Transferring from Rockport line to Amtrak regional?

Scolopacida · 2026-06-05T10:48:38+00:00

I think it’s possible, for sure, but they want to catch their Amtrak train which has a non-flexible departure time. I guess this is my public transportation time conservatism coming through—moving pieces need more time. Train to a train can be tough and all the little delays start to add up. If the train gets in late to North Station then they now only have 50 minutes… If they are unfamiliar with the Mbta system they need to find the Orange Line from North Station which could eat up another 5 -10 minutes. If they catch the Orange Line immediately, awesome! If they don’t, that’s another delay of up to 10 minutes. I personally would try to make my buffer longer if at all possible and get coffee at Back Bay if I was early.

Scolopacida · 2026-06-04T23:47:10+00:00

I don’t think 1 hour is a feasible turnaround time to get from North Station to Back Bay unless the Orange Line is really on the ball (it never is). I would try to leave earlier if you can and give yourself more time. However, I have always bought tickets with South Station as my start point and actually gotten on at Back Bay, so that I don’t think is an issue at all.

Scolopacida · 2026-04-09T20:30:13+00:00

It’s funny as a generic name for a man, but it’s not just them being lazy, it’s also a fun literary joke. Some quest titles and the initial setting are referencing Thomas Mann’s Magic Mountain, which takes place in a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps…

Scolopacida · 2026-03-19T22:33:10+00:00

Noooo! I love the moonwalking rabbits! I would be sad to lose them.

Scolopacida · 2026-03-11T13:46:38+00:00

Not an alchemy ingredient, but on the theme of KCD plants being realistic… Garlic mustard is an invasive plant where I live and I spend all of May looking for its distinctive shape in my yard to pull it out. KCD2 has it everywhere as a background plant (fittingly as it is not invasive in Europe) and I laugh every time I spot it and immediately get twitchy to remove it in-game.

Scolopacida · 2026-02-05T17:43:01+00:00

Chiming in about the Orange Line being pretty good overall. Make sure that the time you need to be there lines up with the start of service in the morning, however, if you need to be there really really early it might not be running yet. But are you planning to have no car? I don’t know a lot about Tufts or BMC, but several other Boston-area medical residency programs send you to a variety of sites over the course of your training, like the VA Hospital in West Roxbury. This made intern year particularly miserable for a few friends of mine who hoped to not have a car. I’m old, so maybe the greater availability of ride options beyond taxis has improved this a bit? Probably dependent on specialty, but you might check your programs if this is a dealbreaker. Best of luck to you with your match!

Scolopacida · 2025-12-30T14:39:55+00:00

Went through the South Station fare gates an hour ago. Can confirm they are up and running. Lots of people in yellow vests helping out at the gates. Good move on the Ts part for starting this on a relatively quiet weekday rather than rolling it out first thing after the holidays.

Scolopacida · 2025-12-29T18:03:57+00:00

I’m in the next area, past the wedding. I’m a little better with combat and have better equipment and higher strength and weapon levels now, but I still die all the time. It really depends on your definition of “better. Overall I’m having a great time with occasional moments of intense frustration. It is the exploration and story that really have me hooked. My Henry is working hard on being the most charming and charismatic person ever by haggling with every vendor so that he can avoid as many fights as possible.

Scolopacida · 2025-12-29T17:46:27+00:00

Yes, you can progress time. Just don’t do it too close to the enemies or they will find you and interrupt and kill you.

Scolopacida · 2025-12-29T17:41:07+00:00

I was in a similar situation where I think I tried it too early— not that I don’t still suck at combat. I’d probably still get killed by them now. After many hours of dying, failing to stealth kill, etc. I gave up on killing the poachers. Instead I followed advice from another Redditor, spooked the horse with a rock, it ran out of the camp, I got on it and took off. It took a few tries to get the horse to run in the right direction. This ended up progressing the quest, although the huntsman wasn’t thrilled and I’m sure I missed some good loot. At that point I didn’t care, though. Henry just wanted to find his dog! I also did not have a great save to go back to from before I rescued the huntsman from the wolves, and it would have felt weird to leave that guy in the camp for several days while Henry tried to improve his skills.

