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IAE 2950 #StarCitizen

Scopique November 25, 2020

The Intergalactic Aerospace Expo (IAE) is an end-of-year event that CIG puts on to sell more pledges. It also allows Star Citizen backers and folks who have decided to put hearsay aside to check out pretty much all of the ships that…

More Interfaces: A Possible Way Forward

Scopique November 14, 2020

After my post last night, I got a brief introduction into how I might consider creating a three-tier+ structure from Twitter Luminary @Delebrin: Considering I posted late at night and Delebrin responded shortly after, I didn’t see the response until the next…

The Mandalorian Makes Me Appreciate Star Wars

Scopique November 14, 2020

Talking about Star Wars is like putting a political sign in your yard: you’re bound to get some crazy in your face no matter what your position. Back when I was a kid, had seen the original trilogy about 35 times in…

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Interfaces Again: Separation of Concerns and Dependency Injection

Scopique November 13, 2020

We interrupt this usual flow of entertainment posts to bring you a special PSA. We take you live, now, to our studios in Burbank. Over to you, Chet. This post is going to be really niche (and really long, sorry), but as…

Wanting Everything I am Paying For – Xbox Series and Game Pass Ultimate

Scopique November 8, 2020

I hate to open this way, but I feel that I must establish a baseline by reiterating that I am “not a console person”. I say I am reticent to state this because I am tired of the constant “us versus them”…

Interstellar Rift – Starter Ship Management

Scopique November 6, 2020

Permission to Come Aboard After we started the new game in the station, we need to take a teleporter to our starter ship. We can move between ships or station and ship by selecting the destination from the teleporter’s terminal, and then…

Interstellar Rift – A New Game and Station Services

Scopique November 6, 2020

The first order of business in a new game of Interstellar Rift is to choose a faction. As with a lot of games out there, factions have rep which can be earned by taking missions offered by or for that faction. In…

Interstellar Rift – Overview Series

Scopique November 6, 2020

I’m going to be switching things up going forward here on the ol’ Internet shingle, starting with a new-to-me game called Interstellar Rift. I had received some appreciative feedback on my series of posts focusing on the mechanics of Stellar Tactics, so…

Death of a Spaceman Addresses the Wrong Problem

Scopique November 2, 2020

Last week’s Star Citizen’s “Calling All Devs” video chatted with Richard Tyrer of the core gameplay group and Chris Roberts of Chris Roberts fame about a concept called “Death of a Spaceman“. Published way back in 2013 — which should show how…

Solasta: Crown of the Magister

Scopique October 23, 2020

A while back I stumbled upon a demo for a 5E-licensed click-to-move tactical RPG called Solasta: Crown of the Magister. The game itself wasn’t yet available at the time, so I wasn’t entirely sure how much of the demo was representative of…