THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: MrAngryFace on May 20, 2008, 02:38:20 AM

Title: Ahh this shits good, glad I came back to it. PC Gamin!
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 20, 2008, 02:38:20 AM: Sure I still kick sand with Easy AI, but thats how it starts out. I really love the missions you get from other races, theyre also pretty crucial to raising some $$$ fast. Here I am taking out a carrier belonging to an enemy of another race on the map.

So far I just sorta hire out to other races, my main planet is a choke point to my two resource planet/astroids, so its decked out with the latest in orbital cannon upgrades and starfighter hangers. If I piss off the wrong crowd I should be able to hold my own. Plus im in good with the evil bug people.

(http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/5394/hookedvd5.jpg)
Title: Re: Ahh this shits good, glad I came back to it. PC Gamin!
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 20, 2008, 02:45:24 AM: I wonder if I can name a battleship 'GitOffMyProperty' lol
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 20, 2008, 10:04:11 AM: (http://news.filefront.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/sins-of-a-solar-empire.jpg)
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 20, 2008, 12:18:00 PM: lets talk about this game rocking
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Post by: Fragamemnon on May 20, 2008, 12:20:05 PM: Sins of the Solar Empire is so far the best strategy game released in 2008. I'm not sure it will keep that title with the positively erotic Empire: Total War due out later this year, but I really enjoy Sins for going off and doing something totally different with the RTS genre.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 20, 2008, 12:40:49 PM: I like how its deep but not galciv deep, cause I couldnt handle galciv :(
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Post by: Fragamemnon on May 20, 2008, 12:59:40 PM: :(

It's a good mix of a game like GalCiv and a game like Conquest: Frontier Wars.

I'd play more but right now Medieval 2: Total WHORE is totally dominating my playtime. Again.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 20, 2008, 01:00:48 PM: I get ya. I was just in a space mood after playing RType Command most of Saturday. I've been off of WoW trying to find something else to play and this fit the bill.
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Post by: Fragamemnon on May 20, 2008, 01:03:38 PM: I was actually thinking about playing WoW sorta lightly for a bit. I quit right after 2.4 came out and I bet all the nuttiness has died down a bit. Wrath of the Lich King is giving me Serious SAME vibes though, it doesn't look too interesting at all compared to the huge changes that went into Burning Crusade.
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Post by: Smooth Groove on May 20, 2008, 01:07:58 PM: Maf, bust out Homeworld 2.
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Post by: Fragamemnon on May 20, 2008, 01:30:36 PM: Homeworld 2 actually has some crazy mod work going on it right now. There's one mod that is working to incorporate all sorts of believable aspects to fleet combat and management to ramp up both the complexity and the strategy. Early releases have been good but they aren't quite there yet, so I am still holding out hope that I'll get my dream "Harpoon in space" game at some point.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 20, 2008, 01:40:47 PM: Homeworld 2 isnt quite the same as Sins of a Solar Awesome
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 20, 2008, 01:41:45 PM: Quote from: Fragamemnon on May 20, 2008, 01:03:38 PM
I was actually thinking about playing WoW sorta lightly for a bit. I quit right after 2.4 came out and I bet all the nuttiness has died down a bit. Wrath of the Lich King is giving me Serious SAME vibes though, it doesn't look too interesting at all compared to the huge changes that went into Burning Crusade.

All the WoW playing was getting me into a serious gaming rut so im going to retire my characters for a few months, explaining this to the guild will be fun, since im their only 70 mage lol
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Post by: CajoleJuice on May 20, 2008, 02:21:34 PM: This game looks insane. Wow. I've never really played anything deep. I'm interested.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 20, 2008, 02:38:07 PM: Whats neat is its deep, but its easy to figure out. Its not daunting at all
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Post by: Fragamemnon on May 20, 2008, 02:55:39 PM: Here's a link to the demo, Cajole:

http://files.filefront.com/Sins+of+a+Solar+Empire+Demo/;9861753;/fileinfo.html (http://files.filefront.com/Sins+of+a+Solar+Empire+Demo/;9861753;/fileinfo.html)
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Post by: CajoleJuice on May 20, 2008, 02:56:01 PM: Thanks, Frag. I'll be sure to check it out. D/ling now.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 20, 2008, 05:50:21 PM: (http://www.petroglyphgames.com/forums/uploads/1186939609/gallery_2209_42_100495.jpg)
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Post by: demi on May 20, 2008, 05:57:48 PM: So how do you win?
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 20, 2008, 06:00:01 PM: CONQUER ALL! Its like Conan in space.
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Post by: Eric P on May 20, 2008, 06:08:59 PM: i agree with this thread

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shall i bore you all with my tales of daring do in mount and blade?
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Title: Re: Ahh this shits good, glad I came back to it. PC Gamin!
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 21, 2008, 12:53:26 AM: Lol, I totally organized a quick cease fire with one of the AI so I could send two huge fleets through their territory so I could support an AI im at peace with against the 4th AI.
Title: Re: Ahh this shits good, glad I came back to it. PC Gamin!
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 21, 2008, 01:10:33 AM: Oh SHIT, thats COLD.

I saved basically the AI's entire home system, and then when we won it goes 'I dont think I need you anymore, this alliance is over'
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Post by: Van Cruncheon on May 21, 2008, 01:11:42 AM: :lol
Title: Re: Ahh this shits good, glad I came back to it. PC Gamin!
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 21, 2008, 01:15:53 AM: haha, two of the AI were fighting near a wormhole and I warped in on my way home after being kicked out of my alliance and both AI fucking warped out to avoid me
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 21, 2008, 01:17:49 AM: RUN BITCHES! I HATE ALL OF YOU! ALL YOUR PLANETS ARE MINE SOON AS I GET BACK HOME
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 21, 2008, 01:19:13 AM: hahah, bitch that just kicked me out wants me back, go figure
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Post by: CajoleJuice on May 21, 2008, 02:59:25 AM: Playing the demo now. The sense of scale is AWESOME.
Title: Re: Ahh this shits good, glad I came back to it. PC Gamin!
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 21, 2008, 03:14:41 AM: yeah, just moving your fleets around needs to be pretty calculated in larger system games. My fleets pretty awesome right now, going to knock out the weakest AI so I can build 3 more fleets to take on the two strongest.
Title: Re: Ahh this shits good, glad I came back to it. PC Gamin!
Post by: fistfulofmetal on May 21, 2008, 09:28:49 PM: Downloaded the demo... runs pretty great on High.

I just don't know what the hell I'm doing. I feel so overwhelmed :-\
Title: Re: Ahh this shits good, glad I came back to it. PC Gamin!
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 21, 2008, 09:33:49 PM: the tutorials are great, and easy mode with a team AI member starting out gives you A LOT of room to goof around
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Post by: CajoleJuice on May 21, 2008, 10:04:34 PM: Yep, I went through all the tutorials last night. I feel like I have a grasp on stuff. Gonna try that type of game tonight, MAF.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on May 21, 2008, 10:09:21 PM: yeah small or medium map, one AI on your team, use easy AI for that one too, then two others, then just have fun. I have a 3 hour n00b 'dicking around game goin'
Title: Re: Ahh this shits good, glad I came back to it. PC Gamin!
Post by: MrSingh on May 21, 2008, 10:16:09 PM: Yeah, PC gaming is awesome. I'm playing Alter Ego on http://www.theblackforge.net now.
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Post by: CajoleJuice on May 23, 2008, 09:02:13 AM: Damn demo limits! Just as I started kicking ass, I get some screen coming up telling me my 90 minutes are up! Garbage!

I need to buy this ASAP.