Tuesday, June 10, 2014

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Time               of               Defiance               puts               a               new               spin               on               an               old               videogame               genre.

It               could               even               be               said               that               this               game               from               UK               developer,               Nicely               Crafted,               is               in               a               hybrid               genre               all               its               own;               it               is               a               massive               multiplayer               online               real               time               strategy               game.

This               game               takes               place               in               a               persistent               online               world               where               the               player               begins               as               a               fledgling               empire               and               tries               to               expand               its               reach               amongst               dozens               of               other               players.

Time               of               Defiance's               fundamental               game               play               makes               it               an               acquired               taste.

Whether               you               are               online               or               not,               your               empire               is               fair               game               to               any               other               player.

The               game               plays               out               over               a               designated               time               ranging               from               a               few               days               to               28               days.

There               are               always               several               games               running               at               once               so               you               can               join               the               one               that               best               suits               your               time               commitment               and               skill               level.

Special               league               games               award               points               for               finishing               in               the               top               ten               empires,               which               are               added               up               and               displayed               on               the               Nicely               Crafted               webpage.

Given               the               length               of               one               game,               the               pace               is               slower               than               all               previous               real               time               strategy               games.
               Constructing               one               Destroyer               class               warship               takes               45               minutes.

Sending               the               Destroyer               from               one               edge               of               your               empire               to               the               other               could               take               a               few               hours               and               may               even               require               stopping               to               refuel.

On               average,               a               ship               will               take               between               20               to               45               minutes               to               get               from               point               to               point.
               The               game               takes               place               in               the               world               of               Nespanona.

The               players               are               members               of               a               people               called               the               Cog.

Before               the               Cog               came               into               power               there               was               a               mysterious               race               that               possessed               a               much               higher               tech               level.

Their               vehicles,               Nespan               relics,               can               be               found               randomly               on               the               map               and               captured               by               players.

Another               race               of               people,               the               Shadoo,               also               existed.

Shadoo               buildings               and               vehicles               can               eventually               be               built               by               players               who               have               bought               the               ability               to               access               advanced               Shadoo               technology.
               Rather               than               a               planet               or               land               map               that               the               player               systematically               conquers               region               by               region,               Nespanona               is               a               post-cataclysmic               world               that               has               fragmented               into               hovering               islands.

Islands               take               the               place               of               the               standard               real               time               strategy               game               territory.

These               islands               are               held               stationary               by               energy               beams               connecting               them               to               the               former               planet's               core.

Each               of               these               planetary               fragments               contain               varying               amounts               of               resources,               such               as               coal,               wood,               metal,               stone,               water,               and               moss.

These               resources               are               used               to               construct               different               types               of               buildings               and               vehicles.

Moss               is               used               as               fuel               for               Nespan               and               Shadoo               vehicles               and               as               currency               for               purchasing               vehicles               from               the               Eighth               House,               the               computer-controlled               governing               body               of               Nespanona.
               For               the               right               amount               of               moss               the               player               can               buy               some               really               powerful               hardware               from               the               Eighth               House.

Among               the               vehicles               are               Super               Transports               that               are               able               to               move               large               quantities               of               resources,               Nespan               Probes               that               are               fast               and               stealthy,               Ballistic               Missile               Launchers               that               launch               long               distance               attacks               on               enemy               islands,               Motherships               that               act               as               carriers               for               squadrons               of               fighters,               and               Battle               Platforms               which               are               very               much               like               mobile               islands.

Battle               Platforms               can               construct               their               own               resource               mines,               vehicle               constructors,               ballistic               missile               launchers               and               other               modules.
               The               basic               goal               of               Time               of               Defiance               is               conquest.

The               player               starts               with               control               of               one               map               square               and               a               couple               of               islands               within               its               boundaries.

You               also               begin               with               a               small               fleet               of               ships.

From               these               meager               beginnings               you               will               spread               out               your               empire's               borders               by               colonizing               new               islands               and               constructing               new               bases.

These               island               structures               consist               of               headquarters,               mines,               resource               storage               silos,               weapons               platforms,               warp               gates,               and               devices               used               to               beam               resources               island               to               island.
               Your               fleet               will               grow               as               well.

Scout               ships               will               seek               out               resource               rich               islands               to               colonize               and               probe               borders               of               other               players'               empires.

Mining               ships               can               be               sent               to               collect               resources               from               islands               not               worth               fully               colonizing.

Transports               are               used               to               shuttle               your               valuable               goods               to               production               and               banking               facilities.

Equally               important               are               the               empire's               warships.

