CK1 is very similar, but not as good. I think the simplest way to put it is: everything you do in CK2 can be done in CK1, but there's less convenience, less clear feedback on your actions, the characters have less flavour because of things like ambitions which were added in 2, and overall I felt like I was battling the UI in CK1 a lot more.
CK2 isn't exactly perfect, but it feels much more pleasant to play. Paradox games are sometimes called spreadsheets with better graphics, and that's much less fair with CK2 than 1.
Those posts about CK2 sound amazing. Is it as complicated as it sounds, or is that stuff quite easy to do and plan out?
It's actually surprisingly uncomplicated.* They have really stepped up their game on the UI front, and the addition of barons and baronies make it so that even starting out at the lowest level of the game (a landed Count), you'll have someone to boss around and deal with.
Like I said, I have some quibbles about certain things, but it's actually pretty easy to get into. I mean, I managed to make a seriously boneheaded error because I wasn't paying attention, which almost cost me the game, but I also managed to come back from it. And, really, one of the things that's great about the CK series is (and a lot of Paradox's grand strategy games, in fact), if you "lose," you can load up your last save and pick someone else.
So, if I hadn't been able to save the Irish crown from falling into the hands of a Castillian boy, I could have loaded up the game right where I left off and picked a distant cousin (or a completely separate kingdom), and make it his goal to get the crown back.
There was a demo on Steam for a bit; it's probably still there (I just can't see it because it's replaced with a "Play this game" button).
* Until, that is, you decide to make it complicated in order to find more FUN. E.g., I really don't play around with inheritance laws much. I switched pretty early from Gavelkind (which lets you have a lot of personal holdings, but divides them evenly between all your heirs when you die) to Primogeniture (fewer personal holdings, they all go to your oldest heir), and have left it there. There are benefits, however, to moving to other systems - elective or seniority, depending on what you're doing. You can only switch inheritance laws once during your reign, and it generally pisses everyone off (especially those people who were better off under the old system, like second and third sons when moving from Gavelkind to Primogeniture).
Which may be exactly what you want to accomplish, because then it might make some people rebel, so you can invade and take their lands and titles.
You also have the ability to control a lot of the complexity through your choice of start. I like the Irish Duke start (Munster or ... Connacht in CKII, IIRC; nobody's taken / made Meathe, Leinster, or Ulster yet) because it gives you enough power and plotting to be interesting without being overwhelming (e.g., Holy Roman Empire politics). Make your first goal relatively simple - "Resurrect the Irish Crown for My Family" - and try to achieve it. In my first CK game (CK1), that was my goal, and I got it after awhile (which I count as a "game win"), and shortly thereafter I pissed off England and they came over and kicked my face in because I wasn't thinking ahead enough to secure some alliances.
Then, later on, set a different goal for yourself: respond to every Crusade; take a minor part of the HRE and take over the whole thing; unify Eastern Europe such that you can stand up to the Mongols; convert the world to Catharism; etc.
CK1 is very similar, but not as good. I think the simplest way to put it is: everything you do in CK2 can be done in CK1, but there's less convenience, less clear feedback on your actions, the characters have less flavour because of things like ambitions which were added in 2, and overall I felt like I was battling the UI in CK1 a lot more.
CK2 isn't exactly perfect, but it feels much more pleasant to play. Paradox games are sometimes called spreadsheets with better graphics, and that's much less fair with CK2 than 1.
Out of curiosity, is Crusader Kings worth buying? I've been on the fence about it, what's the general consensus?
Let me put it to you this way.
I'm working on becoming the ruling lord of all the British Isles, starting from Ireland (this is a pretty common start for new players, actually, because starting in backwater Ireland gives you a chance to learn the game without being overwhelmed; anyway ...).
