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Comment on Bought my first Steam Deck after seeing the deep discounts on refurbs...what should i know as a first time Steam Deck/PC gamer? in ~games
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Comment on Nostalgic for Empire and other early daily turn based games in ~games
rmgr LinkI'd be keen to play Empire! It sounds awesome! ... I wonder how hard it would be to get it spun up on an Enigma BBS... On a sort of related note have you seen Swords of Freeport? It's a text game...I'd be keen to play Empire! It sounds awesome!
... I wonder how hard it would be to get it spun up on an Enigma BBS...
On a sort of related note have you seen Swords of Freeport? It's a text game in the vein of Legend of the Red Dragon designed to be played on a shared Unix system
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The Uncertain Future of Bandcamp
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Comment on Pens and writing! in ~hobbies
rmgr Link ParentI don't wanna send you down a terrifying fountain pen rabbit hole buuuut my favourite fountain pen cost AU$10 ;) https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001158477265.htmlI don't wanna send you down a terrifying fountain pen rabbit hole buuuut my favourite fountain pen cost AU$10 ;)
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What is your favourite Caves of Qud character build?
At the moment I've been having fun with the beginner Gunwing preset (flying mutant with dual revolvers) but I'm curious as to what other people have had fun with!
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Comment on Multi-User Dungeons: Ten games still serving up text-based fun in 2023 in ~games
rmgr Link ParentI jumped back in on a level 1 account I apparently made at some stage and had a blast running cx errands, then went and became a ranger and did some crafting! I think I might be hooked!I jumped back in on a level 1 account I apparently made at some stage and had a blast running cx errands, then went and became a ranger and did some crafting! I think I might be hooked!
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Comment on Multi-User Dungeons: Ten games still serving up text-based fun in 2023 in ~games
rmgr Link ParentMan I played Ancient Anguish about 15 years ago! I've never found a MUD I liked as much! I should try to figure out my username...Man I played Ancient Anguish about 15 years ago! I've never found a MUD I liked as much! I should try to figure out my username...
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Comment on Grimdark Future/Age of Fantasy 3rd Edition is here in ~games.tabletop
rmgr LinkI'm mainly interested in Grimdark Future: Firefight (OnePageRules' 40k Kill Team competitor) and so far from what I've read the changes are good! I'm yet to play a game with the new edition, but...I'm mainly interested in Grimdark Future: Firefight (OnePageRules' 40k Kill Team competitor) and so far from what I've read the changes are good! I'm yet to play a game with the new edition, but the armies feel more distinct and I'm excited to try it out!
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Grimdark Future/Age of Fantasy 3rd Edition is here
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Comment on Recommend your favorite incremental mobile games, please in ~games
rmgr LinkI really enjoyed the OG browser based Swarm Simulator. They did a native app release with graphics and more stuff but it also got a bit p2w and sucked my battery down (admittedly I haven't tried...I really enjoyed the OG browser based Swarm Simulator. They did a native app release with graphics and more stuff but it also got a bit p2w and sucked my battery down (admittedly I haven't tried it in many years since release)
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Comment on Factorio Friday Facts #373: Space Age expansion in ~games
rmgr LinkIt's funny, I'm excited for this and I've never actually launched a rocket! Time to fall back into the Factorio hole!It's funny, I'm excited for this and I've never actually launched a rocket! Time to fall back into the Factorio hole!
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Comment on What's your method for shopping for laptops? in ~tech
rmgr Link Parent+1 for this. I normally buy a ~4-5 year old Lenovo Thinkpad and then absolutely run it into the ground for like 5 years. I actually just set my brother up with a new (old) laptop this weekend. He...+1 for this. I normally buy a ~4-5 year old Lenovo Thinkpad and then absolutely run it into the ground for like 5 years. I actually just set my brother up with a new (old) laptop this weekend. He was looking at all these low to mid level laptops and I found one on Facebook marketplace refurbished with similar specs for about half the price.
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Comment on Advice on setting up home ethernet (with unused cable already in the walls) in ~life.home_improvement
rmgr Link ParentAs someone who just made like 10 patch cables and hated every second of it, holy crap why have I never heard of these before? I'm ordering a bag!As someone who just made like 10 patch cables and hated every second of it, holy crap why have I never heard of these before? I'm ordering a bag!
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Comment on Evennia 2.20 released now with AI support in ~games
rmgr Link ParentIf it ever gets to the point where there's content I'll let you know! At the moment you spawn in a featureless void and can go to a combat arena with one combat dummy :PIf it ever gets to the point where there's content I'll let you know! At the moment you spawn in a featureless void and can go to a combat arena with one combat dummy :P
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Comment on Evennia 2.20 released now with AI support in ~games
rmgr Link ParentEvennia is pretty great! I've got this grand vision of putting together a little MUD that is largely a group chat for my friends where you can also just roam around and fight goblins if you want....Evennia is pretty great! I've got this grand vision of putting together a little MUD that is largely a group chat for my friends where you can also just roam around and fight goblins if you want.
My codebase was getting a little hairy around combat when I ran out of steam last time. I see their tutorial covers combat now so maybe I should get back to it and compare notes...
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Comment on One Page Rules, Age of Fantasy: Skirmish. Discussion thread. in ~games.tabletop
rmgr Link ParentI have the Grimdark Future Firefight starter kit printed out which has Alien Hives and Blessed Sisters but after finally trapping someone I realised the set's out of date and the bugs list was...I have the Grimdark Future Firefight starter kit printed out which has Alien Hives and Blessed Sisters but after finally trapping someone I realised the set's out of date and the bugs list was totally outclassed. He seemed keen for a rematch another time though!
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Comment on Lets talk roguelikes! in ~games
rmgr Link ParentUnreal World is great! I come back to it every few months, survive for a days fishing, start building a trap fence and starve to death because I got it wrong but it's just really fun to do so!Unreal World is great! I come back to it every few months, survive for a days fishing, start building a trap fence and starve to death because I got it wrong but it's just really fun to do so!
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Comment on Lets talk roguelikes! in ~games
rmgr Link ParentSil-Q is a pretty good modern Angband fork!Sil-Q is a pretty good modern Angband fork!
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Comment on Lets talk roguelikes! in ~games
rmgr Link ParentI've found the roleplaying difficulty (non-permadeath) to be really helpful in figuring out how to get out of Joppa and not get stoned to death by baboons lately!I've found the roleplaying difficulty (non-permadeath) to be really helpful in figuring out how to get out of Joppa and not get stoned to death by baboons lately!
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Comment on Lets talk roguelikes! in ~games
rmgr LinkI played a fork of Angband called Angband Vanillin which was the base game with some qol features like auto explore and it was really great! It's amazing what a few modern conveniences can do for...I played a fork of Angband called Angband Vanillin which was the base game with some qol features like auto explore and it was really great! It's amazing what a few modern conveniences can do for a game!
The creator seems to have deleted the github repo and reddit announcement and stuff though so I'm not too sure what happened there.
Elden Ring is shockingly good on the Steam Deck, it's the main game I've been playing on mine! I've also enjoyed Wargroove 2 and Hardspace Shipbreaker on it!