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Subject: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants demo came out yesterday!
From: Ant
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Subject: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants demo came out yesterday!
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287330/Empire_of_the_Ants/

And I'm still too busy and using an old video card (MSI NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 750 Ti (N750TI-2GD5/OC; 2 GB of VRAM) so I can't play it for now. :(
Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better
hardwares. Ha! :P
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Subject: Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants demo came out yesterday!
From: Zaghadka
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On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:12:02 +0000, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,
Ant wrote:

>https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287330/Empire_of_the_Ants/
>
>And I'm still too busy and using an old video card (MSI NVIDIA GeForce
>GTX 750 Ti (N750TI-2GD5/OC; 2 GB of VRAM) so I can't play it for now. :(
>Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better
>hardwares. Ha! :P

Bookmarked and wishlisted. This looks antastic!

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Subject: Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants demo came out yesterday!
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>Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better
>hardwares. Ha! :P

In the meantime, read the classic short story, Leiningen Versus the Ants
!!
https://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lvta.html

rms

Subject: Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants demo came out yesterday!
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action rms <rsquiresMOO@mooflashmoo.net> wrote:
> >Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better
> >hardwares. Ha! :P

> In the meantime, read the classic short story, Leiningen Versus the Ants
> !!
> https://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lvta.html

Me read? No thanks. Hence why I don't read books, play adventure games, etc. ;P
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Subject: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants
From: Ant
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GoG has Empire of the Ants - Digital Deluxe Edition for $44.99 USD for
the next couple days in
https://www.gog.com/en/game/empire_of_the_ants_digital_deluxe_edition.
So tempting, but I can't play with my old PC hardwares. :( Maybe I will
wait until it goes really cheap or even free like in decade when I get
my hardware upgrades. :P

In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote:
> https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287330/Empire_of_the_Ants/

> And I'm still too busy and using an old video card (MSI NVIDIA GeForce
> GTX 750 Ti (N750TI-2GD5/OC; 2 GB of VRAM) so I can't play it for now. :(
> Maybe I will finally play it in a decade when it is free and have better
> hardwares. Ha! :P

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Subject: Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants
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On Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:33:57 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>
>GoG has Empire of the Ants - Digital Deluxe Edition for $44.99 USD for
>the next couple days in
>https://www.gog.com/en/game/empire_of_the_ants_digital_deluxe_edition.
>So tempting, but I can't play with my old PC hardwares. :( Maybe I will
>wait until it goes really cheap or even free like in decade when I get
>my hardware upgrades. :P

From what I can tell its eye candy with crap controls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-RJn2o2ccs

Subject: Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants
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On Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:33:57 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

Considering how quickly the years go by, waiting a few of them for a
game to get really cheap (or even free) is a viable strategy as far as
I am concerned.

Subject: Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategy Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:33:57 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

> >
> >GoG has Empire of the Ants - Digital Deluxe Edition for $44.99 USD for
> >the next couple days in
> >https://www.gog.com/en/game/empire_of_the_ants_digital_deluxe_edition.
> >So tempting, but I can't play with my old PC hardwares. :( Maybe I will
> >wait until it goes really cheap or even free like in decade when I get
> >my hardware upgrades. :P

> Considering how quickly the years go by, waiting a few of them for a
> game to get really cheap (or even free) is a viable strategy as far as
> I am concerned.

Yep. It's not like I can play it with my current hardwares. In fact, I
resumed playing my Star Wars: The Old Republic game finally last night.
I resumed my tutorial. Haha! It ran nicely on this old PC!
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Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 16:26 this Saturday (GMT):
> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategy Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:33:57 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>
>> >
>> >GoG has Empire of the Ants - Digital Deluxe Edition for $44.99 USD for
>> >the next couple days in
>> >https://www.gog.com/en/game/empire_of_the_ants_digital_deluxe_edition.
>> >So tempting, but I can't play with my old PC hardwares. :( Maybe I will
>> >wait until it goes really cheap or even free like in decade when I get
>> >my hardware upgrades. :P
>
>> Considering how quickly the years go by, waiting a few of them for a
>> game to get really cheap (or even free) is a viable strategy as far as
>> I am concerned.
>
> Yep. It's not like I can play it with my current hardwares. In fact, I
> resumed playing my Star Wars: The Old Republic game finally last night.
> I resumed my tutorial. Haha! It ran nicely on this old PC!

