Brute Force Competition 2022

[czc]

There is still a whole year to go. Other people will get busy at other times.

[GregRedd]

Came here to say exactly that. I’m not hugely busy this month, but from next month things may get a little harder for me as time gets chewed up by other commitments.

[DarthMol]

Here is my topic and article for the week:

Total War: Warhammer III

I must admit, I’ve never really gotten into the grand strategy real time battles of the Total War series. Despite that I definitely felt that the Warhammer lore was a great pairing with the Total War model. I’ve got the first TW: Warhammer sitting in my backlog, but it was the shiny, brand new TW: Warhammer III releasing on Game Pass that prompted me to take a proper look. One thing I can say is the cinematics are truly epic, they definitely set the tone for this vast fantasy world. [S…

Knocking on Death's Door

[DieGrootHammer]

I did nor manage to write an article, but here is my thread for the week. At least I got that done.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Official Discussion Thread

So thanks to the wonderful suggestions by the community, I’ve started playing Divinity: Original Sin 2, and I know a lot of others have either played the game, are currently doing another playthrough, or want to play the game. For me, this game has been a revelation! It is such a wonderful, joyous experience and I NEED to talk about it. Currently, I’m still on the first island, the one with Fort Joy. In this campaign, I am playing as Ifan ben-Mezd and I’ve configured him to be a tank and a fig…

[DieGrootHammer]

Also, just did a count and it seems I managed to squeek in the 30 post as well. So not a bad week for me despite not being as active as I would like.

[czc]

My thread and article for the 2022-02-14 → 2022-02-20

What do you do when you can't sleep

Like the title says, what do you do when you wake up at 2:00AM (thanks mosquito) and can’t get back to sleep. I end up watching stuff (youtube, series, movies)

IXION a survival citybuilder in space

[Solitude]

Last Week
@GregRedd - 3
@czc - 3
@DarthMol - 3
@DieGrootHammer - 2
@Beo - 1
@Wyvern - 0

Standings
@GregRedd - 9
@czc - 8
@DieGrootHammer - 7
@DarthMol - 7
@Beo - 3
@Wyvern - 2

Good luck for the week everyone!

[DieGrootHammer]

Yay look at us raking up the points! Go us!

[DieGrootHammer]

To make sure I get at least one point, here is my thread…

Music and songs that make games epic

The soundtrack of a game is incredibly important, and many games sport some epic soundtracks. But sometimes a game has that one song that completely transforms the game, either during a mission, or a certain cutscene. So my question to you is, what has been the song or piece of music that made a game more epic? Either making you feel like a better badass in-game, tugging at your heartstrings, or filling you with a serene sense of wonder. There are a few games and songs that stand out for me. F…

[GregRedd]

Done the deeds, my liege.

Topic:

The Bethesda Launcher is Over

Good news for those who dislike the fact that there are so many game launchers and clients that they have to keep with. (Go GOG Galaxy 2.0 already!) From April you’ll have one less launcher to worry about. The Bethesda.net Launcher is being put out to pasture, and Bethesda games will be migrating to Steam. [image] (So you get rid of one of the launchers, but your Steam backlog grows ) Bethesda, in their notice about the change, don’t give specific reason why the change is hap…

Article:

Grid Legends - Driving to Glory?

[DarthMol]

The Invasion of Ukraine

Since the start of the invasion there has been countless news articles, videos, tweets etc. on the situation in Ukraine. The Wikipedia post sums up quite nicely the gist of how it started: On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, its neighbour to the southwest, marking the largest escalation of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War that began in 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, claiming that post-1997 enlargement of NATO was a security threat, demanded that Ukr…

Here is my tribute - that and the requisite number of replies.

[czc]

My Topic:

Streaming Hardwired vs Wifi

So I’ve been streaming Czech TV for Czech Masterchef. Strange thing that happened is that the streaming degraded to such an extent that the stream basically paused every minute and then spent another few minutes buffering. Although there was no actual movement on the network view most of the time. Today I tried moving the router so that it was connected with lan cable directly and there was no pause in the stream for the entire show. So why would the thing struggle so much over wifi and stream…

My Article:

Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster

[Solitude]

Last Week
@GregRedd - 3
@czc - 3
@DarthMol - 2
@DieGrootHammer - 2
@Beo - 1
@Wyvern - 1

Standings
@GregRedd - 12
@czc - 11
@DieGrootHammer - 9
@DarthMol - 9
@Beo - 4
@Wyvern - 3

Good luck for the week everyone!

[DieGrootHammer]

You know what I just realised…

Last year @GregRedd endeavoured to write a massive piece on the “Day of the Year”, and succeeded splendidly. And he did that every single day of the year, 365 days in a row. So, while I myself am still in the race, I want to place a R100 bet on @GregRedd winning this. I know it’s early days, which means the odds should be high and the return on the bet just as high

[DarthMol]

I reckon that’s a safe bet. Still, we can put the pressure on and make him work for it

[GregRedd]

@DieGrootHammer

I want to place a R100 bet…

Don’t fall for it folks… A fool and his money are soon parted.

Alternatively, take Hammers bet then PM your offer to me to throw the competition so you win. I’m prepared to take a 50% split if the winnings are high enough.

[GregRedd]

@DarthMol

Still, we can put the pressure on…

I like it!

[czc]

Hey now, no match fixing.

[GregRedd]

Article:

Stream Scene - March 2022

Topic:

Games with great character creators

Watched a video yesterday about the Character Creator tool in Elden Ring that looks at all of the options avaialbe. (This one…) [Elden Ring Character Creation - All Options] Got me to thinking about why we (“we” as in “gamers”) so often spend ages creating an avatar to use in a game that we will seldomly even see. In addition to many games being played from the perspective of our characters, there’s also the fact that in many of the games we cover our characters’ faces in masks, he…

[czc]

Article:

Godsbane

Topic:

Surprise! Four Secret Novels by Brandon Sanderson

For all the fans of Brandon Sanderson watch the video below first. [It's Time to Come Clean — Brandon Sanderson] So as you can see there is a kickstarter available which has already crossed 15 million dollars. There will be the four novels released quarterly and the other months will have boxes containing swag. A year of Brandon Sanderson. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson