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ohhh, craaaaap!
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Dark_art_: ohhh, craaaaap!
Can move through and manipulate time/space......can't balance on a motor bike

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okay. it seems, my microwave oven has malfunctioned. or, my phone.
aaanyway.
here's my favourite terminal from Marathon 2. kinda spoilerish screens, be prepared.
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gotta fix my stuff here...
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Dark_art_: ohhh, craaaaap!
Consider something more stable. Suggested solution attached.
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I might join in on this. For now here's my tier list for 1995 (see tierlists.com for the template):
https://i.imgur.com/cvunzBO.png

Typed out list of games:
Adventures of Batman & Robin (MD)
Albion
Alien Soldier
Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye
Chrono Trigger
Colonization
Comix Zone
Command & Conquer
Crusader: No Remorse
Descent
Discworld
Donkey Kong Country 2
Dragon Quest VI
Earthworm Jim 2
FIFA '96
Fighting Vipers
Final Fight 3
Front Mission
Full Throttle
Fury3
Gabriel Knight 2
Galactic Attack
Grand Prix 2
International Superstar Soccer Deluxe
Iron Storm
King of Fighters '95
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Light Crusader
Lufia II
Magic Knight Rayearth (SAT)
Marvel Super Heroes
Mech Warrior 2
Mega Man X3
Micro Machines '96
One Must Fall 2097
Oregon Trail II
Panzer Dragoon
Phantom 2040
Policenauts
Rayman
Ristar
SMW2: Yoshi's Island
Secret of Evermore
Sega Rally
Seiken Densetsu 3/Secret of Mana 2
Simon the Sorcerer II
Soul Blade
Star Trek: TNG - A Final Unity
Suikoden
Super Turrican 2
Tactics Ogre
Tales of Phantasia
Terranigma
Tetris Attack
The Journeyman Project 2
Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Tyrian
Ultimate MK3
Warcraft II
Wing Commander IV
Post edited April 30, 2021 by ResidentLeever
FWIW, I thought 1995 was a rather weak year.

I only completed the following games:
Jagged Alliance (may have been a 1994 game, though)
Heroes of Might and Magic
Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Anvil of Dawn (that is, I would have finished if the game didn't bug out near the end)
Marathon 2: Durandal (played the UT remake, due to getting motion sickness from the Aleph version)

Games I tried, but didn't complete for various reasons):
Exile: Escape from the Pit - too boring combat
Star Wars: Dark Forces - played the XL version, which was very fun, but alas not quite finished.
Rise of the Triad - I found it boring. But my patience for FPS games have declined as I've gotten older.
Witchaven - Too clunky and buggy. I remember playing it back in the days (borrowed copy), and I thought it was quite fun with pretty good graphics.
CyberMage - clunky controls, stupid AI. But quite ambitious, and kind of like a proto Deus Ex.

Other games I considers, but discarded:
X-COM: Terror from the Deep (waiting for an "offical" Open version)
Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye
Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol (16 bit and hard to get to run)
Warlords 2 Deluxe
Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat
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LynXsh: here's my favourite terminal from Marathon 2. kinda spoilerish screens, be prepared.
Are those....dating ads for AI/etc? Lol

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Updoot to everyone reading the thread: got to level 3 start....making good progress so far... -

Some tips to fellow silencers: Some floor sections, when walked/rolled/etc over, will sometimes trigger traps...but sometimes they will open secret areas as well....so stepping/rolling over the various floor areas in each area might be worth trying. And not only that, but being spotted by some cameras will open secret rooms as well, which one can search.....so saving and being spotted(to see if a room opens nearby) might be worthwhile to try as well sometimes.
Post edited April 30, 2021 by GamezRanker
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GamezRanker: Are those....dating ads for AI/etc? Lol
kinda. the hidden terminal in what seems to be a no-exit room. hacked by Durandal. indeed, he IS "SMUG INTELLECTUAL ... with a sense of humor". I totally adore him.
also. fun (?) fact. this terminal is spoilerific not only for M2 (and by extension for M1), but for Infinity as well. even though MI was released the next year.
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ResidentLeever: Adventures of Batman & Robin (MD)
Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye
Colonization
Huh, Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye has quite a King of Dragon Pass vibe to it...

