The Wargamer Scenario Depot ProjectThis is a ambitious project by me utilizing the Internet Archive to form a semi-permanent durable archive of military themed scenario/mods for games before they disappear into digital oblivion. It's also part of why I've started to shift away from hosting large amounts of data on my website for game mods/scenarios – because if the only place on the web for some of these is my site; what happens if my site goes down in the near (20-25 years from now) future? |
PEN/PAPER/SEMI-DIGITAL GAMING
Designing a VASSAL Module to be “Future Proof”
Wargame Counter Generator (v1.2) (v1.0) – This is something I worked on primarily during September 2023 through November 2023 to help develop counter images for VASSAL modules; so that it is easier for the “average” user to quickly develop a consistent visual style for their counter artwork, without having to download/install/purchase/learn graphic editing programs or search for artwork to use.
There is also the complimentary Wargame Counter Sheet Generator (v1.0) that I developed to take the images generated by CounterGen; to enable people to make their own custom wargame counter sheets which could then be printed out and cut/mounted by the end user.
RETRO GAMING
Calibrating DOSBox Speeds – So that your DOS game can run about the same speed(s) as it should on retro hardware; as many old games did not have a clock/speed limiter.
Imaging Old IBM/PC Disks – It's not as simple as it sounds; there's a lot of little things that can trip you up.
Installing Star Trek: Judgment Rites (and it’s SFX Pack too) on Modern PCs – The Judgment Rites installer uses a very specific DOS interrupt that is not normally emulated in DOSBox, so you'll need to use a DOSBox Branch to install it correctly.
Information on Old-Style PC Game Boxes – Once, long ago, PC games came in very nice, handsome cardboard boxes that were intended to both hold the disks and feelies as well as lure the potential purchaser in with tantalizing glimpses of what was contained within the game.
GAME ARTICLES
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition Review -- This was written shortly after I got Fallout 3 back in 2010.
Electric Transit's Wilderness Survival Simulation – How to set up and play this old 1985-era survival simulation; and includes a link to the manual.
Pirates Gold! for Sega Megadrive/Genesis – A run down of the best version of the original Pirates game, and includes many cheat codes to simplify your gaming experience.
Shadowrun for Sega Megadrive/Genesis – A compilation of cheats to help simplify playing this rather...brutal grind-fest of an RPG.
The Daisenryaku Game Series – This is an extremely long running Japanese strategy game series that heavily inspired SSI's Panzer General – although only two games in the Daisenryaku series (Iron Storm and Dai Senryaku VII) were released as English localizations in the USA.
The Wing Commander Game Series – This is intended to help the user fix some of the more frustrating aspects of this classic gaming series.
Rebel Assault II Trivia – Development specs for the team, the resolution the in-game video was delivered at, etc.
Silent Hunter – This collects a lot of data on modding/editing and playing the original Silent Hunter.
The Steel Panthers Game Series – This collects information and scenario packs for SSI's tactical combined arms series (and it's successors)