Sorry, China.
China should no longer be able to post messages to this site. The only Chinese people who have been visiting here are spammers wanting to sell us dresses and penis drugs. While both could be useful, we are not interested. If you have a Chinese friend who would like to post messages to the site, please send me his/her IP address and I will remove their IP from the filter.
If you are a Chinese spammer and are able to reply to this... Damn it. You win. Feel free to spam.
One game to rule them all...
Here is some info from the Penny-Arcade forum:
- Switch from squares to hexagons changing the way the game plays. More room for maneuvers and more tactical options.
- Changes to combat. More depth in combat, no more stacking of units. This will lead to bigger focus on terrain.
- Inspired by Panzer General.
- Reintroduction of Bombardment, now archers and siege equipment can shoot over melee units.
- Better diplomatic AI.
- More diplomatic options between players.
- Less "cheating" AI.
- Religion is not a factor anymore.
- Resources are not infinite. For example one source of horse only supplies enough horses for 1 unit, but when that horseman dies the horses will respawn as a unit.
- City States as a sort of small countries that never develop beyond their single city. They can provide bonusses if you befriend them, or you can take over their land.
- Civics are out, now there is something called "Social Policies".
- About the same amount of wonders, the tech tree will feel familiar. Great People still in.
- Some victory conditions changed. For example in Conquest you only have to capture all the other capitals. Eliminates boring mop up phase.
- Unique Civ leader bonuses, no more standard "Spiritual" or "Financial".
- DirectX 11 support.
- Built in web browser. Sid Meier is also working on a facebook application of Civilization.
I will be watching this thread for updates on the game.
Child's Play
This is not a request or an obligation. This is just a, "Hey check this out." I know times are tough and money is tight. I also know that most charities seem like cash grabs for those running it, but this is not that. This is a charity for sick kids during Christmas run by the dudes at Penny Arcade. It is called Child's Play.
What makes this charity special is that you can donate products directly to hospitals where they will distribute them to the sick kiddos. No money donations, just the products. That way, you know the money you are using is 100% going to the kids. Kudos to Amazon for making this easy enough for a lazy-ass like myself.
Borderlands Released Today
It turns out that a ton of us bought Borderlands. Borderlands is a FPS-RPG hybrid built on the Unreal Tournament 3 engine.
Features from the Steam page:
Role Playing Shooter (RPS) - combines frantic first-person shooting action with accessible role-playing character progression.
Co-Op Frenzy - Fly solo in single player or drop in and out with up to 4 Player Co-Op online and offline for a maniacal multiplayer experience
Bazillions of Guns - Gun lust fulfilled with rocket-launching shotguns, enemy-torching revolvers, SMGs that fire lightning rounds, and tons more
Radical Art Style - New visual style combines traditional rendering techniques with hand-drawn textures to create a unique and eye-catching spin on the First Person genre
Intense Vehicular Combat - Get behind the wheel and engage in intense vehicle-to-vehicle combat
Expect us to be playing this for awhile*.
* At least a week.
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