Back Sort Of...

Post by **REDrake** » 2020-09-02 09:41, Wednesday

Hey Guys,

I am back, sort of...

Not a lot of time for playing or working on e-files these days...

Work has been tedious, changing job places even worse, corona lockdown affected my business life, I also had some neurological problems due to some issues with job and so on...

I also see that I was made moderator of Equipment Files sub-forum, in absentia...

Post by **Wonderdoctor** » 2020-09-02 10:34, Wednesday

Good to hear from you!

I also see that I was made moderator of Equipment Files sub-forum, in absentia...

Congratulations

I also had some

I hope that means you are ok now.

Post by **randowe** » 2020-09-02 10:41, Wednesday

back REDrake

Post by **Parabellum** » 2020-09-02 10:57, Wednesday

Nice to see you!

REDrake wrote: ↑2020-09-02 09:41, Wednesday ...
I also see that I was made moderator of Equipment Files sub-forum, in absentia...

No fear! The appointment of a moderator is only in a few cases associated with constant work (e.g. with the CC sub-forum including archive

)

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Post by **REDrake** » 2020-09-02 10:59, Wednesday

Wonderdoctor wrote: ↑2020-09-02 10:34, Wednesday Good to hear from you!

I also see that I was made moderator of Equipment Files sub-forum, in absentia...
Congratulations

I also had some
I hope that means you are ok now.

Thanks. I am still taking medication for depression and such, but things are moving towards better...

Post by **Parabellum** » 2020-09-02 12:53, Wednesday

REDrake wrote: ↑2020-09-02 10:59, Wednesday ... depression ...

Ouch, not good at all.
I wish you a lot of strength for your recovery and hope that you will be well supported by your family

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Post by **lvjtn** » 2020-09-02 16:37, Wednesday

back, Dragoş! :wave

i hope you can cope with your problems succesfully. the og pub is always open, when you want to share some misantropic or cheerful thoughts, visions, videos, etc.

and don't worry about being a mod, admins (Luis, Juankar and i) can do all the very rare necessary jobs, it's more like an appreciation w/o any responsibility. plus you can "vote" for the 2020 promotions

Ale · Post by **Ale** » 2020-09-02 17:50, Wednesday

welcome and get well

Post by **LuisGuzman** » 2020-09-03 06:53, Thursday

Dragos, welcome back

I hope you will recover quickly and successfully and feel good enough as to continue developing stuff for OG

And as Csaba said, don't be worried with moderator's tasks, you can always ask to any of the admis for help.

Post by **Radoye** » 2020-09-03 12:42, Thursday

Post by **REDrake** » 2020-09-03 14:46, Thursday

Thanks guys.

mythos · Post by **mythos** » 2020-09-03 17:39, Thursday

back comrade

Best wishes, get better soon

Bombast the Blue · Post by **Bombast the Blue** » 2020-09-07 09:16, Monday

lvjtn wrote: ↑2020-09-02 16:37, Wednesdaythe og pub is always open, when you want to share some misantropic or cheerful thoughts, visions, videos, etc.

... and I would add this pub has music in "The Obligatory YouTube Music Video Topic".
Although, for specific soul restoration purposes my personal recommendation would be also much more specific than the mix of choices from various posters:
Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart.

Well, that's for me, other souls may be tuned quite differently and their most efficient musical restorers may be quite diverse.

Post by **REDrake** » 2020-09-09 15:01, Wednesday

Well, when it comes to pubs, I was the one who won the competition for naming the pub from JP's Panzers board...

Roaring Maus was my idea...

Post by **randowe** » 2020-09-09 15:24, Wednesday

REDrake wrote: ↑2020-09-09 15:01, Wednesday Well, when it comes to pubs, I was the one who won the competition for naming the pub from JP's Panzers board...

Roaring Maus was my idea...

Yeah, for whatever reason i still keep the roaring maus gif. I really liked to see it back at JPs

Post by **REDrake** » 2020-09-17 15:21, Thursday

Obviously, it was not an original name.

The movie The Mouse that Roared is a classic.

But Maus fits better in the overall Panzer General theme.

