Even though I’ve seen TOS I never connected the dots! Didn’t realise their characters had appeared before. Must watch those episodes again some time.

Cidona, it’s basically a non-Alcholic version of one of the biggest alcoholic apple cider brands in Ireland. A gateway drug.

I never really played 2, but the art and music in 3 are amazing. Very fond of that era in fantasy art.

Warlords 3 Dark Lords Rising, Age of Wonders a close second.

I would second this. Find social events that are structured around some shared activity, whether it’s sporty, nerdy or anything in between. Takes the pressure off to meet somebody, alleviates loneliness even temporarily by keeping you busy and engaged. And if you do run into somebody that interests you and that might be interested in you, it’s way easier to break the ice and get talking naturally without any expectations by just focusing on the activity at hand. It’s a chance to forge a bond over shared interests and activities rather than the transactional detached experience you seem to be describing from dating apps. Some scenes also soft of have a naturally less conventional and more diverse following, so it might be easier to find somebody compatible.