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[Jolt]

Your military is uber impressive.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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A typical bridge defence (EB):



Returned a Heroic Victory and Triumphus for the general, in addition to the epiteth "Africanvs". Unfortunately he died of natural causes before he could make it back to Roma.
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[seireikhaan]

Well, with a new version of VIP, a new campaign with a new faction was a must, naturally.

My first crack at the Dutch East Indies:




Bought the Phillipines from Spain. Lots of valuable, but raw, resources meant that I have relatively little use for both rails and am unable to build any factories, due to having about 1/10th of one percent of my population being listed as "accepted" by my gov't.(dutch). Invaded the Middle east at one point, taking over Abu Dhabi, then swapping it to Britain for Singapore and Molucca. Siam wasn't alll that difficult to annex, and most of my other gains in the indies themselves were scripted. While China was in its little hell pot of a civil war, I dog-piled on top, and succeeded in snagging Taiwan and a coal province in Manchuria, which I thought was nice given I had no other demestic supply. After a while, Russia decided to throw a hissy fit over me having influence in east asia, and declared war upon me, apparently for that one province. I haven't had the slightest problems holding onto the province, which amuses me. Mostly on account of me thwarting multiple 300k man armies with 90k men, and sustaining about a thousand percent fewer casualties than Russia. I snagged russia's colony on the long island they usually share with Japan, and sent it to the Brits as part of the package to get Singapore. Curiously, about a month after I made the deal, there was some Russo-Japanese treaty where Japan forked over the other colony to Russia. I snagged the new one anyways, in case I need it for diplomatic ammo in the future.

And somewhere at that point was when I noticed I was actually at war with China again, who had declared an alliance with Russia. Happily taking advantage, I marched into Beijing again, this time taking Tianjin from them as my reward. Oh, almost forgot, apparently in VIP .3, the Dutch east indies have no time restriction on colonizing Oceania, so basically, the pacific is 85% mine.

[Jolt]

I just recovered a save game as Germany I had previously lost (I spoke about my mittel europa and the creation of the a Great Depression with it in a post in these forums here)

So I got back to playing it earnestly, and apparently I was in the process of a war with Britain. I just finished the war and got a massive peace deal off the UK, one that further incapacitates it from putting up a fight against me.

So, I decided I show my uber-German uber-Gross Deutschland and its Mittel Europa, along with the newest addition, Ireland. I'll also show the statistics which prove the gigantic hegemony my country has over the world market.

The Uber-Grossdeutschland


Europe, under the firm hegemony of Germany. Note the difference between Venice and Italy. The Baltic Countries are my Dominions.


The major German colony.


Asia. Two strange things: 1. UK gained the entire Pacific coast in the Crimean War from Russia and 2. The fourth Japanese-American war over the main Phillipine islands. All this while an independent Philippines exists peaceful in the island of Palau, left of the Philippines.


The Californian event chain to pass to the USA was up by the European intervention in Mexico. France recieved some Californian provinces, and I think that was what screwed up the event. I later conquered them in a war against France and sold them to the US (They're those provinces inside Mexican California. That way, the USA didn't have that immigration magnet that is California.


Self-explanatory. The Greatest nations in the world. Many of those are my satellites, part of my Mittel Europa.


List of country ordered by Export Value. My total income from Exportations practically equals the sum of the amount of both the second and third major exporters. Also from there, in Ships, one can see the gigantic cost this war had on the UK navy. While my past wars, I tried to avoid as best as possible any major confrontation with the Royal Navy, I had in the last decade invested gigantically in building a sizeable navy. The results were that in the beginning of the war, both mine and the British navy had around 180 ships. Now the UK navy has been substancially reduced. Coupled with the reduced territory and industrial base, that means from now on I should easily become the sole naval power of the world (Except of Japan).


The list of countries with biggest production share per trade good. Easy to see who dominates manufactured goods. When I created the great depression, I had even greater hegemony then now.

[seireikhaan]

Dang, that's a heck of a strong empire. What's your BB rating?

Also, how the HECK does Japan have such a strong military rating?

[Jolt]

Last time I checked (Long ago) it was around 130.8

Japan has been in wars with the USA over the Philippines every now and then, that's the only thing I can think of.

