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Playing Beat Saber on my Meta Quest 3

I am greatly enjoying my new Meta Quest 3 that I've blogged about a couple of days ago.

I've successfully linked it with the Steam library on my PC, allowing me to play impressive titles like Steam's own Alyx.

But the one I most appreciate so far is Beat Saber... it's fun, it's active, it's rhythmic.

I'm not that good at it, of course, but it's great fun to play even as a rank amateur.

So now, I'm off to lunch with friends, but you can be sure I'll find some time to play it before the end of the year :-)

...especially since I've already finished my daily missions of World of Tanks and of Hero Wars Dominion.

Cheers for now!

/games | Posted at 11:45 | permanent link

Bought myself a Quest 3 VR headset

So, after many years of thinking about it, I finally broke down and bought myself a Meta Quest 3 VR headset.

The price, while not inexpensive, was reasonable... at least a lot more reasonable than the Valve Index or even (perish the thought) the Apple Vision Pro heaset.

The Quest 3 can play games locally stored in its 512 GB of storage space, or it can connect to my PC to play VR games from my Steam Library. This means I can play local games like Beatsaber (one of the /best/ VR games of the day) or try my hand at impressive VR titles like Alyx (Steam's VR title from the Halflife 2 series). This works very well, even linking to my PC that Microsoft claims is too old to run Windows 11 (which really irks me -- I'll probably go into it some other time).

The living room in our apartment is just big enough to offer the /2m x 2m/ area that one needs to play VR games properly, so I'm having quite a bit a fun.

I went to BestBuy today (on /Boxing Day/) to buy a Quest 3 Elite Strap with battery to get a slightly more comfortable headband and slightly more battery capacity, so I'm all set.

Beyond games, the virtual worlds that Meta are trying to create include entertainment (like concerts -- Charli xcx is having a VR concert tomorrow night in Meta's World) and various chat and activities rooms. I'm not sure I'll be one to experience this much, but the look of some of the music concerts I've briefly attended was quite impressive.

So, will VR be just a passing fad? It does require quite a bit of hardware, but I feel that the Quest 3 might be one of the devices that enables the masses to try it. Heck, Costco had a whole stack of Quest 3S boxes on display when my wife and I went there on December 24th.

I'll keep you all posted.

/games | Posted at 23:46 | permanent link

Personal missions for World of Tanks - June 2015

On January 15th 2015, World of Tanks introduced personal missions. I wanted to have a simple list outside of the game to keep in another window, hence this blog entry.

Later in 2015, Wargaming changed some of the missions, hence this updated list.

A) Operation StuG IV

Light Tank missions

LT-1: For Victory!

• Win the battle
• Be among the top 10 players on your team by XP
• (secondary) Survive the battle

LT-2: Reconnaissance

• Be the first on your team to spot 2 enemies
• (secondary) Survive the battle

LT-3: The Pursuit

• Cause damage to enemy vehicles at least twice by shooting them
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy vehicle by shooting or ramming it

LT-4: A Forced Halt

• Destroy a track of an enemy vehicle
• (secondary) The vehicle immobilized by you must receive damage by your allies

LT-5: The Forward Observer

• Spot an enemy vehicle and assist your allies in destroying it
• (secondary) Spot enemy vehicles and enable your allies to damage 2 vehicles spotted by you

LT-6: Battle Support

• Allow allies to damage 2 enemy vehicles by spotting them or destroying their tracks
• (secondary) Use the following equipment: Coated Optics or Binocular Telescope

LT-7: The SPG Hunter

• Spot an enemy SPG and cause damage or any critical hit to it
• (secondary) Survive the battle

LT-8: Get Out of Our Base!

