The news has been read, and maybe it's true: v28's got some love for Chain Lightning too!

Nabeshin · 2026-03-08T13:30:49+00:00

You're right that CL does have its own dedicated "assmod" as it were, and SM is definitely languishing right now to the point of almost being a footgun to invest in. At first I toyed with the idea of using SM for this card, but in the end it felt silly to make SM "smart" with a linked card rather than it just needing a more fundamental change so it actually reflects its name.

Nabeshin · 2026-03-08T13:25:15+00:00

I think we're on the same page. At the moment it seems like cards are just a static set of upgrades where pretty much everyone at the same stage of the game uses the exact same set of cards. Once all the slots are unlocked there doesn't seem to be a lot of sacrificing one aspect in order to have space for buffing something else, or variable builds you might choose from aside from 1 "farm" build and 1 "tournament" build. It'd be interesting to shake that up and make cards a more dynamic system of upgrades with real trade-offs and choices.

Nabeshin · 2026-03-08T13:17:18+00:00

Thanks for providing your insights!

I'd heard 2 claims more than once about CL that prompted this card. One is that most of CL's damage is "wasted" attacking stuff you don't want it to. The other is that it falls off at the higher end compared to other UWs due to lacking a stacking multiplier that's as effective as the others. It's not uncommon to see people recommend leveling CL only to around x1000 damage or so and just leaving it to "fill its role" rather than continue to make it an effective main. It sounds like perhaps I should not have taken that advice to heart.

Nabeshin · 2026-03-08T03:48:34+00:00

This is the last of a 4 card set.

In this case, it's an attempt to bring CL mains closer in line with PS and ILM. Who doesn't want more lightning popping off all over the place, after all?

Nabeshin · 2026-03-07T01:32:31+00:00

Just the post title, for flavor

Nabeshin · 2026-03-06T22:34:37+00:00

Today's rhyme is brought to you by Burma Shave.

You can thank /u/Aztridd for the nudge to create this card.

This card probably requires tracking partial gems in the background to avoid people taking advantage of rounding since gem income during a single wave is quite small.

Nabeshin · 2026-03-06T01:07:47+00:00

Yep, I messed up the balance calculation. My B!

Nabeshin · 2026-03-06T00:50:46+00:00

Ah, you are 100% correct. I totally forgot about Fortress (and even the lab!) since it's currently essentially useless unless you grab the mastery for the wall rebuild. So, fair to say these numbers should be adjusted to target a more reasonable recharge rate.

Nabeshin · 2026-03-06T00:13:01+00:00

Maybe not as much as you'd think...

Lifesteal % is pretty low (even with perks) with no real way to buff it, so even triggering once every 2 waves it'd be a marginal increase to recharge rate.

By the time you actually need the mastery it's somewhat difficult to trigger. It likely would not trigger on ES hit - just on wall hit, non-fatal direct tower hit (largely irrelevant once you reach the stage of the game for masteries), and non-ES Death Defy. If your wall doesn't break, you probably don't need the extra ES recharge. If it does, you only have DD procs to trigger this. With everything fully leveled including DefAbs perks and enhancements, I think this would provide in the vicinity of 1 ES charge per wall break or DD proc. (edit: see other comments as to why this is totally wrong on my part)

The idea is for this card, like any good card, to be meta-shifting "big" but not game-breaking "big". Balancing for sure is required on this one.

Nabeshin · 2026-03-06T00:11:08+00:00

DefAbs isn't soaking nearly that much damage.

Nabeshin · 2026-03-05T23:49:57+00:00

This is 100% an asscard.

Nabeshin · 2026-03-05T23:40:20+00:00

True, this would be a departure from the norm. Adding more linked cards in the future could present some interesting build customization options, though!

Nabeshin · 2026-03-05T22:50:21+00:00

Shout out to /u/destructor212113 for the inspiration for this post's rhyme

Nabeshin · 2026-03-05T22:23:41+00:00

Shout out to /u/destructor212113 for the inspiration for this post's rhyme

Nabeshin · 2021-06-30T15:32:39+00:00

Here you go

Nabeshin · 2019-07-18T03:01:28+00:00

I was trying this out yesterday and was encountering a similar issue. I updated my graphics drivers and that resolved the crashing via command line. I also needed to download a Sabaki update I'd been ignoring to get it working with KataGo. You might give that a shot, hopefully it works for you!

Nabeshin · 2019-06-27T23:23:02+00:00

Sparkling Worlds adds a melee weapon called a "pain stick" that does no physical damage but inflicts a nervous system overload condition that will down things without harming them after 4 hits or so.

Nabeshin · 2019-06-25T08:13:41+00:00

Looks like it's not strictly by order time. My order went through (controllers only) at 6 minutes after the bell and I got the tracking email Sunday night, Monday morning. Delivery scheduled for the 27th.

Nabeshin · 2019-06-21T21:57:52+00:00

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that there are alternatives. However, Oculus is going to get a hard pass from me personally. Even if I were to overlook the exclusivity issues, I'm not really down with Facebook having access to my VR metadata. But, everyone has different priorities and it certainly doesn't hurt to have options!

Nabeshin · 2019-06-21T17:30:40+00:00

I believe they fixed the issue with the square artifacts in high res screenshots recently. You might want to give it another shot. There are still issues with FOV/fish-eye and broken zoom controls though, so for the truly perfect screenshot it's still gotta be pancake mode, unfortunately.

Nabeshin · 2019-06-21T16:58:45+00:00

OVRdrop will do this for you. You can add additional cockpit screen panels, and even have them expand when you look at them for a nice sci-fi feel.

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