While its predecessor pioneered the city-building genre of video games, SimCity 2000 would become the model upon which subsequent urban simulators would be based over the course of the next decades.Ī screenshot of a city during an intermediate stage of the game An approximate total of 4.23 million copies of SimCity 2000 have been sold, mainly in the United States, Europe and Japan. SimCity 2000 was critically praised for its vibrant and detailed graphics, improved control menu, gameplay and music. Importance is put on increasing the standard of living of the population, maintaining a balance between the different sectors, and monitoring the region's environmental situation to prevent the settlement from declining and going bankrupt, as extreme deficit spending gets a game over. ![]() The objective of the game is to create a city, develop residential and industrial areas, build infrastructure and collect taxes for further development of the city. SimCity 2000 is played from an isometric perspective as opposed to the previous title, which was played from a top-down perspective. ![]() It is the successor to SimCity Classic and was released for Apple Macintosh personal computers in 1993, after which it was released on other platforms over the following years, such as the Sega Saturn and SNES game consoles in 1995 and the PlayStation in 1996. SimCity 2000 is a city-building simulation video game jointly developed by Will Wright and Fred Haslam of Maxis.
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5/4/2023 0 Comments Qupzilla 1.3.5 download![]() I can't leave them on permanently because various errors result in other programs. Apparently there are mandatory dependencies for Falkon here.įor testing I have to enable among others Direct3DCreate9Ex, memmove_s=>ucrtbase.dll:, InitOnceBeginInitialize=o4e, CompareStringEx=z9e. I started experimenting with DX10/11, mesa, wine files, like dwrite.dll, libwine.dll, wined3d.dll. The successor of Qupzilla is Falkon browser. Launcher/Launcher_2.1.2.paf.exe/download The Launcher can be replaced by the next older Launcher 2.1.2.īecause I couldn't find any older versions, I built it myself with the PortableAppsLauncherGenerator 2.1.2 and NSISPortable 2.46.1. The portable 1.3.5 already have Launcher 2.2.0, that doesn't work on ME/98. Presumably Javascript of those old browsers brings quite little. Unfortunately, I did not find some old versions like 1.1.8 or 1.2 anymore, even on for the possibility to try an older dll of Qupzilla to enable JS. The tests are with the portable version ( launcher). On the first with KernelEx core updates 25 (Kext disabled), I use OpenSSL 1.0.2.21 (1.0.2u), on the second with KernelEx 4.5.2, I can use version 1.0.2.12 (1.0.2L) or alternatively - I think it was - 1.0.1.12, in any case, however, 1.0.1.9. Newer versions support important cryptographic protocol TLS 1.2, too. Its OpenSSL 1.0.0.4 (LIBEAY32.DLL, SSLEAY32.DLL) is nearly unusable, but I can simply update that version by replacing these files. ![]() In my opinion, today 1.8.9 (last XP version, but 2.0.2 runs on my XPSP3, too) isn't much better in terms of website display either. Qupzilla 1.3.5 runs with Javascript disabled. It can be interesting for the KernelEx 4.5.2 user to have an alternative for Firefox 9.0.1 or 10.x with RT's Network Security Services nss update. Yes, it does not meet fast development and is basically obsolete. We mostly talked about QupZilla version 1.1.5 in the past. 5/4/2023 0 Comments Fire emblem fatesTake the series’ Weapon Triangle for example: swords and tomes beat arrows and clubs, clubs and arrows trump spears and hidden weapons, spears and hidden weapons beat swords and magic. Wisely, Birthright makes it easy to manage all of this with an intuitive interface on the lower screen. Play Like in previous Fire Emblems, you have to juggle a number of combat variables, including learning to defeat the type of weapons enemies use with its rock-paper-scissors style counter, observing what their stats and buffs are, making note of whether they’re paired up (a new feature that lets enemies attack and defend just as effectively as allied troops) and taking into account how close they are. That doesn’t mean combat is a walk in the park, however. Since different classes offer different types of support, it’s fun to mix and match pairs to get the most effective results: I liked to keep Sakura, my lower-level healer, near Scarlet, my stronger Wyvern Lord, so the former could benefit from the latter’s Rally Defense skill, which generates four points of extra defense. This is extra important because, as with all Fire Emblem games, as allies fight side by side, their support rank goes up and their assists improve whenever they’re near each other. This clever mechanic lets you pair up allies on the battlefield to temporarily buff their stats, dual-attack the enemy, or parry their offense. Birthright also reintroduces the awesome Pair Up and Dual Systems from Awakening, now under the names