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geofflambert -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (9/29/2014 3:25:46 PM)

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ORIGINAL: geofflambert

I do the NYT crossword puzzle. It comes first before WitP-AE unless it's late.


Nothing comes before AE!!!!![:-]

I really go mindless. Risk, Civ3, Imperialism II. What can I say, sometimes I just need to recharge.



Dude, why don't you just do Sudokus?


Didn't intend to tick you off, I was just kidding.


Sorry, I was just trying to be funny as usual. Some of my jokes (just some, not all) are rather opaque. I should use these: [;)] [:'(] or [:D] or perhaps I'd be safer using

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guctony -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (9/29/2014 3:54:08 PM)

Before WITP AE there was so many now only AE. But Borderland 2 was a great game till I finish it.



JocMeister -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (9/29/2014 3:55:49 PM)

If I do get just 30 minutes of time over and want to burn off some steam I usually play CoD4 or BF2 (very few servers around now though).




Sardaukar -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (9/29/2014 5:25:12 PM)

For break I play Command:Modern Naval/Air Operations, Crusader Kings 2 and ADOM. [8D]

Actually I play Command more now than AE...but [:D]



Lokasenna -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (9/29/2014 5:31:37 PM)


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If I do get just 30 minutes of time over and want to burn off some steam I usually play CoD4 or BF2 (very few servers around now though).




You should pick up Rising Storm [;)].



Numdydar -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (9/29/2014 5:42:58 PM)

Wasteland 2 and Xcom Enemy Within/Unknown. Also my wife and I really like Pandora with the new expansion. Really hard game even on Normal.



JocMeister -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (9/29/2014 6:04:40 PM)


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If I do get just 30 minutes of time over and want to burn off some steam I usually play CoD4 or BF2 (very few servers around now though).




You should pick up Rising Storm [;)].


I looked at some Youtube vids a while back. Seems a bit too slow for my liking when it comes to FPS games. [:)]



mind_messing -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (9/29/2014 7:38:07 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Lokasenna


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ORIGINAL: JocMeister

If I do get just 30 minutes of time over and want to burn off some steam I usually play CoD4 or BF2 (very few servers around now though).




You should pick up Rising Storm [;)].


Yes, I need more WitP fourmites to bayonet!


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ORIGINAL: JocMeister

If I do get just 30 minutes of time over and want to burn off some steam I usually play CoD4 or BF2 (very few servers around now though).




Look up "Project Reality" for BF2.

It takes the base game and makes it the best modern FPS around - and there's always 2 or 3 100 player servers on the go.

It's as complex as the Arma series and as smooth gunplay as in any CoD title. It pretty much has everything: the usual BF mix of infantry and armoured combat and an insurgency game mode which (IMO) the game was made for.

Check it out. If it grabs your interest, throw me a PM and I'll give you some waterwings before you jump in the deep end. While it's not got a steep learning curve by any stretch of the imagination, there is quite a lot to take in.



mikkey -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (9/29/2014 7:50:35 PM)

Command:Modern Air/Naval Operations and DCS Huey/Mi-8 modules.



rustysi -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (9/29/2014 8:27:26 PM)


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ORIGINAL: rustysi


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ORIGINAL: geofflambert


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ORIGINAL: rustysi


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ORIGINAL: geofflambert

I do the NYT crossword puzzle. It comes first before WitP-AE unless it's late.


Nothing comes before AE!!!!![:-]

I really go mindless. Risk, Civ3, Imperialism II. What can I say, sometimes I just need to recharge.



Dude, why don't you just do Sudokus?


Didn't intend to tick you off, I was just kidding.


Sorry, I was just trying to be funny as usual. Some of my jokes (just some, not all) are rather opaque. I should use these: [;)] [:'(] or [:D] or perhaps I'd be safer using

[image]local://upfiles/37002/48C7A08E19BE4205942EF5A221FD9818.gif[/image]


I shouda known better, sorry to infer anything improper on your part.[:(]



jeffk3510 -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (9/29/2014 9:42:12 PM)

Railroad Tycoon 2, Civil War Generals 2, Sid Meier's Gettysburg, Europa Universalis III/IV.. just depends on the mood.

