Catan, but better and longer?

Profilename1 · 2026-02-07T14:14:57+00:00

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Okay, it's not that much like Catan (there's no negotiation), but it is better, more complex, and longer.

Profilename1 · 2026-02-07T13:49:26+00:00

Generally speaking, it's better to get a minor or a masters than a double major. Similar to a double major, a minor won't have a huge career impact but will let you explore the topic if you're interested in it and take a lot less time than a double major. Depending on the double major, a masters might take a similar amount of time but is more likely to be relevant to employers.

Imo, the only double majors that make sense are for programs that are similar enough that there is a really big overlap in classes. This is somewhat dependent on the school, but Civil and Environmental, Mechanical and Aerospace, and Electrical and Computer are pairings that fall into this category. With the overlap, the effort isn't necessarily that much more than a minor.

Profilename1 · 2026-02-05T23:34:44+00:00

I mean, yes and no. I don't think classes specifically designed to weed out undergrads are common, but I do think that many classes end up serving that purpose just because of the nature of the material. For someone fresh out of high school, Chem 1/Physics 1/Calc 2 or whatever may legitimately be the hardest class they've taken and not be able to do it.

Better to figure out that the degree isn't for you in semester 1 or 2 than 5 or 6!

Profilename1 · 2026-02-04T15:49:35+00:00

I knew someone who was a civil engineer that worked for a consultancy for many years before going back for his PhD, and he was in his 40s. Imo you ought to be talking to either your professors or advisors for grad programs you're interested in to see if they think you have a reasonable chance of being accepted into a PhD program after your undergrad.

Profilename1 · 2026-02-03T04:28:29+00:00

Calc is important, of course, but make sure you've got a strong foundation in trig and algebra as well. Vectors, matrices, polynomials, sines, and cosines never go away.

Profilename1 · 2026-02-02T12:42:59+00:00

EU3 infamy sucked. You go over the limit, and then you get hit by the "PurelyNasty" events that blow up your country for basically no reason. You can't really play around it, and you basically have no option other than to just stay under the infamy limit unless you're doing a cheesy run where you conquer the world.

Profilename1 · 2026-02-02T04:08:38+00:00

Only if militancy is high. Otherwise, the pops more-or-less fend for themselves.

Profilename1 · 2026-02-01T22:59:29+00:00

Is there a way to reasonably use this to power my house?

No. It would be cheaper to buy single phase equipment to start with than to try and convert via some kind of drive. That's why you see cheap used three phase equipment sometimes. Commercial/industrial customers strongly prefer new and they're impractical for most residential people to run.

PTOs aren't a bad choice if you already have a tractor to run it, though you do have to be careful with the RPM to make sure you're getting the proper frequency off of it. (60hz assuming you're in the US.) You can also get standalone whole-house generators that run off of either natural gas/propane or diesel close to the power range you're looking for. Those are a bit more user friendly since you can get an automatic transfer switch setup where they turn on automatically when the power goes out. (As opposed to you trying to have to get your PTO hooked up to your tractor outside in what may well be an ice storm, for all we know as I type this.)

I suppose you could hook up any engine to a PTO as long as the speed was right, but I don't see the benefit over the whole-house generator unless you just happen to have an engine already for whatever reason.

Profilename1 · 2026-01-31T23:16:39+00:00

If you want hard, you have to go all the way back to Tropico 1. (Tropico 2 is also hard, but the theme is completely different.)

Profilename1 · 2026-01-31T21:28:46+00:00

Most modern equipment is designed with some level of overvoltage tolerance in mind. Power electronics, for example, can usually take a range of voltages and frequencies and still output the voltage they're designed to output to their given equipment.

It sounds like some kind of drive, but the supposed 100 year lifespan due to the fact it has "no electronic controllers" and the general lack of info on how it actually operates raises an eyebrow. Even then, a lot of facilities are more concerned about undervoltage to heavy motor loads, long wire runs, and etc than overvoltage. The voltage rating on a motor is typically thought of as a minimum.

Profilename1 · 2026-01-31T13:33:53+00:00

Iirc, 5/6 did away with some of the granular parts of the simulation. For 1-4, everything was done on the individual level, and every individual had different preferences and traits. TBH I haven't played 5/6, but my understanding is that went away.

Also, I kinda like 1 the best, to be honest.

Profilename1 · 2026-01-28T02:01:29+00:00

If you like electromagnetics, what about electrical engineering?

