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James wrote: I have just realised might mate gave me a copy of Mount & Blade but I've never even installed it.  I noticed Joel likes Mount & Blade: Warband. Is it worth trying at some point?

YES. Easily one of the best games I've ever played. Warband is basically the same game with a few refinements + a new race/civilisation to play as.

The game is pretty bare bones in many ways but that's part of the charm. The req specs are also super low which is a bonus so the game runs like butter on my sh*tty laptop. I've poured >100 hours into the vanilla version on a copy which a friend gave me (in not the most legal fashion) and another 50 or so into some of the mods, many of which are amazing. 

It has a pretty steep learning curve, but it's an amazing game.

My mate didn't like it though, hence why he gave it to me.  Plus I think I read somewhere it was full of bugs.

I'd buy it for you if it was still 2.50$ I just bought the single copy.

progkidjoel wrote: YES. Easily one of the best games I've ever played. Warband is basically the same game with a few refinements + a new race/civilisation to play as. The game is pretty bare bones in many ways but that's part of the charm. The req specs are also super low which is a bonus so the game runs like butter on my sh*tty laptop. I've poured >100 hours into the vanilla version on a copy which a friend gave me (in not the most legal fashion) and another 50 or so into some of the mods, many of which are amazing.  It has a pretty steep learning curve, but it's an amazing game.

Biggest addition to Warband was the ability to set up your own kingdom. I fought the entire world to a standstill in the original, but because I couldn't set up my own kingdom, I ultimately had to face every army in the world at one time and just couldn't manage that.

progkidjoel wrote: Yeah, in all the hours I've put into that game I've never gotten to a point at which I've been able to actually build my own empire up without being crushed. Gamemako, have you played Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword? It looks pretty good although I haven't tried it yet.

I haven't played anything past the original. I'd imagine that I'd have dominated the landscape if I could have vassals, but as it stood, I was one army (of all Sword Sisters ) against the rest of the world.

James wrote: Is it possible to get Warband as an add-on to the original or is it a whole new game?

It's a seperate game. 'Stand alone expansion' is the term devs/publishers usually opt for.

Well, that was quick.

I quit Terraria. I fell into a big hole and lost all my stuff, and it's pretty much impossible to get it all back.

Gamemako wrote: Well, that was quick. I quit Terraria. I fell into a big hole and lost all my stuff, and it's pretty much impossible to get it all back.

Place a bunch of wood platforms; you can fall through them but only if you click down. Can jump back through them. Perfect for mining.

Also, I'm playing on Softcore, so I only drop coins when I die (not that I've found a use for coins anyway yet). 

I'm starting to enjoy it a lot more, discovering a whole lot of awesome stuff down in the depths now.

Corrupted areas are easy if you bring a friend.  Actually, a lot of my playing has been with 2 friends, that was when we are spelunking one person can scout ahead (he uses a lucky horseshoe and a grappling hook) while the other two build scaffolding/kill eaters.  If there is nothing worthwhile down, it's pretty simple to take down the platforms and block over the hole.

Edited by Triceratopsoil - January 05 2012 at 17:54

Recalling back to why my mate gave me the original Mount & Blade, it occurs to me it was because it wouldn't work on his PC.

Edited by James - January 05 2012 at 18:21