Attack Stance and Guard Stance. Both are locations where you’ll have to make smart moves in order to control before the enemy does. Additionally, helpful villagers living in houses dotting the map will offer you useful items when you visit them. Royals can also create a wellspring of health that will cure party members standing directly under the healing tiles. “It's a good idea to start on a lower difficulty level, because there’s a lot going on on these tactical maps For instance, there’s a clever new feature called Dragon Veins that can help you get a leg up in combat: when a member of a royal house stands on one of these special map tiles, they can turn what was once a safe, benign space on the battlefield into harmful terrain, like a spikey bamboo trap that depletes enemy health. As a prince or princess of Nohr, you’re forced to take up arms against your own family in order to win peace and stop your father’s evil ambitions. There, the army is desperately trying to hold back the advancement of the neighboring kingdom of Nohr, whose blood-thirsty king Garon will not stop until his enemies are crushed under his boot. Family TiesBirthright’s heart-rending, 30-hour story takes place in the peaceful nation of Hoshido, which looks like something straight out of ancient Japan thanks to its beautiful, blossom-swept pagodas and lush bamboo forests. Combine that with robust customization and a gut-wrenching story, and you have something that achieves greatness. It’s a clever turn-based tactical RPG that constantly rewards you for smart decisions, and every move, every piece of equipment, and every relationship you foster serves a purpose. It’s these jump-for-joy, shake-with-relief moments that make Birthright such a fantastic experience, and its more welcoming difficulty (relative to its also-excellent, veteran-focused counterpart, Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest – reviewed here) makes it a great entry point for the series. My bet paid off: the paladin fell in one swift stroke, and my samurai lived to fight another day. It was a gamble, but I was betting on my samurai’s Vantage skill, an ability that allows him to strike the enemy first, even when attacked. Things looked bad, but I couldn’t give up.Holding my breath, I first moved my swordsman to a square of terrain that gave him extra speed and health, equipped a duel katana that would nullify the knight’s more powerful spear, and sprang into action. With permadeath turned on, there was a very good chance I could lose him forever. I realized how amazing Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright is during a particularly nerve-wracking moment: My samurai had been cut off from the rest of my war party and was alone, with half health, against a much stronger enemy paladin. 5/4/2023 0 Comments The secret society events![]() The women, who are all clad in lingerie, are young and incredibly attractive. The men are wearing tuxedos and sporting Scntm’s “secret society” lapel pinse. It’s a swanky house party, with people chatting at the bar with cocktails or in front of the fireplace. He tells me he’s the former manager of the Beverly Hills Hotel Polo Lounge, but within the confines of Snctm, he’s known simply as “Mr. When we arrive at midnight, my date and I are greeted at the front door by two topless girls in black ballet tutus and Zorro masks. But the night I attend, it's held at the “Snctm Mansion”, a $4.5 million estate located in Holmby Hills, near the Playboy Mansion. To preserve members’ privacy, Snctm parties are held at different locations. "The grand object of Snctm is the eroticism of the human race." I ran into some friends who had attended previous Snctm gatherings, and they referred to it as “the most glamorous sex party we ever went to." "You have to go," they told me. I first heard about Snctm while at Soho House in West Hollywood, a members-only club for Hollywood's creative crowd. It’s a straight guy’s total fantasy, like Cirque du Soleil meets a Victoria’s Secret fashion show. Everyone is fit and attractive, and everyone is wearing a mask. ![]() Per the dress code, the men are wearing tuxedos, and the women, who outnumber the men by 6 to 1, are wearing La Perla bras, garter belts, and high heels. I’m in the inner sanctum of a secret Snctm sex party, and it’s a spectacular scene. Celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow are rumored to have attended Snctm events.Women get in for free, but must undergo a rigorous application process.It costs men almost $2000 to attend one Snctm event, and a lifetime membership costs $75,000.Snctm is a secret sex party based in Los Angeles. 5/4/2023 0 Comments Sricam ip camera viewer![]() Set up a free IP camera monitoring system within minutes with IP Camera Viewer. This program is an alternative to the flimsy software that is shipped with most network IP cameras. 