Hurrah for Planned Weekend Gaming
Mal Franks
The Rev
> Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
Well, I've finally gone and bought Dark Age of Camelot after being worn
down by all the talk about it here... no, that's a lie. I haven't.
I've had pains in the back of my right hand this week. They seem to have
gone now (I'm back to mousing right-handed today after four days of
annoyance) but I think I'll still avoid PC games and console action
games this weekend.
I'll probably just play Advance Wars 2. Decided to give it a go to get
back into it before the DS version arrives. It's got hard now,
campaign-wise, so I've stopped that and instead I've been designing my
own map, trying to create some sort of balance. It's hard. The first
version was always won by whoever went first, then I unbalanced it the
other way so that whoever was blue would win... it's tricky, but very
addictive. It's like a freeform puzzle game, or something, making a good
map.
(Of course, me being rubbish at the game doesn't help me test it. It's
possible someone like Boggis would have owned the last version I made,
whereas I lost badly... which led to a couple more mountains being put
in front of the blue army's starting point.)
Mal Franks
said "hurry up". After being threatened with a cloven skull, from one
well placed blow, the_rev_y...@hotmail.com said...
> Mal Franks wrote:
> > Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
>
> Well, I've finally gone and bought Dark Age of Camelot after being worn
> down by all the talk about it here...
HURRAH
> no, that's a lie. I haven't.
You tease
> I've had pains in the back of my right hand this week. They seem to have
> gone now (I'm back to mousing right-handed today after four days of
> annoyance) but I think I'll still avoid PC games and console action
> games this weekend.
Do you have any wrist support for your mouse?
Mal Franks
said "hurry up". After being threatened with a cloven skull, from one
> Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
>
- my friar hasn't seen much action in months so I've brought him out of
mothballs for some staff on monster action.
deKay
2005 13:55:34 +0100, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
uk.games.video.misc, yawatina tan reek esk Mal Franks <spa...@btinternet.com>
fornis do marikano es bono tan el:
>Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
EA Sports Gay Olympics 2006 *again*?
Anyhoo, I'm not sure what I'll be playing. Jump! Superstars if it arrives.
Other than that, it'll be the "Make A Start On A New Game" game, since I
finished VJ2 last night:
http://www.lofi-gaming.org.uk/diary/2005/08/viewtiful-joe-2-viewtifully-done.php
Stranger's Wrath, maybe? Another bash at Eternal Darkness or Under the Skin,
perhaps? Sonic Advance 2? Who knows?!
For certain:
Wife's Leaving Do (RL) - tonight
Wedding Anniversary Stuff (RL)
deKay
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Due to Not Putting Up Warning Signs When Stripping Lacquer of the Floors With
Chemicals That Require a Mask to be Worn.
Had two weeks worth of breathing difficulties :(
The Rev
> the_rev_y...@hotmail.com said...
>
>>I've had pains in the back of my right hand this week. They seem to have
>>gone now (I'm back to mousing right-handed today after four days of
>>annoyance) but I think I'll still avoid PC games and console action
>>games this weekend.
>
>
> Do you have any wrist support for your mouse?
Yes. At work I have a lovely Kensington gel wrist rest thing. It's
great. At home I don't, but I mainly use my Mac and the Apple flat mouse
is much better than the bulbous Microsoft thing I use at work, comfort-wise.
It's all my fault. I played the FEAR demo too much at the weekend sat on
the sofa reaching down to my giant wireless mouse. Not good mouse
positioning, that wasn't.
And since typing that message I've switched back to left-hand mousing
again because my right hand started complaining again. It's not sharp
shooting pains, just aches.
neil h
>
> I'll probably just play Advance Wars 2. Decided to give it a go to get
> back into it before the DS version arrives. It's got hard now,
> campaign-wise, so I've stopped that and instead I've been designing my
> own map, trying to create some sort of balance. It's hard. The first
> version was always won by whoever went first, then I unbalanced it the
> other way so that whoever was blue would win... it's tricky, but very
> addictive. It's like a freeform puzzle game, or something, making a good
> map.
>
> (Of course, me being rubbish at the game doesn't help me test it. It's
> possible someone like Boggis would have owned the last version I made,
> whereas I lost badly... which led to a couple more mountains being put
> in front of the blue army's starting point.)
A good way to balance games like this is to always play the map twice,
swapping sides for the second time - sort of changing ends at half time.
This allows you to have unbalanced maps where the objective for one
outnumbered player might be to survive an attack for a number of turns,
or retreat under fire or something.
--
neil h.
"Here's something to think about: How come you never see a headline like
'Psychic Wins Lottery'?" - Jay Leno
The Rev
> The Rev wrote:
>
>
> swapping sides for the second time - sort of changing ends at half time.
Aye, that's what I did the first time. If I ever win another battle on
the map then I'll swap over and see whether it's completely unbalanced
or not.
