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After some dicussion on another forum (see my previous blog post) about how people like to game I thought I woud try somthing new to help a gaming session become more immersive. I fired up CMBB and ended up with this. This is my first attempt at historical fiction so I hope you enjoy.


A breeze blows in the open door of a damaged Russian farm house before it can be shut sending a few sheets of paper floating to the floor. Cursing under his breath Lt. Vetter of 2nd Platoon walks over and picks up the runaway papers. Setting them on the old wooden desk he lets out a sigh as ...

Our continued efforts to support our products bring you an update for The Renaissance & Soviet Afghan War this time around.

http://www.hpssims.com/Pages/Whatsnew/whatsnew.html

Both updates remove the requirement to have the CD in the drive.

The REN update is a large one, bringing the promised 3D graphics into the game as well as some requested engine tweaks, scenario adjustments for AI performance, and other adjustments.

We hope you enjoy the updates!

All,

When designing a scenario to play in Advanced Squad Leader, do you try to keep the historical information in mind when designing, or do you "go with what your gut tells you"?

I personally enjoy playing scenarios that have a historical event tied to the scenario, but have also enjoyed some "Design Your Own" (DYO) scenarios that made the afternoon or weekend enjoyable.

What are your feelings toward scenarios?

I really wish I wouldn't claim a game is awesome after just a few short hours of play, cause inevitably there is something that starts to ruin the whole experience for me. So here are just a few random thoughts about ME2 before I go to bed.

Why have squad commands if my squad is not going to carry them out. Sure, there are only three commands, but for what ever reason the AI seems to think my commands are more like a suggestion that they will take under advisement. So far commanding a squad is utter crap.

Weapons still use Mass Effect for ammo, but to keep them from ...

Cryptic just can't seem to catch a break can they. First they have a brouhaha with Champions Online with regards to the lifetime subs and a day one patch, then there is the skill cap issue with Star Trek Online. But tonight I read that the player base is up in arms because the next significant content release will require a payment.

Frankly I think that Cryptic deserves all the heat they are receiving. Not for this most recent mess, but for the way management has handled both games. To be fair the new paid update has no price yet and no one knows for sure just how much content there ...