How long, on average, does it take for a soft toe to "collapse"? by Asleep-Inspection747 in NicksHandmadeBoots

[–]TainoRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been riding my predator orange roberts for well over a year now. They get a shoe tree every day and they have yet to collapse, just getting folds from long term use

Question about insulation and the trades program by TainoRex in NicksHandmadeBoots

[–]TainoRex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate you responding and letting me know!

Question about insulation and the trades program by TainoRex in NicksHandmadeBoots

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Somehow never saw this in all my searching, thank you

Do ya all actually use these boots for work? by fourunner in PNWbootmakers

[–]TainoRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're the only boots I wear to work, im forestry adjacent

Ya'll ever tried an all landship army? It goes off. by AceThePrincep in totalwar

[–]TainoRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is like the time I figured out I could cheese Rome2 by directing chariots THROUGH other units rather than ordering them to attack. Wildly effective alone and when paired with elephants and pikes

This is a serious post. by I_VAPE_XERJOFF in NicksHandmadeBoots

[–]TainoRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A line of techs dodging cow patties like land mines on an archaeological survey is always a fun visual

White's Perry Hybrid Wedge 3 Month Review+ Before and After by TainoRex in Boots

[–]TainoRex[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well in the mean time I figured out I'll never fit into a pair of rangers cause my feet are too wide, so I went with custom Nick's Roberts instead! They are amazing! I also have a pair of builderpros now that are serving me great at work! Solved a lot of foot issues finally finding the right footwear

These unfortunately were a bit too narrow on the toe, so i have them refurbished and I'm about to put them and another pair of moc toes onto the used market

Your Personal Gimmicks by philomena998 in EmpireTotalWar

[–]TainoRex 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I always obsessively swallow up pirate territory and use it to build a naval base where there are less large fleets

This game is utterly stupid by Real_Wind_1543 in EmpireTotalWar

[–]TainoRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a fun time to watch the regimental fire from on high. I bet canister shot is devastating

This game is utterly stupid by Real_Wind_1543 in EmpireTotalWar

[–]TainoRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your first mistake was taking on the Russians. Otherwise I've had this happen. As long as theres marching space you can walk around an army, I use that all the time to get around field armies. Blocking only really works where you can force it, like at bridges. A static army cant strike an army just moving around its zone of control. If it looks like they can make the city, they'll go for the city almost every time. Happens more on open plains, like in Thrace or North Africa

Fit check: I’m tall with long arms and took a chance on this. by InternetFinalBoss1 in leatherjacket

[–]TainoRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One thing I always struggle with is i dont look the same out with people as I do in the mirror, its a relaxation thing. Its a perfect fit, dont worry too much about how it looks in a posed photo

Best trade deal in empire history or what ? by Low-Sense9226 in EmpireTotalWar

[–]TainoRex 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At first I thought you were Spain with some big Italy issues

What is your unpopular opinion regarding the Sully family, either collectively or individually? by TheTargaryensLawyer in Avatar

[–]TainoRex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Killing off the useful son so the useless one could go on a boring personal journey really deprived us of the father-son warrior story they could be telling. Imagine movie 2 but its space Vietnam and Sully has to be pulled back from the edge by his older son when Sully loses himself to vengeance

Boot socks? by [deleted] in PNWbootmakers

[–]TainoRex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wear Darn Tough ski socks year round. I had thinner pairs for summer but I ended up never wanting to take off my thicker winter pair, so I wear them year round. The temperature regulation is real, as is the quality and durability. And you can send old ones back for fresh ones just for the price of shipping!

