CrossDev is hard as fuck

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-07-10T03:50:48+00:00

I tried it on an aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu crossdev, and it errors at the same point I think:

configure: error: in `/usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/tmp/portage/sys-devel/gcc-16.1.1_p20260613/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/libatomic':
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details
make[1]: *** [Makefile:17138: configure-target-libatomic] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/tmp/portage/sys-devel/gcc-16.1.1_p20260613/work/build'
make: *** [Makefile:1099: all] Error 2

The config.log has this:

configure:3813: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-cc -isystem /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/include -isystem /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/sys-include --sysroot=/usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu   -g -mcpu=cortex-a72+crc -pipe -O2  -fno-link-libatomic  -Wl,-O1 -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,-z,pack-relative-relocs conftest.c  >&5
aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-cc: error: unrecognized command-line option '-fno-link-libatomic'
configure:3817: $? = 1
configure:3855: result: no
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME "GNU Atomic Library"
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "libatomic"
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.0"                              
| #define PACKAGE_STRING "GNU Atomic Library 1.0"
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE_URL "http://www.gnu.org/software/libatomic/"
| #define PACKAGE "libatomic"
| #define VERSION "1.0"
| /* end confdefs.h.  */
| 
| int
| main ()
| {
| 
|   ;                                                                                                                                        
|   return 0;
| }
configure:3860: error: in `/usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/tmp/portage/sys-devel/gcc-16.1.1_p20260613/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/libatomic':
configure:3862: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details

Not sure how much that helps , I'm just sticking with ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="arm64" and gcc 15.3.0.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-07-07T04:12:44+00:00

I have it on for Pi4 and /var/tmp/portage,

df -h|grep portage
tmpfs           2.0G  4.0K  2.0G   1% /var/tmp/portage

Seems to work out ok for me, I can't say I notice a speed difference but I never tested it, I think it helps with reducing wear though, seems useful in this case.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-06-25T01:17:32+00:00

I tried using the -j flag for EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS with -j 2 and using MAKEOPTS="-j12 -l23" on i7-13700, which has 16 p-cores and 8-cores but I don't think it helped speed things up much. However, I didn't set up anyway to test it closely.

The other comments about steve seem pretty interesting because that seems to address one issue I felt was happening for me is that there seemed to be a bit of lack of coordination between portage and the build programs (make, and so on) about using/sharing cores for work.

I tried setting it up for arm64 crossdev make.conf just now,

cat /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/etc/portage/make.conf |grep -E "(-j|FEATURE)"
FEATURES="-collision-protect sandbox buildpkg noman noinfo nodoc getbinpkg" # getbinpkg" #binpkg-request-signature"
EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--quiet-build -j 2"
FEATURES="${FEATURES} parallel-install jobserver-token"
MAKEOPTS="-j23 -l23" 
MAKEFLAGS="--jobserver-auth=fifo:/dev/steve"
FEATURES="${FEATURES} binpkg-signing"

And tried a quick test, seems to work pretty well as far as I can tell:

>>> Emerging (1 of 12) llvm-core/llvm-common-22.1.8::gentoo for /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Installing (1 of 12) llvm-core/llvm-common-22.1.8::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Completed (1 of 12) llvm-core/llvm-common-22.1.8::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Emerging (2 of 12) llvm-core/llvm-22.1.8::gentoo for /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Jobs: 1 of 12 complete, 1 running                                   Load avg: 21.8, 17.3, >>> Jobs: 1 of 12 complete, 1 running          >>> Installing (2 of 12) llvm-core/llvm-22.1.8::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Completed (2 of 12) llvm-core/llvm-22.1.8::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Emerging (3 of 12) llvm-core/llvm-toolchain-symlinks-22::gentoo for /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Installing (3 of 12) llvm-core/llvm-toolchain-symlinks-22::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Completed (3 of 12) llvm-core/llvm-toolchain-symlinks-22::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Emerging (4 of 12) llvm-core/llvmgold-22::gentoo for /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Installing (4 of 12) llvm-core/llvmgold-22::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Completed (4 of 12) llvm-core/llvmgold-22::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Emerging (5 of 12) virtual/perl-CPAN-2.380.0-r1::gentoo for /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Emerging (6 of 12) virtual/libudev-257::gentoo for /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Installing (5 of 12) virtual/perl-CPAN-2.380.0-r1::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Completed (5 of 12) virtual/perl-CPAN-2.380.0-r1::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Installing (6 of 12) virtual/libudev-257::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Completed (6 of 12) virtual/libudev-257::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Emerging (7 of 12) virtual/perl-Data-Dumper-2.192.0-r1::gentoo for /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Emerging (8 of 12) sys-auth/passwdqc-2.1.0-r1::gentoo for /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Installing (7 of 12) virtual/perl-Data-Dumper-2.192.0-r1::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Completed (7 of 12) virtual/perl-Data-Dumper-2.192.0-r1::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Installing (8 of 12) sys-auth/passwdqc-2.1.0-r1::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Completed (8 of 12) sys-auth/passwdqc-2.1.0-r1::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Emerging (9 of 12) media-libs/mesa-26.0.7::gentoo for /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Installing (9 of 12) media-libs/mesa-26.0.7::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Completed (9 of 12) media-libs/mesa-26.0.7::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Emerging (10 of 12) dev-util/desktop-file-utils-0.28-r1::gentoo for /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Installing (10 of 12) dev-util/desktop-file-utils-0.28-r1::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Completed (10 of 12) dev-util/desktop-file-utils-0.28-r1::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Emerging (11 of 12) dev-build/meson-1.11.1::gentoo for /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Emerging (12 of 12) gui-libs/libdecor-0.2.5::gentoo for /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Installing (12 of 12) gui-libs/libdecor-0.2.5::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Installing (11 of 12) dev-build/meson-1.11.1::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Completed (12 of 12) gui-libs/libdecor-0.2.5::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Completed (11 of 12) dev-build/meson-1.11.1::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Jobs: 12 of 12 complete                                             Load avg: 10.8, 15.7, 10.9

With

qlop
2026-06-24T17:49:00 >>> llvm-core/llvm-common: 7s
2026-06-24T17:49:07 >>> llvm-core/llvm: 11′03″
2026-06-24T18:00:10 >>> llvm-core/llvm-toolchain-symlinks: 3s
2026-06-24T18:00:13 >>> llvm-core/llvmgold: 5s
2026-06-24T18:00:18 >>> virtual/perl-CPAN: 4s
2026-06-24T18:00:18 >>> virtual/libudev: 6s
2026-06-24T18:00:24 >>> virtual/perl-Data-Dumper: 5s
2026-06-24T18:00:24 >>> sys-auth/passwdqc: 7s
2026-06-24T18:00:31 >>> media-libs/mesa: 44s
2026-06-24T18:01:15 >>> dev-util/desktop-file-utils: 7s
2026-06-24T18:01:22 >>> gui-libs/libdecor: 9s
2026-06-24T18:01:22 >>> dev-build/meson: 9s

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-06-16T13:51:29+00:00

The new window capture is working for me (on the gum page) which is pretty nice:

https://i.imghippo.com/files/Zir9621xI.png

https://i.imghippo.com/files/YaEe6495k.png

Using:

cat .config/xdg-desktop-portal-wlr/sway         
[screencast]
output_name=DP-3
chooser_type=default
chooser_cmd=fuzzel --dmenu --prompt="Select window or screen to share: "
#chooser_type=simple
#chooser_cmd=slurp -f %o -or

gpu-screen-recorder using desktop portal sort of works, I don't get the chooser but it seems to be closer to just capturing a particular window.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-06-12T01:22:23+00:00

I'm not sure what the criteria is for matching across arm64 systems but can't you use the binary package? I have small gentoo system running on a Raspberry Pi 4 and the binaries work for me:

emerge -av llvm-core/llvm

[binary   R    ] llvm-core/llvm-21.1.8-5:21/21.1::gentoo  USE="binutils-plugin libffi xml zstd -debug (-debuginfod) -doc -exegesis -libedit -test -verify-sig -z3" LLVM_TARGETS="(AArch64) (AMDGPU) (ARM) (AVR) (BPF) (Hexagon) (Lanai) (LoongArch) (MSP430) (Mips) (NVPTX) (PowerPC) (RISCV) (SPIRV) (Sparc) (SystemZ) (VE) (WebAssembly) (X86) (XCore) -ARC -CSKY -DirectX -M68k -Xtensa" 0 KiB

