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Reply #60 on: September 09, 2021, 01:04:39 PM
Hey Gus, have you read or better yet, listened to any of the Expedionary Force novels/audiobooks by Craig Alanson?  One of the main characters is an AI called Skippy the Magnificent and he (it?) is obsessed with all things Elvis.  His most prized possessions are a velvet Elvis painting and Elvis's original white leisure suit and cape combo.




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Reply #61 on: September 09, 2021, 02:00:12 PM
^I am ashamed to say that I have not, and I feel even worse that I didn't write that myself :/

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Reply #63 on: September 10, 2021, 09:19:36 AM
^Damn you, robot.

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Reply #64 on: October 09, 2021, 02:46:19 AM
Whoot!  Old World is finally coming to both Steam and GOG next spring!  Dang, I can't wait.  :D 







Two interesting things to note: 

1.)  When it comes out on these two platforms, it appears the game will be released with an "expansion campaign". 

2.)  It appears Old World has acquired Hooded Horse as a publisher.  (These are the same guys who are publishing Alliance of the Sacred Suns and the space RTS Falling Frontier, as well as Terra Invicta, which is their own in-house developed title.)  I would say this is almost certainly good news for all parties involved. 



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Reply #65 on: October 14, 2021, 10:24:48 PM
Same trailer, but for GOG.  I'll probably purchase my copy from them. 






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Reply #66 on: October 15, 2021, 03:04:41 AM
Even though i already have the game on Epic, i'll get it as soon as i comes out on GOG.



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Reply #67 on: October 15, 2021, 04:16:13 AM
Cool.  Then we could play MP.  :biggrin: 



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Reply #68 on: October 15, 2021, 04:20:32 AM
Cool.  Then we could play MP.  :biggrin:
Sure....but man, i am so slow when playing MP....takes forever!



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Reply #69 on: October 15, 2021, 03:19:25 PM
True.  On the other hand, it *is* turn-based, so we can play at our own pace.  (People who play Stellaris/CK3 on max speed settings are lunatics...)  :P 



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Reply #70 on: October 15, 2021, 04:52:29 PM
Sign me up.  I seem to excel at getting my ass handed to me by the AI.  How much worse can squishy meatsacks be?



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Reply #71 on: October 15, 2021, 10:40:13 PM
How much worse can squishy meatsacks be?

Literally, we probably *are* worse than the AI.  I don't think Anguille or I will ever claim to be brilliant players.  ;D 



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Reply #72 on: October 15, 2021, 10:58:12 PM
Alright.  Monkey assassins at dawn good sir!



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Reply #73 on: November 01, 2021, 01:56:33 PM
New patch added more music.  And it's 10% off at Epic right now.


Also, it turns out I really, really suck at this game.  Even on training wheels difficulty, I still manage to lose.  I just don't understand it.  I mean, I have the whole monkey assassin thing down pat.  Surely there can't be more to the game?



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Reply #74 on: November 02, 2021, 03:01:02 AM
^  No, absolutely not.  ;D 


Yeah, I saw that update with the new music.  Very cool! 

I also just read that Old World has now added a series of tutorial-style campaigns/scenarios for newbies, and that they're supposedly pretty decent.  Given that the game seems to have a rather steep learning curve, this was a smart move by Mohawk. 



Also, can 2022 get here already??  Between Distant Worlds 2, the Master of Magic remake, Galactic Civilizations IV, and this game's impending release on Steam, I feel like I'm going stir-crazy with the waiting... 



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