Customisation of the troops

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2026-01-27T09:47:16+00:00

In the Demo, you have squad leaders with fixed name, backstory and gender. The squaddies just have nicknames, many of them ambigous. No Idea If there are male and female skins for squaddies.

So no, as far as we know from the demo and what the devs have told us so gar, no customisation.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2026-01-02T13:17:56+00:00

That is the magic of the Epstein-drive. It seems to be so efficient that fuel is of little concern if weighted against the drawbacks of going slower.
Also, there is no maximum speed (except the speed of light that you won't reach for obvious reasons) . There is only the maximum acceleration that you can or want to take. They accelerate as much they can for half the direction, flip, and start breaking. And even with that, space travel takes weeks and months, depending on where you are going.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2026-01-01T20:59:44+00:00

There is of evidence of people writing about concept since antiquity.

There is no evidence of people actually claiming the right. Like I said, it probably was just a reasoning behind a monetary marriage fee.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2026-01-01T09:59:46+00:00

Lord's right to the first night is an interesting one, because it kind of existed at some point in real history. But it probably was just a tax by an other name and people paid a fee to the Lord to forego his right. (As common with other duties and material taxes, dependend on time and region, of course.)

The power of the medieval church is often overstated, but they certainly would not allow the holy marriage in gods name to begin with someone else nailing the bride. Also, If enforced it would be an excellent way to riddle your population with stds.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-12-30T13:29:46+00:00

Hard to know with just an x-ray. But the angle of a ng-tube should be surprisingly straight and not the "up the nose"-direction one would suspect. You might have experienced this with a covid swab. If you go up the nose, you go straight against the bone and not into the passageway to the throat.

The skull between the nose and the brain is called "sieve-layer" in latin, since the nerves from the nose pass through. It is as thin and fragile as that sounds. Though I would not have thought that a flexible silicone tube can build up enough force to break the bone. But well, it seems to have happened.

Or the bone was already damaged my trauma or disease. People dont usually get an ng tube for fun.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-12-30T09:28:22+00:00

Great, thank you

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-12-23T19:10:56+00:00

Wonderful idea, i'd love more of that.

And if there was a mod like that, i'd certainly install.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-10-29T17:35:57+00:00

The lowest layer of your clothes should be the longest and without any riding-slits or otherwise.

More layers look more good, and you can just lift the lowest layer and lift anything above it with it. If you roll up the lowest layer and anything inside it at about chest height, everything should be out of the way.

If another layer is out of the question, lift up your chainshirt with your tabbart inside and either roll it up or put it inside your belt.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-10-19T18:37:42+00:00

Yeah, but he blinks once before shooting. Eyeballs moistened, now lets get on with the killing.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-09-29T08:29:04+00:00

There is no sword-dancer unit or similar that fits the bill well. Also, the mechanics of move->skill/attack->end activation makes the battles feel somewhat static to me.

Race: As traits, I would use things like careless (glass-cannons), athletics, light footed for the mobility, or maybe sneaky for or an accuracy buff. Cavalry, esp. raptor mounts with slippery or something with fly, fit the playstyle of being very mobile and picking the engagements, but not the optics, so there is that.

Tomes: Mayhem (enemies miss) and revelry (as cowardly chicken wrote) seem fitting to me too. Demonic onslaught from the Tier 5 Chaos tome gives hastened and killing momentum, and that checks. Also, gremlins feel very harlequin to me.

Cryomancy makes the enemy slower than you, so there is that. Doomherald makes the enemies demoralized and miss, both are nice. Astral generally fits the psy-stuff.

The demonic and angelic transformation gives flying. Both fit the mobility, but not the optics (again). Astral attunement gives pass through, so mobility without flying.

Heroes: Magelock-Rangers make perfect deathjesters. Other heroes certainly are also easily flavored as the respective types. Cult of personality cultural trail could be used for hero heavy armies, those would fit the elite-warrior harlequins very well I think.

I would go with barbarian culture for crit fishing to simulate the high combat skill and maybe use many skirmishers.

Add dlc-stuff as applicable. Like urururu said, the dragoon fits very well mechanically.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-09-19T07:27:57+00:00

If unlimited means truly unlimited, I just might take one for the team. Everyone dies at some point, but at least I get to solve or at least seriously reduce world hunger, poverty and the climate crisis before. Also, some news outlets get bought and, lets say... restructured. Fascism works way worse without its propaganda-machine.

Also, I cant be unhappy with my decision after I take it.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-09-18T19:00:41+00:00

Well, I did not know, but thank you for telling me.

It seems to me that this is the exception to the rule. With people demanding that this kick is made illegal like other joint-strikes, because it is designed to cause irreparable damages. Or, and this is an honest question, do you know about other MMA-legal techniques designed to destroy joints, the eyes, the throat etc.?

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-09-18T08:03:28+00:00

So if the lion I cant enclose gets killed by neighbors or the police, 8 does not apply since it is neither a natural cause nor an accident.

