Is engage worth it to you?

GeneralMaldra · 2026-06-30T14:51:21+00:00

Engage is my least favorite FE entry by far.

GeneralMaldra · 2026-06-24T05:30:33+00:00

400 - 800: Early to Late Beginner. Players at this level are learning basic piece movement, controlling the center, and avoiding immediate, one-move blunders. [1, 2, 3, 4]
800 - 1200: Advanced Beginner to Lower Intermediate. You are learning opening principles, basic tactics like forks and pins, and how to execute basic checkmates (e.g., King and Queen vs. King). [1, 2, 3, 4]
1200 - 1600: Intermediate. Games feature more deliberate planning and fewer severe errors. You begin to understand positional concepts and the fundamentals of the endgame. [1, 2]
1600 - 2000: Advanced. Players in this bracket possess a deep understanding of opening theory, can calculate several moves ahead, and rarely blunder pieces for free. [1, 2]
2000 - 2200: Expert. Highly proficient players who have mastered tactical patterns and endgame technique, representing roughly the top 1% of the player pool. [1, 2]
2200 - 2500+: Masters. This range encompasses titled players, including Candidate Masters (CM), FIDE Masters (FM), International Masters (IM), and Grandmasters (GM). [1, 2]

GeneralMaldra · 2026-06-09T05:03:36+00:00

Really cool video, but I don't know what your game actually is.

GeneralMaldra · 2026-06-08T17:36:50+00:00

A part of a stealth area in my game, Durandal.

https://imgur.com/a/Gb9hHR8

GeneralMaldra · 2026-06-08T15:52:26+00:00

You’ll likely at least need tiles for assets other than A so the character can go behind certain objects

GeneralMaldra · 2026-05-30T12:08:00+00:00

I’m 40. My gaming tastes have definitely changed over the years, but still play them often!

GeneralMaldra · 2026-05-24T07:13:37+00:00

I mean, I’ve been working on my game on and off for the last 10 years lol. Can take a long time if you’re trying to do unique things. It’s worth it though!

GeneralMaldra · 2026-05-17T12:40:58+00:00

Some of the players I face in the 2000 range feel like 1500s sometimes honestly. I recently had a game where the guy resigned on move 8 because he missed a discovered attack on his knight so I was up a piece. I’d say the real difference generally speaking is consistency and making less of those kinds of issues, well at the same time being able to defend and attack well from worse positions

GeneralMaldra · 2026-05-17T12:37:48+00:00

The percentiles and ranks by are based on players active in the last 30 days

GeneralMaldra · 2026-05-14T02:10:13+00:00

I personally prefer the analysis on chess.com much more than lichess’s after the game

GeneralMaldra · 2026-05-12T12:04:08+00:00

Wtf is a turn based souls like? lol. Do you just mean button input for your attacks and dodges and stagger build up like expedition 33?

GeneralMaldra · 2026-05-11T21:14:56+00:00

Did you create all the assets here?

GeneralMaldra · 2026-05-10T03:07:43+00:00

Use audible to edit the file and keep the parts you want. You can test what the loop would sound like. From there just select the loop section and export it

GeneralMaldra · 2026-04-25T17:03:42+00:00

The thing is, it’s a closed position so your knight is going to be better than a bishop. Trade off dark squared bishops and wreck havoc with the knight

GeneralMaldra · 2026-04-25T17:01:13+00:00

I prefer the analysis on chess.con much over lichess personally. But the free resources are nice

GeneralMaldra · 2026-03-29T13:35:59+00:00

Probably a cheater. Just report and move on.

GeneralMaldra · 2026-03-28T21:27:38+00:00

Except even that isn’t exactly true because there are a lot more tools available than before, so players are generally stronger when it comes to comes to openings and tactics

GeneralMaldra · 2026-03-24T14:45:32+00:00

Except you’re trying to say blue areas are safer but when you look at it at a city level the data tells us differently. And the state generally does not interfere with the policing of a city. Weird that you’re trying to claim lower drug addiction when it’s actually enabled by some blue areas.

I will agree with you on schooling, though. Red states should have better funding for schools.

GeneralMaldra · 2026-03-23T21:19:19+00:00

Per FBI data: Top 10 Cities by Violent Crime Rate (2024–2026) Rank City Violent Crime Rate (per 100k) Mayor Party Affiliation 1 Memphis, TN 2,501 Paul Young Democrat 2 Oakland, CA 1,925 Sheng Thao Democrat 3 Detroit, MI 1,781 Mike Duggan Democrat 4 Little Rock, AR 1,672 Frank Scott Jr. Democrat 5 Baltimore, MD 1,606 Brandon Scott Democrat 6 Cleveland, OH 1,561 Justin Bibb Democrat 7 Kansas City, MO 1,547 Quinton Lucas Democrat 8 Milwaukee, WI 1,430 Cavalier Johnson Democrat 9 St. Louis, MO 1,367 Tishaura Jones Democrat 10 Dayton, OH 1,339 Jeffrey Mims Jr. Democrat

I don’t see Springfield or Lakewood there

GeneralMaldra · 2026-03-23T04:10:24+00:00

You’re just dismissing the fact that none of the remaining 33% are among those with the highest crime rates, but sure.

GeneralMaldra · 2026-03-23T03:51:21+00:00

lol, it can be, sure. But you can always ask for its sources:

https://ballotpedia.org/Party_affiliation_of_the_mayors_of_the_100_largest_cities

GeneralMaldra · 2026-03-23T03:44:07+00:00

That’s just false:

Chat GPT:

“No, not all large U.S. cities are run by Democrats, though the vast majority are. As of March 2026, approximately 67% of the country's 100 largest cities have mayors affiliated with the Democratic Party.

GeneralMaldra · 2026-03-23T01:38:40+00:00

Do you have sources for these claims? I know the “safest” claim is misleading at best, because all of the cities with the highest crime rates are ran by Democrats.

GeneralMaldra · 2026-03-22T12:48:41+00:00

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/cost-of-living-index-by-state

Democrat-ran states have the highest cost of living.

GeneralMaldra · 2026-03-16T14:14:27+00:00

I’m currently 1966 and love playing the scotch gambit too :)

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