Zagorath

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

I think today was the first time I actually posted something to an aussie.zone instance since making this post. And it seems that no, it's still not working.

https://quokk.au/c/australia@aussie.zone/p/994161/on-monday-27-july-2026-a-test-alert-will-be-sent-to-all-mobile-devices-in-australia

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

More detailed update: the last post that did federate correctly was this one.

Interestingly, my comment on that one seems to not have federated successfully. See here. Unclear exactly what happened because the post itself federated, but I see exactly zero votes, not upvotes or downvotes, which makes it seem like there may have been a failure to federate fully.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

That's a good question. I don't immediately have an answer for you, but I'll go back through my history to try and check. Unfortunately I haven't been super active on Lemmy/Piefed lately so there's not a huge amount of data to go on.

First thing I noticed was this thread: https://aussie.zone/post/33440103

My comments were clearly federating much more recently than my posts were. Though my latest comment (a reply to Dia's last reply to me) did not appear. That last issue might be unrelated, because I did see something from Mia about needing to restart the server recently. Not sure.

 
[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

and dint like it because u didnt read the culture tree

That is...more than a little bit reductive.

The game is also downloadable the normal way not just as torrent

Oh cool! Glad to see! 8 months ago either it wasn't an option, or it wasn't presented very prominently.

The “sexism” thing has been fixed, pesants now have random gender

That's ok, but like I said in that thread, the problem isn't really the sexism (that was just an added factor), it was the game design that came with that. The unintuitive way some military units can also do eco work, but some can't, and there's no simple or intuitive way to know which is which.

And as much as I liked the idea of having a trade-off that you have to decide how many and when to send citizen-soldiers to battle vs when to hang back on eco didn't feel good. Maybe with more experience that gets better? But first impressions matter, and it definitely doesn't feel as good as Age.

 

Command and Conquer Generals 2 is one of the most enduring mysteries of real time strategy. And today, I’m going to share with you what really happened.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 0 points 2 months ago (4 children)

It's less that there's anything inherent to 0AD I don't like, and more just that it doesn't really do anything well. It's poor enough in terms of UX that it's impossible for me to even evaluate its fundamental game design.

Here's the comment I wrote up after my latest experience.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 0 points 2 months ago (6 children)

0AD is so much better than AoE

It really, really isn’t. It’s really quite terrible in comparison. I was actually quite saddened, because I first played it like 15 years ago, but then replayed it late last year and was excited to see how much it had progressed, but it still really felt like the early alpha game of my memory.

 
 

CHAPTER IX

Dr. Seward’s Diary.

23 August.---"The unexpected always happens." How well Disraeli knew life. Our bird when he found the cage open would not fly, so all our subtle arrangements were for nought. At any rate, we have proved one thing; that the spells of quietness last a reasonable time. We shall in future be able to ease his bonds for a few hours each day. I have given orders to the night attendant merely to shut him in the padded room, when once he is quiet, until an hour before sunrise. The poor soul's body will enjoy the relief even if his mind cannot appreciate it. Hark! The unexpected again! I am called; the patient has once more escaped.


Later.---Another night adventure. Renfield artfully waited until the attendant was entering the room to inspect. Then he dashed out past him and flew down the passage. I sent word for the attendants to follow. Again he went into the grounds of the deserted house, and we found him in the same place, pressed against the old chapel door. When he saw me he became furious, and had not the attendants seized him in time, he would have tried to kill me. As we were holding him a strange thing happened. He suddenly redoubled his efforts, and then as suddenly grew calm. I looked round instinctively, but could see nothing. Then I caught the patient's eye and followed it, but could trace nothing as it looked into the moonlit sky except a big bat, which was flapping its silent and ghostly way to the west. Bats usually wheel and flit about, but this one seemed to go straight on, as if it knew where it was bound for or had some intention of its own. The patient grew calmer every instant, and presently said:---

"You needn't tie me; I shall go quietly!" Without trouble we came back to the house. I feel there is something ominous in his calm, and shall not forget this night....

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 points 10 months ago

That's the thing, you don't have to disown him. He disowned the entire country.

As for selling out for personal gain… Doesn't sound very Australian to me. Might not be uncommon in practice, but goes pretty strongly against the national self identity of things like mateship.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 10 months ago

Maybe that's why their eyes go red!

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean, because I already knew which two clans it was. If I had had to guess, it'd have been a tossup between Toreador and Ventrue for me.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago

Fucking thanks, dipshits at QPS. Blocking cars is a complete non-starter, but blocking public transport? A-ok.

Fuck QPS. Fuck Brisbane City Council.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah fair enough. As I said, there was at least one Werewolf game released kinda recently. It doesn't seem to have had a brilliant reception, but it does exist. They also did release a Wraith game not too long ago, so they're obviously not afraid to reach into the more niche parts of the world. Changeling may be possible at some point.

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