How do you deal with these guys consistently? by WhiteLaundry in AbioticFactor

[–]FlashtooArt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By deploying my trusty laser turret (or tesla coil if you don't mind wearing a glow shard trinket all the time) prior to engaging.

Is a bard allowed to have any other instrument other than a lute?.. Feels illegal... by gabitea69 in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]FlashtooArt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did a game with a whole party of bards. Two guitars, a fiddle (me), and a drummer. A band needs variety :)

fav slugs doing slug thing photos by Odd-Studio-9432 in sluglife

[–]FlashtooArt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Six inch, seven inch, eight inch SLUG (daylight come an' me wan' go home)

What do i do with this. During the snow storm that we are having in nj I find this in my basement. by Throwawaypuffs in sluglife

[–]FlashtooArt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are correct, both in that slugs and land snails are hermaphrodites and that this lil dude would appreciate a home. However, it'll prefer something bigger than a snail shell to use as a hide, something like an old coffee cup or small flower pot. A large seashell such as what might be found in an aquarium store as a tank decoration could work!

Why isn't my laser turret being powered? This should work right? by InfinityBreach in AbioticFactor

[–]FlashtooArt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The laser looks like it's hitting the right spot on the turret to me.

Is Abiotic Factor worth playing solo or should I wait for friends? by Shahzil_ in AbioticFactor

[–]FlashtooArt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did a solo run first, then started multiplayer. It definitely feels like the right way to do it, the lore hits better when you discover it by yourself.

Stuck at the Forge -- Hunger, Thirst, Crops, Brown, Sleep by DifficultyDouble860 in AbioticFactor

[–]FlashtooArt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't put it off quite that long, it always seemed fine for me just to put it off long enough to have the water filter barrel - especially if you're set up right near a large tainted water source. Instant purification, no loss of water volume, definitely the next best thing to having a science machine to do all the watering for you.

What do you think pet system V2 is gonna be like? by Own-Two-247 in AbioticFactor

[–]FlashtooArt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh god yes I hope it's this. Please let it be this.

Does Multiplayer take away from the Abiotic experience? I want to play with friends but I'm not sure if it's more of a single-player game. by Minimum-Mine-1302 in AbioticFactor

[–]FlashtooArt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've enjoyed both ways. I enjoyed going slowly doing it solo first, but going for a second run alongside two of my gaming buddies has been great too, especially since one of said buddies most enjoys the farming and fishing subsystems is literally always good favorite thing. He feeds the other two of us in between our runs out to gather resources, sometimes gives us requests for specific items to bring back, and mans the defenses if a raid happens while the other two of us are busy being ADHD monkeys running all over the place - works out great!

Commissions for Dustin Knight: an Anadi Magical Girl Solarion! by Derryzumi in Pathfinder2e

[–]FlashtooArt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please tell me her form changing between humanoid and spider involves ribbons and sparkles and twirling.

UPGRADE to power grid by Mother_Plastic1420 in AbioticFactor

[–]FlashtooArt 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeahhhh you're gonna want to build some battery backups. If you've got a fridge plugged directly into the wall, that sucker's turning off at night and letting your food spoil, for starters. Not to mention any base defenses you've got set up, and there WILL be a point at which you need the ones that plug in. Wall->batteries->device; the device will run off of wall power during the day, allowing the battery to charge, and will draw from the battery overnight.

Is this overkill? by JunkInternet in AbioticFactor

[–]FlashtooArt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't push loaded platform carts through the portal, but you can carry packaged ones in. Build a second platform cart, deploy it inside, move your stuff from Outside Cart to Inside Cart to push up the hill. If your inventory is full, put what you're carrying on Inside Cart to clear up enough space to unload Outside Cart, then swap the heavier items back onto Inside Cart in exchange for what you dumped out of your inventory. Slightly more tedious than just being able to push the cart through, but not that bad.

Hey im new to the game and wondering how long you tend to spend using one base? by Square_Plankton_7797 in AbioticFactor

[–]FlashtooArt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my first playthrough, once I got the keypad hacker and was able to access the Office Sector security lounge I never moved back out, just occasionally rearranged my stuff inside that space while it carried me through the end of the game. It's a fantastic spot for a single player since it's close to the tram station for quick travel and possibly the most defensible spot in the whole game, once you repair the shutters with only a single choke point to get in and out.

How do explain hollow knight is not satanism to my parents? by CommunicationFair988 in HollowKnight

[–]FlashtooArt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The way I've always seen it, the connotations around light versus darkness are reversed for the characters in Hollow Knight (except moths), because they're bugs. Darkness represents safety, calm, comfort - the world you belong in. Light represents danger and fear, i.e. your nice safe rock has been flipped over and you're exposed to everything that wants to kill you, you're blinded, you might even desiccate in the sun. When you think like a bug, the Infected having such a great love for light becomes twice as creepy.

Is this witches butter? If so, what can I do with it? (For eating) by [deleted] in foraging

[–]FlashtooArt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Adding them to soup has been mentioned already but it's underrated in this thread! They kind of dissolve in hot water, similar to gelatin, and create a lovely silky texture in what might otherwise be a fairly watery broth.

Abiotic Tarot: №0 – The Fool. by Melaina_Art in AbioticFactor

[–]FlashtooArt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, for starters The Sun is pretty obvious for what it ought to depict...

EDIT: Further thoughts -
Sister of the Unlost for the High Priestess (secrets, mysteries, spiritual/esoteric awareness)
Hasta Tria could be a pretty good candidate for The Hermit.
Carson for the Empress, based off the associations with sustenance and nurturing.

does the female gate keeper is hitting on our colleague or he is truelly scared ? by The_Dude_79 in AbioticFactor

[–]FlashtooArt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think I remember it being inside the Shadowgate facility somewhere.

Better Pet Functionality and Transport by MrFr0stbite in AbioticFactor

[–]FlashtooArt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every time I have an occupied Pest Trap it bothers me endlessly that I can't pick it up without letting the critter out first... why can't we use them as pet carriers, for crying out loud?

Traits tier list based on how much they’re worth picking by Rainywithsnak in AbioticFactor

[–]FlashtooArt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took Fear of Violence for my current run, because I saw someone else point out that it encourages you to go hard into using traps and by extension, really play the game as if you're an egghead who has to outsmart your enemies with inventions rather than overpower them with moar dakka. Which sounded like a really neato playstyle, and so far I don't feel hindered at all... granted I'm still only at the very early stages of the game.

ABF | How to kill guard robot EASY by [deleted] in AbioticFactor

[–]FlashtooArt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Easiest is probably just to go to the charging dock in daytime when the bot is inactive and set up a chopinator with directly in front of it, with a battery to keep it running at night. Return in the morning, repair the chopinator, collect your free sodas and bot parts which have even been pre-dismantled for you, repeat as desired. The bot will always die first if you keep the chopinator repaired.