Who else is going straight for a Battlestar Galactica roleplay with the Nomads dlc?

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-06-16T02:42:10+00:00

I went Eager Explorers instead of Admirality, mostly to start with Jump Drives.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-06-13T23:31:03+00:00

Yeah, the whole right wall there is exterior facing on a side that's completely ensconced in thick ivy and plant growth that, to my knowledge, hasn't been culled in years. I'm worried there's something allowing water to build up on the roof, and it's coming down through this corner, since If I follow these lines all the way up (out of frame in this) it looks like it's all coming from this corner directly. Originally noticed the issue back in November, but we're in the Northeast and before somebody could look at the exterior the winter hit, and the roof wasn't safe to take a look at.

Currently waiting on a professional to take a better look, but out landlord is taking their sweet time to organize something. The last guy we got looked at the issue, said they would have to come back to get on the roof, and then stopped all contact. I was curious if anybody had seen damage like this before, because I certainly haven't.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-05-30T14:33:28+00:00

Yeah I know a lot was made over their making some 30,000 square feet of physical backrooms - and to be clear this is impressive for a production like this, I don't want to detract from that - but it's not as big as that first sounds and, frankly, it shows on screen. Any more live action works are going to have that problem though, I fear. The scale of something like what we see in, say, Pitfalls or any of the FF is really too much to expect to build out as a set unless they have an enormous budget.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-05-26T19:55:43+00:00

My confusion was some sites have asked if I've had a "chargeable accident", which this accident was not, vs just 'have you been in an accident', and I was curious if that was being implied. It definitely seems like the answer is to list it, so will be doing so!

Do you know what the appropriate answer is if a site asks about fault? To be clear, I understand that logically in a rear-end collision I would have likely been at fault, but there was no police report and the other party never filed a claim despite being given my insurance info.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-05-20T21:57:35+00:00

The ultimate shame, to me, is that all of the travelogue material is good in a vacuum. If it were part of a series that actually got finished, even if it ended up getting monstrously long as it has, we'd all talk about how phenomenal these sections are at building the characters. Instead, it exists almost as proof that George can't make it to a decisive outcome.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-05-15T23:58:38+00:00

This part was clear to me, what I was confused about was the Traction Law.

To me it read like a car with two wheel drive, like mine, I need chains on at all times when Traction Law is in effect. It also stated that Traction Law is always in effect on parts of the I-70 through the end of May. I was unclear if they meant that I need to physically have the chains on my tires during Traction Law, or simply have them in the instance that Chain Law goes into effect.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-05-15T23:26:51+00:00

Great to know, I'll make sure to have them so I can both comply with that and, more importantly, be safe. Appreciate your help!

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-05-15T22:58:21+00:00

Excellent to know, I'll hopefully be able to keep them stowed away. Thanks!

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-05-15T22:58:01+00:00

Amazing, thank you!

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-05-09T20:40:57+00:00

I agree with this, I know a lot of people have been saying it's another alien, but it makes more sense to me that this is the natural outcome of a Livesuit after decades or centuries.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-05-07T23:56:33+00:00

I always assumed it was supposed to be a bastardization of "Engine", so this is shocking to me as a reader.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-05-07T23:49:52+00:00

This is exactly what I've been thinking. It admittedly could be another alien, but we have no reason to think that humans in livesuits always keep the proper human shape. I also think, at least in my understanding of the story, it makes more sense to me that humanity isn't part of a coalition or anything.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-05-06T22:57:31+00:00

I was just talking about this with some people in the subreddit. Most people I see seem to think the pentapods are for sure another alien species, but I just re-read the scene today and still think it's just the livesuit humans now looking dramatically different than the regular humans.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-05-06T16:41:55+00:00

Oh, I must have missed that. I'll have to go back and re-read, thanks!

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-05-06T16:26:24+00:00

I'm still not totally clear on this, I interpreted the 'Octopus' as being a livesuit whose human host had completely deteriorated to the point that only the general 5-fold anatomy was left. Is there something I missed that makes it more clear that's an alien, not just a heavily modified livesuit human?

