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Latest Comments by Philadelphus
Roll the dice to make crazy combos instead of collecting cards in the roguelike Die in the Dungeon
17 Jan 2025 at 8:15 pm UTC Likes: 2

Usually when people mix up the singular and plural forms of the chance polyhedrals it's using "dice" to refer to a single die, but this should clearly be titled Dice in the Dungeon, you're definitely using more than one! :tongue:

Horse Runner DX is a wholesome endless-runner where you play as a herd of different horses
11 Jan 2025 at 8:55 pm UTC

So... you run your horse to death, then switch to the next one in the herd?
I just have this horrible mental image of the lead horse in the herd missing a jump and breaking a leg, and the rest of the herd sweeping stoically on by without breaking stride. That's probably not how such a wholesome-looking game handles it, though.

Sid Meier's Civilization VII is Steam Deck Verified with the Linux version ahead of release on February 11
9 Jan 2025 at 8:14 pm UTC Likes: 3

I won't be buying at launch (for a few reasons, mainly my current financial situation) but I'll be keeping a close eye on it and from what I've already seen I expect I will probably be getting it sooner rather than later. But we'll see.

Dwarf Fortress - Adventure Mode launches January 23, plus Beta 28 is out now
9 Jan 2025 at 8:09 pm UTC Likes: 2

Other tweak
• Fixed broken medium taupe coloration for nightmare sphere screaming mouths fabric
Ah, Dwarf Fortress patch notes, never change. :grin:

I was always more of a fortress player than an adventure mode player (though I did have some memorable run, like when I realized gravity is the most dangerous killer in the game), but I'm glad to see it come up to parity again.

Valve saw a record-breaking 19,000 games released on Steam in 2024
2 Jan 2025 at 9:18 pm UTC

And yet there's only 39 so far a few days into 2025, people are slacking around the holidays. :grin:

Firaxis reveal Sid Meier's Civilization VII system requirements for Linux
21 Dec 2024 at 8:52 pm UTC Likes: 2

Probably not a day-1 purchase, but I'll be watching it closely – from what I saw of what's been revealed so far I'm cautiously optimistic about this one.

Team Fortress 2 Comic issue 7 is finally, officially available
20 Dec 2024 at 11:27 pm UTC Likes: 2

Nice to finally get closure. :smile: Incidentally, I recently got back into playing TF2 (after a five-year break) from this video [External Link] showcasing a new community-made gamemode called One Thousand Uncles where teams of up to 24 humans take on 40 Engineer bots. It's a bit like a reverse Mann vs. Machine where you're attacking rather than defending, though it's developed it's own unique meta. It's chaotic, overwhelming, and I'm having a blast.

Edit: if you try it out, for some reason the connection to the item servers nearly always breaks the first time you join one of the servers, but luckily a quick "retry" in the console fixes it. And if you're on the Montreal servers late in the day for North America, you might run into me. :smile: (Though not for the next week as I'll be visiting family.)

Steam Replay for 2024 is live to show off all those hours you played
20 Dec 2024 at 8:33 pm UTC

Wow, I knew I'd been playing a lot of RimWorld this year (it only took me a decade from backing the original Kickstarter campaign to finally get into it), but I didn't realize it was 51% of my play time. :whistle:

Palworld: Feybreak major update launches December 23
16 Dec 2024 at 7:13 pm UTC Likes: 4

The new mysterious island is the largest and harshest in Palworld's history. The island is about six times the size of Sakurajima, which was added in the last major update!
2027 Palworld update: "Yep, another new island added! This one is larger than the surface area of Earth." :tongue:

4X RPG 'Heart of the Machine' from Arcen Games (AI War) releases January 2025
3 Dec 2024 at 8:28 pm UTC

It's on my wishlist from hearing about it before, as the idea sounds interesting. I'll give the demo a try and we'll see how it goes.