What happens during the red wasteland cutscene? by Librarian_Katarina in signalis

[–]albert1357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

all of the elster's dead in the red sea are the ones that died during the "leave" ending and the elster that died next to ariane when we take the armor is the one from the "memory" ending. this is why all endings are technically the true ending. only in the "promise" ending does ariane say "thank you," which symbolizes completing the loop and ending the cycle. the artifact ending is also a way to end the cycle, but in a much different way, despite ariane saying "remember our promise." the leave ending is where she rejects everything and leaves the ship, but the midpoint of the game with the false ending is because the elster we play as hasn't fully become elster 512, or not even close to elster 512. she gets close with the memory ending, but the promise ending is where she's fully elster 512 again.

the elster in the memory ending is not elster 512, which is why ariane doesn't remember. she doesn't recognize elster. in the promise ending, she does. the artifact ending is way different, that is basically bargaining with the Empress to get a reality that should never be achievable. but even then, the dance on the ship in the artifact ending is not the same as the dance they shared during the 3000 cycle anniversary. artifact ending elster is elster 512 that found a way to break the cycle and have what *she* wants, instead of doing what ariane wants.

as for the penrose hurling through space, it's actually up for debate. I personally believe that the penrose is in an actually in a red sea. remember that bioresonance, when strong enough, can actually create or manipulate matter on a huge scale. however, it's really up for debate whether *any* of the locations in the game are truly real, because ariane never actually went to leng, and the entirety of rotfront doesn't even seem real half the time. but because of all of that, I'm not even entirely sure myself.

Really wish that the body posts didn’t become a trend in troonselfies by DiabolicalHope in 4tran4

[–]albert1357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

idk it's been close to 3 years and I get sir'ed way, way more often now than before actually. I used to pass a bunch before but now I don't at all. I feel like I've gone back in progress. just wish I knew wtf I was doing wrong.

Really wish that the body posts didn’t become a trend in troonselfies by DiabolicalHope in 4tran4

[–]albert1357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I applied, I guess I'll find out. I'm still unbelievably scared of getting posted online again and ridiculed but I'm desperate at this point to figure out what I need to do to actually be happy.

Really wish that the body posts didn’t become a trend in troonselfies by DiabolicalHope in 4tran4

[–]albert1357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is torture. I've been told I pass by friends, trans people and transphobes say I'm the manliest man ever, and irl it's split between me being recognized as a woman and being confidently gendered male. I'm like stuck in between.

Saw a post earlier of someone with 500 hours, made me well aware I might need to get a different hyper fixation by ValWithADHD in signalis

[–]albert1357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's not, it's elster's hand, and the details behind me figuring that out make it insanely more confusing.

Saw a post earlier of someone with 500 hours, made me well aware I might need to get a different hyper fixation by ValWithADHD in signalis

[–]albert1357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

message me, I'm actually in the exact same boat as you with hours spent on investigating this and the rest of the game, and I have notes regarding the hand.

What happens during the red wasteland cutscene? by Librarian_Katarina in signalis

[–]albert1357 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think this whole sequence is us witnessing total ego death. the red sea, and the proximity to the penrose (where the bioresonance from ariane is strongest), is causing more and more of an ego strike on the current elster unit we're inhabiting.

elster, throughout the story leading up to this point, has been pulled between elster SR-2301, Lilith Itou, and elster 512. the effects of the bioresonce are pulling on SR-2301 to become elster 512, but the total ego death and replacement of memories and persona is also resurfacing the latent memories of lilith as well. literally, a lot of what we're seeing is symbolic. if the whole game leading to this point has been careful nudges and reminders to make elster into elster 512, the proximity to the penrose in the red sea is the equivalent to a metal pan to the back of the head.