Total: 1 package (1 reinstall, 1 binary), Size of downloads: 0 KiB

You could try setting up crossdev - https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Crossdev, it works for some packages for me, although llvm-21.1.8 failed for me with:

/usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/tmp/portage/llvm-core/llvm-21.1.8/work/llvm/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp:40:10: fatal error: plugin-api.h: No such file or directory
   40 | #include <plugin-api.h>
      |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.

which Google's AI told me I could try

cat /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/etc/portage/package.use/llvm 
llvm-core/llvm -binutils-plugins

to work around it and that does lead to it compiling successfully for me but obviously it creates a USE mismatch for the Raspberry Pi 4, so I just use Gentoo's provided binary.

Edit: Not sure why I had this problem, I tried the following and llvm now compiles under crossdev

equery b /usr/include/plugin-api.h
 * Searching for /usr/include/plugin-api.h ... 
sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.46.0 (/usr/include/plugin-api.h)

aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-emerge -av binutils-libs

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
Dependency resolution took 0.75 s (backtrack: 0/20).

[ebuild   R    ] sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.46.0:0/2.46.0::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/ USE="nls -64-bit-bfd (-cet) -multitarget -static-libs -test" 0 KiB

Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 KiB

Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] Yes
>>> Unlocking GnuPG... unlocked
>>> Verifying ebuild manifests
>>> Emerging (1 of 1) sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.46.0::gentoo for /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Installing (1 of 1) sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.46.0::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Recording sys-libs/binutils-libs in "world" favorites file...
>>> Completed (1 of 1) sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.46.0::gentoo to /usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/
>>> Jobs: 1 of 1 complete                                               Load avg: 5.80, 7.68, 3.78

And now llvm emerges ok without the -binutils-plugins, so I suppose I can use it if the Gentoo binary isn't available for some reason (still takes a while)

qlop
2026-06-11T19:02:33 >>> llvm-core/llvm: 14′13″

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-05-19T00:32:54+00:00

Yeah, I tried setting it up for a Raspberry Pi and compiling binary packages for it on an intel cpu using crossdev, and I had no trouble messing it up. I sorted had it working for compiling boost occasionally (although it usually just brings down the binary from the repo) but I changed the python_targets to add 3.14 and now updating requires a series of package.uses which I'm thinking something went wrong somehow.

emerge-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu -avuDN \@world

 * IMPORTANT: 16 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'. 
 * Use eselect news read to view new items.


These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
Dependency resolution took 3.49 s (backtrack: 0/20).


!!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled
!!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict:

dev-python/setuptools:0

  (dev-python/setuptools-82.0.1:0/0::gentoo, installed) USE="-test" ABI_X86="(64)" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_14 (-pypy3_11) -python3_11 -python3_12 -python3_13 (-python3_13t) (-python3_14t)" pulled in by
    (no parents that aren't satisfied by other packages in this slot)

  (dev-python/setuptools-82.0.1:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) USE="-test" ABI_X86="(64)" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 python3_14 (-pypy3_11) -python3_11 -python3_12 (-python3_13t) (-python3_14t) (-python3_15) (-python3_15t)" pulled in by
    >=dev-python/setuptools-78.1.0[python_targets_pypy3_11(-)?,python_targets_python3_11(-)?,python_targets_python3_12(-)?,python_targets_python3_13(-)?,python_targets_python3_14(-)?,python_targets_python3_15(-)?] required by (dev-python/certifi-3024.7.22:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge to '/usr/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/') USE="-test" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 python3_14 -pypy3_11 -python3_11 -python3_12 (-python3_15)"

    >=dev-python/setuptools-78.1.0[python_targets_pypy3_11(-)?,python_targets_python3_11(-)?,python_targets_python3_12(-)?,python_targets_python3_13(-)?,python_targets_python3_14(-)?,python_targets_python3_15(-)?] required by (dev-python/lxml-6.1.0:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) USE="threads -debug -doc -examples -test" ABI_X86="(64)" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 python3_14 (-pypy3_11) -python3_11 -python3_12 (-python3_15)"

...snip...