About three generations ago, I goofed, and got my second-in-line-to-the-throne married matrilineally to a Castillian duchess (e.g., his kids with her will count as her family, not mine; if your family isn't in power, game over for you). My firstborn son ended up suffering a horrible shaving accident while hunting and also he choked on his dinner, making the second son my heir, and just a few in-game weeks later, I died, and took over as my son. At this point, if my son dies, it's game over for me, because my son's heir is his son with his Castillian wife. So, in order to prevent a game-over situation, I had to kill off my wife - which made my son inherit all her holdings - and then *him*, which made my character's Castillian daughter his heir - so *she* had to be shuffled off the mortal coil a little early, too. That, finally, cleared the inheritance chain for my character (and gave him some sweet holdings in former Castille and also two in France, of all places), giving him a chance to get married (normally, this time!) to a second wife, and hope to goodness that they managed to produce a kid before someone killed him.
Oh yeah, and right after I found the second wife, I realized he was gay, which drastically lowers your chance of having kids. For some reason.
Luckily, the new bride was Lustful (which makes her easier for the Pope to excommunicate), and they had a couple kids before the Gay King of Ireland bit the dust.
Thirty years later, I pulled the same trick in reverse to steal the northern almost-half of England from the English crown by marrying the Irish heir to an English woman who had, somehow, managed to inherit control of 4 major English duchies and a half-dozen unrelated counties, while having the Intrigue score of a frozen fish.
By bad marriage planning, I almost lost the game. By good marriage planning (and several thousand angry swordsmen), I've put myself 2 territories away from usurping the crowns of England and Scotland to add to my Irish and Welsh ones. Meanwhile, I've been expanding the Irish holdings in Spain at the cost of their Muslim overlords, spreading the Catholic faith to those benighted provinces, putting down the odd rebellion or three, and trying to figure out a way to convince France to break up into a dozen tiny pieces because, somehow, the French king got control of a barony in Barcelona and dammit that should be mine because Barcelona is mine you fool.
It's [one of] the most accessible long-form strategy game I've ever played, and while I have minor quibbles from time to time, it's some of the most fun I've had computer gaming in the past couple years. Even the missteps lead, in X-Com fashion, to entertaining stories.
My dearest Elvenshae,
Fuck you for this post. The game has been added to my Wishlist and is now in my thoughts more often than it should be. Having just watched the first season of "Game of Thrones" this game play really has me all a titter. May you rot in hell.
Lovingly,
Banzai "the weak willed" 5150
Love you, too, Banzai!
CK is really a fantastic Game of Thrones simulator, right down to the ability to create incestuous relationships (which eventually lead to in-breeding) and whore your sister out to a foreign king in exchange for MOAR TROOPS. You can invite claimants to foreign holdings to your court, and if they like you and think you can get them installed, they'll throw in with you and bring their family along - and then you get to declare war on their behalf!
Also, someone in the multiplayer game they've got going (IIRC) had a Gregarious, Genius, Lustful dwarf as their character for a bit. (I may be off on his character traits, but it was pretty uncanny.)
When did the football manager midweek madness go up? I had only seen Sims. Should be interesting to see where they go with this "get a bigger discount if you are gifting" idea.
When did the football manager midweek madness go up? I had only seen Sims. Should be interesting to see where they go with this "get a bigger discount if you are gifting" idea.
If anyone is thinking about getting FM, then don't just yet! It's supposed to go on sale today @Amazon. $5.99 apparently!
Out of curiosity, is Crusader Kings worth buying? I've been on the fence about it, what's the general consensus?
Let me put it to you this way.
I'm working on becoming the ruling lord of all the British Isles, starting from Ireland (this is a pretty common start for new players, actually, because starting in backwater Ireland gives you a chance to learn the game without being overwhelmed; anyway ...).
About three generations ago, I goofed, and got my second-in-line-to-the-throne married matrilineally to a Castillian duchess (e.g., his kids with her will count as her family, not mine; if your family isn't in power, game over for you). My firstborn son ended up suffering a horrible shaving accident while hunting and also he choked on his dinner, making the second son my heir, and just a few in-game weeks later, I died, and took over as my son. At this point, if my son dies, it's game over for me, because my son's heir is his son with his Castillian wife. So, in order to prevent a game-over situation, I had to kill off my wife - which made my son inherit all her holdings - and then *him*, which made my character's Castillian daughter his heir - so *she* had to be shuffled off the mortal coil a little early, too. That, finally, cleared the inheritance chain for my character (and gave him some sweet holdings in former Castille and also two in France, of all places), giving him a chance to get married (normally, this time!) to a second wife, and hope to goodness that they managed to produce a kid before someone killed him.
