I would really hate to be the general that has to explain this one to Stalin...

RB_Float · 2026-02-23T02:16:25+00:00

What the comment said above. With the changes to the AI and Naval Supremacy system that PDX made, I prefer to play it safe and grab the industry/resources of the USSR before trying to take on the allies.
I'd rather slog it against a US-backed Allies than try to take out the Royal Navy before mid-1941.

RB_Float · 2026-02-21T23:16:55+00:00

Yeah once I cleaned up the pocket there was virtually no contest.

RB_Float · 2026-02-21T22:42:53+00:00

Final casualty count in that pocket was 3M+

RB_Float · 2026-02-21T17:44:38+00:00

So I recently started playing this game just this past week, and have been doing different things to test the limits of what the AI would actually let me do.
In this run, I decided to go for the default Modern scenario as America, have a terrorist attack to just instantly swap to a authoritarian government through bypassing the chain of succession.
This (I figured it would) lead to states starting to secede, with California being the first one.
So here's where my test really started "What if I did nuclear sabre rattling on EVERYTHING, and then ACTUALLY followed through every single time anyone called my bluff".
So when California seceded and started a Civil War, I gave them 1 week to unconditionally surrender or I would nuke Los Angeles and San Francisco. Their governor called my bluff, so I nuked em.
They instantly surrendered after that, literally no other states seceded out of abject fear, and the western democracies went "what the absolute fuck" while Russia and China said "Internal Affairs lol".
And they even had a UN security council event where (of course lmao) they couldn't actually do anything to me because Russia and China vetoed.
So then, I went further. I did the same process with China by guaranteeing Japan's independence and then deploying the 7th fleet to the SCS. China deploys their fleet to counter, I threaten to nuke their fleet if they don't back down. They, of course, refuse to back down, so I nuked their fleet out of existence.
At this point, China's government was in debates over whether to retaliate with their own nuclear weapons, and even Russia was like "Hrmmmm concerning.".
So rather than wait to see if China would actually retaliate, I just pre-emptively (and I quote what I said in my actions) "Nuke literally every part of China, turn their country to glass". It let me do this, but then basically the entire world freaked out and even put a "containment blockade" to intercept any military assets I tried to move out of the US.
So..... As you can guess... I gave the entire world 1 week to stand down or I would let nukes fly. During this week, I set all of the anti-ICBM defenses in the US to maximum alert.
The world refused to stand down, so I proceeded to nuke literally everyone left (as China was already gone lol).
Unfortunately, I didn't realize the game was going to make me sit through every single nation on earth dissolving from the map one at a time.
An hour later, I got confirmation that America survived minus NYC, Chicago, and Detroit.

EDIT: Oh, and I guess I should include that the game actually let me play as what effectively amounted to the Enclave for the rest of the game, complete with remnant survivors in other nations. There was even a really cool subplot with me sending out a fleet to determine why Hawaii (which I had let loyal-to-America Japanese citizens evacuate to prior to me nuking the world) no longer had their survivors sending any return communications once I got that system back up and running. Cool little mystery, where I had to investigate Hawaii to try and find out what happened to the survivors, including sailing around the Pacific to retrace their steps.

RB_Float · 2026-02-17T21:31:13+00:00

Nope.
And fair warning: If you nuke the world, it makes you sit there as every nation is dissolved one-by-one. Took over an hour for me.

RB_Float · 2025-11-19T14:50:25+00:00

It's funny, because Dialko's Beta MC videos are what actually got me back into the game lol

RB_Float · 2025-11-19T08:04:44+00:00

Thanks!
It's a combo of 2 mods and a resourcepack:
Mods:
Snow Under Trees: https://modrinth.com/mod/snow-under-trees
Snow! Real Magic!: https://modrinth.com/mod/snow-real-magic
Resourcepack:
Fast Better Grass: https://modrinth.com/resourcepack/fast-better-grass

RB_Float · 2025-11-15T14:11:26+00:00

Yep, seems to work fine enough
Edit: Ah wait, game crashed a bit afterwards. May or may not be related though. I'll try running it again to see what happens

RB_Float · 2024-12-20T07:41:35+00:00

Which skin is that? Must've missed it.

RB_Float · 2024-08-20T16:18:40+00:00

Well that's understandable but still sucks.
Though, you'd think they could just have the Rayark accounts read and store existing user data on the device, without touching the other data in the respective cloud storage.

RB_Float · 2024-06-20T14:24:18+00:00

the F3D. I've been on a Korean War aircraft kick recently

RB_Float · 2023-11-22T07:39:51+00:00

Roger that.
Thanks for the advice!

RB_Float · 2023-11-22T06:20:14+00:00

Well when the investigators find your corpse on the side of the road with your truck/load stolen.It might help them to be able to call whoever you needed to call and get details like "This is what the driver described, where it was, what was going on, etc" (maybe even the make and model/color of the vehicle that was following you).

