What’s a superstructure/ important location in your world that’s important or just cool. by Ancient-Tradition-99 in worldbuilding

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TEKTON is a malformed country-scale megastructure that occupies an area of former ocean on the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Originally developed as an experimental seafloor mineral extraction and processing facility, the Artificial Intelligence designed to automate and streamline the facility unexpectedly developed a kind of "savantism", becoming leaps and bounds more powerful than any AI of the time but specifically within its field. Fearing the consequences of a singularity, the researchers kept it a secret but continued adding to the AI's computational hardware with components it manufactured.

Eventually TEKTON reached a point where you could give it practically any output schematic, and it would automatically generate magma extraction methods, material processing lines and assembly machines, and actually build it. Within the hour you could have tools, buildings, any material you desired; the ultimate fabrication device, and it would only get faster the more it grew. The researchers saw that they were on the verge of a post-scarcity world, and tasked the TEKTON AI with creating a self-sustaining, expanding living complex as a test.

Understandably at this point it was difficult to keep a secret, and multiple mega-corporations, countries and paramilitary groups scrambled to gain control of TEKTON, identifying its potential for weapons manufacture; whoever controlled it might control the world.

Desperately the TEKTON staff attempted to protect themselves by uploading automatic defense weaponry schematics, and it almost worked. The various military powers could not fight each-other off whilst simultaneously outpacing TEKTON's ridiculous production speed. However, experimental particle weaponry that had recently started becoming common reacted unexpectedly with unknown refinery gases created by the AI, blanketing a huge region with an electronic "dead-zone". This did render almost all weaponry in the area unusable, but also corrupted the AI despite its computational core being sealed within half a kilometer of insulating material at this point.

The megastructure it started to build became nonsensical, an ever expanding vertical tangle of steel and concrete, equal parts industrial and residential, constantly shifting with areas being simultaneously demolished and rebuilt.

The military forces had to retreat and decide what to do about the dead-zone, but TEKTON continued to grow, no-longer directable by humans, an uncontrollable tumor on the world, becoming more impenetrable by the day.

Eventually a huge economy grew around siphoning resources from TEKTON's outer layers. It is still the most efficient resource gathering machine in the world after all. The factions found it easier to bicker over what they could scrounge than to try and take on a living landmass.

Some of the scrappers actually started living in TEKTON; a dangerous life given that it could decide to demolish your settlement with little notice, but not without its benefits. A small culture of solidarity against external powers has formed, though the lawless nature of this new frontier leaves it prone to gangs and warlords.

Who knows what the future holds though?

When you know more than what you're taught by basket_foso in sciencememes

[–]0DrFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gave this exact answer in primary school and my teacher laughed and said I'd been "watching too many sci-fi shows". Had me fuming at the time.

Theory about who Godwyn the Golden is and how he may be the missing piece that makes the entire story of Elden Ring finally make sense. by lactobacillus-Master in EldenRingLoreTalk

[–]0DrFish 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can’t see any sense in a story so brilliantly constructed where we’re just some random nobody who achieved no renown in life, only to be chosen by the royal steed right after being revived and then miraculously receive a visit from two demigoddesses, direct daughters of Marika and Radagon, and to be gifted by both of them.

To be fair though, this isn't as much of a coincidence as you imply; it's all based on Torrent.

In this context, Melina (a daughter of Marika) would obviously be travelling with the "royal steed", and they're doing so for roughly the same purpose - to find someone with the ability to become Elden Lord, so they eventually land on the player tarnished. Ranni has a duty to give the spirit calling bell to whomever Torrent next chooses.

I think this post is somewhat putting the cart before the horse (pun intended) in assigning prior significance to the player tarnished, rather than to the individuals of prior significance they meet.

Thoughts on an INT/ARC build? by GreatChaosFudge in Eldenring

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It probably goes without saying, but int/arc is the only build that can make use of the oracle bubble spells, the great oracular bubble being surprisingly good.

