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Rhinoceros horn1/31/2024 The colour of this animal can range from yellowish brown to slate grey.Īn adult Black Rhinoceros stands 150–175 cm (59–69 in) high at the shoulder and is 3.5–3.9 m (11–13 ft) in length. The White Rhinoceros also has a prominent muscular hump that supports its relatively large head. The front horn is larger than the other horn and averages 90 cm (35 in) in length and can reach 150 cm (59 in). The White Rhino has an immense body and large head, with a short neck and broad chest. African rhinos feed low to the ground, whereas the Asian rhino browses on leaves that are higher. African rhinos fight with their horns, using them to impale and throw their adversaries, while the Asian rhino fights with its bottom teeth, using them in a slashing motion. Behaviorally, it has been found that African rhinos are more aggressive than Asian rhinos. Morphologically, one obvious difference is that both African varieties have two horns in tandem, while the Sumatran rhino has two horns, but one typically is a stub, and the other two Asian types, Greater one-horned and Javan rhinos, have a single horn. The African and the Asian rhinoceroses have some distinct characteristics. Many rhino range states have stockpiles of rhino horn, which needs to be carefully managed. To prevent poaching in certain areas, rhinos have been tranquilized and their horns removed. The horns are also valued as dagger handles in Middle Eastern countries like Yemen, where they are known as “jambiyas.” It is, in fact, generally prescribed for fevers and convulsions. One repeated misconception is that rhinoceros horn in powdered form is used as an aphrodisiac in traditional Chinese medicine. Asian rhino horns are more highly prized than African horns consumers believe that their smaller size means that they are more concentrated, and therefore more potent. Trade continues, however, and is driving the illegal poaching of endangered rhinos. The use of rhino horn for medical purposes has been illegal since 1993. Rhino horn is made of compressed keratin fibers, the same material that is found in fingernails and hair! Some people believe that rhino horn has powerful medicinal uses, ranging from stopping nosebleeds and headaches to curing diphtheria and food poisoning, but there is no scientific evidence that this is true. A rhino’s horn is not attached to the skull. The horn on a rhinoceros is very different from that of a sheep or antelope.
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Coupon code macstitch1/30/2024 It is a good program, with a nice set of tools on the advanced versions, but they ramp the price up to crazy levels no one is willing to pay $2595 for a cross stitch program that not only isn’t the world standard but isn’t that relevant anymore. Recently thought to be dead, StitchCraft has come back on the scene with MUCH higher prices and no improvements. Threads: 20 different brands Print to PDF: Yes Updates: Yearly, additional cost This is very similar to the old Jane Greenoff pattern making software, however, it’s updated yearly, has a limited selection, is complicated, and is VERY expensive considering its closest (and arguably a lot better) alternative is a quarter of the cost. Threads: DMC Print to PDF: Yes Updates: No scheduleĭP Software Cross Stitch Pro Platinum ($89) – 4/10 If you do upgrade, WinStitch or MacStitch is most similar in design. If you want a little more, you have the opportunity to purchase one of the other programs, so it’s a great starter program. It’s got everything you might need and helps you get your head around making patterns. Starting as a free online program, developing into a full blown downloadable, Stitch Art Easy! does a good job. Threads: DMC & Anchor Print to PDF: Yes Updates: Every 2 years additional cost The main issue, however, is that there are no updates to the program, and based on Istitch2 being a paid update of the previous version, I’d imagine you’d have to buy a new one every time Windows updates… You can either buy the DVD version with guide videos, or the download without videos for the same price. As a result, it’s the easiest to get into at first, however finding more advanced features is a little difficult, meaning a serious designer might consider another program. Also, there are video guides (if you purchase the DVD version) to help new designers. Unlike the previous versions that were overly complicated for new users, the new Istitch has been built with simplicity in mind. Threads: DMC Print to PDF: Yes Updates: Monthly Secondly is its unique backstitch portion, which allows you to ‘trace’ the image with transparency, meaning you can get super clean backstitches. Firstly the thread selector program allows you to either pick a close fit thread based on what stock you have, but also allows for the blending of threads