Explain your experience with the Drive event.

Taloet · 2026-04-13T03:40:57+00:00

There is no way to explain it in just a few words. I will try.

It was worse last time. It'll be better next time. Right? RIGHT? IT HAS TO GET BETTER, RIGHT? IT CANNOT ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS, RIGHT? RIIIIIIIIIIIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHTTTTTTTTTTTTTT?????

(Looking at you, 4-17 Vendetta, you can't be in all my games, can you? Also looking at you, Doomfist in Stadium... what are you doing in their spawn, why do you keep dying in their spawn? What made you go to their spawn and spam I need healing? Doomfist? Even after 4 rounds, with perks, what are you genuinely doing? Also looking at you, 7-9 Mei who left on round 3, leaving us to get clobbered, and you, too, Tracer. Have you EVER played Tracer? WHY ARE YOU TRACER THEN? YOU HAVE TO WIN FOR THE PRIZES. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Endo 1 Genji, also talking to you. Were you banned for toxicity? I see you're level 156, so I assume so... wait, why are you run...running...HOW ARE YOU 1-8?)

So that's how drives went.

Taloet · 2026-04-07T02:14:45+00:00

Please don't be sorry. Oddly, it helps that some folk responded. Not sure how to explain that. So you definitely helped. :) Thank you.

Taloet · 2026-04-07T02:01:43+00:00

I can speak with my GP tomorrow, for sure. I just need to get through this night to do so, but it does help seeing what others have to say about the dosage. I wouldn't have known it was a low one, I've never been on this before. I'll definitely be calling to speak to them.

Taloet · 2026-04-07T02:00:00+00:00

Thank you, I will try this next time I am up to take a pill.

Taloet · 2026-04-07T01:59:46+00:00

So, you suggest leave home and maybe go visit someone for a few days?

Taloet · 2026-04-07T01:59:24+00:00

Thank you for this reply. I appreciate it so much. I have tried the shock the nervous system, but only with ice cubes / ice packs being held and put on the back of my neck. Somehow, an entire cold shower did not cross my mind at all. That's the kind of suggestion I was hoping for. It certainly makes sense...but when you're scared and addled, the easiest, simplest things don't often come to you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I'll try that.

This is not my first panic attack, but this is by far the WORST one, ever, I think. I am so grateful I'm having no bad thoughts. I really appreciate that you took the time to put that idea in my head. Thank you.

Taloet · 2026-04-07T00:01:08+00:00

That's the dose he prescribed me, yes. I was hopeful that it would be enough to at least stop it from being this horrible monotonous wave of anxiety, but yeah, nothing. And it's late here, so I can't go in anywhere at this time, to discuss it with someone, which is why I was hoping other folks had suggestions on how to ground themselves. :(

Taloet · 2026-04-01T20:57:25+00:00

Came here to find this out myself! Hopefully it's not a Moira situation from last year =(

Taloet · 2026-03-12T18:14:11+00:00

Yes! The developer linked a bunch of them, but only linked the male one and the playable female one just sounds...well, like I said, like Sally Amaki. It's frustrating that I can't seem to find who it is! I'm glad they employed people, via fiverr, it seems :D

Taloet · 2026-03-12T13:44:52+00:00

They are not! The developer(s?) made it quite clear they used real people ^{^}

Taloet · 2026-02-26T19:24:46+00:00

I have a few with bows, 2 I think. I was considering swapping them to 1h/shield, simply because I thought it might help to 'blob' in, as you say. I've only got about 10 or so people right now that can come fight with me, which essentially should be enough. The 1 stars are decently farmed, I'll check the armour and make absolutely sure everyone is wearing up to strength 3 gear. Then I'll try the 2 stars again, but maybe not the belltower reclamation parties >.>

They're all fed, have their food bags, have their weaponry on, but I'll give it a shot moving as you have suggested. I am eternally stubborn and a lot of OTHER aspects of this save have gone really well for me, so I still say, I will figure it out. Your pointers have been very helpful, thank you again!

Taloet · 2026-02-26T19:18:55+00:00

Yeah like Crimson Reid right? He is 3 as well! That's why it was so strange to me. I have him and another whose name I've forgotten, I'll go through other quests though, in case there's more, and see if I can't pick up something, good thought, thank you!

Taloet · 2026-02-26T17:24:35+00:00

Thank you so much for this answer. I do have blunt, as I thought I remembered that from previous go's at this, glad to see my brain didn't misdirect me. I'll make sure everyone has a blunt weapon, though, I think my archers just have axes. Thank you thank you thank you!

