Sunday, January 3, 2016
Slept in. Cleaned the shower. Took a shower. Late lunch: cheddar and leftover ham on sweet french roll with lettuce, mayo, and mustard; water. Organized stuff. Watered the garden. Dinner at home with Patrick: a dish made from leftovers: cavatappi with chicken, broccoli, canneli beans; white wine. Opened my pre-release version of Descent: Underground and it crashed upon launch with "Error Trapped: An error occurred while attempting to verify requirements and initilize the launcher." I downloaded and installed two updates for it. After the updates installed, the game ran just fine for the most part. One of the full screen modes made my cursor behave offset from how it appeared, so I just used a different full screen mode and then all was fine. I played for about an hour getting accustomed to the controls again after having not played in years. The quality of the game seems excellent. I tried a "Vs. Bots" game but was quickly clobbered; I am not yet good enough to survive, and I wonder if an Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Magic Trackpad are not the best devices for gameplay.