to get super accurate colors (I LOVE this). However, where BlendThreads stands out is the greatest two additions I think we’ve ever looked at. Initially, it’s much like any other pattern creator, with some advanced features in the printing sections. Threads: DMC Print to PDF: Yes Updates: Yearlyīuilt off the back of Ryijy, this pattern creator has come a long way. And its free! It does get beaten by some other paid systems as they’ve been around longer and have much larger user databases, but this is one to watch! But unlike other simple programs, this one has an extremely robust pattern creator behind it, making it a perfect world of ease and quality. It’s built as a first step on your pattern creation journey, having just the core features you need. What makes this particularly fantastic is that its simple. Threads: DMC & Anchor Print to PDF: Yes Updates: Last updated 2009įrom the same creators as our number Windows choice, WinStitch, now comes a free software based on the same great software. But there is service still supplied, and patterns made from it are great quality. It’s still a great program, however, the lack of yearly updates means it could be struggling against other programs, which update regularly. However it’s still used by DMC France along with many other major pattern makers. ILSoft used to be a major playing cross stitch generation programs, but started to drop from general usage as other programs came to market. Finally, you cannot export to PDF using the program itself you can download an additional program that acts as a fake printer to do this though.ĭemo: Yes 30 days Threads: DMC & Cosmo Print to PDF: No, you can download another (free) program called CutePDF to do this Updates: Quarterly Recently, a whole load of new apps don’t support KGchart patterns, meaning they aren’t as useful. The second issue is its a little buggy it used to be our best pick, but as PCstitch started to improve, KG Chart just couldn’t keep up. There are however four things to note firstly the colors can sometimes be a little red-based so require manual picking. It’s the third most used program out there, and for $35 is a steal. There are also forums and an email for support and issues. It’s been created by a non-stitcher, but their understanding of our needs is great. KG Chart has a fantastic set of stitches, incredible ease of use, and a lot of regular, and worthwhile updates.
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Open freespace1/30/2024 Currently there are developing in 26 locations and 18 different countries around the world. To date, has hosted over 300 free events, seen more than 30 murals, fostered 4 long-term projects within San Francisco, and instigated an immeasurable amount of inspiration, collaboration, and solidarity within the communities it has touched. The radically low barrier to entry and open door policy lead to a hugely diverse range of people from different cultural, economic, and professional backgrounds connecting and creating projects together such as a free bike share, maker classes for people in homeless shelters, and a community garden. began in June 2013, inspired by the National Day of Civic Hacking when a building was gifted to the community for just $1. A is a gathering place for people to come together, to create, teach, learn, and share the things which they are truly passionate about, and strengthen connections between individuals as well as communities through art, events, and long term projects. In its current form this app is destined to fail so I hope the developers look at their competitors and make the changes necessary.The movement is an experiment in what is possible when a community shares the gift of physical space. Now I don’t blame them since they rushed to have a parlor alternative but unless your a dedicated user willing to post things to a small user base and spend most of your time trying to figure out what this or that button does, I’d say it’s time to wait until the developers update this thing to something more usable. The fact they couldn’t even make a nice splash screen shows how rushed the project is. The splash screen is a picture of spinning dots rather then an actual animation of spinning loading dots. The first example of what you are getting yourself into can be seen just by opening the app. It is a classic example of trying to do too much at once so nothing is done in a solid way. They are trying to push in a new feature to reward positivity but it makes no sense. Nothing is polished and the UI is very clunky. This platform has the bones to be something great but honestly it looks and feels like a rushed product. They include News, Podcasts, Sports, and Public Figures. Utilize our fully-encrypted chat feature which allows you to direct message or broadcast to your friends and groups.