{"id":56,"date":"2009-12-11T22:24:24","date_gmt":"2009-12-11T22:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.novodantis.com\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2017-06-05T13:41:50","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T12:41:50","slug":"iron-skies-alpha","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.novodantis.com\/?page_id=56","title":{"rendered":"Iron Skies (Alpha)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--Images--><em><strong>Year:<\/strong> 2005-2006<br \/>\n<strong>Developed With:<\/strong> Blitz Basic 3D<br \/>\n<strong>Size:<\/strong> 34.5 Mb <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Players:<\/strong> 1<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-56 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.novodantis.com\/?attachment_id=58'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novodantis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/IronSkiesBattle-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.novodantis.com\/?attachment_id=59'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novodantis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/IronSkiesTitle-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.novodantis.com\/?attachment_id=57'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novodantis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/IronSkiesTutorial-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;It is a time of great tempest in the skies of Azimuth; a world without ground. 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