Any One Still Stay Up All Night Playing?

[Atrocities]

I was sitting here, at my computer, bored to tears, blanking looking at my monitor, and asking myself; "what do I have to do?" When it occurred to me that I am without a doubt one of the most pathetic people living today. Here I am, a guy with nothing but time on his hands, some money in the bank, and aside from some more than minor health issues, able to do pretty much anything I want, with some limits. I am living everyone's dream to get paid to stay home, not as glamorous as it could be and it does have its draw backs, and I am bored. Sure I am free to do as I please, but I have discovered that freedom is equally proportionate to the size of your pocket book, and mine is rather small indeed. Couple my weak economic situation with my health concerns and well you end up right where I am right now, sitting in front of my computer, an aging POS full of great games that I no longer have any interest in playing, say for one. The one that has kept me going night after night after night for nearly five years now. Oh yes, you know the game that I am talking about, no its not Dominions II, albeit a fine game in its own right, I am talking about the Space Empire Iv, the game that was formerly sold by Shrapnel, the same company that has been kind enough to keep these forums here for us to use despite no longer having any affiliation with Malfadors title.

Any ways, as I sit here typing my tangent, I can't help but wonder if any one still stays up all night playing SEIV? When was the last time you stayed up until the light was shining through the window playing this highly addictive turn based 4x space strategy game?

For me it wasn't all that long ago. Sure I am a beta tester for SE V, and have spent many of hours play testing in the beta, but never all night sessions like I have with SEIV.

My last all-nighter was about a week ago as I tested the latest version of the STM. "STM?" you ask. The Star Trek Mod. It is a mod based on star trek created for the enjoyment of all SEIV / Star Trek fans.

I played a game of stock recently, as the Phong, and kicked EEE *** all over the map. That game lasted until about 4 am when I decided that sleep was more important than crushing my last enemy and his little empire.

Right now I am considering setting up another STM game, using new empire settings for the Borg/Ferengi/Cardassians/and Klingons. But the room is hot and I am sore from having done nothing all day long. The heat, I do despise the heat horribly. I should get up and get a fan but that would require me to move and well, once I sit my fat *** down I seldom like to move unless there is food or sex involved. (Food being the better part of the two evils, as sex requires some work. ) Who am I kidding, my ex-girl friend dumped my sorry *** the moment I played my first all night session of SEIV - Standard way back in 2001. Not that I was sad to see the door hit her in the *** on the way out, I wasn't, but the lack of constant yelling, screaming, and onslaught of negativity I do miss.

Of course I am being facetious and that is wrong of me, or is it? Any ways I am about typed out, feeling the need to get that fan that the heater just kicked on and the room temp just shot past 80 degrees. (Damned if you do, damned if you don't.)

Any ways let me know if any of you still play all night.