Oh yeah, and right after I found the second wife, I realized he was gay, which drastically lowers your chance of having kids. For some reason.
Luckily, the new bride was Lustful (which makes her easier for the Pope to excommunicate), and they had a couple kids before the Gay King of Ireland bit the dust.
Thirty years later, I pulled the same trick in reverse to steal the northern almost-half of England from the English crown by marrying the Irish heir to an English woman who had, somehow, managed to inherit control of 4 major English duchies and a half-dozen unrelated counties, while having the Intrigue score of a frozen fish.
By bad marriage planning, I almost lost the game. By good marriage planning (and several thousand angry swordsmen), I've put myself 2 territories away from usurping the crowns of England and Scotland to add to my Irish and Welsh ones. Meanwhile, I've been expanding the Irish holdings in Spain at the cost of their Muslim overlords, spreading the Catholic faith to those benighted provinces, putting down the odd rebellion or three, and trying to figure out a way to convince France to break up into a dozen tiny pieces because, somehow, the French king got control of a barony in Barcelona and dammit that should be mine because Barcelona is mine you fool.
It's [one of] the most accessible long-form strategy game I've ever played, and while I have minor quibbles from time to time, it's some of the most fun I've had computer gaming in the past couple years. Even the missteps lead, in X-Com fashion, to entertaining stories.
My dearest Elvenshae,
Fuck you for this post. The game has been added to my Wishlist and is now in my thoughts more often than it should be. Having just watched the first season of "Game of Thrones" this game play really has me all a titter. May you rot in hell.
Lovingly,
Banzai "the weak willed" 5150
Love you, too, Banzai!
CK is really a fantastic Game of Thrones simulator, right down to the ability to create incestuous relationships (which eventually lead to in-breeding) and whore your sister out to a foreign king in exchange for MOAR TROOPS. You can invite claimants to foreign holdings to your court, and if they like you and think you can get them installed, they'll throw in with you and bring their family along - and then you get to declare war on their behalf!
Also, someone in the multiplayer game they've got going (IIRC) had a Gregarious, Genius, Lustful dwarf as their character for a bit. (I may be off on his character traits, but it was pretty uncanny.)
But, I've not finished putting Time into X3, haven't really started Shogun 2 yet, plus Skyrim hasn't been finished, and you show me this? HA! Lack of funds will help me out this time, so there!
Out of curiosity, is Crusader Kings worth buying? I've been on the fence about it, what's the general consensus?
Let me put it to you this way.
I'm working on becoming the ruling lord of all the British Isles, starting from Ireland (this is a pretty common start for new players, actually, because starting in backwater Ireland gives you a chance to learn the game without being overwhelmed; anyway ...).
About three generations ago, I goofed, and got my second-in-line-to-the-throne married matrilineally to a Castillian duchess (e.g., his kids with her will count as her family, not mine; if your family isn't in power, game over for you). My firstborn son ended up suffering a horrible shaving accident while hunting and also he choked on his dinner, making the second son my heir, and just a few in-game weeks later, I died, and took over as my son. At this point, if my son dies, it's game over for me, because my son's heir is his son with his Castillian wife. So, in order to prevent a game-over situation, I had to kill off my wife - which made my son inherit all her holdings - and then *him*, which made my character's Castillian daughter his heir - so *she* had to be shuffled off the mortal coil a little early, too. That, finally, cleared the inheritance chain for my character (and gave him some sweet holdings in former Castille and also two in France, of all places), giving him a chance to get married (normally, this time!) to a second wife, and hope to goodness that they managed to produce a kid before someone killed him.
Oh yeah, and right after I found the second wife, I realized he was gay, which drastically lowers your chance of having kids. For some reason.
Luckily, the new bride was Lustful (which makes her easier for the Pope to excommunicate), and they had a couple kids before the Gay King of Ireland bit the dust.
