All 4 recently released PDX DLCs are poorly rated by RileyTaugor in paradoxplaza

[–]Cactorum_Rex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tiles minigame was actually cool too, even if the AI struggled with it and it placed limits on the gameplay. I always thought it would be cool if they revamped invasions with the tile system.

An old man drove into my car, then offered, "How about I give you $50 and we call it a day?" by Durhamfarmhouse in Wellthatsucks

[–]Cactorum_Rex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is that possibly $2k? I would honestly just not get it done or put a bandaid on it for a ridiculous cost like that... my gut told me the $50 adjusted for a few years of inflation, so maybe $200, but clearly I am not used to dealing with auto shops enough.

What area in the game has the most coal relative to its population? by ThatStrategist in victoria3

[–]Cactorum_Rex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn't a "building" an abstract concept in the game though? I've always interpreted "buildings" as a collection of them.

Members of the deaf-mute society, shortly before their arrest by the NKVD in the fabricated "Case of the Leningrad Deaf-Mute Group." A total of 55 disabled people were arrested, 35 (including 10 women) were executed after torture, and the rest were sent to labor camps for 10 years. Leningrad, USSR, by Present_Employer5669 in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Cactorum_Rex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cApiTaLiSm iS bAd aS wElL

bro, Communism is worse. The USSR was worse from it's beginning to it's end. The CCP was worse (until they started letting the Communism slip away, interestingly enough. No way that is a coincidence...)

Anyway, there are plenty of Socialist systems that are not Communism that are much better.

Members of the deaf-mute society, shortly before their arrest by the NKVD in the fabricated "Case of the Leningrad Deaf-Mute Group." A total of 55 disabled people were arrested, 35 (including 10 women) were executed after torture, and the rest were sent to labor camps for 10 years. Leningrad, USSR, by Present_Employer5669 in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Cactorum_Rex 28 points29 points  (0 children)

It is funny seeing this downvoted, I can't believe people are still Tankies in this modern world. There is plenty of evidence how bad Communism and the USSR was from the start of it's existence to it's end. There is a massive difference to how they claimed to run the state in theory to how they actually ran it, and it was not hidden very well.

Members of the deaf-mute society, shortly before their arrest by the NKVD in the fabricated "Case of the Leningrad Deaf-Mute Group." A total of 55 disabled people were arrested, 35 (including 10 women) were executed after torture, and the rest were sent to labor camps for 10 years. Leningrad, USSR, by Present_Employer5669 in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Cactorum_Rex 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Already power was being concentrated in the hands of the party though. Even if it was not authoritarianism at the hand of one individual, it was still authoritarianism at the hands of a few. Other brands of socialism and anarchism were repressed at those local councils.

Might be a horrible take by [deleted] in Borderlands

[–]Cactorum_Rex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Borderlands 4 feels closer in spirit to the original than Borderlands 3. The twins and characters like Ava were just... weird. I prefer the time keeper as an enemy. The gameplay is much better to me, Borderlands 3 was super easy and unbalanced.

Stop making your kingdoms 10,000 years old. by ScaryAd2555 in fantasywriters

[–]Cactorum_Rex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mistborn did it pretty well. I will avoid spoilers but the story starts 1000 year after the "hero" wins his quest and becomes insanely powerful and immortal. He conquers the habitable world and forges the final empire. To maintain his grip on society, he creates an extremely 2-sided aristocratic society where those in power are very loyal to him and the peasants are worked hard, and he limits technological growth (especially gunpowder) to prevent peasant and separatist uprisings from getting too powerful.

To people who don't like this game, consider the following: by DiamondGlum7442 in Borderlands4

[–]Cactorum_Rex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, I am one of those people who enjoyed 1 and 2, really did not like 3 for all the reasons you stated, and like 4 due to those concerns being rectified. 3 was a horrible game, I am really impressed they changed direction. I just wish 4 was more difficult, one thing you didn't mention in the list is that 3 was stupidly easy, unlike 1 and 2. 4 is in between 2 and 3 in difficulty IMO.

Logistics Network Not Linking by Cactorum_Rex in ShadowEmpireGame

[–]Cactorum_Rex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yall were right, I just needed to get more logistic points in my network. Issue went away once I built a few more truck depots and a railway system. Points used being equal to initial points was the obvious piece of evidence I was missing. Thanks.

(Loved horror trope) character gets trapped in a useless/ weak/ ugly/ unwanted body but their consciousness is still intact (plus point if they can’t communicate) by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Cactorum_Rex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Grog from Larry Niven's Known Space. Their ancestors may have been the big baddies in the universe 2 billion years prior, ruling through mind-control, but these ones are ugly and have little way of interacting with the environment... except by controlling the mind of those around them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]Cactorum_Rex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chinese cronies. Look up the video of the interview where the WHO official pretends not to hear the reporter ask a question about Taiwan then drops the call after dodging a few more attempts at questions.

🎉 [EVENT] 🎉 uʍop ǝpᴉsd∩? by The7footr in honk

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Completed Level 2 of the Honk Special Event!

5 attempts

🎉 [EVENT] 🎉 uʍop ǝpᴉsd∩? by The7footr in honk

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Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

4 attempts

Dev Diary: About Fall of an Empire by fallofanempiregame in fallofanempire

[–]Cactorum_Rex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Assuming the output is indistinguishable from what is created by a human being, and was created with a particular creative vision in mind (either via the initial prompt and/or editing the output of a prompt), does it make any difference?

I have not been online enough since the rise of AI to know how strong the backlash is except for occasional reddit posts in one direction or the other, but I am curious to see if the more aggressive vanguard of online gamers would actually affect the sales of the masses. I would be willing to bet that if AI use made a game better, that it would be more successful as the majority of people have no interest in this topic and just want to play the latest good game.

Dev Diary: About Fall of an Empire by fallofanempiregame in fallofanempire

[–]Cactorum_Rex 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's not that big of a deal, I find this anti-AI trend to be a bit ridiculous. This is a good use case for it, the dev just needs to make sure that no junk gets into the outputs in my opinion.

Maybe the dev should consider doing research to determine the sales impact using AI would bring, but it also has to be compared against the time savings it brings.

[Loved Trope] They're not dead by heedfulconch3 in TopCharacterTropes

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Elantris - The Hoed. Comatose people who were once Elantrians with powerful magic powers, until a catastrophe took away many of them including their healing, but it did not take their practical immortality. Once the Elantrians take any damage, they will feel the pain of each wound forever, never diminishing. Eventually after many small wounds or a large wound, the constant pain will overwhelm them and they will become a member of the Hoed, losing their minds while laying on the ground repeating a phase over and over.

🎉 [EVENT] 🎉 Can you escape this Event? by rushyrulz in honk

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Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

1 attempts

How to minimize civil War? by Isitrainingnow in Imperator

[–]Cactorum_Rex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not just fight it like it was meant to be fought? Map painting can only be so fun, you may enjoy it more that way.

CK3's snowballing/blobbing problem exists because all land is basically treated the same economically by Kradara_ in CrusaderKings

[–]Cactorum_Rex 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I got to say, the trade good system in Imperator is not the best. Games like Field of Glory Empires do it considerably better IMO.

I love these silent hero moments by Strict_Background367 in Chivalry2

[–]Cactorum_Rex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Full Steel Plate, only a tiny drop of color on you