I've actually lost a lot of interest in all video games here lately, and I don't think I'll get the interest back in anything other than EUIII/IV (I play with my brother online), RRT2 (played that since it came out, and its the best computer game made in my lifetime), and AE... and I barely have time for those anyways.

I prefer to hunt, fish, golf, play with my wife, and encourage my wife to wrestle with me more.



Lokasenna -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (9/29/2014 10:30:32 PM)


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Well depending on mood and how much time I can play, fairly I play Skyrim as a necromancer and Distant Worlds. I didn't want to get back in WitP:AE til I get my maps done.

I just starting playing Master of Orion III, and see if I can break it. Its a pretty hard game on medium setting along with 8 civilians on a huge 3-arms galaxy. Crossed off X's so this game would be sandbox, love playing the aliens, the Ithikuls :p


Used to spend WAY too much time playing MOO II. I tried MOO III but it didn't have the same simplicity of design and I missed that.

Would like to play another conquer the universe game at some point. Ideally turn based without the seemingly ubiquitous real-time elements (other than a bit of combat replay) where I can develop civilizations and terraform worlds, design my own ships, etc.

Any good new ones out there?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_Civilizations

Number 3 is coming out, or already came out. I own 2, but haven't played it.

For a board game like this, try Twilight Imperium or Eclipse. If you can find 2-5 other people willing to devote an entire day to one game...



TOMLABEL -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (9/30/2014 1:12:33 AM)

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I think we all need a recharge from Ops reports and the strain of command - what games do you guys do for a mental 'cold beer'?



AH's Squad Leader (orig) 4 panel scenario. Got to love those LOS rules!!!

or... AH's MIDWAY

or... TASK FORCE '42

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geofflambert -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (9/30/2014 2:58:12 AM)

I have a friend who's been obsessing over 'The Operational Art of War" and the Napoleonic battles covered by it. He's been trying to draw me back into it along with some other friends. He may succeed eventually in starting a multiplayer game. But he's also been obsessing over the available version of Waterloo where if you choose to play just the Waterloo battle, the casualties from Quatre Bras and Wavre are not represented. Thus you begin the battle with pristine units that have suffered no casualties. Oh, the horror!



Big B -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (9/30/2014 2:03:40 PM)

Loved those games - especially TF1942! I wish it was patched to run on modern windows op sys.


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ORIGINAL: TOMLABEL

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ORIGINAL: Big B

I think we all need a recharge from Ops reports and the strain of command - what games do you guys do for a mental 'cold beer'?



AH's Squad Leader (orig) 4 panel scenario. Got to love those LOS rules!!!

or... AH's MIDWAY

or... TASK FORCE '42

[image]local://upfiles/19527/C08855D735D34E4AA3FC6C8CEA57539E.jpg[/image]

TOMLABEL




CrackSabbath -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (10/1/2014 12:44:03 AM)

Combat Mission (Battle for Normandy, Fortress Italy & Red Thunder)
Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm
World of Tanks xBox 360 (my guilty pleasure [:'(])

I'm going to get Command: Modern Air/Naval Ops this week since it's on sale.

I used to play soccer in a men's competative league, but a ruptured achilles tendon and a severe case of the mid-40's has forced my retirement. [:@]



sanch -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (10/1/2014 4:08:24 AM)

I've always liked the EU series of games - I'm in the credits for EU2. For EU4, just put the speed on slowest, sit back and every now and then go tweak something.

Also Skyrim - enjoy just exploring the world and its way cool graphics.

For totally mindless - Sid Maier's Pirates - my goal is to marry the most beautiful governor's daughter I can find!

And for old times, the original Railroad Tycoon (1989) running in a DosBox. Never got into the successors to that game.