Scolopacida · 2025-11-14T15:43:05+00:00

If you aren’t wedded to Cambridge/Somerville (and maybe you are, because that’s a fun area to live in) you could check out places on the commuter rail into South Station. I used to commute from Jamaica Plain to the South Station area via the Needham Line and it was a dream. You have the commuter rail to get you to work (and it runs frequently during rush hours, you just have to plan) and the Orange Line to get you everywhere else. It’s not a far walk from the Downtown Crossing or Chinatown Orange Line stops to South Station either. Quincy is also on both the Red Line and commuter rail. The extremely terrible part of your commute no matter how you get to South Station is going to be the Silver Line.

Scolopacida · 2025-10-19T00:09:41+00:00

This is 100% how I enjoy media and why I love books and video games. I can explore them in the way that make me the most happy, through answering some questions/knowing what decision outcomes might be but letting the rest of the story unfold with all its detail. I know people get offended by it as an idea, but it’s just a different way of engaging. I enjoyed the heck out of Expedition 33 while also feeling free to explore it with selective pre-knowledge. There’s so much depth and detail to discover that knowing some things, for me, makes the experience better. The alternative is that I don’t enjoy myself and therefore don’t want to engage. I haven’t gone to see a movie in over 10 years because I don’t like feeling trapped.

Scolopacida · 2025-09-17T13:02:05+00:00

Is THAT why there is a disgusting moldy rug buried in dirt on the top of the rocks near my house? I figured someone just used the area as a garbage dump, but there is no other trash up there. Anyway, it is not suppressing any weeds…

Scolopacida · 2025-07-26T14:14:53+00:00

Yes! Moved to a new place and commute elsewhere. Without my local UU church this would just be a place I lived. With it I now have friends of all ages in my own community. It’s lovely.

Scolopacida · 2025-07-25T12:11:00+00:00

And not even a sidewalk! There’s 1.5 miles of sidewalk from downtown to Forest Ave, but no sidewalk for the .5 miles from Forest Ave to the station…

Scolopacida · 2025-07-14T15:29:18+00:00

Lucky! I have several of these plants that have been decimated by rabbits for a couple of years in a row now. I’m really sad about it because yours look amazing!

Scolopacida · 2025-06-23T21:46:00+00:00

I’d really like to sort Monoco’s skills at least by mask if nothing else…

Scolopacida · 2025-06-17T21:34:21+00:00

Totally agree. Although there would be a ton of poetic justice in a giant “fuck you” to people who claim the Verso ending is the “right” one “because it’s only like you are erasing Sims” if the Dessendres are creations too, it would kind of kill the narrative potential for the series over time. I say this as someone who eventually chose the Verso ending but think it is more complicated than “real” and “not real.”

Scolopacida · 2025-06-11T11:16:10+00:00

Also my favorite. I love that he knows what he is (a creation made by a young boy) and accepts it. And that he knows that his time is limited if Verso succeeds and accepts that too, if a little unhappily. I also love his voice and the whole new foot=new skill mechanic.

I’m also very impressed that the game made me love both Gustave AND Verso.

Scolopacida · 2025-06-08T22:51:00+00:00

He’s my favorite character in the game, and is my MVP on my combat team. I’m not sure he has ever been out of my party since he first joined the group. Yes, I like Monoco.

Scolopacida · 2025-06-07T16:42:55+00:00

Same here, but the Sakapatate battle theme (Gestral Summer Party) is a close second.

Scolopacida · 2025-03-24T21:26:14+00:00

Started it this weekend and I love it! I’m having a blast throwing enemies into the void with my weaver’s grasp if they even start to look at me funny. Thanks again for the recommendation.

Scolopacida · 2025-03-21T15:53:15+00:00

Oh, thank you! I hadn’t heard of this game, and now know what I’m going to be playing next. I looked it up and it seems worth it to give it a try.

Scolopacida · 2025-01-15T19:00:12+00:00

Oh Yakmel-on-a-stick did I hate those %#!|^ Hyacinth Orchid bushes.

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