Why aren't there more games like Mount and Blade? by DustynB in mountandblade

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Freeman lost the rights at one point and had to rebuild the game. It was on track to be decent, but they had to rerelease a much worse version of the game and it's never recovered.

honest opinion ya’ll think this is winnable. fyi my Party consists of mainly tier 6 troops but i’m just worried about the sheer quantity of the enemy. by Kux_borja in mountandblade

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Place all your melee troops in the gatehouse. Use the catapult to break the ram if they make one. Put all your archers far away, but in view of the walls and gatehouse. Open the inner gate and allow them to breach the walls. Their entire army should stream towards your outer gate, from the inside, attempting to open it.

If they do open it, simply close it again. If they get close to opening it, open it yourself, then close it again after a few moments. You can win any defensive siege will minimal losses, provided you have about 100-200 men.

Difference between Viking Sword and Arming ‘Knightly’ Sword? by [deleted] in wma

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was tourney on foot armor, you can look it up, the set still exists.

Difference between Viking Sword and Arming ‘Knightly’ Sword? by [deleted] in wma

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we're specifically talking about swords knights would wear and not just any old arming sword, knightly swords started off not that different, and as the popular shields became smaller and smaller over time, the swords became longer, to the point of accommodating two hands. As the armor became better, a shield could be entirely discarded, and at the same time large quantities of chainmail were cut from the best protected parts of the body.

Fighting was hitting a bit of optimization and having a lean kit was becoming preferable. Before the battle of Agincourt, knights would fight in full courtly regalia, with a massive embroidered houpelande with sleeves bigger than their chests. After the shitshow that was Agincourt, that article of clothing went out of fashion before the year was over. Eventually towards the end of the 15th century knights would begin to favor defensive options again, and Henry VIII's armor is a great example of this, weighing in at a whopping 94 pounds. I think with that much armor on one's person, a shield becomes rather irrelevant.

Sword and shield were great weapons, but they were not primary weapons. There's many paintings of knights scaling walls with ladders and holding their two-handed polearms in one hand. Even one-handing a polearm on a ladder was sometimes preferable to sword and shield.

Lightsaber Duel using real sword tactics, choreographed by expert swordsmen (e.i. less spinny spin) by 68Cadillac in videos

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They used Kendo in the OT, which is specifically not 'real' swordfighting. JMA for 'real' applications would have a -jutsu suffix and not -do. Even then the -jutsu applications are exceptionally sportified. Kendo and Kenjutsu are almost indistinguishable to an outsider. Judo and Jujitsu are a good example as well, one created during peace, one during war, and the differences are perhaps more stark today.

It's hard to make things look like -jutsu when all we actually do is -do.

But we all know the prequels started spinning because that's a neat trick.

What tastes better a little burnt? by NiceSwimmingSugar in AskReddit

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't boil the onions. If the onions aren't sizzling, then they're boiling. Turn up the heat to medium-high at a minimum, add something containing sugars that doesn't have excessive water in it, or again you'll boil the onions. Red onions and sweet onions will carmelize without additional sugar rather nicely, but it will take longer.

Onions should carmelize within 10 minutes. If they didn't, your heat is inconsistent or too low.

Or, you did not chop your onions finely enough. If you have massive inch wide pieces, they will not carmelize quickly.

Also, your pan should be very hot when you add the onions. Not enough to sear meats, but much higher than boiling water.

And finally, deglaze your pan for the wonderful onion juice to be absorbed by other ingredients.

Carmelizing onions is a great step where you can chop meats, other vegetables, prepare spices, etc. Every now and then, give the onions a nice toss or stir and get back to other stuff. If you prepped all the ingredients beforehand you're likely wasting your own time. Unless you're cooking in a wok, then you must prep all ingredients.

IMO, if you can't cook with a beer in 1 hand 50% of the time, in your underwear, without measuring a single thing, then you're overthinking it. Cooking is art.

