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A Day in the Life of Mission Control by TheViditofLight, literature

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A Day in the Life of Mission Control

On a certain orbital mining station belonging to one of the galaxy’s most renowned (for all the best and worst reasons) mining conglomerates, a hefty figure trudged into a dimly-lit room alight with all manner of computer screens, data feeds, map displays, and even vital signs monitoring equipment. “Ugh...another day at the office...” the stocky figure stated. “...or the Mission Control Center, as it were.” He thought about this for a moment. “Mission Control”-his title. He sighed, often wondering just how in “control” he really was. Hardly any sooner had he sat down than one of his screens-the launch control screen, used for controlling the dispatch of one of the station’s personnel and equipment drop and recovery pods-displayed a warning. “FOREGIN OBJECTS IN LAUNCH BAY” The figure slowly sighed, and collected himself, taking a sip of his coffee to allow himself a bit of energy and refreshment. The hot, bitter liquid flowed over his tongue and down his throat, the sensations

Saints and Supers-Why are you here? by TheViditofLight, literature

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Saints and Supers-Why are you here?

You look out the window, seeing the busy office building downtown. Copenhagen is very busy, for sure, but the recently expanded “UN City” in the area is rather impressive. A new campus has been added to the ones already present-and it’s quite impressive; in addition to the usual office buildings, there’s a rather large laboratory building (with armed guards, you notice, and you also notice a costumed hero or two seeming like they’re keeping an eye on things), and a large outdoor fitness and athletic center-an obstacle course, weights (in amounts far exceeding what a normal human may lift), a pool, and a variety of advanced medical and measurement equipment, all designed to analyze rather high levels of…well, most anything. Speed, strength, elemental exposure/impact (such as extreme cold or heat), and almost anything else you may be able to name. Eventually, the limousine they chartered for you arrives in front of one of the office buildings in the new campus, and you are ushered out

Supers and Saints, Prologue by TheViditofLight, literature

Dragon, Princesses, and Knights by TheViditofLight, literature

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Dragon, Princesses, and Knights

Once upon a time, there was a dragon. The dragon was mighty, and fearsome, and believed in strength and discipline. It hatched upon a bed of gold and looked out with disgust upon the neighboring lands that princesses had built, and the order they called for all peoples to join in. An order founded on weakness, hypocrisy, and degeneracy, pretending to be righteous. It saw a weak land ripe for the taking, an order founded on weakness, and a degenerate people that needed to adapt, enrich, or die. As the dragon beheld the lands of the princesses, so too did it behold other lands-smaller lands, but rich in wealth and prosperity, guarded by knights who had resisted the call of the princesses. Some of the knights fought for country, or God, or people, or even profit, but all were valiant and strong, and very protective of their lands. They were few in number, fewer even than the princesses’ servants, and the dragon saw their lands being blessed with riches and in turn richly worked. It

The Fall of the ARK by TheViditofLight, literature

Origins on the ARK by TheViditofLight, literature

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Origins on the ARK

The well-lit lab was abuzz with activity. Men worked at their stations, mostly checking vital signs. Most of the actual work, labors that had been long in the making, squirreled away here in space from the prying eyes of the world, was complete. Now was simply the time that they saw if their efforts actually came to fruition. The control room was filled with consoles, all displaying readings on either the status of equipment, how to manipulate that equipment, or vital signs from a life-form in the room below-a large pane of reinforced plexiglass allowed the control room a good view of a slightly larger room containing naught but a large grou

Sinners of the Solar Empires (1) by TheViditofLight, literature

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Sinners of the Solar Empires (1)

Space was big. Very big. So big, in fact, that it was difficult to see anything but space itself and various, incredibly large, celestial bodies when traversing it, unless when travelling in close proximity to relatively smaller things, such as other starships or installations constructed for human use. As he stood there, clad in his uniform and gazing out the window, Didymus had little complaints about this, and his thoughts, though touching on such a subject, instead referred to a passage he had been taught long ago, about the heavens through which he now sailed declaring the glory of their Creator. Indeed, the lush terran-class planet kno

43. Dying by TheViditofLight, literature

Behind the Fourth Incursion by TheViditofLight, literature

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Behind the Fourth Incursion

The cries of men and beasts, the clash of sword against claw, the clamors of war. A great battle was being fought, in the plains in the shadow of a burning city… Amidst this battle, a man, clad in ornate armor clearly not indicating a mere recruit or junior officer, drove his sword into a beast of war. With a grunt of effort, he drove his sword down into the foe he had just bested-a beast of war, appearing like a sort of mockery of the horse, which had, among other things, a pair of horns jutting from its head. As for the man who had just slain it, both his sword and his armor were covered with blood, some dried, some still running. His

The Erahen Chronicles-part 2 by TheViditofLight, literature

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The Erahen Chronicles-part 2

On the road between the Erahen Empire’s capital and the river port-city, Port Regaltin, an entourage was traveling. Indeed, Andrew Falcon, declared emperor merely hours ago, was traveling to the nearby port-city, to greet an old friend of his. Eventually, his horse-mounted entourage entered the port city, and proceeded to the docks, where it just so happened a ship was coming in. It pulled into a dock, and, slowly, a ramp was extended from it to the dock walkway. Andrew dismounted and proceeded onto the walkway himself. Slowly, he heard boots, reminding him of marching. Ordinarily, he wouldn’t think of marching, or military affairs

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A Day in the Life of Mission Control by TheViditofLight, literature

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Star of Doom

The battle raged on, Whilst the Death Star did loom Towards planet Alderaan Planning to make it go BOOM! The battle station loomed in, My friend’s mind wouldn’t change In seconds, there was an announcement: “The Death Star is in range!” But it did not fire To my friend’s dismay, Though the lever was on the panel He didn’t know that aspect of play “How do I do it?” he said “Pull the lever.” I did state. And he unleashed his dread weapon; Did my statement seal Alderaan’s fate? Though he may have figured it out By himself, I still gave my advice To think that without, My

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Apr 24, 2013

Wow...

