Greetings patients! Uh, soldiers!
It’s been a while since you’ve heard from you favourite doctor, but hereby we’re announcing the Dr. Modius Halloween Special!
Greetings, fellow soldiers!
As part of Operation: “Propaganda 2k18”, we created a new “How To Find Your Passion” sheet for you to share and hand out. You can find it in our Propaganda Toolkit now as web and print version.
Enjoy spreading the word!
Great news!
I no longer have full responsibility by myself :D
Though, I never had full responsibility by myself… TSU has always been a community project…
That being mentioned, I’d like to welkom Lt. Sophie to the rank of administrator.
This is something that I have been thinking about for a while now, and thankfully, Lt. Sophie has proven herself (though, she did not know it).
During everything regarding the mammoth, and during the many holidays that I’ve had since I took over the banhammer from Sgt. Dutch, she’s been around to take over from me.
Helping me out with blog posts, emails, images or just her weird sense of humor.
Things, big and small, that really took some weight off of my shoulders.
Because, let’s face it, I’m not the strongest one when it comes to writing blog posts or motivating others to write.
Let alone to keep a steady stream of content going on through the website or the many social media channels (make sure to follow all of them!).
Her drive to keep people involved in the creative challenges that lie ahead for the TSU, is what confirmed for me that she would make a great admin.
It also gives me the room to go back to the deeper depths of the TSU and work on the technical improvements.
As well as work on the larger vision for the TSU, and focus more on the legal and financial stuff.
Knowing that content will be in good hands :)
Some of the older members might experience a slight déjà vu moment with this sharing of responsibility.
As it is quite similar to what Sgt. Dutch and Commander Jet used to do back in the day.
And I would like to believe that it’s a formula that really works well!
This does not mean that it’s Lt. Sophie and me vs. all of you!
TSU keeps running with a few members at it’s core, that all share a bit of responsibility in making sure that the TSU is a place where everyone can feel at home and have fun.
We discuss ideas and suggestions within this group, and make sure that it falls within the greater vision for the TSU.
So with this, I also want to thank Rev. Geoff, Trigo and Iron, for their continuous support and great feedback!
If it wasn’t for you lot, I would have gone mad ;)
Initialise Operation: “Propaganda 2K18” … Done.
Initialise Step 1: “Manifesto” … Done.
Check out our new and shiny manifesto on the Propaganda page!
We’re currently working on redoing all the propaganda in our Toolkit. New content, new design!
Thank you – To the donors; Who opened their hearts and wallets.
Thank you – To the sponsors; Who gave us many great games to play and give.
Thank you – To the streamers; Who donated their time to promote a great cause.
Thank you – To the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation; Who let us be weird under their wing.
Thank you – To the public; Who shared, laughed, talked and invested time in watching us have fun.
Thank you – To the organisation; Who helped out in organising this event and many more to come.
Thank you – To the rest; Who I forgot to mention. It was great having you around :)
Collecting $1715,- USD is not a small feat.
And each and every one of you should feel proud to have been part of this event.
If it was through sharing, donating or keeping streamers awake.
YOU are awesome.
And YOU deserve our gratitude!
The BBRF has been contacted, and the money will be sent to them as soon as possible.
Late for the party or want to donate more? Follow this link ;)
This post will be updated once we get a reply from the BBRF regarding the donation.
Teaming up with us for their second year, it’s Mechanical Audio.
Providing us with background music for your eargasmical pleasure.
A bit different then all the games that we are going to give away.
This year, we are allowed to use their music during mandatory energy breaks, and give away codes to the full Welcome to our world and F.E.A.R our world album!
Instructions for this give away will be visible on the break screens.
A bit about the artist
Mechanical Audio are a London based live band bringing together brutal drum beats, aggressive bass lines, tearing leads and creepy vocals to bring you an experience like no other. Live shows are a mix of Industrial Dance, Drum ’N’ Bass and Rave Rock. This is in no way a DJ set; Mechanical Audio are here to kill the DJ.
Teaming up with us for his first year, it’s Jan Zeleny.
Providing us with keys for Mashinky to give away during the event.
And don’t forget, we will actually be playing the games that we give away, so what you see is what you get!
A bit about the game
Mashinky is a strategy game created by Jan Zeleny.
The goal is to build your own transport imperium on a procedurally generated map.
The game is a unique combination of realistic graphics combined with an isometric construction mode and board-like game rules.
A challenging business simulation game with everything cargo delivery can require.
Teaming up with us for their first year, it’s Paradox Interactive.
Providing us with keys for Stellaris, Apocalypse, Cities Skylines and Steel Division to give away during the event.
And don’t forget, we will actually be playing the games that we give away, so what you see is what you get!
A bit about the games
Featuring deep strategic gameplay, a rich and enormously diverse selection of alien races and emergent storytelling, Stellaris has engaging challenging gameplay that rewards interstellar exploration as you traverse, discover, interact and learn more about the multitude of species you will encounter during your travels.
Stellaris: Apocalypse redefines stellar warfare for all players with a host of new offensive and defensive options. Destroy entire worlds with terrifying new planet-killer weapons, fight against (or alongside) ruthless space pirates, and maybe discover a few non-violent game features as well.
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience. From the makers of the Cities in Motion franchise, the game boasts a fully realized transport system. It also includes the ability to mod the game to suit your play style as a fine counter balance to the layered and challenging simulation. You’re only limited by your imagination, so take control and reach for the sky!
Steel Division: Normandy 44 is a Tactical Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game, developed by Eugen Systems, the creators of titles like Wargame and R.U.S.E. This new game puts players in command of detailed, historically accurate tanks, troops, and vehicles at the height of World War II. Players can measure their tactical skills against several opponents in big multiplayer battles or against enemies in a challenging single-player campaign.
Teaming up with us for their first year, it’s Wube Software.
Providing us with keys for Factorio to give away during the event.
And don’t forget, we will actually be playing the games that we give away, so what you see is what you get!
A bit about the game
Factorio is a game in which you build and maintain factories.
You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, apply management skills to keep it working and finally protect it from the creatures who don’t really like you.
Teaming up with us for their third year in a row, it’s Frontier Developments.
Providing us with Planet Coaster and Elite Dangerous to give away during the event.
And don’t forget, we will actually be playing the games that we give away, so what you see is what you get!
A bit about the games
The highly acclaimed Planet Coaster gives players limitless freedom to build rides and scenery piece by piece, with advanced management simulation gameplay and a connected global village where everyone can share in the creativity of players around the world. Released late 2016, the BAFTA-nominated Planet Coaster quickly became one of the top selling PC titles of the year.
Released in December 2014, the BAFTA-nominated Elite Dangerous is the definitive, massively multiplayer space epic, and was Frontier’s first self-published triple-A game. Players take control of their own starship and can fight, explore and travel throughout an expansive cutthroat galaxy. With 400 Billion star systems and an ever-evolving narrative, players can choose to play alone or take part in a remarkable multiplayer experience.