Thirty years later, I pulled the same trick in reverse to steal the northern almost-half of England from the English crown by marrying the Irish heir to an English woman who had, somehow, managed to inherit control of 4 major English duchies and a half-dozen unrelated counties, while having the Intrigue score of a frozen fish.
By bad marriage planning, I almost lost the game. By good marriage planning (and several thousand angry swordsmen), I've put myself 2 territories away from usurping the crowns of England and Scotland to add to my Irish and Welsh ones. Meanwhile, I've been expanding the Irish holdings in Spain at the cost of their Muslim overlords, spreading the Catholic faith to those benighted provinces, putting down the odd rebellion or three, and trying to figure out a way to convince France to break up into a dozen tiny pieces because, somehow, the French king got control of a barony in Barcelona and dammit that should be mine because Barcelona is mine you fool.
It's [one of] the most accessible long-form strategy game I've ever played, and while I have minor quibbles from time to time, it's some of the most fun I've had computer gaming in the past couple years. Even the missteps lead, in X-Com fashion, to entertaining stories.
My dearest Elvenshae,
Fuck you for this post. The game has been added to my Wishlist and is now in my thoughts more often than it should be. Having just watched the first season of "Game of Thrones" this game play really has me all a titter. May you rot in hell.
Lovingly,
Banzai "the weak willed" 5150
Oh my God, this just completely sold me on the game. I'll pick it up when it goes on sale
Out of curiosity, is Crusader Kings worth buying? I've been on the fence about it, what's the general consensus?
Let me put it to you this way.
I'm working on becoming the ruling lord of all the British Isles, starting from Ireland (this is a pretty common start for new players, actually, because starting in backwater Ireland gives you a chance to learn the game without being overwhelmed; anyway ...).
About three generations ago, I goofed, and got my second-in-line-to-the-throne married matrilineally to a Castillian duchess (e.g., his kids with her will count as her family, not mine; if your family isn't in power, game over for you). My firstborn son ended up suffering a horrible shaving accident while hunting and also he choked on his dinner, making the second son my heir, and just a few in-game weeks later, I died, and took over as my son. At this point, if my son dies, it's game over for me, because my son's heir is his son with his Castillian wife. So, in order to prevent a game-over situation, I had to kill off my wife - which made my son inherit all her holdings - and then *him*, which made my character's Castillian daughter his heir - so *she* had to be shuffled off the mortal coil a little early, too. That, finally, cleared the inheritance chain for my character (and gave him some sweet holdings in former Castille and also two in France, of all places), giving him a chance to get married (normally, this time!) to a second wife, and hope to goodness that they managed to produce a kid before someone killed him.
Oh yeah, and right after I found the second wife, I realized he was gay, which drastically lowers your chance of having kids. For some reason.
Luckily, the new bride was Lustful (which makes her easier for the Pope to excommunicate), and they had a couple kids before the Gay King of Ireland bit the dust.
Thirty years later, I pulled the same trick in reverse to steal the northern almost-half of England from the English crown by marrying the Irish heir to an English woman who had, somehow, managed to inherit control of 4 major English duchies and a half-dozen unrelated counties, while having the Intrigue score of a frozen fish.
By bad marriage planning, I almost lost the game. By good marriage planning (and several thousand angry swordsmen), I've put myself 2 territories away from usurping the crowns of England and Scotland to add to my Irish and Welsh ones. Meanwhile, I've been expanding the Irish holdings in Spain at the cost of their Muslim overlords, spreading the Catholic faith to those benighted provinces, putting down the odd rebellion or three, and trying to figure out a way to convince France to break up into a dozen tiny pieces because, somehow, the French king got control of a barony in Barcelona and dammit that should be mine because Barcelona is mine you fool.
It's [one of] the most accessible long-form strategy game I've ever played, and while I have minor quibbles from time to time, it's some of the most fun I've had computer gaming in the past couple years. Even the missteps lead, in X-Com fashion, to entertaining stories.
