![]() Temples, meanwhile, not only train Priests that can convert enemies to your side and powerful if expensive Prophets (support units that cast “Calamities” like earthquakes), but also provide protection from said powers to anything within its radius. For instance, in place of simple drop-off points like in Age of Empires, Citizens build Settlements, which can be “populated” permanently by five units to become Town Centers, which provide additional productivity bonuses and morale boosts, as well as the ability to train more workers and hero units “populating” 10 more Citizens, meanwhile turns those structures into Capitols, which have even more bonuses (such as economic technologies). Then, there are the smaller touches that make Empire Earth stand out, which highlight the empire-building elements. While such a vast scale and seemingly disparate styles would risk making the overall experience feel a bit disjointed – certain eras could easily feel like jumping through different genres altogether – the end result remains consistent and fluid enough that it’s not overwhelming. In addition, the game notably goes an extra mile by depicting the future (culminating in the Nano Age of the 2200s) whether it’s the sleek sci-fi aesthetics and laser tanks or Cyber mechs at your disposal – eventually, you’d be able to viably field whole armies of them, from anti-infantry Pandoras to the Prophet-esque Hades – this was something that few historical games really did outside of turn-based fare like Civilization: Call to Power. The voices and attire of your Citizens, for instance, visibly change over time (eventually looking like white-collar workers with crisp American accents), while each successive unit upgrade makes them progressively more powerful get left behind, and you’ll find out why even swarms of spearmen are hard pressed to defeat a handful of Imperial Age infantry. But rather than just having the building styles or the UI design update accordingly, the transition from one Epoch (or general Epoch group) to another is more pronounced. Beginning with the Prehistoric Age (complete with cavemen and primitive grunting), a full-length match can cover 500,000 years of human history and beyond in a single sitting. This alone could arguably be said to be one of Empire Earth’s biggest selling points. One of the very first things you’d notice is how there are 14 “Epochs” as opposed to the relative handful usually expected in an historical title. Specifically, how Empire Earth takes all of the above and tries to go further. Coupled with flexible skirmish/multiplayer options and a scenario editor, it can almost feel like deja vu. And on top of having provisions for a “wonder” victory – the wonder themselves come with their own bonuses, such as the Library of Alexandria allowing you spot enemy structures across the map – you can even “age-up” to unlock more powerful unit types and upgrades. There is also a “rock-paper-scissors” mechanic at play, as well as “Hero” units (In the form of “Warrior” and “Strategist” type pairs) that can help turn the tide of battle. Military troops can be trained from perquisite buildings (such as barracks and stables), provided there are enough funds. You have “Citizen” worker units (recruited from Town Centers or Capitols) that are used to gather resources and build structures. And that even now, it remains an alluring piece of work.Īt a glance, the gameplay would be familiar to anyone who’s played Age of Empires or its successors. Nonetheless, it’s not for nothing that it, like the franchise it launched, was seen as a serious contender. ![]() The game didn’t quite live up to its lofty ambitions and was very much a product of its time, soon to be overshadowed by other titles. The result is Empire Earth, released by Sierra Entertainment (as Sierra On-Line) for PC on November 13, 2001. ![]() Encompassing historical, modern and even futuristic elements, the resulting concoction would be relatively novel compared to its competition. ![]() In a December 2010 interview by IGN with both him and writer-designer Stefan Arnold, the goal from the start was to combine the best of RTS gameplay (like Goodman helped innovate with in Age of Empires) with that of empire-building (reminiscent of Civilization and city-builders like the Caesar games). It’s into this environment that Rick Goodman, one of co-founders of Ensemble Studios (and later founder of Stainless Steel Studios in 1997), sought to create an epic-scale RTS unlike what had been seen before. It had already seen the rise of several classic titles, including Command and Conquer, Starcraft and the historical Age of Empires series. At the turn of the 21 st Century, the Real Time Strategy genre was reaching its peak in popularity. ![]()
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![]() ![]() One such advertisement is for the Maibatsu Monstrosity-a car manufactured by a fictional Japanese automaker. Personal injury law firm Rakin and Ponzer, meanwhile, get on the airwaves to declare: “See, the great thing about this country is you can sue anyone for pretty much anything, and you'll probably win.”īut just who wrote and produced these commercials? Who voiced them? And how do these spots hold up today in the eyes of people who live and breathe advertising and radio? WIRED recently asked all these questions, including to key Rockstar figure Lazlow Jones.įrom these creative sessions came many of GTA III's radio ad spots. ![]() One such commercial showcases the mighty Miabatsu Monstrosity, a reference to the gas-guzzling SUVs that came onto the scene in the early aughts. It is here where an approximation of publisher Rockstar Games’ soul is laid bare. From rap and opera music stations to zany talk radio, it almost feels like you're tuned into an actual radio as you roll through the streets of Liberty City-and, 20 years later, the in-game radio commercials still hold up as some of the best satire in games.