> This allows you to have unbalanced maps where the objective for one
> outnumbered player might be to survive an attack for a number of
> turns, or retreat under fire or something.
I'm not sure if those sort of conditions are possible in AW2. Though I
wouldn't be surprised if the options are buried in there somewhere.
AW2 is one of those games that whenever I play it I wonder why it's been
so long since I last bothered and also find myself wondering why I buy
so many games when there's so much gaming packed into that one little
cartridge.
I'm really going to make an effort to put proper time into AW DS.
And whichever version(s) of Football Manager 2006 I'm going to get I'm
really going to try to finish at least one season. I loved FM2005 and
I'm gagging for the new version, but I'm not sure that I made it past
Christmas. I could have saved £18 and played the demo. In CM4 I played
as three different teams, I think, but didn't finish a season with any
of them. And CM03/04 never even got installed.
Trousers
> Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
Psi Ops:The Mindgate Conspiracy - Xbox. I have finished POP:SOT and
found it suitably excellent despite the few rage inducing moments caused
by birdy things and that bitch nicking me dagger of time so I have
decided to play Psi Ops which I have had for ages but not got round to
playing.
Also : Project Snowblind - Xbox: I picked this up for a tenner as I
don't mind gambling on a game for that amount of cash.
Trousers
Oh ALSO.
Buy my items.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZbigtrousers
YES.
deKay
uk.games.video.misc, yawatina tan reek esk Trousers <get...@bibble.com>
fornis do marikano es bono tan el:
>> Also : Project Snowblind - Xbox: I picked this up for a tenner as I
>> don't mind gambling on a game for that amount of cash.
>
>Oh ALSO.
>
>Buy my items.
I WANT TO! 'COS YOU SAID:
" RARE, L@@K, WITH YUOR EYES! RARE! LIEK A KEANE SONG THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE
WHINING!!!111ONEONE11!!"
BUT!
Page Not Responding
The eBay page or feature you are attempting to access
is not responding.
Please try the options below:
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
deKay
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deKay
uk.games.video.misc, yawatina tan reek esk deKay
<an...@deleteme.lofi-gaming.nospam.org.uk.invalid> fornis do marikano es bono
tan el:
>>Buy my items.
>
>I WANT TO! 'COS YOU SAID:
>" RARE, L@@K, WITH YUOR EYES! RARE! LIEK A KEANE SONG THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE
>WHINING!!!111ONEONE11!!"
>
>BUT!
>
>Page Not Responding
>
> The eBay page or feature you are attempting to access
>is not responding.
>Please try the options below:
>
>
>GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Then it worked again, but now says:
Transaction Blocked
Sorry, this item may no longer be available.
deKay
uk.games.video.misc, yawatina tan reek esk deKay
<an...@deleteme.lofi-gaming.nospam.org.uk.invalid> fornis do marikano es bono
tan el:
>Then it worked again, but now says:
>Transaction Blocked
>Sorry, this item may no longer be available.
And it's working now after many refresheseses. Tch.
BombayMix
Let me guess....You'll be playing WoW like you do every weekend?
I'm right aren't I?
Meanwhile I'll be playing Battlefield 2. Hopefully tonight I'll
kill some enemy and not my own team, oops!
Rome Total War with realism mod. Decided to invade Carthage. Bad idea.
The citizen keeps on rioting and they have some very big armies
converging on me!!
Possibly WoW and the Sims 2. Keeping on meaning to play them but never
seem to get round to it.
The Rev
> Then it worked again, but now says:
> Transaction Blocked
> Sorry, this item may no longer be available.
When I tried it said my search had returned too many results.
Steve
>>Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
>
>
> Let me guess....You'll be playing WoW like you do every weekend?
> I'm right aren't I?
Someone hasn't been paying attention properly....
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Mal Franks
said "hurry up". After being threatened with a cloven skull, from one
> >Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
>
> Let me guess....You'll be playing WoW like you do every weekend?
> I'm right aren't I?
>
if my post has travelled back in time a few months and you're replying
then - you're correct
> Meanwhile I'll be playing Battlefield 2. Hopefully tonight I'll
> kill some enemy and not my own team, oops!
>
> Rome Total War with realism mod. Decided to invade Carthage. Bad idea.
> The citizen keeps on rioting and they have some very big armies
> converging on me!!
>
> Possibly WoW and the Sims 2. Keeping on meaning to play them but never
> seem to get round to it.
>
>
Been ages since I've bothered loading TS2 - find i spend more time
building houses than actually controlling my victims.
Isabelle Rees
<spa...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
I always play the same sort of game, but the shock revelation is that
along with Anarchy Online I am now playing World of Warcraft again!
Hurrah!
Was really tempted by the 2 weeks free offer from DAOC, but would have
no friends to group with as they are all on different servers/have
left. What is it with this time of you? EQ just sent me the same kind
of offer the other day.
