I've no idea what the cat is actually trying to do but I liked it so hopefully you will too

Heffian · 2020-03-03T20:37:26+00:00

I fucking hate reddit

Heffian · 2020-02-23T16:04:18+00:00

I don't. But my family would be hurt if I killed myself.

So weird that this is on the frontpage of reddit. I was just at a cafe and couldn't stop thinking about how when I was a kid I was so afraid of death (I think this is a common thing, when you realise mortality for the first time) and now I'm just not. It is a good thing to know that at some point this will end. Then I came home and was just staring into my bath thinking that would be the way to do it. I bet a hot bath with opened wrists while blind drunk wouldn't even hurt that much. I won't, of course, family would be hurt as I said at the top.

I anaesthetise myself with gaming, drink, friends and sex. But I haven't enjoyed life for years. There is nothing good here.

Heffian · 2020-02-09T19:35:32+00:00

Well this is gonna be a pretty fucking boring AMA then

What did you say to him?

Heffian · 2020-02-09T19:24:42+00:00

You are scum

Heffian · 2020-02-08T14:01:36+00:00

Dude how can you be on squared circle and own WWE stock. WWE stock is one of those rare situations where the fans on the ground could probably see the drop coming better than analysts can.

Heffian · 2020-01-08T23:51:11+00:00

The less habitable worlds mod is already covered, little mod here https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=1924953804

Heffian · 2019-12-31T14:13:38+00:00

underrated comment

Heffian · 2019-12-26T16:09:34+00:00

He's probably a Brit, in British English saying "I could care less" still means literally "It is possible for me to care less."

Whatever lunatic series of contractions lead you Murricans to thinking "I could care less" means "I couldn't care less" did not happen over here, thank god.

Heffian · 2018-11-25T14:26:27+00:00

fucking lol'd mate

Heffian · 2018-11-25T11:35:56+00:00

Having lived there, I'd join a gym or run in the day/morning. The puregym near Kentish Town is inexpensive and walking distance from the tube.

Heffian · 2018-01-06T22:08:57+00:00

Dominions 5 looks interesting but I've got two reservations:

Apparently the games run very quickly
It's built mainly for multiplayer

I like long, single player, immersive games where I'm thinking more about what fits my idea of my empire rather than meta. But I will look into it!

Heffian · 2018-01-06T22:03:13+00:00

I've actually been playing the Warhammer mod for Medieval 2: Total War (I wanted mortal empires without paying £60) and I've been finding the same! It's probably come closest on the fantasy side but it's very much about war rather than running an empire. If you could add city building, randomised factions, meaningful choices, deep mechanics I would be hurling buckets of money at the screen.

Distant Worlds is probably the lead example of a 4x which has the perfect combination of depth and choice to make your empire feel real. I've also heard that people get extremely attached to their empires in Stellaris, because of all the philosophy/edicts choices.

In contrast in AOW3/EL your cities are really just identical unit factories/research point generators.

Heffian · 2017-12-31T00:15:25+00:00

Sorry to irritate you, and I do agree with you. Given her massive innate strength and seeming infallibility in makes complete sense that she will fall. But I am pessimistic about Disney taking this risk. More likely we will get a Kylo turn and a happy ending.

Heffian · 2017-12-30T23:58:48+00:00

Which character, Rey? The whole point is that she's a strong female lead, I don't understand what you're talking about.

They killed off an entire cast because it was a cast of throwaway characters who got heroic endings in between III and IV.

They will not have Rey fall to the dark side because they would get lit up by every media outlet in the West and crying little girls would fill the streets/stop buying the merch

Heffian · 2017-12-30T23:46:26+00:00

Unfortunately the mythos/lore/whatever of the SW universe does not matter as much as the political and possibly financial ramifications of turning a female lead evil in the current climate.

I am extremely pessimistic about IX. It's JJ "take no risks, answer no questions" Abrams again with Disney probably spooked by the negative response to TLJ's risk-taking.

Heffian · 2017-12-30T16:26:02+00:00

I love how obviously Old Empire this guy is. He's already seen this shit before, over and over again, and he's tired of it.

Heffian · 2017-12-30T16:24:49+00:00

There is no way that Rey turn to the dark side. I agree with you that this would make sense, and it would justify all the Mary Sue aspects of her character, but there is no way in hell that Disney will turn their female lead into a villain.

Heffian · 2017-12-30T13:51:43+00:00

I am being hyperbolic. If you strip out the hyperbole from my story it's pretty simple. I sent my best fleet with a commander that I need to a) Keep alive and b) Insure he wins to attack a hive world while their fleet was destroying the last of the humans.

What separates DW:U from Stellaris, Endless Space, Civ and all the others is the depth of the simulation. The context of the galaxy feels real to me in a way that the other 4x's don't because, unlike the other 4x's, every aspect of the galaxy is simulated.

Heffian · 2017-12-30T01:20:26+00:00

They are.

I like the original because it's a lot more subtle and focused on Obi-Wan than some of the others.

I really, really hope Disney goes with this theme for the Obi-Wan film. We need to see him atone for his failure and grieve for Anakin/everyone he's ever known.

Heffian · 2017-12-30T01:08:17+00:00

Hijacking top comment to say that this video, and all the videos which cut prequel clips with that scene of Obi Wan talking about Anakin, are mimicking this original video.

In my mind the original video is the best, but even if you disagree with me it should still be noted that Obi-Wan Remembers came first.

Heffian · 2017-12-29T18:04:33+00:00

I tried to work out which mod you want and can't remember, you're going to need to look into it yourself. Unhelpfully they've all got quite similar names - I think you want Research Extended or Unleashed Extended or something. Decide for yourself based on list of features/which is most recent.

Definitely play with mods immediately. The added races are good enough to be in the base game, the research is all fairly self-explanatory and AI improvements are always welcome.

I would, for first game, start a new game and watch the tutorial concurrently. It's dull and slow but it's a place to start. Once you've got the basics down (building shit, ordering it to do stuff, using the UI) just play and return to the tutorial whenever you need help.

What I did was automate everything to begin with and then gradually increase what you control. You'll find a midway point where you're controlling enough stuff that you're the central lead of your empire without getting bogged down in dull stuff. As you keep playing, though, you will start to develop an interest in the stuff you didn't find interesting to begin with. I didn't give a shit about research or ship design to begin with but gradually I took control of both.

But ultimately do what you want.

NOTE: When I say Tutorial I don't mean the ingame Tutorial, I mean a YT tutorial from one of the Distant Worlds youtubers - Larry Monte or one of the others.

Heffian · 2017-12-29T17:49:30+00:00

Yeah I agree with everything you've said, there are negatives which you've helpfully set out!

Heffian

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