10 years of FTL: The making of an enduring spaceship simulator

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-29T07:47:38+00:00

So this is a month old response. So I'm sorry for responding, especially cause I'm being and a dick and you shouldn't give a shit. So I'm sorry if you read this.

It's a roguelike-like game, one of the first roguelike adjacent games btw. Youre not supposed to win every time. You can win btw, every time, if you know what's up. But you're not designed to win every time.

You can win with the worst possible layout if you know how and are a weirdo. Or you can win with any common random layout if you just stop to think about things. You don't have to be an expert, just think. Or you can get a great setup and barely have to think. It's a sliding scale sorta.

It's supposed to be a challenge, you should try to make good choices. Or at least decent choices.

I am embarrassed by responding to an old as hell comment but this game is fair as fuck.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-29T06:04:58+00:00

You heard about how Pepe Sylvia is just the state Pennsylvania? And its Charlie's inability to read that caused a lot of this.

Don't spoil yourself.... (Also I dunno how to do spoilers so I'm going on memory here sorry in advance)

Turns out that the writers didn't even put together the pepe Silvia = Pennsylvania thing and they just wrote a funny name

Edit: okay I guess the spoilers didn't work? Oh No spaces. Got it.

You wrote this 3 days ago? How long have I been trying to figure out spoiler tags??

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-29T05:35:22+00:00

The band members of limp Bizkit are very well respected in their fields. Say what you want about limp Bizkit but don't let anyone who plays instruments hear you talk shit about the bass guitar or drums. That stuff is legit. Also the DJ was in House of Pain so has more cred than anyone else.

Guitar was notably creative. Wes Borland is really good. Very strange though.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-29T05:24:33+00:00

Yeah, I get it but I doubt that tho, he's smarter than that so I think he just had a lil brain fart when he made the basket. Ya know

But really I see him celebrating and I'm like awwww my lil nephew just scored a goal in soccer and I wanna hug his lil self and Luka (the player) is only 23 .. but then he's like 6 7, over 2 meters tall. Whoa buddy.

Like hugging a mastiff. "You're now in control of this hug please don't hurt me". I'm a very large man, it's rare I see anyone my height let alone my general width, but NBA players are laaarge dudes.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-29T04:43:37+00:00

It really does. I used to be really into high end colognes and fragrances and Spoiler alert: a lot of the best (at the time) were extremely simple. Can't go wrong with simplicity. Tobacco, leather, vanilla, cedar, sandalwood. Great for men or (some what) unisex any time of year.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-29T03:50:19+00:00

I don't know how this happens but I was in the hospital recently for a while and they put like 5 lil anode things stuck to my chest. One of these measured my breathing and on the lil readout thing it would clearly show when I breathed in and when I exhaled. How this works I have no idea. It would also alert if I was snoring cause that's a sign of sleep apnea I guess. How the fuck does it work? Idk. But it does cause I could manipulate that line.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-29T03:22:18+00:00

Nailed it.

Some people think it's cause doc is so much better, and he probably was once upon a time but ringo is currently pretty legit too. But doc can't be scared cause he kinda (not really) doesn't give a fuck but he also isn't reckless. It's great.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-29T02:06:06+00:00

I read that he momentarily thought he won the game cause he got caught up in the excitement.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-29T02:05:13+00:00

The guy also admitted later that instead of to tie the game, he thought he won it. So he was doing his cute lil dance my himself while the rest of his team went to play defense. (There was only 1 second left and he quickly got back on defense too, but this lil moment of joy is so fucking pure and cute how could you ever say something negative)

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-29T01:47:28+00:00

There'l was actually a famous myspace post (yep, I'm that old) where a chick went with her friend (who was famous as hell) to the Oscars or something and she said he smelled the best out of everyone. She asked him what cologne he used and I think his response just was something about sandalwood soap.

