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A collection of text posts, including Poll Questions, Text Interviews with moddersand Phillip’s Blog. All posts are written to encourage friendly debate and discussion.

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Replayability and Difficulty Settings

Introduction I don’t replay games – ever! But if I like the theme and gameplay then I will seek out mods and maps for it. That’s the main reason I play PC games instead of console versions. There are many factors that effect replayability but in this article I will only focus on difficulty settings.… Read More


27th January 2005 No Comments

The Voice – Mod Story Idea

Introduction This story was inspired by a track from the I Robot album by The Alan Parson’s Project calledThe Voice. It got me thinking about hearing voices inside your head and if that happened to you or me would we listen to them? Imagine waking up one day and feeling fine, no paranoia or other… Read More


24th January 2005 5 Comments

Game and Story Writing

Story Writing within a team I applied to join a mod team last month as a story consultant. It was very cheeky of me because they weren’t even looking for anybody to join the story team. After a few e-mails back and forth it was agreed that what I wanted to do and what they… Read More


15th January 2005 1 Comment

Trust

Starting Premise 44 years after a biological research facility was sealed from the inside by General Allenton, you have been sent to the base as part of a three-team mission to reopen it.


14th January 2005 No Comments

Wine Tasting Game

Breakfast! This idea popped into my head as I was having breakfast and before you ask, NO, I was not having wine for breakfast. Anyway, tell me what you think and add your ideas. By the way, it’s just a quick idea, so don’t be too hard on it. Basic game outline: The game comes… Read More


9th January 2005 2 Comments

Mother Nature and Evolution

I have an idea for a game and would like to present it for your consideration. It’s certainly not a fully fleshed-out concept but because it’s not the sort of games I play I don’t know how much fun it would be or how technically possible it is. So, here goes. Overview You are a… Read More


8th January 2005 No Comments

Victoriana – Fictional Theme

Introduction The Victorians were a new breed of people, people with engineering skills to almost match their vision. Although very mechanical compared to world of microchips and mini gadgets, things were built to last. Here, I present some background information for a game or mod based around the engineering skills and imagination of the Victorian… Read More


30th December 2004 2 Comments

Calendar

Introduction If you are new to RTSL or my Mapping Challenges, please visit the Mapping Challenges page to learn more about them. This page is just the calendar. It is important to note, that whilst this calendar is set, there may be small changes to the dates. All challenges start at 11:00am GMT, so please… Read More


2nd December 2004 No Comments

Ebay, Magazines and Download Services

Has anybody else noticed how more and more people are selling CD’s of game add-ons on eBay that they have downloaded from the Net? I have to admit I bought a Half Life one about a year ago, the only reason I bought it was because I thought it had one mod that I couldn’t… Read More


29th November 2004 No Comments

In Game Movies

I like to take lots of in game movies and screenshots and have spent a lot of time trying different products and thought it might be useful for me to share with you my experiences. It won’t be an in-depth look at the different products I tested just a brief overview, a starting point for… Read More


28th November 2004 2 Comments