The series high point was Civ4 if you ask me, I still play it to this day. The Ashes of Erebus [External Link] modmod of Fall from Heaven 2 is probably my favorite total conversion. The BUG Mod [External Link] is all I need for vanilla.

Man, I hate trailers with a complete lack of gameplay! That makes me far from encouraged for Civ7. Give me a square grid, Leonard Nimoy, and a doomstack, or give me pizza pie [External Link]! :tongue:

Quoting: Linux_RocksAlso, I've probably played Civilization II: Test of Time the most. The bastard remake of II that was meant to compete with Alpha Centauri. I liked it myself. 👀

Me too, particularly the fantasy campaign! I really enjoyed the "two maps in one" bit.

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Here's hoping for 50% in 2025! :tongue:

Seriously though, the tomfoolery that Windows 11 gets up to [External Link] may just force a bunch of folks to say "Screw it!".

I mean, they're having to jump through more hoops to get older programs working than I had to with WINE on Maverick Meerkat circa 2010! (If you're wondering, Civ4 was the first game I ever installed via WINE; it was relatively painless, even back then.)

Including using WINE's own libraries compiled for Win32/Wow64! I ran afoul of this very thing when I had to replace my sister's dead laptop hybrid HDD and decided to upgrade it to something reasonably modern from Windows 8.1. (She's decidedly anti-Linux.) :sick::sick::sick:

I haven't even used Windows since 7 in 2016. Nice to know I have absolutely nothing to regret about that.

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An always online DRM that apparently kicks people from single-player for being away from their keyboard. Yikes! :sick:

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Quoting: ssj17vegeta

Quoting: PublicNuisance"Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper"

While i'm glad it has a native Linux version this will be a pass for me.

I think it does not on Linux, only on Windows.

Yup, that's why we don't always get feature parity.

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Quoting: Nezchan

Quoting: redneckdrowSounds like you could use a few ox driving [External Link] tips, Liam!:tongue:

Why, yes, I do have a bluegrass/country/old-time tune for just about any occasion....:whistle:

If you wanna be happy, listen to bluegrass music.

If you wanna be sad, listen to bluegrass lyrics.

Usually, yup. Your case in point. [External Link]

That particular one always gets me, my father used to raise Walker Coonhounds [External Link]. Still hunts on occasion.

But there are also plenty of counterpoints [External Link], too. [External Link]

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Given the game's impending doom, I finally bit the bullet and bought Samurai Jack - Battle Through Time [External Link] and, as a fan of the series, I'm loving it!

$40 bucks is worth it to

Spoiler, click me

save Ashi!:heart::wub::cry::grin:

erm, I mean, to play a faithful continuation/interquel!:grin:

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Sounds like you could use a few ox driving [External Link] tips, Liam!:tongue:

Why, yes, I do have a bluegrass/country/old-time tune for just about any occasion....:whistle:

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I knew when they announced the update that it would have teething problems. What I hate is the fact that Bethesda always seems to go out of their way to break their own stuff in new updates.:dizzy: Modding goes without saying.

Fortunately, I've always set their games to only update when launched. I also use a very simple script to run mod organizer 2 in each separate prefix.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyThat's nice to see. Not that I ever play shooty games, but I'm left handed so it's a good feeling.

You and me both, brother!:grin:

This is great, but, realism be darned, I would like to have an old-school centered option as well as left and right. The only shooter I'm any good at is Wolf3D:cry:.

Without revealing too much, Cerebral palsy [External Link] has left (:tongue:) me left-handed. Thus, in non-turn-based games, I'm usually resigned to using a controller or joystick.

I wish more games would still let one use either the mouse or keyboard exclusively, instead of requiring me to juggle both. The only ways I can manage to move in pc games that require both are mashing W or the up arrow with my right thumb. But after ~30 years of using computers, I'm somewhat used to it.

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Quoting: Vortex_Acherontic

Quoting: Pengling

Quoting: scaineInvestors.

I think now's probably a good time to remind people of the Phantom console and the Gametrac/Gizmondo handheld. :wink: (For anyone who doesn't remember them, they were infamous investor-scams.)

Quoting: scaineAs for "NFT haters", I think you mean "normal people". Nothing wrong with blockchain per se, but it's most commonly associated with burning the planet via proof of work, and it'll take a long time to shift perception on that.

I think it's quite fair to describe it as a solution looking for a problem, really. :tongue:

Or it will be just another Ouya story. Things will go silent and then plans will be discontinued 😅

Well, there is at least one certain immortal [External Link] who still uses an Ouya...:smile:

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