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Texture changes? You might be the only one who sees the difference, but banned. That funny script that lets you summon a random animal to follow you around? Banned. Yes, FOV mods will get you banned, car model mods will get you banned, graphics mods will get you banned. However, accidentally leaving a single player mod active when going Online will absolutely get your ass banned, and there is nothing to do about it. In reality, false-positive bans are negligibly rare. More often than not they're hackers who just want to whine on some online forum. At first there were fears that third party software with in-game overlays such as video capture, communication and system monitoring tools would tick off the anti-cheat, but recently Rockstar clarified that only actual hacks summon the banhammer.įact of the matter is that less than a single percent of people claiming to be falsely banned are actually innocent. This latter factor caused some outrage among players initially, who feared being wrongfully banned, and true enough, claims of false-positive bans appeared in droves soon after, and still do today. There is absolutely no way to appeal a ban. If you're a millionaire and have a triple digit rank, all of it will go down the drain. If you only commit what amounts to a minor infraction, you'll have your right to play Online temporarily removed, and all of your progress erased. Oh, it's not like the temporary ban is still peachy either. No, every player has a maximum of two strikes in the new system, but a severe infraction will win you an instant permanent ban. ![]() No longer are you merely facing a temporary ban after which everything goes back to normal. Very swiftly, PC was wiped clean of hackers who haven't managed to return en masse since, with only the odd straggler showing up these days who are quickly banned.Ī new ban policy was also enacted to discourage cheating in all of its forms, with the intention of the punishment being so mercilessly severe that players wouldn't bother to risk it. Between this and the proliferation of hacks in general, Rockstar cracked down in a major way. Since, due to Shark Cards, this could potentially translate into a real-world loss of real money, it was a very serious situation. The hack was self-activating and repeating, meaning victims could lose hundreds of thousands of in-game cash before quickly cutting power to their system. Things got out of hand when an insurance fraud hack was introduced which caused the personal vehicle of the hacker to automatically self-destruct and fool the game into thinking another player in the lobby did it, thus deducting the insurance fee from them. ![]() The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 were about as lawless as online games could get due to both platform's hardware having been cracked years before, people were using character transfer to enable hacks and cheats on the un-cracked current-gen consoles and the PC was about as open and easy to hack as the older consoles. See, back in 2016, hacking and modding in GTA Online reached its height. Detailed colony simulation requiring good planning and a. The game focuses on building a sustainable colony on the surface of Mars, starting with automated construction drones that lay down the basic infrastructure, and ending with an investigation into the planet's strange and fascinating secrets. All thats there now is a little (incorrect) blurb on the cubes. Surviving Mars is a science-fiction city builder game from Haemimont Games, of Tropico fame. They will also unlock asteroid mining and tunnel colonization. While we can imagine some shipment of small manufactured goods from Earth to a colony on the Moon or Mars, such as computer chips and pharmaceuticals. Somebody really has to go through and put in accurate info on the mysteries. ![]() Don’t stick around too long or else the Asteroid will drift away with your stuff!īranching Paths - The Recon and Expansion research trees unlock additional buildings, vehicles, upgrades, and locales. Mars Radio Mars Radio was added for free in Patch 1.9.2 and contains the Surviving Mars OST. Construct special rocket-propelled buildings to mine resources, including exotic minerals and Data Samples, on passing asteroids. Mine Your Own Business - Players can now go below the surface and beyond the red planet for resource mining. Expand with caution, potential cave-ins can destroy everything. Players can use existing structures, or underground-specific buildings to build a base for exploration. Connect with your inner zen as you terraform the Red Planet with the Mars Lifestyle Radio. Make sure to rotate the thing into the right. Note that in order to power the excavator, you need to run a power line to the 'furnace' end as that seems to be the only place it will connect. So's the main soundtrack itself (composed by one George Stretzov, also responsible for the soundtrack to Victor Vran). They took out many radio ads in support of development yet didn't say they. Quantum Sonics, Free Earth Radio and Official Mars Radio are all available there with artists listed. ![]() Using advanced extraction technology, allows for production of Concrete directly from the Martian soil without the requirement for a deposit. A couple of the radio stations actually are on Spotify, as it turns out. You’ve just scratched the surface of Mars, now get ready to go below and beyond!