Listen to the MUP Team come together from all over the World, to share their passion for Mantic Tabletop games. Deadzone, Kings of War, Firefight and more! Battle reports, hobby talk, growing the community and more. MUP is made by - Chris, Clem, Mark, Walt, Danny, Fred (mostly behind the Mic) plus many other regular contributors, and guests (get in touch if you feel aggrieved I have not name dropped you here). Regular MUP Contributors come from Australia, Singapore, England, Scotland Germany ...
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120 - MUP Shorts: Kings of War in Poland and Kings of WarSaw GT
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1:09:01In this episode, Clem is joined by Kacper and Łukasz from Warsaw, Poland. They talk about the state of Kings of War and Mantic games in Poland, and also about the upcoming Kings of War Grand Tournament on the 7th and 8th of June that they organize in Warsaw! 0:00:18 Introductions and origin stories0:14:00 Community in Poland0:41:50 Mantic products …
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662: Alternative Browsers, Discord vs Circle, and AI in the Browser
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1:03:00Show Description We're talking browsers and discussing alternative options like Vivaldi and Brave, the implications of Chrome's potential sale to OpenAI, the impact of AI on browser functionality, Discord vs Circle, and building with Hotwire. Listen on Website → Links Newfangled Browser Alternatives – Frontend Masters Blog Zen Browser Horse Browser…
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119 - MUP Shorts - Growing the KoW-munity
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1:14:26Clem and Sarah recap the latest Berlin gaming day and discuss women and girls in tabletop. They reflect on ways to expand the KoW community, including by making it more diverse. Edited by Fred
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118 - MUP Champions - Champions, Adepticon & More
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1:15:40Mark sits down with Blake Shrode from Mantic games to get a look at AdeptiCon and the premier of Champions at the show. Edited by Fred
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661: Working Vacations, Ripping Out JavaScript, and Non-US Cloud Service Options
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58:56Show Description What are the non-US cloud services options, falling off the blogging train and trying to get back on, working on vacation, Chris recaps the Alaskan Folk Festival experience, how often do you go back and clean out JavaScript, and the idea of gilding just one lily on a new project. Listen on Website → Links European Alternatives A la…
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117 - MUP Halo - The Pillar of Autumn w/ Forging Flashpoint's Shea
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1:36:48Wiki Dave and James-005 manage to finally track down Forging Flashpoint's Shea to get an inside scoop of his experience with Adepticon. We dive into Shae's experience with Halo and he landed up in the universe of Halo: Flashpoint. Terrain talk though audio....lets see how that worksout. Edited by Tam LinkForging Flashpoint - https://www.youtube.com…
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116 - MUP Pannithor Lore: Kings of War Champions Lore Review w/ Mantic Games Rob Burman
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1:55:02Wiki Dave and Mark are joined by Kings of War Champion Lore Writer Rob Burman and they breakdown every champion backstory. Spoilers ahead but these are some good spoilers!! Axel is the best. LinkKings of War Champions - https://www.manticgames.com/kings-of-war-champions/rulebook-tokens/Kings of War Champions Wiki - https://kingsofwarwiki.com/index.…
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115 - MUP Pannithor Lore - Claws on the Plain
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1:00:39Mark and Wiki Dave journey across Upper Mantica and talk with James Dunbar about his new Pannithor book, Claws of the Plain. Contains a lots of Human, Orc and Barking Dog talk. The book comes out today, 15th of April, links below! Link Claws on the Plain - https://www.whpsupplyroom.com/fantasy/p/tales-of-mantica-claws-on-the-plain#gsc.tab=0 Amazon …
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660: Teaching CSS, Conferences, and Masonry Updates
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58:48Show Description Follow up on thoughts about teaching CSS from scratch, questions about conferences to attend as well as a way to kickstart a conference idea, some Balatro thoughts, and our thoughts on the recent Grid vs Masonry debate. Listen on Website → Links The Homebrewery - NaturalCrit SmashingConf in-person Conferences 2025 — Friendly, inclu…
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114 - MUP Armada - Blood in the Water 2025 and Adepticon!
