Quest for Gaming

Daerandin's articles

Digital Content and Copyright

Dec. 22, 2022, 9:18 p.m.

This article is going to be a little bit different from the usual stuff I write. Everything in this article strongly applies to games, but the …

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Compiling Stronghold 2 AI fix from source

Aug. 13, 2022, 1:14 p.m.

A while ago I created a tool that lets you add AI opponents in multiplayer games in Stronghold 2. The tool can be downloaded for …

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The importance of backups

Feb. 19, 2022, 12:14 a.m.

If you have ever lost data then you were probably wishing you had a second copy of that data. I had such an experience myself …

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GNU/Linux and free software

Sept. 19, 2021, 9:55 a.m.

I want to take the time to discuss around the topic of free software. And when I say free software, I don't mean free of …

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Spellforce 2

April 19, 2021, 8:13 p.m.

The first Spellforce was a masterful combination of RPG and strategy. In 2006, the sequel Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars, was released. This sequel stuck to the …

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Space Hulk

Feb. 2, 2021, 6:51 p.m.

In 1989, Games Workshop released the Space Hulk board game.

First Edition board game

The game is set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, and takes place on old derelict …

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Securing your Linux system

July 7, 2020, 7:30 p.m.

Since I recently performed a fresh Arch Linux install on brand new hardware, I decided to delve into a somewhat new topic for myself, security. …

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New Computer 2020

June 14, 2020, 12:24 p.m.

I have only used laptops for the last ten years or so, primarily because I used to live in a very tiny apartment where I …

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Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon

June 7, 2020, 6:22 p.m.

The 1980's gave us some very interesting and unique movies. The main protagonist would usually be an overly macho badass loaded with unrealistic guns and …

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Spellforce

May 21, 2020, 9:32 p.m.

I am a big fan of both the RPG and RTS genres. Spellforce is a game that combine the genres, and does it well.

Spellforce Order of Dawn title screen

The …

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Removal of Google services

April 28, 2020, 5:23 p.m.

This website used to rely on several Google services, in particular Google Analytics for learning about visitors, and Google ReCaptcha to try and prevent spam …

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Arch Linux Philosophy

April 21, 2020, 8:53 p.m.

I've been using Arch Linux as my main operating system for close to 7 years now. Over the years I have seen a lot of …

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War for the Overworld

Feb. 23, 2020, 10:16 p.m.

Back in the late 90's, we were blessed with a most unusual and awesome game. It was called Dungeon Keeper. It was a game where …

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Banished

Feb. 10, 2020, 9:51 p.m.

I've always enjoyed games where you simply manage a town or empire. These games will sometimes not have a clear goal except to just manage …

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Change to email

Jan. 26, 2020, 11:26 p.m.

Currently, this website is relying on Google for all automatic emails. When you register a new account, request a password reset, or use the contact …

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Soulbringer

Jan. 21, 2020, 10:36 p.m.

Soulbringer is a fantasy RPG that was released in 2000 and I originally got the game about half a year after release. When I first …

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Slackware on Raspberry Pi

Nov. 12, 2019, 9:42 p.m.

I have a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ which I so far have not really done much with. I did install Retropie (link opens in …

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Shenzhen I/O

Oct. 13, 2019, 3:08 p.m.

Shenzhen I/O is a programming game, released in November 2016. You take on the role of an electronics engineer, designing curcuits and coding them.

Designing an electrical component

Of …

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Batman: Arkham Knight

Oct. 6, 2019, 8:08 p.m.

Arkham Knight was released in 2015 and is the finale to the Batman Arkham series. It was released for consoles as well as PC, however …

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My Setup

Aug. 23, 2019, 9:20 p.m.

I did previously do an article on Linux, and I figure there might be some people who are interested in seeing the setup I use …

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