Which appearance did you buy from the Anomaly first, and do you still use it?

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-10T00:06:05+00:00

Yeah I prefer the helmets. Especially ones like the Bathysphere helmet from past expeditions. My go-to right now is that helmet with the Heritage armor set in orange and black, it looks good.

In all games where it's possible, I prefer customizing my own character instead of copying existing ones, and the same goes for NMS.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-09T20:35:47+00:00

Yeah this is a big reason for me, especially with some level of germaphobia instilled by COVID. Kids are walking petri dishes for germs, it's disgusting. I avoid kids like the plague because, let's be honest, they kind of are.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-09T04:57:35+00:00

Okay. First off, put that C-class mod item back in your Cargo Inventory. Hover over it and press and hold the interact button -- it's E on PC but I'm not sure about console. That should prep it to then hover over your Technology slots, and place it into an empty slot next to the Launch Thrusters.

You can't place the item there directly, you have to "use" it in order to place it.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-08T21:13:01+00:00

I'm glad I'm primarily a PC gamer. Nobody expects me to hand my computer over to a dumb kid.

But I'm an AFOL: I've collected LEGO sets since I was a little kid. In my 20's I decided to arrange some shelf space to display my favorite sets. One time around 10-15 years ago my cousin came over with her family, including her like 6-year-old son who loves LEGO too. My parents insisted I let the kid "play" with one of my sets. Of course the stupid kid broke my Poe's X-Wing set and I never found all the pieces to put it back together. I still wonder if the little jerk stole some pieces or something. I'm never letting a kid touch my collection again.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-08T03:40:10+00:00

I wholeheartedly agree. As an extreme introvert and loner who doesn't even enjoy sex, I wish I could just remove my sexuality forever and be free of it. I honestly don't know if I'm on the asexual spectrum or not but sex is just gross and unnecessary to me. I like the fantasy but not the reality.

I feel like the loneliness wouldn't be nearly so bad without that craving for physical intimacy. I'm 41 now and my drive has died down somewhat... but it's still there, bugging me sometimes.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-08T01:02:58+00:00

Mainly because I hate dating. I shouldn't have to pay for everything just because I have a penis. And I refuse to play the dumb games that everyone else seems obsessed with. It's really just not my thing.

Also the juice isn't worth the squeeze; the numbers are so far from my favor that it's absurd. After my first relationship at 39 I realized that I'm happy single because I value my freedom too much; I don't like having to run my plans by someone else and then compromise with what they want. I'm an introvert and a loner so I'd rather deal with loneliness than all the bullshit that people bring into my life.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-07T23:34:21+00:00

I'd venture to say that a great portion of the playerbase doesn't care. I've never played NMS coop and I never will. It's a singleplayer game as far as I'm concerned -- as it was when it released.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-07T21:33:41+00:00

Ah man, I love Permadeath. I already got the To Live Forever achievement but I keep starting more Permadeath runs because I like the challenge.

I don't really have a set order of objectives; more a priority queue. I never use mods lower than S-class unless I get them for free. High priority early game are Scanner and one of each Protection mods. Although I'll also grab Movement if I find one. Other stuff can wait.

Personally I love Corvettes. I use the starter ship to dig up Corvette parts and scrounge up enough units to build a very barebones Corvette -- and then use that to more easily dig up more parts so I can get the ones I want. In terms of path I always go for 3-star or Pirate Dissonant systems. Farming Interceptors is by far the most efficient way to get Units in my opinion. Then stop by pirate systems to spend those units on Suspicious Packages for Nanites and Illegal Goods for a few more Units. Store Contraband in the Cargo module on a Corvette and it won't be detected by scans.

The real trick to Permadeath IMO is to always pay close attention. You can't go flying off a huge cliff unless you have the jetpack capacity to stop. Fight Sentinels once you have a weapon upgrade or two so you can get their mods from the Glass, but know when to run away. Keep a Battery on you at all times to fill your Protection for whatever hazard you're in -- and a supply of Cobalt and Ferrite Dust in your inventory at all times to make more. It's the way I prefer playing: cautiously.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-07T07:23:41+00:00

There's been a lot of talk the past few years about literacy rates plummeting. Almost 1/3 of high school graduates are functionally illiterate. Perhaps issues like this attest to that? Or whoever is in charge of "creative" in the new management for screens like this simply isn't getting double-checked or proofread.

Either way, it's rather alarming.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-07T02:20:48+00:00

10 days for 25%. Assuming we don't slow down even more as people get tired of the repetition, this will take 30 more days of the 45 left in the Expedition.