Probably, since Britain should no longer pose a problem to me (Or even to Scotland), the next war, which shall be started by the Raj, I'll start claiming India directly. Pity is that I shouldn't be able to bring the game into HoI 2. My country already dominates the scene so much, in HoI 2, there wouldn't be anyone able to face my empire. (Only maybe an alliance between all the major non-Mittel Europa powers)

EDIT: As a curiousity my German (National Population) is: 94 186 000 out of 240 270 000

[Jolt]

Actually, now my BB is 679.16. :D

[Meneldil]

I bought Victoria and Revolutions on GamersGate, and I must say I'm a bit confused. The manual seems quite outdated, and even the vicky wiki doesn't mention a lot of details.

Anyway, I've been playing with Uruguay first, as it seemed to be a pretty quiet nation that would allow me to get into the game. While I turned the country into a democracy, I couldn't get it to be a liberal democracy. Immigration never started, and I left in frustration in 1860.

I then started with Argentina. I turned it into a democracy as well, and this time (woot), I even achieved to get a liberal party elected (by turning a bunch of farmers into clerks and restricting vote to the wealthier classes). Things is, all the parties available but one are laissez-faire or interventionist parties. The only state-capitalist party (reactionary party) could never get elected. And I mean, never ever, except maybe by turning 30K dudes into clergymen. So, with interventionist and laissez-faire parties, I cannot build factories by myself (which is not mentioned in the manual or in vickiwiki). Apparently I have to wait for capitalists to build factories and railroad, as the state can't do it. That's all nice and dandy, but I've yet to see a capitalist in my country. I'm left with 30K unemployed clerks who elected a government that doesn't let me build factories.

Any idea? I thought about somehow electing the reactionary party while I'm getting machine parts, build a few factories, and then, turn the reactionnary POPs into clerks to get a liberal party elected (thus getting some immigration, and hopefully, a few capitalists).

[seireikhaan]

I bought Victoria and Revolutions on GamersGate, and I must say I'm a bit confused. The manual seems quite outdated, and even the vicky wiki doesn't mention a lot of details.

Anyway, I've been playing with Uruguay first, as it seemed to be a pretty quiet nation that would allow me to get into the game. While I turned the country into a democracy, I couldn't get it to be a liberal democracy. Immigration never started, and I left in frustration in 1860.

I then started with Argentina. I turned it into a democracy as well, and this time (woot), I even achieved to get a liberal party elected (by turning a bunch of farmers into clerks and restricting vote to the wealthier classes). Things is, all the parties available but one are laissez-faire or interventionist parties. The only state-capitalist party (reactionary party) could never get elected. And I mean, never ever, except maybe by turning 30K dudes into clergymen. So, with interventionist and laissez-faire parties, I cannot build factories by myself (which is not mentioned in the manual or in vickiwiki). Apparently I have to wait for capitalists to build factories and railroad, as the state can't do it. That's all nice and dandy, but I've yet to see a capitalist in my country. I'm left with 30K unemployed clerks who elected a government that doesn't let me build factories.

Any idea? I thought about somehow electing the reactionary party while I'm getting machine parts, build a few factories, and then, turn the reactionnary POPs into clerks to get a liberal party elected (thus getting some immigration, and hopefully, a few capitalists).

You need to fork over some change to convert one of your clerk pops into a capitalist pop. Its not terribly cheap, but its far more cost efficient than building everything yourself. I actually aim for interventionist parties myself, as they're the most versatile.

Also worth noting- capitalists will only build factories in the state in which they reside, though they will build rails wherever. If you need factories in every province, you'll need a capitalist per province.

[naut]

I bought Victoria and Revolutions on GamersGate, and I must say I'm a bit confused. The manual seems quite outdated, and even the vicky wiki doesn't mention a lot of details.

Anyway, I've been playing with Uruguay first, as it seemed to be a pretty quiet nation that would allow me to get into the game. While I turned the country into a democracy, I couldn't get it to be a liberal democracy. Immigration never started, and I left in frustration in 1860.