My dearest Elvenshae,
Fuck you for this post. The game has been added to my Wishlist and is now in my thoughts more often than it should be. Having just watched the first season of "Game of Thrones" this game play really has me all a titter. May you rot in hell.
Lovingly,
Banzai "the weak willed" 5150
Love you, too, Banzai!
CK is really a fantastic Game of Thrones simulator, right down to the ability to create incestuous relationships (which eventually lead to in-breeding) and whore your sister out to a foreign king in exchange for MOAR TROOPS. You can invite claimants to foreign holdings to your court, and if they like you and think you can get them installed, they'll throw in with you and bring their family along - and then you get to declare war on their behalf!
Also, someone in the multiplayer game they've got going (IIRC) had a Gregarious, Genius, Lustful dwarf as their character for a bit. (I may be off on his character traits, but it was pretty uncanny.)
But, I've not finished putting Time into X3, haven't really started Shogun 2 yet, plus Skyrim hasn't been finished, and you show me this? HA! Lack of funds will help me out this time, so there!
*bingly-bing*
Lack of Funds has happened to you. (-25 Army morale)
Also, watch out for your mercenaries - there's a good chance they turn on you at this point.
When did the football manager midweek madness go up? I had only seen Sims. Should be interesting to see where they go with this "get a bigger discount if you are gifting" idea.
If anyone is thinking about getting FM, then don't just yet! It's supposed to go on sale today @Amazon. $5.99 apparently!
Crusader Kings you guys. I just wanted to take on the Holy Roman Empire (one of the big powerhouses) so I assassinated a few key figures every few years for about 50 years. Constant rebellions, wars of independence, and infighting tore it apart, and now that I've declared war on them I haven't even seen an enemy army in the first 6 months of the war.
I love how intrigue and diplomacy work so well together with normal military style gameplay. It's not like other things where you have to choose one approach, you can combine these approaches with incredible results.
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@The Fonz just made me play Russian roulette with a steam code.
When did the football manager midweek madness go up? I had only seen Sims. Should be interesting to see where they go with this "get a bigger discount if you are gifting" idea.
If anyone is thinking about getting FM, then don't just yet! It's supposed to go on sale today @Amazon. $5.99 apparently!
Is Space Marine good? I got a brand spanking new computer thanks to a benefactor and now my gaming options are wide open. (Well... gotta still save up the money. ;P) Also opinions about Alan Wake would be great too. I'm hankering for some horror themed games.
Eh, I wouldn't call Alan Wake horror. Maybe thriller. I played it on Xbox when it came out, and assuming it's exactly the same I enjoyed it. I really like Remedy games though and the environments they create. It had a very Max Payne feeling to it, which makes sense since Remedy made that as well. The gameplay was fun, but nothing revolutionary. I liked the story too. I think the environment and the story is where it really shines.
I tried posting this in the Tech forum but got no response so maybe you folks can help me.
I gifted one of the Sims 3 expansions to the boyfriend but didn't know he had Sims 3 through Orgin, not Steam so he couldn't use it. I had him activate MY copy of the expansion on Origin and everything works fine and he returned the gift to me but what I would like is to register my copy to him and then use the Registry Key on the gift for myself, preferably on Steam but at least on Origin. Is there any way to do that? I can't find a way to get the key off the gift and Steam support is no help at all; they just send me links to a FAQ on Retail CD Keys over and over.
I tried posting this in the Tech forum but got no response so maybe you folks can help me.
I gifted one of the Sims 3 expansions to the boyfriend but didn't know he had Sims 3 through Orgin, not Steam so he couldn't use it. I had him activate MY copy of the expansion on Origin and everything works fine and he returned the gift to me but what I would like is to register my copy to him and then use the Registry Key on the gift for myself, preferably on Steam but at least on Origin. Is there any way to do that? I can't find a way to get the key off the gift and Steam support is no help at all; they just send me links to a FAQ on Retail CD Keys over and over.
Do you have Sims3 on steam? The gift should be in your inventory, you should just be able to click "add to my library".
I tried posting this in the Tech forum but got no response so maybe you folks can help me.
