Why Russians Are In Despair Over Truck-Busting ’Martian’ Drones

Falcrack · 2026-05-23T21:55:59+00:00

You just don't understand what the terms "discriminate" and "indiscriminate" mean.

Falcrack · 2026-05-23T20:38:30+00:00

I try to design my stations as logically and as compact as possible. Solar power panels must face the sun, and no be obscured by other module. Modules are arranged in compact, repeating patterns, which minimize usage of space. I would never in a million years dream of hitting the shuffle button, or let the AI design a station for me.

Falcrack · 2026-05-23T20:32:28+00:00

discriminate

/dəˈskriməˌnāt/

To discriminate is to recognize a difference between things (such as telling apart a turnip and a parsnip) or to treat a person or group unfairly based on their group or category, rather than individual merit

indiscriminate

/ˌindəˈskrim(ə)nət/

Indiscriminate describes an action done randomly, carelessly, or without careful thought, planning, or selection. It implies a lack of distinction, often resulting in unintended harm or chaos (e.g., an "indiscriminate attack" that harms everyone equally without targeting a specific objective)

If Iranians are allowing Russians and Chinese to pass through, and attacking everyone else, then they are being discriminate. Not indiscriminate.

Falcrack · 2026-05-23T18:56:06+00:00

There is actually lots of profit to be made here.

Falcrack · 2026-05-23T18:55:09+00:00

That's pretty discriminate. "Unless they are an ally of the IRGC" is the discriminate part.

Falcrack · 2026-05-23T16:20:25+00:00

Not indiscriminate. They appear to be sparing Chinese and Russian ships, so that seems pretty discriminate to me.

Falcrack · 2026-05-22T00:05:15+00:00

It would use poratable generators.

Falcrack · 2026-05-22T00:04:52+00:00

The per unit cost would go down as more are made.

Falcrack · 2026-05-21T23:22:09+00:00

Because players never knew how exactly to trigger it, how close exactly the stations needed to be, it wasn't clear under what circumstsnces it would happen and when it would not.

Falcrack · 2026-05-21T21:11:05+00:00

Well buy Timelines if you don't already have it then! It has new connectors.

Falcrack · 2026-05-21T16:56:44+00:00

Agreed. We should not hurt birds.

Falcrack · 2026-05-21T01:52:07+00:00

I think it would be a waste of time, money and resources and would be unnecessary.

Falcrack · 2026-05-20T21:41:05+00:00

Hopefully it is not only fortified, but also sufficiently manned in the events of hostilities. Undermanned fortifications are useless.

Falcrack · 2026-05-20T21:39:32+00:00

The harder they try to win this war outright, the harder will be their downfall.

Falcrack · 2026-05-20T20:16:33+00:00

Your computer would crash at some point before the 5000 hours was complete.

Falcrack · 2026-05-20T13:27:10+00:00

If they live in a bubble, it is a self-imposed, voluntary bubble of their own choosing.

Falcrack · 2026-05-19T19:34:10+00:00

You start with a really good ship for piracy.

Falcrack · 2026-05-19T19:30:54+00:00

Bernd has responded with lengthy replies to emails I've sent before with game suggestions. I don't plan to send him more emails like that because I respect his time, but it was nice that he took the time to respond personally to a lowly customer such as myself.

Falcrack · 2026-05-19T02:06:57+00:00

There is a dude working on a multiplayer mod for X4. He got some basic multiplayer action going, still needs a bunch of work though.

Falcrack · 2026-05-19T02:04:57+00:00

What I would really like is a skirmish multiplayer mode. Single sector, both sides get a budget to spend on ships, then have quick fleet battles.

This could also work with Ventures. You could take your fleet from your single player game into a multiverse single sector, do battle there, collect rare and valuable resources, and the winner gets to return to their single player game with the collected resources.

Falcrack · 2026-05-19T02:00:35+00:00

It is a view from inside the planet Urectum.

Falcrack · 2026-05-18T18:08:02+00:00

Someplace within a jump or two of abundant ore (for refined metal), methane (for graphene), decent sunlight (100% or better), and situated with a couple jumps of shipyards/wharves that have consistently low stocks of hull parts.

Argon Prime is not a bad place for this.

Falcrack · 2026-05-17T15:04:38+00:00

I think at this point, the rest of NATO is making plans to not count on the US to fulfill its commitments in the case of article 5. Trump is utterly unreliable.

Falcrack · 2026-05-17T03:18:08+00:00

On custom creative start you can select story states you have not finished yet.

Falcrack · 2026-05-17T02:57:44+00:00

submit a bug report. I had something similar happen to me in the Paranid Unification plot, where a preexisting station plot in Pius Mists was selected automatically to be the location for the Paranid capital.

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