Post by **lvjtn** » 2020-09-27 16:03, Sunday

i hope Dragoş doesn't mind posting about my current situation:

after working hard during all summer to kiss the ass of our partners, my company lost its contract what i was working for, so i lost my job. fortunately, my bosses were very helpful and offered me a new position, so i still have a job, which is great in these days, as all of us know it very well. unfortunately, this change means i will have basicaly zero free times for a few months. i know i have serious backlogs in the maintenance of the repository (icons, mapx, leaders, etc. databases). i hope i can add the delayed items in november. so don't worry, i'm alive, i haven't forgot this community and i'm still 100% commited, it's just a temporal obstacle in my life

i still read the forum and do the admin jobs in the evenings

stay safe and happy hunting!

Post by **Wonderdoctor** » 2020-09-27 16:52, Sunday

lvjtn wrote: ↑2020-09-27 16:03, Sunday i hope Dragoş doesn't mind posting about my current situation:

after working hard during all summer to kiss the ass of our partners, my company lost its contract what i was working for, so i lost my job. fortunately, my bosses were very helpful and offered me a new position, so i still have a job, which is great in these days, as all of us know it very well. unfortunately, this change means i will have basicaly zero free times for a few months. i know i have serious backlogs in the maintenance of the repository (icons, mapx, leaders, etc. databases). i hope i can add the delayed items in november. so don't worry, i'm alive, i haven't forgot this community and i'm still 100% commited, it's just a temporal obstacle in my life

i still read the forum and do the admin jobs in the evenings

stay safe and happy hunting!

Happy that you came out of all of this still having a job. Thanks for sharing. Good to know what to expect and what not to expect.

Post by **REDrake** » 2021-11-28 15:27, Sunday

Hello people,

Sorry for me very lengthy absence. Things went to toilet with my life this past summer. Problems with the job, financial issues, moved our to a rented apartment where my PC is still in a box and came very close to divorce.
2 months ago, I was forced into putting on hold any ideas of working as a sole practitioner lawyer.

On top of that I have some medical issues with something called narcolepsy which affects my daily efficiency. It requires medication, but is not fatal. Winston Churchill lived with it until 90...

I do want to get back to OpenGen eventually, but nowadays, I barely have time to touch computer games...

Post by **Wonderdoctor** » 2021-11-28 23:06, Sunday

Sad to hear this bad news. I hope things will get better from here on.

Duke Falcon · Post by **Duke Falcon** » 2021-11-29 16:48, Monday

Comrade! Comrade!

Best wishes! Things would sure turn to better if you can believe in it. 50% of fate comes from our own will, so forge your better fate! Wish you luck for that!

Post by **REDrake** » 2021-12-13 14:29, Monday

Yes, I will make it.

Nowadays, I am trying to lecture my 7 years old daughter in the pleasures of history and wargaming... For now, no computer games (although, she likes it when I used to play Age of Empires in front of her, past summer), but I aim for Santa to bring her 3 COBI (LEGO from Germany) sets: A set with German soldiers at Narvik 1940, a Pz IIIM and a Me-262...

Post by **randowe** » 2021-12-13 14:44, Monday

REDrake wrote: ↑2021-12-13 14:29, Monday but I aim for Santa to bring her 3 COBI (LEGO from Germany) sets: A set with German soldiers at Narvik 1940, a Pz IIIM and a Me-262...

That will be fun! Cobi has some good historical sets about topics Lego would never make a set of. Some of Cobi's ships are hugh. Cobi is from Poland and producing in Poland/EU only. Not like other big companies who have a factory in China, i am looking at you Lego

I like building with bricks too. I create hugh Star Wars (desert planet) houses. Like the Lego modular houses series. If someone knows that.

Have fun building the Cobi sets with your daughter

Post by **REDrake** » 2021-12-13 15:05, Monday

Well, she is addicted to Lego since she was 2. She has a lot of lego sets. But I had my eyes on these Cobi sets for about a year or so.

Yes, I also saw those huge ships, but they are quite expensive. around 150 Euros for Graf Zeppelin. The cheapest is the VIIB U-boat, at 35 Euros.

For now, I want these 3 sets. To more honest, I actually ordered the Bf-109 first, but Cobi called me to say that because of a mistake even though I paid for it, they no longer have it in store. Therefore they actually told me that they will send me the Me-262 in exchange, even though it is more expensive with no extra charge...

Might be a marketing strategy, but I cannot complain...

Now, I only need to make certain my wife is not angry for buying this without consulting with her first...

Post by **randowe** » 2021-12-13 16:16, Monday

REDrake wrote: ↑2021-12-13 15:05, Monday Now, I only need to make certain my wife is not angry for buying this without consulting with her first...

