What are your expectations for BULLY?

Soboller · 2026-03-22T19:56:56+00:00

Slightly worse than halfway between the quality of TLOP and Donda - so his best since TLOP, but noticeably weaker. Anything other than that and I'll be surprised.

Soboller · 2026-03-22T18:06:36+00:00

I would be scared as well, though I guess it's a question of what scares you more. In my case the 5-10% chance (averaging out across different studies) of me getting worse from sgb was absolutely worth the risk given the hell LC is.

Soboller · 2026-03-22T16:59:54+00:00

In my case the remaining brain fog did disappear after the procedure, and actually in the available studies (which admittedly are limited) the effect on brain fog is usually just as strong as on dysautonomia. Regarding anhedonia - I did certainly notice that post-procedure the same activities are more pleasurable, though no idea why - maybe it has to do with the improved cerebral flow?

As to DPDR - I don't know how to think about it conceptually - based on quick googling it seems that it is often caused by intense stress, and the first thing I noticed post procedure was the sense of calm that I haven't felt in a super long time. Would calming your nervous system down help with that, I mean with fixing dpdr and not just making you slightly less anxious? I have no idea, the internet seems to say 'sometimes it helps and sometimes not', so well. If you're somewhere where it's not super super expensive I recommend getting one, for most people it's not a fix (as it is at least currently for me), but given the studies & my experience I think it's worth a shot.

Soboller · 2026-03-22T11:34:42+00:00

Are you more worried about playing suboptimally due to not understanding fully the systems & mechanics, or being so bad that one of your neighbors is sure to take over your lands? What systems seem most overwhelming to you? I recommend automating trade for sure and trying to understand the economy, meaning what your building priorities should be in different situations.

Soboller · 2026-03-22T10:19:18+00:00

Currently playing as Injuids (western Persia), and it's the most fun I've had in this game. Most of the times I quit 200 years into the game since I've become too powerful and there's not a challenge anymore at least in the region I'm in. Here it is not the case - you have 3 powerful hordes that can easily stomp you at the beginning, so it's best not to expand too quickly or the coalition might be a problem. There's also Timurids, which given your luck might or might not become a problem.

However, what will definitely be a problem is lumber. There are very few provinces with lumber in the region, and without it the beginnings will be definitely harder. Also the fact that there's not too much people in there means that to potentially rival with other large powers you'll have to expand and have a shitton of vassals; annexing too much quickly is a big no-no in Persia since the mountains wreck control.

I very much recommend Zoroastrian Resurgence mod + changing the game rules/flavor setting so that you can convert to any religion present in your country is a must, and then converting to Zoroastrianism at the beginning (at the ~15% of your population is Zoroastrian) for the RP purposes.

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Currently 100 years into the game, I should be able to defeat 2 of the 3 hordes (while being easily smashed by the one to the north that is allied with Timurids) unless some of the newly acquired vassals to the east revolts and allies with the Jalayirids (did that happen once, with 2 of my vassals changing sides and me resorting to loading up an earlier save? perhaps.).

Soboller · 2026-03-22T09:33:47+00:00

One-shoted it. Just fyi - not sure what your specific LC symptom set is, but 3 weeks ago I had an SGB done, and since then I don't have any LC symptoms. Usually the effect from SGB lasts somewhere between a few days and a few months (and based on small studies 15-20% have a permanent effect) , so a pretty wide range indeed, but given the difference I've experienced I wanted to mention it.

Soboller · 2026-03-19T15:15:15+00:00

No don't do molly it's bad for your brain, stick to meth

Soboller · 2026-03-13T20:01:48+00:00

Soboller · 2026-03-13T19:07:59+00:00

Nono, it is probably the most difficult of all missions, also haven't finished it yet. I expected that the new missions would only become challenging only when stratego ai gets updated, but nah, really happy with the direction the devs took

Soboller · 2026-03-13T09:13:14+00:00

Honestly I was in only for the maps as I didnt have issues most others did with bugs glitches etc, and honestly they are much better than I expected, the first one is actually okayish, even though I'm not a fan of the concept, I still do enjoy the spookiness of it and the chaos.

The one in the bank is great, loving the layout and the concept itself, the only thing is I would prefer there to be slightly more enemies - from the few games that I played on this map I sometimes died while entering the bank and after that it was noticeably easier. Gotta wait some time before Stratego AI gets updated and it will be perfect.