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49:35Mark is joined by Andrew to haul anchor and sail to Adepticon. Edited by Fred & Tam (Welcome Tam!!) Links Winged Hussar Publishing - https://www.wingedhussarpublishing.com/Winged Hussar Publishing Store - https://www.whpsupplyroom.com/Through Thick and Thin - https://www.whpsupplyroom.com/fantasy/p/through-thick-and-thin#gsc.tab=0…
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659: CSS Carousel Configurator Demos with Adam Argyle
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1:10:29Show Description Adam Argyle joins us to chat about new CSS features that are demo'd in a carousel configurator - a builder-like experience to help visualize the capabilities of a CSS only Carousel: buttons, markers, paging and inertness. Listen on Website → Guests Adam Argyle Guest's Main URL • Guest's Social CSS at Google. Links Chrome Canary Fea…
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Wiki Dave and James-005 become Brutes and dive into all the announcements of Wave 3, Rise of the Banished. We discuss everything that we found out, worked out and are looking forward to. FREE first impressions of War Games inside. Dave is still waiting for his Wave 2 Pre-order..... LinksMantic Games Wiki Halo:Flashpoint - https://manticgameswiki.co…
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Mark and Wiki Dave freeze over Pannitor and dive deep into the lore of Winter's War. They also talk about the recent Champions lore news, books and the future of Kings of War.LinksWinter's War - https://kingsofwarwiki.com/index.php/Winter's_WarKings of War Champions Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1691672071757173Kings of War Champi…
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111 - MUP Monthly - Beautiful Nihilistic Poetry with Models
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2:59:37Chris, Clem & Gerry take a big bite out of the Hobby Month. 4th Edition Kings. Halo. Champions. Starcraft. Licencing. Edited by Fred 0:00:15 Welcome 0:02:30 Patreon 0:03:30 Salute 0:10:00 Halo 0:33:00 Champions 1:01:20 Kings of War 2:26:00 Topic of the Month: Licensing Please like and subscribe! and apparently writing a written review helps with th…
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658: Andy Bell on Working with Clients, Writing, and Building Courses for Web Builders
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1:02:22Show Description We're joined by Andy Bell, the founder of Set Studio. They discuss the evolution of web design, the importance of client relationships, and the innovative approaches taken at Set Studio and Piccalilli. The conversation covers the shift from traditional design methods to a more browser-centric approach, the challenges of client work…
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110 -MUP Lore Warpath - First Strike: Alpha Strike Edition w/ Chris Verspeak
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1:42:21Claudio, Matthias and Wiki Dave warp in Chris Verspeak to talk about the re-release of his book First Strike and get hyped while finding out what is. They also take advantage of the opportunity and talk all things Warpath Universe with the creator of most of it's background. Links Warpath Sourcebook - https://www.manticgames.com/warpath/books-warp…
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109 MUP Armada-Through Thick and Thin w/ Mark Barber
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1:16:49Wiki Dave and Matthias take over MUP Armada for an episode and rope author Mark Barber to talk about the Pious Sequel, Through Thick and Thin. Links Winged Hussar Publishing - https://www.wingedhussarpublishing.com/Winged Hussar Publishing Store - https://www.whpsupplyroom.com/Through Thick and Thin - https://www.whpsupplyroom.com/fantasy/p/through…
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657: David Darnes on Web Components and Design Systems
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1:04:51Show Description David Darnes joins us to talk about his work on the Nord design system, writing web components, working with embeds and web components, thoughts on building a progress bar or notification component, keeping design systems and design tools in sync, and tricks for components and variables. Listen on Website → Guests David Darnes Gues…
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108 - MUP Shorts - Kings of War Champions w/ Rob & Andy from Mantic
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1:02:56What is Champions. Find out first here! Edited by Fred Please like and subscribe! and apparently writing a written review helps with the almighty algorithm.Listen to us - https://open.spotify.c.../ Contact us Email - [email protected]Patreon - / manticuniversepodcast Tiktok - / manticuniversepodc…
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James and Wiki Dave talk about the recent information drops for the War Games expansion plus an exclusive interview with Gonders, the painter for the new Wave 2 fireteams including Fireteam Cerberus!Target Date: 11am 19/03/2025 (your time) LinksHalo Flashpoint Wiki - https://manticgameswiki.com/index.php/Main_PageHalo: Flashpoint – Get Tactical wit…