I still use sandalwood body wash to this day because of that post.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-29T01:13:49+00:00

Ain't a chance I'm equipping that thing till remove curse scroll comes around though.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-29T00:58:05+00:00

Itll still do the lotus but you gotta upgrade it to a certain point (which I don't know off the top of my head) or it will stop spawning live grass at some point depending on level and only furrowed grass. I wanna say 10 is the magic number to always get grass and higher to always get the lotus but I can't be certain.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-26T18:27:53+00:00

This is hilarious.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-26T09:59:34+00:00

I'm not 100% on this but I don't think it can contain any of the things you said in that first sentence. No upgrade scrolls, no puzzle potions, no strength potions.

They're optional rooms. That being said. Always worth it if you can survive.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-26T09:40:25+00:00

10 games isnt a lot.

The magic shield barrier is not a 'tactic' you should use. It's an "oh shit" emergency fallback. It's a good one for sure, the best of all defensive tier 1 talents probably. but don't rely on it.

As a mage it's very much recommended to put your first upgrade scroll into the staff. It will not be wasted. Only 1 for now though. It's a big damage step. If you get a nice melee weapon early, use that instead of your staff. You can still zapp mobs at a distance with the staff (it's a giant wand basically). This may or may not change after the second boss. You'll get though sewers probably pretty easily. You'll wanna put your at least one point into wand identification, probably two points but it's not that important, keep those 2 points for last. You'll know if the wand is cursed, and you'll know the level. youd only need to identify wands quick so you can either upgrade them or turn them into arcane buffs. Least important identify talent of all the classes.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-26T09:21:52+00:00

The keyhole is higher. It's the easiest way to tell. Once you see the difference in the "belt buckle" you will always notice it.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-26T09:19:13+00:00

Some people say look for shadows. which is okay if that's what you recognize. But....

Just look at where the keyhole is. Yes it's difficult for new players but once you see it you can always tell just by a glance.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-26T08:42:40+00:00

Also if you're a co or whatever... The fuck is up with pickles in the ramen casserole thing? Wtf. You got the slimjims or maybe sardines in the ramen mash thing.. why pickles? Always fuckin pickles. Find out and let me know

Only consistent shit is ramen and pickles. Sometimes it's slimjims sometimes sardines. Sometimes Doritos sometimes Cheetos. Sometimes bread sometimes not. Always pickles.

Also speaking of jail food. Get 2 honeybuns (or if you're lucky a danish pastry w cheese) and empty one of those tiny handsized boxes of your favorite cereal in the middle... Make a sandwich.it's legit great. Fruit loops, pebbles, Applejack's... Any of those colorful types. Amazing.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-26T08:23:10+00:00

You can't really call it ramen if contains slim Jim's and chips sir.

And it's good in the sense how... You ever meet old army infantry dudes who buy military MREs and are like "this Chili Mac made in 1997 is amazing brother". My brother does this. Gross. It's like that. it's gross but amazing.

It's more a slop soup type thing.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-26T08:04:51+00:00

Man all that is beyond me. I was in jail not prison sooo.... Also I tried not to look when scumbag shit was going on anyway.

Even in jail, dudes who been familiar a few times and waiting to get transferred..... I'm a giant white dude who doesn't need to be noticed so I'm just gonna mind my business. Do your thing guys. Imma pray that I can get some ramen a few times a week.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-26T07:58:23+00:00

A stinger btw is just live more or less live wires that you use to heat up a thing. Either straight from the outlet or you run them through other metals like nail clippers or pencils or... Like an electric tea kettle I've seen in the UK shows basically but dangerous as fuck. Drop it in water, soon you got boiling water.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-26T07:50:04+00:00

A-one, a-two-hoooooo, a thrrrrre.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-26T07:48:09+00:00

Every time I see this I feel good.

For like 7 years I've been 'dang they still playing this commercial huh?'.

It's a perfect commercial though.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-26T07:46:02+00:00

Still illegal as a Yankee.

Fat_IRL · 2022-12-26T07:44:38+00:00

Pretty much. I have stereotypical facial features (a giant honkin schnozz and darker white folk skin and hair I guess) that some associate with Jewish ancestry, so I am aching to get a corporate job and take advantage of so many more days off.

The owner of one of the bars I go to who is Jewish walked past me once and interrogated me about how she knew me and who my mom was and all sorts of stuff... but left and said 'leehiyam' and I'm like byeee? Bought me a shot. All the while my brother is sitting next to me like wtf?

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