Įnjoy our Channels feature with a wide variety of topics and genres to choose from. This empowers users to share daily actions and develop healthy habits they desire in a way that inspires and enriches the lives of others.Ĭreate groups for micro-communities either open to the public or password-protected private groups. Large mainstream social media platforms were built on the hazardous practice of addicting users to pointless distractions, driving them into endless hours of aimless pursuits and the infinite feedback loop of chasing unreachable new heights of social affirmation and approval.įreeSpace uses VRS to capture the imagination of its users, rewarding them with daily recognition, badges, and other rewards that reflect their achievements and values. Simply click on the title for each section in the settings to display your options. Users are encouraged to share what they are doing on a daily basis to impact the world as well as create a fun social atmosphere by sharing jokes, memes, and funny stories.įreeSpace's culture is rooted in our unique VRS (Value Reinforcement System), a popular mechanism that rewards and highlights healthy habits and positive actions. The Settings menu, available through the icon at the top right of the window, will allow you to adjust Knossos settings as well as the global settings for running FreeSpace 2 Open. FreeSpace Social is a Common Sense platform that champions Conversation, Content Creation, and Commerce. FreeSpace Social is the premier social media destination for individuals who seek to be the most authentic versions of themselves.
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Babiloo 2.0.91/30/2024 But is it also a good desktop distribution? Read our comprehensive review of the recently released Slackware Linux 13.0 to find out. Its stability, reliability and dependability are characteristics that have won over many Linux users, especially in the server arena. " Slackware Linux has been around for longer than any other existing Linux distribution - and for a good reason. Variants-Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, Ubuntu Studio and Server editions and the Ubuntu Netbook Remix. The Ubuntu team has announced the beta release of Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop and Via our bugzilla since this is the last milestone before the first releaseĬandidate." Click below for more information. The openSUSE Project has announced that the last openSUSE 11.2 Milestone The livedvd-amd64-multilib-10.0 version is for x86_64 only." This means you can boot a 64bit kernel and install a customized 64bit userland while using the provided 32bit userland. If your arch is amd64 boot with the gentoo64 kernel. If your arch is x86, then boot with the default gentoo kernel. " The Gentoo-Ten LiveDVD is available in two flavors, a hybrid x86/x86_64 version, and an x86_64-only version. The release of the Tenth Birthday LiveDVD. Gentoo Linux - Ten Years Compiling: 1999 - 2009 Meanwhile, contact information for the team members can be found on the List has not been set up yet, but watch for it to get started soon. The word about the project to potential contributors. Will help to improve communication within the project and help to spread Maintainer and where more testing is needed.įuture goals include adding social collaboration tools to theĭistribution and developing an Upstream Attraction Program. See what packages are failing to build, which one are in need of a Status overview page that will allow developers and testers to easily The third group will be working on making openSUSE's development Factoryīranch more transparent. Projects on the portal page, with categories for novices, experienced usersĪnd computer professionals so that people can figure out what needs work There will be a consistent look andįeel for each web service landing page. Current web services include userįorums, download sites, the build service, openFATE feature tracking,īlogs, the weekly news, and much more. Integrating all of it under one umbrella so that people can see all the Tutorials so that new people can more easily find what they are lookingĪ second group will be doing the same for the infrastructure, Single wiki page with links to all such documentation, including video One group will be organizing allĭocumentation on how to contribute to the project. They will work to improve the infrastructure and To make openSUSE the best Linux distribution, with an open, inviting and Improving communication within and outside the project. These people will be working full time on making it easier to Together for a few days after the openSUSE Conference to get to know each Team members are spread all over Europe and as far away as Mexico, we came The openSUSE Boosters team is a hand-picked group of fifteen NovellĮmployees with skills ranging all across the distribution, and who areĭedicated to openSUSE development and working with the community.
