I really enjoyed the first Dawn of War and played the multiplayer against Andrew several times (he still complains bitterly about the Cheesey Eldar in those games... webway portals are my friends) so when I had some birthday money I quickly purchased Dawn of War II.
Friday night I played a few levels in the campaign to get the hang of the new mechanics, and then multiplayer games against the computer to see the mechanics there. I got hammered in the first attempt, downgraded the computer to easy to get the hang of it in the second try, and then back to normal for victory in the third. Convinced I got it, I told Andrew I was ready.
Saturday night we got online and decided to play some two versus two with us working cooperatively against an Easy and Normal PC.
The first battle with my Eldar and Andrew's marines against Easy Orks and Normal Space marines proved to be a lot harder than we expected. The orks were virtually unseen, but the computer's dreadnoughts went on several rampages through our lines. Eventually we wore him down and took the prize.
In the second battle Andrew tried Tyranids and the computer tried Tyranids and my computer's graphics card choked to death. Or maybe it was just my computer choking on the processing. Or whatever. The point was it lagged to unplayablity and we exited.
Andrew went back to space marines and we tried the map again, this time our computer foe using Eldar and ... I can't remember. Orks? Or Marines? *shrugs* Doesn't matter as we easily rolled the computer back and quickly took control of the board and the game.
The last game really highlighted our different styles of play: Andrew was rolling up his side and getting as deep as he could early on, brawling with enemy troops up and down the board; while I cautiously advanced in a line making sure nothing could get behind me, and once I had control of at least half of the objectives I sat in defence waiting for the enemy to come to me, cutting him down from positions in cover. Each has advantages and disadvantages. Andrew's advance might cripple the enemy's economy but runs the risk of collapsing if it get counter successfully while my style of advance secures my lines but allows the enemy to build up more resources for larger attacks.
It was a good time but it highlighted my dire need for a new video card. Andrew's computer is not much newer than mine but has a video card one generation newer than mine and he was able to run easily at medium settings while I'm chugging at low. Come on Tax Return!
Next: Twilight Imperium
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Monday, March 16, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
*CRASH*
I logged in last night to run some errands with Derranna and just as I approached the first gate, Eve crashed. Not just my client. The whole damn thing.
Gah.
Eventually it came back and until it did I practised more in Dawn of War II for some online play against some foul WoW player this weekend. Really wishing I had my graphics card update right now.
My wife is gone with the kids for the weekend so I have plans. DO I EVER!! Tonight we got some Dawn of War II and the re-recording of the SUWT podcast, and maybe a little Eve if the opportunity presents itself. Tomorrow Andrew and I will have our rematch game of Twilight Imperium to see if I can stop him from getting on a winning streak followed by some more Eve (and maybe more DoWII if Andrew has time). Finally Sunday I might sneak some more Eve in if I find time between some chores.
Fun overload!
Gah.
Eventually it came back and until it did I practised more in Dawn of War II for some online play against some foul WoW player this weekend. Really wishing I had my graphics card update right now.
My wife is gone with the kids for the weekend so I have plans. DO I EVER!! Tonight we got some Dawn of War II and the re-recording of the SUWT podcast, and maybe a little Eve if the opportunity presents itself. Tomorrow Andrew and I will have our rematch game of Twilight Imperium to see if I can stop him from getting on a winning streak followed by some more Eve (and maybe more DoWII if Andrew has time). Finally Sunday I might sneak some more Eve in if I find time between some chores.
Fun overload!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Weekly Dawn Of War Report
Last night Andrew and I met again in vicious virtual combat for three games.
Game # 1 - My Chaos Tau
Although he had a better grip on his Tau than last time, my solid formations of marines backed up by Predator tanks proved to be too overwhelming for his forces.
Game # 2 - My Imperial Guard versus Space Marines
I never even got into this battle. Andrew rushed the Take and Hold objectives and then calmly chewed up everything that I marched out to try and take them back. It ended with many guardsmen being built and then being cut down in seconds by three Landspeeders while the Terminators and Space Marines pummelled by base.
Game # 3 - My Eldar versus Space Marines
This was a long game, 52 minutes all told. It looked like he was going to win early on when his initial Marine squads pushed my soft Guardians around back to the edge of my base, but I recovered with Howling Banshees whose power swords are the nemesis of power armour. Then we both pulled back to build up forces for a while; I developed a force of Banshees, Dark Reapers, and Fire Dragons and he built up Marines, Terminators, and Dreadnoughts.
Then the battle began. It was pretty even for a while but my superior numbers seemed to be getting a slight edge. While the fighting raged we both built up second waves: more Aspect warriors and 5 Wraithlords for me, more marines, Terminators, and Dreadnoughts for him. We also worked on end-game units. While one half the board saw our forces in a pitched battle, Andrew sent a Land Raider and Predator escort to the other side that I countered with the Avatar. The firepower took the Avatar down but not before I gained the upper hand in the main battle and was able to send Fire Dragons and Wraithlords to tear up the tanks.
The battle had swung my way. A second Avatar joined the fray along with two Fire Prisms. Andrew conducted some deep strikes with Dreadnoughts and Terminators but I held the field and began the push into his territory. It took several long minutes and one abortive try on his base and Take and Hold Objectives before I was able to get enough forces and momentum to take the objectives and destroy his base.
It was a close one, and I'm sure he'll make me pay next time.
Game # 1 - My Chaos Tau
Although he had a better grip on his Tau than last time, my solid formations of marines backed up by Predator tanks proved to be too overwhelming for his forces.