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So...yeah. Haven't updated this in years. But...I've purdged my gallery of my Demotivators. Many/most of them were violating the regulation of not posting screenshots to DA, and while I'm not sure how binding or what have you that really is, I consider myself something of a Lawful Good-aligned fellow, and as such FINALLY decided to stick to my guns so to speak. This may well rob my account of its main source of pageviews, but...oh well, it's not that big a deal. I do have some original writing things in mind, but between the many demands for time a college student and NROTC midshipman faces and my hobby/habit of playing video games or just w

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Jun 5, 2010

Tropico 3 and Summer

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Alright! Here's another gaming rant by Vidit! (And also some stuff about writing, so stay tuned and VOTE.) Thoughts on Tropico 3. Tropico 3 is a strategy game that puts the player in the role of "El Presidente" of a Caribbean banana republic amidst the Cold War. ...this is not a depressing game, though, and in fact, the game is very tongue-in-cheek and satirical. You start out by selecting an AVATAR-no, not a wierd alien body used to deliver a heavy-handed environmentalist message, no, not an arrow-marked bald child that is supposed to be able to conjure up wind on command, but, rather, one's representation on the island. The game presents

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May 25, 2010

Games, incoming summer, etc.

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Hey there, everyone! And, of course, by "everyone" I mean "my SRB pals plus whoever happens to randomly stumble onto my page".  Time for some more thoughts from Vidit. What have we got from me? First, first year of college and ROTC is almost behind me. I'll be glad to just head back for the summer and relax (and work, I suppose). I'm already feeling a sort of academic burnout (a symptom I'm confident most of you, if not all of you, can relate to). But that's not what you're here for, now is it? Of course not you wanna hear Vidit's rants about GAMES, right? Well are you in for a treat. I've a couple to talk about here (of course, I could ta

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Jun 4, 2020

It's almost here Kane lives! And I hope I age half as well as him XD

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Apr 9, 2020

Thanks for the visit.

Enjoy the very detailed story.

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Mar 9, 2020

Hey mate, C&C Remastered news and a new trailer coming tomorrow! So I did not know that the original Red Alert was included along with the first game and we got an official answer to the cutscene question. Came across an in-depth video I thought you might find interesting:

Mar 10, 2020

Not only a new trailer! A release date! And thank you, my friend, that was indeed an interesting video! I knew that Red Alert was included along with the original, and I THINK they're throwing in the mission packs/expansions to those games and some bonus material, as well! I bought it pretty much the INSTANT I saw it was on Steam.

store.steampowered.com/app/121…

If you want to add it to your library (and add me as a friend on it, if you wish, I'm The Vidit of Light).

Not sure where else it may appear, but Steam is as good a place as any, for me! Anyhow, looks like it's coming out on June 5th of this year! SO CLOSE...I feel it may be prudent to temper my excitement a little, seeing how hard Warcraft 3 Reforged failed, but...I'm getting a different vibe from this, you know? Like you said, it looks like more effort's been put into this, despite EA of all companies being the man behind the man in charge of it. Though the fact they deferred so heavily to the Westwood veterans at Petroglyph is evidence that they had at least SOME intelligence about it, haha.

Mar 24, 2020

PS: yeah Steam's the better choice, the one other place I saw for the standard edition it is Origin and I'm not the biggest fan of the service (it's nice for the free games, but I wouldn't put money down on any for it). There's a $60 special edition via Limited Run Games, plus a more expensive version of that...but both come with Steam versions of the game, which kind of defeats the purpose of ordering physical XD

Apr 10, 2020

Alright, sorry about the delay on this, though I think our Steam chat covered some of these points. Yeah, I didn't mind Origin, but haven't touched it in a long, long while...20 bucks does seem like a very good price for a remastered and bonus-feature addled rerelease of some classic, but very old games. And their community involvement and friendliness and all that is a HUGE plus, especially in light of Blizzard's Warcraft flop and EA's standard reputation...and Frank Klepacki returning, as well as bringing back Eva's voice actress...those are clear plusses. I mean, Klepacki's return was basically NEEDED for this to go smoothly, there would possibly have been a fan outcry if he was't, but Eva's original VA returning to rerecord lines shows that this was a labor of love, or at least a dedication to details and getting this right. I'm totally with you on supporting the fellows as Petroglyph with our cash, especially in light of how well-done this project is being! Send the message that there's still a market for good C&C and RTS products!

I play mostly on the PC these days myself, so it's not an issue with me, much, though tinkering with parts certainly CAN be a problem, and one that I almost always need to enlist help with, haha. Usually I've found it worth it, though...glad to hear you're looking forward to some other games coming soon, as well! I've got a few on my own radar still, but they are...well, PC exclusive, haha. Or at least, a couple I can think of (Starship Troopers: Terran Command and Iron Harvest 1920+, BOTH RTS games!) But yeah, RTS games do have a way of being able to fit a mission or two in when you're pressed for time. Heck, some speedrunners have completed entire C&C CAMPAIGNS in about an hour!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTNPsH…

I share this hype, at least to some extent. Looking forward in particular to returning to the battlefields of Europe to crush the Red Menace, haha. Sorry again about the delay, and talk to you when I do, here or on Steam or wherever!

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