The               smallest               vessel               is               the               Pioneer,               which               is               an               armed               scout               with               small               mining               capabilities.

The               largest               warship               your               vehicle               constructor               can               build               is               the               Destroyer.

The               Destroyer               has               immense               range               but               requires               a               lot               of               coal               for               fuel.

It               is               capable               of               firing               a               triple               salvo               of               heavy               missiles.

There               are               several               classes               of               warships               between               the               Pioneer               and               Destroyer,               each               with               its               own               level               of               weaponry,               armor,               and               range.
               The               construction               of               new               buildings               and               ships               is               very               streamlined.

The               player               simply               clicks               on               a               construction               unit               and               selects               what               they               want               to               build               from               the               menu.

Since               this               is               a               persistent               world,               the               designers               made               it               possible               to               automate               all               essential               actions.

Mines               automatically               unload               to               resource               storage               silos.

Vessels               can               be               ordered               to               auto-fuel               at               certain               locations.

Transports               can               be               programmed               to               trade               routes,               taking               on               resources               at               mining               points               and               offloading               them               at               production               or               storage               buildings.

This               gets               rid               of               some               of               the               pain               of               micromanaging               an               empire               that               could               grow               to               hundreds               of               islands               and               over               a               thousand               units               by               game's               end.
               The               fact               that               your               empire               continues               to               operate               even               when               you               are               logged               off               makes               strategy               that               much               more               important.

If               you               hope               to               even               slightly               deter               an               invasion               while               you               are               offline,               placing               defensive               weapons               and               warships               on               key               islands               is               tantamount.

It               is               also               a               good               idea               to               make               sure               transports               and               mining               fleets               have               a               strong               military               escort.

It               is               encouraged               that               you               create               diplomatic               alliances               with               other               emperors               who               can               keep               an               eye               on               your               empire               while               you               are               away.

A               nice               touch               by               the               developer               is               that               you               can               receive               emails               notifying               you               of               any               attack               while               away               from               the               game.
               On               the               face,               combat               seems               straightforward.

A               player               can               select               a               large               fleet               of               warships               and               send               them               off               to               an               enemy               island               and               watch               as               they               overwhelm               the               defenses.

If               you               delve               deeper               into               the               complexities               of               the               game               you               will               realize               attacking               and               defending               require               a               lot               of               planning               and               anticipation               of               your               enemy,               if               in               fact               the               interloper               has               hostile               intentions.

Is               that               unknown               Scout               that               popped               up               on               your               detectors               just               looking               for               new               islands               to               colonize               or               is               it               a               precursor               to               a               major               attack?
               Part               of               the               fun               of               this               game               is               predicting               your               opponents'               moves               and               positioning               your               war               fleets               in               anticipation.

Groups               of               lightly               armed               but               fast               Small               Warships               usually               make               up               quick               reaction               fleets               that               can               get               to               any               point               in               the               sector               swiftly.

They               slow               or               confuse               the               attacking               fleet               long               enough               for               the               heavy               hitters               to               arrive.

If               the               player               has               planned               accordingly,               a               number               of               Transports               carrying               fuel               and               Mining               ships               will               be               nearby               to               keep               the               war               fleet               operational.
               The               decision               to               attack               another               empire               is               not               one               to               be               taken               lightly.

War               fleets               require               vast               amounts               of               fuel               to               keep               moving               and               resources               to               repair               and               rearm.

Many               an               attacker               has               initiated               battle               only               to               lose               momentum               as               fuel               ran               short.

Their               once               vast               fleet               would               then               be               annihilated               by               defenders               that               had               a               secure               supply               line.
               It               is               also               possible               for               the               emperor               to               buy               intelligence               from               the               Eighth               House.

This               can               be               the               score               of               a               certain               player,               the               location               of               a               resource               rich               island,               or               warp               coordinates.

The               latter               can               be               used               to               plan               sneak               attacks               on               other               empires.

For               the               right               amount               of               moss,               you               can               find               out               where               a               specific               player               has               a               colonized               island.

Move               a               group               of               warships               to               a               warp               gate               and               punch               in               the               coordinates               to               the               enemy's               island               and               your               fleet               is               teleported               to               that               location.
               Time               of               Defiance               is               not               without               fault.

Being               an               online               multiplayer               game,               there               is               a               small               subscription               fee               of               about               $6               a               month.

The               graphical               quality               can               be               described               as               retro.

Ships               and               buildings               are               visually               unimpressive.

There               is               hardly               any               audio               save               the               occasional               ship               thruster               or               sound               of               machinery               from               a               production               building.

