tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post7092384149826924308..comments2019-12-13T04:25:12.285-08:00Comments on Nos' Mods: Tachyon: the FringeNoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09719416547848891298noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-82884734394870328022011-06-17T16:15:14.163-07:002011-06-17T16:15:14.163-07:00Checkpoints and savepoints, there are no words to ...Checkpoints and savepoints, there are no words to describe my loathing of them...Kirtaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490143523671016492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-58466490967120578082011-06-17T16:09:06.131-07:002011-06-17T16:09:06.131-07:00Well, if you ask me, Halo on the XBox sucked anywa...Well, if you ask me, Halo on the XBox sucked anyway, mostly due to the fact that unless you're a crack shot you have to play the thing like all day before you can get to a point where you can save your game and actually turn the machine off rather than those useless checkpoints that don't count if the power is turned off.<br /><br />Now, on the PC using the mouse+keyboard and actually Herculinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762210820428273110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-50366887475513935882011-06-15T19:38:48.740-07:002011-06-15T19:38:48.740-07:00I have a Logitech Wingman gamepad around someplace...I have a Logitech Wingman gamepad around someplace...<br /><br />Bought it for playing SNES and Genesis ROMs. Not really a fan, but it's better than the stopgap keyboard implementation most emulators use. <br /><br />Plus, since I originally played the games in question on their respective consoles, I have a bit of muscle memory left over for them with a pad.<br /><br />Tried playing Halo on Noshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719416547848891298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-60973338363229256622011-06-15T17:01:04.630-07:002011-06-15T17:01:04.630-07:00Having started out in the console realm, when I fi...Having started out in the console realm, when I first started PC-gaming I dreaded the mouse+keyboard, but eventually I adapted and realized they are much more accurate and efficient than most gamepads. I have a Logitech knockoff of a PlayStation controller that I only use for games that I only ever knew in their console incarnations (like when I get the irrational urge to play Super Metroid or Herculinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762210820428273110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-26970107652561340392011-06-15T00:53:14.130-07:002011-06-15T00:53:14.130-07:00I actually had a Cyborg 3D but lost it in a move m...I actually had a Cyborg 3D but lost it in a move many, many years ago (unless it's sitting in a storage box somewhere, I should have a look for it).<br /><br />I do however, have a digital joystick for the Amiga games I used to play, a Speedlink Competition Pro in classic black and red. Great for emulators :)<br /><br />But yeah, I really need to get an analogue stick, gamepads do suck Kirtaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490143523671016492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-15361379810839201192011-06-14T21:34:39.267-07:002011-06-14T21:34:39.267-07:00@Herculine: You are quasi-evil. The diet-coke of e...@Herculine: You are quasi-evil. The diet-coke of evil. Now where did I leave my sharks with frickin' laser beams on their heads...<br /><br /><br />@Kirtai: You've just learned one of the greatest secrets of gaming. Game. Pads. <b>Suck</b>. Get yourself a proper joystick. It really does make all the difference. I'm using an old Saitek Cyborg 3D (purchased around 2001). I really need Noshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719416547848891298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-87235216315855820262011-06-14T12:47:10.208-07:002011-06-14T12:47:10.208-07:00I tend to stay away from the space sims. I discov...I tend to stay away from the space sims. I discovered playing the Playstation Battlestar Galactica game that I absolutely suck as a pilot, lol.<br /><br />@Herculine: Mostly Evil?Druulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501777251882889794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-576779496383065832011-06-14T11:56:17.525-07:002011-06-14T11:56:17.525-07:00Having played Descent again for a bit I can sugges...Having played Descent again for a bit I can suggest one reason why space sims are no longer popular; controlling a 6dof spacecraft with keyboard+mouse or game controller is really, really annoying.<br /><br />It's got me looking into getting a pair of 3-axis analogue joysticks or a 6dof space controller.Kirtaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490143523671016492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-65225026071537338282011-06-14T07:54:08.194-07:002011-06-14T07:54:08.194-07:00Don't be silly. I'm FAR too selfish to use...Don't be silly. I'm FAR too selfish to use my powers for good...<br /><br />...but at least I don't fit into the evil category either...