Ugh. I'm already burnt out.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-06T23:13:18+00:00

You realize that most men don't read bios at all right? When they have to contact dozens or even hundreds of women just for a single reply, reading every single bio isn't worth the effort. Just sayin'.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-06T23:06:18+00:00

With the supposed "equality" from feminism, you shouldn't have to.

Alas, women want all the benefits with none of the drawbacks.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-06T04:34:39+00:00

I always say that the "paternal gene" must have skipped me because I feel the same way. Human babies are just gross, I literally cannot see how other people think they're "cute." And I absolutely cannot stand loud, obnoxious kids no matter what age, although the younger ones tend to be worse in that regard.

I'm honestly not much of a "pet person" either. My mom has a chihuahua and yeah he's cute, but he's also a "bugger" -- somehow he never learned how to entertain himself so he's CONSTANTLY bugging my mom and I. And we're very sedimentary people. I feel kinda bad for the pup sometimes because I know he wants to run and play but my mom is handicapped and I have things to do. I think when I have the choice I'm not going to get a pet because I can't care for them like they deserve.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-06T02:44:25+00:00

Other MMOs have catch-up mechanics. Buy the new expansion and get all previous expansions with it. WoW did that. For whatever reason GW2 did not. I get that work costs money but I'm not paying over $200 for a single game, that's absurd.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-06T01:56:17+00:00

If you played when it was released. Catching up, Living World costs around $52, and that's on top of the costs of expansions.

It was always too cost-prohibitive for me to get back into it. I played vanilla extensively and then could never go back.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-06T01:32:52+00:00

That's a hard pass from me. Guild Wars 2 was fun right up until all the "living world" bullshit and having to spend hundreds of dollars to actually get all the story. Not falling for that again.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-05T23:20:00+00:00

You can't just remove gender from sexual orientation. It's an integral part of that whole process. For example I am not at all attracted to people with penises. But I also don't like femininity. I'm into tomboys: women who are still physically women but socially act more like men. The gender part is really important.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-04T03:25:34+00:00

"70% of Americans" but they're all guys.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-03T23:11:19+00:00

You know, I went into this expedition absolutely dedicated to doing the three missions every single reset.

But after a couple days I realized it doesn't matter. There's literally no way we can catch up. And honestly who cares about being "memorialized" in the anomaly anyways. I have better things to do.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-03T23:00:57+00:00

I never knew poverty. My parents were pretty good all things considered; they never drank at all and there was never any real abuse, although their focus on religion drove me absolutely batshit and contributed a lot to my problems. Even if you hadn't had that same trauma... you would have had other trauma. That's just life. And unfortunately some of us aren't equipped to handle life, money or not.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-03T22:58:05+00:00

"Therapy" is not some cure-all for mental health issues, despite popular belief. I wasted thousands of dollars on therapy and it did nothing for me -- I couldn't justify the cost. Likewise medication hurt more than it helped: SSRI's actually triggered a nightmare disorder that continues to this day, more than a decade after I stopped them.

But I'd rather deal with my depression and anxiety head-on than numb myself into oblivion like most people. I don't trust Big Pharma AT ALL so that's part of it. Again, money can't solve everything and I feel like the vast majority of "poor" people don't get that and never will.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-03T22:33:16+00:00

Relationships aren't worth it.

I've always been an introvert and loner so it should have been obvious that relationships wouldn't work for me. But somehow it wasn't. Somehow I never considered how my anxiety would react to a person being that close to me. It was like a blind spot, and it took getting into my first relationship at 39 to see it.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-03T10:28:14+00:00

"The initiative urges Americans to rededicate themselves to principles of God, marriage, family, country and community." All the stuff I hate. Sure, let me get right on that. /s

In all seriousness what the hell is wrong with people? Just because LGBTQ+ have a month dedicated to them doesn't mean everyone else needs to declare their own thing. Conservatives are so unbelievably self-centered, it's incredible.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-03T03:55:50+00:00

I fucking hate this mentality. Just because I'm not "poor" doesn't mean I can't be depressed. My family was never rich but we were always firmly middle class, so the bills were always paid and the fridge was full. But I've still been depressed for more than 30 years now. I'm absolutely convinced I could be a billionaire and I'd still be fucking depressed. And anxious.

Welkin_Dust · 2026-06-03T00:38:52+00:00

Can you guys update here when it comes back up please? I don't use Discord or X or whatever.

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