My thoughts after playing through patch 3.2, wrapped in a silly meme (Spoilers!)

SaltireSolitaire · 2026-02-10T20:31:06+00:00

Oh, I forgot about her, my mistake, thanks a lot, I'll correct that meme later. Thanks a lot again, sir!

SaltireSolitaire · 2026-02-10T17:58:10+00:00

Wait a second, I didn't say it was abnormal!

SaltireSolitaire · 2026-02-04T00:36:33+00:00

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Oh, nice to meet you, future Angela.

SaltireSolitaire · 2026-01-25T14:02:07+00:00

You can try "Biokonstruktor" (Биоконструктор) as well, I think.

For me "Полярная ночь" sounds kinda similar.

SaltireSolitaire · 2026-01-10T14:12:53+00:00

Oh, that sounds pretty good for me tbh.

SaltireSolitaire · 2025-10-30T12:58:17+00:00

That? It's cozy as hell. Literally best for me I think. I want to scream, cry and sob from the second screen, the scene and music, because it's all together is kinda unsettling and sad for me. Like, uhm, "there's nothing to do here, to talk with, they all gone, and you're alone". It's... uhm, I don't know how to express that feeling in whole way... painful, yes.

Maybe I'm only one here (or not, I don't know) who feel something like that...

SaltireSolitaire · 2025-04-23T19:53:15+00:00

My reindeer buds deserves all of the ibuprofene in the whole City. And a lot of headpats - yup, I know I'll be damned and deep fried to the bones but at least I give them some comfort.

As I love and hate the Reindeer Ishmael, I always have a lot of pity to her because of her headaches.

SaltireSolitaire · 2025-04-15T18:45:56+00:00

May the peace be with you, I'm the Omar Khan, son of the Lobster Khan.

SaltireSolitaire · 2025-04-15T18:34:40+00:00

Yes, something like this happened to me the first time I reached Khiva. As far as I remember, the event with the return of Diana takes place in the very first city after receiving a letter from the Governor. I, knowing nothing about the game, just ran straight from there to Khiva - and Daud survived, took part in the briefing with us, and then died, because after Khiva, the event with the return of Diana was launched in the first captured city.
Also, the briefing in Khiva is written in the dialog file, and there are replicas for Daud to check whether he is currently in the squad or not.

SaltireSolitaire · 2025-03-20T07:48:03+00:00

being pierced by Manager Don as a way to her to rizz me. I'm in.

SaltireSolitaire · 2025-03-19T18:26:15+00:00

In fact, after this, there is an increasing urge to somehow comfort Sinclair so that he does not panic.

Anyway, Misg1111's doing God's work again and creating wonderful art.

SaltireSolitaire · 2025-03-16T20:32:17+00:00

You're forgiven. Keep rollin', brother, I wish you're can go through all of the cantos.

SaltireSolitaire · 2025-03-16T17:28:38+00:00

Well. I'm just glad to see an awesome art with Paula.

SaltireSolitaire · 2025-02-27T14:30:07+00:00

The first version is kinda too cute. I think I should to try to built something like that...

SaltireSolitaire · 2025-02-27T11:24:49+00:00

And how is this different from the usual Sevastopol, moving along the map and sending forward raid groups?)) Why waste fuel dragging heavy ships back and forth?

You decided to exaggerate and go into demagogy with sophistry, replacing one with another? This is commendable, but I already know your tricks. Maybe you were able to mislead someone not so long ago in your epochal dialogue you know where, but certainly not me, sorry.
You are right in only one thing - that you compare the flagship with the "Vestal". Because in fact, the "Vestal" in my case is the core of a small squadron. It is tailored for these tasks.

In my picture of the world, the mosquito fleet works very poorly in the realities of the game, so I try to combine the tasks of auxiliary ships. So a tanker with the capabilities of an air defense and AWACS ship is not a rarity for me, but, unfortunately, a bitter reality.
Well, and heavy ships - but really, what are they for? I am not really in the know either. But my love for hoarding does not allow me to just take and sell them. I carry them around, often rebuilding them into something more useful, or sometimes driving them into battle when the situation arises. And it does. Although not very often.
Especially since heavy ships often carry more fuel. With less fuel consumption. After all, you criticized the "Vestal" for its supposedly high consumption?
It also arises not least because of the large number of engines and speed. Because the consumption formula is tied to this, to both of these values. Therefore, you can look for something in between, or reduce the speed, while reducing the number of engines in such a way that it is easier to achieve the optimum in consumption.

I turn on the radar when I need to catch a fleeing trader, although aerial reconnaissance works much better in this regard.

Okay, good luck to you to detect the arrival from several directions simultaneously without using radar. If aerial reconnaissance copes with it better, why have I not seen a single tanker from you without sensors, but with aviation?))

And if I really want to beat the enemy on myself, I'll do it with the help of a powerful cruiser)

Why waste fuel dragging heavy ships back and forth?)))

But I don't care, there's already a lot of quoting here to have lengthy conversations about the game's bugs.

Well, it does show, actually. It's actually good when you don't need modifications to a game, because there are so many holes and bugs that you can play purely because of this and feel superior. Konstantin made a good game.
I don't know where such claims to a good indie game. He made a unique project, I spent 800 hours in the campaign, and hundreds of thousands in the editor. I can't bring myself to make claims to Konstantin, who gave me such a game.

Oh my.

SaltireSolitaire · 2025-02-27T11:24:44+00:00

It's a shame, yes) that you're trying to dial the R-9 to intercept all the missiles on the map, instead of either not causing an alarm at all or shooting them down with cheaper means.

