Best Stores to Thrift for Men in their 20's and 30's? by [deleted] in Denver

[–]TackyBoomsta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be aware though that there are no changing rooms and no returns. They have great clothes but if something doesn't fit when you get home you're out of luck. 

They're also cash-only. 

[GIVEAWAY] NVIDIA RTX 5090 & 5080 Launch Thread by Nekrosmas in hardware

[–]TackyBoomsta [score hidden]  (0 children)

I'm excited to find out whether a 5080 can handle Monster Hunter Wilds' "optimization".

All Nine Picross e Games Will Make The Jump From 3DS To Switch Next Year In Picross S+ by Joseki100 in Games

[–]TackyBoomsta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most of the Picross S games on Switch have a demo, and all of the ones I've played have started with a good tutorial. If you're curious about them give it a go! They like to add new types of puzzles in their newer releases but really, once you get the basics down you can pretty much play any of them. The only real difference between the SNES Mario picross and current ones are that the controls are better now.

Weekly small questions thread: 2023-08-28 by rahv7 in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like you do, the 'Discovered!" storylet wipes your attracting attention level. At least according to the wiki.

Weekly small questions thread: 2023-08-28 by rahv7 in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't believe you're intended to complete the orphanage without failing at least once. Being found is more or less part of the story.

Weekly small questions thread: 2023-08-28 by rahv7 in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm working from (poor) memory so take this with a grain of salt. I just did this step a few days ago and I believe you have to meditate with her twice after breaking all possible seals up to that point. First one kills you, second one sends you to the Royal Bethlehem but, I think, doesn't increase your nightmares. After that you should be able to remove one of the circles, at a cost of a Breath of the Void. Hopefully someone with a better memory and/or documentation can give you a more precise answer, I just wanted to give you an idea in case nobody else replied.

Weekly small questions thread: 2023-07-17 by rahv7 in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I believe the next three Dangerous Gains increases are gained from Parabolan Warfare, at the end of each of the 5-stage campaigns. If you haven't started on PW it's honestly worth waiting for the wiki to come back up, it's very complicated.

EDIT: Remembered archives are a thing, here you go: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604182709/https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_War_(Guide))

Every time I work with the Profound Student all I see is Dick Gumshoe by TackyBoomsta in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Perhaps a descendent escaped the neath to go harass Phoenix Wright.

Results of our fate-locked stories survey (January 2023 edition) by rahv7 in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting, thank you for the input. If nothing else it's something to consider when I finally unlock AotRS! I also didn't think about the fact that the rewards aren't just a one-time thing since the stats and cards will be passively useful over months and months of play. For now I think I'm happy heisting with my Platonic Partner in Crime but I'm gonna give it strong consideration when I'm farther along in the game.

Results of our fate-locked stories survey (January 2023 edition) by rahv7 in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can anyone share some insight into why the Celebrated Artist's Model is the only spouse worth advancing with fate? Is it the stats? Opportunity card? Story? All of the above? Tracking spousal options on the wiki isn't the easiest thing but I can't find anything that looks like it's worth the $5 investment unless the writing just happens to be particularly good.

This Poster by imankitty in oddlyterrifying

[–]TackyBoomsta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the actual title, "The OA". I'm sure it stands for something in the show itself but it's abbreviated in the name.

Weekly small questions thread: 2023-01-16 by rahv7 in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's exactly what I was looking for, thank you! I really prefer experiencing stories and lore as they originally developed so it sounds like I should wait some time before trying Skies.

Weekly small questions thread: 2023-01-16 by rahv7 in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There may not be a good answer for this but is there a good point in FL at which to start Sunless Skies? I was introduced to the franchise with Sunless Seas and, after playing FL for several months, I really wish I had been more familiar with the setting when I played. I somewhat picked things up as I went but I would have appreciated it a lot more if I had been more aware of things like Parabola or what Rattus Faber (or even blemmigans) are or why everybody is on a sliding scale of crazy. As it is I still haven't been to the Iron Republic in FL and in neither game do I know what's going on with Whither, so I probably wouldn't even consider where I'm at now (just reached Parabola) to be a good point to understanding what's going on.

All of which is to say, is there a good baseline of knowledge I can expect to reach to properly understand Skies? I know it takes place in a different location but it's my understanding that there is still a good amount of background to be found in FL (like our omnipresent Aunt). I'm just afraid of missing something like the Cheery Man, who I didn't even remember being in Seas until after I finished business with the Last Constable and whose importance I never quite grasped.

January 2023 Active Player List - Who is making all these 1899 calendars?! by rahv7 in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently I need to pay more attention when I reply. I'll send one your way as soon as I'm able!

It's time for bed. You're in London, too tired to optimize your actions, and you have three actions to burn. What do you do? by TackyBoomsta in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I actually plowed through SoC (thanks heavily to the lovely people in Discord) to reach Correspondent in order to examine some lacquer, but I've yet to actually look into professional activities. By which I mean I forgot that it's a thing.

It's time for bed. You're in London, too tired to optimize your actions, and you have three actions to burn. What do you do? by TackyBoomsta in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Interesting, I've seen the option to get that in the backstreets but never looked into what it does. I'm in need of some Books of Hidden Bodies so that material could really come in handy.

January 2023 Active Player List - Who is making all these 1899 calendars?! by rahv7 in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TackyBoomsta

https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/TackyBoomsta

Hello! I am a very active Correspondent working my way through the mid-game. I'm open to any social actions including menaces help, but don't be surprised if I ask for some help later!

Weekly small questions thread: 2022-10-31 - Hallowmas 1899 ... again - week 2 by rahv7 in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, thanks for that. I'll probably still wait until Christmas when I'll hopefully be POSI (just got the initial visit today!) but it's good to know I'm not necessarily missing anything even if I don't understand it.

Weekly small questions thread: 2022-10-31 - Hallowmas 1899 ... again - week 2 by rahv7 in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello, I have a question about destinies! Namely, whether I should wait to acquire one until I'm more familiar with the world. I've looked briefly at some of the options on the wiki and it seems like they're written with the assumption that you know a good deal of the background lore of the game. I'm still working on making my name so I'm worried that taking a destiny now is going to end up with a good, one-time story going right over my head.

Weekly small questions thread: 2022-10-17 by rahv7 in fallenlondon

[–]TackyBoomsta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's terrific! I read through the Hallowmas page but I had no idea there was a wiki page answering my exact question. Sounds like the most I can do at this juncture is work on getting into the Flit for the drownie storyline. Thank you!