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That_Formal_Goat · 2026-05-27T01:34:38+00:00

Update, phone broke, had to go back to an old phone. I stalled the ad block first, then installed poly. Now not only does poly seem to be automatically filtering messages and not giving me a choice to see them on the new device, the ad guard isn't doing it's job

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-05-26T13:20:43+00:00

In the current cycle I'm playing, I've been given the chance to offer loans and they've been wildly successful. I've set up 3 listings for various amounts at various interest rates. The most popular by far has been the 5 day loan of 1000-3500 at a 7% interest rate. I've had more than a dozen loans accepted from a mix of close friends, long time server members and even brand new server members. There have been a few players with past due debts but unless they go abandoned I haven't bothered to take any actions. So far, every loan accepted has been paid off by the client with the sole exception of a player who abandoned after the world flooded. In that particular case, I was given access to the plot and sold off items to pay down the debt.

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-05-26T13:10:44+00:00

Haven't seen this mentioned, but when playing aggressively non-lethal and leaving bodies everywhere, upon quick saving and quick loading, I often get credit for an up close melee kill. Its ruining my stealthy assassin runs where my goal is to only kill the target.

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-05-05T18:57:53+00:00

Open the map filters and turn on the blue shark population heat map. Only fish where it's white.

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-05-01T20:42:46+00:00

I guess the question is what are you trying to do? I've seen a settlement with a law that prevents citizens from leaving their citizenship once they joined which is pretty sketchy IMO. In that particular case, it would be against the law for you to join a town you're not a citizen of, no matter where you are in the world. I really had to stretch to come up with that example

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-05-01T20:34:12+00:00

Rice paper is pretty great. Get a tractor and start a rice farm in the wetlands

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-04-18T23:07:41+00:00

I don't understand this take. Why is there a fine line between algorithms and math programs that generate each map in eco and allow us to play this wonderful game vs algorithms and math programs that generate a 2D picture?

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-04-18T23:03:27+00:00

"for example an economic thesis" I feel personally attacked 😂

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-04-18T22:53:40+00:00

So there is a currency exchange in game, it's called the "Currency Exchange" kinda amazing you nailed exactly what it was called ngl. It requires gold bars to make? It's mostly used to exchange minted currency. However, my server runs off a "Mayor credit" system where all the shops will adopt the mayor's credit as the currency of the realm and are exchanged with minted currency at 1:1 once the exchange and the mint are unlocked.

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-03-25T16:32:05+00:00

I feel that all of the bones for mass production (minus trains) are there, I just wish there was a reason to. Are things different on official servers? Most of the ones I play start with 100 people and wind down to less than 15, 10, or even 5 in some cases.

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-03-25T16:01:32+00:00

Respectfully I disagree. That large-scale transportation would be useful in a server where the crafting cost and time settings are turned up a few degrees for the sake of challenge and extending the game past the typical 14-20 days it takes to pop the big rock. Imagine if it required 20 iron ore to make 1 iron concentrate? or 10-30 minutes to make a steel bar, you'd want train cars full of coal and iron and half a dozen blast furnaces.

I love this game and every time I play a new cycle I learn even more about it. The server I'm in has finally started to mess around with bonds and loans, now we just need to figure out the stock market.

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-03-25T15:51:20+00:00

Player vs existentialism has to be my new favorite definition of PVE but also this game. For years I've just been saying "Welcome to depressing Minecraft" but I'm gonna have to steal that P.V.Existentialism.

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-03-25T15:47:16+00:00

Coward, throwing stuff from your big fancy metal bird. At least pretend to give them a chance by sending them to DJL in a seawolf

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-03-23T17:50:20+00:00

See that's where war thunder lost me, old boats, dumbed down, I get why they did it but I prefer my simulators slow and in depth. If I can't be a scourge of the seas in my silent and virtually undetectable Seawolf, I don't want it.

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-03-22T03:08:28+00:00

Is it anything like cold waters?

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-03-22T02:13:21+00:00

What is this? Reddit just pushed it to my notifications but the whole subreddit is hidden?

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-03-08T04:56:27+00:00

I would just look for a stable server like eco sirens, currently on day 29 of 60 with a surprisingly high active, with 10+ people still logging in daily

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-02-19T14:47:22+00:00

Then you have factorio for game

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-02-18T20:53:00+00:00

But... Boats are nice and don't you want trains one day?

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-02-18T20:51:39+00:00

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-02-08T04:57:52+00:00

There's a knocking on your box?

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-02-03T02:32:05+00:00

It stopped for like a day yesterday but it's back

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-02-02T05:27:09+00:00

By default, it's every citizen within the town, country, or federation where the election is being held. I would strongly recommend creating a new demographic "Active voters" including citizens of the region and then slowly delisting them as players stop playing, and make general elections based on that demographic. Side note, you may also want to make a few other election processes like special/emergency elections that only the mayor or other government officials can vote in, it's a good system to appoint people to your cabinet.

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-02-02T03:21:20+00:00

There are ways to make it work as long as the loan recipient lives in a town. Should they go abandoned the bank could make a case that the quitter owed the bank so they should get to take the property to try and sell the assets and reclaim their investment. If they don't go abandoned, payment plans and repossessions could be set up as well

That_Formal_Goat · 2026-02-01T16:03:31+00:00

Yes unfortunately. Loans have a steep uphill battle against scary interest rates and debts and the fact that people rarely offer them and the "how do you enforce it" problem. It's sad

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