You have to buy her one of the flower bouquets from the Lego botanical collection

Post by **REDrake** » 2021-12-15 08:10, Wednesday

She is not angry, especially since the other day kid wrote to Santa that she wants a red dragon toy... Suddenly, a plane and a tank, sound so much better...

Post by **Parabellum** » 2021-12-15 08:45, Wednesday

REDrake wrote: ↑2021-12-15 08:10, Wednesday She is not angry, especially since the other day kid wrote to Santa that she wants a red dragon toy... Suddenly, a plane and a tank, sound so much better...

Haha, children and their Christmas wishes

I'll make you a purchase suggestion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQTWJi1anUo
The box includes a red "dragon" and a tank, I'll gladly take the DVD's myself

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Bombast the Blue · Post by **Bombast the Blue** » 2021-12-15 15:57, Wednesday

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-EU/Sm ... id=1207896
Citadel - Smaug - for Games Workshop's LoTR games
Another view:
https://images.beastsofwar.com/2011/11/LotR-Dragon.jpg

Of course, the price of this dragon burns...

Post by **REDrake** » 2021-12-17 21:01, Friday

Parabellum wrote: ↑2021-12-15 08:45, Wednesday I'll make you a purchase suggestion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQTWJi1anUo
The box includes a red "dragon" and a tank, I'll gladly take the DVD's myself .

Awesome. Of course that would be a Santa gift to remember, as I am also a fan of Sabaton...

Cobi kind of tricked me. Like I said I ordered a Pz IIIM and they said they will also gift me a Me-262. The package arrived.

In it was a Pz IIIE and a P-51C Mustang...

Only the Narvik 1940 soldiers were what I expected...

I had fun assembling the Panzer this evening. Except for the tracks, those were dreadful to assemble.

The plane and soldiers will be brought by Santa...

Post by **Parabellum** » 2021-12-18 09:08, Saturday

REDrake wrote: ↑2021-12-17 21:01, Friday
Parabellum wrote: ↑2021-12-15 08:45, Wednesday I'll make you a purchase suggestion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQTWJi1anUo
The box includes a red "dragon" and a tank, I'll gladly take the DVD's myself .
Awesome. Of course that would be a Santa gift to remember, as I am also a fan of Sabaton...

, then you will surely like this combination of music and building blocks. I love Sabaton for their creative ideas ... SABATON - The Red Baron Live (Building Blocks Video)

panzerdarek · Post by **panzerdarek** » 2021-12-18 11:21, Saturday

Cobi is good choice.

I have King Tiger, Tiger, Pz IVG, Pz IIIE, Pz IB, SdKfz 251/1 halftrack, Sturmpanzer II (15 cm sIG II), StuG IIIB, two Shermans (Jumbo and E8), T34/85 and two towed artillery pieces. Everything assembled by my 8-yrs son.

Post by **randowe** » 2021-12-18 17:59, Saturday

panzerdarek wrote: ↑2021-12-18 11:21, Saturday Cobi is good choice.
I have King Tiger, Tiger, Pz IVG, Pz IIIE, Pz IB, SdKfz 251/1 halftrack, Sturmpanzer II (15 cm sIG II), StuG IIIB, two Shermans (Jumbo and E8), T34/85 and two towed artillery pieces. Everything assembled by my 8-yrs son.

Nice collection

Did you build some kind of terrain layout to play on?

panzerdarek · Post by **panzerdarek** » 2021-12-18 19:10, Saturday

No. Only the floor and a carpet with obstacles made of other bricks are to be played.

A more detailed mock-up of the battlefield would be suitable only for an exhibition - too high probability of damage and waste of work put into the construction.

Post by **randowe** » 2021-12-18 20:00, Saturday

panzerdarek wrote: ↑2021-12-18 19:10, Saturday No. Only the floor and a carpet with obstacles made of other bricks are to be played.
A more detailed mock-up of the battlefield would be suitable only for an exhibition - too high probability of damage and waste of work put into the construction.

Haha yes, a large detailed terrain layout needs a lot of time...and bricks.
I once saw a damaged house review at youtube. Something like this would go well along the vehicles. It's a Modbrix set. Cobi certainly is high quality but i don't know about Modbrix.

Sorry for the off topic talk. Once i finish my star wars houses and find a way to get a good photo i will open a new thread

Here is the Modbrix house i was talking about:

Post by **REDrake** » 2021-12-20 11:39, Monday

My kid already knows what other Cobi sets wants...