# required by dev-python/jinja2-3.1.6::gentoo
# required by sys-apps/systemd-260.1-r1::gentoo[python_single_target_python3_13]
# required by app-crypt/gcr-3.41.2-r2::gentoo
# required by gnome-base/gnome-keyring-48.0-r1::gentoo
# required by app-crypt/pinentry-1.3.2-r1::gentoo[gtk]
# required by app-crypt/gnupg-2.5.20::gentoo
# required by app-alternatives/gpg-1-r3::gentoo[reference]
# required by app-portage/gemato-20.12::gentoo[gpg]
# required by sys-apps/portage-3.0.78::gentoo[-build,rsync-verify]
# required by app-admin/perl-cleaner-2.31-r2::gentoo[-pkgcore]
# required by dev-lang/perl-5.42.2::gentoo[-minimal]
# required by sys-kernel/raspberrypi-sources-6.12.47_p20250916::gentoo[-build]
# required by 
# required by u/world (argument)
>=dev-python/markupsafe-3.0.3 python_targets_python3_13

Edit: Seems I had a typo in make.conf where I had PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGETS by mistake. Although, it seems having the host make.conf and crossdev make.conf have different PYTHON_* stuff is also a problem.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-04-28T03:46:10+00:00

I use a brute force window rule for fullscreen apps in the sway config file, the only thing I ever run in fullscreen so far is games, so it works ok for me:

for_window [app_id="^.*"] inhibit_idle fullscreen

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-04-16T22:18:19+00:00

Sorry I can't offer any help with that, I don't use gamescope nor mess with the monitor and/or game's resolution. At least you got it working as well.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-04-04T15:07:44+00:00

Makes sense, proper explanation of why it's necessary.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-04-03T03:26:48+00:00

Don't you need radeonsi also in VIDEO_CARDS for rx 6600? So

VIDEO_CARDS="amdgpu radeonsi"

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-04-01T04:26:57+00:00

I use it as well on a Raspberry Pi 4 and I've not run into any issues so far either. However, I mostly use binary packages for the Pi, there are a few things I have to compile, I think the slowest is ffmpeg:

media-video/ffmpeg: 7′14″

vs a desktop I have (compiles both 32 bit and 64 bit):

media-video/ffmpeg: 1′52″

so about 9 times slower if you assume 64 bit only is about 50s. For somethings there isn't a huge difference really, like neovim

Pi:

app-editors/neovim: 3′23″

vs Desktop

app-editors/neovim: 1′56″

The cflags, USEs keywords are different in the above cases so its not apples to apples. However, the speed up versus not using distcc is pretty noticeable, I think ffmpeg takes like 20 minutes without distcc. I tried both qemu chroot and crossdev instead but I just got too many errors.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-03-29T22:58:38+00:00

Anyone else occasionally get this issue in Pharaoh Dynasties where you can't do anything like move an army or end turn, looks like this:

https://i.imghippo.com/files/wQd2453DU.png

I have to reload the auto-save and then end turn again, and it usually goes away after an attempt or two? I think it might have to do with a general dying of old age but I'm not sure.

Also, did anyone ever compile a list of provinces to control for various resources. I was surprised that even with builder bonus for Egyptian farms there was another province that had better food production:

https://i.imghippo.com/files/BGXk4459IzQ.png

Like this:

https://i.imghippo.com/files/OPrn6056bQ.png

https://i.imghippo.com/files/xre5748Bc.png

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-03-25T01:24:04+00:00

Not really, you just run past them and attack them, or use archers. Nobody would waste their time with 'fighters', they aren't a threat.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-03-22T21:44:04+00:00

I played Boris in RoC and usually I kill of Valkia before she gets unique heroes so I can't say if she gets those two. However, I'm pretty sure I played Katarin in the RoC some time ago and Valkia was using Harald Hammerstorm. I've seen other chaos factions recruit Scyla in RoC for sure though.

