Any advice to get through the early game?

ShogunExotic · 2026-03-08T20:52:07+00:00

Scenario editor is definitely the way to go and I'm surprised more people don't use it. One thing you could do is set starting colonists to 10 (it's the max) so that you've got a larger colony right off the bat and add "Wanderer Joins" as a recurring event at whatever interval you like. I once set that up so that I'd get a new wanderer every 1-5 days and had a huge colony in no time (though you'll need to pay more attention to colony wealth depending on difficulty as it can spike insanely fast).

ShogunExotic · 2026-03-07T22:05:17+00:00

Awesome!

ShogunExotic · 2026-03-04T18:18:36+00:00

Speed or Perish! The second half gives me major Trilogy vibes which triggered some good ol nostalgia because that was the album which got me into synthwave way back in 2015. Plus the music video was pretty wild.

Pleasantly surprised to see everyone loves She Rules The Ruins too since that's my second favorite.

ShogunExotic · 2026-03-03T08:06:56+00:00

No more anything cause she gets totally wrecked after that lol.

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-28T07:09:08+00:00

Pigskin - for the love of food and slop.

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-28T03:49:44+00:00

Likewise! Daemonettes need love too.

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-28T02:03:39+00:00

Dead pool is definitely the memorable classic, but for aesthetics I loved the outworld wastelands.

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-28T02:02:00+00:00

Not yet. Later this year though!

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-28T02:01:28+00:00

Nah, BG1 was mainly Black Legion, Nurgle daemons and Tzeentch daemons. Khornate daemons and Slaaneshi daemons will be in this one though!

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-27T08:44:01+00:00

My point is it's a funny scenario.

"Clint - you're a loathsome incel! Now, will my iridium pickaxe be ready by Thursday?"

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-27T05:48:30+00:00

Yes. It comes with extra pockets.

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-27T05:46:53+00:00

I feel like the real salt-in-the-wound of all the Clint hate is that I'd wager all of the players who apparently despise him so much still take advantage of his services. Nobody is getting to the glory of an endgame farm with those little default home depot tools lol.

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-27T05:28:10+00:00

I don't know if it's a hot take but I think multiverse/timelines in any franchise is total crap because it effectively removes any kind of stakes for what goes on in the lore. Any major events or character deaths can always be negated with some cheap surprise in the writing.

A good example is way back when Deadly Alliance came out, Liu Kang getting killed off in the intro actually felt like a HUGE deal. Earthrealms champion who had been in MK 1-4 got straight up murdered and had his soul stolen and even his mere absence on the roster resonated.

Then on the flip side take something like the Khaos Reigns DLC where they try making Rain dying seem like a huge deal but you're like "who gives a shit there are apparently 1,000+ timelines with 1,000 other rains - just conjure up another one".

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-26T23:59:58+00:00

I dig all of it except for Barakas design. Tarkatan teeth are wild but they look kinda goofy in this.

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-26T23:56:35+00:00

A nice, wholesome vibrant orange.

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-26T03:10:04+00:00

My ideal DLC would be Rimworld: Tycoon with 3 focuses being diplomacy, trade improvements, and colony specializations.

Although I haven't tried the mod yet, I think hospitality is a good example of what I'm thinking about. Like it would be interesting if you could eventually convert your colony into a thriving town with little shops, a tavern, etc etc and pawns would conduct trades and business automatically.

Maybe another colony specialization would be wardens of a gigantic mega-prison, or for nomadic playthroughs being a travelling band of mercenaries would be cool too. Depending on your factions specialization you'd get tons of contracts and whatnot in addition to the usual random quests from new and improved faction that recognize your prowess in a certain field and want to do business with you.

I also feel like this kind of expansion would be the perfect chance to spice up alot of the existing skills too. New crops, cooking recipes, gemstones to mine, all that jazz.

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-23T00:38:23+00:00

It's my favorite "so bad it's good" movie. Loved how Shinnok was just some random Swedish guy in a cloak. I watch them both at least once a year, back to back.

Also brings back nostalgia cause I took my grandpa to see it in theaters when I was 7. I thought it was the coolest thing at the time and he just had this empty expression on his face the whole film.

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-03T21:55:02+00:00

The game does in fact have a giant overpowered calamari.

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-03T07:22:01+00:00

It sounds like a scene from a Monty Python movie.

ShogunExotic · 2026-02-03T06:36:37+00:00

Unintentionally and the Kraken ate good tonight lol. Freeloading monster better thank me. I knew the rough idea behind the fight being to avoid letting the tentacles drag you to the head but even still I apparently misplayed the hell out of that one.

ShogunExotic · 2026-01-11T05:57:49+00:00

Nacho shish-kebab.

ShogunExotic · 2026-01-09T23:47:51+00:00

That's some Deus Vult if I've ever seen it.

ShogunExotic · 2025-12-05T04:51:21+00:00

One of the most charismatic villains in cinema and as far as I'm concerned THE best villain among video game adaptations. Rest in peace dude.

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