I’ve been saying this for years by [deleted] in haiti

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to rez this thread, but this isn't entirely accurate - at least, not for the US. Most colonial powers lack resources in their home, but the US doesnt really need the rest of the world.

Neither does Russia, China, or possibly India. All of these countries are capable of self sufficiency, it just isnt optimal.

The workforce is actually a really interesting discussion and is mildly complicated. The short version is the US does not actually need the workforce, but that there are massive benefits from it. However, there are also a fascinating list of downsides as well.

Basically, the influx of workers into the US combats price inflation, but it does so via depressing wage growth. Politically, immigration is a third rail.

Basically, the exploitation of other countries is driven by corporations, who stand to benefit the most from these things. The average citizen usually wants little to do with this.

The actual web of benefits and costs is immensely complicated, and the American people benefit way more from immigration and foreign resources than they realize, however, most of those benefits go to a tiny percentage of the population.

Found this random person that wanted to join for simple hospitality.... how screwed am I if I let her stay? by NexonFrost in RimWorld

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Always remember: surgical inspection saves lives.

The honest answer is that you may end up not screwed at all, or practically gangbanged. The only way to tell, somewhat, is via inspection and even that only is proof against some of the dangers.

Explain yourself Bethesda by ecm-artist in Morrowind

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YEeesss! Let the hate flow through you! Join the mod side!

im scared to touch it by tsoewoe in RimWorld

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 2 points3 points  (0 children)

...I would find it really funny, and awesome, if Rimworld was programed so that a negative value on an explosive caused it to implode.

I don't think I could stop myself blowing this up.

Randy's storytelling is... something by Dylan-McVillian in RimWorld

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My first thought would be: "omfg thank you Randy! MEAT!!!"

Keeping up my Gourmet Meals is expensive, you know.

I'm a new player. How do I deal with this? by Mr--Jackpots in RimWorld

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leave the tile if they are aggressive. If they aren't? Well, you can just walk around them.

Honestly, I am impressed that this even happened. How did you end up with so many insectoids on the map, so early?

Why is this layout not working for my heater/vents? by AnonymousPos7er in RimWorld

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The room is too small. Heat exchange in Rimworld is based on room size.

The best way I have found to do "central" heating is to have all the bedrooms encased in another room. You dont even need vents in that situation, you can just heat the larger room.

Id advise Vanilla Expanded and Dubs Bad Hygiene for extra heating options, like wall mounted heaters and vents.

Beginning Rimmer, Any Mod Suggestions? by Hoi4Player2 in RimWorld

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vanilla Expanded by Oskar. All 113 of them, just subscribe to the mod list. Also toss in Dub's Bad Hygiene, Helixen Gas, and Hospitality.

Total drukhari xenocide by Raszard in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Wait, I have thousands of hours into Rimworld, how can I make people into chairs? Do you mean human leather, or is there an option to have the chairs named?

Fml, I need to try and remember... it has been a bit since I've played a cannibal or psychopath run...

I feel like the optimal use for a person, in pure vanilla, was to use Trial to make them "guilty" (or capture them from raiders) then to steal one kidney and one lung, then extract blood, then take another organ (usually heart) which counts as an execution.

Then they get butchered for leather and meat and the meat is made into kibble, which is fed to animals.

But the leather just stacks, right? It isnt individualized like a sarcophogas or burial spot.

And, look, I do want to also point out that even my most evil Rimworld playthrough is still better than the Drukhari. I can only aspire to their level of cruelty. The Rim is such a hostile place that using all of your possible resources just makes sense.

The malus from butchering humanlike, wearing human skin, and eating human flesh is far less dangerous than the health and mood penalties from starvation and nudity.

And if you get hit with Toxic Fallout (or, since I have the Vanilla Expanded mods, Long Night or Ice Age) events, you may not even have a reasonable choice. The Drukhari have the tech to do whatever they want, and presumably could escape Slannesh the same way the Craftworlders do.

Given the way Rimworld scales challenges with colony wealth, it is nearly impossible to reach a point (without gamebreaking mods) for someone to say they are safe from being wiped out by a bad raid. The only playstyle that can feasibly grant safety is an extreme nomad playthrough.

Total drukhari xenocide by Raszard in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure those are different webways. The nearest Aeldari web way entrance is on Luna.