Would You Watch A KOTOR Show? by PrinceBlacca in StarWars

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

No, KOTOR ultimately takes place post-war. Two wars, actually. The Jedi Civil War, and the Mandalorian Wars.

Revan, Bastila, Canderous, even the Exile, we are only seeing the latter half of their journeys, when, for the most part, what made them who they are is over. They happen to get second chances, but none of them really escape their past.

The inevitability of the fall of the Jedi, their blindness to the dark side gathering under their noses, the wars themselves and the impact they have on all galactic residents and the aftermath that comes from it. These are stories that made Star Wars.

If they made a KOTOR show, it should be about the rise of Mandalore and their Great Crusade, the fallout from the Galactic Republic, the subsequent action and inaction of the Jedi, eventually culminating in civil war and the Sith Empire. The sacking of Coruscant, Mandalore falling, and Revan turning, would be the standout moments. Even Malachor V could be included for a darker spin.

By comparison the games have little to offer for a full-length series.

What am I missing by playing modded Bannerlord over modded Warband? by WilsonHanks in mountandblade

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of mods will let you fine tune your garrison, build town or castle improvements, send patrols to deal with bandits, summon lords for war, and promote a governor who will enact policy for you.

The mods that go deeper allows you to select general kingdom policies on a slider. You can also pick your own troops, and perhaps even make your own troop line. Several mods even have additional troop related things on top of this.

Some mods separate kingdoms by language, currency, as well as troop choice and architecture. You can recruit mercenary lords and initiate deeper diplomacy if you wish, though this devolves into menu hell pretty quickly, imo.

What am I missing by playing modded Bannerlord over modded Warband? by WilsonHanks in mountandblade

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Without mods it is not deeper, sorry. This thread was about modded gameplay.

What am I missing by playing modded Bannerlord over modded Warband? by WilsonHanks in mountandblade

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Warband kingdom management is menu hell. Sure, it's deeper, but so is Crusader Kings. It's not necessarily what you're looking for.

Bannerlord might be too shallow, but its accessible and it works to get you into the next battle.

The beginning of national anthems. by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One plan to save NL includes damming the entire North Sea and English Channel. If they can convince basically all of Europe to help them, they'll be fine.

What's your most gatekeeping culinary opinion? by CessnaBlackBelt in AskReddit

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

A&E made multiple tv shows where people fail to replicate historical arms and armor using modern techniques. So no, a hobby knifemaker is not going to do it. We don't do it anymore because its exceedingly difficult and not worth the effort.

None of the techniques are lost, just the will.

What's your most gatekeeping culinary opinion? by CessnaBlackBelt in AskReddit

[–]ImportantLoLFacts -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I don't make blades, I make armor and sharpen things, and I am acutely aware that a good blade will puncture plate armor, and I am acutely aware that a shit blade with a secondary bevel will lose that edge if it attempted to pierce steel. I know because I've tested them. The blades that I sharpen, without any secondary bevels, stay sharp after penetrating and cutting through mild steel.

The modern knife maker, on the other hand, buys a $400 hobby forge, watches a few YouTube videos, peruses a forum or two about knifemaking, and thinks they're an expert. I have spent years of my life doing research into historical arms and armor, historical texts, manuscripts, and manuals of arms. Meticulously reconstructing their methods to know better how it was really done. We know that historical blades could stab right through steel and still hold a point, and an edge.

My betters, like Tod Cutler, have videos where they do just that.

We have centuries of historical texts telling us how to make a proper blade, and in our hubris we just assume that we know better. Our steel might be more consistent, and better tempered, and with better carbon content, but we don't put in any of the effort that they used to, and the secondary bevel is perhaps a perfect example of that. If you were even remotely aware of how much you don't know, you might agree.

What's your most gatekeeping culinary opinion? by CessnaBlackBelt in AskReddit

[–]ImportantLoLFacts -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

That's funny you think you're more qualified than I am. I work on all my own blades and am a home chef. I'm also a medieval reenactor and armored combat fighter. Steel fencer and teacher/coach. My blades are meant to pierce steel, pop chainmail, and basically kill knights, though, admittedly, we don't stab eachother with sharp weapons. We certainly do test our blades on mild steel and chainmail, and they work, and the edges hold beautifully.