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Justinmind program update1/30/2024 The text element will be activated so you can start typing right away. New Text (T): after selecting this tool, click and drag in the canvas to create a new Text.Hold the ‘shift’ key to restrict the angle of the line. New Line (L): after selecting this tool, click and drag in the canvas to create a new Ellipse.New Ellipse (E): after selecting this tool, click and drag in the canvas to create a new Ellipse.New Rectangle (keyboard shortcut R): after selecting this tool, click and drag in the canvas to create a new Rectangle.Click again to create a line or click and drag to create a curve. Pen Tool (keyboard shortcut P): after selecting this tool, click on the canvas to create an anchor point.Crop tool: Select an image and then, after selecting this tool, you’ll be able to crop it / add a mask to it.Click first on the element with the events you want to copy and then the element that you want to apply those styles to. Copy events tool: You can copy all the events from one element to another using this tool.Click first on the element with the styles you want to copy and then the element that you want to apply those styles to. from one element to another using this tool. Copy style tool: You can copy all the style properties such as colors, borders, etc.Delete tool: This tool deletes any element that you click on with it.Direct selection tool: A selection tool that ignores groups and containers so you can select elements directly.Double-clicking will select inside groups or containers. Selection tool: use this tool to select elements in the canvas.Home – Click to go back to your home dashboard.Find the most common and frequently-used tools and commands in the toolbar. The toolbar contains quick editing options for the selected screen UI element. Get to know the User Interface module, where you will build the visual and interactive components of prototypes. Justinmind’s integration with user testing tools.Justinmind’s integration with Azure DevOps.Justinmind’s integration with Atlassian Jira.Justinmind's integration with Photoshop.Justinmind’s integration with Illustrator.Sharing and syncing UI widget libraries.Creating specifications document templates.Scenarios module: User Flows, Sitemaps and diagrams.Calculated values and conditional logic.
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Felon petrovich russian prison mafia1/30/2024 Serbian prosecutors believe that Bojovic attempted to kill Draskovic and Nedovic, and murdered Jeftovic because of their alleged involvement in Arkan’s January, 2000 murder in Belgrade.Īccording to the indictment issued by the Serbian Prosecutor for Organized Crime, Bojovic rose through the ranks after the previous leaders of the Zemun clan, Dusan Spasojevic and Mile Lukovic, were murdered in March of 2003. Arkan’s Tigers were involved in the ethnic cleansing of towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the war there in the early 1990s. During the early 1990s, Bojovic was a member of the infamous 'Tigers' paramilitary group headed by indicted war criminal Zeljko “Arkan” Raznatovic. In Serbia, Bojovic is on trial in absentia for the attempted murders of Andrija Draskovic and Zoran Nedovic, and the murders of Branko Jeftovic Jorga, Dejan Zivancevic and Milutin Jovicic in 2004. Petrovic was convicted for the murder of Srdan Miranovic, a close associate of Petrovic’s rival Sreten Jocic, known as “Joca Amsterdam.” Petrovic is regarded as one of the leaders of the Serbian mafia in the Netherlands. The Serbian police forwarded the information to the Spanish police, leading to Bojovic’s arrests after a yearlong joint operation between the Spanish and Serbian authorities. Serbian police were tipped off to Bojovic’s whereabouts from one of his close associates, Milos Bata Petrovic, who is currently in prison in the Netherlands. In September 2010, Interpol issued an international arrest warrant for Bojovic. Bojovic, the head of the infamous Zemun organized crime group, allegedly participated in over 20 murders in Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, the Netherlands, and Spain. The Spanish authorities confirmed today Luka Bojovic was among the four Serbian nationals arrested in Valencia, Spain on Thursday.
