General Life Update

Hello all,

A general life update seems to be in order. And what better way to do it then with colon separated sections.
Python anyone?

Holidays:
    LAN party:
        Some guy had 8Tb worth of games and movies. Needless to say I have a lot of new games.

    Work:
        So much work. Lots of money for me though.

        #This isn't me, it was the result of Google searching 'dollar dollar bills yo'.


Back at University:
    Marks:
        I got a B+, 2 B's and a B-. Solid B average student.

    This semester:
        Using C and C++, also doing http and web servers, so expect something awesome this semester.
        Maybe a new website?
        Or a multiplayer game?

    Project:
        One of our projects involves creating motion capture technology etc. That will be awesome.


Games:
    #The most important section.
    Starcraft II:
        The ladder is now locked. Waiting on the next season.
        I still suck. Bronze league.
        Watch this video. If you only ever watch one SC2 video, this should be it.

    Fire Emblem - Sacred Stones:
        Friend gave this to me yesterday. It's a GameBoy game.
        SO GOOD!
        Play that shit.
   
    New game:
        Obviously I have left Tanks for too long now.
        Going to make a new game with the help of someone who has the interest.
        #Foo, if you have an idea and the time let me know, comment.
        Looking to maybe do something similar to Fire Emblem, and Final Fantasy Tactics.


Thats about it. Will keep you posted on interesting finding etc. Hopefully I get something useful out of this semester.

Cheers,
Milk

New Internet Game - Pardus

As you may or may not know I love finding random games on the internet, getting really involved in them and playing them (usually for no more then a week).

Earlier this week a friend introduced me to a new (if I haven't heard of it, it's new to me) game called Pardus.

Here is a couple of screenshots and a banner. FYI I don't earn money from advertising this banner, only the Google ads.

What the navigation looks like. Isn't my ship awesome looking? It's not really.

A great community telling me all the things I'm doing wrong. :)

Lots of meaningless statistics.

Look I made the news!

The game is turn based, so you earn a certain number of 'Action Points' every 'some period of time'. This means you play for about ~20 mins a day. 

Let's see how this fits my requirements for a good game:

+ Free

+ Low system requirements

+ Overly complicated tech tree and/or options

- Time played not necessary equals game skill

+ Single player (You don't have to interact with others)

+ Multiplayer

+ Short gaming sessions

- Long gaming sessions

+ Quick to start a game (loading internet is faster the Halo game lobby)

+ Fun

Not bad. The reason I like games like this is that you are forced to only play a little at a time, so you are forced to study / complete that assignment that is due in 3 days. Though this game isn't for everyone, if you can get through the tutorial you are off to a good start.

If you add me 'Screaming Hawk' and say you came from my blog I'll be stoked.

Also this is me at work today:

Cheers,

Milk