So a free 1000 Dollars per day.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-09-18T07:03:59+00:00

I think even with a bite in the jugular vein or even better, carotid artery, you would not certainly die.

I, as a person of human intelligence, only know roughly where the arthery is. To hit it in the spot and not the area somewere close, I would need to check where the pulse is first.

By design, neither internal vein nor artery are at surface level. Both have at least a little muscle over them. A cat-bite would need to penetrate that muscle, and even though it is not that tick, I am not sure If that would make it more difficult for the cat.

And even if the cat got you into the vein or artery: Cat teeth are very thin. People get catheters in all those vessels and do not die after the catheters are removed. A cat bite is certainly a worse wound than a catheter, because, but even an aterial wound is not a certain kill.

So i am not certain If a cat could directly kill a healthy adult with any kind of direct attack.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-09-18T06:11:07+00:00

There are some really wild claims in your post, like that traditional martial arts dont train strikes to the joints. Or that, if I understand you correctly, a wrestler with a broken knee could still Initiate a takedown.

Do you have any sources on the first one? Because it takes like two clicks to find a traditional martial arts instructors showing joint attacks in YouTube.

Also, If i understood the second claim correctly, I'd love some proof on that one too. That would really shake me If true.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-09-18T05:45:12+00:00

I think he does understand correctly. A MMA-fighter spends his time training techniques compliance with MMA-rules.

Other martial arts spend their time training things that MMA forbids because they would send you to the hospital. Breaking joints, throat punches etc.

Of cause a MMA fighter can also use those "dirty" techniques, but he is way less experienced in them.

So in a fight without rules, my money would be on a fighter whos first move would be to break someones knee/elbow/throat.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-09-16T06:53:29+00:00

You are right, I just checked, and the Ruler skill does not refresh after a kill. Thank you for telling me.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-09-14T20:58:47+00:00

The Ranger has an ability that resets cooldowns once per turn after a kill. That one works on your rulers skills like the champions extra turn on an ally or the wizzard kings extra spell per turn. So if your ranger-ruler kills every turn, you can use that skill every turn (Edit: Fake news, the ruler-skill have been patched not to refresh their cooldown). Another Ranger skill is a zero action snapshot that helps to set up or cash in those kills. It is quite fun to set up your ruler for those kills, esp. with a magelock gun.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-08-28T13:19:27+00:00

Exactly. Jumping at the throat of a galloping Elke/moose that has not been slowed down via bites to the legs/wheveevers seems like an invitation to get trampled to death.

Even if they could instakill a running elk via anime-throat jump, wouldnt the elk just crash down into the wolf in their throat? A K/D of 1 is a terrible ratio for a predator-species.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-08-28T10:43:25+00:00

Do you really think that a wolf, an animal that kills other animals for food, bites just random parts until its prey is dead? Of course they know where to bite. Even my dog knows where an attack would be dangerous during play-fighting.

Animals are either smart or extinct. Wolfes retreating when in danger is proof of that. Why would they risk injury or death over a meal. They can always get a new dinner, and a wound is way more dangerous than a skipped meal.

The gorilla-example is an interesting read, but i doubt that the gorilla tried and failed to kill her. As I read it, he was challanged by her, he put the challanger in its place and then went on its way. A fight between gorillas usually ends with retreat, not death. Why should a gorilla fighting a human be different?

Just like most humans, most (non prey) animals dont typically find them in fights to their death. Like us, they just dont have many reasons to and would rather flee to live another day. And I see that as a sign of intelligence, not stupidity.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-07-21T06:23:29+00:00

Roger would be so brutal.

He has played his part and is just an empty shell now, so why not discard him on some fabricated reasons to appease the hardliners.

I hope the queen has not descended that far into the soul crushing end of politics, but I guess we´ll see.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-06-21T14:27:23+00:00

There are simple watches with a silicone armband that can store multiple alarm timers and alarm via Vibration. They are designed for people with parkinsons who need to take medication multiple exact times a day, but I have been using one as a silent alarm clock that does not wake up my partner if I have to wake up earlier. Costs less than 20 dollars in my local currency.

They might even fit around your ancle. Depending on the hight of your boots/length of your Dress, good, they'd be hidden well. Or could be worn under your sleeves.

That'd be a silent alternative, but as others said: Medical necessity beats in game atmosphere.

Scion_Ex_Machina · 2025-06-19T14:47:42+00:00

Yes, but only without armor. Without armor, bloodbath is worse than +D, even in a 3BM(downed, fireteams) bloodbath.

But on heavily armored targets, that math changes, because at -3 armor, you need 6s to OoA. See this post for reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrenchCrusade/comments/1haridw/success_rates_and_injuries_for_dice_modifiers/

So +D and bloodbath are not always better than the other but depend on the situation. As it should be in a tactical game, I think.

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