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Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025?

From Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net>
Newsgroups comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg
Subject Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025?
Date 2026-01-02 07:37 -0800
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On 1/2/2026 5:30 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 17:34 this Thursday (GMT):
>> On 1/1/2026 9:14 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> * American Truck Simulator: Louisiana DLC
>>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/3012580/American_Truck_Simulator__Louisiana/
>>> Yeah, yeah. It's not my fault the developers keep releasing new
>>> expansions. What, like I have a choice about /not/ buying/playing
>>> them? Still, even I have to admit that these constant reviews of what
>>> is -essentially- the same game is tiring. You don't like reading them
>>> and, to be honest, I'm not much a fan of writing them. There's just
>>> nothing new to say! So I'll try to keep it short... or at least as
>>> short as I can (so, you know, only four paragraphs. That's as close to
>>> 'short' as I can do ;-).
>>>
>>> Anyway...the Louisiana DLC. It's fine. No, scratch that. It's
>>> /good/... but not in any way that stands out from the other well-made
>>> map expansions released by SCS Software. It's not a disappointing
>>> release, that's for sure. But neither does it really excite.
>>>
>>> Oh, there are some nice things. The vegetation has been greatly
>>> improved; obviously SCS untied the purse-strings just enough to
>>> finally buy a bunch of new tree and plant assets, and it shows. As
>>> importantly, the density of the trees and bushes has been improved;
>>> everything looks quite lush and jungley. The Louisiana map feels quite
>>> distinct from the other states. It was sometimes hard to tell when you
>>> crossed over from, say, Nebraska into Kansas or from Utah into
>>> Arizona.
>>>
>> As someone who has driven across most of the American states IRL, that
>> last line sounds right.  Geologically there _isn't_ a big difference
>> between Nebraska and Kansas, or Utah and Arizona.  :D
> 
> Wow, that's pretty cool! For your job, or just for fun?
> 
The latter.  I once took a road trip with the goal of driving thru all 
48 of the contiguous states.  But Katrina had other ideas.



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dirty old man.

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What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-01 12:14 -0500
  Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2026-01-01 09:34 -0800
    Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-01-02 13:30 +0000
      Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2026-01-02 07:37 -0800
        Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-01-03 00:26 +0000
          Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2026-01-02 17:25 -0800
            Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-01-08 01:10 +0000
              Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Gottfried Neuner <kyonshi@wilderland.ovh> - 2026-01-11 01:23 +0100
  Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2026-01-03 01:47 +0000
    Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-03 11:31 -0500
      Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Gottfried Neuner <kyonshi@wilderland.ovh> - 2026-01-03 21:55 +0100
        Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2026-01-04 06:09 +0000
        Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2026-01-04 11:01 -0800
          Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-01-09 05:10 +0000
            Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-09 12:01 -0500
              Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2026-01-09 17:30 -0800
                Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-10 10:58 -0500
                Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2026-01-10 09:38 -0800
                Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2026-01-10 14:42 -0500
                Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-01-11 11:25 -0500
                Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> - 2026-01-11 08:55 -0500
                Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2026-01-11 08:46 -0800
                Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-01-13 14:00 +0000
                Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2026-01-13 08:09 -0800
      Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2026-01-04 06:08 +0000
  Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> - 2026-01-03 13:02 -0500
    Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2026-01-04 10:26 -0500
    Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025? phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> - 2026-01-16 10:44 -0600

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