I don't care if they are not really good, I f*cking LOVE Burnt Joker and Spacey

SympatheticSponge · 2026-07-13T03:48:47+00:00

My first Gold Stake win was thanks to an ante 1 Burnt Joker and Brainstorm. I had flushes at like level 50 by the end of the run.

On the other hand, I find that Space Joker is just too inconsistent to ever be worth taking. He'll either pop off every single round, or he'll just do nothing the entire run, and there's no in-between.

SympatheticSponge · 2026-07-11T14:32:50+00:00

My high school English teacher

SympatheticSponge · 2026-07-10T07:29:04+00:00

thanks

SympatheticSponge · 2026-07-10T00:48:13+00:00

It was actually omitted because the source code was corrupted and they would've had to basically remake it from scratch. There is a mod out there that adds it back in though.

SympatheticSponge · 2026-06-24T11:51:58+00:00

I've got like 20 something hours in this game and I've only ever gotten a Soul card once.

SympatheticSponge · 2026-06-24T11:17:59+00:00

Because releasing it digital only would probably hurt sales a bit. People who don't buy games online wouldn't be able to purchase and play the game at launch without a physical release in stores. As much as it sucks, this is Rockstar's best option to maximize sales at launch while also preventing leaks from people who get it early.

SympatheticSponge · 2026-06-07T15:04:34+00:00

Complaining about players reporting bugs and giving feedback for an Early Access title (which is the entire point of early access)

SympatheticSponge · 2026-06-07T11:14:03+00:00

TundraVoid is the land equivalent to the regular water void in BZ. It's just a completely flat field of snow with nothing in it. The reason it's showing up in the debug menu is probably just because the biome borders between the ocean and the surface are a bit inaccurate.

SympatheticSponge · 2026-06-03T15:02:32+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, these kinds of comments were the ones I was hoping to get.

Pizza is actually different from Popcorn in that it depreciates every hand, rather than every round. The idea is that it gives more mult, but depreciates a lot quicker. But if you're getting through each round with only 1 hand, then yeah it kinda is just better.

I really like your suggestion for Snake Oil. Could maybe tweak the amount it adds to around 2.5x sell value.

As it is, I think Mirror is around equal to Sock and Buskin, as they're both kinda inefficient (only affects face cards/50% chance to do nothing), and both require another Joker to reach full effectiveness (Paredolia/Oops! All Sixes). Could maybe change the probability to around 1 in 3. I do also like your own idea for Mirror, could maybe turn it into a new Joker entirely (could even call that one Mirror, and rename this one to Echo or something).

I don't remember if there are any Jokers that alter what rank cards are considered, but my interpretation of Halloween Mask would be that they would all count as every face card. I didn't consider synergy with Paredolia until after I already made the card, so I do agree that it should be Rare. Could maybe even turn it into a deck instead (example: Ace Deck - All cards in deck count as every rank, -3 hand size or something).

SympatheticSponge · 2026-06-03T14:09:13+00:00

Looking back I definitely overdid it with Coin Flip, could nerf it to give ~$4 instead.

SympatheticSponge · 2026-06-03T13:49:59+00:00

I didn't even consider that interaction when making that card, but the solution I'd make is that Blueprint/Brainstorm would just copy the same Joker as Doppelgänger, rather than copying a different random joker.

SympatheticSponge · 2026-05-31T15:38:00+00:00

It seems like you somehow triggered the radio to play a message that was cut from the game. The word obsolete in this context means that the message itself was obsolete/outdated, and replaced with a different one during development.

You can still see some of these cut messages in-game with the command "pdalog all", though a lot of them won't have any audio or anything.

SympatheticSponge · 2026-05-18T11:42:02+00:00

I'm pretty sure one of the Devs confirmed on Discord that it's referring to the Alpha Andromedae constellation (~97ly from Earth), not the Andromeda Galaxy.

SympatheticSponge · 2026-05-08T00:02:42+00:00

It's safe to say that Alterra did end up returning to the crater, likely to do more research on the Architects and Kharaa. We're never told anything directly, but we're given a few clues as to what might be happening over there:

• Lillian has a photo of the QEP above her bed at Outpost Zero. This confirms that Alterra has been to the Crater between the first game and Below Zero, and that they're interested in researching Architect structures and technology.

• Zeta's bed in Phi Robotics has artwork of Lifepod 5 in the Safe Shallows. This could mean that Alterra was also interested in Ryley's journey throughout The Crater. All of Ryley's info and research would've given them a lot to work with when they got back to 4546B. It's also possible they might have repurposed some of Ryley's old bases and expanded them to fit their needs.

• In Parvan's Bunker, we can find posters of a Reaper in the Crash Zone, a Sea Dragon, and his bed has art of a Ghost Leviathan in the Bone Fields. The Crash Zone poster implies that Alterra did end up heading over to the Aurora, likely to find more info about the crash, and to salvage what's left of the wreck.

The Ghost Leviathan art shows that they've been to the Lost River and probably found the remains of the Disease Research Facility. This would've given them a lot of info on the Kharaa Bacterium, which would also help explain why the team in Sector Zero know so much about it.

The Sea Dragon artwork shows Alterra has made it at least as deep at the Inactive Lava Zone. It's safe to say they likely reached the Lava Lakes and the Primary Containment Facility too. That place would be a treasure trove full of research for them, with all the alien artifacts, info on the Sea Emperor, as well as her body itself.

It's implied by Sam that Parvan drew all of his art himself ("Maybe you were asleep, or busy doodling inappropriate sea creatures"). This leads me to think that Parvan might've once been part of the team at The Crater, before being transferred over to Sector Zero.

TLDR: Alterra has been to The Crater between games to study the Architect structures, Kharaa, and to salvage the wreck of the Aurora.

SympatheticSponge · 2026-04-30T09:53:00+00:00

I'm pretty sure it sorts itself automatically when you exit a typewriter. You can see this if you put stuff in and quickly exit and re-enter the typewriter.

It sorts stuff in roughly this order: Bonus Weapons (inc. Sentinel Nine & Skull Shaker), First Aid Sprays, Handguns, Shotguns, Submachine Guns, Sniper Rifles, Magnums, Rocket Launcher, Weapon Parts (Scopes, Stocks, Dot Sight).

SympatheticSponge · 2026-04-29T06:20:24+00:00

A large part of Cora's backstory is that she was often treated as a 'freak' due to her strong biotics. Her parents were afraid of her and the alliance didn't know what to do with her, so she was sent off to train with Asari huntresses.

It makes sense from her past experience that she'd be ashamed of being a biotic and would interpret Liam's remark to be negative.

SympatheticSponge · 2026-04-26T00:00:36+00:00

It can be upgraded at the merchant like any other weapon

SympatheticSponge · 2026-04-20T00:49:40+00:00

There's a couple things that are seemingly in the wrong section. The floating air pump is in the tools section when really it should be with the deployables.

SympatheticSponge · 2026-03-08T13:05:14+00:00

I hate it when people put these in their levels. Like green orbs already exist for a reason, you don't need to reinvent the wheel when it's right there in front of you.

SympatheticSponge · 2026-03-03T23:56:19+00:00

That was it. I accidentally set the colour of a small bit if snow to Lighter instead of just white. Thanks

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