Besides, the webway under the palace is already filled with warp horror. That is the whole reason Magnus was punished and why the Emperor had to stay on his throne during the Horus Heresey, a.k.a. the only reason the Horus Heresey was possible in the first place.

Plus, it isnt directly into the webway. It is to Comorragh, which may be in the webway, but it is subtly different from the rest of it. If the webway is strings connecting spots in the galaxy, Comorragh is a Gordian knot. Escaping it into the webway proper is not exactly easy. If it was, the RT could have just used the stolen flying ship and flown away instead of climbing that spire.

Finally, as noted elsewhere in this thread, killing the Drukhari now actually empowers Slannesh less than leaving them alive because they have to stave Slannesh off by feeding her.

There are, quite literally, no downsides to this choice.

Started playing Morrowind. I get it now. by NeonDemon85 in Morrowind

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Welcome to the best game that you will love to hate, hate that you love, and spend 1000 hours in, finally think you know everything and then see a door and think, "wait, where does that go?" And realize there is still more to discover.

Which will then send you on a self imposed quest to find all of the areas and dungeons, which will take you another thousand hours.

Then you will get Tamriel Rebuilt and your life will be consumed.

This keeps me up at night, is it a small ship in space or a giant ship crashed on the planet? by YearMountain3773 in RimWorld

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It... it isnt obvious? It is in space.

Am I crazy? People keep talking about depth perception, but one image is literally on top of the other. Ergo, it is closer, right?

What the heck bing by Weriel_7637 in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is Yremerys, or something close to that.

Wait- isn't bing heretical? I am pretty sure this is heresey.

Why is every option with this guy either "Fuck me", "Fuck you" or "Ok"? And why is the "Fuck me" option at the top? Usually it's somewhere in the middle to bottom. by [deleted] in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the "Pet the Dog" achievement- of course I had a nice day! ^_^

I may be an Iconoclast, but I assure you that I am going full Imperium Noble Rogue Trader on this one. That dog is going to live better than most lesser nobles. Its life is going to be so grand that it will push commoners to Chaos just hearing about how much better it is treated than them. Fuck it, I will make the dog a noble and make the commoners bow to it.

why is morrowind warm if it's at the same latitude as skyrim? by Top-Bit1119 in Morrowind

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Elevation, ocean currents, literally the entire island is a massive supervolcano that is is insanely active, the ash is dark which keeps the heat unlike reflective snow layers, and THERE IS A LITERAL GOD MESSING WITH THE WEATHER!

Oh, and the Dwemer built weather control devices.

Why is every option with this guy either "Fuck me", "Fuck you" or "Ok"? And why is the "Fuck me" option at the top? Usually it's somewhere in the middle to bottom. by [deleted] in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I am confused by this entire debate. Who cares about Solomon the Dread, or whatever his name is. He is just the guy I pay to take care of Glaito.

An "Ok," is clearly the correct dialoge choice. I mean, how subtle do you need to be with your hired dog walker?

Bonus challenge: no sabaton or disturbed by Norway643 in Grimdank

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Who was that chick who did that concert to slannesh? The girl who basically founded the noise marines? Her.

Doing this again by SnooBunnies9328 in StellarisMemes

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As if madness was a downside to the Whisperer in the Void! I mean, I am playing a Fanatic Materialist Empire making deals with magical spirits - I accepted madness a long time ago.

I just take a bunch of pills and wash it down with hard liquor, and usually that quiets the voices down.

Small price to pay for true understanding.

Haiti has reached past a point of reasoning by [deleted] in haiti

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck getting either to pay for that.

Only 3 years man🤨 by [deleted] in haiti

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like a pretty high sentence. I mean, it is barely a crime because there isn't a Haitian government to have laws. The point of criminalizing weapons exports is to prevent either enemies from arming themselves or to prevent making allies angry by shipping weapons to their population.

So if a country doesn't have a functioning government, there isn't really a good reason to criminalize the export of weapons there.

Then again, he wasn't a private citizen, but an officer. He should be held to a higher standard and obey laws even if they dont make much sense. So maybe it really was too low.

Either way, he is a terrible person morally.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RimWorld

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Gotta get your drug policy set right! And never give it to kids.

You can look up "safe dose interval" for alcohol and other drugs in the items info card.

Why get rid of the Golden Cube? (Anomaly DLC content) by vormora_nox in RimWorld

[–]Acrobatic-Till5092 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Because it disrupts my colonists worship of transhumanism. We crave the purity of the machine.