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Well, there's always Star Control...

http://sc2.sourceforge.net/

Undoubtedly one of the most enjoyable games I've played, and I'm very grateful towards the folks who developed The Ur-Quan Masters project. I concur with this recommendation.

Update 014: Videos (Equipped with Explanation!)

Update

The videos for update 15 and 16 have been recorded, but I won't upload them onto Dailymotion until I compile the narrative to go along with them (as well as the narrative for update 14). Fifteen and sixteen's videos are both huge and completely unboring, so I'm planning on a mega-narrative (with a bundle of screenshots) to match. How long will that take? A couple of days at least. I'm not feeling very much pressure to update more rapidly, since I - it seems - already do it so often. You'll likely see the screenshot story for Update 14 posted in this thread before the end of today, but, for those of you who don't much care for reading stories and just watch the videos, you're going to have to hunker down and wait.

Not that I think it really matters. With very little feedback for the last video, I'm going to assume that I'm given free reign to do this however I please. That's cool. Watching (or commenting on) LPs is not for everyone, and I've had a quite robust schedule, so it's hard to get much word in about what I've been doing. That being said, I'm still going to finish this LP. It might end with the Arch-Conservatives retaining dominion over the nation, but this session will reach a firm conclusion one way or the other.

Thanks to those who've commented so far. Must be the nerd in me that makes me think this game is a pleasant topic of discussion, and it's a shame it's not more popular.

Remember: Narrative for Update 14 later today, Updates 15 and 16 before the end of the week.

Stay Liberal!

But Liberals surely provided the spark!

...then suddenly their favorite recruitment site is taken over by the Conservative Machine!  Awesome!

Considering my attitude toward certain recruitable characters, I might be the only person who genuinely considers this awesome and has no qualms with the vanishment of this great locale for aforementioned certain recruitable characters. Consequently, I am fully in support of the co-op becoming a military base and the juice bar turned into a recruitment facility. Huzzah!

Haha. You got me with that one. I guess I'd just actually have to put the Mutant Liberation Squad to use...

-EDIT: Remodeled the introductory post of this thread to reflect some of the guidelines under which I am playing. Take a look.

I think I can answer your questions:

1. I didn't want to lose the taxicab. My founder's driving skill is nonexistant, and there's no way I would have entertained the idea of trying to flee from Conservatives in a high speed chase unless he had been near death and one of his legs had been blown to smithereens. In part, I avoided causing too much ruckus at those sites because I wanted to keep driving the cab for as long as I could. Clearly, I failtrained when I drove it to the Halls of Ultimate Judgment by mistake and lost the damn thing, but mistakes happen.

2. I thought it would be cool to illustrate the fact that I am capable of playing stealthily, especially since it's a change from how I have been playing. Sneaking unnoticed through the Police Station while getting caught each time I went into the CEO Residence also illustrates the inherent humor in the RNG. Guard dogs or not, I thought the Death Squads would notice me and bring the pain.

3. I keep laughing every time I unequip the AK-47 and the Conservatives fail to notice it in Grimith's pants.

4. I tempt the RNG regularly, but I'm not suicidal. DS Officers carry M16s, and Mercenaries carry AR-15s. While I have no qualms with tempting my luck against individuals or small groups, I shy away from engaging full complements of either of those NPCs with one man. I have replacement members who could take the mantle should my founder fall, but I would definitely have to come up with a different perspective for the narrative. Unless I decide to let him write a ghost journal.

5. I wanted a break from violence. Don't worry: I'm not going to go out and recruit hippies, give them guitars, and have them sing us some songs. That'd be absurd. I'll get back to gratuitous killing soon enough. In fact, if anything, I thought the viewers would enjoy the breath of fresh air. I've looked at the issues several times and applied myself at working towards Liberalizing them through non-excessively violent means!

6. My "F" key got tired of the abuse and wanted a break.

7. Buildings are easy to close down via murder sprees - in one instance, I had shut down both the Police Station and Court House with some serious Liberal Justice, and a few of my weaker, less-skilled Liberals managed to get arrested. Didn't have an easy time freeing them, I assure you. I wanted to keep my options on where I could visit in the next video or two; don't know what I'll do for those yet, so I figured I'd wait and see.

8. Gotta give Zsword a reason to guest star on another of my videos: He didn't get to witness Terminator Founder.

9. Gotta give folks who get their jollies from Terminator Founder another reason to keep watching.

10. Because I want to have my founder learn a well-rounded curriculum. He will be the Shepherd of Liberals Yet To Come. They will require learning at his knee.