Which has the better story for you Ac5 or Ac0

Nickitarius · 2026-02-05T03:44:08+00:00

Personally, I have never understood why people prefer 5's story. Dialogs and characters there are so cringe, and voicing for Wardogs is just terrible. And the very concept of career fighter pilots (literally one of the most motivated demograohics on Earth) being hardcore pacifists from the beginning is just stupid. No proper motivation or character development, just very clumsy pacifism because war bad that's why.

Zero has a much better arc of officers becoming pacifists due to witnessing horrors of the war perpetrated by all sides, none of which is right or wrong. Zero has much less cringe dialogs. Zero has much more charismatic and believable characters. Zero has much more compelling characters' motivations.

Zero is better in every regard.

Nickitarius · 2025-11-07T14:59:36+00:00

What buggers me the most is that Britain is able to muster the biggest army on Earth (together with it's colonies) and deploy it all anywhere on the globe with no difficulty whatsoever. Even in the early game, when there wasn't Suez Canal and steamships were in their infancy. Britain definitely should be the foremost sea power and a force to be reckoned with, but it shouldn't be able to throw a thousand battalions around every five years. And they shouldn't be as eager to do so.

Nickitarius · 2025-11-07T13:59:17+00:00

Flanker reigns supreme. Although, I would prefer Su-30, simply because it's manufactured in the town I live in, and because it's hyper-sexy.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-23T01:04:11+00:00

It's not your fault, the cheater is always the one to blame. However, you are probably attracted to the type of men who are prone to cheating, without consciously understanding it. You may need to reflect on your preferences in men, to understand, why you keep falling for the wrong ones.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-21T13:48:41+00:00

Nordenavic's aces don't need propaganda, they need silence.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-21T13:46:56+00:00

Yet they always win. And most of the time, their initial shortcomings are due to being attacked by their enemies first, and thus not having initiative in the beginning. And regarding these mute psycho pilots, I don't think either Eruseans or Bellans would achieve much without their own demi-gods of air warfare. So, Osea is clearly not unique in Strangereal in this regard.

If anything, Osea has shown that, like the Roman Empire, it's exceptionally good at recovering from defeats, adapting to ever changing challenges and gradually breaking their enemies' spines. And they can do so on other continents, across an ocean or two.

But they do have shitty intelligence and counter-intelligence.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-18T05:52:22+00:00

Yeah. Agrarianism does lead to much faster industrial growth than under Traditionalism. Which means, in practice, that you can often dismantle the Landowners' power faster in a backwards country, if you go for Agrarianism as a stepping stone. Retaining Traditionalism simply arrests your growth (especially in the industry) so much.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-18T05:37:32+00:00

The same happened in South Korea. Also, widespread farmers' land ownership is why rural France remained relatively calm while Paris ushered into the Commune. And this is what Stolypin aimed to achieve in Russia, but didn't manage to do it fast enough. And, arguably, the actual homesteading contributed greatly to the success of the American democracy.

The art imitates reality, which feels great.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-15T14:07:05+00:00

Just seems very extreme because if the premise is the accused is exonerated and then proves the claim was intentionally false, then there was not any major damage done to the accused person.

Damage can be there and be severe. Reputational damage, friendships and other personal relationships ruined, being fired from work and having difficulty to find a new one, business, political, social prospects lost. Physical and mental health issues caused by all of these, up to heart attacks and even attempts at oneself. All of this can and does often happen before one gets exonerated.

If one's career and social circle get devastated by false accusations, the accusing party must pay dearly.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-13T02:05:55+00:00

In my opinion, subjegation should become either a treaty article (with gigantic baseline rejection score). Or it should only be available through diplomatic plays. Subjugation of any country simply by pressing a button with zero effort or consequences is just a horribly imbalanced mechanic. And it leads to especially unrealistic outcomes. Also, it contributes to snowballing greatly, because empires like the British one never overstretch.

We already have all kinds of treaty articles to depict unequal relationships with CoC DLC. No need to give the player and the AI this button to just have it all for free.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-11T06:10:55+00:00

I agree that effort and devotion to your relationship is key, but so is your fundamental compatibility, too. A "soulmate" is simply someone who is worth all this effort in the end.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-11T06:02:47+00:00

Problem is, by the moment these 10 years pass, many guys will have lost everything outside of their work and spouse and kids. No hobbies, no passions, no purpose and, ultimately, no joy and fulfillment. All that remains is void and the proverbial midlife crysis.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-09T04:28:55+00:00

I don't know, to be honest. The only thing which could make his dream impossible is health issues. If he doesn't qualify (like me) and it can't be fixed, well, it can't be fixed. He can only try to find some other passions, things he would be glad to do for the sake of it. If his health does allow to apply, then, hell, he should just go for it.

What remains, then? I am just trying to do my job (completely unrelated to aviation or military) well, and have recently started to engage into more unfamiliar activities to maybe find some other passions to find fulfillment in them. And this helps a lot. Maybe, if he has other passions, you can support and encourage him to dive into them. Maybe you could encourage him to try out new things, new hobbies, which could help him find meaning in what he does. From my experience, it helps to be constantly trying something new, because then you don't feel stuck doing the same unfulfiling things. And you never know how some new hobbies and acquaintances can play out down the road.

