The Last Blog on the Left: July 2010

Monday, July 26, 2010

A helping hand in case you can't find Myth II

Click this here link:

Ok, now you can directly download Myth II, the most recent patch, and probably a bunch of the current multiplayer maps and mods with considerable ease. You don't have any excuses now, MARCELLO!!!! Also, you two other gents should get it too. I just like ragging on Cello, but then again, who doesn't?

Anyways, CALL ME AND PLAY SOME TIME. I command you. We don't need to talk about what will happen if you defy me.

*addition: I had the wrong link earlier but that is now fixed. I tested the install out on my comp. It doesn't install it in the traditional fashion but rather it just unzips and then you can play the game from within the folder. Not my favorite way to do things, but hey, I'm not complaining about an amazing game, recently updated, and easily accessible for free.

!!IMPORTANT!!: Ok, so if you install using this (which I will say is very convenient since you don't have to download any patches or maps or anything) be aware that the controls are all switched around into a state of madness. The very first thing you should do once you get the game running is go to "settings," then go to "controls," and then click the "revert set" button to put the controls back to default. If you don't, control will be very hard and unintuitive (I just learned that while playing my first online game since playing again... it was a hillarious mess: "alright, time to go. I'll just go ahead a zoom out. Oh dear god I can't zoom. Ok, ok, that's fine, I'll just have a smaller viewing area. Wait, I can't move the camera. And the mini-map is gone... Wait is that an enemy dwarf? Fuuuuuuuuu..."). Ok, enjoy.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Ya know, I was just thinking...

It's been a while since I have tried (and failed) to get everyone to play a game of Myth. Well, Myth is among the games that this netbook can handle and I would sure to love to get a nice little Myth competition (or cooperation) going. So, everyone go and try to download Myth II: Soulblighter. It shouldn't take very long. Once you have the game installed go to this website:

Project Magma

Project Magma is the continuing community support for the game. Download the latest patch and I also suggest getting the Fallen Levels (essentially, the entire game from Myth I). If the moons align properly maybe we could even get a game or two in.

And remember, if you don't get the game, more good Dwarves will die.

*addition: if you want to play online (which you better), go register here at Marius. They run the primary servers for the game these days. In the game, initially the option that will appear is the Bungie official server but, as long as you have the update from Project Magma, if you poke around a little in the online menu (there should only be one or two tabs with a couple buttons each) then you will get a listing of the possible servers to log into. Choose Marius, log in, and then we will be able to meet up and make games.

**double addition: For multiplayer, you'll want to hit the tutorial (and probably the campaign a little at least - it has a good story too) and fiddle around with the characters some to get a feel for things. Particularly with dwarves and warlocks, try attacking the ground (ctrl+click with any unit to attack the ground) rather than actual enemies so that you can better control where your attack lands. Because of the more physical aspect of this game vs. other RTS, even though the controls are as straightforward as they get, it can be hard to get a hang of things. The number one thing to remember with this game is that, if you were to do everything right, you could win any fight without your troops taking any damage (that is, of course, insane; as a start, try to finish some single player levels with no casualties; the big secret is that melee units are for last ditch saves only).

***triple TRIPLE triple addition: you can probably tell that this is at least one of my favorite games ever if not my very favorite.