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Squiggle: Sep 29, 2002; I don't think she likes the special sauce, Rick.

Drone posted:

Link to these people?

Oh! I just found this the other day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2DiDaQkO-0

Most of his video history is Combat Mission AAR videos, and they're all making really good side-monitor entertainment at work so far.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 18:27

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# ? May 16, 2024 10:06

Chuck_D: Aug 25, 2003

Here's where the thread devolves into bitching about how horrid the interface for Graviteam is.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 18:53

Top Hats Monthly: Jun 22, 2011; People are people so why should it be, that you and I should get along so awfully blink blink recall STOP IT YOU POSH LITTLE SHIT

Apparently pounding a place with nuclear weapons has its costs on your airframe

# ? Mar 21, 2017 19:10

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

Gewehr 43 posted:

Here's where the thread devolves into bitching about how horrid the interface for Graviteam is.

I mean this is the Grog thread, it goes without saying.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 19:44

Yooper: Apr 30, 2012

Drone posted:

Link to these people?

PanzerPajamas, like Squiggle said.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlhKqczTNgQ

# ? Mar 21, 2017 20:50

Zamboni Apocalypse: Dec 29, 2009

Yooper posted:

PanzerPajamas, like Squiggle said.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlhKqczTNgQ

I googled "Panzer Pajamas" and, well, uh....

http://www.cafepress.com/+tiger-panzer+pajamas

# ? Mar 21, 2017 21:09

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

My all time favourite jet shirt.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 21:17

Forums Terrorist: Dec 8, 2011

Squiggle posted:

Oh! I just found this the other day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2DiDaQkO-0

Most of his video history is Combat Mission AAR videos, and they're all making really good side-monitor entertainment at work so far.

I wish he would tone down/completely turn off whatever mask or filter he's got on there that is making that fake depth-of-field effect. I don't even care if I'm alone in hating that, because it's really bugging me.

# ? Mar 22, 2017 13:18

Chuck_D: Aug 25, 2003

markgreyam posted:

I wish he would tone down/completely turn off whatever mask or filter he's got on there that is making that fake depth-of-field effect. I don't even care if I'm alone in hating that, because it's really bugging me.

You're not alone. I thought someone was wrong with my playback or buffering, but it turns out that poo poo is intentional. :/

# ? Mar 22, 2017 16:06

cool new Metroid game: Oct 7, 2009; hail satan

markgreyam posted:

I don't even care if I'm alone in hating that, because it's really bugging me.

It's not just you, it looks loving terrible.

# ? Mar 23, 2017 15:09

Drone: Aug 22, 2003; Incredible machine

Watched a bit of them. Those videos are cool once or twice but they kinda get old after that. Some of his choices of camera angle / action to highlight are really bad (like a sloooow beauty pass of a half-track as it plods along).

The rest of the production is pretty impressive though. I especially like his interstitial screens that makes it look like he's playing a hex-and-chit board game.

# ? Mar 23, 2017 15:16

Obfuscation: Jan 1, 2008; Good luck to you, I know you believe in hell

Afghanistan '11 is out now. I was going to instabuy it but turns out that it's three times as expensive as Vietnam 65 so maybe I'll wait for a sale instead.

# ? Mar 23, 2017 17:29

Tetraptous: Nov 11, 2004; Dynamic instability during transition.

Obfuscation posted:

Afghanistan '11 is out now. I was going to instabuy it but turns out that it's three times as expensive as Vietnam 65 so maybe I'll wait for a sale instead.

Same here. It sounds like it is a deeper game, so it may be well worth the premium, but I'm not bored of V65 yet, so I can wait to see how others like it first.

# ? Mar 23, 2017 18:49

dtkozl: Dec 17, 2001; ultima ratio regum

My experience with afgan 11 was it is a little more complex but not deeper.

On that note some interesting reading today:

https://twitter.com/SpaceRumsfeld/status/844959556803313664

https://warisboring.com/prepare-pursue-prevail-the-frothy-verbiage-of-gen-joseph-votel-9595891c3add#.fsvhpznmg

# ? Mar 23, 2017 20:06

glynnenstein: Feb 18, 2014

Obfuscation posted:

Afghanistan '11 is out now. I was going to instabuy it but turns out that it's three times as expensive as Vietnam 65 so maybe I'll wait for a sale instead.

Perhaps they had some prompt feedback because they tacked on a 10% sale for the first week. That brings it closer to the $19.99 I expected it to cost, so I grabbed it. Anyway, I sorta feel like I stole Vietnam '65 for the $5 or whatever I paid for it on sale considering what I got out of it.

# ? Mar 23, 2017 21:32

Xenolalia: Feb 17, 2016

When will I get a digital adaptation of this poo poo????

