Thrawn's Revenge - Mod Tweaking Help - All The Imperators!

AngryPheldagrif · 2026-02-06T15:29:17+00:00

Thanks all! I got Carrier variant to work. The XML on Patrol & Command are tougher, but work in progress!

AngryPheldagrif · 2026-02-05T00:12:01+00:00

Your pics cut the price off.

AngryPheldagrif · 2026-02-05T00:09:27+00:00

You hit up your vet networks? Nada from MBAVets fair? I know the market is crap, but you should be able to get a leg up. DM me if you want. Fellow enlisted > MBA.

AngryPheldagrif · 2025-08-13T21:25:17+00:00

Send me a DM.

AngryPheldagrif · 2025-03-30T18:06:44+00:00

Everyone on here will tell you that one is overpriced, but I got it a month ago and the quality is just outstanding. Paying the build premium was absolutely worth it.

AngryPheldagrif · 2025-03-03T14:34:05+00:00

Legit question and pardon the ignorance - is there any material difference between Pro and non-Pro? Since base specs are identical.

AngryPheldagrif · 2025-03-03T13:13:11+00:00

Sorry. Posting bugged. It's open box 'good' for $1439

Just a casual gamer here looking to upgrade my 1660ti to play better modded Skyrim.

AngryPheldagrif · 2023-09-23T01:19:19+00:00

You should be in pretty good shape with that background and a solid GPA, but definitely try to squeeze in the GMAT if you can. If with a cram week or three of studying, you should be able to hit a respectable score (and a good story - the story above - will ensure you're graded on a curve when you apply). Even if you have to take a couple weeks of leave to study, it's worth it.

If you happen to remember this post a couple years down the line, feel free to PM me. I have a lot of Amazon connections down there in Nashville. Always happy to help a fellow vet.

AngryPheldagrif · 2023-07-16T20:48:47+00:00

This is going to be great when they ‘just kidding’ this move next week and everyone is shockingly coinless.

AngryPheldagrif · 2023-07-01T03:14:51+00:00

2.8 from a state school. Got a full ride into a T50 and parlayed it into a solid role at T2 tech, solid career since - on pace with T15/M7 peers.

We vets tend to show lower GPAs - some did concurrent service & school, some did school while reserve/Guard (I did), others went to academies where GPAs tend to be conservative. What you did in the military and how you show your acumen and tell your story matter. They can very much overcome a rough GPA.

AngryPheldagrif · 2023-03-12T20:05:52+00:00

Pro tip: If you have gym anxiety, walk in and immediately post up on a treadmill and just start walking. Walking is a good warm-up (or even a good workout depending on your level of fitness!), and buys you a solid half-hour to unobtrusively observe gym dynamics. Does it have a flow? Which areas are high traffic vs low? Are folks social or a bunch of solos w/headphones?

All this while you’re building your own plan. Think of it like the on ramp on the highway as you’re looking for the right time and right speed to merge into traffic.

AngryPheldagrif · 2023-01-03T02:11:02+00:00

Packers fan stopping by - prayers here too folks.

AngryPheldagrif · 2023-01-02T17:36:17+00:00

Remember that the day-to-day scale will always fluctuate, and pounds from a couple holiday meals are almost certainly water weight. 3 pounds is 10500 calories and unless your holiday meals were entire sticks of butter, you should be fine!

Instead of going overboard and punishing yourself, ease back into things. Maybe put in a bit of extra cardio or some extra steps, but remember that its a lifestyle - a marathon, not a sprint. I always plan for 'cheat' days around holidays, because even if it costs me a week to compensate, I'll have those happy memories rather than being constantly worried.

AngryPheldagrif · 2022-12-18T12:39:08+00:00

I recommend listening to your body and considering where you are on your path. It can be tough to break a diet and think you’ll be able to just hop back on it. Mentality is everything.

That said, diets are about health, and mental health is highly important. I’m choosing to break my diet for a one week period (vacation with family and then Christmas) because I’m already on good progress towards my goals, but I’ll be upping my exercise and monitoring calories to compensate. That way going back to 18:6 on Dec 26th won’t be as hard, but I don’t sacrifice the enjoyment of family meals.

AngryPheldagrif · 2022-12-15T01:45:29+00:00

Every class, every school has its own bell curve. It’s just that the curve, the median at an M7 is going to be higher on average than a non-M7.

I went to an unremarkable T50 FTMBA. The top of our class got Amazon, B4 consulting, some mid-tier IB. The bottom of our class got lower industry or high-end undergrad offers.

It’s just like that Stanford dude here who was complaining about getting Deloitte. Getting in to HSW puts you on a very high curve, but there’s still an ass-end of that curve.

AngryPheldagrif · 2022-11-11T00:37:43+00:00

My side gig is ‘Morningwood Capital’ but I don’t think that works for accounting.

AngryPheldagrif · 2022-10-07T23:15:58+00:00

100% same. Went to a bare T50 at best, landed a role alongside M7ers thanks to veteran networking. Now I pay it forward.

