OT: Geek Haven: Comic Books, Comic Book movies, RPG's, Star Wars etc thread

[Guffman]

Winding down my MMO career (I don’t think I want to touch those things ever again) and picking up some old classics I never tried before. Too much neglect on video game variety when you play an MMO,

 

[Hunter368]

Games I play now a days is World of Warships, Seas of Thieves, Blood Bowl 2......I play all three weekly/daily.

I've tried Civilization 6 but I'm struggling to get into it.

 

[SensibleGuy]

I'm all about Zaccaria Pinball on my kindle fire tablet! lol

 

[Guffman]

I am back playing Master of Orion (the original). It's a classic (4x was originally coined with this game)! A fan remade it with a modern interface called Remnants of the Precursors and did an incredible job with it.

I'm also playing a 30 years old RTS game (Dune II - known really as the first successful RTS game).

I have a few 1990's strategy games on my hit list to try out!

 

[LucianoBorsato]

That's an......interesting new look Vince McMahon has there

 

[Guardian17]

That's an......interesting new look Vince McMahon has there

He's taken over creative and made things worse.

One of the worst post WrestleMania RAWs ever.

People were chanting "Fire Vince" on NXT.

 

[Hunter368]

Vince was never a good looking guy IMO, but damn his face is just weird now. Bad plastic surgery & a 70's porn star mustache look is just bad. I had a hard time even concentrating on whatever he was saying I was so distracted by his face. Yikes

 

[ERYX]

I am back playing Master of Orion (the original). It's a classic (4x was originally coined with this game)! A fan remade it with a modern interface called Remnants of the Precursors and did an incredible job with it.

I'm also playing a 30 years old RTS game (Dune II - known really as the first successful RTS game).

I have a few 1990's strategy games on my hit list to try out!

I hadn’t heard of that fan remake of MOO. I’ll have to check it out as that was one of my all time faves.

My boys and I are all 90s game aficionados. Dune II is a favourite as well. GOG.com FTW

 

[Guffman]

I hadn’t heard of that fan remake of MOO. I’ll have to check it out as that was one of my all time faves.

My boys and I are all 90s game aficionados. Dune II is a favourite as well. GOG.com FTW

Remnants of the Precursors

www.remnantsoftheprecursors.com

New artwork and UI functionality without impacting the core gameplay. It is so incredibly well done. There are some modders who are really good at making the AI very challenging as well. Enjoy!

Since I am just getting back to gaming, would love to hear your recommendations on 90’s strategy (4x, RTS, grand strategy, turn based or any other categorization they come up with). I have an initial hit list would love to here other recommendations.

 

[hockeyarena]

That's an......interesting new look Vince McMahon has there

Looks like a half melted wax hitler

 

[spiny norman]

Games I play now a days is World of Warships, Seas of Thieves, Blood Bowl 2......I play all three weekly/daily.

I've tried Civilization 6 but I'm struggling to get into it.

I play Civ 6; it's much better with the extra DLCs and UI mods.

 

[ERYX]

Remnants of the Precursors

www.remnantsoftheprecursors.com

New artwork and UI functionality without impacting the core gameplay. It is so incredibly well done. There are some modders who are really good at making the AI very challenging as well. Enjoy!

Since I am just getting back to gaming, would love to hear your recommendations on 90’s strategy (4x, RTS, grand strategy, turn based or any other categorization they come up with). I have an initial hit list would love to here other recommendations.

Thanks for the link!

90's eras games that we have enjoyed/wasted many hours playing:

Command and Conquer
Command and Conquer: Red Alert
(NB that these two are available on Steam in a package Command and Conquer Remastered)

Chaos Gate (similar style play to the famous XCom -- squad-based turn-based combat game, this one set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, so you're commanding a squad of space marines fighting chaos marines and cultists - basically devil worshippers)

Lords of the Realm/Lords of the Realm II - excellent medieval strategy game

Blitzkreig - fun WW2 RTS

Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space - Available for free, put together into a format playable on modern computers by fan. Can take control of either US or Soviet space program starting in the 1950s, whoever gets to the moon first wins. Very difficult game, but also really fun and interesting if you like space exploration. Also educational.

 

[Guffman]

Thanks for the link!