CaptBeefheart -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (10/1/2014 7:07:20 AM)

I've done GalCiv 1 and 2 before, and look forward to #3. If it's got a good ship design system, I'm in.

I'm at the point where I usually wait a while before buying a game (CWII was an exception) as 1) it'll be cheaper and 2) most of the bugs will be zapped. I got burned with HOI 1 and 2 before I figured that out.

Cheers,
CC



Olorin -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (10/1/2014 8:06:53 AM)

The Operational Art of War: I still play the huge Eastern Front scenarios from time to time.
Hearts of Iron 3 (with the Black Ice mod)
Total War Roma Surrectum
World of Tanks



Miller -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (10/1/2014 11:17:36 AM)

Call of duty shooter games.



Walker84 -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (10/1/2014 1:35:29 PM)

I loved playing the original Rome Total War back in the day - apart from WITP my all time fave, especially using some of the realism mods that people developed for it. I have tried RTW II but imo they have ruined the franchise. It may have better graphics but gameplay is inferior in most other respects.

Pride of Nations is an interesting game covering the rise of empires in the Victorian era, a subject that has not often found its way into a game. You get to ship a lot of cool-looking units around Asia-Pacific as you build up your empire so in a way its a precurser to WITP!

I enjoyed Fallout 2 and Skyrim, of course.

Based on Commander Cody's comment, I'm going to check out Gal Civ 2 as I've wanted to play a space strategy game for a while now but wasn't sure which one to pick.





Numdydar -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (10/1/2014 5:13:16 PM)

You should try Distant Worlds. Easily the best space 4x game available. Sold by Matrix too [:)]



Symon -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (10/1/2014 7:24:28 PM)

I kinda like Fiziks.



rockmedic109 -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (10/1/2014 11:22:17 PM)

The Mass Effect and Dragon Age. Steel Panthers WAW when I can only play on my old laptop. Wings over Flanders Fields.

For card games.....Fizzbin [:D]



JeffroK -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (10/2/2014 7:21:40 AM)

I play WITPAE as a break from a couple of John Tiller Games, France 14 & Eat Prussia 14. The start of WW1 at Battalion/Company level.

My rate of play is about 1 game day in 7 real life days.



DanSez -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (10/2/2014 3:32:15 PM)


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You should try Distant Worlds. Easily the best space 4x game available. Sold by Matrix too [:)]


Excluding card games (solitaire and poker), currently not playing anything other than WitPAE, but last year I was playing Distant Worlds a lot.

I see in their mod section that someone has released a Star Trek - Picard Era mod, so when the 2.0 version comes out, I may just have to load all that up again to give it a test drive.



PerandoII -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (10/2/2014 9:34:07 PM)

Railroad Tycoon 2, IL-2, Pacific General, Panzer Corps & DLC, Train Simulator, Silent Hunter III/IV... :)
And making plastic models too!



btd64 -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (10/3/2014 2:19:29 AM)

Opperational art of war III, Campaign series, Distant worlds universe. War plan orange, Modern air/naval ops....GP



Endy -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (10/3/2014 7:48:17 AM)


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Combat Mission (Battle for Normandy, Fortress Italy & Red Thunder)



I love these games. They are the same for tactical scale WWII games what WitP is for strategical scale, basically a simulator with the amount of detail unseen in any other game (realistic ballistics and penetrations, morale, fatigue etc., pretty much anything you can think of).



CrackSabbath -> RE: OT: What games do you do for a mental break from AE? (10/3/2014 2:19:07 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Endy


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ORIGINAL: CrackSabbath

Combat Mission (Battle for Normandy, Fortress Italy & Red Thunder)



I love these games. They are the same for tactical scale WWII games what WitP is for strategical scale, basically a simulator with the amount of detail unseen in any other game (realistic ballistics and penetrations, morale, fatigue etc., pretty much anything you can think of).



Amen brother. After all these years playing it, I've just started playing PBEM matches.[:)]

Rome Total War, mentioned earlier, was a big fav, as was TOAW.



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