As long as a game is fun (and runs well), it doesn't matter when it came
out :)
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On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 17:50:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

>As long as a game is fun (and runs well), it doesn't matter when it came
>out :)

I think the oldest game I played that was actually fun for me was
Wizardry 1, which came out in 1980 so I obviously agree with you on
this.

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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 16:26 this Saturday (GMT):
> > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategy Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >> On Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:33:57 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
> >
> >> >
> >> >GoG has Empire of the Ants - Digital Deluxe Edition for $44.99 USD for
> >> >the next couple days in
> >> >https://www.gog.com/en/game/empire_of_the_ants_digital_deluxe_edition.
> >> >So tempting, but I can't play with my old PC hardwares. :( Maybe I will
> >> >wait until it goes really cheap or even free like in decade when I get
> >> >my hardware upgrades. :P
> >
> >> Considering how quickly the years go by, waiting a few of them for a
> >> game to get really cheap (or even free) is a viable strategy as far as
> >> I am concerned.
> >
> > Yep. It's not like I can play it with my current hardwares. In fact, I
> > resumed playing my Star Wars: The Old Republic game finally last night.
> > I resumed my tutorial. Haha! It ran nicely on this old PC!

> As long as a game is fun (and runs well), it doesn't matter when it came
> out :)

Agreed! Oh, and it's free to play. ;)
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 17:50:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
> <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

> >As long as a game is fun (and runs well), it doesn't matter when it came
> >out :)

> I think the oldest game I played that was actually fun for me was
> Wizardry 1, which came out in 1980 so I obviously agree with you on
> this.

Was that recently or back then?
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Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:55 this Saturday (GMT):
> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 16:26 this Saturday (GMT):
>> > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategy Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
>> >> On Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:33:57 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>> >
>> >> >
>> >> >GoG has Empire of the Ants - Digital Deluxe Edition for $44.99 USD for
>> >> >the next couple days in
>> >> >https://www.gog.com/en/game/empire_of_the_ants_digital_deluxe_edition.
>> >> >So tempting, but I can't play with my old PC hardwares. :( Maybe I will
>> >> >wait until it goes really cheap or even free like in decade when I get
>> >> >my hardware upgrades. :P
>> >
>> >> Considering how quickly the years go by, waiting a few of them for a
>> >> game to get really cheap (or even free) is a viable strategy as far as
>> >> I am concerned.
>> >
>> > Yep. It's not like I can play it with my current hardwares. In fact, I
>> > resumed playing my Star Wars: The Old Republic game finally last night.
>> > I resumed my tutorial. Haha! It ran nicely on this old PC!
>
>> As long as a game is fun (and runs well), it doesn't matter when it came
>> out :)
>
> Agreed! Oh, and it's free to play. ;)

Free to play as in microtransactions?
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<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

>Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:55 this Saturday (GMT):
>> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 16:26 this Saturday (GMT):
>>> > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategy Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>> >> On Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:33:57 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >GoG has Empire of the Ants - Digital Deluxe Edition for $44.99 USD for
>>> >> >the next couple days in
>>> >> >https://www.gog.com/en/game/empire_of_the_ants_digital_deluxe_edition.
>>> >> >So tempting, but I can't play with my old PC hardwares. :( Maybe I will
>>> >> >wait until it goes really cheap or even free like in decade when I get
>>> >> >my hardware upgrades. :P
>>> >
>>> >> Considering how quickly the years go by, waiting a few of them for a
>>> >> game to get really cheap (or even free) is a viable strategy as far as
>>> >> I am concerned.
>>> >
>>> > Yep. It's not like I can play it with my current hardwares. In fact, I
>>> > resumed playing my Star Wars: The Old Republic game finally last night.
>>> > I resumed my tutorial. Haha! It ran nicely on this old PC!
>>
>>> As long as a game is fun (and runs well), it doesn't matter when it came
>>> out :)
>>
>> Agreed! Oh, and it's free to play. ;)
>
>
>Free to play as in microtransactions?

Free to play as in you get to keep your cash, but not necessarily your
identity, your soul, etc. :)

Software development is a skill that requires talent and has high
value in the market. Never believe that when something involving
source code is pitched as "free" that it really is in the long term.