# ? Mar 24, 2017 07:22

Zamboni Apocalypse: Dec 29, 2009

Xenolalia posted:

When will I get a digital adaptation of this poo poo????

When computers stop catching fire from just calculating the base value of the game, never mind the expanded damage tables.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 16:35

ZombieLenin: Sep 6, 2009; "Democracy for the insignificant minority, democracy for the rich--that is the democracy of capitalist society." VI Lenin

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I found Vietnam '65 incredibly meh'. So I'm guessing Afghanistan '11 is not going to be worth the current cost to me.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 21:22

HannibalBarca: Sep 11, 2016; History shows, again and again, how nature points out the folly of man.

Watching a LP of Afghanistan 11 made it seem very tedious and routine-based to me.

# ? Mar 24, 2017 21:37

V for Vegas: Sep 1, 2004; THUNDERDOME LOSER

Tiller's Panzer Battles demo has been released - this is meant to be the mid-sized game sitting between the smaller squad battles and larger scope panzer campaigns. It's quite generous with 13 scenarios across western, eastern, african and pacific theatres.

http://johntillersoftware.com/PanzerBattles/PanzerBattlesDemo.html

quote:

Included Scenarios

The Panzer Battles Demo, on release includes 13 playable scenarios and a further 5 reference scenarios ranging from 5 turns to 32 turns in length. Representative battles from the Pacific, North Africa, Eastern and Western Europe are included with examples of small (battalion/regiment), medium (division) and large (corps) engagements.

May 1940; Belgium - Battle of Hannut 2 scenarios
March 1941; North Africa � Mersa el Brega 4 scenarios
August 1942; Guadalcanal � Tenaru River 2 scenarios
July 1943; Russia � Klyuchi (Getting Started) 1 scenario
August 1943; Russia - Bogodukhov 4 scenarios

# ? Mar 25, 2017 00:05

Dirt Worshipper: Apr 2, 2007; Paralithodes Californiensis

Can Tiller please pay a starving artist something, anything to get some half decent art assets. Jesus Christ.

# ? Mar 25, 2017 00:09

V for Vegas: Sep 1, 2004; THUNDERDOME LOSER

o_0

# ? Mar 25, 2017 00:38

Baloogan: Dec 5, 2004; Fun Shoe

o_0

# ? Mar 25, 2017 00:42

HerpicleOmnicron5: May 31, 2013; How did this smug dummkopf ever make general?

That's the reason I like Command. No need to decipher hundreds of icons, just a bunch of dropdowns and let the game handle the rest.

# ? Mar 25, 2017 00:50

Chump Farts: May 9, 2009; There is no Coordinator but Narduzzi, and Shilique is his Prophet.

So the UI in Command Ops 1 fucks up on my comp. I tried different resolutions and admin and nothing. I read online and tried changing font size or downloading new fonts, but it still won't work. I don't really feel the need to upgrade unless I have to, but I don't think I should be unable to play a game I own for something like this.

# ? Mar 25, 2017 00:55

Fuligin: Oct 27, 2010; wait what the fuck??

dtkozl posted:

My experience with afgan 11 was it is a little more complex but not deeper.

On that note some interesting reading today:

https://twitter.com/SpaceRumsfeld/status/844959556803313664

https://warisboring.com/prepare-pursue-prevail-the-frothy-verbiage-of-gen-joseph-votel-9595891c3add#.fsvhpznmg

Bruce is the token right winger on Three Moves Ahead, right? I wouldn't disagree that the Tet connection is iffy but it doesn't really disprove the article's thesis.

# ? Mar 25, 2017 01:02

gohuskies: Oct 23, 2010; I spend a lot of time making posts to justify why I'm not a self centered shithead that just wants to act like COVID isn't a thing.

V for Vegas posted:

o_0

Now this is the good poo poo

# ? Mar 25, 2017 03:39

AARP LARPer: Feb 19, 2005; THE DARK SIDE OF SCIENCE BREEDS A WEAPON OF WAR; Buglord

V for Vegas posted:

o_0

I refuse to believe this is real.

# ? Mar 25, 2017 03:44

uPen: Jan 25, 2010; Zu Rodina!

WAR DOGS OF SOCHI posted:

I refuse to believe this is real.

Never paid $40 to play a John Tiller game? They all look exactly like that.

# ? Mar 25, 2017 03:47

Yooper: Apr 30, 2012

V for Vegas posted:

o_0

He set down his Rush Limbaugh coffee mug and let out a resigned sigh. First they'd convinced him to add "artwork" to the hexes. Well, we didn't need artwork when I designed boardgames for SPI, he thought. It wasn't anger that ran through him but disdain, disdain for those who would never be satisfied at the effort he put into modernizing the user interface of his games. Would they ever know how hard he thought on the best possible layout? No. No he decided, they wouldn't. What would do better than every button in a line? It was like his DVORAK keyboard. Perfect.

