I like retro games & I can not lie, you other brothers cant deny, that when a game loads up with a itty bitty intro & some big pixels in your face you get sprung! err anyway.. hello stalkers and lurkers! I'm Blake! I run a retro gaming page called Blake's Sanctum: blakessanctum.x10.mx I also have a blog at: blakessanctum.wordpress.com I'm the creator of Star Trek GZDoom mod, Quest for Glory IV 3D Hexen (GZDoom) mod, Civ1 Soundtrack Overhaul mod, ToT Graphics for Civ2MGE mod, Star Wars Civ2 Scenario, Heroes of Might & Magic Civ2 Scenario, Wonx's C&C Civ2 Scenario Remaster, and Red Alert 2 Siege of New York Civ2 Scenario. Also help out on other fan projects such as Starflight The Remaking of a Legend, and FreeCol opensource Colonization remake. ModDB & IndieDB pages for all these projects are on their way!

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Final Dev Diary 10 - World Map, Factions & Extra Graphics For The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod
Civilization II

Final Dev Diary 10 - World Map, Factions & Extra Graphics For The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod

Civilization 2 - Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Mod 1 comment

In this final tenth dev diary we finish up by showing some of the scenario world map, the factions, and some special alternative graphic sets for the...

Dev Diary 09 - New Azure Dragon, Neutral City & H1 Addon For The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod
Civilization II

Dev Diary 09 - New Azure Dragon, Neutral City & H1 Addon For The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod

Civilization 2 - Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Mod

In this ninth dev diary we replace Matt's dragon with a mighty Azure dragon, add a 7th neutral faction city, and begin work on a future HoMM1 addon for...

FreeCol v1.0.0 full release is here!
FreeCol - Colonize the New World

FreeCol v1.0.0 full release is here!

FreeCol - Colonize the New World

The big moment has arrived guys! After all these years FreeCol has just delivered it's big version 1.0.0 release!

Dev Diary 08 - Custom Font Colours & Better Backgrounds For The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod
Civilization II

Dev Diary 08 - Custom Font Colours & Better Backgrounds For The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod

Civilization 2 - Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Mod 4 comments

In this eighth dev diary we add custom font colours into Civ2 and completely overhaul all the ugly old GUI backgrounds for the Civilization 2 - Heroes...

Dev Diary 07 - New Diplomacy, Dragon Launch & High Council In The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod
Civilization II

Dev Diary 07 - New Diplomacy, Dragon Launch & High Council In The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod

Civilization 2 - Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Mod

In this seventh dev diary we take on the 3 final frontiers of Civ2 editing & change the diplomacy screen background, spaceship construction sequence...

FreeCol 0.12.0 stable release is here!
FreeCol - Colonize the New World

FreeCol 0.12.0 stable release is here!

FreeCol - Colonize the New World

FreeCol 0.12.0 is the first official stable release since good old 0.11.6 back 2015!

Playing Sid Meier's Civilization 1 in HD tour with mods & scenarios
Civilization

Playing Sid Meier's Civilization 1 in HD tour with mods & scenarios

Civilization

As part of the recent Sid Meier's Civilization 30th anniversary celebrations I released a video years in the making showing people how they can play the...

Civilization 1 – Play As Barbarians Scenario release!
Civilization

Civilization 1 – Play As Barbarians Scenario release!

Attila's Conquest 1 – Play As Barbarians Scenario (CivDOS & CivWin)

It's Civ1's 30th anniversary so I thought I'd finally release my Attila's Conquest 1 – Play As Barbarians Scenario for both CivDOS & CivWin. This scenario...

Civilization 1 For Windows - Soundtrack Overhaul Mod Release!
Civilization

Civilization 1 For Windows - Soundtrack Overhaul Mod Release!

Civilization 1 For Windows - Complete Soundtrack Overhaul Mod (CivWin)

The release of Blake's Civilization 1 For Windows - Soundtrack Overhaul Mod that replaces all the old CivWin (NOT CivNet) short low quality WAV music...

Dev Diary 06 - Units & Other Final Graphics for the Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Scenario
Civilization II

Dev Diary 06 - Units & Other Final Graphics for the Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Scenario

Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Siege of New York Scenario 1 comment

In this sixth dev diary we're finally in the home stretch as the title loading screen plus all units, technologies, base improvements are completed for...

Dev Diary 01 - Remastering the old Civilization 2 - Terminator Future War Scenario
Civilization II

Dev Diary 01 - Remastering the old Civilization 2 - Terminator Future War Scenario

Civilization 2 - Terminator Future War Scenario Remaster 1 comment

In this first dev diary we look at changing Civ2's terrain, cities, icons, and GUI to look more like the dark Terminator apocalyptic future we all know...

Dev Diary 01 - Making Civilization 2 look like Civilization 1!
Civilization II

Dev Diary 01 - Making Civilization 2 look like Civilization 1!

Civilization 2 - Civilization 1 Graphics Mod Demaster

In this first dev diary I look at making Civ2 MGE's terrain look just like a 2.5D isometric version of good old Civilization 1's graphics for the Civilization...

Dev Diary 05 - Finishing Bases & the Map for the Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Scenario
Civilization II

Dev Diary 05 - Finishing Bases & the Map for the Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Scenario

Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Siege of New York Scenario 1 comment

In this fifth dev diary we finally finished all city buildings and base buildings allowing us to finalise the design of the map for the Civilization 2...

Dev Diary 04 - Final Super Buildings in the Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Scenario
Civilization II

Dev Diary 04 - Final Super Buildings in the Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Scenario

Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Siege of New York Scenario

In this fourth dev diary we hit our stride and finish off all building types, big ones, little ones, and the biiiig difficult 3x3 super skyscrapers for...

