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Game News: 0AD Alpha 10 Released
0AD a much anticipated Open Source RTS has now released Alpha 10. The game has been in development so long we have grown white hair waiting for it. But at last this awesome game has gained momentum and is improving dramatically between each release.
It is a Real Time Strategy game and is set during the rise of Roman power and the Fall of the Hellenistic age. Many well known factions from the past are in the game, Rome, Greeks, Carthage just to name a few.
Visit Wildfire Games here:
Wildfire Games 0AD Home Page
Have fun!
Posted by admin on 2012-05-19 13:13:23 UTC
Site Information: End Of Nations
Another RTS is up for release probably this year. The title is End Of Nations and it seems like it will take a very different approach to RTS gaming. The guys developing it are called TRION Worlds. I can't say much about the game due to being part of the closed Alpha. However, the reason I bring all this up is that you can be part of the upcoming Beta. Currently the Beta is open for registration and you should be getting an invite once the Beta starts.
TRION Worlds Website
End Of Nations Beta Signup
All I can say at this stage is what is written on their website: Basically it is a war game with various campaigns and maps. You are the leader of your company (selected units). You get to customise those units and add or remove units from your company until you are happy with your combination. Next step is to jump in and enjoy the 3D world while your eradicating enemies. You will have fun, trust me 
Posted by admin on 2012-05-04 17:45:02 UTC
Game News: Age Of Empires Online
Age Of Empires Online is growing strong. The game initially started with only the Greek civilisation and has now added Egyptians, Persians and Celts. There are two booster backs worth of note the Skirmish booster pack and the Defence of Crete. These boosters add a lot more game game time for single player mode. Overall the game is starting to expand and is starting to look like an Age Series game.
For those that haven't yet played the game, you might consider the All In Wonder package where you get every civilisation in one package. Also you get a choice of playing through Steam and GFWL. Some people have reported some bugs using the Steam version of the game. But most are able to play the game along side the Game For Windows Live players. In otherwords it doesn't matter which service you use, GFWL or Steam the end result is you play on the same servers. Some people have switched from GFWL to Steam out of convenience. One reason people consider Steam is that they always have super specials and are a little cheaper for buying the game content.
Now is a good time to jump into the game either you can play the Free To Play version which is entirely limited for anyone serious about the game or you can buy super cheap bundles to get started.
Posted by admin on 2012-04-27 00:19:28 UTC
Site Information: NCSoft Has Gone Free To Play
Big game titles like Lineage II are now Free To Play. The whole game is modified to make your leveling easier, more rewards and there a bonus gifts given to players through your NCSoft account page. For example day one in Lineage II I saw my character go from 1-20 levels within a 3 hour sitting. Then I came back and did a few more quests and within another day I was level 41. I was asking people for cheap blessed C grade soul shots, an essential item for fighting mobs, and one player directed me to: Account gifts. I retrieved 10,000 C grade soulshots from the dimensional merchant ingame after acquiring the gifts from that web.
What this means is not only is the game free but many entitlements that were given to paying accounts are still applying to free accounts. The whole game is playable and the stuff you can buy doesn't give an advantage to the PvP or other parts of the game. You are rewarded for the time you put in not based on how much cash you have. This is a very exciting new model for the company and releasing Lineage II as Free To Play is sure to bring allot of people back to the game.
So head over to their website for more info and games: NcSoft
Or Go Direct to the Lineage II site: Lineage II
Posted by admin on 2012-04-01 09:20:33 UTC
Site Information: Age Of Empires and Kings Portable
Ever had access to a computer somehwere like a hotel or net cafe? Have you been bored at work or at university or school? Well the good news is you can play your favourite games at those places without installing any software. All you need is a USB port and a USB Flash Drive.
There are some ways you can go about making yourself a portable gaming USB stick. One way is to install Linux on your USB Stick. Then you install all your games in Linux and run them under WINE. WINE is a emulator for Windows 32Bit and it is reasonably good with most games.
The simpler way is to make a portable launcher. Portable launchers are much smaller and can usually fit most games on a 4GB stick. Of course some of the latest games are huge in size and the games themselves could need over 4GB.
Portable launchers are developed by a few people on the web. The most popular is Portable Apps.com. So you can checkout their site for a whole range of tools and games you can install on your USB stick.
To get you started I decided to give you a link to a very good launcher for Age Of Empires and Age Of Kings. AOE Launcher All you do is run the program and follow the instructions. To keep this launcher Legit, no game files are included. What you have to do is copy the files from somewhere where they are installed and place them in the app folder created by the installer. Then you copy the whole directory structure to your USB Stick.
Posted by admin on 2012-03-27 13:29:44 UTC
Site Information: Is there A Pet Heaven?
I was searching for information regarding our relationship with animals. One thing led to another and in the end I was reading information about the soul and spirit regarding animals.
At the start of the Bible Genesis deals with the creation of living things.
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24. And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Here the important thing to realise is that the animals were created separate to humans. As is noted by the next part of Genesis:
27. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
And also in Genesis 2.7
7. And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
This clearly states that although there was a spirit in all things. Humans were given the Breathe of life. The thing that makes us have an everlasting Soul as opposed to a simple spirit.
