Mal

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1s0jlh5 The list of studios going in.

To preface this, I'm going to try to limit any obvious hints and tips. This game is to me intuitive enough for you to pick up as you go so I don't want to spoil anything.Though I've heard that the tutorials do give out good information but I'm foregoing them to go at it myself. I got a town together that looks like it shouldn't be failing. The only "die off" (It was really only a person or two) was in the beginning when, yes, I had a minor food shortage. What happened was I was building houses too fast. The earlier houses horded the food. Bigdan, this was what you were seeing. To get out of a downward spiral, you'll need to have a field up and going by winter's end. At this point in time, I find that its not food that will kill my village but warmth via firewood. This firewood comes directly from the wood you would use to build so there is direct competition for this resource. I'm currently just hovering about having a massive freeze off. Building wise, stone is also a major issue. Iron can be as well but my map has blessed me with massive surface deposits which allows me to store up a ton for trade. I got my chicken and cattle this way. Ultimately the fun part, to me, about this game is not the buildings (I have already pretty much made them all) but the expansion without caving in on yourself. Expand in the wrong way and you might be stagnant for a while or even crash. Disasters are also starting to roll in onto my town which might pose a major threat to my food supply. I have made multiple wells around the town to ward off any potential fires. Lastly... about no window mode and going off to do something bit... I didn't see an option to toggle the auto pause function. Why does there need to be an auto pause function?

That. Its kind of good to have running on a separate computer while I work on my homework. At 1x speed, I can leave it running while I do other things if stuff doesn't go horribly wrong like not having any tools... winter is coming and I don't have enough fire food. Motherfuckers better Steve all the logs into firewood!

Your villagers sure are hungry. Anyways, I am disappointed in finding out that the game auto paused when you have the game in window mode and you go off to do something else. So much for having the game run itself for a few minutes while I do some other stuff. Side note. The game also runs on the T100. You'll need a mouse at the very least. Bummer.

Oh, Firefox do remember them. I just want a magical computer that can read my mind and intent where it would autoplay the music that I'm feeling for and auto load up the front pages of all the sites I go to.

So. I've been doing the sleep instead of shutting down thing. Kind of is moot but I suppose it is nice to just jump straight to my browser and have music playing. Now if only my computer can read my mind and start a new window with tabs and play whatever music that I'm in the mood for. If only. Anyways, 2 TB HDD... is pretty nice. When it goes inactive it does take a bit longer to spin back up to get to where I want it to go. Especially true with playing my music. I also got my T100 today. Purely initial impressions... Physical impressions I feel that screen estate wise it feels a bit larger than the netbooks I have used before. It also feels a bit heavier too, of which it is surprisingly heavy for its size but nothing unworkable. Personally I wish all the buttons were at the top wide edge. The Start and volume buttons are to the left side and can be kind of awkward to reach for. I also realize that I have quite greasy fingers... The USB power cable length is a joke. If it had at least about 6 inches it would of been fine but as of now it is too short. Right now it just barely reaches to the top of my desk. Built wise, it feels pretty solid. I don't think I'll be punching it so it should be fine. A case for just the tablet might be needed. As with a netbook, a wireless mouse and number pad might be a good idea too (Especially the mouse). I also might have to invest in a micro-HDMI cable with an adapter for presentations. Software Impressions This is my first real foray with Windows 8. When I really played with it, it really wasn't that much different. Desktop view is desktop and while Metro looks a whole lot different but the Start menu has everything there. The only thing is that using touch while with the desktop is awkward and conversely using the touch pad (By extension, the mouse) with Metro is awkward. Since I can switch between the two, it can feel pretty damn odd. This part is for sure the learning curve part of this experience. With a desktop/laptop or a tablet, it is one or another but with this I can switch between the two quite often. Not to say that I am regretting my purchase but this setup will take a bit to get used to. I got to figure out how I am going to use this as in am I going to carry the keyboard with me all the time or go with a tablet w/ cover? This is kind of odd bro. I'm only just getting used to all the extra things my Note 2 (Great multimedia device) can do and now I got this to deal with. I'll have to use it for a week or two to finalize my impressions.

Its 720p and 60 fps on the Xbone. 30 fps on the 360.

Looks good. Knowing myself, I'm going to try to stretch it to the limit as in a scattered village and stuff like that. It also seems like you might be able to designate a person for a specific task. The names and ages are all there, there just needs to be a mechanic of saying directly who does what. So maybe I can set a woodcutter cabin out in the wilderness and have a house by it for those workers to live there. So yeah, going to try to setup a village with two settlements. An agrarian center with a gathering fringes. I think a setup like that could survive a bad harvest. Not to say that the people in the agrarian center will all survive... Maybe I'm putting in features that the game doesn't have... we'll see. $20, tomorrow. I'll be deciding soon if I want it. It is certainly pretty compelling. I'm hoping I can just break the optimistic way of playing the game. Edit: Also might I say that this game can have an impressive modding potential. It just depends on whats under the hood and how The Dev want to go about it.

My heart sank more for this than Finding Nemo.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-12/legend-of-the-galactic-heroes-novels-get-anime This will either be really bad or really awesome. There is no in between.

FLD post inspired. S.S.H. is an oldie but a goodie to me. Seems like he's more into Touhou stuff now... sad.

Last I've read, it was only the 8 GB card...

64 GB. Online purchase from Bestbuy and it should get here by Monday... or I think by this Friday since Monday is a holiday. I guess the factories in Asia were really backed up for the stock to take this long to replenish. Edit: It got sold out again. My order better ship.

One thing after another.

Mally Mal Repostitorium.

Did that too. Personally though, Truth and Reconciliation felt harder. The part after you get on the ship is best termed... frantic. There is a few ways to go about handling the waves of enemies and then dancing with Hunters. The second hanger in Halo 2 was pretty relaxed in comparison.

This is how I relax for a mid term. Mashups. Some are "serious" and others... not so much. And yes, PSY.

Generally, you get to see them in action before you use it. For example, the Needler. You'll see the pink needles come flying and homing in on you before you get to use it. The plasma coming from the grunts and jackals will be coming in two flavors, quick shots in succession or one charged blast. You'll never see an elite doing that since you'll notice their gun fire much faster. Then of course there is the visual check. The Needler got well, the pink needles. The plasma pistol is smaller than the plasma rifle. This will work for guns like the Eviscerator. So yeah, I don't see the problem.

http://openra.res0l.net/ Currently has Red Alert, C&C and Dune 2000. They WILL run on your machine.

https://twitter.com/Obsidian/status/430824603682746368 No Uplay.

Lets sing foreign anthems. I think the US anthem (Short version anyways) sounds more like a last stand song now.