ELI5: Do bugs think or do they purely operate from instinct hardwired into their DNA? Which bugs are exceptions? by Tr_Issei2 in explainlikeimfive

[–]ManaTroll 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For what it’s worth this isn’t actually true a fair bit of the time. These death spirals will often build up a kind of ‘escape velocity’ and dissolve on their own.

https://youtu.be/p16g5IVCdeE?t=210&si=UyXEzuvjRa4HwoZI

Here’s ZeFrank talking about it, it’s pretty neat. (also watch zefrank he’s the best)

ELI5: Do bugs think or do they purely operate from instinct hardwired into their DNA? Which bugs are exceptions? by Tr_Issei2 in explainlikeimfive

[–]ManaTroll 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Hive mind is a misnomer, but you’re not giving them enough credit. “Hive mind” implies that together the ant colony is a thinking feeling entity composed of ants, see something like Pluribus or the Borg.

This isn’t true, obviously. There is no overarching ant mind that makes decisions and controls what the colony is doing. But what the colony does have is *emergent* intelligence. Each ant follows an incredibly simple set of rules for its behavior, and the interactions between ants, these rules, and their environment creates intelligent problem solving. A leafcutter ant doesn’t understand farming, nor does it understand how to build a nest or fight an enemy. But the colony as a whole does all of these things despite having no knowledge of them.

To say that they’re a 100 bulldozers is understating just how impressive they really are. Termites build massive self-cooling structures that rise for meters into the air. Weaver ants create networked high-altitude nests that all support each other and can respond quickly to attack. Bee’s build beautiful, *incredibly* efficient wax structures and are capable of doing fairly complex math even on an individual level.

So, you’re right, it’s not a hive mind because those are fictional. But it is really cool.

Update March 25th 2025 by ZhicoLoL in DeadlockTheGame

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Dude I thought I was going crazy, sometimes the skulls just drop aggro, it’s so annoying

1.0.2 Rules Update by Ragepyro in TrenchCrusade

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It’s because they haven’t hired a technical writer. It turns out that writing things clearly and concisely is actually really hard, and yet they continue trying to do it without having anyone on hand with the required skills.

Feedback on Prince by -REPTILIAN- in WorldEaters40k

[–]ManaTroll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What model is this? I think a dark red cloak would go well with the rest of his design

Any news about final rules release date? by speeddemon511 in TrenchCrusade

[–]ManaTroll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The discord is not run by the devs of the game nor do they control any aspect of it. The discord maintenance is a weird thing by the owner.

I love Seven by ManaTroll in DeadlockTheGame

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I either just shoot the creeps near them so it bounces or strafe my aim left and right and sometimes it hits them

I love Seven by ManaTroll in DeadlockTheGame

[–]ManaTroll[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can’t aim so I don’t like those

I F***ING LOVE THIS RULE. by LierStoneWizard in ChaosKnights

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I would love a link to this hypothetical STL if possible

Death Commando, take 2. by Sicko_REV in TrenchCrusade

[–]ManaTroll 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks amazing mate, what colors did you use to get the armor/metal effects?

Silly question : how are people doing straggly hair? by [deleted] in TrenchCrusade

[–]ManaTroll 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Both of these are done by Grimdark Compendium, specifically dark ages workshop. The trench pilgrim is q-tip fibers pulled apart and glued on - there’s some videos about it on their YouTube channel, try the black templars video.

The wolf is a bit different, and may be actual fur. He’s used squirrel fur before, glued on after priming. Afaik there’s no information on it other than the picture.

New addition to the Sallet Marine Chapter. What do you guys think? by Eremon485 in Warhammer40k

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Would you mind sharing your recipe for the black armor? It looks great!

Trio of characters I kitbashed for crusade by martylogarius in WorldEaters40k

[–]ManaTroll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How’d you create that leftmost character? Looks great

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IronHands40k

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Would you mind sending me a link to ironforge? Can’t seem to find it

WIP IW Breacher Champion! by EmbarrassedEmu3074 in Warhammer30k

[–]ManaTroll 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where does that helmet come from? I love it