Since               the               game               world               is               persistent               you               will               find               other               players               that               log               in               during               the               wee               hours               of               the               night,               when               everybody               else               is               offline,               to               initiate               an               attack.

The               player               may               wake               up               to               find               their               empire,               which               took               hours               to               build               up,               decimated               by               a               late               night               invasion.
               Despite               these               negatives,               Time               of               Defiance               is               a               unique               and               charming               game               that               motivates               the               player               to               become               a               better               strategist               in               the               world               of               Nespanona.

The               mechanics               of               the               game               make               every               decision               critical               from               sending               a               probe               into               unknown               territory               or               colonizing               an               island               in               the               same               sector               as               another               player.

The               game               software               can               be               downloaded               from               the               Nicely               Crafted               website               and               includes               a               free               trial               period.

It               can               also               be               found               in               the               bargain               bin               for               under               $10               at               most               electronic               stores               if               you               would               like               to               have               a               retail               hardcopy.

It               will               be               interesting               to               see               what               improvements               Nicely               Crafted               will               make               on               this               solid               and               promising               game               in               the               future.






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    Chess               is               a               very               odd               game.

    Everyone               sees               it               a               little               differently,               and               due               to               social               backgrounds,               personality               types               or               school               study               habits               we               have               formed,               we               all               learn               a               little               differently.

    Some               of               us               are               readers,               some               of               us               learn               by               repetition,               and               some               of               us               learn               best               by               simply               observing.

    If               you               have               been               beating               your               head               in               trying               to               figure               out               why               book               after               book               about               chess               is               confusing               and               uninteresting               to               you,               maybe               the               answer               is               video               chess.

    It               could               be               that               you               are               the               type               of               person               who               has               an               extremely               mathematical               and               creative               mind,               and               can               picture               the               chessboard               10               or               15               moves               into               a               combination               just               by               reading               the               sequences               in               a               book.

    My               best               bet               is               that               most               of               us               aren't               that               person,               and               have               to               work               out               the               more               complicated               chess               stuff               over               a               real               board               or               on               the               computer               using               a               chess               program.
                   Do               you               find               that               after               a               few               pages               of               studying               chess               from               a               book,               you               are               looking               all               over               the               room,               fidgeting,               or               losing               your               place?

    That's               because               for               some               of               us,               reading               out               tiresome               chess               combinations               in               the               pages               of               a               book               is               not               only               boring               or               rather               difficult,               but               almost               impossible.

    It's               just               not               effective               learning               for               everybody.

    Have               you               tried               video               chess?

    If               not,               maybe               you               should               give               it               a               shot.

    In               the               media-driven               world               we               live               in               today,               it               only               makes               sense               that               chess               study               should               move               in               that               direction,               as               well.
                   You               can               find               these               video               lectures               in               a               plethora               of               places,               especially               on               the               Internet.

    They               can               be               ordered               from               Chessbase.com               for               Fritz,               you               can               view               and               download               them               from               chesslecture.com,               and               some               Internet               chess               sites               like               ICC               and               World               Chess               Live               have               video               lectures               linked               right               from               the               interface!

    The               video               chess               lectures               I               would               like               to               focus               on               here               are               the               ones               offered               for               the               Fritz               interface               on               DVD,               but               many               others               are               similar.
                   Learning               chess,               in               my               opinion,               has               never               been               so               easy.

    You               simply               order               a               DVD,               pop               it               in               and               press               play.

    Immediately               a               strong               Master               appears               on               the               right-hand               side               of               the               screen               and               begins               talking               about               the               theme               of               the               chess               DVD               you               purchased               (a               certain               opening,               middle               game               tactics               or               endgames,               for               instance).

    The               pieces               move               by               themselves               on               the               chessboard               as               the               Master               talks               and               explains               what               is               going               on,               and               the               ideas               behind               each               move               and               position.

    Arrows               are               drawn               by               the               Master               to               show               threats               and               ideas,               as               he               goes               over               variations               and               lines               that               are               sometimes               absolutely               awe-inspiring.

    All               you               do               is               watch               and               learn!
                   One               of               the               best               things               about               video               chess               lectures               is               that               they               are               there               whenever               you               want               them.

    Forgot               how               a               certain               line               in               Alekhine's               Defense               goes?

    Simply               find               that               chess               DVD               and               watch               it               again!

    Did               you               lose               a               Sicilian               game               because               of               a               tricky               poisoned-pawn               variation,               and               know               for               a               fact               you've               seen               a               chess               lecture               on               it?

