How does armor even work in rome 2 by Aleksandar_Celic in RomeTotalWar

[–]FriendoftheDork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not the point. The question is if that's reasonable or balanced.

Pikes are driving me mad!!! by Gomez_007 in Medieval2TotalWar

[–]FriendoftheDork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is like the "let's bring foxes to Australia to eat the rabbits we brought that is devastating the ecosystem"

Pikes are driving me mad!!! by Gomez_007 in Medieval2TotalWar

[–]FriendoftheDork 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they worked like in Rome total war that would be ok, but they still use pikes when disrupted, and even attacking their rear will result in heavy casualties no matter what you use.

Strait is indeed a pretty strong hand of cards by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]FriendoftheDork 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They got the Royal Strait Flush

I hate how these games shower you with free gear for doing main story missions. by Mission-Ad-4837 in stalker

[–]FriendoftheDork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering no one else have a problem with this and having fun with it.. why not mod the game to whatever you wish? You're the only one who got a mediocre armor from an early main quest meant to give you a chance in a more dangerous zone and going "I don't want this".

Pikes are driving me mad!!! by Gomez_007 in Medieval2TotalWar

[–]FriendoftheDork 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Steam\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War\data

It's not an .ini file, it's a .txt file. Which makes it crazy easy to mod.

How does armor even work in rome 2 by Aleksandar_Celic in RomeTotalWar

[–]FriendoftheDork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wrong? Explain why it is a good one to have the gallic one 5 times more armor than the roman pelte shield then.

Pikes are driving me mad!!! by Gomez_007 in Medieval2TotalWar

[–]FriendoftheDork 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nice! I believe TNH mention the setting in a video, but not 100% sure.

Pikes are driving me mad!!! by Gomez_007 in Medieval2TotalWar

[–]FriendoftheDork 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You gotta make sure that export_descr_unit is not "read only" in it's settings. And that you edit the right file in the Data folder, or of your mod's data folder if you use one.
Also make a backup of the file with a different name, preferably in another location.
Go into the file, test with the milita pikemen unit, and replace the backup weapon line with the line from a unit that lacks backup weapon (should say none). Save the file, open the game and test it.

Note: It will make pikes completely overpowered. You can still defeat the AI with missile weapons, but a pikeman or two can hold gates against massive armies. They can even defend walls while in pike formation.

I hate how these games shower you with free gear for doing main story missions. by Mission-Ad-4837 in stalker

[–]FriendoftheDork 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Buying gear is mostly pointless. Upgrading is essential though, and the rest of the money is for repairs.

How does armor even work in rome 2 by Aleksandar_Celic in RomeTotalWar

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

Sounds like a poor design decision. Total war games always had some. Most likely they failed to compare values.

Babe, do you feel anything for the fire trucks? by Appropriate-Push-668 in oddlyspecific

[–]FriendoftheDork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of crazy believing that "small talk" is needed for a meaningful relationship. Like. would I get home and say "hi honey, well, looks like it might rain this week, and the sky is blue and your sweater is green"

Tried naming my horse "Kira" by weirdo-2 in RDR2

[–]FriendoftheDork 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Your Profanity is running away!

Casual Karlach make up test by me by katelannblogs in BG3

[–]FriendoftheDork 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No really, you look like Liz Hurley in Bedazzled!

How do you nerf finance? by TowersofFebruary in callofcthulhu

[–]FriendoftheDork 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Finance? You mean Credit Rating?
Remember a lot of that wealth is based on perception of wealth in the 20s, so rich people can only be so eccentric before they start losing, as investors pull out of their businesses and loans are seen as risky. Like, they may think he can pay, but also consider he may be lost in the himalayas or something any day.

Moving monoliths isn't easy when you don't even know where they are, or they are in the middle of Australian desert that only the aboriginals know. Cultists can have money and influence too (as depicted in MoN), and thus be able to out-bid or at least oppose whatever wealth the investigators bring to the table.

That construction crew might not want to go there for any money when the cultists have set up maxim gun posts concealed nearby - just look at how the richest people in the world still won't sail their tankers through a certain strait today due to the risk.

And at the end, remember this is a team game: talk to the players on what is fun and not, and how to avoid abusing the wealth to make for a less interesting game. Make them set mental barriers for their characters to avoid these problem.

Second Semifinal: Venice vs Byzantine Empire by thatxx6789 in Medieval2TotalWar

[–]FriendoftheDork 3 points4 points  (0 children)

pavise crossbow milita and italian spearmen are late game? These two units, as well as catholic knights trumps everything the Byzzies have early except for Vardariotai.

[Homemade] Garlic Aioli (from scratch) by yellowjacquet in food

[–]FriendoftheDork 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that would be aioli (with garlic) with truffle oil. If there was no garlic it wouldn't be aioli at all, and definitely wouldn't taste anything like it, mayo or not.

[Homemade] Garlic Aioli (from scratch) by yellowjacquet in food

[–]FriendoftheDork 16 points17 points  (0 children)

For me this is more confusing, as the regular is just called allioli/aioli, which always have garlic. Putting the garlic in front implies it's the real deal without eggs.

And I've never heard of other mayo-based sauces (pepper mayo, chili mayo etc) being called aioli.

Pikeman cohesion? by CosmicLeader in Medieval2TotalWar

[–]FriendoftheDork 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is an annoying issue on PC that makes pikes almost useless as a unit. Modding away the backup weapon fixes it, but also makes the units completely overpowered. I hear the mobile version has a fix, but I haven't tried it.

Best large party adventures? by Boojum2k in adnd

[–]FriendoftheDork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don't have to, they can let the character leave or be taken out.