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Hey everyone. Hope you all had a good week and relaxing weekend. I actually didn't game much this weekend as I was preparing to move apartments and also went on a weekend trip with friends, but I did squeeze in some Xcom 2 today. Hope everyone has a productive week.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Terra Invicta

By the same people who did the Long War XCOM overhaul mod. Anybody into 4x sci-fi solar system simulation/management should check it out. Still in EA but has come a long way from release.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

How is it wrt tedium compared to Long War, which imo often felt long for the sake of length itself?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

It is incredibly tedious, micromanagey, many confusing and/or obscure mechanics. I wouldn't say its long for the sake of being long, but in the later game the micromanagement required gets a little ridiculous in my experience.

Still scratches a hard sci-fi itch that I haven't found from a game in a long time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Lol you've confirmed all my worst fears, I'll steer clear and maybe watch a let's play at some point. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

If you're looking for someone who plays extremely well/efficient and edits their content so its easier to watch than just watching someone play a spreadsheet simulator, I'd go with PerunGamingAU. I think he's considered one of the technically best Youtubers that make content by the community and he cuts out the long boring parts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

Nice, thanks for the rec, might check it out when I get home mario-thumbs-up