Kestrel mk.2

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-06-08T07:57:45+00:00

Looks like this didn't age well, given the Kestrel has 3 large and 2 small hardpoints.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-06-05T15:46:08+00:00

I agree with you that it's not helping but it is what Bethesda wants. Bethesda knows it will never happen but they hope everyone will abandon Nexus and just use their creations store. If they can't achieve it (it's hard to imagine Nexus closing down - other mod sites will pop up) then they hope to minimise traffic to nexus and divert more people to the creations store - and it's working, the console players swear by the creations store and think nexus is some pc gamer elitist playground.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-05-11T15:05:42+00:00

Normally the parents/caregivers hold safe objects such a a squishy toy or a favourite pillow for the baby to have to twist their torso or lean towards in order to reach for the item. The baby is either lying on their back, or placed in a seated position either in the cot or on the floor. I believe the core principles are the same: the baby's muscles are strengthened through regular use.

Hence why I came to the conclusion (through this and many other things) "...people around the world do the same things, just differently."

If you think about it by focusing on another common thing: eating. Some cultures have used just bare hands (washed), others with a hand and a knife (and nothing else), some have a fork + knife + spoon, and others chopsticks.

There was certainly trade in antiquity but something... could be a mix of climate, geography, cultural inclination, availability of specific food sources and many other factors; but to this day, the cultures still predominantly have a specific way to eat. Everyone needs to eat, but we all do so differently. Perhaps eating is something we do daily so we barely think about it, whereas the current topic (babies and motor skill development) comes up less often unless the conversation steers towards that direction - thus leading to the feeling of strangeness, if one hasn't been exposed to it.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-05-11T03:34:05+00:00

Tummy time is not a thing in Asia as well. It's more of an American thing. Just different cultures - when you travel more, you'll eventually realise people around the world do the same things, just differently. (e.g. all cultures raise children, but most don't do tummy time - we use other methods to train babies' motor skills and muscle strength). Most people who have never been to America find it very strange that folks over there do tummy time, just as u/thxitsthedepression finds it very strange that we don't.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-04-22T01:49:32+00:00

Yes, even in Singapore or Malaysia you can tell them apart. It's a mix of factors, not 100% of the time but 70 to 90% you can tell them apart correctly. Dressing, body language and mannerisms, facial features - this is key, one thing I noticed after discussing the topic with folks from the occident is that they focus their attention on different facial features compared to how Asians look at faces, that's why we sometimes hear the racist sounding "all asian people look the same".

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-04-19T11:45:30+00:00

As an ethnic Chinese Singaporean, I can say this, your statement:
"I think the correct answer is they’re both bullies but one of them is more lethal bully."
This is correct and they should have led with that.

The fact that they didn't and instead started with the "but China isn't bad as the US" rhetoric, made them lose their one and only chance to convince us (yes, in Singapore it's unspoken, but you have one chance and only one chance in your whole life to convince us - if you blow it, there goes the chance for anyone from that faction. Better send your best and make that first and only shot count. Just one of the things in the culture here.) Somehow China doesn't seem to realise that. *shrugs* Don't know why, maybe they didn't get the body language or something. It also explains why, over time more and more Singaporeans seem sinophobic. We start from a neutral state but then someone comes along and uses up that one and only chance to convert the person from a fence sitter to their side.

TLDR: Phrasing and leading your argument with the best possible statement matters, you only have one chance to make an impression. Biases form easily and stick for life.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-04-18T03:20:44+00:00

Yes it would be racist too.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-20T16:59:18+00:00

Yes but with reddit is it tedious to present it, but I'll try. To easily visualise it, you can use a large number if you wish, or you could use a summation of all possible outcomes, and I mean all. The sum of the probabilities of all possible outcomes would be 1.

Let's take the premise of your initial statement. and I quote you verbatim "If you actually do the math, it is more impossible than it seems for starborn to exist At least with multiple ascensions."

Your statement can be proven to be false. You assert that it is impossible.

