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Sources of Inspiration, part I
When it comes to fantasy unit design, I find three constant sources of inspiration: Historic – that is the most obvious and often works flawlessly. Make your choice from Varangians to Teutons to...
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Everyone has a golden age
Paul Barnett is probably more famous with his “Bears, bears, bears” video circa 2006 when he was working on Warhammer Online. This is another gem from him: everyone has a golden age (of gaming). Start...
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XCOM Build Order (5 Sats strat, Impossible)
If you are hooked on XCOM, you’ve probably invested quite a few hours tweaking your build order in March. Playing on IMPOSSIBLE difficulty, March is the make or break month, when every star needs to...
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Diablo 3 inferno farming
This is probably a bit of old news, as no one seems to be playing Diablo 3 any more (myself included). I wanted to post my Demon hunter and my Inferno farming gear. If I have more time, I do ACT I runs...
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XCOM impossible record time
Last night, I completed XCOM on impossible difficulty. Frankly, since I already completed it on Normal and Classic, I had no plans to do it on Impossible, I just wanted to test my 5 sats in march build...
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Bad piggies motorcycles
I haven’t played Angry Birds as I’m not fond of “launch” games or puzzles for that matter. I bought Bad Piggies for my better half but I ended up playing it instead. The levels are interesting, with...
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Endless Space max difficulty strategy
If you’ve played Master of Orion 2 on max difficulty setting, you know how frustratingly difficult a 4X game could be. With all the bonuses the AI gets, it becomes a superb challenge to come up with...
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Endless Space max difficulty combat
Once you’ve mastered the exploration, expansion, and exploitation part of a 4X game , you are ready for some xenocide. In other words, you switch from strategy to tactics. At the high difficulty...
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Endless Space galaxy seeds
If you after a decisive victory on max difficulty in Endless Space, you’ll need a few good systems. Thankfully, you can “save” a galaxy you like and then use the “seed” in another game. The way you do...
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Endless Space vs Master of Orion
A lot of reviewers have characterized Endless Space as a slick, modern space strategy that lacks the complexity and personality of classics such as Master of Orion 2. I agree with that assessment...
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