I then started with Argentina. I turned it into a democracy as well, and this time (woot), I even achieved to get a liberal party elected (by turning a bunch of farmers into clerks and restricting vote to the wealthier classes). Things is, all the parties available but one are laissez-faire or interventionist parties. The only state-capitalist party (reactionary party) could never get elected. And I mean, never ever, except maybe by turning 30K dudes into clergymen. So, with interventionist and laissez-faire parties, I cannot build factories by myself (which is not mentioned in the manual or in vickiwiki). Apparently I have to wait for capitalists to build factories and railroad, as the state can't do it. That's all nice and dandy, but I've yet to see a capitalist in my country. I'm left with 30K unemployed clerks who elected a government that doesn't let me build factories.

Any idea? I thought about somehow electing the reactionary party while I'm getting machine parts, build a few factories, and then, turn the reactionnary POPs into clerks to get a liberal party elected (thus getting some immigration, and hopefully, a few capitalists).

This AAR is probably the best at teaching someone how to play.

[Jolt]

This AAR is probably the best at teaching someone how to play.

Yeap. Though, that is for VIP, which means many resources are changed.

[Mailman653]

MAFIA

[naut]

I HATE THAT LEVEL!

The stupid NPCs always run forward and get themselves killed by exploding cars.

[Veho Nex]

That navy destroyed my just by running into 3 of my ships and blowing up.



My caption:

"What you got a problem with this?"

[Dodge_272]

[Jolt]

Ah of course. Once again, the great display by the Portuguese, securing what is rightfully ours.

[Jolt]

Anyways, khaan, you who were having such difficulty with HoI 2, here's a little display of mine. It was on HoI 2: Armaggedon, with DAIM mod (Determined AI Mod; Makes the AI more difficult to defeat)

I was the Soviet Union.

It all began when in May, 1941 the Invincible German War Machine, which steamrolled France, Poland, et al. decided it would be a good time to invade the Soviet lands.


Unfortunatly for Germany and Churchill, Germany wasn't quite expecting the punch the Soviet Union gave immediately against the German army. In a shocking display, the invincible German army was completely wiped out in 6 months and on the 30th of October, with only Bordeaux and surrounding lands under German control, the German reich accepted the unconditional surrender demanded by the Soviet Union.


But the war is not over yet, the Soviet army still needs to pour into the fascist peninsula and crush Franco and Salazar, but not before ending the Vichy France's reign over southern France.

[Hooahguy]

whoa thats a huge russian empire! lenin would be proud.

[Mailman653]

125 daily for cleaning service.

[Jolt]

You got it all wrong man! She's a pro-gamer! You're paying her to get awesome high-scores on your games!

[Jolt]

Various miscelaneous screenshots I retrieved from my old computer.

My diagram explaining the impossibility of Cao Cao escaping in RTK XI, since he was trapped deep, deep, deep in enemy territory (He was enemy of everybody. To escape he would have to cross a river and go through 655 km/400 miles in enemy territory before reaching a friendly city.). Used in an argument with my fellow SimRTK players.


Egyptian grain storage and measurement already understood the golden concept of 1337ness. From the game Pharaoh


Looks like Puyol had a heart attack. >_> From FM 07


HAHA! Pwned (I'm Powell.)! Need For Speed Most Wanted 2


From a multiplayer game of Populous. I cast the Armageddon spell which leads to an all-out confrontation between the followers of every tribe. Last tribe standing wins the game with that spell. I used the spell after crushing my opponent. As you can see, its my entire army against his "Fantastic Four" squad.


This is a second before one of the said Fantastic Four proceeds to get a free ticket to outer space, courtesy of my many Fire Warriors.


First time I ever saw A.I. Confederation beat the A.I. Union in Victoria: Revolutions. I was Bavaria/South German Federation in that game.


Can't remember why I took this screenie. It's from Space Empires 5. Pretty cold planet too. EDIT: Ah yes, an ice planet with an average temperature of 109º C/228º F

[Fragony]

Warren Spector, who made the best game ever which is of course Thief is working on a mickey mouse game. I thought that was pretty ehhhhhhhh untill I saw the artwork.

http://www.gamert.nl/nieuws/warren_s...punk_mick.html

[Monk]

Warren Spector, who made the best game ever which is of course Thief is working on a mickey mouse game. I thought that was pretty ehhhhhhhh untill I saw the artwork.

http://www.gamert.nl/nieuws/warren_s...punk_mick.html

That could be the greatest concept art I've ever seen in my life.

