallout 3, I guess. 

Adhesive and aluminum seem especially lacking so far, with oil close behind.  Starting to get people at sanctuary to do scrapping, and moved the rest of the inventory to the rocket station to see if it does anything useful.  I know the water is getting autofilled in the workshop.  I think food, too.  Want to see what scrapping does (I could look it up yea, but figured I'd see myself)

Biggest trouble so far is my sniper rifle and the lack of ammo for it.  2 merchants I have access to never seem to carry the ammo either. 

Other than that, I've found a lot of laser stuff I'm ignoring on this character, but otherwise just pipe crap.  (though I have a modded pipe rifle that is decently powerful for closer quarters, pop a jet and 6 headshots can clear a room)  So, the town is walking around with laser rifles/pistols.  Thus far, other towns are completely lacking in materials to build anything decent.  Figure they're forcing the caravan perk if you want towns. 

Found an ugly ass mutant dog that was friendly, but it wouldn't let me switch it with dogmeat. 

Find myself using VATS a lot less than in 3.  Only time I really need it is to knock out enemy power armor with a fusion core shot, or combat inhibitors on robots/turrets. 

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: vonbach on January 30, 2016, 11:31:36 AM

Fallout 4 is interesting. I've tried vats pistols, melee and rifles. Sneaking an sniping isn't the "I win" button it used to be.
Its funny but you can go through most of the game with an intelligence of 1. I'm taking a break and going back to Skyrim for a  bit.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Unorthodox on February 01, 2016, 02:59:27 PM

Yeah, I went with the traditional high intelligence because it's mandatory from Fallout 3 to start.  I'd definitely reroll to Intelligence...what, 3 for gun mods? 

Complete rifleman on this character, finally unlocked the stores in the towns, and am satisfied by the results.  Ammo is no longer a problem with the weapons and ammo stores up and running.  They trickle in a bit of cash, but not tons.  (only have level 2 stores, doubt I'm getting level 3 on this character)  It's more the convenience of having the shops. 

Also picked up a combat rifle finally, considering dumping the shotgun as a result and just running sniper/combat rifle.  The combat rifle has definitely changed how I handle situations.  Used to be I'd sneak around casing the place, and sniping one and waiting.  Even with no points in a sneaking perk (but several covert ops magazines found), I could usually escape detection, but things would get dicey with that pipe revolver rifle if I got caught.  Now with a decent mid to short range weapon, I more case the joint, take out the biggest threat with the sniper and switch to the rifle for the rest of the fight. 

Working my way south slowly for some quest to retake some communications thing for the minutemen.  Didn't expect it to be all the way at the other side of the map, much farther than I'd been, so bumping into a lot of stuff on the way, loving the city so far more than the country I'd been wandering prior.  Debating whether to get distracted exploring or keep working south to this quest first. 

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: JamesGoblin on February 07, 2016, 10:31:12 PM

Maybe or maybe not some emus that shall remain unnamed (WAAAGH!), I "plan" Undertale, Pathologic 2 and Psychonauts - while waiting for the Psycho-sequel!?

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Misotu on February 08, 2016, 12:51:55 PM

I play a lot of Civ V on and off, which has gradually improved immensely since it first launched and I do like the new XCOM, having played and loved the original since the early days. I'm waiting for the sequel to drop in price ...

I had fun with Evil Genius - I really wish someone would update that game. It's a really great idea but the implementation is a bit rough around the edges. The superheroes get tedious after a while, the tourists could be developed more and the traps are ... well, too many of them really. And so on. But I do like building the small square room with four sets of wind machines that bounces the agents round and round and round until their tragic demise   ;lol  It's a game I go back to about once a year and I always enjoy it.

For mindless fun I rather liked Settlers 3 and Transport Tycoon (the new Open TTD free-to-download version is absolutely terrific, great improvements to the signalling).

I've just bought SimCity 4 from GOG - haven't played since SC2 and I rather like those games but I haven't tried it yet. I used to love Master of Orion 1 and 2 but was slightly disappointed by 2 last time I fired it up. Not as compulsive as I remember!