90's eras games that we have enjoyed/wasted many hours playing:

Command and Conquer
Command and Conquer: Red Alert
(NB that these two are available on Steam in a package Command and Conquer Remastered)

Chaos Gate (similar style play to the famous XCom -- squad-based turn-based combat game, this one set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, so you're commanding a squad of space marines fighting chaos marines and cultists - basically devil worshippers)

Lords of the Realm/Lords of the Realm II - excellent medieval strategy game

Blitzkreig - fun WW2 RTS

Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space - Available for free, put together into a format playable on modern computers by fan. Can take control of either US or Soviet space program starting in the 1950s, whoever gets to the moon first wins. Very difficult game, but also really fun and interesting if you like space exploration. Also educational.

I did play C&C back in the day (and have picked up the remaster recently) and I also played Lords of the Realm I.

I will take a look at your other suggestions… thanks! BTW, I never did try X-COM: UFO Defense. Any thoughts on that?

 

[Jedub]

I did play C&C back in the day (and have picked up the remaster recently) and I also played Lords of the Realm I.

I will take a look at your other suggestions… thanks! BTW, I never did try X-COM: UFO Defense. Any thoughts on that?

One of the best strategy games of all time.
Watch out because the Steam (i think it's Steam) version still has the original bug that makes the ai play on easy no matter what difficulty you select.
Ever play Heroes of MIght and Magic 3? There's a great mod for that called Horn of the Abyss.

 

[ERYX]

I did play C&C back in the day (and have picked up the remaster recently) and I also played Lords of the Realm I.

I will take a look at your other suggestions… thanks! BTW, I never did try X-COM: UFO Defense. Any thoughts on that?

As @Jedub said, X-COM: UFO Defence is an excellent strategy game, rightfully legendary among games of the genre. Many MANY hours spent playing that game back in high school. I really enjoyed the updated versions too.

I play Civ 6; it's much better with the extra DLCs and UI mods.

Personally I've very much enjoyed vanilla Civ 6 ... what DLCs and UI mods do you recommend to make it (even) better?

 

[Jedub]

As @Jedub said, X-COM: UFO Defence is an excellent strategy game, rightfully legendary among games of the genre. Many MANY hours spent playing that game back in high school. I really enjoyed the updated versions too.


Personally I've very much enjoyed vanilla Civ 6 ... what DLCs and UI mods do you recommend to make it (even) better?

The best Civ experience is still CIV4 with either

Rhye's and Fall - Dawn of Civilization

Forum for Leoreth's Rise and fall mod-mod.

forums.civfanatics.com

or

Civ4 - Caveman 2 Cosmos

Forum for the Caveman 2 Cosmos modpack

forums.civfanatics.com

 

[spiny norman]

As @Jedub said, X-COM: UFO Defence is an excellent strategy game, rightfully legendary among games of the genre. Many MANY hours spent playing that game back in high school. I really enjoyed the updated versions too.


Personally I've very much enjoyed vanilla Civ 6 ... what DLCs and UI mods do you recommend to make it (even) better?

I got the vanilla Civ 6 a couple years ago for my PC when it was offered for free from Epic. I liked it so much that I bought the Anthology upgrade which includes all the DLCs.

As for the UI mods, here's a partial list. Many of these are available thru Steam or through googling, though some may work only if you already have all the DLCs:

Steam Community :: Sid Meier's Civilization VI

Sid Meier's Civilization VI - Add Sid Meier’s Civilization VII to your wishlist!https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295660/Sid_Meiers_Civilization_VII/About the GameCivilization VI offers new ways to engage with your world: cities now physically expand across the map, active research in...

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Better Builder Charges Tracking - wltk
Better City States (UI) - infixo
Better Espionage Screen - astog, infixo
Better Leader Icon (UI) - infixo
Better Report Screen (UI) - infixo
Better Trade Screen - astog
Colorized Historic Moments - MiniRagnarok
Enhanced Mod Manager - FinalFreak16
Envoy Quest List - Stack Man
Extended Policy Cards - Aristos
Great Person Recruited Notification - Yokuyin
More Lenses - astog
Quick Deals - wltk
Real Era Tracker (UI) - infixo
Real Governor Inspector (UI) - infixo
Real Great People (UI) - infixo
Sukritact's Global Relations Panel - sukritact
Sukritact's Simple UI Adjustments - sukritact
What Did I Promise? - Technoluddite

 

[Guardian17]

 

[Guardian17]

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[Guardian17]

 

[Jet]

So excited for the Jays this year - what a great roster! Home opening ceremony gave me chills

 

[Guardian17]

 

[Guardian17]

Star Trek Picard Episode 9.

Enterprise 1701-F

 

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