[Veho Nex]

My god! Is that a Zombie Mickey?

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Just as for clarity, products Spector therefore not those creepy plate boss are who an actress appeared assassinated and with afro in the courtroom. That was Phil Spector. No, products are the puike gozer who gave storm, games such as Thief and Deus to our, with its studio ion ex. For many gamerts a hero, among which many of us here on the redactie. Since 2004, after the release Thief: Deadly Shadows we nothing has however learned more of Spector, and also at the development of Deus ex 2 and Thief 4 he does not seem have involved. However, we know that its current studio, Junction has been bought up Point studios, in 2007, by Disney, but also after that purchase it remained long quiet.

To yesterday! By means of several sources we came then, as it happens, on the site of one Fred Gambino, draughtsman and concept artist for several cartoons. In its port folio we find, under the cup Epic Mickey, zestal concept art pieces which a type shows Disney distorted world. And also on the site of another draughtsman, one Gary Clover, similar material is find. Nou all that little meaning will not have, truth it that Gamasutra caught a year ago already a rumour that Junction Point to steampunk Disney title would work, and came also there the title Epic Mickey at up.

Details still more get by means of CV of Tony Pulham, another concept artist, which it undisclosed project calls. As yet further still no official affirmatives of the side of can Disney or Junction Point, but of us… no, must that game there certainly come. Or would the nevertheless ordinary Kingdom Hearts be 3? The leaked concept verifies art after the click!

Looked for a quick translation, German didn't work but Dutch did. I think it makes less sense now :/

[Hooahguy]

a few random screens from CoD4:

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beautiful scene, and if you look carefully you can see the RPG that will, in a few seconds, will take down my "choppah."


unfortunately i didnt catch a scene of exchanging gunfire with my NVG, but this is still cool.


close air support rules.


i love my close air support. too bad it was scripted in.


butterflies coming out of his head?


staring at macmillians rear end while scared less . i think on the try i took this one on, they discovered me- again- but i managed to escape. but macmillian was an idiot and got killed.


advance or die- that the way it is in CoD4. just the way i like it.


he calls that a plan?

[Monk]

A few screens from Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment. 10 players spread across 5 systems, six of whom met up in an asteroid field to have a slugfest. Apologies for the UI in these shots, i dunno how to turn it off.

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First shot is of me and purple entering the battle, purple took one look at the fleets there and said "Heck with that" and jumped away . I'm light blue.



An over the shoulder shot of my fleet engaging the enemy, Most of the UI elements are turned off here to give you a better sense of scope. Look at that clump of ships ahead! We're in for a rough ride.


Dark blue got his tail handed to him and lost pretty quick, Red and Orange were actually allies which i hadn't realized, so when Dark blue was gone they turned to me. Here my fleet stands toe to toe with a vastly supperior force and holds their own.


PArty's over! Someone invited Green, who shows up with a force that dwarfs mine and the allied Red and Orange combined. Both sides bugged out and retreated to friendly systems.

[Jolt]

Holy ! You need jedi reflexes to manuever your ship out of that clogged up center of the image

[Monk]

Holy ! You need jedi reflexes to manuever your ship out of that clogged up center of the image

Yeah tell me about it! I arrived on the scene late and thought I could sit back and pick the clump apart bit by bit to claim dominion over the asteroids. Unfortunately Red and Orange were allies as mentioned and as soon as Dark Blue was destroyed they literally unfolded from their ball and came out swinging.

I didn't manage to put much of a dent in their combined force (orange got mauled but red was pretty tough, i think he stayed to fight Green by himself) but i stood in there for a long time, repair ships are a god-send as TEC.

[Hooahguy]

Sins of a Solar Empire looks interesting...

[Veho Nex]

Sins of a Solar Empire looks interesting...

It is... And monk makes me want to play it again. Do you play online? I wouldn't mind getting some games going. Last time I played sins though it was at a lan and the game lasted 18 hours straight. In the end I was defeated by a coalition of about 5 other players.