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Earth breeze1/30/2024 Earth Breeze are made and manufactured in Germany, Mexico, India, China, and New Zealand. Another fulfillment warehouse in the United Kingdom supports worldwide distribution. A single sheet out of a tiny, easy-to-store box gets your clothes clean and helps the planet at the same time! Mindfully MadeĮarth Breeze has a warehouse in Oregon but Armstrong clarified that the company is otherwise remote. If you’re tired of dragging that big jug of laundry detergent back from the store- there are alternatives. They want you to try this innovative detergent for yourself and be happy with your choice. Plus, Earth Breeze offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Concentrated Eco Sheets are strong enough to tackle tough stains. Low sudsing, paraben, phthalate, phosphate, bleach, and dye-free don’t mean ineffective. You don’t need to sacrifice to make an eco-friendly choice either. You don’t need strong chemicals to get your laundry clean. The slim packaging is also lightweight and hardly takes up any storage space. Tough on dirt and stains, the Eco Sheets are also gentle on sensitive skin. Liquidless sheets contain only the cleaning agents that dissolve in the wash.Įarth Breeze’s laundry detergent is certified vegan and cruelty-free and they’re a great low-waste alternative. The product ships for free to your doorstep at a budget-friendly price. Eco Sheets packaging is a small, sustainable, biodegradable, limited waste cardboard envelope. So what is so unique about these little laundry sheets? Earth Breeze is eco-responsible. This is all part of their Buy One Give Ten donation program. The customer can choose the cause, for example, homeless, women’s or animal care shelters, veteran’s organizations, or developing countries. For each customer sale of Laundry Detergent Eco Sheets, Earth Breeze donates 10 loads of laundry detergent on their behalf. Earth Breeze is stepping up to meet some of that demand. There is a strong demand for hygienic products for those in need. They redistribute by building relationships with charitable organizations and nonprofits by giving back through laundry detergent and meal donations to those in need. Besides ocean cleanups, Earth Breeze also contributes to the planet’s regeneration.Įnvironmental contributions include planting trees–they’ve already planted 56,318 trees to date!. This means no unnecessary plastic in packaging or shipping. Armstrong stresses the commitment to reducing single-use plastic through their products. Beyond Ocean CleanupsĮarth Breeze came up with their own three Rs: reduce, regenerate, redistribute -and they’re a core focus of the business. Less plastic manufactured leads to less plastic waste and a cleaner planet. Their commitment goes beyond removing thousands of pounds of plastic debris. Ocean Blue Project pledges to remove one million pounds of plastic by 2025 and Earth Breeze is helping make that happen! In fact, some volunteers at recent Earth Breeze sponsored clean ups were not only supporters of Ocean Blue Project, but Earth Breeze customers as well! Together, they support each other’s goals to reduce waste in impactful ways. Ocean Blue Project, volunteers, and Earth Breeze share a vision to reduce and remove plastic waste from shores, beaches, and waterways. Since then she has continued to expand the partnership with more cleanups to support our common goal-clean, healthy oceans. In 2021 she reached out to Ocean Blue Project about sponsoring a cleanup. Sarah Armstrong is the Product Marketing Manager at Earth Breeze. It makes sense for Ocean Blue Project and Earth Breeze to work together. Together, they’re expanding their impact by helping clean up our One-World Ocean. Now, Earth Breeze is teaming up with Ocean Blue Project. Plus, customers get to choose which organization category their donation goes to. Laundry detergent is often an expensive and essential item at shelters, community organizations, and for disaster relief. Donations go directly to support nonprofits and charitable organizations through their Buy One, Give Ten program. They make a liquidless detergent sheet with biodegradable and plastic-free packaging -but their sustainable efforts go beyond just making products.įor every package of Laundry Detergent Eco Sheets purchased, Earth Breeze donates 10 loads of laundry detergent to those in need. Earth Breeze’s low-waste cleaning products offer a better alternative. And when it comes to cleaning products, their ingredients can often have negative effects on marine life. Wasteful, single-use plastic containers seem to be everywhere. Ocean Blue Project and Earth Breeze Team Up For Our Oceans
