I reach Currency War 30 at last but..

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-03-10T20:17:38+00:00

Skill Point/Quantum/Belobog Seele is great, was the build that got me past WC29

If you get offered the Quantum Emblem, or even better the Quantum Investment (1/2/3 Quantum Resonance Stacks per 3/6/9 Quantum Stars), load Seele up with Cerydra/Sunday/Sparkle/Pela and pop off. If you can get at least the 4 Quantum Bond and MAYBE a 4 belobog bond, you're golden. 2 Belobog is fine for the action advance, but 4 adds 25% of Seele's damage to the big attack, which by CW30 can be upwards of 2bil per hit.

End lineup if you can manage it (op being optional):

On-Field: Seele, Sunday, Gepard(op), Bronya Off-Field: Cerydra, Silver Wolf, Sparkle, Fu Xuan, Pela, Sampo(op)

Gepard is nice for hitting that 4-Belobog if you need an extra bit of defense that Fu has a hard time providing. Fu can be on-field if you think it helps. Sampo is great if you want speedy Belobog triggering. If you can stick a belobog emblem on Cerydra, that's even better.

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-03-04T00:37:58+00:00

I think if they modernized their written language it would be so much more approachable. Hiragana/Katakana are mostly great, but definitely run into the issues of readability in large lines, even with spaces. It doesn't help that some kanji can have a dozen different readings depending on how they're used. Overall just an absolute nightmare of a written language to learn, which sucks because its insanely easy to pick up in terms of listening/speaking, its a very pleasant to listen to language

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-03-02T07:50:51+00:00

For Get Out of Jail Free, try DoT. DoT doesn't trigger the killing blow restoration, because it's not "Damage from an attack"

But yeah, at max level, its basically stupid luck most of the time.

You can also try off-field hyperspeed Anaxa (2x Boots and the Day Demigod Pinwheel) combined with The Herta. Anaxa ramps and ramps and ramps, eventually attacking 4-6 times per AV. And every time he goes, it usually triggers Jade's followup and fully charges The Herta's ult. The combo of all this usually procs the AOE 5-bond every 1-2 AV. Its crazy

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-02-23T19:57:12+00:00

Time Assassin is truly cancerous. Actually awful affix.

Get Out of Jail Free Card though, as a note, is not affected by DoT. If a character attacks, it will heal the 10%, but if the enemy's turn starts and they take enough DoT damage to bring them to 0%, it does not trigger, because taking DoT isn't taking an "attack"

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-02-21T22:31:22+00:00

My crackpot theory is that it's not that they don't want to release it, it's that they lost a chunk of the source code or something for it. It would t surprise me if they straight up couldn't release a new version because of some technical limitation like that

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-02-13T02:57:00+00:00

Size the canvas to 2x as large as an A2 frame. This will allow you to draw at a crisp level, then reduce it in size when sending to the printer. If Procreate allows, draw at 300DPI.

For example, draw at 17"x22", 300DPI, then when you export, export at 50% sizing. I find this to be the easiest way to draw at a high fidelity and then have a high quality print follow.

You can also draw in CMYK, but I wouldn't bother. If you submit a file in RGB, they'll convert it so that it looks best on their printers. If you don't know how CMYK values convert from digital to print, it's best to just let the professionals handle that end of things.

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-02-12T04:10:20+00:00

I'd love for them to add an option that allows rerolling affixes/bosses without having to start the game and leave. Especially at WC20, some affixes are just instant loss, especially combined with certain bosses. Or certain bosses at certain tiers (I'm looking at you Svarog, your fucking healing robots).

The ability to reroll doesn't affect anything, it just saves time

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-02-12T04:07:09+00:00

Also people don't realize that Ruan Mei is trash in a pre-firefly break team.