At that he pushed himself back from his desk and ran his gnarled coders fingers through his rich gray beard. Someone told him to get his games on Steam. Hah. Not likely. He thought back to Prodigy, AOL, and even that colossus that was Compuserve. What did Steam have on any of those giants of the original internet. He liked that age better. Usenet just felt... proper.

Pangs of hunger rumbled through him. He glanced up at the rust streaked shelves and wondered if it was all worth it. Maybe he would do that price increase.

At that he stood. His knees cracked. He set off to open another can of Fancy Feast. "God," he said under his breath, "I hope there's some savory salmon left."

# ? Mar 25, 2017 03:58

Decrepus: May 21, 2008; In the end, his dominion did not touch a single poster.

V for Vegas posted:

o_0

Which button makes my rations twice as many but half as tasty.

# ? Mar 25, 2017 03:58

Gay Hitler: Dec 11, 2006; I'm gay as heil!

Yooper posted:

He set down his Rush Limbaugh coffee mug and let out a resigned sigh. First they'd convinced him to add "artwork" to the hexes. Well, we didn't need artwork when I designed boardgames for SPI, he thought. It wasn't anger that ran through him but disdain, disdain for those who would never be satisfied at the effort he put into modernizing the user interface of his games. Would they ever know how hard he thought on the best possible layout? No. No he decided, they wouldn't. What would do better than every button in a line? It was like his DVORAK keyboard. Perfect.

At that he pushed himself back from his desk and ran his gnarled coders fingers through his rich gray beard. Someone told him to get his games on Steam. Hah. Not likely. He thought back to Prodigy, AOL, and even that colossus that was Compuserve. What did Steam have on any of those giants of the original internet. He liked that age better. Usenet just felt... proper.

Pangs of hunger rumbled through him. He glanced up at the rust streaked shelves and wondered if it was all worth it. Maybe he would do that price increase.

At that he stood. His knees cracked. He set off to open another can of Fancy Feast. "God," he said under his breath, "I hope there's some savory salmon left."

I love you

# ? Mar 25, 2017 05:22

BrutalistMcDonalds: Oct 4, 2012; Lipstick Apathy

Yooper posted:

He set down his Rush Limbaugh coffee mug and let out a resigned sigh. First they'd convinced him to add "artwork" to the hexes. Well, we didn't need artwork when I designed boardgames for SPI, he thought. It wasn't anger that ran through him but disdain, disdain for those who would never be satisfied at the effort he put into modernizing the user interface of his games. Would they ever know how hard he thought on the best possible layout? No. No he decided, they wouldn't. What would do better than every button in a line? It was like his DVORAK keyboard. Perfect.

At that he pushed himself back from his desk and ran his gnarled coders fingers through his rich gray beard. Someone told him to get his games on Steam. Hah. Not likely. He thought back to Prodigy, AOL, and even that colossus that was Compuserve. What did Steam have on any of those giants of the original internet. He liked that age better. Usenet just felt... proper.

Pangs of hunger rumbled through him. He glanced up at the rust streaked shelves and wondered if it was all worth it. Maybe he would do that price increase.

At that he stood. His knees cracked. He set off to open another can of Fancy Feast. "God," he said under his breath, "I hope there's some savory salmon left."

I'm dying.

# ? Mar 25, 2017 05:30

AARP LARPer: Feb 19, 2005; THE DARK SIDE OF SCIENCE BREEDS A WEAPON OF WAR; Buglord

uPen posted:

Never paid $40 to play a John Tiller game? They all look exactly like that.

I have an old Squad Battles Vietnam disc somewhere, but I don’t remember lmbo like I am now tho.

# ? Mar 25, 2017 06:13

Class Warcraft: Apr 27, 2006

Yooper posted:

He set down his Rush Limbaugh coffee mug and let out a resigned sigh. First they'd convinced him to add "artwork" to the hexes. Well, we didn't need artwork when I designed boardgames for SPI, he thought. It wasn't anger that ran through him but disdain, disdain for those who would never be satisfied at the effort he put into modernizing the user interface of his games. Would they ever know how hard he thought on the best possible layout? No. No he decided, they wouldn't. What would do better than every button in a line? It was like his DVORAK keyboard. Perfect.

At that he pushed himself back from his desk and ran his gnarled coders fingers through his rich gray beard. Someone told him to get his games on Steam. Hah. Not likely. He thought back to Prodigy, AOL, and even that colossus that was Compuserve. What did Steam have on any of those giants of the original internet. He liked that age better. Usenet just felt... proper.

