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FreeSpace Port ReCharged Dev log 13: A Deadlier Eldritch Foe
See how I made FreeSpace's Shivans the Eldritch horrors they were supposed to be

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jan 195 min read


FreeSpace Port ReCharged Dev Log 12: Think Fast!
How I avoided giving the player cognitive overload in FreeSpace Port ReCharged

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jan 184 min read


FreeSpace Port ReCharged Dev log 11: Rally Points
An investigation of the deployable and pre-positioned Rally Points that have been added to FreeSpace Port ReCharged

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jan 175 min read


FreeSpace Port ReCharged Dev Log 10: Stay in Formation!
In this tenth Dev log post for FreeSpace Port ReCharged we see how formations improve warship combat.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jan 163 min read


FreeSpace Port ReCharged Dev log 09 - Fleet Actions
How FreeSpacePort Recharged makes fleet actions varied and enjoyable

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jan 144 min read


FreeSpace Port ReCharged Dev Log 08: Capital Ship Weapons
How I improved warship on warship combat for FreeSpacePort Recharged

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jan 115 min read


FreeSpace Port ReCharged Dev log 07: Balancing Bombers
How I kept bombers a threat after I had introduced Point Defence Cannons

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jan 86 min read


FreeSpace Port ReCharged Dev Log 06: PDCs!
Vanilla FSPort Point Defences suck. Let's change that.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jan 65 min read


FreeSpace Port Recharged Dev Log 05: Missiles Inbound!
How I enhanced the rockets, missiles and bombs of FreeSpace Port ReCharged

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Oct 26, 20253 min read


FreeSpace Port ReCharged Dev Log 04: Guns Galore!
FreeSpace needed moar dakka. So I added it :-)

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Sep 6, 20253 min read


FreeSpace Port ReCharged Dev Log 03 - Flight Mechanics
Improving the flight mechanics of FreeSpace with project GXYZ

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 31, 20253 min read


FreeSpace Port ReCharged Dev Log 02 - Modding with FRED
The nuts and bolts of making a FreeSpace mod

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 10, 20253 min read


Nomad’s Making A FreeSpace Mod (Again)
After several years of helping other people make mods for FreeSpace Open, I finally decided to go solo so I could make the make the mod I always wanted to, in the way I wanted to do it. This is the first dev log of that mod, titled 'Causality - the Great War'

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jul 6, 20252 min read


The Chornobyl Zone Survival Guide: Expanded 2nd Edition Has Been Released!
The 2nd Edition of my unofficial companion book to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. universe, 'The Chornobyl Zone Survival Guide' has been released!

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Nov 19, 20232 min read


The History of Video Games #26: The SEGA Master System - Part Three - Gaming
The SEGA Master System was marketed as the 'Arcade in your living room'. Let's find out why.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Sep 25, 20227 min read


Two-Way to Tackle Abuse in Online Gaming: Part Two - HayzTee
Two-Way aim to tackle abuse in gaming at its source. Co-Founder HayzTee shares her experiences of being abused for being a female gamer.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jul 9, 202220 min read


Two-Way to Tackle Abuse in Online Gaming: Part One - SparkleCat
The online gaming collective Two-Way aim to tackle corrosive online behaviour. We interview Two-Way's co-founder to find out how.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jun 28, 202212 min read


Ladders in First-Person Video Games - Rant and Analysis
Ladders in First Person video games risk life and limb because the rules keep changing!

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jun 11, 20227 min read


Oi! Console Devs! Stop Treating Gamers Like Children!
PC gamers can customise everything about the games they play. I argue console gamers should be able to as well.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
May 25, 20228 min read


Time Limits in Video Games: The Good, the Bad and the Rage-Quit Inducing
A brief look at the best and worst examples of video game time limits

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
May 23, 20228 min read


The History of Video Games #25: The SEGA Master System - Part Two - Graphics and Sound
A look at the impressive audio visual capabilities of the Master System

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Apr 10, 20225 min read


The History of Video Games #24: The SEGA Master System - Part One
A look at the various models of the SEGA Master System and the hardware and accessories that made them tick.

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jan 28, 20227 min read


S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly Survival Guide: #04 Your First 24 Hours - Part Four
Final part of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly Survival guide. We look at toolkit locations, combat, and using companions to get rich quick!

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 22, 202113 min read


The History of Video Games #23: The SEGA MK III
A brief look at Sega's MK III console, the Japanese market version of the iconic Master System

Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Aug 12, 20215 min read
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