īack to the Bases - Expand your colony into caves and lava tubes under the surface. The Excavator is a Production building in Surviving Mars. The era of colonization is over and a new age of exploration has begun. 5/4/2023 0 Comments Jottacloud kontakt![]() ![]() ![]() It was all good when their photo app initiative was a separate app you could choose to use or not. I need a backup app, not a wannabe photo app. The app often take 5-10 seconds to open up, and crashes frequently when switching back to it. It's hard to understand why they had to push this new app on us when the new photo functionality is almost non-existing anyway, and doesn't compare to competitors. Sadly, I need a backup solution that I can 100% trust. It also never managed to backup the remaining photos. However, absolutely all images have the "waiting for backup" icon so it's not possible to know which. In theory it got nearly done, with only 124 photos remaining to get backed up. I had to turn off iPhone screen lock and leave it overnight with Jottacloud in the foreground, for multiple nights. Then it doesn't manage to do background uploading. First I had to reinstall (after talking to support) since it never managed to start backing up. There is a sync folder to synchronize across all your devices, you can continuously backup a folder and restore it (up to 5 file versions stored), and you can archive files. Unfortunately there are multiple problems with the new app. Jottacloud has typical features that you would expect. Jottacloud was my trusted backup system for all sources - iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows etc. We do not send your location to our servers.Ĭamera backup used to work perfectly in the old app. To use this service we are required to ask for the "Always"-permission. Opt-in to give the app access to your location. 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Jottacloud will only send information about news, products and services in channels such as email and SMS if the user gives consent. 5/3/2023 0 Comments City girl life quests![]() The River City Girls narrative is spirited and entertaining, with some frequently laugh-out-loud funny dialogue. ![]() The girls also meet some brilliantly conceived enemies and boss characters – including a few surprise cameos – while on their dangerous mission to track down their missing beaus. That’s life in River City.Īs they journey across town, kicking ass and forgetting names, Kyoko and Misako bump into a host of familiar faces, recognisable characters which will make Kunio-kun fans squeal with delight, without excluding newcomers from the fun. Without a second’s notice, the girls realise the best course of action is to break out of school, take to the streets, and beat the living shit out of everybody they come across in the name of love. River City Girls is the story of rebellious besties Misako and Kyoko who, whilst slumbering in detention, receive a text message announcing the disappearance of their respective boyfriends Kunio and Riki (the heroes of multiple River City games). River City Girls (PS4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch) But, some 33 years since Kunio-kun’s debut, is there still a place for the humble brawler in 2019? Straighten your school tie and knuckle up, we’re gonna find out. Indeed, this week sees the release of brand new entry River City Girls, developed by Shantae helmers WayForward Games. Since the 1986 release of Nekketsu KÅha Kunio-kun (or Renegade), this long-running franchise has kept the spirit of the street brawler alive for generations. ![]() And in Japan, no franchise did this with as much pride as Kunio-kun, better known in the west via the River City series. There were, however, a few brands that kept flying the flag for the genre. Eventually the industry moved on and, as the arcade gave way to Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, and other one-on-one fighters, the simplicity of the brawler fell by the wayside. Final Fight, Double Dragon, Vendetta, and X-Men were all games built on repetitive action, but they kept the coins rolling in thanks to their great visuals/music and addictive co-op gameplay. Also popular, as far as video games were concerned, was the scrolling beat-’em-up genre, or “brawler”, as you kids call it today.īy the time the ’90s dawned, the arcades were full of titles that featured the simple construct of patrolling the streets, mashing evil faces and eating chicken out of oil drums. A lot of things blew up big in the late ’80s: Bermuda shorts, TMNT, those shirts that changed colour when you got hot, displaying your sweat stains to the world. |