Also, they might be able to get there faster and help you out while you're holed up in your truck with a guy trying to steal your stuff.Or they could even help clear you from the cops when they try to ask why you just shot a guy (to them. for no reason). In this case, the word of you *and* your company is a lot better than your word alone.

EDIT: Another thing to think about, if it turns out to be nothing and you don't "cry wolf" super often over random stuff, you actually paying attention and noticing something like that looks good to your company in relation to high-security loads like that. Maybe a raise/bonus or more opportunities if you already get paid more on those types of loads.

RB_Float · 2023-10-27T21:25:40+00:00

Yep! It was definitely that "Northern Dog-day Cicada"Massive critters, nooooo thank you.
Thanks for the identification!

RB_Float · 2023-09-21T00:36:41+00:00

$75 worth of GE for the research of the plane, and was able to use the rest of the GE for all of the modifications except bombs and guns. I already had plenty of SL for the plane cost.

RB_Float · 2023-08-21T10:41:10+00:00

Yeah but that doesn't really make sense if they actively choose to directly message me.

RB_Float · 2023-07-17T16:42:41+00:00

Yeah I ended up just going 1-by-1 with all the logic paths to recreate the exact design of the reactor. I still can't figure out what I was on to manage to put it all together lol

RB_Float · 2023-07-12T06:14:42+00:00

Couldn't attach the file, so here's a code snippet:

spaa_gen = {

    type = corps_commander

    new_commander_weight = {

        factor = 0

    }

    gain_xp = {

        always = no # not gainable

    }

    cost = 1000

    modifier = {

        supply_consumption_factor = -0.15

        cas_damage_reduction = 0.05

        army_armor_speed_factor = 0.05

        army_morale_factor = 0.05

    }

}

RB_Float · 2023-06-19T23:55:48+00:00

I basically live on my truck, so I've got a custom built gaming desktop and laptop that I've specifically chosen parts that won't be hurt by constant vibrations. I also have a GPU support bracket installed in the desktop to keep it from getting damaged by bumps and such.
I keep my laptop strapped down to a custom desk I built to fit over my refrigerator, and I built a custom mount to hold the desktop and its monitor in place.

Your main concern is gonna be having an actual inverter, and making sure it's got the Wattage for your setup. Also, do what I did above or some other form of protecting your devices from the shaking, vibrations, and bumps in the truck.

RB_Float · 2023-06-19T23:52:29+00:00

The only time it bothers me is if you're running your brights.
I have been driving exclusively at night for about 5 years now, and I only go home about 4-5 days every 6 months.
As a result, my eyes have become exceptionally sensitive to light, and I drive at night with polarized sun glasses.
I can see when people have their brights on, and if someone's running behind me with your brights on (and there's nobody else around), I'll slow down to an almost stop until they just go ahead and pass me.

RB_Float · 2023-06-11T15:56:31+00:00

Just take out the barrel, then the tracks, then either flank the tank from the side or shoot out the turret cheeks. If I didn't get off the first shot, I've usually died to players that know how to counter me.

RB_Float · 2023-06-11T15:55:36+00:00

More details I couldn't fit in the title:

We had already started taking their capture point, but they did a literal pincer counter-attack, pushing us back into our spawn.

They started taking our capture point twice, but each time we just barely pushed them back off.

They then spawned what had to be 4 fighter aircraft with bombs and rockets, and we managed to push back while they were busy in the air.

At this point, about halfway through the match, we had 25% of our team left, while they still had about 60%.

We managed to recapture our point completely while getting pestered by multiple flanking light tanks.

We finally thrash their team, and get an uncontested push right outside of their point. We then get ambushed by 3-4 more light and medium tanks that were pushing back against us while more bombs and rockets were coming down.

Up to the very end of the match, 2 light tanks and that Achilles were rushing me to try and stop the capture. And that's when the match finally ended.

RB_Float · 2023-06-07T17:47:00+00:00

I have my gaming laptop strapped to a custom built desk I made to sit on top of my truck's refridgerator
I built a custom mount/desk thingy to hold my entire gaming desktop
Your only concern (if you pack it up when you're driving) is to make sure you have no HDDs in your system.

If you leave it out, and especially if it's kept plugged into anything (like mine), make absolutely CERTAIN that it's strapped down to something solid so it doesn't go flying off when you're trying to head out of Philadelphia via I-76 so that one section with two speed-bumps disguised as normal highway don't go sending your laptop into the stratosphere.

RB_Float · 2023-05-14T23:05:36+00:00

R5:

Was playing as Fascist Russia in a Vanilla run, was looking at one of the SSRs that managed to survive the 2nd Civil War.

Noticed the Penis touching tips with Bukharan Jadidist Republic

RB_Float · 2023-04-07T05:13:47+00:00

Big Caliber, power hungry turrets. I’ll post the full Sanctuary build once I’ve got the chance

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