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106–MUP Lore - Warpath Edition - Planet Lore Adriana
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1:29:54Description: Wiki Dave and Claudio are back. Can they pronounce the Planet name, this time around? Find out here Dear Listener. Edited by Wiki Dave Links Warpath Sourcebook - https://www.manticgames.com/warpath/books-warpath/warpath-sourcebook-digital/DreadBall Core Rules and Team Stats Digital- https://www.manticgames.com/uncategorised/dreadbal…
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656: Onboarding Woes, Coloring Links, and AI Slop Theories
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55:21Show Description Onboarding users is a lot more difficult than you might think it is, how should links be coloured or styled, keeping web software up to date, why does some AI slop get created in the first place, getting context for why things happened or decisions were made, and our first bullet point dev career story (Steve's version). Listen on …
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105 - MUP Shorts - How to.... do a Narrative Deadzone Campaign
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49:05Description:Claudio and Matthias talk about how easy and rewarding it is to start a Deadzone campaign and what tricks and ideas could help to flesh things out in a narrative way. Edited by Fred Links Warpath Sourcebook - https://www.manticgames.com/warpath/books-warpath/warpath-sourcebook-digital/DreadBall Core Rules and Team Stats Digital- h…
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104 - MUP Lore Pannithor - Trident Realms
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2:07:11Wiki Dave and Mark chat with Winged Hussar Publishing chief editor Brandon Rospond about the upcoming Kings of War books and what we can expect. They also dive into some Trident Realm Lore and try to compare it to the United Kingdom. Edited by Wiki DaveLinksWinged Hussar Publishing - https://www.wingedhussarpublishing.com/Winged Hussar Publishing S…
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655: Conspiracy Theory Theories, View Transitions vs CSS Animations, and Autocomplete
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45:50Show Description It's a speed run meeting edition episode and we're talking conspiracy theories, getting hypnotized, disinformation on TikTok vs the news, view transitions vs CSS animations vs the web animation API, follow ups on font-weight and attire, and classic autocomplete vs AI autocomplete. Listen on Website → Links SubwayTakes (@subwaytakes…
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103 - MUP Monthly - Hawk the Slayer is Rubbish
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2:57:14Chris & Jerry talk all things Mantic. Plus John Carpenter. Edited by Fred Please like and subscribe! and apparently writing a written review helps with the almighty algorithm.Listen to us - https://open.spotify.c.../Contact usEmail - [email protected]Patreon - / manticuniversepodcast Tiktok - / m…
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102 - MUP Shorts - Frankfurt Ambush! Tournament
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59:28Chris, Clem & Sarah are at the Morning of the night before, to discuss the highs and lows of running a 17 person Ambush Tournament. Edited by Chris Please like and subscribe! and apparently writing a written review helps with the almighty algorithm.Listen to us - https://open.spotify.c.../Contact usEmail - manticuniversepodcast…
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654: UI + State, AI Missing Context But Adds Browsers, and Scalability on the Web
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56:34Show Description UI and state struggles, AI missing important sand context, should we look forward to AI browsers, how bad is the mobile web in 2025, what does scalability with websites actually mean, and is there a role for someone as a project manager with tech insight? Listen on Website → Links Dribbble - Discover the World’s Top Designers & Cre…
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DescriptionWiki Dave and James-005 dive into the recent graphical update on the Mantic Shop for Wave 2 plus some lore on the current confusion in the community, The Weapon.LinksWar Games Expansion Pack - https://www.manticgames.com/halo-flashpoint/wargames-expansion-pack/Mantic Games Wiki - https://manticgameswiki.com/index.php/Main_PageFile in the…
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100– MUP Shorts - The Great Pannithor Boat Race
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23:34EPISODE 100!!!! Apologies for the Wind Mateys. Danny is back in action, swinging from the Mizzen Mast and putting the Aaaaar into Armada Edited by Chris Please like and subscribe! and apparently writing a written review helps with the almighty algorithm.Listen to us - https://open.spotify.c.../Contact usEmail - manticuniverse…
