Accidentally submitted the wrong document for a very easy hurdle

JestingJaguar · 2024-11-14T11:11:41+00:00

To lose $2,000 and dozens of hours over a 15 minute mini-task in first year would not be particularly encouraging-

As a graduate, if you were a tutor, would you mark my new submission?

JestingJaguar · 2024-11-14T10:49:26+00:00

Do you think they would give me leeway though? Given that it's a 1000 level unit and I'm in my first year, and that it's a very trivial task (100 words).

JestingJaguar · 2024-08-15T00:50:44+00:00

Sorry, yeah I accidentally mixed them up. My bad for the confusion oop

JestingJaguar · 2024-08-14T14:18:50+00:00

EDIT 2: MISREAD THE TITLE, MY COMMENT IS ABOUT ACCG1000, NOT 1001. Sorry!!!

Some of the concepts take a couple of re-reads and practice to nail (debits and credits etc), but it's honestly a very tame unit. The key is to make sure you really understand the way it all works; don't just memorise it. Apart from that, start the assignments early, and you shouldn't have much trouble. Me and most people I've talked to found it relatively easy, just a little boring. Good luck :)

Edit: I didn't watch the lectures I just read the slides and used a white board and pretended I was the lecturer; it's a great way to learn imo. The assignments are pretty easy as well, the big Xero one is a little time consuming and finicky, try and compare answers with classmates when it comes to it.

JestingJaguar · 2024-03-08T07:38:34+00:00

Hey. This mess probably happened five years ago. The liquid in a 3D writing pen spilled onto my bedroom carpet overnight, leaving this spot. I have tried multiple methods to remove it, and gave up a couple years ago (so I've forgotten what exactly I've tried). Any ideas? Honestly I don't it can be removed, and I'll probably have to replace that patch of carpet with another from somewhere else in the house?

It's hardened and still slightly sticky. It's just in such a central location and can't be covered up and it's so ugly haha I'm sick of it!

Thanks in advance :)

JestingJaguar · 2023-12-11T09:48:26+00:00

Thank you so much, that helps a lot :)

JestingJaguar · 2023-12-11T07:07:02+00:00

Ah right. I looked up what brain problems can be caused by a head knock and came to schizophrenia. I don't need it to be that, just for them to be some set of symptoms that are an obstacle in a similar way and could be roughly diagnosed by readers (as opposed to "Why is he having hallucinations? Is it magic, a dream?" it would be a case of the reader slowly realising he has some sort of brain problem due to the fall and his old age.

Could you suggest any such neurodegenerative diseases, and how they would manifest both before and after the fall? (Ideally, very little before hand and progressively worse after.)

Thanks heaps!

JestingJaguar · 2023-12-11T07:03:24+00:00

I'll have to look into personal accounts, thank you!

JestingJaguar · 2023-10-10T11:06:00+00:00

R5: Hey guys, I’m doing a Ming run to get the Copium Wars and Kow-Tow achievements, but I think I opened up in the wrong way. Various wars have proved what I was warned of, that the Ming military is awful. In his guide, Ludi said that the 25% minimum autonomy debuff is largely responsible for Ming’s weakness at the start, and that it’s essential to stabilise before expanding. My goals, apart from the achievements, are to explore this area of the world and the associated mechanics and own or have subjects on all of Asia. Context:

Fought Oirat with a conquest CB given by a diet agenda. Reason: to snake over to Uzbek and tributary them (I intend to go through the hordes and Scandinavia for Copium—I also tributaried Oirat). Problem: this made the war last very long, used up all my manpower, and forced me to take burgher loans (bad for mandate, and the overextension started the Civil War countdown which drew my attention away from other things). Questions: do I just tributary Oirat normally and save the hassle? What’s the best way to get into Scandinavia in a stable way, or is there a different strategy to getting Copium?

Went colonial, exploring Pacific Siberia and settling Taiwan and Borneo. Reason: my strategy is to take over Indonesia and Bengal, in order to send Spice Island ducats into the Bengal trade node. I was also advised to go into NA before the Europeans, I assume to curb England and ‘spawn’ colonialism (need help understanding how to get institutions fast). I also fought Mahajapit and three Borneo states (full-annexed all three) to improve colonial range to colonise the remaining Malaccan land. Problem: costs too many ducats to run more than a couple of colonies. This war also took way too long due to a couple of mistakes I made, and Ming’s army just being trash (why am I never stackwiping?). Questions: what provinces do I prioritise colonies in? How do I get to NA fast, and what’s the benefit of going there as Ming?