Isabelle
Isabelle Rees
<spa...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>Sod it. I'll be hitting things with a huge stick in Dark Age Of Camelot
>- my friar hasn't seen much action in months so I've brought him out of
>mothballs for some staff on monster action.
I love my friar.
Dammit, I MISS my friar.
I may log back in when I have some free time in a couple of months.
Isabelle
Chris Whitworth
> Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
Bungo Bungo Cat Throw!
I'm going to be playing the M1/A14/A11 To Norfolk Driving Game, followed by
the fixing my parents computer and teaching them how to use the Freeview PVR
they've bought themselves games. Joy.
I'll also be taking my DS (which I rediscovered my total LOEV for) and my PSP
(which is still GRATE but needs more games).
Chris
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Mal Franks
said "hurry up". After being threatened with a cloven skull, from one
what servers did the ones who move - move from and to?
Dr. Boggis
Mal Franks <spa...@btinternet.com> wrote:
> Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
We're going karting, for my/wife's 30th birthday treat. I WILL BE
VICTORIOUS!
Other than that, might get a chance for a few goes on Wipeout Pure,
Advance Wars 2 or GT4. The usual.
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transmigrate a single character through the first stage of every
single character class I have available, leveling up to lvl50 on each,
which should unlock a few extra on the way.
Actually, it turns out that you keep the base stat modifiers for each
level of each character class you transmigrate to - so if you go
through all five stages of Carrot monsters you get a (10+20+20+30=)
80% EXP bonus for that character. So basically, transmigrating your
characters a lot can make them indecently powerful even at low levels,
particularly if you use * items.
deKay
15:55:02 GMT, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do uk.games.video.misc,
yawatina tan reek esk Chris Whitworth <chris.DE...@flat3.org> fornis do
marikano es bono tan el:
>I'm going to be playing the M1/A14/A11 To Norfolk Driving Game
I quite like that game, until you get to the Elvedon level. That bit is just
poo.
Where in Norfolk you going?
Lister
<spa...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
Well, I'm just back from the Go Play games thing, at the Edinburgh
festival. Too many smelly neds there though. Anyway, got a shot on
Nintendogs, which was quite cool. Also saw the new Zelda, which
looked much like the old one, really.
--
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Chris Whitworth
> Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des 12 Aug 2005
> 15:55:02 GMT, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do uk.games.video.misc,
> yawatina tan reek esk Chris Whitworth <chris.DE...@flat3.org> fornis do
> marikano es bono tan el:
>
>>I'm going to be playing the M1/A14/A11 To Norfolk Driving Game
>
> I quite like that game, until you get to the Elvedon level. That bit is just
> poo.
>
> Where in Norfolk you going?
To my parents house in Wreningham, near Wymondham.
Lister
<boggis...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>In article <MPG.1d66aca0...@news.individual.net>,
> Mal Franks <spa...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>> Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
>
>We're going karting, for my/wife's 30th birthday treat. I WILL BE
>VICTORIOUS!
Make sure you take some red shells
James Sutherland
news:MPG.1d66aca0...@news.individual.net:
> Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
Makai Kingdom and Mushihimesama for me, now I've finally got some time to
myself. Assuming I don't get called into work again, I've got three days
off, so I'm hoping to get a fair way through Makai Kingdom.
Mushihimesama seems to be pretty good, too. Not as good a port as
DoDonPachi Dai-Oujou (it's a bit lacking in options, especially screen
modes; also the digital audio out doesn't work, which is just crap), but
it's a lovely-looking game and the different game modes make it a lot more
accessible to the casual player. You don't have to have screens full of
bullets and complex scoring systems if you don't want. You can just shoot
stuff.
Chris Whitworth
> 15:55:02 GMT, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do uk.games.video.misc,
> yawatina tan reek esk Chris Whitworth <chris.DE...@flat3.org> fornis do
> marikano es bono tan el:
>
>>I'm going to be playing the M1/A14/A11 To Norfolk Driving Game
>
> I quite like that game, until you get to the Elvedon level. That bit is just
> poo.
The Elveden level was quite annoying, but not as annoying as the Manchester to
Sheffield level, which can be really good fun, unless (as I did tonight) you
get stuck behind a lam0r n00b who does 40 the whole way. Grr.
deKay
>To my parents house in Wreningham, near Wymondham.
Wymondham SDC. I don't think my DS's range will reach from here to there.
Tim Miller
> Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
I will be playing this: nothing.
Since it is my stag night.
Tim (tm)
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Sir Chewbury Gubbins
> Thorin sat down and started singing about gold. Gandalf entered. Gandalf
> said "hurry up". After being threatened with a cloven skull, from one
> well placed blow, the_rev_y...@hotmail.com said...
