Irrlicht ? Now, that's a name I've not heard in a long time... good memories though !

Didn't know this project, seems really interesting ^^

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Oh, I didn't know they did Arena too !

With OpenMW, Daggerfall Unity and now this, we Elder Scrolls fans are quite spoiled :D

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: KallestofelesMaybe one day, in a perfect world, KDE would finally become stable enough to daily drive it. But I guess that's besides the point.

Running it daily for many, many years.
Don't know what you're talking about.

Although I too have used KDE for like five years now without looking back, it is far more unstable than other DEs. I have installed it on three different machines (Kubuntu), and I still get frequent crashes with Dolphin, the plasma dashboards or even sometimes software I didn't even know were running (like the Bluetooth applet which I since deactivated). I never had such issues with Mateo or LXDE.

I'm not complaining though, the overall experience is really good and KDE really suits my tastes ! But still, yes, I wouldn't call it "perfectly stable". Or is it my distro (Kubuntu) ?

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Linux represents a marvelous idea.

In 1999, I traded my beloved Amiga for a PC and reluctantly got Windows on it, which was already something I profoundly disliked.

I had only heard about Linux, but at that time, it wasn't something that appealed to me : I imagined writing dozens of lines of shell scripts just to launch a piece of software.

On my first job in 2003, I discovered Knoppix which was kinda cool but still required to compile your ethernet driver, and nowhere near Windows in terms of AAA software. But then came Ubuntu, and I boarded the hype-train, never to look back.

Looking back, Linux was already attractive in the mid 2000's, and it's even more so now, when the alternative is having terabytes of silent spywares sharing your data, aggressive ads forced onto you, and giving my bucks to a bunch of greedy b****ards who deserve none of it.

I'm quite proud of having converted my wife, mother, step-father and a couple of friends to Linux :D

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Finally some good news ! ^^ Can't wait :)

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It's high time for Her Majesty's Government, chairman of the communist party ! :grin:

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Yes !! YES !!! YEEEESSSSS !!!!

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Quoting: RoosterAnyone who plays both this and Nebuchadnezzar? I would be interested in their take on both and comparison.

Two months ago I would have said go for Caesar III without thinking twice, since Nebuchadnezzar was missing several key features. But the thing is, Nebuchadnezzar is quickly catching up (recently added crimes, fire management, clickable workers, and the initially sorely missed sandbox mode).

So for now :
- Ceasar III has : religious and culture buildings/management, architects, a bit more "life" with plenty of clickable citizens to immerse yourself.
- Nebuchadnezzar has control of employees and designable worker "routes", which ensure that your goods are delivered in the citizens' homes.

Then again, with the Augustus team fully committed on adding features, Caesar III should be interesting too.

If you're not familiar with the genre, your choice could be based on the setting (roman/persian).

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There are some many similarities (since they're all more or less city builders), such as people having jobs, and jobs being necessary to provide resources that help the city function correctly.

The main difference being that houses "evolve" depending on which of their needs are met, those needs becoming more and more demanding by the time. Very primitive houses only require water, then pottery, then food, then beer, then luxury goods and so on...

The layout of a neighborhood is of paramount importance, since you have to carefully make sure that houses are not too far away from services, work, but not too close to "ugly" buildings that have an impact on the prestige of the surrounding area.

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Finally !

With the recent updates, this game is slowly but surely becoming a worthy successor of Pharaoh's and the likes. Still a few key features missing though, but I will definitely buy it once they get them done :)

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