    Simply               go               back               and               have               a               strong               Master               tell               you               where               you               went               wrong!
                   Video               chess               lectures               probably               aren't               for               everyone.

    There               are               still               a               large               number               of               people               who               learn               very               quickly               and               thoroughly               by               going               over               page               after               page               in               chess               books,               and               that               is               excellent!

    However,               in               the               day               and               age               where               the               video               game               has               taken               over               as               a               favorite               past               time,               I               believe               that               watching               chess               games               on               a               screen               may               be               a               viable               alternative               for               both               children               and               adults               to               learn               faster               and               more               efficiently.

    Try               a               video               chess               lecture               soon,               there               really               is               nothing               to               lose!






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    So               most               of               us               have               all               seen               or               been               invited               by               friends               to               try               out               and               install               another               new               Facebook               application               on               Facebook.com.

    These               applications               number               in               the               thousands               and               do               everything               from               super               poke               people               and               compare               movie               tastes               to               playing               chess               against               others               in               facebook               and               tracking               views.

    They               range               in               complexity               from               basic               text               applications               to               full               feature               and               fully               interactive               applications.

    But               lets               admit               it,               most               of               these               applications               are               useless,               flawed,               and               completely               frivolous.

    Ok,               being               frivolous               isn't               always               a               bad               thing               ,               after               all               we               all               need               some               dumb               entertainment               to               give               us               a               laugh               or               entertain               us               without               us               thinking               every               now               and               then.

    But               most               of               these               applications               do               nothing               of               real               value               and               some               in               fact               borderline               on               the               stupid.

    So               how               does               one               go               about               creating               a               Facebook               application               that               is               both               fun               and               useful               without               it               being               too               serious               or               too               pointless?

    The               way               to               do               so               has               nothing               to               do               with               coding               and               everything               to               do               with               creating               what               the               people               want.

    Will               people               love               your               app               and               use               it               often               or               it               will               become               a               quickly               forgotten               trend               application?

    Will               it               do               something               to               enhance               the               experience               of               Facebook               and               the               level               of               interaction               among               friends               or               will               it               be               a               hassle               to               use,               ugly               on               a               profile,               and               be               invasive?

    You               need               to               figure               out               first               what               your               application               will               do               to               enhance               interaction               and               entertainment               on               Facebook,               look               around               and               see               if               other               applications               already               do               it               and               of               course               look               around               to               see               if               there               is               a               possible               demand               for               your               application.

    Asking               friends               or               researching               online               is               a               great               way               to               find               this               information               out.

    Because               lets               face               it,               the               world               doesn't               need               another               Super               Poke               application,               but               maybe               we               could               all               use               a               better               Event               creator               or               online               pet!
                   As               you               begin               to               figure               out               what               kind               of               application               would               become               useful               and               popular               on               the               site               you               need               to               make               sure               your               application               is               ready               and               running               fully               before               rushing               to               post               it.

    Nothing               is               more               frustrating               then               downloading               and               using               a               flawed               application               and               a               bad               first               impression               is               all               it               will               take               to               tarnish               your               reputation               as               a               new               developer               on               Facebook.

    Consider               also               if               you'd               use               the               application               you've               created.

    After               all               the               creator               of               Facebook               made               the               site               in               part               because               he               wanted               a               better               way               to               communicate               with               his               friends               and               fellow               students               at               Harvard.

    Meeting               demand               for               a               new               need               or               feature               is               also               a               great               way               to               get               your               application               into               Facebook               popularity               status               quickly.
                   So               now               you               may               have               your               killer               app               idea,               a               true               enhancement               of               the               Facebook               experience.

    But               now               you'll               need               to               create               it.

    For               that               part,               all               you               need               to               do               is               head               over               to               http://developers.facebook.com               where               you'll               find               suggestions,               guides,               and               of               course               the               all               important               code               to               help               create               your               great               application.

    Facebook               has               really               made               it               easy               for               anyone               to               get               started               making               their               own               application               so               go               there               and               you'll               find               everything               you'll               need               to               get               started.

    Just               remember               one               other               key               feature               here.

    You'll               be               responsible               for               hosting               your               application,               which               means               you'll               need               to               find               a               server               to               host               the               program               and               all               of               the               users               who               use               it.

    The               more               popular               it               gets,               then               the               more               bandwidth               you'll               be               responsible               for.

    So               before               you               dive               in               make               sure               you               can               cover               the               server               issue               and               have               enough               bandwidth               to               host               your               application.
                   After               creating               it,               simply               begin               promoting               it               through               your               Facebook               friends               and               hopefully               it               will               spread               like               wildfire!






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