> > Mal Franks wrote:
> > > Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
> >
> > Well, I've finally gone and bought Dark Age of Camelot after being worn
> > down by all the talk about it here...
>
> HURRAH
>
> > no, that's a lie. I haven't.
>
> You tease
>
> > I've had pains in the back of my right hand this week. They seem to have
> > gone now (I'm back to mousing right-handed today after four days of
> > annoyance) but I think I'll still avoid PC games and console action
> > games this weekend.
>
> Do you have any wrist support for your mouse?
His mouse has wrists??
Choobs
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Isabelle Rees
<spa...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>what servers did the ones who move - move from and to?
Well a couple are on Nimue, where I never really got up and running.
There's one who's a Gaheris person (my main server these days, I
suppose) but is playing on one of the new servers at the moment.
Decisions decisions.
Isabelle
deKay
2005 08:29:28 +0100, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
uk.games.video.misc, yawatina tan reek esk Tim Miller
<ne...@economic-truth.co.uk> fornis do marikano es bono tan el:
>In their own inimitable way, Mal Franks wrote:
>
>> Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
>
>I will be playing this: nothing.
>
>Since it is my stag night.
*GASP*!
Why are we not invited? When is the big day?
Trousers
> In their own inimitable way, Mal Franks wrote:
>
> > Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
>
> I will be playing this: nothing.
>
> Since it is my stag night.
So you should be playing the lap dancing club game at the very least.
Only a tenner a go and you win a couple melons each "go".
I have now descended into stag night reverie.
--
Trousers
"Also, I can kill you with my brain"
Lister
<ne...@economic-truth.co.uk> wrote:
>In their own inimitable way, Mal Franks wrote:
>
>> Not going to bother saying what I'll be playing though.
>
>I will be playing this: nothing.
>
>Since it is my stag night.
>
>Tim (tm)
Gah, everyone's getting married these days
Tim Miller
>
> Since it is my stag night.
>
Tim Miller
>
> *GASP*!
>
> Why are we not invited? When is the big day?
>
they just assumed that you weren't the editor any more.
Big day is on the 17th of September. Then a three-week honeymoon. And
I've got someone looking after my flat for that period, so don't even
bother thinking of getting my address for the latest leg of the UK
BURGLING TOUR, Nathan.
Nathan
planet and maintain peace!!!
> I've got someone looking after my flat for that period, so don't even
> bother thinking of getting my address for the latest leg of the UK
> BURGLING TOUR, Nathan.
They'll fold like some paper in the hands of the origami champion of japan
when I offer them half the takings.
But don't worry, I'll offer a prize draw through the website where you'll
have a chance to win back your posessions. Or maybe like those
freeipods.com sites I'll make freetimmillersouvenirs.com
--
Nathan.
Bow to the Cow!
Tim Miller
>
> So you should be playing the lap dancing club game at the very least.
> Only a tenner a go and you win a couple melons each "go".
>
> I have now descended into stag night reverie.
Being a normal (non-letchy) sort of person, the lap dancing club did not
make an appearance. A school disco night did, but there were very few
people in school uniform there. Lots of good music though. And
dancing. And alcohol.
Tim Miller
>
> Gah, everyone's getting married these days
>
Lister
<ne...@economic-truth.co.uk> wrote:
>In their own inimitable way, Lister wrote:
>>
>> Gah, everyone's getting married these days
>>
>Only around 40% of the population, I'd guess.
I meant everyone on here, mang
Trousers
> Being a normal (non-letchy) sort of person, the lap dancing club did not
> make an appearance.
Why are you even getting married you big bender? Surely your future wife
should know of your bendy tendencies?
You see that Elton John? That's you that is.
Etc.
Mal Franks
said "hurry up". After being threatened with a cloven skull, from one
well placed blow, notv...@kwik-e-mart.org said...
Ah, you're on the US one.
Have a couple accounts for that but one hasn't been used in a couple of
years (don't have trials of atlantis or catacombs for it either) and the
other has been inactive for a few months except for a 10 day free pass
for ex-subscribers - i notice that the new "classic servers" are pretty
busy atm. I tend to play in Albion on Lancelot server when I do go back.
Prefer playing in Albion on Excalibur on the euro servers as that's
where my best toons are. Have 4 level 50s now (Reaver, Necromancer,
Heretic and Wizard) and hopefully a few weeks away from getting a fifth
(Friar).
Sir Chewbury Gubbins
> Mal Franks wrote:
>> the_rev_y...@hotmail.com said...
>>
>>>I've had pains in the back of my right hand this week. They seem to have
>>>gone now (I'm back to mousing right-handed today after four days of
>>>annoyance) but I think I'll still avoid PC games and console action
>>>games this weekend.
>>
>>
>> Do you have any wrist support for your mouse?
>
> great.
Indeed. All they need to make them ACE is a little internal heater to
make them warm, and little rubber nipples for squeezing.
Choobs
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