![]() ![]() ![]() Collect powerful items, wield the Caster Gun, solve the mysterious puzzles of the ancients, and discover all that Arcadia and its neighboring kingdoms have to offer! Accept the challenge and become a true hero. Contextual commands will allow you to direct these allies into battle, or have them help you with the solution of the game's most clever puzzles!īigger, better, and packed with new features – Oceanhorn 2 is not only one of the best-looking adventure games out there, but it also builds a unique experience on the shoulder of classic video games. Trin, the granddaughter of Arcadia's leader Archimedes, and Gen, a mysterious robot wielding an old samurai weapon, will join forces with you, and fight at your side against Mesmeroth's Dark Army. You will not be taking this journey alone. Developer Cornfox & Brothers announced today that its action. ![]() Will our hero be able to unite the Owrus, Gillfolk, and men in a fight for the fate of the world? Defend the world against an evil warlock in Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm. A young Knight faces an impossible challenge, as Warlock Mesmeroth has returned with a formidable Dark Army. Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm, set a thousand years before the events of the first chapter, takes you on a magical journey across the vast world of Gaia, brimming with mythology and lore. Given its role as a prequel, it’ll come as no surprise to hear that the ending is inconclusive, although it has been modified since the original Apple Arcade release.Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm Golden Edition is here! Ready to embark on an RPG journey you'll never forget? This is the best version of the game to date, featuring brand new content, quests, items, and enhancements! These aren’t always that obvious (until they’ve been exposed), which is a refreshing change of pace to most video games. Unfortunately, the less memorable bosses were the two final ones, which undermined the narrative climax of the game. They replied on that review and told me that they are going to fix that. I wrote a review in the App Store with a complaint about the lack of controls customization and the lack of axis inversion. The Caster gun’s elemental spells are always available, however, and freezing or burning your enemies is a great way to give yourself an edge.īoss battles are present and correct, mostly taking the form of mobile environmental puzzles rather than twitchy combat encounters, which leads to some lengthy sections of doing no damage until you work out the enemy’s weak spot. Oceanhorn 2 is huge adventure for a mobile game. This makes cool combinations of items unwieldy and results in you relying on prod and roll techniques for the most part. A little more of an issue is that you have to map your shield to the same face button as your items, which makes for some fiddly moments. The lack of a lock-on feature is a bit annoying, but something I quickly got used to. You can start off by shooting from afar, quickly zoom to your enemies using your hookshot, and then pull out your sword and shield for good old-school action RPG battling. That isn’t to say that Oceanhorn 2 is an easy game though, as there are a few quite fiendish moments that really force you to make full use of your equipment.Ĭombat is pretty frequent and is mostly fairly straightforward. The environments are clearly and easy to navigate, with only a few roadblocks where I couldn’t make out what I needed to do (some of these were admittedly due to forgetting basic elemental properties). The Caster gun leads to some of the game’s more involved puzzles, with some memorable electricity and ice related head-scratchers. Again, this all reads like I’m describing a classic Zelda adventure, because that is exactly how it feels. Here’s our impressions of the Switch version. You’ll also unlock bombs and a hookshot as you progress, and start putting it all to use for solving puzzles with switches, lever and buttons. Here’s our review of Oceanhorn 2 which I first completed back on my trusty IPad Pro. The supporting characters are fine, with perfectly adequate voice acting, but are certainly not as memorable as genre highlights like Xenoblade Chronicles.Īt first you’ll be equipped with nothing but your trusty sword, but this is soon joined by a shield and the versatile Caster gun, which acts as both ranged weapon and elemental magic purveyor. In this sense, Oceanhorn 2 is arguably a truer sequel to the series than the open world Breath of the Wild. As with Zelda, the overall battle against a big bad is delayed by a series of glorified fetch quests that take you through various dungeons, each containing an essential item or power-up. Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas is an ambitious title that does some things rather well, finding a way to endear itself to players. ![]() ![]() ![]() It seems foolish to request a feature that describes the entire purpose of the application’s creation, but at the very least serves as a sound metaphor to this iOS experience. The ability to seamlessly access a model I have uploaded to show to a potential client would be monumental. It has the potential to be a fantastic addition to Sketchfab’s desktop site. Really hoping for some improvements to this application. Requesting desktop site makes no difference to accessibility (or lack there of) or speed Loading models is even slower than mobile Monkey in the Middle (Website on mobile browser):Ĭan’t expand side bar for log in/out, profile, settings, etc. “Large scene” notification is unnecessary Redundant “Filter high polycount models” and “Auto play over cellular” options This tutorial will give you an overview of the most important limitations and will help you to quickly teleport yourself into your first Cardboard experiment.Controls are developed, intuitive, and user-friendly So it won’t come as a surprise that you need to keep some things in mind when designing a Cardboard scene. In addition to displaying a regular Sketchfab model on the lighter hardware of your phone or tablet, we now render each image twice (once for each eye). You can now literally publish your model to Sketchfab and view it on your Cardboard in under a minute.Īs Cardboard relies on mobile devices, there are some extra things to keep in mind. ![]() We create an avatar from a photo using an AI model weve trained on 20,000 face scans. It will take 5-10 seconds to get you a perfect virtual avatar. ![]() Once you have imported both, drag the model into a new Scene. You can also skip this step and continue without a photo. You will have to do the same to import the texture (Another way to import them is draging them into the Project Tab). You need to be well-lit for the best results. With our new Cardboard VR button, Sketchfab has become the easiest way to view your designs in Virtual Reality. Its best if you take off glasses and look straight into the camera. In this post originally published on the Sketchfab Blog as " How to set up a Cardboard VR scene for Sketchfab," Bart Veldhuizen explains what designers can do to make their models as VR-friendly as possible. At the same time, it's worth bearing in mind that creating a model for VR may take some extra consideration. At ArchDaily, we think this is a huge step in defining how we will view and share architectural design in the future, and one of the best things about the new feature is how seamlessly it blends into Sketchfab's existing model sharing platform. Image adapted from screenshot of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane model by Matthew BrennanĮarlier this month, Sketchfab announced a new feature which would allow any 3D model on their platform to be viewed in virtual reality on a device such as Google Cardboard. Read on to find out more about the possibilities and advantages that come with point cloud modelling. However, the advantages of keeping the scan in point form are what makes it great the file sizes are much smaller, and the porosity of the point clouds make it possible to see through walls and surfaces, accessing "hidden" spaces and uncommon views of seemingly familiar surroundings. This data can then be converted into a polygonal model that can be rendered like any other 3D model. The collection of data points is generated by a 3D scanner that rotates while emitting a laser that measures the distance to points on surrounding surfaces. ![]() Point clouds are made up of a set of points located in a three-dimensional coordinate system, that when put together merely give an impression of the surface of an object, or the façade of a building. As a part of our Selected by Sketchfab series, Sketchfab has their eye on a more efficient, increasingly common method of capturing architectural spaces namely, point clouds. Traditional 3D models made up of surfaces have for a long time aided us in visualizing buildings and spaces, but they often come at a cost: large models require a lot of storage and processing power, and can become incredibly complex to the point where they are difficult to navigate. ![]() ![]() ![]() Make sure you read the BUGS section before playing.Īny suggestions for V.4 are welcome, but remember that hacking is NOT easy to do. It has a few loose bugs that will be fixed in V.4, and I'm waiting for people playing this to inform me of monster changes that need to be made. If you want to play V.3, you can get it here:īut this is NOT the final version. This hack was designed to gives fans of this classic game a challenge. And don't laugh when you encounter Croco and Hammer bro again, because they'll be tougher than they we're before. One of the 6 doors in Bowser's Keep leads to a mini boss rush against some of the toughest normal foes, while the other one leads to a Boss Rush against ALL of the non-smithy gang bosses. Teaming up with Mallow, Geno, Bowser, and Peach, the heroes go on the long adventure to collect the 7. The goal of the game is to confront Smithy and repair the Star Road, which has been broken, and thus unable to grant wishes to people. It was clear Nintendo wanted to test the bounds of where Mario could go. For those of you who are familiar with Smithy's 8,000 HP from vanilla, every super bosses in this hack has at least 13,000 HP!! Super Mario RPG Legend of the Sever Stars was a fantastic Mario title and SNES title. They are all very tough and