Thank god, 2016 is over… it was a weird year for me. Generally, it was horrible… in politics the right wingers gained power, Trump was elected and the UK voted to leave the EU, a lot of celebrities died and more importantly, some less famous but very close ones, too. It wasn’t all bad, of […]

Stellaris – A step-by-step guide to creating your first mod
Hi everybody, after downloading Stellaris, I started it up and immediately created a new “Space Viking” empire, because everything is better with Vikings. The tutorial started and everything was fine, but something felt a bit off. That’s when I noticed, that my general was called “François”! “FRANCOIS”! By Odin’s beard, he was supposed to be […]

Why I love… XCOM 2
Operation Pungent Shroud, 25th of May 2035 Our mission was to get the VIP and the whole team out of the AO. Unfortunately we only had a limited time window and at that moment, it was our last chance to get out of there. Our pilot Firebrand had to get away next turn […]

My year in Games 2015
HOORAY, the year’s over. After working in games (first apprentice, then programmer) for 7 years, this was my first year with a “normal” job. Now the good things are that generally, work is more relaxed: less hours, more vacation, increased wages (let’s be honest: these things are well-known, especially if you’re an IT guy). The […]

My year in games: 2014
“I wanna be blinded by your cyber love”— Dr. Darling HOORAY, the year’s over. I really don’t like those standard kind of “best random category of the year” end-of-year reviews. At least not if it’s done seriously. So I also won’t do that. Additionally, it has already been done way better (and absolutely […]