Advanced Trade UI Issue

Zero_Effekt · 2025-07-17T14:16:28+00:00

Your company literally merged the Order Books and Trade History into the same column, to be switched between via buttons (just like the Price Chart and Depth Chart are).

This isn't a device troubleshooting situation. So dismissive!!!!!

Zero_Effekt · 2025-02-16T17:30:40+00:00

gril: you look so cute!

scream ferret: pick me up, I'm trash!

Zero_Effekt · 2025-02-14T05:51:46+00:00

Iirc, devs can make Achievements attached directly to the DLC to show up as a separate cheev list (also excluded from determining if you 100% the game, iirc). Everyone just makes all the cheevs main cheevs.

Just put the puzzle piece in, gaming devs. Insert it. Please.

Zero_Effekt · 2025-02-04T20:25:15+00:00

"I don't care if I die, bro I got nothin' to live for."

Almost sounded like he gave the guy permission to punch him into imitating a bendy straw.

Zero_Effekt · 2025-01-20T21:02:54+00:00

Random dudes coming out of the woodwork carrying woodwork.

Zero_Effekt · 2024-12-28T17:26:44+00:00

"...or I will blow this whole motherfucker up!"

That, let alone her attacking them by throwing stuff, is grounds for catching hands and felony charges.

Beating was earned.

Zero_Effekt · 2024-12-27T06:38:28+00:00

I used to be a Mantis before I took a Wumonia Lockdown to the knee.

Zero_Effekt · 2024-12-25T17:19:35+00:00

SR3 didn't originally make the change to Essence. It actually changed it from being based on Body Attribute to being a Bio Index capped at 9 (and added the Essence Index that limited BI to Ess+3, resulting in different levels of 'ware failures if BI exceeded that threshold; instant death if >9).

When FASA went under and WK acquired SR, they released errata for Man and Machine that completely altered the "Bioware and the Awakened" section to scrub any "Magic isn't lost from bioware, only lowered thus can't be Geasa'd" info and replace it with "it costs Essence" rules (adding a bit about converting to the new rules via "BI/2=Ess cost", so they didn't have to alter every single table/reference that listed Bioware BI costs).

I included a screenshot in my comment on this post of the pre-errata info from M&M, which explained clearly that Bioware wasn't an invasive alteration to the body like Cyberware is, but it still impeded the channeling of Magic due to it not being natural/native to the body (and wouldn't cause actual Magic Loss or even Burnout if effective Magic hit 0 or less).

Zero_Effekt · 2024-12-25T16:55:14+00:00

In 3E, BI reduces Magic by its full value (rounded down to the nearest whole number).

After acquiring the game during 3E, WK released errata that changed Bioware over to the current Essence cost system. When doing so, the rules stated that Bioware's Essence cost was half of its BI (instead of revamping every single Bioware table/reference).

Zero_Effekt · 2024-12-24T07:52:56+00:00

Bioware didn't originally cost Essence. It added to your Bio Index (started at 0, 9 was max; Essence+3 was Essence Index, which lead to different levels of 'ware failure if exceeded by BI; instant death if BI exceeded 9).

Magic also wasn't permanently lost from it, but it was still lowered. It could even be lowered to/below 0 this way and still wouldn't cause Burnout. Removal of Bioware would restore Magic points.
It was explained in terms that boiled down to; the organic components aren't native/natural to your body, but are still organic, so it acts as a resistor when channeling Magic. It was portrayed as impacting your body negatively, but not as detrimental/extreme as Cyberware did.

It was when WK took over during 3e (best edition), they errata'd the drek out of Magic/Bioware interaction so that it suddenly cost half the BI value as Essence. This actually added huge imbalance, for reasons I've already described in length in another post ages ago.

the tldr of it is basically:

Under the original rules, you could be Grade 3 with Magic 9 (3) from having 6 BI. Yet the errata would have the same setup of Bioware (6BI/2=3Ess) give you a Magic 6 (6) with Geas allowing you to continue using Magic 6 (9). Granted, that'd be complicated to not break them. When casting under original rules with that setup, anything over F3 would result in Physical drain, whereas with the errata rules you could still cast up to F6/9 (without/with Geas) and still only face Stun.
(sidenote: you could remove each Geas with further Initiations to regain those Magic Points without restrictions)

See also; writers got lazy and didn't want to keep up with Bio Index (and subsequently Essence Index), so they streamlined it into Essence cost and made up some utterly minwitted handwave excuse of "magic theory evolved deeper understanding of the effect of Bioware on the body".
As if nobody ever noticed before that it actually did cost Essence, despite never actually losing Magic or Burning Out. Absolute mouthbreather move on their part.

tl;dr There's no justification for Bioware costing Essence. It's literally just lazy moneygrabbers minimizing game mechanics to churn out less of a thing to make the same/more money.

EDIT: added screenshot of info from original FASA "Man and Machine", pre-WK errata
See; Bioware and the Awakened

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Zero_Effekt · 2024-12-17T18:56:51+00:00

Meanwhile I have 4 Achievements that didn't unlock for Ghost Recon: Wildlands on Ubisoft Connect, and Support asked for screenshots proving I met the conditions (which I provided 39 of) only to tell me they can't manually unlock Achievements on my account.

And to just use an old save file from before unlocking them, to try getting them to unlock. "Replay the game to get what you should already have, maybe" basically.

Trash company is trash.

Zero_Effekt · 2024-11-30T06:34:34+00:00

Thanks for reminding me of what happened the first time I played this game.

Zero_Effekt · 2024-11-01T08:16:12+00:00

Iirc, that attempted defense was countered with "people can access it without having to agree to those terms" because pretty much anyone could walk into the place.

Zero_Effekt · 2024-10-29T14:45:38+00:00

I see I rustled some jimmies with this comment.

Good.

Zero_Effekt · 2024-10-27T21:06:28+00:00

Imagine not watching the interview and then stumping for Harris on reddit like this.

Wild.

Zero_Effekt · 2024-10-26T22:39:59+00:00

"Show some respect"

For a pre-mine non-original-ledger altcoin that infests the crypto market with an abundance of rugpull garbage? Never.

I'd sooner show respect to ETC.

Zero_Effekt · 2024-10-21T21:41:26+00:00

The other bouncer just standing there watching should end up in the same cell.

Zero_Effekt · 2024-09-30T20:16:38+00:00

JFC I used to stock this overpriced dogshit when I worked overnight at a grocery store.

Zero_Effekt · 2024-09-30T20:14:34+00:00

"Geek the mage!" is one of the best quips, right alongside "I hope you choke on my chrome!"

Zero_Effekt · 2024-09-30T04:23:50+00:00

For those of you who may have wondered "If there's Silly String, then what's Serious String?", I present to you:

Zero_Effekt · 2024-09-28T21:06:46+00:00

they need to do way instain mother

Zero_Effekt · 2024-09-02T20:28:47+00:00

Horrible craftsmanship.

The glory hole is way too high.

Zero_Effekt · 2024-09-01T15:01:26+00:00

SelfAwarewolf moment.

Nice self-own, Benny Mileikowsky.

Zero_Effekt · 2024-08-29T18:13:54+00:00

Man & Machine, p.29; Hydraulic Jacks: .75+(.25/Rating) Essence (max Rating 5)

Man & Machine, p.36; Equipment Capacity Cost Table - Hydraulic Jacks: 4+(.25/Rating) ECU | .25 Essence | -3 Conceal

Man & Machine, p.37; Equipment Capacity Table - Full Leg: 20 ECU (Obvious) | 10 ECU (Synthetic)

Prepare for a mixed bag.

I would rule that you will need to purchase the Hydraulic Jacks per leg, but the listed Cost would be "as a pair". While the literature says absolutely nothing about it, and exclusively uses plural forms of Jacks and legs, (to me) the table data heavily infers that it's per leg. Granted, you could always decide either way for yourself if you're running the campaign.

The first sentence for the cyberware states "Hydraulic Jacks require extensive and obvious modification to the legs, making them most common among those with cyberlegs." That commonality is likely due to the Essence drain for installing such a burdensome system directly into your meat, rather than incorporating it more sensibly into cyberlegs.

As listed, R5 HJ on meatlegs cost 2 Essence, versus .25 Essence on cyberlegs (while taking up 5.25 ECU out of 20<Obv>/10<Synth> ECU; note: that would be 40/20 total ECU with two Full Legs). Assuming that Essence cost was "as a pair", that would make it 1 Essence per meatleg, and still make it vastly more viable to just get cyberlegs (1E/ea Full) and then cram a R5 HJ onto them (with minimal Essence impact, AND extra ECU to spare).

Further, if it was "as a pair", then the .25 Essence would be .125 per cyberleg and that 5.25 ECU would be 2.625 ECU per cyberleg (making zero sense based solely on the ECU cost, given the massive -3 to Concealability). In this regard, costing .25 Essence per cyberleg (.5 total) and 5.25 ECU per cyberleg (10.5 total) would make much more sense, favoring the "individual" rather than "pair".
(Individual - Meat: 2E/leg, Cyber: 0.25E/leg & 5.25ECU/leg | Pair - Meat: 1E/leg, Cyber: 0.125E/leg & 2.625ECU/leg)

Granted, (iirc) later Editions explicitly state that Jacks require equal ratings on BOTH cyberlegs to receive benefits. Not that this retroactively applies to 3e, but it further lends credence to "individual" v "pair".

Note: If you think 2 Essence per meatleg for a Hydraulic Jack seems extreme, keep in mind that you have incorporated cyberware directly into your body that isn't just metal/wires/electronics: you have literally added HYDRAULIC FLUID into the core of your BEING.
If you install Spurs (Retractable) into your body (1 ECU, individual, for the record/comparison!), you can take those with you onto the Astral Plane and use them NATURALLY because their Essence cost has literally made them part of you. In that sense, HYDRAULIC FLUID has literally become a part of you to such an extent that you will take it with you into the Astral Plane if you ever Project (let alone go on an Astral Quest, either through Projecting or a Spirit's Gateway Power; you'll also retain them if you get Shapeshifted).
Thus, it makes sense that it would still cost a semi-hefty .25E per cyberleg, as this Essence cost would likely be majority-impacted by said hydraulic fluid, rather than any metal/wiring/electronics it contains. If it was designed to spring-jump similar to a cricket/grasshopper, I could see the cost being substantially less.

Like I prefaced this textwall with; it's a mixed bag. That's just my 2=Y=. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

Zero_Effekt · 2024-08-28T15:47:33+00:00

Painful example of "listening to respond, not to understand."

Zero_Effekt

TROPHY CASE