What are you playing? (Redux)

[Syt]

Thanks for taking a look. Does it just replicate the world, or does it also add the quests from TES3 (which I assume would be quite hard as the game systems are quite different)?

[frunk]

2016 Master of Orion is basically MoO 2 reloaded, with some things lost and a tiny bit added.  I don't regret paying the $10 as it definitely hits some nice nostalgia buttons, but it doesn't bring anything new to the genre to make it particularly interesting.   

There are some interesting mods I plan to check out though.

[Syt]

2016 Master of Orion is basically MoO 2 reloaded, with some things lost and a tiny bit added.  I don't regret paying the $10 as it definitely hits some nice nostalgia buttons, but it doesn't bring anything new to the genre to make it particularly interesting.   

A good description for many indie space 4X projects that just keep remaking variants of MoO2.

[Habbaku]

Project Winter: https://store.steampowered.com/app/774861/Project_Winter/

Played a few rounds with some friends. Definitely a learning curve for the survivors as the tutorial isn't the greatest, but there's significant replay value thanks to the randomized maps, items, etc., nevermind the shenanigans that the in-game proximity voice-communication allows.

[grumbler]

Thanks for taking a look. Does it just replicate the world, or does it also add the quests from TES3 (which I assume would be quite hard as the game systems are quite different)?

It has all the quests, dialogue, etc from TES 3.  Most of the characters are recognizable in spite of the change in game systems.

[Syt]

That's good to know, I may have to give it a look. Though I also want to check the latest release of Morrowind Rebirth which has gone from 4.5 to 5.1 since I last played. I loved that it was vanilla friendly and added a fair amount of detail to the world, including some fun dungeons.



A few years ago I played The Room and have a fan of those games since. The puzzle box designs (though they became room and house sized in the sequels) are nice ways to relax. In general the puzzles aren't too hard and often depend on finding the next switch/button/mechanism. However, the (originally touch) controls make it quite satisfying to manipulate the objects.

I've picked up the two House of Da Vinci games on Steam. Much in the same vein as The Room, only with a more renaissance theme, and I enjoy them to chill after work.

[Caliga]

One of the things I bought during the Steam Summer Sale and just started playing last night is Disco Elysium.  Wow, what a weird game.

[Syt]

Playing John Tiller's Campaign Corinth's Campaign as Union. I went for the option to take a pre-emptive attack on the Confederates at Ripley before they can amass their forces instead of preparing the defense of Corinth.

Currently struggling to shepherd my army towards Ripley. Armstrong's cavalry gave a good showing, fighting to the last, but it's created a bit of a jam. Not much open terrain. Also, I have tons of artillery, and not mnay great spots to deploy them, what with woods and hills everywhere.

[Tamas]

I wish all the effort and research put into Tiller games would go into an even slightly more modern engine.

Such 1990s micromanagement hell these games are. I regularly keep trying them (Serbia '14 the latest) but I just can't keep up with moving all those bloody units for too long.

[Syt]

It depends. In Panzer Campaigns games I definitely prefer the smaller scenarios. The above is still quite manageable. I watched a recent tutorial video for the Waterloo game, and apparently there's a way to move an entire formation, not just a stack (at least along roads) with the help of the ALT key somehow, but I would have to look up the details for it again, and it might have been added by the recent update for Waterloo.

I think most development on the game is being done by Wargame Studies Group, anyways.

[Tamas]

It depends. In Panzer Campaigns games I definitely prefer the smaller scenarios. The above is still quite manageable. I watched a recent tutorial video for the Waterloo game, and apparently there's a way to move an entire formation, not just a stack (at least along roads) with the help of the ALT key somehow, but I would have to look up the details for it again, and it might have been added by the recent update for Waterloo.

I think most development on the game is being done by Wargame Studies Group, anyways.

IIRC the Alt-thing is also in Serbia '14 but I have found very next to useless.

I do really want to like these game though.

[Syt]

The worst is how skirmishers are handled in the Napoleonic games, detaching them as separate units. This quickly becomes a huge clusterfuck. The ACW games handle that better, with "skirmishers deployed" being a separate formation that gives recon bonus and some protection at the cost of movement speed. They're automatically recalled when you move into enemy ZOC or melee.

[Syt]

Scenario about half over. The Union forces are stronger, but can't quite exploit their strength. I'm slowly pushing the Rebels back with gunfire. There's few melees, because I try to conserve my strength in case there's Confederate reinforcements coming from the South.

It's nasty clusterfuck, but things should be smoother once we've secured the river crossings (red arrows). I wish I had disabled the penalty for mixing formations from different Brigades/Divisions.

I've sent a detachment North to bind Rebel troops there or pursue them if they head South.

[Syt]

Btw, I appreciate them updating the zoom in graphics with the little soldiers and prettier maps. However, it becomes an indecipherable mess, IMHO:



Same area in 2D:

[The Brain]

I had a lot of fun with Battles of Napoleon way back when. What's a good modern similar game?