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You might like to upgrade PHP Version from 5.5.9 to PHP 7.1 then check my post here Once installed check the version of php installed #php -v To install PHP in ubuntu #sudo apt-get install php5-cli This will add an additional layer of security since phpMyAdmin has suffered from vulnerabilities in the past. After entering the Apache authentication, you’ll be taken to the regular phpMyAdmin authentication page to enter your login credentials. Now, when you access your phpMyAdmin subdirectory, you will be prompted for the additional account name and password that you just configured: as shown in Image – 8 If you want to add another user then command is #sudo htpasswd /etc/phpmyadmin/.htpasswd additionaluser It will prompt for password for the user as shown in Image – 7 #sudo htpasswd -c /etc/phpmyadmin/.htpasswd username The location that we selected for the password file was “/etc/phpmyadmin/.htpasswd”. htpasswd file for Authenticationįor this we need to install additional package. htaccess File inside /usr/share/phpmyadmin #sudo nano /usr/share/phpmyadmin/.htaccessĬreate the. Restart apache service #sudo service apache2 restartĬreate an. sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf-available/nfĪdd an AllowOverride All directive within the section of the configuration file htaccess file by editing our Apache configuration file. Once installed you can browse and login using root and default set password as shown in Image – 6 To install PhpMyadmin in Ubuntu #sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin To log in mysql in terminal #sudo mysql -u root -p Image – 4 #sudo dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-5.5 You can set mysql root user password and in case If you want to reset the current mysql password then run this command and follow the steps as shown in Image – 4 To check mysql service is running or not #sudo service mysql status Once after successfully installed MySql server. To install MySql Server in Ubuntu #sudo apt-get install mysql-serverįollow the steps to install Mysql-Server while it will ask for creating password for the root user. Like I had changed the port to 8081 and in browser type localhost:8081 which shows Welcome to nginx! else you can check the setting here #sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/defaultĪnd change the default port to some other port then save and close the editor as shown in Image – 2 If there is no port conflict then nginx service will start. These are the commands to check status/stop/restart/start of nginx service as shown in Image – 1 Once installed you can check if the nginx service is running or not #sudo service nginx restart To install nginx in Ubuntu #sudo apt-get update #sudo apt-get install nginx How to install nginx, mysql, phpmyadmin, php in Ubuntu
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Spark for mac search not working1/30/2024 Create events easily using natural language.Ĭreate secure links to a specific email or conversation. Supports Dropbox, Box, iCloud Drive, and more.Ī full-featured calendar works right in your email to help you always be on top of your schedule. Integrate Spark into your workflow and take productivity to the next level. Smart Notifications filter out the noise, letting you know when an email is important, saving you from notification overload. **Get Notified About Important Emails Only** Just search the way you think and let Spark do the rest. Powerful, natural language search makes it easy to find that email you're looking for. Snoozing works across all your Microsoft devices. Snooze an email and get back to it when the time is right. It works even if your device is turned off. Schedule emails to be sent when your recipient is most likely to read them. No email will slip through the cracks! This feature is invaluable for small teams like, , or įor the first time ever, collaborate with your teammates using a real-time editor to compose professional emails. Spark lets you handle an inbox together with multiple people, assign emails just like tasks, set deadlines, and track progress. Ask questions, get answers, and keep everyone in the loop. Invite teammates to discuss specific emails and threads. All new emails are smartly categorized into Personal, Notifications and Newsletters. Smart Inbox lets you quickly see what's important in your inbox and clean up the rest. Modern design, fast, intuitive, collaborative, seeing what’s important, automation, and truly personal experience that you love - this is what Spark stands for. "You can create an email experience that works for you" - TechCrunch "It's a combination of polish, simplicity, and depth" - FastCompany Spark Developer Description: Spark is the best personal email client and a revolutionary email for teams. Customizable interface to personalize the app according to user preferences. Beautiful threaded message design to replace cluttered inbox Quick Replies feature to respond to emails with just a tap Swipe feature to choose the right signature before sending an email Secure link