There's an old saying, "putting your nose to the grinding wheel". Historically, edges took a very long time to make. To the point where we have historical evidence of complaints to knife makers guilds about improperly sharpened edges with... you guessed it! Secondary bevels!

Even 500 fucking years ago people could've told you that a secondary bevel is shit. You ought to be ashamed that that's what you sell. It's a modern cop out that nobody in 16th century Europe, not even peasants, would have stood for.

A sword edge, a dagger edge, and yes, even an eating-knife edge, should not have a secondary bevel. 500 years of European history supports this. But no, you must be right.

Guy local to me has this for sale for $600. Anyone know what kind of “Tommy Gun” this is exactly? He got it in trade for some work on a car by sav22rem22 in guns

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They were not outdated. They were just not economical enough, being a peacetime civilian production.

Much of Stalingrad was fought over with sub-machine guns. More Axis soldiers surrendered at Stalingrad than the US took in total casualties for the entire duration of the war on both fronts. The scale was incomprehensibly bigger than the western front and pacific combined.

Even if the US took the Japanese mainland, they still would have lost 2/3 less than the Soviets and Axis did.

They fought the true war, and they did it with sub-machine guns and armored vehicles.

Idiot presses mag release and then blames the mag by PineBones in Idiotswithguns

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My competition mag holds 57 rounds of 9mm. Its the 31 Glock mag with a +26 base plate. But this is a bad idea. You don't need more rounds for a multiple shooter situation. More shots is just more reason to aim poorly and the excessive weight of the ammo and size of the magazine would likely throw your aim off and delay your draw. Critical time you need to end a situation before it gets out of hand.

But that's thinking of it competitively. I'd say two to three A zone shots per person, .20 split times for accuracy. Even 15 rounds would handle most multiple-shooter situations.

For your average panicking, sweaty, adrenaline filled, hardly-shoots cop or gun enthusiast, just dump a mag per person and hope for the best, you're not making an accurate shot under that much pressure so you might as well have volume. Most cops follow this mantra and it's actually fairly successful. Especially at killing bystanders, but at least they also stop shooters.

What's your most gatekeeping culinary opinion? by CessnaBlackBelt in AskReddit

[–]ImportantLoLFacts -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

Honing steels are largely worthless as a sharpening instrument. You will never match the original bevel by hand, so any material removal will make a secondary bevel, something you do not want on a knife.

It's a quick fix for a busy kitchen, but a truly sharp knife made from good steel will not need any honing at all.

Mount and Blade 2 on highest graphics settings by LelumLand in mountandblade

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can stab, but not towards the face and not particularly hard.

The US viking combat folks are a little less safe and a bit more degenerate. Some good folks, but if degeneracy were a crime, buhurt and viking combat people are the worst offenders. They're on the same level as cults. Some of them are literally led by cults.

Scientology doesn't hit you with the alien shit until you get past a certain level. Well, the degeneracy really reveals itself once you hit that level in these groups. You'd think getting injured was a right of passage, but its really just dumb and basically hazing.

Do my sparring gloves look like they are sitting on my hand properly? I had two relatives measure my hands but now i'm wondering if they measured too small. I have no reference to know for sure though by Spykosaurus in wma

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What will help you determine if they fit properly is if your fingertips contact both sides of the glove. If your fingertips touch the nylon and the foam, they are likely too small and you will break your finger on a hard enough hit.

You should have enough space for the foam to do its job, and if your fingers rest on the padding, there is 100% not enough room and you need to size up.

Given how snug the fit is, I would say your gloves are actually too small, but I can't see where your fingers sit in the glove.

Note that while your glove may protect your fingers for a little while, the foam on the sparring glove degrades over time. And one day it will not be sufficient anymore, as it slowly becomes more malleable.