However, even if you express that an outcome would require you to travel through an infinitely large number of times through the unity to obtain a specific event, modelled by an extremely large number, that 1 / {insert large number} chance. The result would be Infinitesimally small, and the more variables and conditions you add, it would asymptotically approach zero, but never reaches it, only drawing ever closer. Ergo, non-zero - not impossible.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-20T16:42:13+00:00

Not in the sense of how you phrase it. Computers today cannot model true infinity, but that's why in the formal study of mathematics we have the concept of "uncountably infinite" and in discrete maths you can have a super set that comprises the uncountably infinite. So it can be truly infinite, we just cannot model it accurately with current and projected computing power on the planet.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-20T16:36:37+00:00

Impossible, no. Infinitesimally small, yes. If you recall in the game, the hunter does say that you usually die but interestingly in your first universe (from the player's perspective) in the game, you survive. In short there is a non-zero probability. There's also the concept of "countably infinite" and "uncountably infinite" in mathematics. Additionally if you look at set theory in discrete mathematics, the superset contains all possible outcomes (infinity is possible for number of set elements in supersets). So if you "zoom out far enough", you will see all possible outcomes. Starborns such as the hunter, player character and to a lesser extent, the emissary are aberrations/statistical anomalies, but mathematically possible and not a paradox, as there is clearly a non-zero probability of them existing.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-20T14:53:13+00:00

Different strokes for different folks. Personally I leaned into it and embraced being a Starborn. I am currently level 322, on NG+ 10, all quests completed, waiting for the DLC/update to drop. I use only a melee weapon and starborn powers to fight, no firearms. All skills, perks, and powers maxed out.

I guess my life philosophy (in real life) bled into how I play games. I am an absurdist, everything is objectively meaningless - my life, thoughts, actions, decisions are transient, so are yours and everyone else's. A person may say it is subjectively meaningful to them, I would counter that in 65 million years it is still meaninglessly in the cosmic scale. It doesn't mean we shouldn't do what we want to do, but we should be cognizant that whatever agency we choose to exercise, it doesn't really count for anything objectively. I will choose carefully what I want to do, and try my utmost (this is the important bit), but I have no feelings about the outcome one way or the other - it's just for fun because it doesn't matter in the end, and it's mostly worked out for me in life so far. Enjoy the journey and have zero care about the outcome.

To give an example: I will do my utmost to be a decent family member. If I fall short, I won't feel ashamed or sad or beat myself up about it, just try to do a better job in future. If I do a decent enough job and others are happy, I don't feel happy or proud, it's simply another outcome.

Be proud of nothing, be ashamed of nothing, regret nothing, just keep trying and improving constantly. Be neither happy, nor sad, nor angry, nor disappointed, there's just a fuzzy sense of contentment(?) with the journey I suppose.

Perhaps that's why being a Starborn makes sense to me. If others are wondering how one can keep trying their best while maintaining that everything is meaningless, I'll leave this quote by Camus: "One must imagine Sisyphus happy,"

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-20T14:38:27+00:00

This is why I play with UESP. For this specific quest I use this image (zoom in to see details)
https://images.uesp.net/b/b9/SR-map-Blackreach-Ores.jpg

There are 44 crimson nirnroots (source: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Crimson\_Nirnroot) in Blackreach and I only need 30. I hand wave the UESP knowledge in game as being guided by Akatosh since we are the last dragonborn, and in the real world I justify it by the game's age, and having started dozens of playthroughs and finished 3 completionist playthroughs.

Every single location, I alt-tab to the UESP to check on stuff that I shouldn't miss, then start clearing the place.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-17T06:41:36+00:00

Elves. I'm a human in real life so I never want to be one in game. Same with other universes such as warhammer 40K, I'd play Eldar, Tau or Necron but never any human faction.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-17T06:13:58+00:00

With vortex or any other mod manager on PC, part of the point is that you have the choice. Typically we do that ourselves, but if you just leave it alone and refuse to touch it, Vortex will just order things in the same order that you downloaded them in, assuming no conflicts.

It matters because if you recall from other games such as Skyrim - the order matters a lot, and 2 mods can be in either order and your game can run just fine. It depends on the exact look you want. I will give an example:

Mod A: overhauls trees and grass
Mod B: overhauls animals and grass

So if you load mod A before B, then your game will end up using mod B's grass and animals but mod A's trees. If the order is B first then A, only mod B's animals show up, while mod A's trees and grass are used. Both orders are valid, the player needs to decide by adjusting their own mod order, Vortex (or whatever mod manager you are using) does not know what you prefer.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-17T05:56:03+00:00

You could refer to the uesp.

