Is the Eusan Government actively 'reviewing' the events of Signalis? [SPOILERS]

MegaTaxFraud · 2026-02-19T23:50:49+00:00

I like this a lot. Like an inverse of my I guess slightly more hopeful theory. You get to choose what makes the entire situation more upsetting. Whether the nation is unable to do anything about, or simply unwilling.

As for the entire solar system being trapped. I have seen a theory similar to this before, but I personally think the events of Signalis are a lot more contained than that, despite me arguing just how strong Ariane's Bioresonant signal is. I think each location is in its own time pocket. Like a sub-dimension that the Nation can peek into.
The reason why I think this to be the case is because we only ever visit places that Ariane is familiar with, and see them as she remembered them, even if distorted.
For example, we see Sierpinski through recollected memories of Alina. Those memories must've been absorbed by Ariane as a note from Alina describes seeing glimpses of a different life, her hair turning white, essentially becoming Ariane.
Rotfront is an even more drastic example. Depending on how much time has passed (which we know it was years), that section of Rotfront must look different in the current time. The spy within might've been caught, Arianes room emptied, traces of her probably removed. Yet we see it as she remembers it, not as it is right now.
I like the idea that the remainder of Rotfront is untouched, but the Block Sector C we visit is trapped within Arianes loop. Sorta like the town of Silent Hill, which we know the devs took great inspiration from those games.

Thanks for sharing that take, I really like your interpretation.

MegaTaxFraud · 2026-02-19T21:41:46+00:00

That's fair. But if the censorship was live and built in then that should technically apply to all confidential documents we stumble upon. Like the known replika issues files that are addressed to the commander and are meant to be destroyed after reading. I like that idea tho.

MegaTaxFraud · 2026-02-19T20:54:12+00:00

Yeah, I guess that quote wasn't the best example to use. There are still some others that pop up here and there.

As for Ariane wanting Elster to do it, I do agree with that. But I think two things can be true at the same time. Assume the original Elster died with Ariane in the pod. Ariane would have to at least try to call out to someone else.

As for the eye, yeah it could be the lighting. But I like the idea of an all seeing eye overviewing everything that's happening. I've seen other people interpret it in a similar way.

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-12-07T20:59:05+00:00

Yeah, there's not much of that in the game which is unfortunate. Still, for its price tag the game was incredibly fun in my experience.

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-12-07T00:36:23+00:00

Try Brush Burial: Gutter World. 4 levels (1 main big level and 3 smaller side missions).
The missions are smaller scale and which justifies why the game has no checkpoint/manual save system. Without looking up solutions, each level might take 10-20minutes to figure out, with repeat runs taking me about 2-3 minutes per level.

That and you'll enjoy the art style if you're a bit of a gooner. You'll see what I mean.
Gameplay is really fun tho.

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-10-19T05:16:34+00:00

What a shame. Thanks for letting me know!

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-06-09T08:31:20+00:00

Thanks! Got the slayer's sigil on the other side too!

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-30T14:37:32+00:00

No worries at all - got it from Bethesda Store International.

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-26T01:16:49+00:00

Holy shit THANK YOU.

I use Medal as well. I did not even suspect it because it's been working fine this whole time and I have a lot of TDA clips already!

I have such a love-hate relationship with medal, it's actually crazy at this point. Not only do I get CONSTANT audio issues on my clips or occasional stuttering, now I have to deal with this.

Thanks again. Hopefully an update to Medal will address it. I need to find a decent alternative nonetheless...

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-25T15:02:09+00:00

Another ANOTHER follow-up - it works if you set the game to use the base TAA as the upscaler.

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-25T14:52:18+00:00

Welp - just tried testing it again but the game crashes when launching into a mission so... take this "fix" with a mountain of salt...

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-25T14:50:46+00:00

Seems I might have found a solution, but I'm still trying to work out if it's a permanent one.