Dev Diary 03 - McBurger Kong & Better Quality Buildings in the Civ2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Scenario
Civilization II

Dev Diary 03 - McBurger Kong & Better Quality Buildings in the Civ2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Scenario

Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Siege of New York Scenario 2 comments

In this third dev diary we look at adding special fun buildings like the McBurger Kong and Petrol Station, while overhauling all previously made small...

Dev Diary 02 - Bigger Buildings & More Decoration in the Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Scenario
Civilization II

Dev Diary 02 - Bigger Buildings & More Decoration in the Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Scenario

Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Siege of New York Scenario

In this second dev diary we look at adding bigger buildings, Command centers with walls, and lots of other nice decoration trying to push Civ2's terrain...

Dev Diary 22 – Fun With Craters in Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend
Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Dev Diary 22 – Fun With Craters in Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend 2 comments

Bang! We've got another dev diary smashing into our world! This time Marvin makes his already amazingly awesome planets even more realistic by adding...

Dev Diary 01 - Liberty Island, Bridges & Buildings in the Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Scenario
Civilization II

Dev Diary 01 - Liberty Island, Bridges & Buildings in the Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Scenario

Civilization 2 - C&C Red Alert 2 Siege of New York Scenario 2 comments

In this first dev diary we look at experimenting with Civ2's terrain limits & using some sneaky tricks to begin creating a Red Alert 2 style city map...

Dev Diary 21 – Elements, Rocks & Trees on Alien Worlds in Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend
Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Dev Diary 21 – Elements, Rocks & Trees on Alien Worlds in Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend 2 comments

Roll out, we've got another dev diary landing! This time Marvin continues to show us just how cool his new planet surfaces are by adding elements, rocks...

Dev Diary 02 - Finishing all terrain & units for the Civilization 2 - Command & Conquer Scenario
Civilization II

Dev Diary 02 - Finishing all terrain & units for the Civilization 2 - Command & Conquer Scenario

Civilization 2 - Command & Conquer Tiberian Africa Scenario Remaster 2 comments

In this second dev diary we ask for some fan input and finish off importing all the new C&C unit graphics for the Civilization 2 - Command & Conquer Tiberian...

Dev Diary 01 - Changing the Terrain & GUI for the Test of Time Graphics for Civilization 2 MGE mod
Civilization II

Dev Diary 01 - Changing the Terrain & GUI for the Test of Time Graphics for Civilization 2 MGE mod

Civilization 2 - Test Of Time Graphics For MGE Mod Remaster

In this first dev diary I look at improving an existing mod to make Civ2 MGE's terrain and GUI look more like Civ2 Test of Time's for the Civilization...

Dev Diary 06 - Heroes, Units, Buildings & Technologies In The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod
Civilization II

Dev Diary 06 - Heroes, Units, Buildings & Technologies In The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod

Civilization 2 - Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Mod

In this sixth dev diary Blake answers fan demands to show units while also showing off all city buildings, some small touch-ups to the city sky view...

Dev Diary 01 - New terrain & units for the Civilization 2 - Command & Conquer Scenario
Civilization II

Dev Diary 01 - New terrain & units for the Civilization 2 - Command & Conquer Scenario

Civilization 2 - Command & Conquer Tiberian Africa Scenario Remaster 4 comments

In this first dev diary we look at changing Civ2's terrain and cities to look like C&C as well as importing some cool new units for the Civilization 2...

Dev Diary 20 – Exploring Planets in Your Terrain Vehicle in Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend
Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Dev Diary 20 – Exploring Planets in Your Terrain Vehicle in Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Buckle your seat belts we've got another dev diary landing! This time Marvin builds us an awesome Terrain Vehicle to explore the surfaces of mysterious...

Dev Diary 05 - Creating Victory/Death & City Backgrounds For The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod
Civilization II

Dev Diary 05 - Creating Victory/Death & City Backgrounds For The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod

Civilization 2 - Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Mod

In this fifth dev diary we look at adding new HoMM2 themed victory and death sequences plus custom city screen backgrounds for the Civilization 2 - Heroes...

Dev Diary 19 - Landing on Planets (Part 2) in Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend
Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Dev Diary 19 - Landing on Planets (Part 2) in Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Prepare for landing! We've got another dev diary incoming! This time we continue out look at arguably some of Marvin's best work yet as he improves his...

Dev Diary 18 - Landing on Planets (Part 1) in Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend
Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Dev Diary 18 - Landing on Planets (Part 1) in Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Prepare for landing! We've got another dev diary incoming! This time Marvin arguably does his best work yet and re-creates the good old Starflight landing...

Dev Diary 17 - New Tour, Forum, Docking Bay and Starmap in Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend
Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Dev Diary 17 - New Tour, Forum, Docking Bay and Starmap in Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Starflight: The Remaking of a Legend

Greetings! Time for another dev diary! This time Marvin gives us a cool new tour video of the game and shows off his new starmap and docking sequence...

DevDiary04 - New Throne Room, Intro, Dip & Wonder Videos For The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod
Civilization II

DevDiary04 - New Throne Room, Intro, Dip & Wonder Videos For The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod

Civilization 2 - Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Mod 4 comments

In this fourth dev diary we look at the new HoMM2 themed throne room and title screen plus intro, diplomacy herald and wonder videos for the Civilization...

Dev Diary 03 - Creating Custom Leaders & Wonder Vids For The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod
Civilization II

Dev Diary 03 - Creating Custom Leaders & Wonder Vids For The Civ2 Heroes Of Might & Magic 2 Mod

Civilization 2 - Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Mod

In this third dev diary we look at changing Civ2's leader portraits used for diplomacy with HoMM2 heroes and make a bold attempt at replacing Civ2's original...