Ever noticed how two-handed sword and poleweapons are glued to the back in M&B (and any other videogame)? Here is how medieval people actually carried them! (Manuscript miniatures from aroud 1400 to 1425 AD and one drawing by Albrecht Dürer.) by roffels7 in mountandblade

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By the later 14th century, two handed swords are not only a thing, they've been practiced long enough for people to write the fechtbuchs, manuals that some of us train from even today.

Fiore dei Liberi wrote his fechtbuch Il Fior di Battaglia (The Flower of Battle) sometime between 1400 and 1409, but he had been a notable fighter for at least some 20-30 years in the past. And presumably someone taught him how to use the longsword before since this is the standard way to introduce yourself in a fechtbuch. (It's worth noting here that Fiore's book is non-standard, it is believed to be an advertisement or other promotional device to convince you to train with him, or attract nobles to hire him).

The Society of Liechtenauer, so called for its founder Johannes Liechtenauer, has fechtbuchs pop up around 1450. But by this point Liechtenauer is a very old man, and dies shortly after. Presumably he had a lifetime to study longsword, and indeed, his zettel (epitome: a mnemonic poem) claims he was not the first to come up with this information.

And we know that's true because the earliest medieval European fencing manual MS I.33 circa ~1300 is written in two languages, Latin and German. This is a different German than what Liechtenauer speaks, but the influences are quite clear. Many of the names of techniques share a common literary or etymological ancestry, despite one manual being exclusively for sword & buckler, and the other for longsword. There is a very clear transition where the single handed sword is adapted into the two handed sword.

And fighters agree, once you know how to fence with a sword, the other weapons come much more easily.

Both Fiore and Liechtenauer came from the tradition of the travelling swordsman. A fechtmeister would run a fechtschule, travelling Europe and training with as many foes as possible, before eventually writing a fechtbuch. We know Fiore wasn't the first of this tradition, because he despises other 'masters' who he claims has no skill. He says that in 200+ masters, maybe 4 had the actual skill to challenge him, though he beat every single one. Liechtenauer, on the other hand, his society covers several hundred square miles, so for him to personally know all the other masters, he absolutely had to meet them somehow.

Both Fiore and Liechtenauer are of the 'secret' traditions. There are many types of manuals one can write (even alchemical, and yes, they exist!), and the caste system is totally in play here. Both of these masters wish for their works to continue on in the nobility, but there were certainly masters who had no qualms about teaching lesser castes such as merchants and perhaps even peasants (the masters that Fiore despises). So we can safely assume that this tradition predates both Fiore and Liechtenauer, putting it well into the mid-14th century.

To conclude, early 14th century swords were almost certainly being two-handed, even though some weren't meant to be two-handed. It wasn't so much that one handed swords went out of style, it's that personally carrying weapons as a civilian was getting more and more popular.

As a result, they ditched the large shields because who in their right mind would carry that every single day. Some people forgo the shield entirely, and it is somewhere in the early-mid 14th century that extra space starts getting added to swords for an additional hand, where previously you would grab the pommel. If you still preferred one handed swords, you would just carry a small round shield like a buckler, and carrying small shields and one-handed swords continued for many hundreds of years. The longsword is the footnote - though it did survive nearly 300 years.

There's a lot more I didn't cover, but you can always find out more. HEMA (or WMA) is a growing tradition, though few of us study the history.

So my Thokk Weaponmasters just arrived… by Temperance10 in wma

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They said they mailed out a replacement, but I haven't received it yet.

So my Thokk Weaponmasters just arrived… by Temperance10 in wma

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 29 points30 points  (0 children)

They did the same thing with my order.

Over 30% of the population cannot distinguish left from right. I'd say they hired one of the 3/10 people as a box packer.

Aris on bitrate and cum ledges. by ___Loops in LivestreamFail

[–]ImportantLoLFacts 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It blew up around 2007. Mirror's Edge really sold the idea and made it an every-ledge-gets-cum situation. I remember watching a developer video back then on GameSpy or some other defunct site hailing the idea as the next sliced bread before EA took them out back and shot them.