<br /><br />...nope, just the ME category...Herculinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762210820428273110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-40760322943919447792011-06-14T04:36:07.566-07:002011-06-14T04:36:07.566-07:00Amusingly, only yesterday cracked.com produced thi...Amusingly, only yesterday cracked.com produced this relevant masterpiece: http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-6-most-ominous-trends-in-video-games/<br /><br />"We hope you like looking down gunsights" indeed...Kirtaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490143523671016492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-54388438871037007632011-06-14T00:06:12.716-07:002011-06-14T00:06:12.716-07:00Hey Herculine, has anyone ever told you that if yo...Hey Herculine, has anyone ever told you that if you ever decide to use your powers for good, you could knock out cold fusion in about a week and a half?<br /><br />Not that I have much room to talk, mind you. If I was willing to put the effort into academia that I have my mental ballistic database I could've aced the SAT...Noshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719416547848891298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-25543565211550365842011-06-13T23:40:28.057-07:002011-06-13T23:40:28.057-07:00Any Ego soft game
http://www.egosoft.com/games/x3...Any Ego soft game<br /><br />http://www.egosoft.com/games/x3/info_en.phpCrimsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672898611677108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-2133952927645422032011-06-13T23:22:03.982-07:002011-06-13T23:22:03.982-07:00Oh, I forgot to add, GoGs forums tend to have stic...Oh, I forgot to add, GoGs forums tend to have stickies with links to sourceports, mods and unofficial patches for their games, though the versions they sell don't come with them as standard.<br /><br />Bah humbug at blogspot not allowing comment editing :PKirtaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490143523671016492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-67591546839607644452011-06-13T23:14:19.281-07:002011-06-13T23:14:19.281-07:00There's actually two, DXX-Rebirth and D2X-XL. ...There's actually two, DXX-Rebirth and D2X-XL. I haven't tried them yet but from what I've read, Rebirth sticks close to the original and D2X-XL adds lots of new stuff.<br /><br />I really need to try them both :PKirtaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490143523671016492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-5153778209125586152011-06-13T22:53:51.185-07:002011-06-13T22:53:51.185-07:00There are Descent sourceports?
Gotta have it!
In...There are Descent sourceports?<br /><br />Gotta have it!<br /><br />Initiating Google search...Herculinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762210820428273110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-29752898864255859482011-06-13T22:40:33.910-07:002011-06-13T22:40:33.910-07:00I recently bought Descent 1+2, Freespace 2 and Win...I recently bought Descent 1+2, Freespace 2 and Wing Commander: Privateer (missing the expansion though) from GoG.com and really need to get off my arse and set them up. Especially since the Descents and Freespace 2 have source ports and graphics updates :)<br /><br />First space sim I had was the original Elite which I played for ages (Eek, now I'm dating myself >_< ). There's an Kirtaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490143523671016492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-58672443207393548692011-06-13T21:23:34.222-07:002011-06-13T21:23:34.222-07:00@Herculine:
The one with Mark Hamill would be Win...@Herculine:<br /><br />The one with Mark Hamill would be Wing Commander: Prophesy. The last one, as I recall. It was great. <br /><br />Not only had a good soundtrack, but all the movies and comms were full motion video. It was more like an interactive movie than a game.<br /><br />Descent I never got into. The Freespace games were good, but the original Descents I didn't much care for. I'Noshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719416547848891298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-45271104765651991302011-06-13T21:20:48.734-07:002011-06-13T21:20:48.734-07:00Pah. Kids today.
What happened to wanting the gam...Pah. Kids today.<br /><br />What happened to wanting the games that let you vicariously experience exploring the vastness of space.<br /><br />But no. Now it's all zombies and elves and tagging tangos or whatever the buzzphrase of the week is.<br /><br />Philistine dogs, I say!Noshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719416547848891298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-4677638124473670912011-06-13T21:12:48.076-07:002011-06-13T21:12:48.076-07:00The only thing I recognized out of all that was Wi...The only thing I recognized out of all that was Wing Commander and Descent. Not trying to be a wise-ass there; I actually never even played any of the Wing Commander games but seem to recall Mark Hamill's picture on it. But this is likely due to the fact that in those days owning my own PC felt about as realistic a goal as owning my own space shuttle. I had a Playstation though, and thus Herculinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762210820428273110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-32291852915449012252011-06-13T20:52:45.714-07:002011-06-13T20:52:45.714-07:00sadly, space sims didn't sell well, so there w...sadly, space sims didn't sell well, so there was no interest in making any more of them. I'd kill for another Wing Commander: Privateer (but not the second one, it was trash) or more importantly another Descent game - I rocked at that :DDarkSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020284225377678684noreply@blogger.com