I gifted one of the Sims 3 expansions to the boyfriend but didn't know he had Sims 3 through Orgin, not Steam so he couldn't use it. I had him activate MY copy of the expansion on Origin and everything works fine and he returned the gift to me but what I would like is to register my copy to him and then use the Registry Key on the gift for myself, preferably on Steam but at least on Origin. Is there any way to do that? I can't find a way to get the key off the gift and Steam support is no help at all; they just send me links to a FAQ on Retail CD Keys over and over.
Do you have Sims3 on steam? The gift should be in your inventory, you should just be able to click "add to my library".
I already have the expansion. I have 2 copies. One of them is registered to me on Steam and is installed and works fine but the boyfriend is using the same key on Origin. The other is just sitting there doing nothing in my gift inventory and I want to get the key from that one.
is it weird that not currently having a gaming computer to steam on makes me come in here and all of the conversation seems foreign to me. I miss you all. ASUS is currently fighting with me on an RMA because part of the serial sticker on my board is worn off and the last 4 numbers aren't visible so I may be screwed on that front.
even my sig seems sad
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Definitely recommend Crusader Kings 2. I've only played the demo, but I was a huge fan of CK1 and this pretty much takes everything that was fun about it, makes it better, and fixes a few annoyances from what I've seen. It's also pretty easy to get into since there's not a lot of micro-managing things, even less than in EU3.
is it weird that not currently having a gaming computer to steam on makes me come in here and all of the conversation seems foreign to me. I miss you all. ASUS is currently fighting with me on an RMA because part of the serial sticker on my board is worn off and the last 4 numbers aren't visible so I may be screwed on that front.
even my sig seems sad
you have x-com you should play that, you could run that on a toaster
For those curious about Crusader Kings 2, there is a demo. It wasn't on Steam before the game launched though. Don't know if they corrected that. Google it and you should find it.
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it occurs quite organically but is always unpredictable.
CK2 isn't exactly perfect, but it feels much more pleasant to play. Paradox games are sometimes called spreadsheets with better graphics, and that's much less fair with CK2 than 1.
Sure, it's not as complex politically but it covers the whole world for over 400 years and is the de-facto beginner Paradox game.
It isn't very system intensive either!
It's actually surprisingly uncomplicated.* They have really stepped up their game on the UI front, and the addition of barons and baronies make it so that even starting out at the lowest level of the game (a landed Count), you'll have someone to boss around and deal with.
Like I said, I have some quibbles about certain things, but it's actually pretty easy to get into. I mean, I managed to make a seriously boneheaded error because I wasn't paying attention, which almost cost me the game, but I also managed to come back from it. And, really, one of the things that's great about the CK series is (and a lot of Paradox's grand strategy games, in fact), if you "lose," you can load up your last save and pick someone else.
So, if I hadn't been able to save the Irish crown from falling into the hands of a Castillian boy, I could have loaded up the game right where I left off and picked a distant cousin (or a completely separate kingdom), and make it his goal to get the crown back.
There was a demo on Steam for a bit; it's probably still there (I just can't see it because it's replaced with a "Play this game" button).
* Until, that is, you decide to make it complicated in order to find more FUN. E.g., I really don't play around with inheritance laws much. I switched pretty early from Gavelkind (which lets you have a lot of personal holdings, but divides them evenly between all your heirs when you die) to Primogeniture (fewer personal holdings, they all go to your oldest heir), and have left it there. There are benefits, however, to moving to other systems - elective or seniority, depending on what you're doing. You can only switch inheritance laws once during your reign, and it generally pisses everyone off (especially those people who were better off under the old system, like second and third sons when moving from Gavelkind to Primogeniture).
Which may be exactly what you want to accomplish, because then it might make some people rebel, so you can invade and take their lands and titles.
You also have the ability to control a lot of the complexity through your choice of start. I like the Irish Duke start (Munster or ... Connacht in CKII, IIRC; nobody's taken / made Meathe, Leinster, or Ulster yet) because it gives you enough power and plotting to be interesting without being overwhelming (e.g., Holy Roman Empire politics). Make your first goal relatively simple - "Resurrect the Irish Crown for My Family" - and try to achieve it. In my first CK game (CK1), that was my goal, and I got it after awhile (which I count as a "game win"), and shortly thereafter I pissed off England and they came over and kicked my face in because I wasn't thinking ahead enough to secure some alliances.