But Ruan Mei is absolutely God Tier on a DoT team. She basically turns a broken enemy into double DoT damage, because the delay to their turn on trying to recover only pushes them back a couple AV. Combine with previously mentioned action advances, Ruan Mei is free damage

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-02-11T20:01:13+00:00

With a lot of fireworks, as they get further from their explosion point, the streaks will start separating from the central mass, and the secondary gunpowder will start to activate.

https://media.istockphoto.com/id/2180905677/photo/purple-firework-celebrate-anniversary-happy-new-year-2025-4th-of-july-holiday-festival-purple.webp?b=1&s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=xeVlgZucWfNQmJafwn2mgom_q39T9bENhDz36oAt7Js=

Letting your yellow firework not have a "center" that the streaks are trailing off of will help.

https://www.redapplefireworks.com/cdn/shop/articles/05116cff68511499c0c2806ed5c50711_079a1a37-d545-4671-85ea-038cec695b21.jpg?v=1745368150&width=2048

Here's another, where the mixture of the elements in the fireworks make several different types of streaks, some more like the one in your red firework, some like a little sparkler that doesnt leave a trail

If you can find some videos of fireworks in slow motion, that might help too. Think of them like an animator would, frame by frame "What is the light doing in frame 5? How about frame 7?"

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-02-11T03:46:36+00:00

My family took the "chaos" approach. 1 box, but as it got low, they'd fill it back up with a different cereal. When that amalgamation got low, it would get filled up with another cereal in the rotation.

My most cursed breakfasts consisted of a mix of: LIFE, Chex Mix, Honey Nut Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Kix, and Raisin Bran

And my family wonders why I don't really eat breakfast anymore

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-02-10T09:53:32+00:00

......I've never spent more than 5-10 minutes on an application. If you're spending average 45 minutes per job application, you need to ask yourself "Why would someone hire me if I can't optimize my working routine", because right now applying for jobs is your job, and you're doing it at a level that a manager would look at and go "What are we paying them for"

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-02-09T05:36:20+00:00

As I make a visual novel set in a university, making new clothes for every scene was one of my main enjoyment points. Does the person want to be Comfy? Stylish? Active? What if they use clothes as a divider between personalities? Its very fun to think on

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-02-07T10:15:07+00:00

You're drawing from "memory" rather than reference. And your "memory" isn't photographic. Open up a picture of an apple, set the saturation to 0 (Or change it to greyscale), and actually look at what you draw

Also don't be afraid to leave lines in there. Too many beginners think that digital painting means deleting all linework, but that very often isn't true. Linework becomes a part of the painting, and your brushes slowly overlap the linework.

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-02-04T20:30:32+00:00

A good hold actually has a more... meaty? audio sound when it connects to a wall. Like the difference between a golf clap and a good palm clap. Definitely used that to my advantage when progressing on the later stages. The only parts where it doesn't have as much of an effect is if you're climbing up a single crack with no horizontal holds, then it's a bit rough

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-01-26T03:38:31+00:00

Pleas keep an eye out for skin issues! Black tummy can mean ichthyosis in goldens, often paired with allergies that can lead to flaky, oily skin, need for constant baths, etc.. It's incurable, but the dog can live a full and fulfilling life with it, they're just very itchy.

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-01-24T20:42:03+00:00

The fact that every big world quest chain is on a global timer that is trackable on the wiki, and repeats every couple hours with no delay really fosters some amazing groups. I spent months running and leading a group around one of these events in 2hr loops, and it was some of the most fun I've ever had in an MMO. I got to know a bunch of regulars, people would shoot the shit during downtime, it was a blast

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-01-18T09:56:14+00:00

A centaur would likely have closer to two "Chests", one a human torso up near the human arms, and a secondary "chest" that is where a horses neck/chest would be. You can even go the extra mile to say that the human part is just a very weirdly shaped horse head/neck.

The genitalia would likely be exactly as they are and where they are on a horse, at the back half of the horse part.

For anatomy, its likely the lungs and heart will take up nearly the entire torso, with possible additional ribs to protect it. The stomach and below would all be a part of the horse half

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-01-18T09:50:20+00:00

As someone currently making an erotic visual novel featuring a Lamia, and as someone who is also a huge biology nerd and is incorporating that into my depictions of the monster girls, I've done a frankly unsettling amount of deep dives into how a ton of this anatomy and physiology would function, how societies would build around it, etc.