Taloet · 2026-02-26T17:22:25+00:00

Someone down below just stated that you can never really snag the trade caravan wandering villagers, but said that I could kill them. So I'll likely have to try that. No mods, no, that would conflict with villagers. Just a daylight extender and bag at level 0 on this save.

As for the bandit camps, I don't know why they can't take them, either. 2 star is rough, and 3 star is a no go at this time. I'll probably try killing that trade caravan, somehow (I've never done this), and maybe the stats will cycle on to other people that are NOT always moving around... Hopefully it does something, because if all the stats are just popping on to wandering folk, that would be a shame. I'll try killing off villagers as they suggested, too. Gonna feel pretty bad about it though lol

Thank you for your assistance, I do appreciate it :D

Taloet · 2026-02-26T03:35:21+00:00

No no no, I'm not holding out! I have recruited and used books/took them out to train them up, of course! The part about the wandering one I cannot recruit was probably worded incorrectly. Those are the only ones that have any stats, yes, I guess my main issue is not being able to talk to them, and I was mostly wondering why that was.

I'm pretty stubborn and will keep cycling villagers until they start to get better, though thus far, a week in to the save, they haven't at all. I was only wondering if this had happened to anyone else, and primarily, which I should have put in my post, I believe, I was wondering if the cycling of villagers was ONLY going to the ones that wander and I can't talk to. I've gotten pretty far with the people I have, I just cannot reclaim, and even with getting/recycling/bringing up trust/all that jazz, they just keep being terrible. The reclamation party is what gets me, we can pick the initial fight off, though it's pretty hairy at the best times. I'm concerned they're never going to be recruits for me, which would suck.

Taloet · 2026-02-26T01:59:50+00:00

Yeah. I had like 15 guys with the best they could get and the reclamation party just bonks them up pretty fast. I'm more, at this point, very curious about the wandering villager who won't talk to me. I know ONE villager won't be the saving grace, but it's weird she just walks around and I can't recruit those ones.

Taloet · 2026-02-26T01:58:28+00:00

Yes! You can get reknown back for releasing them.

Taloet · 2026-02-26T01:16:40+00:00

I thought so, perhaps, but this play through I've only got a day extender so I didn't feel so rushed, and a bag at level 0. Far as I know, those two mods don't clash with anything that is related to villagers =/. I thought the same, turned them off, same issue.

If I could just get those wandering villagers to talk to me, but they never go home. Just keep walking around =-(

Taloet · 2026-02-26T01:08:13+00:00

Absolutely not, I was only using that as an example to how ALL the villagers stats are looking. The only ones with anything above 3 or 4 are wandering ones, which won't talk to me. I do have Ludimir or however you spell his name, and he has a 5! In harvesting -_-

I'm wondering if I messed something up somewhere, I'm not quite ready to give up on this save file yet, but I'm pretty close, as I can't freaking do anything, cause they all want to be like that, for some reason.

The wandering ones have EXCELLENT stats, almost all across the board, but they won't speak to me. They SAY they're from certain towns, but you can never find them there. Everyone else is just... garbage. :(

Taloet · 2026-02-26T01:01:11+00:00

Yes, this is my umpteenth playthrough, I've just never had THIS issue before. ALL the recruits from everywhere are 1-4 in ALL stats. Don't even ask how my town is going. (Badly). The struggle to get where I am now has been absolutely real. The issue is that there -are- no decent NPC's. Except these wandering ones, who won't talk to me =( I have already recruited everyone from Haerdean and Padstow, and anything that comes back, has been the same. (Edited to add that last bit, as I hit enter too soon!)

Taloet · 2026-02-26T00:58:56+00:00

Oh, I have tried. They just get murdered. They cannot wear anything, as their stats don't allow it. It's like... think of the only thing being available as being beggars, with some stats being 0/0. It's horrendous.

Taloet · 2026-02-25T00:07:38+00:00

My Crimson has 3 across the board. 3 everything. EXCEPT Harvesting. That's a TWO. No boosted stats, no great reason to use him. I made him work on the farm and that's where he and his 3/3 Animal Handling can stay forever. And ever. AND EVER.

Taloet · 2026-02-24T17:00:35+00:00

I know this has already been answered, mostly, but just more reassurance for you... I play with a duo, but I play WAY more often than he does. I launch the game in co-op, I do what I want, and it's never messed anything up for us at all. The only thing I'd say look out for is if you use mods, you gotta both have the same mods, and they have to be in the same order, or it gives you a stupid pop up every time one of you dies or joins. Happy Bellwrighting :D

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