Game # 2 - My Imperial Guard versus Space Marines
I never even got into this battle. Andrew rushed the Take and Hold objectives and then calmly chewed up everything that I marched out to try and take them back. It ended with many guardsmen being built and then being cut down in seconds by three Landspeeders while the Terminators and Space Marines pummelled by base.
Game # 3 - My Eldar versus Space Marines
This was a long game, 52 minutes all told. It looked like he was going to win early on when his initial Marine squads pushed my soft Guardians around back to the edge of my base, but I recovered with Howling Banshees whose power swords are the nemesis of power armour. Then we both pulled back to build up forces for a while; I developed a force of Banshees, Dark Reapers, and Fire Dragons and he built up Marines, Terminators, and Dreadnoughts.
Then the battle began. It was pretty even for a while but my superior numbers seemed to be getting a slight edge. While the fighting raged we both built up second waves: more Aspect warriors and 5 Wraithlords for me, more marines, Terminators, and Dreadnoughts for him. We also worked on end-game units. While one half the board saw our forces in a pitched battle, Andrew sent a Land Raider and Predator escort to the other side that I countered with the Avatar. The firepower took the Avatar down but not before I gained the upper hand in the main battle and was able to send Fire Dragons and Wraithlords to tear up the tanks.
The battle had swung my way. A second Avatar joined the fray along with two Fire Prisms. Andrew conducted some deep strikes with Dreadnoughts and Terminators but I held the field and began the push into his territory. It took several long minutes and one abortive try on his base and Take and Hold Objectives before I was able to get enough forces and momentum to take the objectives and destroy his base.
It was a close one, and I'm sure he'll make me pay next time.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Battle Report: Dawn of War
Last night Andrew and I hooked up online (after several patch downloads, natch) and bashed each other around in Dawn of War.
Game #1: Chaos Marines versus Space Marines
I was in a panic mode all game, terrified Andrew was going to march in and destroy me any second. I tried to remember how to play so stayed pretty basic: a couple large units of cultists to throw into the fray supported by some marines to shoot in and kill the enemy as they pummelled the cultists. In support I made upgraded listening posts and plenty of heavy bolter turrets. Finally I added a full squad of Raptors for extra killing goodness.
This allowed me to hold off Andrew's first couple of testing attacks while I developed up to Defilers. Just as the third Defiler rolled off the line, Andrew made a serious attack.
On the "main" front he threw in his forces which I met first with the Defilers and secondly with the Cultists/Marines/Raptors. But while that attack was going on, he sent in a flanking force to pincher me and get behind my lines. Unfortunately for him, my concentration of firepower on his primary attack quickly overwhelmed him and I was able to turn my forces around in time to prevent serious damage. I lost the Defilers in the process, but the rest held up.
I added more marines to the force and a couple upgraded lascannon Predator tanks since Andrew seemed to like Dreadnoughts. I then launcher an all-out attack on his base. Seeing me move in, Andrew launched his own attack on my base and it became a rush to destroy each other.
In the end Andrew's base was setup close enough together that I managed to destroy all the unit-producing buildings first and claimed victory.
Game #2 - Eldar (Me) versus Tau (Andrew)
We thought we would do something different so Andrew tried out Tau and I tried to remember how Eldar worked. It came back to me fairly quickly since I used Eldar in the Winter Assault campaign but neither of us had a clue how to properly use the Tau and when the serious fighting began my horde of Guardians, Dark Reapers, and Seer Council with Psychic-Storm-slinging-action Farseer proved too much and Andrew conceded until he had more time to try it out.
It was fun, I hope we can make this a semi regular occurence as it doesn't take very long to play a game and it is amusing.
Need voice comms though. I'll have to ask if I can use a friends Ventrilo server.
Game #1: Chaos Marines versus Space Marines
I was in a panic mode all game, terrified Andrew was going to march in and destroy me any second. I tried to remember how to play so stayed pretty basic: a couple large units of cultists to throw into the fray supported by some marines to shoot in and kill the enemy as they pummelled the cultists. In support I made upgraded listening posts and plenty of heavy bolter turrets. Finally I added a full squad of Raptors for extra killing goodness.
This allowed me to hold off Andrew's first couple of testing attacks while I developed up to Defilers. Just as the third Defiler rolled off the line, Andrew made a serious attack.
On the "main" front he threw in his forces which I met first with the Defilers and secondly with the Cultists/Marines/Raptors. But while that attack was going on, he sent in a flanking force to pincher me and get behind my lines. Unfortunately for him, my concentration of firepower on his primary attack quickly overwhelmed him and I was able to turn my forces around in time to prevent serious damage. I lost the Defilers in the process, but the rest held up.
I added more marines to the force and a couple upgraded lascannon Predator tanks since Andrew seemed to like Dreadnoughts. I then launcher an all-out attack on his base. Seeing me move in, Andrew launched his own attack on my base and it became a rush to destroy each other.
In the end Andrew's base was setup close enough together that I managed to destroy all the unit-producing buildings first and claimed victory.
Game #2 - Eldar (Me) versus Tau (Andrew)
We thought we would do something different so Andrew tried out Tau and I tried to remember how Eldar worked. It came back to me fairly quickly since I used Eldar in the Winter Assault campaign but neither of us had a clue how to properly use the Tau and when the serious fighting began my horde of Guardians, Dark Reapers, and Seer Council with Psychic-Storm-slinging-action Farseer proved too much and Andrew conceded until he had more time to try it out.
It was fun, I hope we can make this a semi regular occurence as it doesn't take very long to play a game and it is amusing.
Need voice comms though. I'll have to ask if I can use a friends Ventrilo server.
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