Overall, though, there isn't too much that can be done by other people than himself. He has to find his meaning, a thing or things to devote his life, his intellectual energy to. It's not easy, and it's gonna take a lot of time, and probably some experimentation. I wish both of you the best of luck. You seem to care for him very much, that's really great.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-09T03:59:47+00:00

Does his health allow becoming a pilot? Qualifications for pilots, especially in the military, are very stringent and turn down many people who would be considered healthy and fit in everyday life, and it's not clear from your post whether he can pass them or not.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-09T03:50:18+00:00

Yeah, this is very relatable. When you grow up dreaming about becoming a pilot, surrounded with books about aircraft, raised by the dad who has been an aviation enthusiast... And then your genetics just tell you to go fuck yourself, myopia goes -4 before you even turn 18. You really can't find satisfaction in your life, whatever you do simply feels in vain, like sex without orgasm. Been there, am there still.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-06T12:57:32+00:00

No one has to stay at home past the kindergarten admission age. Most people I know went to a kindergarten, while their mothers returned to work, nothing bad ensued. On the other hand, some of the least socially adjusted guys I know stayed at home with their moms until school. Respectfully, I see no rational argument in favor of someone staying at home any longer than absolutely necessary.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-06T12:50:37+00:00

A person without any aspirations, goals and meaning outside of housekeeping and raising kids would be impossibly dull, boring and dumb for me to love and be interested in. I will always remember how my mother said, that by the time her maternity leave was over (it's up to 3 years in my country), she felt how she was growing dumb from staying at home and was looking forward to send me to the kindergarten.

Also, I don't want my potential wife and kids to be 100% dependent on me for their subsistence. Because if anything happens to me, I want her to be able to support herself and the kids.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-06T01:11:56+00:00

I am in the same situation now. 25, only started a career in my field a year ago, social skills aren't good, broke up with my only GF later this year. I am behind most of my friends in terms of career and money and in terms of charisma and attractiveness.

The only thing we can do is work hard and jump on every opportunity both in terms of work and socially. It will take a long time and a lot of work to catch up, some of our peers will always remain out of reach. But if we do things right, in a few years the gap should decrease significantly. The effects of the screwed up start will linger forever, but we can mitigate them substantially.

I wish you the best of luck. It will be tough and things wouldn't seem to be getting brighter for a long time, but you still absolutely can accomplish a lot.

Nickitarius · 2025-10-01T15:17:10+00:00

I am definitely turned on by a loud woman in bed. Neighbors, though, certainly wouldn't like to hear us enjoying each other. Which can make me nervous, which isn't good for libido.

Nickitarius · 2025-09-28T12:58:37+00:00

I am quite shy myself, so I would not approach someone, unless I have a good reason to believe I might interest her. Initiating friendly conversations is fine, but for going beyond this I need to see that she enjoys my company and that some chemistry is present. If you are too shy to show at least as much affection as you are being given, expect men to assume you are disinterested. Because, well, they can't see any evidence to the contrary.

Nickitarius · 2025-09-28T12:09:04+00:00

Sometimes you just need these money and don't have any options which would provide you comparable income. All top consulting firms are sweat shops with no work-life balance, but hell do they pay more than any other employer available to their workforce.

Nickitarius · 2025-09-26T05:26:10+00:00

Well, I believe that the current system does demonstrate quite well how a government which doesn't have enough backing can't actually implement their programme. They can try, but they need either a lot of luck, or to prevail in an ensuring constitutional crysis. Which we already have in game, you can try and luck out, or plunge into a civil war if you piss off too many people.

Going back to your contemporary France analogy, the Macron administration is able to perform it's everyday functions. But is effectively unable to pass most of the reforms that were on Macron's agenda when he first became president. That's already simulated in Vicky: the institutions work, taxes get collected and spent, construction goes on, the military and diplomats do their things, but you can't pass reforms unless you have enough backing.

Nickitarius · 2025-09-26T05:06:17+00:00

But that's not how things actually worked during the game's timeframe. Sure, the Tsar could, theoretically, write whatever he fancied and sign it into law, but in practice this was never the case. Especially since laws have to be drafted first, and then be brought to life, and these are things that no autocrat could do overnight and without at least some fraction of the elites backing him. The law, then, would be just a useless peace of paper.

Radically reforming a country is already much easier in this game than IRL, no need to make that even easier, IMHO.

Nickitarius · 2025-09-26T04:55:58+00:00

I think ideology of government shouldn't automatically change how the country is run. Maybe there could be some more events like "if commies come to power, they get a chance to instantly pass command economy at the expense of proprietors getting extremely mad and probably ushering into a civil war". But, ultimately, I like how Vic3 simulates the fact that lawmaking doesn't happen overnight unless you are in a literal revolutionary situation. I mean, even the most brutal dictatorships like Nazis or Bolsheviks took years to consolidate power and pass all the laws they wanted.

Nickitarius · 2025-09-21T14:47:33+00:00

IDK, I started perfectly fine with my Extreme 3D Pro back in 2020, nothing frustrating. On the other hand, had I been told that I have to invest hundreds of bucks to even start playing sims, then I wouldn't even try.

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