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Flash of Steel is New and Improved

February 10th, 2010 · 16 Comments · Blogs, Me

Nothing like a fresh coat of paint and someone who knows what the hell they are doing to improve the look of a simple WordPress blog. It’s still the old Cutline theme, but fresh eyes and some aesthetic/technical abilities have brought a hint of organization to what was a bit of an ugly mess. Things […]

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2009 Traffic Sources

January 4th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Blogs

Because Alan Au asked in comments for the previous post, here are the traffic sources for this site in the last year. Google is, of course, the top source and usually people looking specifically for FoS or TMA. Also lots of hits from people looking to see what happened to Home of the Underdogs or, […]

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2009 At Flash of Steel

January 3rd, 2010 · 12 Comments · Blogs

Last year was a big one for the blog. Buttressed by the Three Moves Ahead podcast, traffic almost tripled. This is good, but I also blogged less. With less reviewing going on, I had less time to devote to games that I would not have otherwise played, meaning there were a lot more “look at […]

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Solium Infernum Cheat Sheets

December 15th, 2009 · Comments Off on Solium Infernum Cheat Sheets · Blogs, Cryptic Comet

Even people who love Solium Infernum complain about the lack of good introductory documentation. Thankfully, Jake Mix has decided to make things a little easier. He sent me a link to his work, nicely laid out as a bunch of flowcharts. It’s a little heavy on the icons, but should come in handy for when […]

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Solium Infernum Game Diaries

December 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Blogs, Cryptic Comet

Josh Bycer has been taking a look at the mechanics of Solium Infernum on his game design blog. Three entries in his diary so far (1, 2, 3) and he has so far covered only the very early steps of the game. They are clearly written and would be helpful to many newcomers. Hopefully he […]

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Things to Do

December 5th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Blogs, Me, Print Screen, Three Moves Ahead

Though consoles have their Red Rings of Death and Wiimote straps breaking and Playstation Home, there’s really a special sort of hell that PC gamers go through. My video card fan had been making weird noises for a week – louder than usual. It sounded like maybe the fan was loose, scraping the housing. Whatever […]

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