Okay, I’ve been playing far too much Medieval Total War lately. It’s only my first campaign and I started playing as the Italians mainly because: It didn’t seem too hard, or too easy Being English seemed to easy, and too obvious I had delusions of being able to start my own in-game renaissance So, having …
As part of a stag do yesterday I had a go at paintballing at Effingham in Surry. There’s a £5 deposit which gets you equipment and a very small number of paintballs and then you have to buy extra ammunition at £6 per 100 pellets. The place seems very well organised when you arrive, but …
I went to see “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” at the Gielgud Theatre, with Christian Slater as McMurphy, the other night. It was extremely good. The whole cast were excellent, the actress playing Nurse Ratchet being the best of all; certainly topping Christian Slater, who was still very convincing. Having seen the film version …
I had the opportunity to fly to Edinburgh on business yesterday and took a ScotAirways flight from City Airport, London to Edinburgh. City Airport itself is great: check-in is only half an hour before the flight, security is always very efficient (although still the same process as any other airport) and the airport staff are …
I’ve just discovered “Rekkaturvat (Truck Dismount)”, having already played the very addictive “Porrasturvat (Stair Dismount)”. Basically, you set up some initial conditions and try to injure a man as much as possible by crashing a truck. It’s extremely addictive and the physics simulation is excellent. Download Rekkaturvat here.
The Pope raised his ugly head again but luckily I was able to sort him out with sheer volume of troops. I have the advantage of a very large fleet occupying most of the meditteranean so I can ship troops into coastal regions very quickly. War with the English has started with my invasion of …
It’s been an action-packed couple of days. The Sicilians rose from the ashes and I had to retreat to the castle and muster some more forces. The whole thing ended in a massive battle between my spearmen and archers and their heavily armoured knights. I had to keep my distance and pepper them with arrows …
I’ve dragged a few photos of The Gothic Temple from my phone: The dome: The gallery: The bathroom: Stowe gardens around the temple: Looking back at the temple from near the Palladian Bridge:
“Medieval, Total War” is the latest drain on my time. The PC game is fantastic. A quick rundown: take control of a medieval faction and try to conquer the whole of Europe. Gameplay is like a cross between Risk and Sim City for the strategic Europe-wide map part, and then you get to control your …
My band (Frankensteinway) is in its first music video. Not one with the highest production values, granted, but I’ve managed to get hold of a couple of screenshots: Myself (left) and Jason: Mark (left) and me: