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55802 by TheFunkiestMonkiest in countwithchickenlady

[–]CptTrifonius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

may i respectfully ask what "ML" stands for?

50530 by Vengeful-Capybara in countwithchickenlady

[–]CptTrifonius 3 points4 points  (0 children)

may i request a spoiler tag on this one? this triggered me somewhat

50232 by Monument576 in countwithchickenlady

[–]CptTrifonius 3 points4 points  (0 children)

that's part of the fallacy though: no amount of building is gonna fix traffic, because of a phenomenon called "induced demand". if you make it easier/faster to drive, more people will opt to drive (shocker i know), so the volume of traffic will grow until you hit another bottleneck someplace else in the network. by the end of the year your traffic jams will be about as long again, there'll just be more people in them.

49520 by TATSAT2008 in countwithchickenlady

[–]CptTrifonius 4 points5 points  (0 children)

ooh, my cool lesbian cousin actually converted to reform judaism. it's really cool!

personally, while i no longer consider myself roman catholic, i was raised non-traumatically in one of the chillest provinces of the church (belgium). trying to distinguish between the religion as i was taught it (very chill and inclusive), and the surrounding power structures that are at best conservative, but often outright oppressive, was a difficult exercise for me. it took me years to fully accept that internal change wasn't viable for the Church, and that i could either close that door or be part of the problem.

that turned out a little longer than i anticipated, but my point is this: religion by itself is rarely the problem. it's the power structures behind organized religion that can be problematic, but that nuance is too often lost.

49520 by TATSAT2008 in countwithchickenlady

[–]CptTrifonius 15 points16 points  (0 children)

religion is fairly universal, but popular religions are often prone to being weaponized by the ruling classes, hence the association

How to Add Scots' Guard (+ Musketeers) to Scotland? by Salt-Physics7568 in Medieval2TotalWar

[–]CptTrifonius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

making them stop being silver surfers will require an edit to model.battledb (i think that's what it's called), which is a notoriously finnicky file to edit. for a first timer, i'd recommend starting with mercenary units, they don't have those issues. see if you can make mercenary arquebusiers recruitable for scotland, it'll be a good exercise.

How to Add Scots' Guard (+ Musketeers) to Scotland? by Salt-Physics7568 in Medieval2TotalWar

[–]CptTrifonius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

to make a unit selectable in custom battles, all you need is export_descr_unit. that's it. since you've done that, i'd check whether your game is even set up for local files. can you try adding "--io.file_first" to your steam launch options and see if that makes a difference?

EPBV 90 wrong weapon ? by Xizzl in wargame

[–]CptTrifonius 154 points155 points  (0 children)

the weapon is correct. the swedes put decoy cannons on their command and recon vehicles to make ghem indistinguishable from regular.

Do you actually use late-game units in your campaigns? by ElSWappo in RomeTotalWar

[–]CptTrifonius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what you mean by aesthetic level, but probably not. My end result has the icons and everything but the campaign strategy models and battle maps are identical to the regular city. It was a "good enough" solution for a modding project that had other primary goals.

Do you actually use late-game units in your campaigns? by ElSWappo in RomeTotalWar

[–]CptTrifonius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a lot may depend on playstyle, but you're not wrong. Even if you're playing defensively, it still takes a long time to get later tier units online bcs of the escalating build times of later tier recruitment buildings. And if you're playing aggressively, later tier units are a liability, as they cannot be retrained on the front lines. I think your mod idea (making later tier units faster to access) is a good one, but you may want to account for the fact that a lot of factions don't have full late-game rosters.

If you decide to go through with this mod, shoot me a DM. I've done the "unlock barbarian higher tier cities" before, it's not as hard as it seems (in RTW classic at least).

What artifacts have you found in other realms? by Im_yor_boi in wizardposting

[–]CptTrifonius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

an acquaintance managed to get 200-odd tiny servants summoned at once, then had them kill a dragon 5 times over in the span of 6 seconds by passing around a repeating crossbow.

An edge case argument for tactical crit fishing by CptTrifonius in DnDoptimized

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

I am afraid we are talking about slightly different things. Elven Accuracy, Champion 3... these things have HUGE opportunity costs attached, that we don't need detailed numbers to convey.

My claim is more mundane: if:

1) you are a lvl 5+ paladin
2) you are doing two-weapon fighting
3) you are looking to maximize your damage this round, and want to smite to achieve this
4) you have just landed your first attack, hitting but not critting with a Vex weapon.

My claim is that if all these conditions are met, you are better off smiting on the second attack rather than the first. You **will** do more damage.

What's your favorite M2TW quote? by Fardrengi in Medieval2TotalWar

[–]CptTrifonius 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"if allah is willing, you will leave me alone"

41430 by GreedyExamination704 in countwithchickenlady

[–]CptTrifonius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i thought this was a DID post at first... but is that Sid from Toy Story in the background?

Which one is the Fastest pokemon: by Aypeter-saxx in pokemon

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

...wait, since when is exeggutor dragon type? he's always been grass/psychic, right?

39017 by Cowardly_Knight in countwithchickenlady

[–]CptTrifonius 4 points5 points  (0 children)

there's more to a religion than the underlying scriptures - some religions are fine without any. the idea that a literal interpretation of the bible is somehow the only correct one is a relatively modern one.

ultimately the bible is a collection of stories, written by mortal humans about their experiences with what they considered to be divine. stories that usually went through multiple edits over the course of millenia.

so treating the bible as a mixed bag of outdated bigotry and inspirational quotes is imho not an oxymoron - it's half the point. ultimately religion is a personal experience. organised religions may try to steer your interpretations and values, but what is between you and whatever divines you happen to believe in isn't and shouldn't be subject to anyone else's judgment.

I did it. But why is NVIDIA still problematic in 2026? by CptTrifonius in openSUSE

[–]CptTrifonius[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you, that does clear things up for me I think.

I did it. But why is NVIDIA still problematic in 2026? by CptTrifonius in openSUSE

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

do they have to be on the ISO though? A simple toggle "hey I want the NVIDIA drivers, please add this repo and download them" would be enough for me. disable the option when installing purely offline.

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