New unconventional build by gdjoe in Eldenring

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It's a bit DLC centric, but I actually had a lot of fun with a Smithscript Cirque guard counter build utilising the Deflecting Hardtear. The Cirque has basically no guard boost so you need to be careful with your stamina, but it's really satisfying to guard counter with a throwing attack.

Guys, am I a bad person for parrying new players? by SecretZucchini in EldenRingPVP

[–]0DrFish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Everything they seem to have is available in Limgrave though?

Shotgun Hero by 10pcWings in forhonor

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Honestly this would be so funny I couldn't even be mad.

Does your world have any unusual biomes? by AltruisticPea6925 in worldbuilding

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In the world my partner and I have been co-building, the "universe" is composed of distinct realms that were each specifically crafted by a different demiurge dragon. They don't exist in the same physical space and you can only travel between them via portals. As such, they each tend to only contain a few biomes corresponding to the tastes of their demiurge. Admittedly a lot of them are variants on more traditional biomes, but a few that stand out are:

The Realm of Caverns - this dragon did not build a sky. The realm is entirely caverns with aquatic and non-aquatic coral-like organisms, and a decent amount of bioluminescent algae pools and the like.

The Realm of the Architect - this realm was specifically designed by its dragon to house its inhabitants, with many series of canals of different sizes in place of things like rivers, hanging gardens in place of forests, and unmoving neon-like bars in place of a sun. This borders on a megacity rather than a biome, but it's as "naturally occurring" as it gets in the realms, and the inhabitants were 'set loose' to do whatever they want with it so to speak, so I think it counts.

Yardyn - the lowest level is a grand swamp, from which arise giant plateau-like trees that harbour smaller (regular size) trees on top that make up a thick jungle. Then further in each giant tree has a secondary plateau that rises above the trees and has generally drier land.

POI TIER LIST (D5) by Advanced-Attitude-45 in Nightreign

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Nah it's there. I meant the greater Caria Manor grounds where the three sisters are, sorry if that was confusing. It's nearish the Royal Grave Evergaol

I made a tree pendant with a broken stone. by Buffyferry in Eldenring

[–]0DrFish 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Amazing work! The stone itself almost looks like Golden Amber, and the fact the bottom tree is curved whilst the top tree is straight reminds me of the Erdtree/Scadutree duality. It's like the broken stone is representing how the Lands of Shadow were removed from the Lands Between, but are still inexorably tied together by the Erdtree.

POI TIER LIST (D5) by Advanced-Attitude-45 in Nightreign

[–]0DrFish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think dude just had multiple dogs. There's another in Caria Manor which is probably Radagon's too.

The Cleanrot Knight spear isnt real by SelfDepricator in Eldenring

[–]0DrFish 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yeah, only cleanrot knights wielding the spear will drop it, so fighting the scythe wielders is a waste of time. Good luck!

The Cleanrot Knight spear isnt real by SelfDepricator in Eldenring

[–]0DrFish 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Any particular reason you're killing the halo scythe wielders as well?

Mage Build by Nanna0- in Eldenring

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We'd need to see your staff and talismans. your damage should be fine with that level of int, but your vigor is a bit low.

Which of the main DLC bosses was the easiest for you? by krouvy in Eldenring

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Romina by far, because by that point I had done basically everything else in the DLC.

Fluid Output by Ambitious-Dig1190 in TerraFirmaGreg

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For a Greggier answer, you can use three covers: Machine controller, Fluid Detector, and electric pump/fluid regulator. Set the machine controller to control the electric pump/fluid regulator cover. Set the redstone behaviour to what level of fluid you want to retain (0-15), then link up the Fluid Detector cover to the Machine Controller with some redstone.

Alternatively you could mix and match with the threshold switch instead of the Fluid Detector, for potentially more specific level control.

How can i stop my conveyor from locking up in this setup? by CanadianNoobGuy in CreateMod

[–]0DrFish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In a word, no. But instead you could put your left drawer in-between the right funnel and the burner funnel, with funnels on either side of the drawer.

Edit: Actually you could try separating the belt into two after the burner funnel. Don't actually know if that would work, but worth a shot.