creation to share specific emails or conversations with team members Built-in calendar to manage events and schedule appointments Integration with Dropbox, Box, iCloud Drive, and more Smart Notifications to filter out unimportant emails and only notify about important ones Natural language search to easily find specific emails Snooze feature to temporarily remove an email from the inbox and bring it back later Email scheduling feature to send emails at the most appropriate time Real-time editor to collaborate with teammates in composing professional emails Shared Inboxes to handle an inbox together with multiple people, assign emails as tasks, set deadlines, and track progress Private discussion feature to invite teammates to discuss specific emails and threads Smart Inbox that categorizes emails into Personal, Notifications, and Newsletters
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Xenonauts base design1/30/2024 For one, the story was just plain terrible, as in basically non-existing. I wonder how many of these will be resolved in Xenonauts 2, but my hopes so far aint very high.ġ. I enjoyed it quite a bit, but I think an easier setting will be chosen for my next time.Ĭheck out Xenonauts on GOG, Humble Store and Steam.I liked Xonanuts, but it has multiple issues. There are no graphical options apart from resolution though, so be warned if you are on a rather low powered rig as you won’t have any room to move around things.įinal thoughts: If you’re looking for an up to date and more streamlined XCOM experience that isn’t the newer XCOM: Enemy Unknown, then you should seriously give this a try. Stability wise it seems sound too, so this Linux port is done pretty well and I’m rather happy with it. Performance wise there’s no issues on my end, I am running it on a 970, but there’s nothing really intensive actually going on. The general graphics during missions are quite nice too, and certainly in keeping with the original XCOM. I genuinely love the aliens and humans design for the game. The one thing that surprised me the most, is how beautiful the characters animations are. So my first mission ended up with all my soldiers dead, not the best start ever, but not unusual for these types of games. I feel that should have been explained, or the quick slot area should have just been visible. This will bring up another menu, with your quick slot items. You need to right click on the top slot next to your weapon. I didn’t figured it out until the end of a mission where all my soldiers died, so I was a bit annoyed by it. I would have liked it if it told me how to use my quick slot items, like grenades. Not only are they crap at hitting their target, but my first mission started by one of my own soldiers shooting a fellow soldier in the back-FIRED! Like all good turn based strategy games, your soldiers aim is absolutely awful! I can’t count the amount of times I yelled at the screen because of how terrible my soldiers are at actually doing their job. I found the night missions especially challenging, and total failed a few times. What I do like, is that nighttime missions are actually a little bit harder, and you need to use flares and hope there’s some other sources of light around. The start of the game was actually quite slow for me too, it took me a good half an hour before I was able to down a UFO over land to actually begin a single combat mission, which was a bit annoying. This one feature alone makes Xenonauts actually a lot more simple to play as it removes some of the micro management needed. I don’t think I’m just overlooking a section, it just doesn’t seem to have it. There’s no buying and selling of your initial equipment which I actually missed while playing it. It has everything you expect with base building, research and manufacture all wrapped up in a pretty tidy interface that’s all pretty self explanatory.Īlthough it is inspired by the original XCOM, it actually removes a bit from it too. If you are fans of the original, you will probably recognize everything right away. At first glance it is very much like the original XCOM, every part of the interface is similar so I feel at home. It's also quiet for releases today, so it's a good time to slide in a post about a previously released game!īeing an XCOM veteran myself, I expected to be able to quite easily pick up what to do, so I naturally chose one of the harder modes. I’ve been putting this off for a while to see if any patches came in, so that I could have a decent experience, so I think it’s been time enough. I actually followed the game for a long time, but I was really put off by it just being wrapped up with Wine. So, with Xenonauts now being native on Linux, I decided to finally take a look at it. It’s one of the best strategy games available on Linux, and the original was one of the first games to ever suck me in. I love XCOM, you should all know this by now. |