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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:55 this Saturday (GMT):
> > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
> >> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 16:26 this Saturday (GMT):
> >> > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategy Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >> >> On Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:33:57 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >GoG has Empire of the Ants - Digital Deluxe Edition for $44.99 USD for
> >> >> >the next couple days in
> >> >> >https://www.gog.com/en/game/empire_of_the_ants_digital_deluxe_edition.
> >> >> >So tempting, but I can't play with my old PC hardwares. :( Maybe I will
> >> >> >wait until it goes really cheap or even free like in decade when I get
> >> >> >my hardware upgrades. :P
> >> >
> >> >> Considering how quickly the years go by, waiting a few of them for a
> >> >> game to get really cheap (or even free) is a viable strategy as far as
> >> >> I am concerned.
> >> >
> >> > Yep. It's not like I can play it with my current hardwares. In fact, I
> >> > resumed playing my Star Wars: The Old Republic game finally last night.
> >> > I resumed my tutorial. Haha! It ran nicely on this old PC!
> >
> >> As long as a game is fun (and runs well), it doesn't matter when it came
> >> out :)
> >
> > Agreed! Oh, and it's free to play. ;)

> Free to play as in microtransactions?

Yep and grindings. Once I reach that point, then I quit and uninstall! ;)
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Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@x-nospam-x.com> wrote at 00:59 this Sunday (GMT):
> On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:10:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>
>>Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:55 this Saturday (GMT):
>>> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>>>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 16:26 this Saturday (GMT):
>>>> > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategy Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>> >> On Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:33:57 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >GoG has Empire of the Ants - Digital Deluxe Edition for $44.99 USD for
>>>> >> >the next couple days in
>>>> >> >https://www.gog.com/en/game/empire_of_the_ants_digital_deluxe_edition.
>>>> >> >So tempting, but I can't play with my old PC hardwares. :( Maybe I will
>>>> >> >wait until it goes really cheap or even free like in decade when I get
>>>> >> >my hardware upgrades. :P
>>>> >
>>>> >> Considering how quickly the years go by, waiting a few of them for a
>>>> >> game to get really cheap (or even free) is a viable strategy as far as
>>>> >> I am concerned.
>>>> >
>>>> > Yep. It's not like I can play it with my current hardwares. In fact, I
>>>> > resumed playing my Star Wars: The Old Republic game finally last night.
>>>> > I resumed my tutorial. Haha! It ran nicely on this old PC!
>>>
>>>> As long as a game is fun (and runs well), it doesn't matter when it came
>>>> out :)
>>>
>>> Agreed! Oh, and it's free to play. ;)
>>
>>
>>Free to play as in microtransactions?
>
> Free to play as in you get to keep your cash, but not necessarily your
> identity, your soul, etc. :)
>
> Software development is a skill that requires talent and has high
> value in the market. Never believe that when something involving
> source code is pitched as "free" that it really is in the long term.

Right, that's why I'd usually prefer paying outright.
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On Sat, 09 Nov 2024 23:55:52 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>Was that recently or back then?

Recently.

Adventure for the Atari 2600 came out in 1980 and that is what I was
actually playing back then. I still play it from time to time via the
Atari Vault on Steam.

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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Nov 2024 23:55:52 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

> >Was that recently or back then?

> Recently.

> Adventure for the Atari 2600 came out in 1980 and that is what I was
> actually playing back then. I still play it from time to time via the
> Atari Vault on Steam.

I liked it, but dang it got really hard in the later games. Did you ever play its sequel as shown in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_%281980_video_game%29?
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On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 01:12:57 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

>I liked it, but dang it got really hard in the later games. Did you ever play its sequel as shown in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_%281980_video_game%29?

Nope. I did not even know it existed.

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On 11/10/2024 2:01 PM, Mike S. wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Nov 2024 23:55:52 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>
>> Was that recently or back then?
>
> Recently.
>
> Adventure for the Atari 2600 came out in 1980 and that is what I was
> actually playing back then. I still play it from time to time via the
> Atari Vault on Steam.

Adventure was one of the first games my son got into.
Nowadays he's all against "pixel" games, but back then he loved it for
a few days.

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Subject	Author
Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants demo came out yesterday!	Ant
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants demo came out yesterday!	Zaghadka
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants demo came out yesterday!	rms
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants demo came out yesterday!	Ant
Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	Ant
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	Rin Stowleigh
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	Mike S.
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	Ant
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	candycanearter07
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	Mike S.
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	Ant
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	Mike S.
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	Ant
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	Mike S.
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	Kyonshi
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	Ant
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	candycanearter07
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	Rin Stowleigh
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	candycanearter07
Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants	Ant