Quoting: KorhakaAs someone who currently works in a computer repair shop in the UK this does sound interesting. Wonder if I could encourage my manager into getting a bunch of parts for these in stock so we could build laptops to order for customers while they wait - that could be pretty cool if it works out. Would want to see the hardware for myself once it comes out first though.

Sounds like a great marketing concept (to a certain class of people): "Come in and build your own computer from our vast selection of parts!" :grin:

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the 'place' and 'fig' keys are now freely configurable

Now I'm really curious, what does the 'fig' key do?

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I remember buying a Blender plugin back in 2016 or 2017 that did something similar, though it was originally intended for taking Minecraft images (of items) and making them into 3D models, so it just created things at a uniform thickness. Was still quite useful for creating items to use in thumbnails and such. I think it was called "Minecraft Item Creator", though I've no idea if it's still around.

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Quoting: TheRiddickThis is one of those games that could do with a full VR update, one that lets you manipulate objects with your hands.

I feel like it might make more sense to design a new game based around that premise…but hey, we had Half Life: Alyx, who knows if Portal: Doug [External Link] (or whatever) will be next?

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Quoting: The_Aquabatwell how much is the temperature in Mars? I bet it's far different from the standard powerpc cpu u can grab from a shop shelf.

According to data from Curiosity taken in Gale Crater from 2012–2015, on a nice warm day in the middle of Martian summer the temperature might get up to a toasty 0° C (32 °F), while during the winter it falls to an average of −88 °C (–126 °F). The record high and low temperatures during that time were 20 °C (68 °F) and −127 °C (−197 °F).

I liked what I saw on another site, "Mars is now the second planet to have more computers running Linux than Windows." :grin:

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I'm trying to figure out what the "intro videos to act 2 and 3" that weren't playing are. I've played through the game several time (including on Windows, which I was still using when it released), though not for a few years and I can't remember any particular videos around those points. Anyone know what that's referring to?

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I never really got into adventure games growing up, but this looks interesting enough to at least check out an episode or two of a Let's Play and see how it plays.

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Reminds me of people building working analog computers in Dwarf Fortress using liquid pumps and floodgates (extra bonus points for using magma instead of water!). :smile:

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Quoting: MassinissaI mean, I understand that this building gives your more monthly taxes, that an army cost each per month, etc... But I don't get why when I export my CK2 game where all technology is in Persia, REnaissance starts in scrambled Spain while they were one or two centuries late in CK2 :huh: , I don't get yet how to micro/macro, and how to estimate when I can win or loose a battle.

But I really LOVE that you can play obscure nations you never heard about in school. I wish I was good enough to create a Samoan empire, dancing the Haka before the battle for Moscow :D

Yeah, I can't speak for converter eccentricities. :happy: Figuring out winning battles can also be tricky, with the ratio of infantry:cavalry:artillery in each army, the military technology levels of the participating nations, any generals attached to armies, and the terrain all coming into play, but you get the hang of it eventually. (Larger numbers and a higher Tactics level are good first approximations!)

And yes! I've always loved maps and history, and when I first fired up EU IV I spent an hour just mousing around the map on the start screen, wondering at all the nations I'd never heard of in history books in various parts of the world. And there are so many more now, it's great. :woot:

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Quoting: MassinissaEU4 is so much more complex than other PAradox games (excluding Vic2), I don't even really understand it or how combat or trade works. I hope there were some detailed noob guide, I didn't find any.

I was roughly 40 hours in before I felt like I really had a handle on what I was doing, though it was also my first Paradox game so I had to learn everything from scratch instead of being able to extrapolate from other games like I could with CK II, Stellaris, and HoI IV. :smile:

My favorite feature so far is that the Pacific region is getting fleshed out with some new tags, including the traditional four kingdoms of the Hawaiian isles! :woot: And I've just realized that the stuff about ways to play a small, centralized realm could be really useful for these kinds of small tags, so that'll be interesting.

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