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cyningstan

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Developing #retrogames for the #ibmpc of the early 1980s running #msdos and featuring #cga graphics. Turn-based strategy, puzzle and RPG! Fun in all four colours. With a fondness for Sinclair #zxspectrum and #psion handhelds too.

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The stream is starting! Today I'm playing Team Droid, the game of cute robots. I'll have a go at the DLC level pack Double Trouble: two robots, two data cards, and two card readers on every level. Join me at https://twitch.tv/cyningstan

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The stream is over! I didn't get through all of Double Trouble, so I can finish it off next week. You can watch the VOD for this week's stream at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2144086612

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The latest VOD is now up on YouTube too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh-TxU9Yez8

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My games are free, but if you want to, you can support me by buying me a coffee, or even just follow me on ko-fi if you have an account. You can find me there at https://ko-fi.com/cyningstan

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I am streaming! Today it's time to return to Ossuary. Can I get to the bottom of the dungeon and kill the Necromancer? Will I beat my gold high score? Come and see! https://twitch.tv/cyningstan

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The stream is finished! I did two successful runs, and the third run lasted right till I faced the Necromancer. Not sure if I beat previous scores though, as I'd forgotten to save the high score table from last stream! You can watch the VOD at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2138166008

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The VOD is now available on YouTube too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu5fyHDU8HA

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The second expansion for Barren Planet is Waterworld. Dapra's neighbouring planet Dalen is over 95% covered with water. And at the bottom of these oceans: crystal nodes! Let battle commence! Get it at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/7/barren-planet.

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The construction and repair units in Waterworld are static, while the harvesting units are mobile. This is a reversal of roles compared to The Polar Expedition, and gives players of this campaign some new strategies to experiment with.

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The Port is a static unit found on the coast of the numerous islands that pierce Dalen's oceans. The port has facilities to build and repair other units. It has little of its own defence, and needs protecting from attack by other units.

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Mining boats are as important as the Ports: they sail out to the crystal nodes and harvest the resources. Since they're mobile, they can retreat from attack. They are small enough to venture near the sandbanks where other ships would run aground.

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Hoverbugs, the small anti-gravity combat vehicles familiar from earlier campaigns, are present here on Dalen. They can hover over land or shallow water, but are not stable enough to cope with the rolling waves of the deeper ocean.

cyningstan, to VintageOSes
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The eight baronies in The Anarchic Kingdom take the names of eight noble families of medieval England. Take control of one of them at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/64/the-anarchic-kingdom

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The size of your settlement in The Anarchic Kingdom reflects your strength compared to the other baronies. A bustling walled city shows that you're ahead. Download the game at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/64/the-anarchic-kingdom

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A Team Droid level is made up of a number of different cells, some helpful, some not. The two most basic elements are floors and walls. All droids can travel smoothly over floors. But nothing can pass through (or over) a wall. http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/129/team-droid

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Conveyor belts carry robots and items in the indicated direction. Sometimes they get in your way, other times they can be a help. But usually they get in your way. http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/129/team-droid

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Mathosaurus: Kindergarten (cracked by Passport, 13-sector track embedded in 16-sector disk)

https://archive.org/details/MathosaurusKindergarten4amCrack

flux visualization of "Mathosaurus: Kindergarten" disk

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@a2_4am I love the use of dithering on the Apple II screen to make it look like it has more than the six colours in its high-res palette.

cyningstan, to VintageOSes
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I'm now live on Twitch! To celebrate Barren Planet's first anniversary since release, I'll look at the three campaigns that have been released so far. Join me at https://twitch.tv/cyningstan

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Stream is over! Thanks to everyone who joined us. As promised, I played a little way through First Landing, The Polar Expedition, and Waterworld campaigns. You can see the VOD at https://twitch.tv/videos/2132080047

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The VOD is now up on YouTube too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikty9dA1OC4

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The Polar Expedition was the first expansion for Barren Planet. After one of the two warring corporations takes over the desert, they go on to fight over the ice caps. Download it along with the game, from http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/7/barren-planet.

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Buildings provide excellent protective cover for Combat Droids. If you're defending a base, you need to keep enemy Combat Droids out of here, as once they get in, the droids are very difficult to shift with all but the most powerful units.

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The Polar Expedition and later expansions are available from the Barren Planet home page: http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/7/barren-planet. Keep an eye on this page for future expansions and other news.

cyningstan, to VintageOSes
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Over the coming weeks I'll be describing the various creatures that will cross your path in Ossuary, with occasional tips on how to deal with them. You can download and play Ossuary at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/6/ossuary

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Skeletons are the animated bleached bones of centuries-old warriors, whose strength lies in their sword and shield.

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Spectres are spirits through whose ghostly forms normal weapons pass without harm. They can only be destroyed with a wand or a scroll.

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Daemons are spirits of the underworld, the strongest monster in the game. Blades bounce off them, so defeat them with scrolls or the magic wand.

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