I for one have been playing openmw non stop. Being able to replay morrowind on a brand new modern engine has completely enthralled me. The graphical enhancements you can add are superb, volumetric clouds and fogs keep the same aesthetic of the alien world Morrowind inhabits while also adding some much needed visual flare.

Also the gameplay still holds up...mostly! Finding your quests is an experience in itself. I'm getting terribly used to quest markers and maps that tell me where to go. Morrowind says fuck you "Your quest is by the old rickety bridge south of town besides the river. Good luck" no markers just exploration.

The game is not for everyone but everyone should try it.

  • Comp4 [she/her]
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    3 months ago

    My vacation has started, so I decided to try my hand at Shadow Empire, a very complex 4x/wargame with a 400-page manual. You play as a regime on a post-apocalyptic planet after a large galactic conflict. Currently, I'm watching a 3-hour tutorial video. You manage various aspects of your empire, including politics, diplomacy, economics, and military operations.

    There is a whole supply system; your units need food, fuel, or ammunition to keep fighting or suffer consequences. Supplies need to be sent via either trains or trucks, using roads or railways.

    You also design everything your armed forces use, from tanks and planes to equipment your infantry uses. Most of which you first need to research, since it's a post-apocalyptic sci-fi setting.

    Planets are randomly generated, and you can have anything from frozen hells to jungles teeming with alien life or even water or desert planets. Alien life / planets (if there is any) and history is also randomly generated.

    Its a bit like a mix between Dwarf Fortress and Hearts of Iron

    The game is made by a single developer and is available on Steam and GOG. In this case, I would recommend the Steam version because you get access to the new beta versions right away.

    The UI and interface are archaic and cumbersome. It will probably take me quite a while to learn it.

    Added a screenshot so you can marvel at the glorious next gen gfx

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    • SummerIsTooWarm [any]
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      3 months ago

      Nice coincidence, I also plan to get into it this weekend. I bought it in the current steam sale. It requires some extra steps on Linux but otherwise runs fine.

    • neo [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      This looks a LOT like those old Decisive Battles games such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decisive_Battles_of_WWII:_Korsun_Pocket