Pangs of hunger rumbled through him. He glanced up at the rust streaked shelves and wondered if it was all worth it. Maybe he would do that price increase.

At that he stood. His knees cracked. He set off to open another can of Fancy Feast. "God," he said under his breath, "I hope there's some savory salmon left."

Lmbo

# ? Mar 25, 2017 06:14

Baloogan: Dec 5, 2004; Fun Shoe

Yooper posted:

He set down his Rush Limbaugh coffee mug and let out a resigned sigh. First they'd convinced him to add "artwork" to the hexes. Well, we didn't need artwork when I designed boardgames for SPI, he thought. It wasn't anger that ran through him but disdain, disdain for those who would never be satisfied at the effort he put into modernizing the user interface of his games. Would they ever know how hard he thought on the best possible layout? No. No he decided, they wouldn't. What would do better than every button in a line? It was like his DVORAK keyboard. Perfect.

At that he pushed himself back from his desk and ran his gnarled coders fingers through his rich gray beard. Someone told him to get his games on Steam. Hah. Not likely. He thought back to Prodigy, AOL, and even that colossus that was Compuserve. What did Steam have on any of those giants of the original internet. He liked that age better. Usenet just felt... proper.

Pangs of hunger rumbled through him. He glanced up at the rust streaked shelves and wondered if it was all worth it. Maybe he would do that price increase.

At that he stood. His knees cracked. He set off to open another can of Fancy Feast. "God," he said under his breath, "I hope there's some savory salmon left."

haha

# ? Mar 25, 2017 06:46

algebra testes: Mar 5, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Yooper posted:

He set down his Rush Limbaugh coffee mug and let out a resigned sigh. First they'd convinced him to add "artwork" to the hexes. Well, we didn't need artwork when I designed boardgames for SPI, he thought. It wasn't anger that ran through him but disdain, disdain for those who would never be satisfied at the effort he put into modernizing the user interface of his games. Would they ever know how hard he thought on the best possible layout? No. No he decided, they wouldn't. What would do better than every button in a line? It was like his DVORAK keyboard. Perfect.

At that he pushed himself back from his desk and ran his gnarled coders fingers through his rich gray beard. Someone told him to get his games on Steam. Hah. Not likely. He thought back to Prodigy, AOL, and even that colossus that was Compuserve. What did Steam have on any of those giants of the original internet. He liked that age better. Usenet just felt... proper.

Pangs of hunger rumbled through him. He glanced up at the rust streaked shelves and wondered if it was all worth it. Maybe he would do that price increase.

At that he stood. His knees cracked. He set off to open another can of Fancy Feast. "God," he said under his breath, "I hope there's some savory salmon left."

# ? Mar 25, 2017 10:54

Chump Farts: May 9, 2009; There is no Coordinator but Narduzzi, and Shilique is his Prophet.

Yooper posted:

He set down his Rush Limbaugh coffee mug and let out a resigned sigh. First they'd convinced him to add "artwork" to the hexes. Well, we didn't need artwork when I designed boardgames for SPI, he thought. It wasn't anger that ran through him but disdain, disdain for those who would never be satisfied at the effort he put into modernizing the user interface of his games. Would they ever know how hard he thought on the best possible layout? No. No he decided, they wouldn't. What would do better than every button in a line? It was like his DVORAK keyboard. Perfect.

At that he pushed himself back from his desk and ran his gnarled coders fingers through his rich gray beard. Someone told him to get his games on Steam. Hah. Not likely. He thought back to Prodigy, AOL, and even that colossus that was Compuserve. What did Steam have on any of those giants of the original internet. He liked that age better. Usenet just felt... proper.

Pangs of hunger rumbled through him. He glanced up at the rust streaked shelves and wondered if it was all worth it. Maybe he would do that price increase.

At that he stood. His knees cracked. He set off to open another can of Fancy Feast. "God," he said under his breath, "I hope there's some savory salmon left."

# ? Mar 25, 2017 13:26

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# ? May 16, 2024 10:06

gradenko_2000: Oct 5, 2010; HELL SERPENT; Lipstick Apathy

Fuligin posted:

Bruce is the token right winger on Three Moves Ahead, right?

His twitter name is SpaceRumsfeld

dtkozl posted:

https://warisboring.com/prepare-pursue-prevail-the-frothy-verbiage-of-gen-joseph-votel-9595891c3add#.fsvhpznmg

Oh huh it's by Andrew Bacevitch. 3MA and Dan Carlin is an interesting intersection of podcasts.

gradenko_2000 fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Mar 25, 2017

# ? Mar 25, 2017 15:06

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