impossible until reaching high levels. Most of them are influenced by Paper Mario. One of the main attractions of this hack is the 7 optinal Super Bosses I added. I shouldn't need to explain why this change was made should I? The Power stars from the chest have all been turned into frog coins. The animations on some weapon attacks have changed. LOTS of new items, armor, weapons, and accessories. Here's a video preview of the new ally moves: This was done to make the game more tactical and to stop people from spamming Peach and Geno like Vanilla. More importantly, all except Mario have at least one new special move to replace another one. All other stats can reach 200-600 depending on your equipment. The level cap is still 30.however HP can go as high as 800-900. Some monsters will also use new attacks created by me. Just about every monster has been suped up, and some will carry attacks that they normally wouldn't have. The REAL game has been updated since then. Here's a video preview I made a while back, but it's beta. You WILL need knowlege of the original game in order to survive. You'll notice them 30 seconds after the game stars. The story and places you need to go to play the game hasn't changed all, however the game has some crazy and interesting changes. Everything was done by me, so please don't false accuse. However.I will give you screen shots and talk about a few changes to the game.įIRST: The most important thing that needs to be said.This hack has nothing to do with Waddler's revolution. I won't go into full details about the hack here. v.4 will be the final of the finals I hope. V.3 is now the lastest.however there are few things I missed. Then thanks to Archeal, I was able to get my own thread dedicated to it, and I relased V.2. It did very well, but unfortutnity.somebody got jealous and flagged each topic on this hack. A few of you might know me from YT.Īnyway, this is my first Rom hack.Super Mario RPG: Armageddon. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hunt down a wide range of exotic monsters - from savage beasts prowling the mountain passes, to cunning supernatural predators lurking in the shadows of densely populated towns.Gruesomely destroy foes as a professional monster hunter armed with a range of upgradeable weapons, mutating potions and combat magic.Trained from early childhood and mutated to gain superhuman skills, strength and reflexes, witchers are a counterbalance to the monster-infested world in which they live. KEY FEATURES PLAY AS A HIGHLY TRAINED MONSTER SLAYER FOR HIRE In The Witcher, you play as professional monster hunter Geralt of Rivia tasked with finding a child of prophecy in a vast open world rich with merchant cities, pirate islands, dangerous mountain passes, and forgotten caverns to explore. The Witcher: Wild Hunt is a story-driven open world RPG set in a visually stunning fantasy universe full of meaningful choices and impactful consequences. The ROM should also be less than 5% of the Available Space on your computer or a maximum 15%.Īs war rages on throughout the Northern Realms, you take on the greatest contract of your life - tracking down the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world. Recommendations: It is recommended you have double the RAM recommended by the above and Game makers above. This last instruction also works for Windows Vista and XP.Īs you can see there was no need to download computer malware to your system.Right-click the “Computer” icon to open the menu > Select the “Properties” option. How to see the Graphics Card: Click the Windows Start Button > Settings Tile > Control Panel (bottom left) > Devices and Printers > Device Manager > Display Adapters.From the drop-down results, select and click the “System” result. Click the Windows Start Button > search for “System” in the search bar. Processor, memory and operating system: Click the Windows Start Button > Settings Tile > PC and Devices > PC Info.Right-click “This PC” icon and select the “Properties” option. A window will appear showing you detailed info on your System specifications. In the small little window that appears titled "Run", type "msinfo32" and hit the enter key. Click the Windows Logo button on your keypad + R key. Here is how to check your system Specs without downloading malware from the Internetġ. Especially with the advent of Bitcoin seeking and webcam spying ransomware on the Internet nowadays, it is recommended you don’t make that mistake since this info is something you can find with some simple digging and common sense. ![]() Now, the players have more time in order to upgrade their PCs so that the future game would run without any problems.Most sites recommend downloading some program from them into your computer. On the other side, the postponement of the project’s launch seems quite relevant now if consider the presented The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt system requirements. Let us remind you that, according to CD Projekt RED, its release date was rescheduled because of a necessity to polish and test lots of details of the game. The new instalment in the popular The Witcher action-RPG series will hit PC, PS4 and Xbox One on May 19th, 2015.
