Why I'm taking a break from descent

by **sdfgeoff** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 5:16 pm

I'm too relaxed!

I'm no longer at university, and no longer have continual pressure on me. As a result, when I sit down to play descent single player I go:
"Why am I shooting the bots?"
"Man that part of the map looks awesome!"

And when I play multiplayer my brain simply does not operate at sufficient speed, it disengages from the frantic whirling lights leaving me unable to think tactically, flying purely on rapidly dimishing muscle memory as my brain refuses to engage to critique my performance.
I'll be back when I'm under more pressure and need a way to relax!

I still love the 6DOF genre, and am not looking for exploration/peaceful games in 6DOF. If you know of any, please tell me (otherwise I'll )
If anyone wants to fly slowly around Hawkbucks Lair in D2, let me know. It's an amazing and huge level.

by **birdseye** » Thu Dec 01, 2016 8:30 pm

Hope to see you again soon bud, we had some fun games. Barathrum!

by **Morfod** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 1:36 am

PLAY ONE MATCH WITH JIMMIE RUSTLES, AND YOU'LL BE IN THE MOOD.

by **The@$$Man!** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 1:56 am

by **Swarthy** » Fri Dec 02, 2016 7:18 am

Geoff I went to that you tube link. What is going on there? I am interested. Is that a new game or a map of some game? What's going on?

by **sdfgeoff** » Sun Dec 04, 2016 9:28 pm

@swarthy:
I tinker around with making games, and because 6DOF is what I like, I tend to make 6DOF games.
That video is a test-demo-thing put together over an evening or two. I did a with it, allowing you to scan to reveal objects inside the walls - intending to make some sort of puzzle game. But I never figured out mechanics I was happy with. If you have any ideas for a exploration-type 6DOF game, I'd love to hear them.