• Participate in the successful capture of the enemy base or reset enemy capture points of your base
• (secondary) Win the battle

LT-9: Hawk-Eyed

• Spot 2 enemy vehicles before they spot you
• (secondary) Survive the battle

LT-10: The Maximum Result

• Finish the battle as the top player on your team by XP
• (secondary) Win the battle

LT-11: A Fair Fight

• Cause damage at least 4 times to enemies that are the same tier as your vehicle or higher
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage

LT-12: The Ghost

• Spot enemy vehicles and enable your allies to cause at least 500 HP damage to vehicles spotted by you. Remain unspotted at the moment when damage is caused.
• (secondary) Use the Camouflage Net equipment, and have a Camouflage that corresponds to the season

LT-13: The Key to Victory

• Spot enemy vehicles and enable your allies to cause at least 1500 HP damage to vehicles spotted by you or platoon mates
• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage (personally or with platoon)
• Can be personal or platoon
• (secondary) Personally survive the battle

LT-14: The Battle Watch

• Spot enemy vehicles and enable your allies to cause at least 2000 HP damage to vehicles spotted by you or platoon mates
• Can be personal or platoon
• (secondary) Personally survive the battle

LT-15: The Aggressive Recon Specialist

• Total damage caused and the damage caused by your allies upon your spotting or destroying a track must be at least 4000 HP
• (secondary) Survive the battle

Medium Tank missions

MT-1: First Steps

• Cause damage to an enemy vehicle
• Win the battle
• Be among the top 10 players on your team by XP
• (secondary) Survive the battle

MT-2: Good Hit!

• Fire at least 6 shots that cause damage to enemy vehicles
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy vehicle

MT-3: The Spearhead

• Cause damage to an enemy vehicle during the first 2' of the battle
• (secondary) Survive the battle

MT-4: Stay Still, Would You?

• Destroy a track of an enemy vehicle, and cause damage to the immobilized vehicle before the track is repaired
• (secondary) Destroy an immobilized enemy vehicle before its track is repaired

MT-5: Counter-Reconnaissance

• Destroy an enemy light tank by shooting or ramming it
• (secondary) Survive the battle

MT-6: Rapid Fire

• Cause damage to enemy vehicles of 3 different types
• (secondary) Survive the battle

MT-7: A Surprise Blow

• Destroy an enemy SPG
• (secondary) Survive the battle

MT-8: Confrontation

• Cause damage to enemy medium tanks at least 3 times by shooting them
• Total damage cause to enemy mediums must be at least 500 HP
• (secondary) Survive the battle

MT-9: A Worthy Opponent

• Cause at least 500 HP of damage to enemy heavy tanks (same tier or higher)
• (secondary) Survive the battle

MT-10: A Versatile Warrior

• Cause damage to enemy vehicles at least twice by shooting them
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy vehicle by shooting or ramming it

MT-11: Ram Them!

• Cause damage to an enemy vehicle by ramming it
• (secondary) Win the battle

MT-12: The Incinerator

• Set an enemy vehicle on fire
• (secondary) Be among the top 5 players on your team by XP

MT-13: An Active Action

• Cause at least 3000 HP of damage to enemy vehicles by you or platoon mates
• Can be personal or platoon
• (secondary) Personally be among the top 5 players on your team by XP

MT-14: Team play

• Destroy at least 3 enemy vehicles by you or platoon mates
• Can be personal or platoon
• (secondary) Cause at least 1500 HP of damage by you or platoon mates

MT-15: The Hunter and the Hunted

• Destroy 2 enemy tank destroyers
• (secondary) Survive the battle

Heavy Tank missions

HT-1: Debut

• Destroy an enemy vehicle
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage

HT-2: Point Blank Shooting

• Destroy an enemy vehicle from a distance up to 100m
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage

HT-3: Omnivorous

• Destroy 2 enemy vehicles
• Destroy vehicles of 2 different types
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage

HT-4: Hit Them Where It Hurts!

• Damage or destroy 1 module, or injure 1 crew member of an enemy vehicle
• (secondary) Survive the battle
• (secondary) Win the battle

HT-5: Target Acquired!

• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage to enemy vehicles at close range (up to view range of your tank)
• (secondary) Destroy 2 enemy vehicles

HT-6: A Heavy Target

• Destroy 2 enemy heavy tanks
• (secondary) Survive the battle

HT-7: I've got it covered

• Participate in the successful capture of the enemy base or reset enemy capture of your/neutral base
• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy vehicle

HT-8: With Guns Blazing

• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage to enemy heavy tanks
• (secondary) Destroy 2 enemy vehicles

HT-9: A Crushing Blow

• Destroy an enemy vehicle by ramming
• (secondary) Win the battle

HT-10: A Weighty Argumennt

• Be among the top 3 players ion your team by damage caused
• (secondary) Survive the battle

HT-11: Not Even a Scratch!

• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage
• Do not have any damaged modules or injured crew members
• (secondary) Destroy 2 enemy vehicles

HT-12: Sturdy Armor

• Have total damage blocked by armor equal or exceed your HP
• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage
• (secondary) Win the battle
• (secondary) Survive the battle

HT-13: Storm the Defence!

• Destroy an enemy vehicle during the first 3' of the battle by you or platoon mates
• Can be personal or platoon
• (secondary) Personally survive the battle

HT-14: Platoon Assault

• Destroy 3 enemy vehicles of 2 different types by you or platoon mates
• Can be personal or platoon
• (secondary) Personally survive the battle

HT-15: Tempered Steel

• Damage caused, damage received, and damage blocked by armor must be at least 6000 HP total
• (secondary) Win the battle

Tank Destroyer missions

TD-1: Effective performance

• Be among the top 7 players on your team by XP
• (secondary) Win the battle

TD-2: Aimed Fire

• Damage 1 module or injure 1 crew member of an enemy vehicle
• (secondary) Survive the battle and at the end of the battle, do not have any damaged modules or injured crew members of your vehicle

TD-3: Good Hunting

• Cause damage to 2 enemy vehicles
• Win the battle
• (secondary) Survive the battle

TD-4: Ambush

• Destroy an enemy vehicle. Remain unspotted by it at the moment of its destruction
• (secondary) Use the Camouflage Net equipment

TD-5: A Long-Range Gun

• Cause damage to an enemy vehicle from a distance of at least 300m
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage

TD-6: Precise Calculation

• Cause damage to an enemy vehicle from a distance of at least 250m
• Enemy vehicle must be on the move
• (secondary) Destroy a moving enemy vehicle

TD-7: The First Strike

• Destroy an enemy vehicle, having received no prior damage to your vehicle
• (secondary) Win the battle

TD-8: A Huge Caliber

• Cause twice as much damage to enemy vehicles than the HP of your vehicle
• (secondary) Win the battle
• (secondary) Survive the battle

TD-9: Spot On!

• Score 3 hits in a row
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy vehicle

TD-10: A Hidden Menace

• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage to enemy vehicles. Remain unspotted
• (secondary) Win the battle

TD-11: The Key Role

• Finish the battle as the top player on your team by damage caused
• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage
• (secondary) Survive the battle

TD-12: Big Game Hunting

• Destroy an enemy heavy tank
• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage
• (secondary) Win the battle

TD-13: Tank Hunters

• Destroy 3 enemy vehicles by you or platoon mates
• Can be personal or platoon
• (secondary) Personally survive the battle

TD-14: Big Hunt

• You or your platoon mates must cause at least 30% of the total damage caused to enemy vehicles by your team
• Can be personal or platoon
• Win the battle
• (secondary) Personally survive the battle

TD-15: Triumph

• Cause at least 3000 HP of damage to enemy vehicles
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy vehicle

Self-Propelled Gun missions

SPG-1: The Sharpshooter

• Score 3 hits that cause damage to enemy vehicles
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage to enemy vehicles

SPG-2: Hidden and Dangerous

• Cause at least 500 HP of damage to enemy vehicles. Remain unspotted during the battle
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy vehicle

SPG-3: Howitzer Strike

• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage to enemy vehicles
• (secondary) Win the battle

SPG-4: Break On Through

• Damage or destroy a total of at least 3 enemy vehicles' modules or injure crew members
• (secondary) Win the battle

SPG-5: Calculate & Obliterate

• Cause damage exceeding 4 times the HP of your vehicle
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy

SPG-6: The Falling Hammer

• Destroy 2 enemy vehicles of the same tier as your vehicle or higher
• (secondary) Win the battle

SPG-7: Roll Out the Big Guns

• Destroy an enemy tank destroyer or SPG
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage

SPG-8: Heavy Fire on Heavy Tanks!

• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage to enemy heavy tanks
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy heavy tank

SPG-9: Lead Them Till You Hit Them

• Damage an enemy vehicle that is moving at least 20 km/h
• (secondary) Survive the battle

SPG-10: The Bane of Artillery

• Destroy an enemy SPG
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage

SPG-11: The Area of Effect

• Destroy an enemy with a single shot
• Enemy must have received no prior damage
• (secondary) Win the battle

SPG-12: The Striker

• Be among the top 3 players on your team by damage caused
• Destroy an enemy vehicle
• (secondary) Win the battle

SPG-13: The Artillery Battery

• Your or your platoon must cause at least 15% of the total damage caused to enemy vehicles by your team
• Win the battle
• Can be personal or platoon
• (secondary) Personally survive the battle

SPG-14: United Offensive

• Cause at least 2000 HP of damage to heavy tanks or tank destroyers by you or your platoon
• Can be personal or platoon
• (secondary) Personally survive the battle

SPG-15: War Gods

• Be among the top 3 players on your team by XP and damage caused
• Cause at least 2000 HP of damage
• (secondary) Survive the battle

That's it for now

/games | Posted at 14:47 | permanent link

Personal missions for World of Tanks - January 2015

On January 15th 2015, World of Tanks introduced personal missions. I wanted to have a simple list outside of the game to keep in another window, hence this blog entry.

A) Operation StuG IV

Light Tank missions

LT-1: For Victory!

• Win the battle
• Be among the top 10 players on your team by XP
• (secondary) Survive the battle

LT-2: Reconnaissance

• Be the first on your team to spot 2 enemies
• (secondary) Survive the battle

LT-3: The Pursuit

• Cause damage to 3 enemy vehicles while on the move
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy vehicle while on the move

LT-4: A Forced Halt

• Detroy a track of an ennemy vehicle
• (secondary) The vehicles immobilized by you must receive damage

LT-5: The Forward Observer

• Spot an ennemy vehicle and assist your allies in destroying it
• (secondary) Spot ennemy vehicles and enable your allies to damage 2 vehicles spotted by you

LT-6: Hawk-Eyed

• Spot 2 enemy vehicles before they spot you
• (secondary) Survive the battle

LT-7: The SPG Hunter

• Spot an enemy SPG and assist your allies in destroying it
• (secondary) Survive the battle

LT-8: Behind the Enemy Lines

• Win the battle by capturing the enemy base
• Participate in the successful capture of the enemy base
• (secondary) Do not receive any hits during the enemy base capture

LT-9: Battle Support

• Spot 2 enemy vehicles or destroy their tracks
• (secondary) Use the following equipment: Coated Optics or Binocular Telescope

LT-10: The Ghost

• Spot enemy vehicles and enable your allies to cause at least 1000 HP damage to vehicles spotted by you. Remain unspotted
• (secondary) Use the Camouflage Net equipment, and have a Camouflage that corresponds to the season

LT-11: Laying Artillery Fire

• Join a battle as part of a Platoon including 1 oe 2 SPGs (or 1 LT and 1 SPG)
• Enable your allies to cause at least 1500 HP damage to vehicles spotted by you
• Members of your Platoon must cause at least 1000 HP of damage
• (secondary) Survive the battle
• (secondary) Win the battle

LT-12: Combat Patrol

• Join a battle as part of a Platoon of light tanks
• Spot enemy vehicles and enable your allies to cause at least 2000 HP damage to vehicles spotted by you
• (secondary) At least 1 Platoon member must survive the battle

LT-13: A Fair Fight

• Destroy an enemy vehicle that is the same tier as your vehicle or higher
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage

LT-14: The Maximum Result

• Finish the battle as the top player on your team by XP
• (secondary) Win the battle

LT-15: The Reconnaissance Pro

• Assist your allies in causing at least 4000 HP of damage by spotting enemy vehicles or destroying enemy vehicles' tracks
• (secondary) Spot an enemy vehicle or destroy its track. This enemy vehicle must consequently be destroyed

Medium Tank missions

MT-1: First Steps

• Cause damage to an enemy vehicle
• Win the battle
• Be among the top 10 players on your team by XP
• (secondary) Survive the battle

MT-2: Run and Gun

• Cause damage to an enemy vehicle while on the move
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy vehicle while on the move

MT-3: The Spearhead

• Cause damage to an enemy vehicle during the first 5' of the battle
• (secondary) Survive the battle

MT-4: Stay Still, Would You?