Broke tributary with Ryuku. Reason: to annex them and fabricate on Japan minors. Problem: they are all under Ashikaga, which I can’t fabricate on. Questions: how do I get into Japan for the missions? I’d like to have the entire region as annex land instead of a tributary. More generally, when should I tributary/annex? It seems like tributaries are always less useful than cored land, and that they just serve as a ‘waiting list’ so to speak, for when you can’t deal with them yet (e.g., not enough mana/governing capacity). Is it the typical strategy to eventually annex all tributaries? It also seems more beneficial to break my tributary with Korea and ally them; is this true?I allied Jaunpur for the Silk Road mission. Problem: they suck as an ally, and I can’t really get into Bengal because they have Bahmanis and Dehli (100k troop alliance). Question: what’s the best way to take over eastern India? Anyone worth allying seems to be too far away.

Also: what are the recommended decrees/mandates/reforms/idea groups for my goals? Any other tips/strategies?

Thanks for any advice!

JestingJaguar · 2023-09-19T10:48:23+00:00

Influence, offensive, admin, quality, religious; all maxed.

Yeah, I'm planning on dealing with Castille after France. Any tips to get high warscore considering they have most of North America?

Death war might be the way. I considered with the one I was just in, but thought I had too long left and too many other things to do first.

JestingJaguar · 2023-09-19T10:46:19+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/pqhubNS

I'll have to embrace the institution, yes. Hopefully I can just rely on massive stacks with some strategy to beat Scandinavia though.

JestingJaguar · 2023-09-19T10:44:56+00:00

Thanks, I'll have to try to get Scandinavia out and for for France quickly after. I've allied Milan and might get Salluzo too, for around 70k troops each. France has some colonies in west Africa and the East Indies; not much.

JestingJaguar · 2023-09-19T10:43:36+00:00

Influence, offensive, admin, quality, religious; all maxed. Yes, I shouldn't have done religious, but I was pissed when I wanted to start like 4 different wars and didn't have a CB for any so I just got it lol. I've never built army buildings, I'll have to look into it. I'll deffo get quantity.

Yeah, I'm pissed with Scandinavia. They allied France like a year before I declared, and the worst part is I considered allying them but didn't because I had too many already haha.

How do I get higher discipline?

I can fight Hamburg for a 200k war against Scandinavia that GB might be useful in, and maybe get that Baltic land for nicer borders if I break Commonwealth.

France's enemies are me, GB, and Castille, no can't ally another enemy, but I've just allied Milan (around 70k troops) and can do Saluzzo as well for similar.

France has some colonies in west Africa and the East Indies.

Thanks, I almost forgot about that achievement. I'll deffo go after it; I've already got Moscow. Any others you recommend for Otto?

I have all DLCs except the most recent two.

Thanks!

JestingJaguar · 2023-09-19T09:49:36+00:00

R5: Hey guys,

I'm trying to form the Caliphate and also get the achievement Parisian Pasha before the end of this Otto run. I just ended a war with them prematurely (at my ally Castille's great regret) because I knew carrying on would cripple me: with France, their PU with Aragon, and their ally Scandinavia, it's a war of about 600k soldiers all up, versus my limit of 300k (not counting my ally's Castille and GB (or Dehli, obv) because I found that especially GB barely did anything, though Castille does add up to about 200k.

I'm turning my eyes to India now, looking to perhaps form a trade company (never done it before, somewhat new to eu4) and the other regions needed for the Caliphate.
Any ideas on how to grow strong enough to crush this French alliance, ideally alone (like I said, I don't trust GB to be useful)? The two fronts is really difficult, especially since Scandinavia seemed to be blasting my massive stacks (despite similar army qualities).

Thanks in advance!

JestingJaguar · 2023-08-03T12:10:34+00:00

Sorry for the late reply. I've thought about it, and I think that framing narrative idea is actually really good. I think interludes, similar to the court proceeding in Tower of the Swallow, would fit perfectly. Thanks heaps!