Now when Adam and Eve were cast out of Heaven, all the animals were cast out with them. Everything was punished. Unlike before, the animals had contempt for Adam and God restrained them. Where once Adam could pat a lion and rest by it's side, now the Lion would devour him through hunger.
Saint Seraphim wrote that animals and plants should be respected, never doing harm to them. He actually befriended wild beasts like Bears and wolves without fear and in the end had a friendly Bear visit him on occasions. He wrote that not only are we protectors of the creation, we must also care for every living thing.
But what happens if the animal dies? Is there a pet heaven? Are there any places where animal spirits go? The problem is there is not enough information about the subject to make it perfectly clear. But one thing for sure is that they have a spirit. Some say that this spirit only animates them while they are on Earth. But all things come from God and all things return to God. This is especially true of the energy that causes life, the spirit. There may not be a Pet heaven because only humans with souls can enter heaven as entities of their own. But the energy that was once in an animal returns to it's animator and is preserved continually.
RIP Xena 2009-2012 beloved pussy cat.
Posted by admin on 2012-01-18 18:48:23 UTC
Site Information: Windows 8
As many people know Windows 8 will be released in 2012. The operating system is said to be available on phones, tablets and PC's. The idea of this operating system is to be able to use one interface on multiple devices and retain a uniform user experience. But how will it affect gamers?
The news is that GFWL will merge with XBox Live. We already saw some merger happening when Windows 7 was released. Some games shared the same community between PC users and Xbox users. But there was no real merger of servers and game experience. While Games For Windows Live tried to make a very buggy attempt to bring the Xbox Live experience to PC's it failed to make any appreciative ground. But from what we know Windows 8 will merge the Xbox Live and Games For Windows Live service.
What about the hardcore specs? Well from what I understand about the system is that there is an aim to make it leaner than Windows 7. Whether it uses less resources than Windows 7 is yet to be seen. But some blogs and sites have claimed to have used the Developer edition with no problems and with a seemingly equivalent experience to Windows 7. Tradition usually holds that MS makes one good OS then makes a total catastrophe and then makes a good one again. For example there was windows 95 which was a mess, Windows 98 SE which was excellent, Windows ME which was a flop, Windows XP which was a success, Windows Vista which sucked, Windows 7 which was good. By tradition we can expect Windows 8 to be a total flop.
The main problems that can already be seen is that, in an attempt to make the Operating System work on multiple devices, the OS will probably install a bare minimum of services and background applications. Networking and server users will probably find that they need to enable these services like IIS in Windows XP, Vista, 7. Only my guess is that enabling those services will automatically put a massive resource load on the PC. Nevertheless for gamers it will probably be of little concern unless they a running a local private server system for some of their games. The user will get a default installation of services and internet dependent applications. Much like when you install a virus program on your computer sending and receiving data without your consent. It always puzzled me why people would install a messenger service that displayed viral advertisements. But people for some reason like it or at-least tolerate it. So the new viral program is expected to be the new version of GFWL plus an App Store similar to those found on popular phones.
There is some speculation that Windows 8 will allow players to play with Xbox users if they have the same game. Obviously game producers would need to take into account several things like controller vs mouse and keyboard advantages, plus the games would have to be programmed to use the full Windows 8 OS.
So what does all this mean? It looks like MS is trying to merge the separate communities of gamers. With each new release of the future Windows OS's we may see a closer relationship forming between Xbox and Windows. There may come a day when you can choose which device you want to play your favourite game on. If your on the road you may open up your phone or tablet and start playing your Xbox game, If your at home you might choose your Xbox or PC. In any case the trend to unite the separate communities will benefit PC gamers. For a long time since the release of the XBox sales in PC Games has decreased. Instead of creating a new market the XBox effectively killed or replaced an existing PC market. The obvious thing to do in such a situation is to combine the communities, so that there is a greater homogeneous community of like minded individuals. With greater social interaction and better services promised in Windows 8 it may seem that PC gaming is going to make a comeback. This relieves the tension of many RTS gamers who have been waiting years between respectable titles to emerge on the PC platform. Since the Xbox took away many PC customers, it failed to provide any games worth mentioning in the RTS genre. So fingers crossed that Windows 8 breaks the tradition and steps up gaming on the PC.
Posted by admin on 2011-10-17 08:55:01 UTC
Site Information: Site Updates
If you haven't been here for a while you maybe interested in the revamp downloads section. I am currently adding things to it and reworking some code, i am doing it live so you may experience some problems from time to time. I personally like the new interface and hope to be adding some of the most important downloads for us/gamers.
If your like me and you end up re formatting your computer every so often you may find the download page worth bookmarking. You no longer need to search for your patches, tools and critical mods, we have them all in one place.
DOWNLOADS
PS (Be patient as I am redoing the whole download section but you should still be able to use it)
Posted by admin on 2011-08-11 11:41:19 UTC
Site Information: Age Of Empires Online Update
Age Of Empires Online Quest Demo
In this demonstration I am showing some of the units you can make along with various buildings. The Quest is simple and takes between 15min to 20 min to complete.
Posted by admin on 2011-06-12 09:14:49 UTC
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