Gaming – Page 2 – Scopique’s

An Unforgiving World

Scopique June 15, 2025

Hagga Basin South was pretty easy; Wester Vermillius Gap is kicking my ass as a solo player. I need to make better gear, but can't until I get materials sequestered behind difficult content.

I Am No Longer Player Dune: Awakening

Scopique June 12, 2025

My sub-fief will decay, my trike will rust, and the desert will never have known my name. But that's OK because...

Bloodletting on Arrakis

Scopique June 11, 2025

I finally get over my survival woes and go on a killing spree in the WVG. Along the way I picked up Planetologist training, and settled down with dreams of a new home.

I’m Dune OK, Actually – Initial Impressions

Scopique June 8, 2025

Dune: Awakening has a lot of bases to cover, so after about 8 hours of head-start playing, here's my attempt to cover as many as I could, including the thorny "PvE vs PvP" question.

Do NOT Listen to This Man

Scopique June 6, 2025

In which I say a lot of things opposite to other things I said, and own my hypocrisy.

Grab Bag for June 2, 2025

Scopique June 2, 2025

The Pi continues without purpose, a return to Night City in Cyberpunk 2077, fuck Funcom, and the usual Star Citizen babble in this installment of the Grab Bag.

Grab Bag for the Week Ending May 16, 2025

Scopique May 15, 2025

3D printing, code refactoring (!), Andor wraps up again, and Star Citizen's 4.1.1 patch in the wild.

Grab Bag for Week Ending May 10, 2025

Scopique May 7, 2025

I’m thinking the “grab bag” format is going to be my hallmark for the foreseeable future because I don’t seem to have a lot of things going on that inspire me to write, but I still want to write something. I’m also…

Grab Bag for the Week of April 28, 2025

Scopique April 30, 2025

Oblivion Remastered, V Rising, Humble Choice selections, project updates, and the usual dénouement regarding space sim games, this week in the Grab Bag.

Getting Fancy – 10-Point Touch Screen Sideboard

Scopique April 9, 2025

I added a 1920x720 touch-enabled monitor to my retinue for info panels. The jury is still out on whether or not it helps or hinders, but it sure looks cool.