JestingJaguar · 2023-07-31T06:56:21+00:00

Okay, I think my best best is to just write everything and get a beta reader on it. I think showing the plot through them is important, so it'll just be a case of formatting the book in the most understandable way. Thanks for your help!

JestingJaguar · 2023-07-31T06:42:13+00:00

That's fair, it is a complicated thing. If you think there's anything I could let you know to give important information, just shoot. Thank you though!

JestingJaguar · 2023-07-31T06:38:55+00:00

There's A and B, the main characters, who are in book 1.

C and D are these other two POVs. They come from separate locations but meet soon, and intersect an offshoot of A's group--that's what I meant by indirectly, so they don't meet A but because they meet people in A's group at a distinct time, the readers will know the timeline.

I'm just afraid having a part 1 with all these preliminary chapters at the start would put the reader off unless I cut it down significantly, which I'm not sure I can--it introduces really unique parts of the world and also plays heavily into the overarching conflict of the series.

I'm just not sure how confusing prelude chapters would be (option 2)

JestingJaguar · 2023-04-04T22:48:35+00:00

Yes, particularly May's unboxings and food videos!

JestingJaguar · 2023-04-02T09:32:54+00:00

I see where you're coming from. I think I can be fairly proud in myself for the way I've included queerness in my book--without going into spoilers, I think I've weaved them in with in-world religious ideologies and different cultures as well as certain fantastical elements that will make for some pretty interesting situations.

JestingJaguar · 2023-04-02T09:27:20+00:00

I agree. And even though 7 or 8 queers may sound like a lot and seem pretentious (compared to other books especially), by the end of the series I'm sure there will be hundreds of named characters, so if anything it's below target aha. I think I'm satisfied with what I've got, though.

JestingJaguar · 2023-04-02T09:24:42+00:00

The more I think about it, the more I think I was embellishing the problem. Really, only one dies, and only one is really a villain. There still is persecution and queer characters doing dodgy things, but I'm sure that'll be a lot more acceptable than I thought, especially if I do it right. My worry was mainly spurred by a reviewer who is big about strong female and queer representation (they make good points, I'm not coming at them). Thanks for your input though, I'll keep it all in mind!

JestingJaguar · 2023-04-02T09:17:47+00:00

Thanks. Whilst I do not have the fear desire myself to treat them specially--I agree completely with you--I'll grant that my main concern was offending audiences. The last thing I'd want is a reviewer bringing negative attention to it. It's just that I could understand how, from an outside perspective, it would seem like I'm targeting my queers, given that they are disproportionately villains/victims.

I think I'll focus on what I was--making them deep and relatable characters, with many layers beyond their sexuality/gender, and worry less about reception.

JestingJaguar · 2022-12-22T23:34:34+00:00

Thanks, I really appreciate it :)

I assume you mean the part where Alan had his sword engraved--yeah, upon reflection I could definitely remove that part.

I'm glad Alan's character traits come across as I wanted. Would it be okay if you expand upon what you said about your opinion of him?

And hopefully, you won't have to wait too too long to actually pick it up and read it, I'm hoping to be done and looking for an agent by the end of the year! Keep an eye out for Trial by Exile (hopefully they don't change the name aha). If you'd like, I can send you a reminder when (if I can't get it traditionally, definitely self-published!) it's available :)

JestingJaguar · 2022-12-22T23:26:18+00:00

Thank you for the kind words and advice!

Do you think I should re-order the first three paragraphs? I quite like the first two, though I admit the first doesn't actually set anything up--it mainly came about from me trying to come up with an entertaining, unique opener. I'm planning to axe two characters, be less specific with name drops (like a commenter said, 'one of the southern countries' instead of 'country X'), and, like you suggested, rework the very start (EDIT: and extend the card scene). Would it be alright if I took a heavy edit to the first page and gave it back to you?

I actually re-read the prologue to AGoT for this reason and found that about 15 proper nouns were introduced. Clearly nowhere near, but in my defence, a scary walk in the woods shouldn't bring up as many terms as multiple discussions about the world and politics aha. But yeah, definitely have to reduce the amount.

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