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![]() ![]() The software is currently available for Windows users at no cost, making it one of the best free DAWs at around a $600 value. The revived DAW includes all core premium features of SONAR Platinum such as the award-winning Skylight user interface, flexible ProChannel modules, and powerful end-to-end 64-bit mix engine. In early April 2018, BandLab announced that it would be relaunching Cakewalk’s famous SONAR Platinum DAW as a free download.Īccording to the company’s press release, Another 18 basic plugins, like EQ, compression, and delay, ensure you’ll have everything you need out the gate. The free software also comes with the HALion Sonic SE 2 virtual instrument featuring 180 presets, so you can dive headfirst into producing music. The only drawback is that you’ll need a dedicated piece of hardware that comes with a code for it, such as a Steinberg interface.Ĭubase LE supports up to 24 MIDI tracks, 16 audio tracks, and 8 physical inputs with recording quality up to 24-bit/192 kHz. That’s certainly not chump change, but luckily, much like Pro Tools First, LE is a free “lite” version of Cubase Pro. Steinberg’s powerful Cubase Pro software comes with a price tag of over $500. Naturally, the best part is: you can download SoundBridge for Mac or PC in 32 and 64-bit formats for free. SoundBridge‘s designers kept simplicity in mind when coming up with this free DAW. It’s a DAW for musicians with easy access to all essential tracking, sequencing, editing, and mixing functions. In addition, they met all the professional industry standards and offered complete third-party VST and low-latency/high-fidelity audio driver support.
![]() his Application comply with US Copyright law guidelines of “fair use”. It help people can use tips and tricks to play the game well. Disclaimer/Legal Notice: This a collections of tips, not a game. This means you need to be smart about keeping any escape routes or item stashes concealed. Somehow, with their superhuman videogame AI, they’ll trace it back to you. It will notice things like open vents, holes in fences and walls, or anything else seriously out of place around the prison. ![]() Yoshi returns to save Baby Mario in this sequel to Super Mario World The Evil Magikoopa, Kamek, is out to kidnap. Revisit Donkey Kong Island and join the Kong family for their latest adventure. Our application will help and teaches you extremely useful bits of information, such as how to recognise when fellow prisoners need a favour (which could get you some cash,) or have useful items for sale (the little bag over their heads.) The latter is something you’re likely to be making use of quite a bit. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble. There’s also a link to a full list of crafting recipes at the end if you want to know all of that. It won’t give you step-by-step walkthroughs of the different prisons, but it will spoil a few of the crafting recipes that I consider to be essential knowledge. ![]() All the way which you want beat the level, you can follow all tips and tricks. He is back in one heck of a platformer that set the early prototype for Rare's success on the other two Super NES Donkey Kong Countries, and their N64 offerings, right up to Donkey Kong 64. ![]() Tips for Donkey Kong Countryis a collection of all tips, tricks and walkthrough so that you can easily play the game well. ![]() ![]() Most of the presentations and slideshows on are free to view, many are even free to download. We'll even convert your presentations and slide shows into the universal Flash format with all their original multimedia glory, including animation, 2D and 3D transition effects, embedded music or other audio, or even video embedded in slides. There is truly something for everyone!įor a small fee you can get the industry's best online privacy or publicly promote your presentations and slide shows with top rankings. (You can choose whether to allow people to download your original PowerPoint presentations and photo slideshows for a fee or free or not at all.) Check out today - for FREE. That's all free as well!įor a small fee you can get the industry's best online privacy or publicly promote your presentations and slide shows with top rankings. Or use it to create really cool photo slideshows - with 2D and 3D transitions, animation, and your choice of music - that you can share with your Facebook friends or Google+ circles. Or use it to upload your own PowerPoint slides so you can share them with your teachers, class, students, bosses, employees, customers, potential investors or the world. Or use it to find and download high-quality how-to PowerPoint ppt presentations with illustrated or animated slides that will teach you how to do something new, also for free. You can use to find and download example online PowerPoint ppt presentations on just about any topic you can imagine so you can learn how to improve your own slides and And, best of all, most of its cool features are free and easy to use. ![]() Whether your application is business, how-to, education, medicine, school, church, sales, marketing, online training or just for fun, is a great resource. is a leading presentation/slideshow sharing website. ![]() |
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