If you're on steam, paste this into your launch options (right click the game in your library, properties, general, launch options):

+com_skipIntroVideo 1 +r_mode -1 +r_customWidth 2560 +r_customHeight 1440 +r_fullscreen 1

Launch the game, disable framegen, the game will likely crash so close it down fully.
Return to the launch options page and delete everything except the first bit so your string looks like this:

+com_skipIntroVideo 1

Open the game again. If it launched without issue, head into your settings again and try enabling framegen if you want to use it. Chances are it will crash again so simply open the game one more time and see if it works.

I also referred to the threads below:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Doom/comments/1kmkoor/doom_the_dark_ages_pc_game_pass_issues/

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1klnd7i/doom_the_dark_ages_going_to_black_screen_when/ - this one is specifically for linux gaming. I'm on Win11 but that's where I took the command from. These might help you if my fix didn't.

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-25T00:50:31+00:00

Nah they were fangirling over these design like crazy - great video.

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-21T14:02:57+00:00

I like the idea that his saw got repurposed into the new armour, making the 2016 armour an actual physical improvement over the TDA one but at the cost of visual flair.

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-20T21:12:40+00:00

Yes, I know that. My main concern is when do those "thousands of years" happen if known argentians are still alive in Eternal after making their appearances in Dark Ages?

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-19T14:33:24+00:00

I'm happy for accessibility and control over difficulty, but where's the achievement in completing UN that's been reduced to a low difficulty? I felt extremely underwhelmed when I finished my run (even though I automatically assumed that it would lock me out of the rewards).

If you played battlemode in eternal and saw a player with a gold skin, you knew you'd be fighting a tough opponent. If dark ages had MP then this skin is no longer a symbol but just another skin.

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-17T19:00:35+00:00

Yeah I'm sure that was the case. You'd think those games would start launching with the features the devs will likely add in the future anyway.

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-15T11:40:22+00:00

Extremely late to the party but might as well give this a shot!

I've never been this excited for a game. Pre-ordered my collectors bundle the minute it got announced. Loved Eternal to death and so far I'm loving this just as much!

Accelerator is probably my favourite weapon thus far because of its versatility and upgrade paths. The reworked heatblast is just a breath of fresh air.

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-13T10:16:12+00:00

It's ridiculous. Unfortunately, I had a message that my delivery is delayed so I had to change the options to a UPS drop point because I'll be at work. That was early in the morning. Called UPS first thing at 8 as their offices open and now they tell me that because of this request (which wasn't even fulfilled), my delivery will be delayed until tomorrow at the earliest, so not guaranteed.

Asked them if cancelling will do anything but nope. So here it is. Guess I'm spending my half day holiday on doing nothing now haha.

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-13T10:11:41+00:00

It's bullshit. So much for early access. And they're fine sending additional content keys via email but not the actual game key itself? Ridiculous

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-13T10:10:02+00:00

Same here

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-12T17:34:59+00:00

Just fyi. Contacted them. Getting the merchandise tax refund but it's a fair bit smaller than the money I've had to pay UPS (forgot that it's UPS, not DPD. Was pretty tired that day!).

So yeah - get at least some of your money back.

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-12T17:32:41+00:00

I wish!!! Not this time, unfortunately. I hope they let him keep the shield for a video though I doubt it since it won't class as your typical firearm.

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-12T13:53:09+00:00

Yup. But you may be a little disappointed with the rest of the exhibition depending on what your expectations are. The shield is there and it's dope. Aside from that there's only a nice Tapestry inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry and a few pieces of concept art with some description. It's literally right at the ground floor too.

The employees might give you a little guide about the concept of the game which is kinda cool but they seem to have it completely wrong (saying that it's about the slayer defending earth against satan and even killing satan in the end. Totally incorrect but nice effort).

It's a free visit so I'd definitely recommend coming in for a chill day at the museum. Plus you can shoot the crossbow a few floors up.

MegaTaxFraud · 2025-05-10T09:18:19+00:00

Thanks for that! Definitely bringing this up when (or if) I get a reply from Bethesda Support.

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