Just got up to E quickly now in your list, Colonization is definitely a '94 release originally (DOS), though ports were admittedly in '95.
Adventures of Batman & Robin was also '94 originally (SNES) I see, though the MD one you mention was '95, yes.
Post edited April 30, 2021 by Cavalary
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PetrusOctavianus: ...
Other games I considers, but discarded:
X-COM: Terror from the Deep (waiting for an "offical" Open version)
Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye
Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol (16 bit and hard to get to run)
Warlords 2 Deluxe
Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat
Several years ago I played through TFTD using openxcom, after having finished the vanilla game with openxcom, and it ran very well. As far as I could tell it ran exactly as well as the original did through openxcom.
... and we have a response from Gog.com
https://www.gog.com/game/journeyman_project_2 50%off
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GamezRanker:
thank you! will do : )

I'm going to clock my watch and play this game as well,
Dear TimeKeeper please add it to my list, ongoing sufficient progress : )
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ResidentLeever: Adventures of Batman & Robin (MD)
Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye
Colonization
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Cavalary: Huh, Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye has quite a King of Dragon Pass vibe to it...

Just got up to E quickly now in your list, Colonization is definitely a '94 release originally (DOS), though ports were admittedly in '95.
Adventures of Batman & Robin was also '94 originally (SNES) I see, though the MD one you mention was '95, yes.
Right ok, my bad on Colonization.

Yeah the MD game is completely different for Adventures of B&R.
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Matewis: Several years ago I played through TFTD using openxcom, after having finished the vanilla game with openxcom, and it ran very well. As far as I could tell it ran exactly as well as the original did through openxcom.
How was the difficulty?
I understand the original was insanely difficult due to some programming error. Does the Open version replicate this? (Wondering if I need to brush off my Xcom skills before tackling TFTD)
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Seb3.7: ... and we have a response from Gog.com
https://www.gog.com/game/journeyman_project_2 50%off

I'm going to clock my watch and play this game as well,
Dear TimeKeeper please add it to my list, ongoing sufficient progress : )
That game....one of my faves....the intro music alone makes me want to come back to it every now and then.

A humble suggestion(maybe semi quasi spoiler): Visit future age first, as you get an item there that adds some interesting bits to all other ages. :)
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PetrusOctavianus: How was the difficulty?
I understand the original was insanely difficult due to some programming error. Does the Open version replicate this? (Wondering if I need to brush off my Xcom skills before tackling TFTD)
If I recall correctly I played it on the same difficulty as the original with openxcom, and I do not recall the alien threat being any more difficult than in the original (again, with openxcom) in terms of alien vs soldier match-ups. If anything I found soldier armor to be more effective.
There indeed was a difficulty error like that, where one version's experienced difficulty was the actual superhuman difficulty or something like that. But I'm pretty sure that has been fixed, due to it being a well known bug back when it released already (as far as I'm aware at least).

The game is much more difficult though, but not because of the aliens density / stats / tactics. Instead the levels themselves can be extremely formidable due to size and complexity. Alien base missions for example, of which you have to complete at least one, is massively more difficult than those in the original. Not because there are so many aliens and/or they are so difficult to kill. No, the actual base itself is very challenging to navigate, and has lots of places for aliens to hide (Bring tons of explosives, and a tank if possible to simply level areas). Similarly shipping lane missions (which are optional) can take the better part of an afternoon to clear. They're not difficult to navigate at least, but they are huge.
However for UFO sites and alien terror missions the difficulty is more or less the same.

It's definitely worth having a go at I think for any fan of the original, especially since it runs very nicely with openxcom. I certainly had a lot of fun with it, even if I aged a couple of years in the weeks I spent on it :)