Then, later on, set a different goal for yourself: respond to every Crusade; take a minor part of the HRE and take over the whole thing; unify Eastern Europe such that you can stand up to the Mongols; convert the world to Catharism; etc.
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Wilds of Aladrion: [https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/43159014/#Comment_43159014]Ellandryn[/url]
This is a good point.
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When do I DO THESE THINGS. I don't even KNOW what's on my wishlist anymore.
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Love you, too, Banzai!
CK is really a fantastic Game of Thrones simulator, right down to the ability to create incestuous relationships (which eventually lead to in-breeding) and whore your sister out to a foreign king in exchange for MOAR TROOPS. You can invite claimants to foreign holdings to your court, and if they like you and think you can get them installed, they'll throw in with you and bring their family along - and then you get to declare war on their behalf!
Also, someone in the multiplayer game they've got going (IIRC) had a Gregarious, Genius, Lustful dwarf as their character for a bit. (I may be off on his character traits, but it was pretty uncanny.)
Steam: Elvenshae // PSN: Elvenshae // WotC: Elvenshae
Wilds of Aladrion: [https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/43159014/#Comment_43159014]Ellandryn[/url]
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If anyone is thinking about getting FM, then don't just yet! It's supposed to go on sale today @Amazon. $5.99 apparently!
But, I've not finished putting Time into X3, haven't really started Shogun 2 yet, plus Skyrim hasn't been finished, and you show me this? HA! Lack of funds will help me out this time, so there!
Oh my God, this just completely sold me on the game. I'll pick it up when it goes on sale
*bingly-bing*
Lack of Funds has happened to you. (-25 Army morale)
Steam: Elvenshae // PSN: Elvenshae // WotC: Elvenshae
Wilds of Aladrion: [https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/43159014/#Comment_43159014]Ellandryn[/url]
@jothki I hope this doesn't mean there will be no Let's Play?
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I love how intrigue and diplomacy work so well together with normal military style gameplay. It's not like other things where you have to choose one approach, you can combine these approaches with incredible results.
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EDIT: Also, cross-posting from the deals thread:
PAYDAY the Heist is on Amazon downloads for $7.50. Activates on Steam.
And Football Manager 2012 for $6. Also activates on Steam. (This one undercutting Steam's $12 sale right now. Tricksy Amazon.
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Sword of the stars II, on the other hand, keeps being tempting.
Oh wow, that's a good deal. If someone could pick that up for me at some point, I'd gift you something back.
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Eh, I wouldn't call Alan Wake horror. Maybe thriller. I played it on Xbox when it came out, and assuming it's exactly the same I enjoyed it. I really like Remedy games though and the environments they create. It had a very Max Payne feeling to it, which makes sense since Remedy made that as well. The gameplay was fun, but nothing revolutionary. I liked the story too. I think the environment and the story is where it really shines.
I gifted one of the Sims 3 expansions to the boyfriend but didn't know he had Sims 3 through Orgin, not Steam so he couldn't use it. I had him activate MY copy of the expansion on Origin and everything works fine and he returned the gift to me but what I would like is to register my copy to him and then use the Registry Key on the gift for myself, preferably on Steam but at least on Origin. Is there any way to do that? I can't find a way to get the key off the gift and Steam support is no help at all; they just send me links to a FAQ on Retail CD Keys over and over.
Do you have Sims3 on steam? The gift should be in your inventory, you should just be able to click "add to my library".
Origin: KafkaAU B-Net: Kafka#1778
I already have the expansion. I have 2 copies. One of them is registered to me on Steam and is installed and works fine but the boyfriend is using the same key on Origin. The other is just sitting there doing nothing in my gift inventory and I want to get the key from that one.
even my sig seems sad
you have x-com you should play that, you could run that on a toaster