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099– MUP Shorts - Firefight Campaign - Slay along at Home
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50:12Chris & Clem talk to Zacama13, from the Manticlore Podcast about our play along at home 3 game Firefight Campaign. How did the Manticlore Pod get on? Listen on Dear Listener. Edited by Fred Please like and subscribe! and apparently writing a written review helps with the almighty algorithm.Listen to us - https://open.spotify.c.../Contact us…
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653: Interop 2025, Attributes, and Black Boxes of AI
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58:34Show Description We're looking at the Interop 2025 announcements, Dave is hating on (and talking about) attributes, debating better ways to handle color inputs, following up on the implications of AI that is shaped by politics, and Dave mouthblogs the secret black boxes of AI. Listen on Website → Links interop/2025/README CSS Day 2025, 5th & 6th of…
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098 - MUP Lore - Warpath Edition - Planet Lore: Nexus PSI (Sponsored by Trontek)
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2:02:22Description: Wiki Dave and Claudio arrive at Nexus PSI and earn all about the chaos of what happened there. We talk The Plague, GCPS, Enforcers and the most interesting topic of them all, Planet Licences!! Brought to you by the Trontek Corporation!Target Date: 11am 18/02/2025 (your time) Links Warpath Sourcebook - https://www.manticgames.com/warpat…
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652: Talking to Bots, Building Browser Games, and Political LLMs
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1:02:53Show Description Remembering the old days before we had bots, teaching kids to talk to bots, how difficult is it to build games in the browser, are we seeing LLMs get more political, what does mainstream media really mean, and have you heard about PouchDB? Listen on Website → Links PixiJS: The HTML5 Creation Engine Unreal Engine: Powerful Real-Time…
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097– MUP Halo: Long Night of Solace
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1:23:05Description: Wiki Dave and James-005 dive into more Tournament news and a Fireteam discovery that Dave found. James goes through his tier list for the pickable weapons. Target Date: 11am 13/02/2025 (your time) Edit - Wiki DaveLinksThe Library Halo Lorecast -https://youtu.be/Y98kVRW7KDE?si=iWvDD-JwN29AdzWo&t=3253UK Tournament Pack -https://www.manti…
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096– MUP Shorts – Good Times with Dungeon Saga Origin
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16:54With Sarah, Chris, and Clem. After introducing Sarah (Clem's wife), the three of us recap our fun Dungeon Saga Origins game.Contents Warnings: lots of laughter and a bit of foul language - all signs of a great night Please like and subscribe! and apparently writing a written review helps with the almighty algorithm.Listen to us - https://open.spot…
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095– MUP Shorts - Firefight Narrative Campaign: Fun Times on Tersia Prime
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40:48Chris, and Clem discuss their recent narrative mini campaign for Firefight, created on the spot to let Chris try out his new GCPS army during one of our classic gaming weekends in Berlin.Follow the (mis)adventures of Thomas Christersen (better name pending), a GCPS major deployed to Tersia Prime and tasked to perform "routine peace keeping operatio…
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651: Jason Lengstorf on CodeTV.dev, DevRel Panic, and Spicy Gear
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56:58Show Description Jason joins us to talk about his rebranding to CodeTV.dev, how Chris Coyier helped him become a star, the power of free, how he makes money with CodeTV, sponsorship and tech shows, crappy web cams, and the gear he uses to look and sound amazing. Listen on Website → Guests Jason Lengstorf Guest's Main URL • Guest's Social Jason Leng…
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094– MUP Epic Warpath - Episode 1: the hype is real
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1:33:34Description: With the delivery of the Epic Warpath kickstarter only a couple of months out, the hype is growing for this upcoming Mantic game! We discuss what we like about it and what we are looking for, as well as our preparations for when our kickstarter pledges finally reach usEmail: [email protected]: https://www.reddit.com…
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093– MUP Monthly – Thrice Warded Barrows
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2:22:02Chris, Clem & Gerry run through the last Month of Mantic gaming. Holy Timestamps, Batman. 0:02:40 Mantic News0:44:07 Warpath, Firefight, Deadzone0:57:40 Kings of War1:28:15 Pannilore1:49:00 Listener Questions1:59:09 Topic of the monthPlease like and subscribe! and apparently writing a written review helps with the almighty algorithm.Listen to us - …