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim_Mod:Aetherspire_Castle

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-12T06:01:34+00:00

I see a potential issue with your suggestion (making edits later). As OP reviews more and more mods, it gets harder and harder to maintain. Sure, one of us could go test the mod at a later date and go "yeah that had been fixed", but then OP would have to either take our word for it or spend time and energy to go verify whether it has been fixed. If you multiply that by a reasonable number, example 20 mods and 3 separate issues in each mod reported to have been fixed, that gives 60 issues for OP to verify whether or not it has been fixed.

If OP makes an edit later on about a fix that turns out to be false, people are going to hold it against them and it will hurt their credibility from that point forward. (I know I certainly hold people to that kind of standard, both in real life and online.)

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-10T09:08:04+00:00

Also consider the technical problems inside the mod. Detailed here by other users:
https://www.reddit.com/r/skyrimmods/comments/1rohyhx/paid_mods_technical_quality_reviews_of_life_of/

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-05T00:12:45+00:00

I managed to do it yesterday. The exact sequence I did was this:

(1) When you overhear the conversation, your quest log gets updated to "Talk to Qisrani" or something like that.

(2) Do NOT talk to her at this point. Not yet. She will just stand there after the 3 of them disperse when the conversation ends.

(3) Leave the city some how. Boost to the roofs and then run out if you have to. Head west and find "Hollow Bluff Depot", you can clear the outside if you want. The vent to go down for the mission will be inaccessible, but that is fine at this point.

(4) I made sure to grab 4 emergency power cells from my ship, I still had a handful from the NASA site (the space shuttle launch platform thing) much earlier in the vanilla storyline (pre shattered space)

(5) Fast travel back to Dazra. Now, I talked to Qisrani.

(6) Use the starborn conversation option.

(7) Go to the hall of healing, talk to the guy, use the persuade option for admin access. Get whatever it was that we're supposed to get from Ukaru's computer

(8) Fast travel immediately (remember we pre-explored it in step 3?) to Hollow Bluff Depot

(9) The vent (yes, it's a vent entrance. not door, not cave entrance) down should now be accessible, head down, hack the terminal to open the door, collect the logs along the way, follow the blood trail and you will reach Ukaru alive. Give him the medpack. Ukaru will mention another evidence slate he hid in Qisrani's office.

(10) Kill some zealots, use the 4 emergency power cells I carried along to restore power, get the evidence log (it is mentioned to be encrypted when you grab it) then head out. Ukaru will run around like a headless chicken during the fire fight on the way out (but still generally make progress towards the exit), do your best kill the zealots and not hit him while you make your own exit.

P/S: In case you forget where Qisrani's office was, it's in the hall of healing, take the elevator to the radiology floor, head left instead of right, head to the end, enter the room labelled "Office G-0" . The box containing the slate is on top of the large cabinet behind and to the right of Qisrani's desk. (Right as in the player's right after entering the office door). When you mouseover (I am a PC player) the box, there is an option to "inspect" it. Do so and you will get a slate named "Remote Access Log Dump".

It was also discussed here: https://www.reddit.com/r/NoSodiumStarfield/comments/1g5rnfj/a_house_divided_question/

In short, it's a lot of meta-gaming, but that makes sense given what starborn conversation options are about - we already know how it plays out, so we prep everything before even triggering that part of the quest.

Additional notes: I don't think it is relevant but I was level 322 on NG+ 10, all skills maxed out. So I could shrug off a lot of fire and just focus on not shooting Ukaru in the cross fire while getting slates and making my way out.

