Well I was really bored and I decided to head over to LAN Planet. You know that really cool place in Rockford where you can play computer games. I was just in one of those moods.

So I tried WWII Online. This is a massive multiplayer online kind of game. Now I really digged the movie Saving Private Ryan, so I was really hoping the game wouldn’t suck bad. And I heard about all the problems that the game had when It came out. But after playing it for less than thirty minutes, I have to say it isn’t something I would pay to play. It took more time to load than I played.

I also played around a little with the expansion to Diablo II. Nice addition to an already good game. If you like RPG’s. If you like hack and slash RPG’s.

I want to try some Counter Strike, but I’m afraid of the kids here. They will kick my ass. Maybe a little Soldier Of Fortune. I not sure what next. I was kinda looking forward to playing EverQuest. But it turns out they don’t have it anymore. I also want to try the On-Line game Anarchy On-Line. I’ve heard it’s a Futuristic EverQuest. More later.

For no reason, I decided to be really mean. It’s good to let go once in a while. I don’t want to hurt any real people so computer games are a good way to relieve the tension. Roller Coaster Tycoon is what I’m playing in-between games of SE4. Roller Coaster Tycoon is a really fun game. It surprised me. Anyway, I made a huge Coaster and jacked up the MPH. Needless to say my park customers were not to happy.

I have been pretty good at updating. I missed the last couple of days. I even have a good excuse as to why I have neglected my site. Three words. Space Empires IV. A 4x computer game made by Malfador Machinations. I swear its becoming a crack like hobby. Expand, Explore, Exterminate, and..? Well I can’t remember what the other x stands for. And don’t even ask why its 4x instead of 4e. Anyway SE4 is a game like Masters Of Orion, or Stars! I think its the best one I have played. Almost everything in the game is modifiable. You don’t need to know any programming. You just tweak text files.

There is a demo you can grab from Malfador. Once your hooked you can get the full version from Shrapnel Games. Its only available from them on the net. A patch for the full version is available here and its version 1.19.

Also be sure to check out Shrapnel’s SE4 Forum. It contains lots of info for tweaking and adding to the game.

I just want to play one more turn and then maybe update my website again.