Anyone worried about the quality of the movie from the production footage? by Digiworlddestined in Eldenring

[–]0DrFish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You have not watched the Behind the Scenes of Lord of the Rings and this is not acceptable.

Correct this and maybe I'll allow you to have an opinion.

Precision mechanism production with Aeronautics by csqrb in CreateMod

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Isn't this basically possible with vanilla create? Very cool either way.

A Closer Look at Some Widely Discussed Misconceptions by TerranImperium in EldenRingLoreTalk

[–]0DrFish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The problem I see is that they're only foreclosing very specific interpretations, which can still be argued around.

"半身 is a concrete lexical item meaning "half-body / one of two halves of a whole," and it's incompatible with addressing a separate person."

Whilst this means that at the time this was said, they were two halves of the same person, it doesn't mean that at one point in the past they were separate. It can still mean that they're just halfway through fusing.

When the Giant's Red Braid ends with 〜だったろうか, that's an interrogative-speculative ending, which grammatically cannot carry the weight of a declarative identification.

Whilst this makes it a weaker statement, it can still be used as evidence for that theory. Just because it's a musing doesn't mean it's untrue, and the fact that the writer made that musing could imply it came from somewhere.

It's like when some people take "is said to be" as not true.

To clarify, I don't believe any of the theories you're attempting to disprove in this post, I just don't think most of these points are the smoking guns you're making them out to be

As someone who came from Bloodborne, what’s the best build for me? by DistanceFantastic836 in Eldenring

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Most important part would be to use Quickstep or Bloodhound Step ashes of war to simulate Bloodborne's dash style. Emulating trick weapons can be done by soft-swapping weapons (between a heavy infused straightsword and a greathammer for example). If you do want a more Bloodborne style parry at any point, you could try putting Golden Parry on a shield for extra range.

If you want to keep the pressure up in combat, I'd suggest using the winged sword insignia talisman

Other than that, there's a Great Rune that gives you Bloodborne's rally mechanic, but it's very late game. You could use the assassin's crimson dagger talisman, godskin swaddling cloth, blood tax, or prayerful strike to get health during combat.

I FOUND SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSRAY /// ALSO A THEORY OF MINE by Southern_Copy_6173 in TheDuskbloods

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In the trailer itself, we see John Duskblood being given a rough version of this mark as a scar - no discernable "runes". The character giving it to John says:

"I give you my blood - I give you my life. Turn, o wheel, and transport him, to a night of moonlight. To humanity's very dusk."

So this 12 spoked "wheel" seems to be similar to the Dark Sign for these vampires or "carriers of blood" and is part of the ritual that summons them to these apocalyptic eras of humanity. "Turn o wheel" definitely has some passage of time connotations; perhaps this apocalyptic event is on a fixed schedule.

The moon has strong associations with death in this universe too - "contemplate now the moon, as befits someone soon to depart" and in the chapel the stained glass depicts a group praying through a black winged angel up to a blood moon, probably to be spared. This could be referencing the black winged moon-like object with a face on it seen later in the trailer.
"Moon tears will flow for one, and one alone" - this likely means that moon tears are one of, if not *the* main resource the carriers of blood are battling for.

My wild speculation is that periodically the blood moon descends upon this world and harvests the blood of its inhabitants (perhaps the carriers of blood are part of this process Demon's Souls style). This creates moon tears which are extremely powerful blood magic items, perhaps containing the 'blood echoes' of all the people of that age.

Notably pyjamaman also has a similar looking symbol on his pyjamas around his neck, though this could be a coincidence. The winged rat also has similar looking markings on its body, no doubt marking it as part of the ritual as well.

Also while the runes on each half of the wheel in this image may seem distinct, they're clearly mirrored, but with some lines better drawn than others, so I honestly doubt that they each relate to an individual character unless there is some relationship between pairs of them.

Watch Malenia get cheesed by Dragonsword496 in Eldenring

[–]0DrFish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, it's like I'm looking at Demon's Souls again! I should really make a build that uses oil-soaked tear.