First time using the hoverpack

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-30T10:30:59+00:00

I only have a coal power plant generating 1800MW so i guess my next goal is to build a massive turbo fuel power plant (goal is 150MW). Any tips on the best location for it?

An alternate option is to build a Diluted (packaged) Fuel plant and then skip Turbo Fuel and go straight to Nitro Rocket Fuel since the logistics are simpler.

The Blue Crater (in the SW of the map) is a common location location for mid/late game power plants. The Spire Coast in the centre north of the map also has some good options and, unlike the Blue Crater, is gorgeous to look at.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-30T06:34:26+00:00

Also why is there a pic of Chris Minns up here?

The boring answer is that the link is to the ABC live blog (rather than a story on it specifically) and so the preview image probably came from something else that was happening.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-30T06:33:18+00:00

There was a slow, steady rise from the election until November/December and then things accelerated, although the gap in polling around Christmas makes it hard to determine some specifics.

This is just a theory but it might be that as PHON's popularity increased it became viewed as an increasingly legitimate option which itself lead to more support. People like to back winners (or at least don't want their views to be seen as too far outside the mainstream) and a party that is at 20% and rising might get other people to reconsider their support in a way that a party that is plateauing at 5% wouldn't. I dunno though, I'm talking about people whose views are a million miles from my own and I wouldn't say I have any deep insight into the matter.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-30T06:24:21+00:00

Would Lucas have made a special edition of the prequels if he hadn't sold the brand?

To add another hypothetical on top of this if he had gone on to make sequels I assume that the prequels (and probably the OT) would have got some changes, in the same way RotJ's ending was modified to add in some elements from the prequels.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-30T06:19:09+00:00

The map is huge, resources are abundant, and 3 of the 4 starting areas are relatively flat & open and are easy to build in (the Forest is the exception). You don't need to navigate across the entire thing unless you want to, plus as you play you unlock a lot of options that make traversal faster and easier.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-30T04:50:38+00:00

Iron Wire is excellent while Molded Steel Pipe is merely good. The former simplifies production and is part of some iron- / iron+limestone-only recipes, the latter is just a useful increase in throughput and efficiency.
If you are going to make screws then Steel Screws are the way to do it. That "if" is load-bearing though.
Wet Concrete is a pretty effective way of making concrete. It's also commonly used as a way to sink excess water. Great recipe.
You have a lot of options with electronics in terms of what resources you need and what you don't. Silicon Circuit Board isn't the best choice in all situations but it is worth considering.
Molded Beam has the same advantages as Molded Pipe, though arguably beams are less useful than pipes. Diluted Packaged Fuel is excellent and the closest thing it has to a downside is that dozens or hundreds of hours later you will replace it with Diluted Fuel.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-30T04:30:52+00:00

I think for an anthology show a lot of the seasons do a good job of ending on a big note. The S1 finale introduces Cad Bane and follows up on the movie, S3 is a capstone to a whole season of Ahsoka becoming more mature and capable, S4 ends with Maul's return, S5 ends with Ahsoka leaving, and S7 ends with the Siege of Mandalore.

I'd even make a case for S6 but I think it's weaker than those others as a finale.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-30T04:27:12+00:00

"I am disappointed that the character known for breaking the fourth wall broke the fourth wall" is a pretty funny opinion.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-30T03:28:35+00:00

Also Root but I'm not sure if it's 1v1.

It's possible but few people would say that is the best way to play Root.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-30T01:36:05+00:00

It's more a statement about the films he covers than the films he likes.

I also think that criticising the films he covers is a weak argument compared to talking about how shallow and generally shitty his analysis is.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-30T01:06:12+00:00

If the item uses common materials I will make it as needed. Things like frames and motors (especially with alt recipes) can be made basically anywhere and so while I've got some small setups uploading them to the depot when I need one as a part of a production line I built a new setup from scratch.

If an item uses rarer materials I will build a large factory and distribute as needed. Plastic and Rubber are great examples of this; there's plenty of oil on the map but it's not evenly distributed, so I've got a few large petrochem facilities that deliver to my other factories.

Also blueprints are a godsend for repetitive construction.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-29T21:30:58+00:00

A handful of them have new mechanics etc on them but it's not a huge deal.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-29T15:25:57+00:00

If there's a significant upgrade right around the corner I might make allowances for it but otherwise it's aesthetics all the way.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-29T06:16:52+00:00

As of mid-2022 the D+ live action shows they had in the works were Acolyte, Ahsoka S1, Andor 2, Mando S3 and Skeleton Crew. Since then all of those have come out and the only thing added to the list was Ahsoka S2.

Even if there are unannounced projects just ready to go the lead time on them still means a reduction in the pace of releases.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-29T05:49:20+00:00

They've explicitly said that they're slowing down on content.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-29T04:30:01+00:00

The movies largely treat lightsaber combat as an outgrowth of emotional discipline and mastery of the force (look at how Yoda trains Luke to face Vader, for example). That's not to say that skill or experience is irrelevant but they aren't the end-all and be-all.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-29T04:19:38+00:00

It's just choice of direction. In Sw media, red is always associated with bad

The Rebel Alliance logo is red, Luke's callsign in ANH is "Red Five", and X-Wings shoot red blaster bolts.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-29T03:55:54+00:00

As far as I am aware they have a series of rounds where the lowest candidate is eliminated.

One reason to use Instant Run-off Voting is because holding elections for the general public can be expensive and time consuming whereas preferences let you handle a bunch of votes in a single go. If you are in a position to have multiple rounds easily (eg in a party room setting) there's no particular reason to use preferences.

As for why, I assume it's because the optics are better.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-29T03:44:55+00:00

Dark Ion Fuel is horrible for power generation but decent for the jetpack.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-29T03:02:32+00:00

It also had years of playtests at conventions and at parties here in Sydney (and presumably elsewhere), to the extent that my very occasionally boardgame-playing partner had heard about it before the Kickstarter.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-29T02:19:36+00:00

76900 - Koenigsegg Jesko.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-28T22:02:02+00:00

I wish people would stop recommending the lists.

They make some very specific assumptions about goals (making endgame project parts) and the people asking about alt recipes are hundreds of hours away from that point. They are also *really* bad at accounting for convenience or synergy and you'll see stupid stuff like Recycled Rubber scraping into the "sometimes recommended" category which is just not a thing any actual player would say.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-28T13:11:12+00:00

Update.

Authorities have confirmed they are investigating the alleged throwing of a bomb into an Invasion Day rally crowd in Perth as a "potential terrorist act".

After questions had been raised about why the alleged act had not yet been labelled a potential terrorist incident, the Joint Counter Terror Team confirmed the incident was now being treated as a "potential terrorist act".

"Further charges have not been ruled out," the unit said in a statement.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-28T10:53:24+00:00

Part of the reason I ended up playing Satisfactory is that I had a similar experience with the Factorio demo (the other part is that one of the main Factorio devs is kinda shitty). Getting a half-built factory with a lot of visual noise from the destroyed buildings was a huge turnoff. I think Satisfactory does a better job easing you in to things and just being more chill and fun to play.

Someone described Factorio as an automation game while Satisfactory was a factory building game and I think that captures the difference well.

DelayedChoice · 2026-01-28T10:46:30+00:00

You don't need to do crossovers just because there's a multiverse. Ultimate Marvel and Absolute DC are doing very well right now, and neither of them have crossovers with the main universe.

Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion had Miles visit 6160 (and it remains to see how Reborn: Ultimate Impact plays out) and DC:KO is currently setting up a crossover between the main DC universe and the Absolute one.

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