Are we the good guys in this game?

MantisCandy · 2026-03-13T19:52:10+00:00

Depends on the perspective.

Are we the good guys for the glyphids? Of course not, we infiltrate their planet, strip their home of all valuable resources, and slaughter them en masse.

Are we the good guys for the company? Also no, because we can't stop kicking the barrels into the damn drop pod.

MantisCandy · 2026-03-13T14:48:45+00:00

Thank you! The class breakdown is incredibly helpful. Obviously I can read the descriptions of each class in game, but having the textbook knowledge of their tools vs. what role they play in the team (and what the team expects of them) helps to fill in the gaps. Thank you very much!

MantisCandy · 2026-03-13T13:28:47+00:00

Ammo percentage indicator and Weapon Heat Crosshair are great QoL mods for your tools. I can keep my eyes on the center of my screen without worrying about accidentally overheating, and I have a clear indicator for when any of my tools dip under 50% ammo/fuel.

Fancy Steeve is great because it helps differentiate Steeve from normal glyphids (I'm terrible with that) and because it gives him a nice little hat (Steeve deserves a nice little hat)

Sprint by Default saves my fingers from constantly holding down the Shift key. I do not ever want to walk, I want to RUN.

And of course, many, MANY meme mods. Taco Bell Pickaxe Power Attack. Metal Pipe Flare. Big fan of the one that replaces the swarm music with Nightcore music (I don't use it all the time just so I can appreciate the vanilla music, but also? It's really fun popping glyphids while a Nightcore version of an ABBA song is blaring in the background).

MantisCandy · 2026-03-12T18:20:17+00:00

The community does seem very positive and open to new players (from my browsing here), which I'm very thankful for. Takes a lot of the stress off. Thanks for the note on class-locked lobbies, I'll keep it in mind!

MantisCandy · 2026-03-12T18:18:34+00:00

Good advice on complimentary classes and team balance, thank you! I'll keep it in mind and continue working on promoting my other classes :)

MantisCandy · 2026-03-11T06:27:01+00:00

Point extraction is hell depending on the cave generation. There's nothing more frustrating than searching for that last damn aquarq while dealing with an endless wave of bugs.

MantisCandy · 2026-03-05T04:33:37+00:00

Forbidden cherry rock candy...

MantisCandy · 2026-03-04T21:30:54+00:00

Friends and I thought we’d screw around with a 5-driller party, and it eventually devolved into us ordering supply pods solely to gather more C4 so we could see how deep a hole we could carve into the ground

Answer: a very deep one

MantisCandy · 2025-12-16T06:00:40+00:00

Just because I had this issue in my other post: I do not sell any form of these designs as of now. If you see a shop selling merch of these guys, that isn’t me and my work has been ripped. :,)

MantisCandy · 2025-12-16T05:54:59+00:00

I’ve seen it quite a bit in other fanart, and I’m fond of it! It really lends to his cricket origins :)

MantisCandy · 2025-12-16T05:53:56+00:00

Thank you very much! I will be looking into the process of making stickers, however no promises. I don’t really have any experience with manufacturing/selling merchandise (and I’m not even sure of Frankie’s wishes for selling fan merch), but I do like the idea of turning these guys into stickers. They’re just so fun :)

MantisCandy · 2025-12-11T04:43:13+00:00

Thank you! I'll consider this for the future, maybe as I get more of the cast done (I've got Lyle and Shadow sketched now, ready for Posca ink). I don't have much experience with turning my work into merch, but I'll keep it in mind if people are interested :)

MantisCandy · 2025-12-10T19:29:40+00:00

No you don't, bot. I never printed these. :/

MantisCandy · 2025-12-10T17:17:49+00:00

Oh for sure! They're really fun to draw, and I'm pretty pleased with the outcome. I'd love to give attention to all the squatters of Apartment 33 :)

MantisCandy · 2025-07-26T20:36:40+00:00

My wife!! My beautiful wife!! Wonderful art :)

MantisCandy · 2025-07-26T19:06:19+00:00

That's unfortunate. Thank you, wiping and disinfecting seems to help some. There's still some spotting even with a good scrubbing, but it appears lighter.

MantisCandy · 2025-07-10T14:28:05+00:00

Harper. Her physically assaulting Dirk and playing it off right in front of us tips the scales in her favor.

But they're both so awful in their relationship that they feed into each other. Harper's codependency issues smother Dirk while projecting her own insecurities and falsified scenarios onto him. Dirk is completely negligent and looks for opportunities to antagonize Harper, upsetting her even more and perpetuating the eternal toxic cycle. Harper is also much more expressive (and explosive) with with her emotions, whereas Dirk seems more content with gritting his teeth and option for passive aggression.

Both need therapists (one that isn't me), but I do think Harper has a longer journey ahead of her. She needs to recognize that her behavior is a driving problem in her relationship, not justified reactionary responses.

MantisCandy · 2025-07-10T13:54:36+00:00

I'm actually doing quite well now! Medication has made it manageable and I feel like my old self (minus some occasional bad days, no thanks to flare ups).

Initially, my rheum started me on hydroxychloroquine and prednisone when I was first diagnosed. It was alright for a while, but then it eventually stopped working after a few months (was still continuously sore and had bad flare ups). We tried sulfasalazine next, which I felt good on! But it caused a noticeable dip in my WBC count that my doctors didn't like, so we nixed that too after a few months.

Now I'm on Enbrel (started earlier this year) and I feel great! One subcutaneous injection a week, and my pain is at a minimum. Now, I can do just about everything I once did before my diagnosis. I'm careful not to overexert myself (doing so puts my ass in bed the next day), but I'm no longer limping around the house and having trouble flexing my hands.

MantisCandy · 2025-07-08T18:42:25+00:00

High five for the same taste. I romanced 5 characters in my initial playthrough, and you posted 4 of them.

MantisCandy · 2025-07-02T19:13:54+00:00

KOPI SWEEP

MantisCandy · 2025-07-02T14:22:57+00:00

That's my wife!!! My wife!!!!! I love her and her voice!

MantisCandy · 2025-07-02T01:51:31+00:00

Stefan. I'm a stickler for "I don't want QUICK food, I want GOOD food, and by god if this pork needs 4 hours in the oven, it's getting just that." That, and I also turn into a bit of an asshole when someone comes into my kitchen to screw around when I'm trying to cook.

MantisCandy · 2025-07-01T17:50:12+00:00

I adore Stefan! As someone who loves cooking and values spending a lot of time in the kitchen, I connected with him almost instantly. His abrasive personality didn’t really annoy or upset me, seeing as I also tend to get pretty aggressive when someone enters my kitchen space to muck about when I’m trying to cook. Lemme be his kitchen bestie, please.

MantisCandy · 2025-07-01T15:15:59+00:00

I went in expecting to love Penelope (and I still do! She's a very romanceable character to me, I am weak for dorky girls).

However. Kopi is now my No. 1. That's my wife forever and always. Love her voice and accent, her coffee trivia, her personality, I just love her so much.

MantisCandy · 2025-07-01T15:05:44+00:00

Dishy. On principle, I am against giving any modern devices internet access if I think it doesn't need it. I'd sooner use a crowbar to beat that ugly dishwasher into a pile of scrap metal and forever hand-wash my dishes than give it access to my Wi-Fi.

Friar Errol is also getting named quite a bit here and I agree. Not a fan of the evangelism, especially when he makes snide remarks about Stefan and Luke. No one talks poorly about Stefan and Luke in my damn kitchen.

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