• Destroy a track of an enemy vehicle, and cause damage to the immobilized vehicle
• (secondary) Destroy an immobilized enemy vehicle

MT-5: Counter-Reconnaissance

• Destroy an enemy light tank
• (secondary) Survive the battle

MT-6: Rapid Fire

• Cause damage to enemy vehicles of 3 different types
• (secondary) Survive the battle

MT-7: A Surprise Blow

• Destroy an enemy SPG
• (secondary) Survive the battle

MT-8: Confrontation

• Destroy 2 enemy medium tanks
• (secondary) Survive the battle

MT-9: The Incinerator

• Set an enemy vehicle on fire
• (secondary) Be among the top 5 players on your team by XP

MT-10: Good Hit!

• Fire at least 6 shots that cause damage to enemy vehicles
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy vehicle

MT-11: Ram Them!

• Destroy an enemy vehicle by ramming
• (secondary) Win the battle

MT-12: Team Play

• As a Platoon, destroy 3 enemy vehicles
• (secondary) Each Platoon member must cause damage to enemy vehicles destroyed by the Platoon

MT-13: An Active Action

• As a Platoon, cause at least 3000 HP of damage to enemy vehicles
• (secondary) The Platoon must be among the top 5 players on your team by XP

MT-14: A Worthy Opponent

• Destroy an enemy heavy tank that is 1 tier higher than your vehicle
• (secondary) Survive the battle

MT-15: The Hunter and the Hunted

• Destroy 2 enemy tank destroyers
• (secondary) Survive the battle

Heavy Tank missions

HT-1: Debut

• Destroy an enemy vehicle
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage

HT-2: Point Blank Shooting

• Destroy an enemy vehicle from a distance up to 100m
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage

HT-3: Omnivorous

• Destroy 2 enemy vehicles
• Destroy vehicles of 2 different types
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage

HT-4: Hit Them Where It Hurts!

• Damage or destroy 1 module, or injure 1 crew member of an enemy vehicle
• (secondary) Survive the battle
• (secondary) Win the battle

HT-5: A Weighty Argument

• Be among the top 3 players on your team by damage caused
• (secondary) Survive the battle

HT-6: A Heavy Target

• Destroy 2 enemy heavy tanks
• (secondary) Survive the battle

HT-7: A Relentless Raid

• Participate in the successful capture of the enemy base
• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy vehicle

HT-8: With Guns Blazing

• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage to enemy heavy tanks
• (secondary) Destroy 2 enemy vehicles

HT-9: A Crushing Blow

• Destroy an enemy vehicle by ramming
• (secondary) Win the battle

HT-10: Target Acquired!

• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage to enemy vehicles that appear in your view range
• (secondary) Destroy 2 enemy vehicles

HT-11: Not Even a Scratch!

• At the end of a battle, cause at least 1000 HP of damage. Do not have any damaged modules or injured crew members
• (secondary) Destroy 2 enemy vehicles

HT-12: Sturdy Armor

• Have total damage blocked by armor equal or exceed your HP
• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage
• (secondary) Win the battle
• (secondary) Survive the battle

HT-13: Storm the Defense!

• Join a battle as part of a Platoon of heavy tanks
• As a Platoon, destroy an enemy vehicle during the first 5' of the battle
• (secondary) Survive the battle

HT-14: Platoon Assault

• Join a battle as part of a Platoon of heavy tanks
• As a Platoon, destroy 3 enemy vehicles of 2 different types
• (secondary) At least 1 Platoon member must survive the battle

HT-15: Tempered Steel

• Damage cause, damage received, and damage blocked by armor must be at least 8000 HP total
• (secondary) Win the battle

Tank Destroyer missions

TD-1: Effective performance

• Be among the top 7 players on your team by XP
• (secondary) Win the battle

TD-2: Aimed Fire

• Damage 1 module or injure 1 crew member of an enemy vehicle
• (secondary) At the end of the battle, do not have any damaged modules or injured crew members of your vehicle

TD-3: Good Hunting

• Destroy 2 enemy vehicles
• Win the battle
• (secondary) Survive the battle

TD-4: Ambush

• Destroy an enemy vehicle. Remain unspotted by it at the moment of its destruction
• (secondary) Use the Camouflage Net equipment

TD-5: A Long-Range Gun

• Cause damage to an enemy vehicle from a distance of at least 300m
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage

TD-6: Precise Calculation

• Cause damage to an enemy vehicle from a distance of at least 250m
• Enemy vehicle must be on the move
• (secondary) Destroy a moving enemy vehicle

TD-7: The First Strike

• Destroy an enemy vehicle, having received no prior damage to your vehicle
• (secondary) Win the battle

TD-8: A Huge Caliber

• Cause twice as much damage to enemy vehicles than the HP of your vehicle
• (secondary) Win the battle
• (secondary) Survive the battle

TD-9: Spot On!

