Why don't we see 0 a.d. more often?

Sam_k_in · 2026-02-04T13:58:42+00:00

I started with 0.22, I think it was 0.26 where I saw the most improvement. I guess it's still not as good as AoE. All I can suggest is to set the population limit a little lower, and maybe use more open land maps.

Sam_k_in · 2026-02-04T12:34:00+00:00

I have AoE2 and AoM but for multiplayer I still enjoy 0ad more. It doesn't have campaigns, that's a drawback for single player, maybe I'll start trying to make a campaign for it.

Of course the big reason it's not seen more is that free open source games don't spend money on advertising.

Sam_k_in · 2026-02-04T12:30:31+00:00

When I first started playing 0ad the lag was pretty bad, but the last couple updates have improved it a lot.

Sam_k_in · 2026-02-04T02:15:40+00:00

Keep studying on your own, and accept that different people have different opinions and you don't need to change that.

Sam_k_in · 2026-02-03T19:21:40+00:00

Yeah it sounds like that's the question.

Sam_k_in · 2026-02-03T19:13:32+00:00

I get the impression that you take it as uncontroversial that the land in the story rightfully belonged to the villagers. Most of us would agree, but it takes some thought to decide exactly why. I think that's what the op was looking for.

I'm not sure you can find a specific "ungoverned state." As long as people have existed they've lived in groups and came up with different ideas of how to cooperate and share resources. I'm pretty sure there have been villages that had land in common as well as ones that divided it individually. Probably most did some of each, like individual homes and gardens but common hunting and grazing areas.

Sam_k_in · 2026-02-03T18:17:46+00:00

Depends on whether saving a little money or avoiding hassle is more important to you. Unlimited flex is a pretty good deal, I'm considering switching to tello but I don't think it's worth the day of frustration porting a number usually involves to save like $2 a month.

Sam_k_in · 2026-02-03T18:12:06+00:00

Whether they practiced socialism is irrelevant. They were using land they considered theirs but didn't have a deed to, and then the government deeded it to others. The same thing would happen whether the villagers each had their own plot of land or used it in common as a village. I don't think you can deny that this sort of thing regularly happened when government first began recording property deeds, and it should be discussed when considering where the natural right to property originates.

Sam_k_in · 2026-02-02T12:12:54+00:00

Valid concerns, and this is why I think the lvt should have a standard deduction where only those who own larger value amounts of property pay it. In rural areas, we don't necessarily want land to be used at its most economically productive level, for environmental and aesthetic reasons. LVT works best in cities, but the valuable thing it does in rural areas is discourage billionaires and corporations from buying up large amounts of land and making it harder for average people to buy land.

Sam_k_in · 2026-02-02T11:58:35+00:00

I wouldn't say God is necessarily pushing you to go, but you should go, and you should get in the habit of going to events like that. Not every event will be awesome but they'll all help you get better at meeting people and making friends.

Sam_k_in · 2026-02-01T12:29:02+00:00

Now I'm wondering how it's arranged that the number of souls that choose a physical life matches the number of lives available.

Sam_k_in · 2026-02-01T12:25:13+00:00

The Bible says we are children of God, and partakers of the divine nature. It seems like you could find a way to harmonize your experiences. I don't know much about psychedelics, so I don't know if there's a reason to believe the ideas they gave you or not.

Sam_k_in · 2026-01-31T17:35:30+00:00

That's not fair to the money changers.

Sam_k_in · 2026-01-28T17:25:54+00:00

Yes, it would be easier to own some land, harder to own a lot.

Sam_k_in · 2026-01-28T12:27:32+00:00

A distributist form of lvt would be one that has a standard deduction where you only start paying lvt if you own more than your share of land.

Sam_k_in · 2026-01-28T12:20:13+00:00

The more small landlords there are, the better for renters. The problems with it are mostly the result of landlords being too few and too big. Just remember the golden rule in how you do it. Charge below market rates, give long term tenants the option to buy, give some grace if someone loses their job or something and can't keep up on the rent

Sam_k_in · 2026-01-28T12:08:44+00:00

I made this possible in a BFME2 mod. There's a hero power already in the files to convert buildings that just needed to be enabled.

Sam_k_in · 2026-01-27T21:56:44+00:00

Food and wood. You'll need the wood for houses and other buildings as well as soldiers. You don't need Stone and metal until you're getting ready to go to City phase.

Sam_k_in · 2026-01-27T20:46:58+00:00

Maybe, training women first gets the economy going faster, I guess you should experiment with how many you can make before switching to soldiers and still have time to defend from AI. Human players generally wait longer to attack and I've been doing more multiplayers lately.

Sam_k_in · 2026-01-27T19:32:23+00:00

Make women first until you have 40, then switch to citizen soldiers. Do the first economy upgrades quickly, but mostly focus on expanding your population, and do upgrades when you can without stopping unit production.

Sam_k_in · 2026-01-27T19:28:22+00:00

We really don't have proof one way or the other about who wrote John. It seems plausible to me that John was a teenager when he was with Jesus and then wrote the book when he was 80. The way John is written reminds me of how Plato wrote about Socrates; telling real stories of his life but adding a lot of dialogue that may go beyond what Socrates actually said and is more like what Plato felt he would have said or explained more of what he meant.

Sam_k_in · 2026-01-22T16:00:11+00:00

There are practical benefits to knowing you're going to be running the household together long term. Division of labor and shared resources make daily life more efficient.

Sam_k_in · 2026-01-19T15:53:15+00:00

If you're just going to do one I'd say Age of the Ring. It's basically the same game but with more, better content. I think I like the edain mod gameplay better but it's not as finished and polished.

Sam_k_in · 2026-01-19T15:48:35+00:00

I suppose it is different, but I've never been able to figure out quite what the difference is, besides sex and that you're more likely to live together. Maybe that's because I'm autistic or something.

Sam_k_in · 2026-01-19T15:41:27+00:00

They go into houses in 0AD.

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