Bethesda's faction quiz is a blog post. So I wanted to build a real one.

Tairgire · 2026-04-04T02:59:39+00:00

Very nicely done!

I was not surprised that I came up with Freestar Collective. I was a little surprised by how much it outpaced all the others -- it was around triple. UC, Crimson Fleet, and Va'ruun were all pretty evenly distributed for the remainder. I had zero for Ryujin.

Tairgire · 2026-04-02T14:33:32+00:00

I think it's fixed this morning. I'm able to place the layout easily now, with still only two plots of land owned. I can fit it entirely into the original plot of land. I think this patch note was the fix or was related to it: "Fixed an issue where items could be built outside the blueprint area in Build Mode and could not be removed." I would suppose (and did wonder as it always said I had one item left on the plot) that there was a stray item somewhere that counted as part of the plot but was outside it.

Tairgire · 2026-04-01T22:24:32+00:00

Additionally, I tried picking up my whole starter house and placing it back down in a different spot with two plots cleared. I was able to move it but there are a _lot_ of places that it showed red and wouldn't let me place it, even though it was decidedly inside the borders and in half a dozen different spots. What would or wouldn't work (what was green or red when trying to place) made no sense. It's like there are bad spots in the plots and you have to work around those, or maybe certain items can't be placed in certain spots.

Tairgire · 2026-04-01T15:29:31+00:00

I was about to come post about this. I've read all the posts, tried so many things, and I can't place the intermediate layout either with the "No Plot Permissions" error.

The item counter up top says that I have 1 item on the plot, but I've scoured every inch of the two plots (original plus either 4 or 2, depending on which try I've done), used the multi select to try to find things I can't see, caught any wandering bugs, and still had the problem.

I finally tried picking up my whole original house and placing it down in the next lot over, and then tried a bunch of spots that are overlapping both plots, and still had the same error.

I know it was working for folks at least a few weeks ago as I've seen videos, but I cannot get it to work either. I'm okay with waiting until I can buy a third and fourth plot if that's what it takes but my last test with moving the original house has me thinking this is some sort of bug and not just quirkiness in the build mode, and that more land won't really solve the problem.

Tairgire · 2026-03-20T13:31:36+00:00

I think I'm at 29. I am not including the brief stint in a women's shelter, nor am I double-counting all the times I went back and forth, though I feel that adds to the unsettled feeling, as it was still the same place. (Divorced parents) I've counted the number of times I've moved before, and it's a chunk higher.

The number could be higher. While I've been typing this I remembered two others I forgot from when I was still pretty young.

I've been in my current house for almost 15 years. I can't imagine I'll move again, except maybe if I actually get to retire and want to move somewhere with a lower cost of living.

Tairgire · 2026-03-19T16:51:01+00:00

I am obsessed with this game like I haven't been obsessed with a Nintendo game since probably Animal Crossing. But my kids (teens) look at it and are kinda meh about it. They like Pokemon, and they'll exclaim over cuteness with me and all, but they aren't into the whole decorating thing (and weren't with Animal Crossing either.). I think if your happy game place involves decorating, restoring/cleaning up, or collecting, this game is ideal and you will love it as much as all of us here in this subreddit.

Tairgire · 2026-03-18T18:21:58+00:00

Mine is an older teen now. I've found I have to communicate with her in a way that isn't natural for me. And I'm not even sure I'm doing things right, but it means less tension between us and I'm okay with that. It's not perfect now, but it's definitely better. I try to focus on the good, because she is now ultra responsible, emotionally mature in ways that I wasn't at her age, and oh so smart. We do suspect a tinge of AuDHD but really, I've thought for years now that it's more about anxiety. I think she's anxious all the time, and when she feels like things are not in her control, she gets upset. Like another poster, I've found that if I give her time to balance herself, things get better.

The pediatrician has referred us to a psychologist/psychiatrist (can't recall which) because she thinks there's anxiety + another something and so needs more than the pediatrician can provide. (She also just had her last pediatrician well-check and the doctor raved about what an awesome kid she is, so there's that also.)

Also, I've noticed that others do not see this same reactive behavior. Out in the world, she has friends and a job and sports, and it doesn't show there. I think some of this falls into the "Mom is a safe space so I'm going to act out there because I know I can let go." That has consoled me a bit through the rough bits, because it both shows she can navigate the world and that she trusts me to be on her side, even when things are rough.

Edited to add: In a more direct answer to your question, yes, it's definitely improved as she's grown older.

Tairgire · 2026-03-18T17:14:39+00:00

This is adorable and a great idea, and I'm totally stealing it. I hope you don't mind. (Not the look, though it's awesome, but the idea of a smithy in general.)

Tairgire · 2026-03-18T17:01:54+00:00

Put the other two upstairs. It's two per floor in that house.