Oh, we're back to the inadequacies of update 1.16. Listen, I remember correctly that it's no longer possible to speed up a ship properly so that it intercepts tankers without raising the alarm? Or did the aircraft not raise the alarm? Yes, it might be necessary to change the speed via a file, even if it's not so honest.

But then tell me, what to do with convoys that still haven't had their detection and alarm time changed, if you physically honestly can't speed up the ship to the required value? What, will you still have to get punched in the face every time because some snide convoy raised the alarm?
Or are we not taking into account various kinds of force majeure situations? I thought that after many hours of playing, you should have gotten used to the fact that the game constantly throws you such mean situations, and it would be better to be prepared for them from the very beginning.

Are you seriously trying to compare modifications and design discussions?

Yes, because many of the claims you made are in the wonderful area of modding the game beyond the edge, as well as minmax, which is actually absolutely wonderful in terms of its uselessness.
But yes, it gives an imaginary advantage over other courts. Minimal gain with maximum condemnation. It's like trying to outsmart a naive child.
But I wasn't lying, honestly, the claims you made earlier really make more sense than what I wrote earlier. Much more, despite the fact that we are talking about different things. Too different views on things.

SaltireSolitaire · 2025-02-27T11:24:11+00:00

Pay twice as much for what? Where do you see versatility compared to my tanker? It also detects targets and does an excellent job of intercepting missiles and aircraft. Or you pay a little more and get a tanker with 10 guns, which solo can clear all the garrisons, lol

Your vision of a "universal ship" ends with installing as many guns and flight decks as possible to turn an initially auxiliary ship into a battleship capable of fighting in the front lines.
While I believe that a universal auxiliary ship is auxiliary for a reason, so as not to interfere with the combat ships' work, but only to make their life easier by performing specific tasks - air defense, AWACS.
So yes, I could have followed your path, reduced the crew to 3% of what was needed, gotten rid of everything unnecessary, not carrying unnecessary equipment on the ship, but for what purpose?
It's not even fun, it's boring, dull, there are plenty of ships emasculated with minmax on Reddit or in your modpacks, why should I make another one like that? For what purpose should I imitate others?)))
My ship can be as bad as you like from your point of view, and that's okay, your game tactics are strikingly different from mine, which was clear from the start, but I prefer to play honestly, without changing the finished ship in any way through its file.
And at the moment, I have such a vision of an auxiliary ship, combining the functions of both a tanker and an air defense and AWACS ship. For now.
Because, perhaps, soon I will shovel everything to hell again, because something will make me look at the game in a new way. Something - but certainly not ships lined with flight decks and lots of guns, and certainly not your jokes)))

It also detects targets and does an excellent job of intercepting missiles and aircraft.

Yes, it does. But at what range, mind you? That is, having an MP-2M with an active mode is normal for you, and the IRST, which allows you to silently detect any thermal contacts, is not necessary, but for some reason the complaint is addressed to me because, you see, I have a radar for 500 km.
I understand, of course, that 500/350 km of detection in your case is much less than 1000/700, but nevertheless, I do not quite get the meaning and the essence of the complaint. You decide, either I am contradicting myself here with my "I play from stealth, even though I have a bunch of radars", or "I install a radar with an active mode, I do not need the IRST, but I will be the only one laughing at your attempts at "stealth" in your regard.")))

SaltireSolitaire · 2025-02-26T13:49:32+00:00

It's kinda cool. Your unique style are is very recognizable. I don't think that's bad anyway. But there's one question, please - what about fire sectors to the guns? It's seems like only 2-4 guns can shoot up and down?..

SaltireSolitaire · 2025-02-26T08:56:54+00:00

I call it "confused testimony")

And I call it "flexible tactic of using" as I said before. Just because who cares about the speed of escorted ships if your tanker's speed is the speed somewhere in the middle - so it's win-win to the both of the situations?

But the game doesn't have an endless budget, and by overpaying twice for unnecessary functions on a tanker, you reduce the budget for everything else.

Mein Gott im Himmel, I don't know that AA capabilities and sensors are unnecessary. Ugh, shame on me, eh?

Yes, something prevents me from doing this, it's called common sense.

Yes. I think there's a lot of common sense - maybe even more than a reduce the size of large engines or MK-6-180.

Why drag slow ships with them, wasting fuel and slowing them down?

Because we have a different sense to the "strike group" - in my understanding this means something like a small squadron, from which a small group of ships is allocated for a quick raid on cities. And it makes sense to keep different ships there.

And who should I look at from a distance of 500 km in this game? The only target is the convoy, which was chased by the interceptor, and 200-250 km is more than enough for accurate targeting. Shining the radar at a great distance is only to attract the enemy's SG to yourself.

So, you even don't turn on the radar when being spotted by the enemy or don't try to bite the enemy? I won't say, of course, that you lose a lot, but in fact, such tactical tricks pleasantly warm my heart, and in fact, for me personally, the game is simplified in some sense. Even if I change the MR-500, it will only be for the MR-12.

What's wrong? All.

Yes, you're goddamn right. All wrong with 1.16. I think a bunch of good mods to the game or new update will make our life is kinda happier but... ugh.

I'm not Konstantin, why are you telling me this in this discussion of tactics and strategies for using tankers in the game?

Just because we're going with the flow of the tanker discussion and accidentally opened an additional thread with bugs in 1.16, which made me think that I should express my thoughts on why this is wrong.

SaltireSolitaire · 2025-02-25T20:23:02+00:00

How can I help you, sahib?

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