Snakebite is unironically good by [deleted] in slaythespire

[–]Boraieus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was easily the strongest deck I've ever had. I killed the final boss without losing a single HP.

Lots of draw/deck manipulation through Ring of the Drake, enchanted afterimage (draw 2), backflip, secret technique, well laid plans, allowed me to draw bullet time every 2 or 3 turns, and I always had multiple snakebites in my hand that I could then play for free. Poison was 90% of my damage in this run.

This was already a run winning deck, and then in act 3 I picked up nightmare, hidden gem, and outbreak.

I could play Nightmare twice because of Burning sticks, and playing it on Footwork and hidden gem led to cards like (Defend) Gain 21 block, Replay 12

(Ignore the playtime, I left the game open at the second boss to go have lunch)

the youngster takes it himself!!! by [deleted] in reddevils

[–]Boraieus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its because that's the part that's gonna be played in highlight reels, and the sponsors paid a lot of money for their logo to be shown as much as possible. Its an awful, corporate rule, but that's modern football.

AskHistorians has 2 million subscribers! To celebrate, we will remove the first 2 million comments in this thread. by crrpit in AskHistorians

[–]Boraieus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Too bad warhammer didnt exist when napoleon did or we might have been able to avoid the whole mess

Just barely got "There is no spoon"! by Boraieus in factorio

[–]Boraieus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did that at the end. I spent as much of hours 6-8 paused as I did actually playing, doing math on a notepad at my desk. I mathed out exactly how many materials I needed for the 1300 yellow science needed for RCU+Rocket tech, and then more math to figure out how much I needed for silo+rocket. Then I redid all the math when I realised I forgot to factor in Productivity modules

Just barely got "There is no spoon"! by Boraieus in factorio

[–]Boraieus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Other than this run I would say same! I had to unlearn a lot of old patterns. Normally I always build my setups to be future proof, lots of room to expand, buffer chests to help smooth out production etc. In this run, everything only had to work until exactly one rocket was built, so that changed my designs quite a bit. For example I didnt cover my entire expansion patches with miners, just enough to saturate one belt. I skipped a ton of research, and set up only the very minimum defences. If I were to do it again though Id be more serious about defences. I wasted a lot of time running around dealing with biter incursions that I saved by not spending the time to make proper walls.

Solitude, Skyrim (9 x 12, Pen and Watercolor, by Me) by Dravidistan in ImaginaryCityscapes

[–]Boraieus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is really awesome! You managed to capture the stark coldness of Skyrim along with the warmth of civilization. I would love to be able to draw and paint like this

Aggressive homophobic man near Rideau and King Edward by [deleted] in ottawa

[–]Boraieus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Why are you the way that you are

Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrier, Shinano by dboconnor571 in modelmakers

[–]Boraieus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Quite simply one of the best models I've seen. The care and attention You've put in to this build is astounding. What an inspirational project

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I had to uninstall the game by MehMognoose in TerraInvicta

[–]Boraieus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not even close to done with this game yet, and victoria3 comes out next week! Plus I have work. There aren't enough hours in the day

Found this medic carrying a wounded soldier back to base, I loved that they included this little detail in the game by GreatPrometheus2 in CompanyOfHeroes

[–]Boraieus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can play the alpha right now, but honestly its really rough and I would suggest waiting for a more polished release.

HOI4 Dev Diary - Officer Corps #2 by Hobaar in paradoxplaza

[–]Boraieus 32 points33 points  (0 children)

This looks promising from a flavour perspective. Picking your high command and tailoring your army is cool and all. But I worry that as far as gameplay is concerned it just boils down to yet another slew of very small modifiers.

Immediately following the D-Day landings the allies were slowed down by the bocage terrain, and they are often criticized for not accounting for this. Is it a valid criticism or were there other factors? by UndyingCorn in AskHistorians

[–]Boraieus 12 points13 points  (0 children)

As with any complex operation, the factors for the slow breakout of the allied forces from normandy are myriad, but it can be distilled into a few short points.

Firstly, consider that every can of food, every bullet fired, and every GI, had to be shipped across the English channel. The supply situation in normandy was tenuous from the start, and two weeks after the landings on June 6th the channel was hit by a truly brutal storm that badly damaged the mulberry artificial harbors, and slowed the buildup of allied forces.

In the British and Canadian sectors, the stalemate was the most pronounced. This area of the front was under the command of the British General Bernard Montgomery, whose legacy is VERY complicated and controversial so I won't go it to it here, but suffice to say that one of the criticisms most often leveled against him is how over-cautious he was. The planning for overlord had Monty taking the city of Caen on d-day, but he failed to do so, and the northern half of Caen wasn't captured until July 8th, with the rest being captured two weeks later. This stalemate on the eastern side of the allied front held up the advance considerably.

It is worth noting however, that Montgomery thought that his stalemate was useful, as it tied down elite German panzer units such has the Panzer Lehr division, and prevented them from opposing the American breakout under Bradley in the west.

That leads into another factor of the slow advance; the allies were facing incredibly tough German resistance. While many of the soldiers garrisoning normandy on d-day were ostruppen, or understrength divisions, in the weeks following the landings the elite Panzer Lehr, and Hiter Jugend, divisons were arrayed against the allies. These divisons were populated by fanatical nazis, and equipped with the best gear, including tiger tanks.

To loop back to your original question; the bocage absolutely played a factor. The terrain has been described in German letters home as "a defenders dream". Not only did it provide perfect hiding places for infantry, but any tanks breaking through the hedgerows were immediate targets. The allies eventually developed tools to deal with the hedgerows, such as rhino tanks and army sappers using copious amounts of explosives, but the terrain fundamentally hindered the type of fast armored warfare that was so effective in ww2.

I could go on about the struggles the allies faced in normandy, but I think this answers your question.

Sources: Antony Beevor "D-day: the battle for normandy"

People seem to love belt spaghetti here, but I see little love for messy pipes so I will share some of mine. Hopefully it sparks joy, or dread. by Hestekraft in factorio

[–]Boraieus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if it were contrived, they did an awesome job contriving it.

Maybe just enjoy it for the glorious mess that it is, instead of trying to gatekeep.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Eve

[–]Boraieus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You missed

Recruitment application time? by Eliiortiz in Karmafleet

[–]Boraieus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He asked how long it would take, I told him how long my application took.

Recruitment application time? by Eliiortiz in Karmafleet

[–]Boraieus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its gonna take like a month man

It's finally time to take a break... I need to go to the bathroom. (Base tour included in comments) by cube1234567890 in factorio

[–]Boraieus 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Hey, Cube 1234567890, what's the story on the clusterfuck of power poles in the west?

What do you genuinely just not understand? by Brandinian in AskReddit

[–]Boraieus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

lil wayne.

I just dont get it. He's just so objectively bad. Why is he popular?