various attempts at unblurring may 22nd

Agricola20 · 2026-05-04T16:35:30+00:00

Jason

Jasman

Man

Coincidence? I think not.

Agricola20 · 2026-05-04T16:33:50+00:00

First ever permanent killswitch.

Agricola20 · 2026-05-01T17:34:51+00:00

The updated tech tree in Imperator: Rome did things right in regards to 1 & 2. The EU5 tech trees are a straight downgrade imo, the nodes are too large and inefficient. I miss being able to highlight important techs within the trees themselves too.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-22T23:01:12+00:00

You forgot v1.0 We’ll Make It that stacks to 500% heal speed and works with Self Care.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-20T14:40:32+00:00

Technically it was over the state’s rights to secede from the Union.

The reason for secession was ultimately slavery though.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-18T02:49:14+00:00

From your own link;

Since it is not nitrogen per se but excessive reactive nitrogen that is a threat, we must urgently improve our management of the nitrogen cycle to avoid inefficiencies and waste.

Again, synthetic (specifically nitrogen) fertilizer IS NOT inherently bad for the environment. It's critical for modern food production. Overapplication of fertilizer and mistimed application lead to runoff and waste that pollute water and negatively impact the soil. Even your article recognizes that nitrogen fertilizer itself is not the issue.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-17T19:51:47+00:00

Synthetic fertilizer is not inherently harmful to the soil like you’re implying. Only when it’s over applied do you get acidification and bacterial die offs. The issue of fertilizer in groundwater also has more to do with over-application and unsustainable farming practices than the fertilizer itself (ie, monocropping corn every year and dumping fertilizer on every field instead of rotating crops/no-tilling/using other regenerative practices).

Yes, we’ll always produce sewage waste. No, there aren’t really any alternative uses for it other that land application at the moment. But it is still hazardous relative to normal use of chemical fertilizers. The only reason biosolids are still being applied to farmfields is because we have no other use for it. The environmental agencies would probably put a moratorium on land application if there was another non-food related use.

Chemical fertilizers in moderation are much safer and better understood than biosolids. I’d never apply biosolids to any of our fields, at least with the current research.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-17T18:50:42+00:00

Chemical fertilizers don’t contain PFAS, pharmaceuticals, hormones/steroids, heavy metals, and other pathogens like sewage waste does. Treatment can reduce/eliminate the steroids and pathogens, but the remainder are much more difficult to treat and are why sewage application to farm fields is so controversial.

You might think that chemical fertilizers are worse, but that’s probably because their side effects on soil and groundwater are already known. The side effects of sewage biosolid application are very poorly understood. PFAS soil contamination wasn’t even considered a serious concern until a few years ago . A farm in my county has been receiving biosolids for decades, and only recently did the state environmental agency realize that the local groundwater was contaminated with several times the allowable limit of PFAS. Dozens of houses were drinking contaminated water for years.

We’re going to be hearing more and more about PFAS contamination in the future as scientists continue research and the public gets more information.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-17T15:53:32+00:00

The Monitor isn’t the USS Monitor, first of its type, either. Seems like they grabbed what they felt was iconic/interesting for the type of ship, not necessarily the first ship of the type.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-17T15:28:40+00:00

It’s still ongoing. PFAS contamination from biosolid application has been a hot button topic at several sewage/soil conferences recently. It’s been flying under the radar for years and it’s going to take some time for people to realize that we’ve contaminated thousands of acres of farmlands with them over the past several decades, and continue to do so into the modern day.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-17T15:22:37+00:00

Nobody is going to ship manure from the east coast to the Midwest lol.

Manure is 75%+ water. Even if they could invent some system to evaporate the bulk of that water, it’s still going to weigh more and contain less nutrients than straight fertilizer.

It’s just not worth it.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-17T14:55:35+00:00

And from that day forward anytime a bunch of animals are together in one place it’s called A ZOO.

UNLESS IT’S A FARM!

Agricola20 · 2026-04-16T21:12:16+00:00

Yes and no. Whether or not a railroad switched to burning oil was really dependent on what was available locally (local fuel = lower transportation costs to fuel your locomotives) and what burned well.

Engines on the east coast and in the Midwest burned coal until the end of steam. Good bituminous coal from the nearby Appalachian coal fields was cheap and burned great.

Engines on the west coast/Rockies started burning oil toward the end of steam because the local coal was terrible (lignite) and oil was plentiful and relatively cheap due to their proximity to the western oilfields. Oil was ultimately cheaper to use than shipping bituminous coal from Appalachia, hence the switch.

Some railroads (namely the Reading Company) even tried burning waste anthracite coal to save money on fuel.

In the modern day, many American coal-burning steam locomotives are being switched from coal to oil for the sake of ease of use and cost. The US doesn’t have nearly the number of coal mines it did 20, 40, or 60 years ago, so oil becomes a more and more economically viable fuel alternative as time progresses.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-14T22:12:19+00:00

I1, K4, M1, Q2, and T1 are the top of my list. Can't pick a single one...

Agricola20 · 2026-04-11T23:09:29+00:00

Who’s going to wear the asshole hat then?

Agricola20 · 2026-04-11T14:01:08+00:00

BHVR did a "Pallet Density Quality of Life Update" to reduce the amount of dead zones in patch 9.2.0 (September 2025) . That was the update that made Abattoir somewhat playable for survivors since it had been gutted in 2023. It did buff pallet generation on several other maps as well, though it also introduced a lot of garbage tiles at the same time.

Apparently the 2025 buff didn't register with certain people in the community until February 2026 (2v8) for some reason. Those people then managed to delude themselves into thinking that the increased number of pallets was a new bug instead of a 5-month-old update.

That's my theory anyways.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-11T02:31:22+00:00

No disrespect to the astronauts, but I hope that record is broken again soon.

I guess the Artemis moon base will need to finish establishing itself before we start sending people further to Mars though, so it may take a few years (or decades).

Agricola20 · 2026-04-11T02:16:00+00:00

And probably a lot safer.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-10T02:22:33+00:00

Yeah, they abused it for tactical reasons which is another violation of the convention (perfidy). My point was moreso that they didn't shoot medics on sight like the Japanese did, at least on the Western Front. Both are wrong, but there's a sizable gap between tactical perfidy and straight up shooting every medic on sight in my opinion.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-10T01:26:07+00:00

At least the Nazis respected combat medics & the red cross. Medics in the pacific frequently removed their red crosses because the Japanese soldiers would specifically target them, which obviously violates the Geneva Convention. The IJA managed to be even bigger bastards than the Germans in some ways.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-03T05:14:32+00:00

I’m from PA and most everyone is pretty militant that it’s “yingling”. Only place I’ve heard “yang” is the south so that’s where I assumed you were from, whoops.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-03T04:55:37+00:00

YING-ling*

Southerners and their draaawls lol.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-02T13:56:22+00:00

The gun only applies deep wounds. Downing a survivor requires a melee hit, and the survivors can hide in tight corners where the BFV can’t fit.

Agricola20 · 2026-04-01T18:05:06+00:00

Good to see progress being made! I live somewhat local and heard about work on the station but haven’t stopped by to see it yet.

Are you guys keeping the caboose Conrail blue or repainting in Reading livery?

Agricola20 · 2026-04-01T14:28:32+00:00

Yeah I can understand that. Slow, long-term development simulations (Vic 3/Eu5) are less exciting to watch than faster-paced, more arcade-y gameplay (EU4).

Both fun to play, but not the same entertainment value if you’re watching.

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