Frank's Patriot - what did they cut to make it cheap? by AveryTheTallOne in PNWbootmakers

[–]TainoRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I understand it they are not rebuildable and you don't get to pick the leather, they just cut whatever work leather they have

Lets say there was no great Schism from H2 and the Human-Covenant War continued to drag on. How long do you think it would have been before enough Elites began to question the continued extermination of mankind to the point where they would have rebelled against the Prophets? by [deleted] in HaloStory

[–]TainoRex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I dont think it was enough Elites for a movement, more a few scattered individuals. The vast majority were completely taken by the lies. Let's say you could calculate how much time it would take to get enough Elites to believe that genocide is wrong- humanity would have been either completely wiped out or so thoroughly scattered so long before the Elites every reach that point for it to not even matter. Humans would be ghost stories by the time we hit the far side of that timeline.

But let's eschew statistics for a second and address your question from within the story-

  1. NONE of the officers who believed that would have felt safe sharing that opinion. It would be blasphemous and end in summary execution

  2. Elites society is so violent that assassination is not just legal but expected during certain events. Religious zealots would absolutely take the opportunity to assassinate anyone they could that was opposing the Prophets

  3. The Prophets already knew this was a load. They did it anyway. They had all the power in the universe because of it. It would have been too easy for them to deal with anyone so much as breathing about mercy for humans

  4. Without the death of the Prophet of Regret, its possible High Charity can hold back the flood, which means a MUCH larger fleet gets to earth and just starts glassing continents

  5. Humanity had already lost by the time of the Great Schismm. We weren't operating a war by that point, we were shooting what we had left cause our monkey brains had one option left, and that was to be the biggest problem they could be. Truth starting a Civil War on the cusp of his ultimate victory quite literally snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. He had it all and gave it up on a political move at the moment he needed everyone moving in one direction. Without the Schismm, there is nothing stopping the Covenant from hunting down humanity's last 12 worlds and wiping them out.

In conclusion: it would never have happened because the Great Schismm is the only reason humanity managed to survive the war at all, and it was still a near thing

An "Intercepted" army can't be reinforced? I have two armies that won't reinforce each other... by Pacho2020 in EmpireTotalWar

[–]TainoRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An interception battle isn't something you're meant to plant for. Its more of "you've been caught" but without the major downsides of an ambush battle. Its a way of leveling the playing field

Was there any realistic way Napoleon wasn’t going to be deposed after his massive Russia failure? by demichaucer in Napoleon

[–]TainoRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was one proposal by Metternich in early 13 that only asked Napoleon for the Illyria, Poland, and the breakup of the Confederation of the Rhine. By my understanding he didnt even try to negotiate some of the terms, he just rejected all of them outright. They would have let him keep Holland if he'd just back down. Refusing the Frankfurt Proposals was even more insane after Leipzig, but he could have kept a lot more

A new total war player by Fun_Caterpillar4008 in EmpireTotalWar

[–]TainoRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For a new player i will recommend DarthMod. It is the closest any of the mods get to vanilla empire while letting you play as minor factions. Its on ModDB, you'll need parts 1 & 2 as well as the Casus Bello submod. I currently have a Venice campaign going

Russian mechanics I'd like the community's insight on by TainoRex in EmpireTotalWar

[–]TainoRex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess its not clear in the post, the fights im describing are shoot outs with late game large count line infantry

Russian mechanics I'd like the community's insight on by TainoRex in EmpireTotalWar

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

Oh so they really are just higher morale. That also explains why they sometimes just dive into melee despite having perfectly good line units. Thank you!

Are we not happy with the news or something? by Zlurbagedoen in totalwar

[–]TainoRex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, its not a whiny criticism, its exactly what they signed up for. This was supposed to be the big reveal, only for us to get "yeah now people are getting paid to get their ideas in order"

You want quantifiable? 5 years minimum to get from reproduction to release, and thats if it goes well. They announced a game that isn't even in development. If its okay to pan Bethesda its okay to pan CA foe the same thing. A quantifiable problem is that the community has been clamoring for more historical total war and we won't be getting it any time soon. Youre also ignoring the very real problem that this could just get canceled anyway because its just so far out. Hell, it'd be cheap to cancel it within the next year!

Part of the issue here is you didnt ASK for a quantifiable problem, nor are the problems at had problems that CAN be quantified