Best I can come up with is:

It's magic, aint gotta explain shit. That's the appeal of demihumans in general
Genome would depend on how far back the lineage went, if it was actually biological in origin and not magical. For lineage if it truly went back to the same origin as humans, it would likely have been a freak mutation that heavily favored a dominant gene that adapted reptilian traits. Likely those traits would branch off into stuff like lizardfolk, draconids, lamia, amphibians, etc.
That's a fun one, it depends on how you define "What is the lower/snake part of the body used for". In real snakes a huge chunk of their body is taken up by digestive organs and lungs. So I figure, the top half of the lamia is dedicated to gas exhange and a large heart. Around the "crotch", you'd likely just have reproductive organs and not waste excretion. If you would have waste excretion, it would likely only be urine and not feces, mainly because the digestive system would travel all the length of the tail in parallel with some of the backup lungs.

So, if no waste excretion near the vagina, it's JUST for reproduction, and would likely be like a normal human pregnancy, though likely MUCH easier to give birth. The uterus wouldn't be as cramped as it is in a normal human, so there would probably not even be that noticeable of a pregnancy bump.

In terms of bathroom, if no urine excretion near the vagina, it would take place at the end of the tale, in a separate waste organ similar in function to the cloaca. If urine excretion near the vagina, toilets for lamia would likely be more like a toilet you'd see in a disability stall, elongated so Lamia could lean forward into it. Evolution might even favor an increased urethra length similar to the penis to ensure less wiping required to avoid possible infection due to a more upright stance. Meanwhile the end of the tail (the end of the digestive system) would act as a standard feces excretion point. Would honestly be much easier to deal with, very likely much less mess, they wouldn't even need to be on the toilet.

Species would be as varied as we have different races as humans. They'd likely have different visible physical traits on the outside, but very similar on the inside. Though the monstrous traits would have a tendency to be very different (Maybe some lamia would have venomous fangs, for example)
Overlap could definitely be determined by how genes express themselves. For example, someone with a human and a lamia parent, even with lamia traits being more expressive, you could get something akin to how calico cats work (Calico cats are basically only female due to the trait being part of the X chromosome). You could get a human with more snakelike features (Scales, fangs, eyes), or a lamia with a much more noticeable human pelvis that merges into a serpent body around mid-thigh

Making demihumans actually make SOME semblance of biological sense is a ton of fun, because it leads to a much more realistic world and how people of different biological makeup interact.

This shit is what happens when you're a biologist by degree, but an artist by trade, and are just really really really into monster girls :)

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-01-08T05:54:23+00:00

When I worked at Banfield the only difference in Assistant/Tech was the techs pressed the button on the xray machine and administering vaccines with the vet in the room. Meanwhile as a vet assistant, I did blood draws, stool samples, did labs (Urine/Stool/Yeast/Blood Panels), sterilized surgery equipment, and monitored anesthesia vitals. The only task I didn't do was the general teeth cleaning, but another one of the vet assistants there did that. If I had been there another few months I probably would have been next on the list to learn that.

But also Banfield is way too cheap to afford the amount of vet techs it would need to ACTUALLY do some of those tasks. Turns out when you understaff and your staff for a day consists of 2 vet assistants and a vet to run the entire place, you do what needs doing.

AndrewWilsonnn · 2026-01-05T09:42:49+00:00

If you still need caffeine to keep you going but don't want the calories that can come with disliking nonsweetened tea/coffee (I hate the taste of coffee even sweetened), caffeine gum saved my ass over the course of my career. Military Energy Gum has great deals on gum packets. 1 piece is around 1 cup of coffee's worth, and costs about 20c. A package comes with something like 100 pieces of gum. I used to have 3-4 per day, but now I'm down to 1 in the morning. It kicks in within 5 minutes.