• Score 3 hits in a row
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy vehicle

TD-10: A Hidden Menace

• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage to enemy vehicles. Remain unspotted
• (secondary) Win the battle

TD-11: Tank Hunters

• Join a battle as part of a Platoon of tank destroyers
• As a Platoon, destroy 3 enemy vehicles
• (secondary) At least 1 Platoon member must survive the battle

TD-12: Big Game Hunting

• Destroy an enemy heavy tank
• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage
• (secondary) Win the battle

TD-13: The Key Role

• Finish the battle as the top player on your team by damage caused
• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage
• (secondary) Survive the battle

TD-14: Big Hunt

• Join a battle as part of a Platoon of tank destroyers
• As a Platoon, cause at least 30% of the total damage caused to enemy vehicles by your team
• Win the battle
• (secondary) At least 1 Platoon member must survive the battle

TD-15: Triumph

• Cause at least 4000 HP of damage to enemy vehicles
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy vehicle (really?)

Self-Propelled Gun missions

SPG-1: Howitzer Strike

• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage to enemy vehicles
• (secondary) Win the battle

SPG-2: Hidden and Dangerous

• Cause at least 500 HP of damage to enemy vehicles. Remain unspotted during the battle
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy vehicle

SPG-3: The Sharpshooter

• Score 3 hits that cause damage to enemy vehicles
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage to enemy vehicles

SPG-4: They'll Never Know What Hit Them

• Destroy an enemy light tank
• (secondary) Win the battle

SPG-5: Assistance in Destruction

• Destroy a track of an enemy vehicle
• Targets consequently destroyed by other players of self-destructed are counted
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage

SPG-6: The Falling Hammer

• Destroy 2 enemy vehicles of the same tier as your vehicle or higher
• (secondary) Win the battle

SPG-7: Counter-sniping

• Destroy an enemy tank destroyer
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage

SPG-8: Heavy Fire on Heavy Tanks!

• Cause at least 1000 HP of damage to enemy heavy tanks
• (secondary) Destroy an enemy heavy tank

SPG-9: Lead Them Till You Hit Them

• Damage an enemy vehicle that is moving at least 10 km/h
• (secondary) Survive the battle

SPG-10: The Bane of Artillery

• Destroy an enemy SPG
• (secondary) Cause at least 1000 HP of damage

SPG-11: The Area of Effect

• Cause damage to 2 enemy vehicles with a single shot
• (secondary) Win the battle

SPG-12: The Striker

• Be among the top 3 players on your team by damage caused
• Destroy an enemy vehicle
• (secondary) Win the battle

SPG-13: The Artillery Battery

• Join a battle as part of a Platoon of SPGs
• As a Platoon, cause at least 20% of the total damage caused to enemy vehicles by your team
• Win the battle
• (secondary) All Platoon members must survive the battle

SPG-14: United Offensive

• Join a battle as part of a Platoon including 1 or 2 light tanks (or 1 light tank and 1 SPG)
• Cause at least 2000 HP of damage
• (secondary) All Platoon members must survive the battle

SPG-15: War Gods

• Be among the top 3 players on your team by XP and damage caused
• Cause at least 2000 HP of damage
• (secondary) Survive the battle

That's it for now

/games | Posted at 22:34 | permanent link

Online games

The internet is enabling a number of interesting multi-player computer games.

World of Warcraft, World of Tanks, a whole range of games in the Steam universe (Counterstrike, Borderlands 2, Team Fortress 2, and many more), and even more (LoL, StarCraft II, ...)

The first multiplayer computer game I've played was probably VTTREK on the DECsystem 20... I seem to recall having played mostly single player games before that: moria, empire, advent, and more on VAX/VMS and CDC NOS, along with a variety of Apple ][ and IBM PC games (Wizardry, Trek, Decathlon, and more)... dating back to CASINO and TREK on the CDC CYBER under NOS/BE around 1976 or so.

Technology is making this a fascinating age to live in :-)

/games | Posted at 17:59 | permanent link