Dungeon Keeper 1 and 2 were good fun and great missions. I tried StarTopia based on a GOG recommend but the interface gives me a headache. If anyone knows how to zoom direct to a facility rather than having to keep moving the view I might give it another try but it's just a cute game really. Not in the SMAC league ...

Probably my favourite game of all time - in a way - was the XWing/Tie Fighter series. At the time it was so immersive and I loved the missions. Oh the excitement when the latest expansion pack arrived  :D  Haven't played it in years though, although I might buy it again from GOG one day. Sold all my original boxed floppies and manuals on eBay a couple of years ago ... and I don't even own a joystick any more  :D

I used to like Starcraft and Warcraft - played various RTS games but they're a bit wearing and having to press pause all the time is just too anti-immersive. I suppose though, based on total hours played, SMAC and Civ are the ones for me. Good old TBS.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Unorthodox on February 10, 2016, 02:45:18 PM

Quote from: Unorthodox on February 01, 2016, 02:59:27 PM

Working my way south slowly for some quest to retake some communications thing for the minutemen.  Didn't expect it to be all the way at the other side of the map, much farther than I'd been, so bumping into a lot of stuff on the way, loving the city so far more than the country I'd been wandering prior.  Debating whether to get distracted exploring or keep working south to this quest first. 

I've got to say, there are a lot more settlements than I expected, really.  After retaking the Castle, Red Rocket has 12 provisioners wandering about, and I've had to start up a second provisioner hub at oberland station.  It was nice and small, so easy to set up a 3 story shanty to hold all the beds.  Most the radiant towns just have a few turrets, and nothing else done to them.  One or two have a radio beacon I turn on just to attract settler to move to Oberland, then turn back off. 

Working on a big nice place at the drive in, but keep running out of wood, so go 'found' new settlements, scrap everything, connect them to the network, and use the supplies at the drive in. 

Sanctuary was attacked by raiders, the citizens are happy to tell me, but no damage, so the turrets must have made short work of them.  I actually saw a notice for one of the radiant towns and went to see a crapton of gunners attacking.  They managed to damage a turret, but otherwise went down easy, and now that town's citizenry is heavily armed. 

I'm sure there's some quest I'm supposed to be doing other than the towns, but I'm too busy with them right now. 

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: vonbach on February 12, 2016, 12:50:12 PM

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I'm sure there's some quest I'm supposed to be doing other than the towns, but I'm too busy with them right now.

Settlement building is a game in itself.
I however have discovered Mechwarrior Online.
Right now I'm running around in my urbanmech and my stalker.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Unorthodox on February 12, 2016, 08:41:13 PM

I thought it was severely Pay to Win when it came out, and never looked again. 

If you're a fan of that kind of game, though, have you ever played armored core?  (playstation only AFAIK)  My favorite series for mech combat, though IMO it peaked around the PS2 timeframe.   

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: vonbach on February 13, 2016, 04:28:09 PM

MWO isn't pay to win its pay to avoid the grind. I like to play it to unwind after work sometimes. Its a good game.
I have almost 100 hours in it and haven't paid a cent.
I have played AC its a classic.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: ColdWizard on April 05, 2016, 07:32:29 PM

I've started playing The Witcher. Seems somewhat interesting so far.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: Unorthodox on April 27, 2016, 07:14:58 PM

Minecraft with Talia, who is starting to come up with some rather interesting designs. 

Pokémon with the boys, who are shocked their dad is actually good at it. 

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: ariete on October 20, 2016, 02:08:59 PM

i've always played to AC and Blitzkrieg (since several years just kursk mode - custom mods with kursk gameplay). both old great games! and for both, communities still exist! (another great title i'm discovering in these days SMG SMA, but it's missed in the net, despite still sold at about 40 euros the collection!)
i played a lot through the years also to :
american conquest series, despite being a bugged game, like all cossacks series, the best of that kind.
warcraft 3 reogn of chaos
sid meiers civilization 4 colonization (then, with the yers, just with RAR mod)
recently i'm playing ultimate general gettysburg.

Title: Re: What other games do people play here?
Post by: MaceyEbert on December 27, 2021, 02:33:57 PM

Greetings to all my friends, 'Counter-Strike' is one of my favorite games. But recently I started to play Zelda using RetroArch emulator (Source here (https://silicophilic.com/best-snes-emulators/)).