She wants especially the Graf Zeppelin carrier. But she also wants the German 1940 Narvik soldiers (which I already bought), the Churchill tank, the T34/85, Bf-110D, Pz-IVG and VW Schwimwagen (I hope I spelled it right).

I definitely cannot afford to buy her the carrier. I might get her the U-boat, which she found fascinating as well, of just the Bf-110D.

Post by **REDrake** » 2022-05-18 06:49, Wednesday

So, back again.

Now however, with a change of scenery due to my own personal Operation Herkules...

Relocated to Malta a week ago. Romania was just not suitable anymore for a legal professional...

Post by **Wonderdoctor** » 2022-05-19 18:42, Thursday

REDrake wrote: ↑2022-05-18 06:49, Wednesday So, back again.

Now however, with a change of scenery due to my own personal Operation Herkules...

Relocated to Malta a week ago. Romania was just not suitable anymore for a legal professional...

I hope Malta works well for you. Friends of my wife are staying in Malta part time. They like it.

Post by **randowe** » 2022-05-19 21:03, Thursday

Good luck in Malta REDrake! Kind regards

Post by **Radoye** » 2022-05-19 22:40, Thursday

Last time i've been to Malta it was still the 20th Century. But i remember it as a beautiful place.

Good luck in your new endeavors!

Post by **Parabellum** » 2022-05-20 07:09, Friday

REDrake. In Germany we say: other countries, other customs. Therefore my question - is your professional qualification as a lawyer fully recognized in Malta?
In any case, I wish you good luck and success.

Post by **REDrake** » 2022-05-20 09:21, Friday

Parabellum wrote: ↑2022-05-20 07:09, Friday REDrake. In Germany we say: other countries, other customs. Therefore my question - is your professional qualification as a lawyer fully recognized in Malta?
In any case, I wish you good luck and success.

Actually it isn't. That was never on the table when I considered moving out. But I am working as a legal compliance executive, which basically means working as a lawyer, without being warranted as a lawyer...

Yes, I know adaptation is difficult, especially since I have no friends here, so I make do, one step at a time.

Post by **REDrake** » 2023-06-06 16:09, Tuesday

Back again...

Still living in Malta, becoming more of a Brit each day...

I would like to get back to Panzer General one of these days, but for the past months I got more and more into playing Order of Battle World War II.

Not to mention some Close Combat games...

My e-file is still saved as well as all my campaigns in work (not a lot of texts)...

Post by **REDrake** » 2023-10-21 21:02, Saturday

Another post. Unfortunately, my gaming days are on hold for now. My laptop died and I was unable to buy a new one, because in Malta they are insanely expensive...

However...

I did manage to pass unto another the enjoyment of playing Panzer General 2...

She's 9 and she managed to win her first scenario in the game. And got awarded a SiGIB for her efforts.

I might induce her into Open General at some point... After all campaigns need fresh blood testers...

hoza · Post by **hoza** » 2023-10-22 08:01, Sunday

Should be big fun. I this your daughter?

Post by **REDrake** » 2023-10-23 07:20, Monday

Yes. I started to get her used with Age of Empires 1&2 and at some point I told her about PG2...

She is still struggling to learn, as she constantly buys planes only and sends artillery to the front lines...

hoza · Post by **hoza** » 2023-10-23 07:41, Monday

and in 2-3 years time you will not have a chance against her playing PBEM

Post by **Parabellum** » 2023-10-23 13:22, Monday

REDrake wrote: ↑2023-10-23 07:20, Monday ... is still struggling to learn, as she constantly buys planes only ...

... like

Post by **REDrake** » 2023-10-25 04:01, Wednesday

Yesterday I showed her the standalone SSI scenario of Malta. She immediately see spotted errors in geography and then misspelling of Valletta as Vallena... I do agree, that map is messed up

Post by **randowe** » 2023-10-25 12:14, Wednesday

You have to build her a Malta scenario on a more accurate map

Post by **REDrake** » 2023-10-26 19:53, Thursday

Already done...

On your map, modified... Since, I have been living here, I came to realize what a dreadful experience a naval invasion of Malta would have been. Only 3-4 usable beaches all with bottleneck canyons and the terrain would be terrible for paratroopers...

Except she's not yet ready for my Superblitz campaign.

Having fun at Chisinau, helping Romanian allies...