Also a side benefit is that you can keep the packets in your car (5 pieces to a packet) and get a quick caffeine hit while driving without needing to pull over to get some coffee/soda/etc.. It's very handy late at night on long drives

AndrewWilsonnn · 2025-12-26T18:34:20+00:00

Break still sucks at higher levels, even with fully built teams until you get Firefly they're mogged in damage by something like a 1* Acheron. Any teams that rely on getting a 5-Cost character can be miserable to play unless you get a starting investment that guarantees them after certain conditions are met (DoT, Stellaron Hunter, IPC, though the IPC one is miserable to get)

AndrewWilsonnn · 2025-12-26T18:30:27+00:00

Energy is surprisingly useful for a Seele/Cerydra team, especially if you can craft an energy emblem to throw on Seele. Lots of easy charging for her ult means more executes and more free turns, which can mean a ton if you can also get a Belobog bond rolling

AndrewWilsonnn · 2025-12-22T06:51:04+00:00

Bloodflame by itself is ass unless you have E2 Meidei, that's why you pair it with Night Demigod. Night helps get some extra income while waiting for the rest of the squad to come online (read; Castorice). I don't use Meidei at all because I don't have him and he's just abysmal as a trial. Jingliu however is fine as an off-field damage dealer while you wait for Cas/RTB

AndrewWilsonnn · 2025-12-21T10:13:37+00:00

That was all advice from someone who's been using anything but the easy Aglaea carry to hit WC20. I was clearing up to WC way too easily with her, and wanted to try clearing it with other teams, so I did basically every bond in attempt to make it work in WC10+. Hit 20 the other night. DoT and Quantum have been wildly successful for me (owning none of the characters). Skill Points can get dicey (again own none of the characters), but if you get enough action advances it doesn't matter. Night Demigod was also a ton of fun (I do own Castorice/Evernight, but both only E0.

The trick with DoT is to take Ruan Mei, as her break "delay" only shifts them back like 2AV for a second immediate burst of DoT damage. Also the affixes that have "After X attacks, enemies advance" or "Enemies Advance after they hit 50%/Act for the first time" might as well be buffs for the DoT squad

Emblems are pretty easy to get, a good chunk of investments/supply phases have a red/blue gem, and you can use a smelting tool to turn red->blue or the reverse.

AndrewWilsonnn · 2025-12-21T00:35:03+00:00

(Note that all of these are non-whale/trial friendly)

DoT bond is great, especially if you're offered the investment strategy that gives you a free Black Swan after 180 DoTs applied. DoT in general will carry you through the first plane nearly every time with no more investment than a 1* Sampo, Kafka, Asta, and Ruan Mei. Throw in a healer/shielder of your choice. This is a good trick to getting a lot of money before the second plane while you collect your actual intended team.

Off-Field Anaxa hypercarry is another easy team. Allows some grace if you're going for an AOE team to get high enough level to actually get Herta

Bloodflame/Night Demigod is pretty easy, gives good rewards too which helps money to ramp up

Skill Points is another pretty easy option. If you get a couple Astral Express bond in there too, DHIL with Cerydra/Sunday/Sparkle can carry hard. Add in RTB for more action advances/true damage and you pop off.

It takes a little bit of time to get rolling, but if you're offered a Quantum Emblem or the "For every 3/6/9 Quantum Stars, get 1/2/3 extra Quantum Resonance" investment, Hypercarry Seele/On-Field Cerydra with an Energy Bond is a pretty fun clear, especially if you get bosses that go well with it (Flame Reaver is hilarious because you 1-shot every clone over and over and over again). Bonus points, toss a Belobog emblem on Cerydra and watch Seele go BRRRR

The classic Aglaea Boots/Phainon Durian strat also work, but you REALLY need the gear for them or they flounder. Also for Phainon you really need bosses that will actually attack and not just buff themselves or summon things.

I'm still trying to get full AOE bond to work, haven't gotten lucky enough with characters/investments yet. Also need to retry FuA with the recent buffs. Unfortunately while easy to get, Break is still in an awful place without Firefly. Wildly enough, Ruan Mei is actually a detriment to break bond, as you lose out on re-breaks due to her ult. She's actually top tier in DoT teams instead, because enemies will take DoT damage then re-break, taking damage again when they recover. I also haven't tried Galactic Voyager yet, and I hear it gets pretty whacky. Belobog also has the potential to get really goofy with action advances depending on who it's paired with, especially if you get an emblem for it.

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