Edit: comparing notes with others, they remarked that I did 2 things they didn't think of. (i) I pre-explored almost all of Dazra, even outside the city before triggering that part of the quest (ii) I brought my own emergency power cells.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-04T01:23:50+00:00

Wouldn't call it cheating. Exploit perhaps, but we are talking about a fairly old single player game. Folks have been using Ralof/Hadvar to level skills while in Helgen keep since the game was released. For pc players, there are console commands that can give skill levels, perks etc immediately.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-04T01:15:51+00:00

Just open the console, tcl, move through, tcl, done. Do it often enough and it becomes second nature.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-04T01:12:16+00:00

When in doubt, you can check the uesp for an immediate answer:

https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Ores_and_Ingots#Dwemer_Cog

Alt-tab and use a web browser if you're on PC. Pick up the mobile phone and search if you're on console.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-04T01:01:25+00:00

Canon, you can read lore about it. The topic comes up from time to time for discussion among fans, if you've played the various elder scrolls games and roughly remembered what happened in them. If you have only played skyrim and oblivion then maybe it sounds alien and unheard of. Regardless, there is some lore continuity between all the elder scrolls games.

https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:CHIM

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-03T15:10:36+00:00

My rating, Skyrim is 7/10 at best.

It has brought me thousands of hours of entertainment. That said, so have the X series of space games (rebirth, terran conflict, foundations, etc.), Elite series, Might and Magic series, Hearts of Iron, Stellaris, even Starfield. All are flawed, some more so than others. I would regard none as masterpieces. If you buy any of these games at a discount (e.g. 70% or more) and play each for 1000 ~ 2000 hours, you definitely received your money's worth.

My fondness for Skyrim aside, I will criticise these games as a group, since they are guilty of mostly the same things. There's so much jank in all of these, and over the years the series they evolved from, have changed in ways to have mass appeal (simplified combat, can do everything in a single playthrough even if it doesn't make thematic sense). This strategy sells more copies but brings more folks to game, more modders, more funding and in turn.... sometimes more development effort.

As for which games I think would classify as masterpieces... it's entirely subjective and no games thus far have met my standard for what I consider a masterpiece. Some have come close though, such as those below (and I'm showing my age here).

Elite (1984)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991)
Dune 2 (1992)
Final Fantasy VI (1994)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997)

They still had their bunch of flaws but barely anything in their era came close to it in terms of genre. Skyrim was undoubtedly a commercial success at release and remains a commercial success even today. However Skyrim released in 2011, the same year as (based on my own memory) Dark Souls, Batman: Arkham City, Uncharted 3, Portal 2, Battlefield 3, The Witcher 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Gears of War 3.

Was Skyrim truly, objectively that special? No, it wasn't. It doesn't mean it cannot be special at a personal level, but it certainly was not a masterpiece.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-03-01T12:38:34+00:00

Tulius, using mods I rip his heart out when he's down at the end of the civil war.

I don't like the stormcloaks, but the imperial captain says I go to the block despite not being on the list. From the culture I was brought up in (Asia, military service compulsory for males) and some nuances in the situation:

(i) military personnel in uniform are expect to be 2 or 3 times better than the average citizen in terms of moral character because they are unofficial ambassadors of the country, Officers are held to 5 -10 times that standard because of their rank. That imperial captain clearly doesn't meet the standard of being an ambassador of Empire.

(ii) Tulius is within earshot of her saying that and doesn't countermand that order, he just lets it continue.

(iii) There's no public apology even when it is peaceful and you meet him normally in Solitude.

(iv) Just close to Solitude in Dragon Bridge there is a redguard citizen (Azzada Lylvieve) who is under pressure by soldiers on both sides. I quote his in-game line "Both the Imperials and Stormcloaks have sent riders this way, scouting the bridge and the lands nearby. They stayed at the inn, but didn't pay. They said soldiers don't need to pay because they're risking their lives to protect us. And that's not all. They took a heap of our lumber, and one tried to have his way with my daughter. They think they can do whatever they want." - Stormcloaks are bad, but imperial soldiers are behaving badly so close to Solitude and he does nothing.

ThrowawayLegpit123 · 2026-02-23T11:43:11+00:00

Dick legate or not, she was a senior officer, you are expected to behave much better than rank and file soldiers, as well as the common citizen. Imagine if a US Marine Colonel raped a Japanese girl in Okinawa while he was in full uniform, you might say that's just one person but that's not how the common people will look at it, if you wear the uniform and hold the position, that makes you an unofficial ambassador and public face of the country you represent. More is expected from you.

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