wilebill

Larry Niven's Known Space stories and Ringworld series is a goldmine of possible lore sources. "In Annatar11's post on custom cap ship names, someone mentioned that there are two player portraits of a half-done race. This race is likely the Vasari's nemesis. Their appearance- lion-like w/ headphones." This suggests the Kzin, but while the Kzin are aggression incarnate, not quite mean enough. The Puppeteers were fleeing something, but it was the blast wave from the core of th

Moooooooooooooooooooooo! Eh, by golly! The return of the cow levels! "Yeh, the menu says it's version 1.40b23" -- quote from GoG forum. So this is not just the last official MOO2 patch 1.31, but the latest fan patch. I think it's the latest? 1. I like GoG, but I would like buying this from Stardock even more . Any chance of getting this deal on Impulse? 2. Any chance of Stardock buying the franchise from Atari and giving

synnworld, interesting name. The cases you mention seem ok to me. I have never pirated a game. Furthest I have gone along those lines is to install no cd cracks for a few games. For convenience. Though in one case I found that Securom would not let me load the game. The publisher no longer supported the game. Forum could not suggest how I might get the Securom reset. So I downloaded a crack for that one too. My game, I bought it. I think genuine piracy is the equivalent of sho

I do not hate WoW. I do not hate Blizzard. I respect both highly. However, the lemming effect is very real because WoW can become such a major part of your life all too easily. WoW addiction is not a myth. I started playing WoW when it first came out. For nearly 3 months I was a classic case of WoW addiction. It took horrified friends and concerned coworkers to drag me out. Much later on, I went back and found I could now keep it in proportion and limit my playtime. Then for a very lo

Blizzard has created lemmings. "here is a new cliff for you to jump over and fall into a new ocean of wasted time and money; buy your ticket and queue up!" Lemmings: "Yes, master!"

Civilization IV with Beyond the Sword and latest patch 3.19. The basic game is good enough to keep you playing for years, not months. But there are also very well done mods that you can also play that are almost new games in themselves. And of course Civ 5 will be out around September of this year. Civ 4 has a very active fan community. Visit www.civfanatics.com for lots of info. A mod, Fall From Heaven II, changes Civ IV Beyond the Sword into a fantasy adventure game.

The positive value here is that Thulemanden is honestly reporting first impressions of a frustrated new Sins of a Solar Empire player. Probably a lot have the same experience, but do not bother to come to the forums; if they even know where the forums are. The Sins tutorials could have been much more comprehensive. The manual could also have a Quick Start section with some of the basic strategies for getting started and getting familiar with the game. Or, there could have been a Quick

The first one performed very poorly for me. Plus, too, I just did not like the game. So no sale here.

They did not send me a beta key either. So I'm in the same boat. I've spent countless hours watching the replays with commentary on youtube, and yes this is going to be a great game. I played SC Broodwar a lot way back when. There are things I don't like about the new version. But this is just a beta, after all. They are probably holding back a lot for the full release. The Single Player campaign looks good such hints as we have of it. The editor and modding tools are going to

Haven't trusted the major review sites in years. 1. Let the game be out for a bit, then 2. Go visit metacritic and pay particular attention to the lower pro scores. Look at the user scores also. Gamespot does have user reviews and there is always gamefaqs. At gamefaqs poke the PC button and stop to marvel once more that whatever else may be shown on the listing of the top 10 games and boards, Diablo II LoD is always there! 3. Visit the official forums, if any.

Yeah, I played that way back, though the memory is dim. I also played Warlords IV Heroes of Etheria a very lot for some unknown reason. Heroes was deficient in too many ways to list here, but there was something about it that really fascinaed me. Hope they make it out with another successor to the series.

Wish I still had a copy of MOO2 that worked. There was just something magic about that game, incredible for the time that it came out. In spite of its more bizarre features, it could keep me playing until 4 in the morning. The species really played very differently. I like the Meklar and the Psilon. With almost no graphics at all the species had strong personalities that affected the whole game. If only MOO3 had simply been an enhanced version of old MOO2 ... (said wilebill as he flogged a ve

The pro score on metacritic is 70, user score 3.1. Watch on youtube is informative. Not a temptation for me.

Let me second the recommendation for www.gog.com if you are looking for classic adventure games. This weekend only there is a sale on RealMyst, which is a classic adventure game. Like $5, but Win 7 could be a problem for anything gog sells, see the forums. No combat as such, but you solve a mystery with a dark side. You also view a walkthru on youtube unless your wife has an IQ above 180. I was too stooopid for the Myst series myself. Much better would be The Longest Journey,

Haven't got my beta key yet neither. But watching videos on youtube is considerably less effort. sclegacy has a good channel with some commented replays. We would also really like to see some of your commented replays Mr. Frog, sir. Yeah, I'll buy it. StarCraft Broodwar was the game that pulled me into computer gaming with the grip of a hungry giant squid. I'm an older player, reflexes maybe a tad slow, but I learned all the keystroke sequences for the build orders. Micro of units was

In spite of the admitted shortcomings set forth by Raven X, I find Borderlands lets me do what I want. Get out there quick and run around killing stuff. I moved to Borderlands after overdosing on Dragon Age. Fewer RPG elements the better. My next stop will probably be Painkiller! Unless the Naruto mod, whatever that is, grabs hold of me.

Agree with the soul and love. I played through twice and then ... Something came over me! It was the Evil One! The Evil One forced me to get in my car and go out and buy Borderlands! Where I have been immersed ever since!

TBA 2010. Code Force is located in Auckland, New Zealand. Cool. Keep my eyes on this one. Macro level seems like Moo3, except you play a more active role out among the stars. Are there different playable species? Couldn't tell.

KBL is an excellent game. Wonderful artwork, genuinely excellent game. I got the demo for Armored Princess but all the new stuff just did not grab me. Stuck in my rut, I guess. If I'm going to play, KBL still runs.

Went over to youtube, watched videos. Interesting game, immersive; but also comment that it is very grindy. Diablo tradition, but I've got Diablo 2 LoD and Torchlight. Will keep it in mind. For free, it is very good!

If I wanted this sort of game, I would play EVE Online ... which is well established with a dedicated and devoted player base. After the release enthusiasm declines for STO, it is going to be a dabbling player base at best. Water too shallow here.

1. Bejeweled ... sort of fun for a few days. But I like FreeCell better. 2. Call of Duty. Shoot other people? I would rather shoot monsters and demons. I can step out the door and shoot people anytime I want. 3. The Orange Box, such a deal. I keep making new year's resolutions to play half life 2, but somehow never get around to doing it. 4. Wii sports, wii anything. Got no wii, but I admire the technology. 5. KotOR, well StarWars just did a bi

aNaRcH, this is an excellent review. Better than many of the pro reviews I have read. Makes me want to give ME a shot. Of course, I've seen some of the hype on ME2, but it is always hard to tell from that. Hope it is as good. I'm looking forward to your review of Fallout 3, perhaps Fallout 2 if you have played that. Given the quality of this review, you might want to shop it at some sites to see if you can begin to review for real! One site that comes to mind is www.firingsqua

Good Old Games, gog.com, is having a special on the MOM series this weekend. I think Impulse only carries the last in the series. Apologies if I missed it.

Fallout 3, or Diablo 2. If you can stand the dated graphics, many gamers still prefer Fallout 2, which you can get at www.gog.com for $5.99. Diablo 2 I only play offline. http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/ is a good place to find out about online. And of course Arreat Summit.