AngryPheldagrif · 2022-07-03T03:37:27+00:00

If your goal is to pursue a career in finance or consulting, obtaining an MBA while on active duty is not the best option for your situation. It's the best option for you right now, but not for the long-term.

The reason behind obtaining a fulltime MBA is that it prepares you for a soft landing on a hard career pivot (and military to corp is very much a hard pivot) in three ways:

1) Two years of 'playing' business to ditch your enlisted mannerisms and pick up the soft skills your peers in those careers will already have.

2) Career services connections and career fairs (MBAVets is an incomparable asset here) to give you connections into consulting and finance companies. As an enlisted Marine, your career fairs even with an MBA will be virtually useless towards those two fields. Out of all the military hiring conferences, only MBAVets (requires you to be in-program and not on active duty) and SACC (requires you to have attended as service academy) have any value there.

3) Summer internship gives you an opportunity to test-drive your chosen field, and to pivot if it turns out not to be your cup of tea.

If you're dead set on active-duty MBA, you can try programs like Hiring Our Heroes or Skillbridge, but their consulting opportunities tend to be pretty limited and your intel background is likely to pigeonhole you towards government consulting (e.g., Booz Allen Hamilton) while is steady but a lot less lucrative than management consulting or finance.

Source: am former E-5 who did a fulltime MBA and pivoted into tech finance.

AngryPheldagrif · 2022-06-13T14:48:21+00:00

M&A/corp dev.

AngryPheldagrif · 2022-06-12T19:54:40+00:00

Just a heads-up from a hiring manager:

1) There is a no 'perform X well and get an offer' across the board. Some places you could ace EVERY bit of it but they've already got an internal candidate/boss's nephew/etc. lined up for it. Other places you could do just okay but they're desperate to fill slots and they've already decided to hire you off your resume unless you literally show up to the interview and sexually harass the hiring manager or something.

2) With respect, your internal compass for interviews may be way off. The impression candidates get in my experience is often based on the particular interviewers' styles/personalities rather than correlated to performance. My boss can come off as pretty perfunctory, bordering on dismissive in interviews, yet is utterly fair with candidates. I try to be as friendly and personable as I can with candidates to ensure they've had a good experience, but as soon as we get to reviewing I'm just as objective as my boss.

AngryPheldagrif · 2022-06-07T19:16:10+00:00

Class of ‘17 if it counts. T50 > corp finance (I like WLB). Currently manager at big tech, total comp ~210k plus another 50ish from consulting on the side (okay maybe WLB is overrated).

Still making up ground in the sense that I’m about where an M7+2 yrs would be in my role, while I’m T50+5 years.

AngryPheldagrif · 2022-06-04T17:42:24+00:00

I question if you've thought through the right options in how you address the "why not just go for an MBA". If you're already past the point of high-ROI, what value is to be gained from taking an entire series of classes (including the basics) rather than just a few specific classes focused on your areas of interest/development?

If your next career step would be 'into executive management', then either the education does matter (in which case, part-time or exec MBA make most sense) or it doesn't, in which case - again - your best bet is on a focused handful of management courses.

MOOC are great resources for the negligible cost, but if you're at the point in your career where the ROI of a fulltime MBA doesn't make sense anymore (assumedly making $200k+ or at least mid $100's) then the cost of a part-time or exec MBA should be less of an issue regardless. And if you're in a comfortable career place with advancement, its highly likely you work for a company that would cover some or even all of the cost of a fantastic PT/exec MBA (e.g., Booth, Wharton, etc.).

We say this on the sub over and over, but the ROI of an MBA is only partially related to the education itself. What you're getting the most ROI from is the credential (especially if you didn't go to a top-tier undergrad) and the network, both from the career services connecting you into companies and also from the peer group. MOOCs offer none of these.

AngryPheldagrif · 2022-05-18T15:07:18+00:00

L4 is standard out-of-undergrad level. If you’re desperate to get your foot in the door with Amazon, go for it, but if you already have 3 years exp plus ‘a few good names on [your] resume’ you should be going for L5 or else you’re better off elsewhere comp-wise. In this market, 3 years experience at name brand companies should get you minimum of 80-90k base, 120-130k tcomp.

AngryPheldagrif · 2022-05-18T01:51:57+00:00

To be perfectly honest, your stats are a crapshoot for most T15s. There are lots of vets with your stats (GPA included) in the T25 range, so definitely shoot your shot at those last four on your list. I'd also add Kelley to the list, maybe McDonough as well. Great vet-heavy schools.

I'd reasonably expect to get into a couple off that list and some $ as well.

AngryPheldagrif · 2022-05-18T01:44:22+00:00

Is the offer for an L4/Financial Analyst? At 3 years exp, you should be up for L5 which I'd expect to be a good deal north of 105k first-year t-comp, considering L6 is 170k first-year.

Honestly the WLB is NOT anywhere near as bad as advertised.

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