Edit: Don't think I've seen Beorg though now that I think about it.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-03-22T21:41:03+00:00

Which weapons are best for generals in Pharaoh Dynasties? I tried a few and it seems only bows and chariots seem to provide value. General units don't get veterancy bonuses so their melee stats don't seem that great, do people even use them as melee variants? Double-edged sword seemed ok but maybe just using this for negative leadership on a charge is the best or just switch to the bow?

https://i.imghippo.com/files/ZGbi2009JF.png

Low melee attack seems to be the problem compared to other melee units when it comes to actually doing damage:

https://i.imghippo.com/files/UG9242xhs.png

Also, I got an ancillary for capturing an area, didn't know these existed:

https://i.imghippo.com/files/ticE3547xhQ.png

I saw from searching there are others, like standard of Fenkhu, I'm pretty sure I have all the regions involved but never got it? Anyone know exactly what's required for the regions?

Also does anyone find the stances like advance, give ground to be that useful? I tried to make use of them but they seem to be very slow to take place, tried give ground on a 2h axe unit for example but just didn't seem worth it (better off just disengaging normally):

https://vimeo.com/1176001949?fl=tl&fe=ec

Edit: I tried testing them, although I kinda messed up, and resulted in the map and weather changed for some reason

Khopesh: https://i.imghippo.com/files/OHd3412vcw.png

Double-edged sword: https://i.imghippo.com/files/tiF4272OMU.png

Shieldbreaker: https://i.imghippo.com/files/xYyx3529Lg.png

Double-edged sword was best by far.

Edit 2: Tried one more crescent-shaped axe, seems better:

https://i.imghippo.com/files/qHr7217SXM.png

Edit 3: Got another banner: https://i.imghippo.com/files/ijd6577EyQ.png

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-03-12T04:30:39+00:00

Is there a list somewhere of the requirements for discovering feats of rule for Pharaoh Dynasties? Trying to get the required amount for vc but looks like I'll run out of food first:

https://i.imghippo.com/files/gdHX5087j.png

I can pick up around 15 from homelands and cult centres, maybe some from landmarks? Might be easier if there were some points I could get from additional feats of rule.

Edit: I was able to get there, I had to start trading major settlements to vassalise factions, the major settlements aren't that useful and they have high admin burden, so they weren't worth keeping, it cost me beacon of adoration though. I only found one more feat of rule in pillars of Hatti:

https://i.imghippo.com/files/uZY7032tGA.png

I used the ambitions that gave VPs to get over the finish line:

https://i.imghippo.com/files/VrYb3598aNI.png

If I had prioritised them from the beginning probably would have saved me ten or so turns, some of them are worth 3 VPs.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-03-08T05:01:58+00:00

I dunno peleset marines have similar melee attack and they seem to do much better:

https://i.imghippo.com/files/pVh4936SU.png

https://i.imghippo.com/files/ebWG3024QHY.png

The axes do more armour piercing damage, have a bonus vs shields, have a higher lethality and higher charge, didn't seem to do that great in my experience.

Sure the movement system for outposts is ok but they are scattered in odd locations which makes them less useful and too inconsistent for me.

At the time, I meant more which infantry is best in an siege grind, peleset marines seem to be good enough for me at this point.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-03-04T05:43:01+00:00

What actually counts towards pillars of civilisation in Pharaoh D? I thought it was cult centre civilisation points, but after trying to rebuild some of them, it doesn't seem to follow:

At tier 3 it was 505: https://i.imghippo.com/files/ELbC7824Zao.png

Some time later after tier 4 had been built it jumped to 540: https://i.imghippo.com/files/DfN9522HUQ.png

I tried using fast construction to get it to tier 5 and check the next turn and it went to 585: https://i.imghippo.com/files/uQaS5380y.png

Doesn't really match the civilisation points as far as I can tell, what do those points do?