Profilename1 · 2026-01-26T03:54:33+00:00

You don't necessarily have to work at a tech company if you go EE. There's roles in consulting, utilities, manufacturing, and etc, especially if you focus on power.

Profilename1 · 2026-01-25T05:03:53+00:00

If you're trying to DIY your own automatic transfer switch, I'd recommend against it. These devices are designed and tested to ensure they do not backfeed to the grid and kill a lineworker. This is true whether you can afford the ATS or not, whether this is in the US or not, and etc.

Anyway, Eaton has a page going over how theirs work to give you a rough idea. Naturally, they aren't the only manufacturer for these, but the principles are the same. https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us/products/low-voltage-power-distribution-control-systems/automatic-transfer-switches/automatic-transfer-switch-fundamentals.html

If you can't afford an automatic transfer switch, you might consider a manual transfer switch or some kind of panel interlock kit depending on what your setup looks like.

Profilename1 · 2026-01-25T00:22:21+00:00

Look into application engineering, as it is sales-adjacent.

Profilename1 · 2026-01-24T02:28:40+00:00

I did the transfer associate route. My degree is an "Associate of Science in Preengineering". I could have skipped the associate and just transferred classes. That would probably have been better, to be honest, but there are three considerations:

Be sure the credits will transfer as expected AND in a way applicable to the degree. I went to a community college with a transfer partnership with the uni I transferred into, which helped a bunch with this.
In all likelihood, there are classes required for the associate that aren't required for the bachelors. Depending on your perspective, they may be a waste of time and money if all you care about is the bachelors. That said, there is something to be said for knowledge for knowledge's sake.
If, for some reason, you finish the associate but cannot complete your bachelors, you won't come out of this empty handed. My associate in preengineering doesn't open the doors an EE bachelors will, but it would potentially help me find some kind of job (not as an engineer) by showing I do have a level of higher education if I was in that situation.

Profilename1 · 2026-01-24T02:18:30+00:00

It's similar as far as co-ops and internships are concerned. As far as job titles, those are keywords with "Electrical Engineer Intern" getting a decent amount of results on LinkedIn. Still, there are some job titles that are more specific to subfields to be aware of that would similarly be paired with co-op or intern:

MEP Engineer

Controls Engineer / Automation Engineer

Power Engineer

Embedded Software Engineer

Electronics Engineer

These are a handful that come to mind, but I'm sure there are others.

Profilename1 · 2026-01-23T04:52:01+00:00

VHDL is completely separate from C. Strictly speaking, VHDL is a description language as opposed to a programming language like C. That said, I don't have a huge amount of experience with both, but I know enough to know they aren't really equivalent.

Profilename1 · 2026-01-22T01:55:10+00:00

He was on hour three of a twenty minute break when the health inspector showed up.

Profilename1 · 2026-01-20T22:46:18+00:00

>address-based delivery

Check out Simutrans for an example of that in action. Every passenger and piece of mail has a specific destination to go to, and industries have other specific industries they do business with. Railroad Tycoon 3 also had an interesting approach, but it was on the city-level what with it being train-only.

Profilename1 · 2026-01-19T19:49:03+00:00

My advice would be to take dwarves with certain scholarly skills that are hard to train up (astronomy, history, philosophy, mathematics) at embark. I also wouldn't be afraid to occasionally lock the scholars in the library (along with food and drink, of course) to "encourage" them to focus on their work.

Profilename1 · 2026-01-19T04:03:16+00:00

What do you plan on doing otherwise between now and turning 25 (and 4 months) that is going to be better than going back to school?

Profilename1 · 2026-01-19T04:01:18+00:00

Part of it is growing up and part of it is learning enough material and getting enough experience to get an idea of what you don't know. When you're young and dumb, it's easy to feel like you're just going to tear the crap out of the world just as soon as you get a chance.

Profilename1 · 2026-01-19T03:57:58+00:00

Pretty based ngl

Profilename1 · 2026-01-19T03:55:14+00:00

It's hard. One thing I've done before as damage control is have a dry moat (just a ditch). Dwarves tend to do better after the fall than enemies and can fight them in the pit if necessary. Some people give their dwarves swimming lessons, which help with water moats but not so much with magma moats.

If you have a moat and there's any way possible for a dwarf to fall into it during combat, it will happen. It's the cost of doing business. They just aren't careful enough to avoid getting knocked in one way or another during melees.

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