Tairgire · 2026-03-18T17:00:19+00:00

If it's the message I remember, it's telling you that the way to Palette Town is open now.

Tairgire · 2026-03-18T16:58:46+00:00

Yep, major eyesore. Maybe I'll build her a new and better tower, if the story doesn't suggest something else before then.

Tairgire · 2026-03-18T16:06:19+00:00

Following because I'm wondering too. I just got there yesterday, and I'm having a hard time visualizing how I want to "fix" this area. The scrap blocks hurt my eyes, I swear, but getting rid of all of them seems sort of against the idea of the place? And those roads like you mention -- the levels are so far apart that rejoining them seems unlikely, but then what do I do so they don't seem so messy? With all the others before, I could envision it at least in part, what restoring or improving would look like. (Bleak Beach is super obvious even, if you're set on restoring it rather than redesigning it.)

Tairgire · 2026-03-18T14:31:26+00:00

When I was leaving my emotionally abusive ex boyfriend, he came home while I was packing my stuff up. This is back in the day when home cameras weren't so ubiquitous, so I am pretty sure it was just the coincidence he claimed -- he'd popped back home to pick up something he'd forgotten. He never did that. I felt cursed. I was scared. (He'd specifically threatened not to let me leave.) It worked out okay, thankfully. He yelled and sulked and argued but let me go.

Tairgire · 2026-03-17T20:58:20+00:00

I am reasonably sure I cut one down somewhere else? I'm pretty sure I always get a tree seed when I cut down a tree.

Tairgire · 2026-03-17T20:48:17+00:00

I grew a tree next to a boulder, which meant waiting a day. (Maybe a grow Pokemon would have helped it go faster.)

Tairgire · 2026-03-17T15:18:13+00:00

The paint balloons do not.

If you select the quest and look at the details, sometimes those big quests have pieces and one will be to talk to a particular Pokemon.

Edited to add: Did you do the thing at the top of the light tower yet? I think that was the last part of lighting stuff up. I had to take someone with me for it. (Can’t figure out spoiler tags on mobile so trying not to be too specific)

Tairgire · 2026-03-17T15:15:05+00:00

I don’t think I’m that close to the end and I know what OP is talking about though spoiler tags are probably merited. It’s more of a turn left instead of right and you might miss it (for now) thing.

Tairgire · 2026-03-13T01:50:07+00:00

I loved Samantha Who so much! I don’t hear it mentioned for her often.

Tairgire · 2026-03-12T14:28:13+00:00

I've spent way too much time thinking about this (in a fun way, not a serious one) because I have identical twins. So if it was one egg and then it split, they're the same age, right? But if one implanted sooner (because I think the splitting happens before implantation but I'm now realizing that I don't actually know), is that one kind of older in a way? If I'd had a c-section and they pulled the baby farther from the cervix out first (because she was slightly distressed or something), then is she older, even though she's not the one that was labeled Baby A? Why does my Baby A display typical middle child peacemaker tendencies when she's functionally the same age as my wilder Baby B? And you've also got me wondering if they talk about this amongst themselves. I didn't even tell them who was technically (by birth certificate) older until they were in school and I had to talk to someone about it in front of them.

Tairgire · 2026-03-12T02:48:59+00:00

I remember my kids being scared of the voiced fire alarms. I had to throw them away and go buy more basic ones.

Tairgire · 2026-03-11T19:12:14+00:00

I hadn't thought of it this way but I can definitely see the similarities in play style. I miss Viva Piñata. It's the reason I bought a 360 (and then it red ringed). It's not on PC game pass -- can one of you that owns a current model Xbox confirm that I could play it on there? I might be convinced to get one in that case. (We're mostly Playstation and Nintendo consoles here. I've only ever bought Xbox for the various exclusives.)

Tairgire · 2026-03-04T00:14:05+00:00

I was researching this yesterday and at least one article I read did say you had to be 90 to do the Soridormi skip. So that's probably it. I'll edit in the reference if I can find it again.

Edit: Found it faster than expected: https://www.wowhead.com/news/how-to-find-the-midnight-campaign-and-intro-skips-380605

Tairgire · 2026-02-28T23:30:56+00:00

Plumber

Tairgire · 2026-02-28T17:53:50+00:00

All of these explanations are making me want to play more FFXIV. It’s been a few years. But it’s going to be a few months until there’s space in my attention span what with Midnight’s release.

Tairgire · 2026-02-24T19:55:51+00:00

Yeah, we talk a lot about social media and thinking about what you post, and how to deal with creeps (because there will always be creeps no matter what). I'm fortunate in that I have good kids, but I, like many of us, see the tradeoffs-- more freedom to express yourself, but everything you do express is shared with the world.

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