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I really enjoyed Q1 Dimension Of The Machine,

The levels were big, detailed, and well thought-out. Played it on hard and it never felt unfair, I always had the tools (weapons, ammo, cover, etc) to handle the encounters. When it did get spicy it was satisfying not frustrating.

It was also very beautiful. Texturing, lighting, architecture, really fantastic. Good Stuff all around. Glad I (finally) picked it up.

#streaming Quake 1 Dimension Of The Machine right now over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

This is the map pack/mod that was released for Quake's 25th anniversary in 2021. I haven't played it before, this is my first time through, so I expect it to be impressive / a struggle.

also I seem to have remembered today A. how pointers work and B. that QuakeC has them.

I think I've *finally* fixed a persistent bug in my Q1 slidemove code. I can now wallrun up stairs without stopping or getting caught.

Been trying to fix that for at least 6 months.

#streaming Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003, PC) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. Part 4; Alex explores Antarctica (and hopefully finishes the game).

#streaming Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003, PC) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. Part 3; Alex continues her adventure in Cairo and beyond.

Suddenly wanted to hear this again tonight. I have a repress of it on an otherwise electro record (Bionic Breaks compiled by Boris Dlugosch). Really lovely disco track.

#streaming Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003, PC) this afternoon at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. Today Alex explores lower (and upper) Seattle.

#streaming Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003, PC) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. First session, starting the game from the beginning.

I'm starting a playthrough of the Func Map Jam 6 map pack for Quake today over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

I'm running it with the mod I've been writing as a test of sorts. So there will be some funky movement.

and that's Deus Ex finished. Was a good time.

I really enjoyed the gameplay, the surprising number of ways the player can solve different situations.

The story... not really my cup of tea. I like a lot of the elements it was playing with but not so much in that particular combination.

Still: very fun to play. Easy to get in a groove with it. I look forward to playing it again with a different approach, different restrictions and skills.

#streaming Deus Ex (2000, PC) this afternoon at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. Part 8; JC enters Area 51. (I'll finish the game today hopefully).

Toot edited to add: unfortunately there's an audio error in this transmission, a bad cable (or patchbay) dropped the left channel of game sound. I've switched to local audio capture ("desktop audio") for future broadcasts.

#streaming Deus Ex (2000, PC) this morning at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. Part 7: JC travels to California to rescue Gary Savage's daughter.

#streaming Deus Ex (2000, PC) right now at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. Part 6; JC approaches Chateau DuClare.

#streaming Deus Ex (2000, PC) this morning at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. Part 5; JC makes his way from New York to Paris.

(Still sick so, again, this might be a short broadcast.)