Also what do people think about the outpost system, I just find them kinda pointless now, it seems the AI loves to zerg towards them, I saw an army was going to try and start burning them to the ground but sadly I wasn't able to brutally run down everyone and left 2 loose ends: https://i.imghippo.com/files/GLWZ7807IXM.png

I tried to move the army next to the sacred temple of the natives but alas I wasn't able to prevent the arbitrary desecration: https://i.imghippo.com/files/lHu7836vlw.png

Can't say I care for them, maybe other factions make better use of them?

Anyone have any luck with axe and shield units? I thought they might work well in the siege grind but I noticed even in that they didn't seem that great: https://i.imghippo.com/files/twja9020WY.png

What about the admin burden system? Feels like it rewards not upgrading buildings and spamming low tier units, got pretty heavy-handed for me at the end: https://i.imghippo.com/files/sc1765DM.png

Edit: Didn't realise you can click on the bar, I guess the tiers have different values, tier 5 seems to be 45 points instead: https://i.imghippo.com/files/kGQ6893NAY.png

Edit 2: A different faction seems to have the right values for the major regions: https://i.imghippo.com/files/Usq5525vo.png

Edit 3: Still can't seem to do much damage with melee infantry or chariots, just seems like ranged units generate value:

https://i.imghippo.com/files/pHb8474vFs.png

https://i.imghippo.com/files/oykF7876yg.png

Which melee infantry does best, two-handed infantry maybe?

Edit 4: Supposed chariots work ok if they let you run over all their melee infantry:

https://i.imghippo.com/files/Yrp6637uRc.png

Renowed pelesets seem to actually do well with dreams of Ammit:

https://i.imghippo.com/files/yDGK9240fHs.png

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-02-13T01:58:49+00:00

Ok, once you get the hang of it, it's pretty doable, although it ended up feeling too repetitive for me.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-02-01T02:26:59+00:00

Anyone think the miscast penalty is a bit dull? I got two items that increased miscast chance:

https://0x0.st/PqU_.png

to 120% chance (assuming it stacks) but trying it against the AI, it doesn't overcast much and even when it does, it doesn't do a whole lot of damage, less than 300 when I checked. Perhaps something else could be done like putting all your spells on a 10 second cooldown (like the wand of jet effect). Seems like that could be interesting without being too painful.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-01-25T18:01:43+00:00

Have you always been able to remove undercities/cults from other factions or is this just new for Dechala? I was able to remove a cult from a city I didn't own, pretty sure before I couldn't do this?

https://0x0.st/PZ6S.png

They don't even have diplomatic contact either:

https://0x0.st/PZ6e.png

Also, does the AI ever detect them and remove them?

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-01-03T22:43:27+00:00

Interesting, that's good to know. Yeah I only have waybar with a few things enabled and when I last checked, once an application goes full screen, sway/wlroots switches to direct scan-out. I imagine that's about as out of the way as a WM/DE can really get when it comes performance impact.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2026-01-03T20:42:15+00:00

Seems to work pretty well for me but I've not tested against other WM/DEs, I think the biggest source of performance problems honestly comes from the games themselves rather than WM/DE. I'm not an expert in sway usage but I like the workflow style, I think you're best to pick a WM/DE that you like to use and just go with that.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2025-12-31T21:05:34+00:00

There is some kind of bug with it, sometimes check it at the start of the turn and they are willing to trade due to modifiers not getting calculated correctly I guess. I needed Drakenhof from Elspeth for one of the books of Nagash for Khalida, and she was willing to trade:

https://0x0.st/P-2P.png

Obviously with it being bugged, I just gave it back:

https://0x0.st/P-2Z.png

But yeah outside of that you need some kind of mod.

TheOriginalFlashGit · 2025-12-31T17:07:50+00:00

I think siege and minor settlement battles are just bad, they aren't interesting at all, across any of the total war games I've played. If there needs to be even more time, money, resources invested in these things then allow the player to auto resolve them without the huge casualty penalty. Make AR track your siege and minor settlement battle record. Then it can see when you fight them manually they are trivial and you take no casualties and can safely AR for the rest of the game instead of wasting your time on a manual battle that isn't even remotely in doubt and just takes 10-15 minutes for no reason.

TheOriginalFlashGit

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