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092– MUP Lore – MUP Lore Warpath Edition - The Universe of Warpath
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1:20:29Claudio and Wiki Dave begin their exploration of the universe of Deadzone, Firefight, Dreadball and Star Saga. Also known as the Warpath Universe. CreditsHosts - Mark & Wiki DaveEdit - FredThanks to Mantic Games. Our Podcast is 100 percent unofficial.Please like and subscribe! and apparently writing a written review helps with the almighty algorith…
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650: Layout in CSS, Balatro Q&A, Chrome Biz, & Forkin VS Code
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1:04:46Show Description Does layout make CSS difficult to learn from scratch, Chris quizzes Dave about Balatro, getting back into Pokemon, why should Google have to sell Chrome, adding fun features to apps you already have to keep you using them like Raycast, and thoughts on the VS Code forks + AI. Listen on Website → Links Web Awesome Layout Anatomy Bala…
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091– MUP Armada: Blood in the Water w/ Mantic Games Blake Shrode
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50:00Mark, Andrew and Blake cast off with the first episode of MUP Armada. Host - Mark & Andrew Edit- Fred Thanks to Mantic Games. Our Podcast is 100 percent unofficial.Please like and subscribe! and apparently writing a written review helps with the almighty algorithm.Listen to us - https://open.spotify.com/show/2qW60zetdOVHuERpuaqc6yContact us…
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Roving Reporter Flash Danny swoops in to Clash 2025, to speak to players, TOs and tries to take home the big prize.-Best in Race for Humans. Say "Hi" to Nick Williams for me. CreditsHosts - DannyEdit - FredThanks to Mantic Games. Our Podcast is 100 percent unofficial.Please like and subscribe! and apparently writing a written review helps with the …
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089– MUP Halo: Tip of the Spear w/ UKTC Winner Issac Borno
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1:13:10Description: Wiki Dave and James-005 manage to find a Quantum Translocator and warp UKTC winner Issac Borno onto the pod. Whats his perspective of the recent tournament and future of the game?Target Date: 11am 28/01/2025 (your time) Links:Mantic Games UKTC Report - https://www.manticgames.com/news/uktc-halo-flashpoint-event-report/ Thanks to Mantic…
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649: Chrome 133, Attribute Update, and Standardized Async CSS
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59:33Show Description Dealing with AI creating fake work by famous artists, HTML is actually a programming language, Chrome 133 updates, attr updates, making "this" less annoying, and Scott Jehl's trying to standardize Async CSS. Listen on Website → Links This Aged Great! Faking William Morris, Generative Forgery, and the Erosion of Art History HTML Pro…
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088– MUP Lore – Ratkin Slaves Lore - And Orcs and Gnorr and Abyssals and Dwarfs
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59:39Wiki Dave and Mark dive into the new year and tackle the hardest faction to talk about, the Ratkin Slaves. Shining Gnorr anyone? CreditsHosts - Mark & Wiki DaveEdit - FredThanks to Mantic Games. Our Podcast is 100 percent unofficial.Please like and subscribe! and apparently writing a written review helps with the almighty algorithm.Listen to us - h…
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Show Description Hard hitting investigative journalism episode warning: Chris and Dave speculate on the ways a project like void(0) could make money. Listen on Website → Links Biome, toolchain of the web Vite | Next Generation Frontend Tooling Rollup Rolldown Jest Vitest | Next Generation testing framework Playwright Cypress VoidZero | Next Generat…
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James-005 is back from the UKTC for a debrief with Wiki Dave. What happened at the first big Halo Tournment? Release date: 16th of Jan, 11am Thursday (your time) Edited by Wiki Dave Episode Links: UKTC Rules - https://www.uktc.events/_files/ugd/a7e101_f14d96f5d763489fb59432d737d0a580.pdf UKTC Scenarios - https://www.uktc.events/_files/ugd/a7e101_b8…
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086– MUP Shorts - Firefight Campaign - Play along at Home
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35:44Chris & Clem talk to Zacama13, from the Manticlore Podcast about our play along at home 3 game Firefight Campaign. Edited by Fred Thanks to Mantic Games. Our Podcast is 100 percent unofficial. Please tell your friends, give us a 5 star review, where you are listening to this! and apparently writing a written review helps with the almighty algorithm…
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