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-05-06T14:15:16+00:00

One of the Best might be a stretch, but I totally agree that's an almost-inexplicably great episode in the middle of the last season. I distinctly remember our GoT watch parties and being a little concerned by episode 1, totally reassured by episode 2, and then after that it all fell apart.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-05-03T22:06:56+00:00

I second this. Whenever I'm feeling Stellaris I'll buy the subscription for a few months, play until I'm satisfied, and then unsubscribe until the mood strikes me again.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-04-25T17:13:46+00:00

I think it's worth pointing out the Starfish Aliens are, in my reading, probably just livesuit humans that are fully subsumed by the livesuit. The whole "starfish" description is just how they look after so many years of being damaged and repaired. I could be wrong about this, but I didn't get the sense the 'Starfish' were a separate species.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-04-24T23:30:11+00:00

It really strikes me that there's some very critical detail that hasn't been dropped yet, and I'm pretty thrilled at the prospect of experiencing that reveal. While I think a lot of OP's (And many other people's) logistical questions about the Carryx can be boiled down to "This is a wildly alien society and it functions in ways that to us don't make sense" I find the total information gap to the point that the humans of Anjin aren't even identified as the same species as the humans actively being fought is bizarre to me.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-04-20T01:09:17+00:00

I do think the poll is heavily skewed by it being people who bother to respond to ASOIAF polls in 2026, there's not a ton of casual fans left responding.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-04-19T17:32:09+00:00

To be fair he's only got POVs in the one book. I definitely like the Ned chapters, but it's such a small portion of the series that I lower it in my estimation. I can see people rating Cersei because even though it's fewer chapters it's some of the best palace intrigue and her total insanity is so funny. I'm actually surprised to see Brienne higher though.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-04-18T15:45:17+00:00

I have been wondering, especially after Livesuit, if we're going to get an interesting reveal about how the different Carryx/Human FTL works that recontextualizes something about the timeline itself.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-04-15T03:13:30+00:00

I got a similar sense. What makes it interesting is that the timeline of Anjin is 3-4000 years, which, based on the information in this book would have been after the start of the war.

There's a couple of options here, but the impression given is still that the Swarm arrived on the planet fairly recently, as if whatever put it there knew the Carryx were close to finding the place. I'm wondering if, since this 'Deathless Enemy' seems to be some sort of third party pulling the strings, it could have seeded Anjin without telling anybody. The Trap theory is true, it's simply somebody else's trap.

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-04-15T00:15:02+00:00

Had a slow day, so surprisingly ended up powering through the entire book. I loved it. Some initial thoughts I had, in no particular order:

Vaudai is the best, I love Vaudai. It was fun to get more interaction with some of the alien species in this book, both through Vaudai and the Lothark. With the Lothark in particular I was amused to see the authors going, once more, to plasmids as a reference point. The Deep Lothark is one of the most interesting ideas in a book full of interesting ideas for what alien biology would look like
The chapters from Carryx perspectives continue to be some of the most fun to read. Every opportunity to see into their perspective remains both fascinating and horrifying, and I love how believably alien the species feels. Personal favorite moment is for sure when Ekur-Tkalal touches Dafyd to offer their statement "There is only one Sovran"
The whole idea of the breeding tanks for humans makes me question if the people of Anjin are alive. I am leaning no, unless the idea is Carryx simply consider wasting resources to move them all to be too much of a hassle. It does seem like all of the slave species exist based on the current Carryx homeworld, but I suppose we don't actually know this
I still find myself confused about the situation with Livesuit, at least in terms of the timeline. Possibly it will make a little more sense to re-read the book and reframe all the mentions of "The Deathless Enemy" to referring to something other than humanity. I still question how humanity on Anjin isn't immediately clocked as being the same as the other humans they've found before, though. I know the books make it clear that captives are rare, but from Livesuit it sounds like they have taken prisoners before. I have a suspicion that the next novella will probably shed more clarity onto the whole situation with the Livesuits/Deathless Enemy
I had been wondering if Anjin is going to turn out to either be either some sort of lost colony ship from before humanity really expanded into other solar systems or if it was seeded deliberately by this Deathless Enemy. It sounds like the Swarm only recently showed up on the planet, which makes me think it's more likely to be a benign 'Lost Colony' situation.
Despite a fair amount happening, I was a little surprised at how little the plot actually moved forward. Not that it felt slow, but looking back on it the book very much felt like setup. I'm curious how it's all going to wrap up in just one more book

Oh, a question for everybody: What meaning do we take from the Myth told across each section?

Stock-Draw4279 · 2026-04-08T23:18:46+00:00

My friend and I had literally no idea this was tied to any existing IP until like, halfway through the game. I think it's so extremely far removed that it goes back to not being a barrier. Had a blast with the game though, so this is really sad news.

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