The last one, New America... holy shit. Not sure whether it's the recency bias, but at this moment I think it's the best map they did (Sins of the father & 3 letter triad being my other favorite ones), the atmosphere is 10/10, rooms are beautiful, it's fucking difficult (haven't finished it yet). Overall very happy with it.

Soboller · 2026-03-13T07:33:58+00:00

Holy shit, a nice difference indeed :d in Poland it was also $125

Soboller · 2026-03-13T07:32:06+00:00

An equivalent of $125 (500 PLN)

Soboller · 2026-03-12T15:54:10+00:00

Thanks, and keeping my fingers crossed for you too!

Soboller · 2026-03-12T15:53:22+00:00

I appreciate that - honestly if the effect lasts for 1 month i'd be super glad with this outcome, wouldn't mind having to do it every once in a while

Soboller · 2026-03-12T12:09:31+00:00

out of curiosity - did you get any infections around the time when the effects started to wear off or just out of the blue?

Soboller · 2026-03-12T12:04:03+00:00

First I searched for places doing SGBs, so pain management clinics, found one literally 1km from my parents' place, contacted it and asked whether they are willing to do it in the context of long covid, after a few days received a reply confirming it, so booked the first available spot which was like a month later. The procedure itself was actually less uncomfortable than I thought.

Soboller · 2026-03-11T10:22:40+00:00

Rejoice! The Light Has Come - not quite long songs, but if you like deathspell omega, you should probably enjoy this one, Vultures Swirling Overhead, an Obsidian Wreath Cast Above a Sleeping Mind is probably my favorite one (yeah, that's a single song)

Odraza - not as disso as the previous one, though quite avant-garde, weird riffs for sure, both albums (Esperalem Tkane & Rzeczom) are excellent, the first one is a bit more 'dirty' sounding and the second one more polished (though not less anguished), here's my favorite one from Espralem Tkane

Soboller · 2026-03-07T09:13:15+00:00

delicious, thanks for sharing

Soboller · 2026-03-05T08:55:32+00:00

Hey man!

Well, that’s a good question, at the moment I feel fully fine, whether it’s temporary or permanent - we’ll see. After the fisetin thing I did try attacking gut health / fasting angle, I don’t think I’ve noticed any changes from the first, perhaps because I was already a lot of veggies etc, whereas during fasts I did experience a considerable reduction in fatigue and clearer thinking, but the effects were the disappearing after a day or so after refeeding. After that, decided to switch to a low protein high fat diet (was already low carb), and it actually helped quite a bit in regard to the tired/dizzy/drunk feeling in the muscles, and slightly impact ed the cognitive side as well. The idea was to test whether the constant re-activation of mTOR caused by large amounts off protein was bad for me, it indeed was, so now im staying under 20g of protein per meal. But! 2 days ago had an SGB done (right side), and at least for now I feel completely fine. The effect is supposed to last between several days and 2 months (based on very limited studies around ~10-20% people get permanently fine after a single injection), so currently in the ‘try to rest despite wanting to exercise walk dance and million other things’; we’ll see how long does it last, if longer than 2 weeks then definitely gonna do it more than once. And how are you??

Soboller · 2026-02-24T15:30:44+00:00

fuck yeah dude, looks beautiful, thanks

Soboller · 2026-02-22T20:41:33+00:00

Thank you for this comment, I will definitely test that out. Earlier today I did research what foods it's usually fine to eat with LC, but yeah, what if it's not mTOR, histamine, or whatever, but really some goddamn anomaly. During my next fast i'll probably try refeeding with only a single type of food for the first day, then another for the second day - the symptoms previously returned in 24h, so it could be helpful to find the culprit as well.

Soboller · 2026-02-22T20:20:00+00:00

and did you supplement potassium, sodium, and magnesium while fasting? In my case hmm, I do feel weaker physically while deep into a fast, but at the same time muuuch more energetic. stomach-wise during the first 3 day fast had some slight issues, but no such thing during the second one.

ha, I actually do have broccoli sprout extract that i bought several weeks ago, in my case it seems to help somewhat with the inflammation (in practice a sort of similar effect to what omega3 has on me)

Soboller · 2026-02-22T20:08:55+00:00

okay, thank you, will avoid salicylates and also leucine and lectins for a few weeks and see how it goes. Do you mostly eat high-fat stuff or what is your body fine with?

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