May sees a return to normalcy but a significant increase in my real-life workload. The focus of this late May update will be on the impact the pandemic has on things for the past few months. I will specifically be focusing on the state of the website, the status of the EDCE tournament, and some…
The Roblox game Tradelands performed a string of updates in April that have modernized the graphics while also applying some updated game functionality. One of the changes is to sync weather across all servers while also making storms last longer. Today, I am going to break this down statistically and attempt to determine if the…
As you may have guessed, our sister site at MLB Leagues has been dealing with an unprecedented crisis facing all public sports right now. Today comes the announcement that Blake Snell will refuse to play if MLBPA accepts an agreement presented by the MLB owners to open baseball for the July season. I want to…
This week Firaxis has announced that it will be offering the New Frontier DLC Pack for Civilization VI. It’s the latest addition to a trend in gaming DLC’s that have been slowly creeping across the industry. Is this pack really worth the $40 they are asking you to pay for this DLC? How does it…
Civ4: Colonization has been an on and off favorite of mine since its release in 2008. I also enjoy this game because of it’s simplicity in game play – you win the game winning a War of Independence and that’s it. Behind this simple concept is the Civilization 4 engine which allows for the significant…
I have uploaded the newest version of the MUD Random Map Generator on EDIBLE. The changes are almost all behind the scenes with the biggest change being I have integrated the MUD Random Map Generator into the new MapScript API. This update will automatically generate the map file for you instead of relying on the…
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve connected to the outside world. The initial panic and urgency as the world shut down has subsided. In its place is an acceptance of what a steady state looks like for the foreseeable future. With it will return a resemblance of normalcy to my own life as it…
Not 20 days ago I had a completely different update in mind for March. I was going to post on Friday the 13th, the first back to back updates on unique days in one year. I had plans to do some new modding while also exploring some creative ideas I had. This week, the world…
I have completed an upgrade to the Random Map Generator. It’s available on EDIBLE or with the original REM link. This change replaces the previous version since the output has not changed and the maps are backward compatible. The main change was meant to improve the performance of the map generation process which was causing…
I was able to make some good progress this week on some improvements to the Modern Units Database as well as the script drawing the Random Earth Map. I’m hoping to get some of these updates posted this weekend. In the event I don’t, here is a quick update for this Leap Day. First, let’s…