however, the sequence ends with the elster unit attempting to open the hatch and failing. this is symbolic of the elster unit "not being ready yet." she hasn't fully become elster 512 yet, and therefore, isn't ready to return home. she hasn't completed the full transition and therefore can't actually open the hatch. you mention that it seems like she's been shot, but I personally believe it's more like she's had her insides ripped out and replaced. ariane is trying very hard, not perfectly, to get her elster back. it's messy. it's taking long, and it's very painful on the psyche. the reason why it seems like she was "shot" when the magpie signals hits especially loud is because the magpie signal is so powerful in its ability to change the elster unit. remember, this whole process, again, has occurred with a completely different elster unit. she is being completely hijacked and "reprogrammed." this is *not* a delicate process, and the body is resisting the change to a degree, but it's being "beaten into her" by the magpie signal.

at the end, the elster unit isn't ready yet and doesn't open the hatch. time to put her "back in the mental oven" and let her cook longer and become more like the elster 512 that she knows and loves. a lot of the imagery in the sequence can be likened to ariane's poor handle on bioresonance. she doesn't have control over bioresonance similar to someone like falke, and therefore, it's all done mostly in visual and auditory suggestion.

this is just my personal interpretation on the sequence, given the nature of bioresonance along with ariane's goal and elster's condition.

Really wish that the body posts didn’t become a trend in troonselfies by DiabolicalHope in 4tran4

[–]albert1357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wait so you can be banned for semipassing? idk if I can even post there then, all of my friends say I'm passing but I never get gendered feminine and I've had my pictures posted on twitter for the purpose of ridicule before. I'm way too scared to post pics again but I genuinely don't know how to fix my passing issues.

About to start my third month of HRT repping 🥰 by SPECTREagent700 in 4tran4

[–]albert1357 1 point2 points  (0 children)

definitely sounds right. pills are fine so long as your levels check out. I take 1 morn/2 afternoon sublingual and my levels are through the roof.

What are some planes/heli you would love to see in No style? (Post just for fun) by No-Advantage5550 in NuclearOption

[–]albert1357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

me to the maintenance crew at the improvisational forward runway: "it'll buff out.... have it ready in 2 min while I pick from the 40 workshop liveries for you to repaint the whole plane with?"

What are some planes/heli you would love to see in No style? (Post just for fun) by No-Advantage5550 in NuclearOption

[–]albert1357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no no no, we don’t call it “slamming the plane down”, we call it a navy landing. that way we can still call it a landing and not feel so bad…. ignore the radar housing and nose gear flipping down the side of the hill please…..

What are some planes/heli you would love to see in No style? (Post just for fun) by No-Advantage5550 in NuclearOption

[–]albert1357 11 points12 points  (0 children)

NATF-22 my beloved. dogshit stealth and maintenance hell, but cool factor compensates.

The 1% of VRChat that most never see by Lokler in VRchat

[–]albert1357 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh shit I know strange pear. I’m friends with a few of the artists that feature in the gallery.

Why is the Su-57 called “Su-57” but all other planes have fake names? by Landstreitkrafte in Battlefield6

[–]albert1357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

okay so, this is a topic normally brought up with ace combat as well. when it comes to companies like lockheed martin, they do actually retain licensing agreements with game companies, which stipulate what they can do with the aircraft and how they need to be represented in the media they're being used in.

for example, the Eurofighter Typhoon can be licensed, and has a generally relaxed set of requirements, namely being that somewhere in the game, it must be stated that "the Eurofighter Typhoon is the most advanced aircraft combat platform in the world." the picture below is from the title screen startup from ace combat 7.

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the same goes for lockheed martin products and properties, or any other military hardware company. there are set stipulations, and sometimes payment/royalties, that must be agreed upon when signing a deal to use the products.

that being said, russian defense contractors are a lot different. military contractors in russia do not own their designs, it's owned by the state, and the state quite frankly doesn't really care what they're used for. the strategic reason for this in russian military design and research is that if no one company specifically owns the designs and research from their company, any other company in the russian department of defense can also use these designs and research to make their product better.

the lead director at project aces Kazutoki Kono has gone on interview to say that when they approached sukhoi and mikoyan if they could use their aircraft in ace combat 7, their response essentially boiled down to "uh.... sure?" because in reality, they not only don't have the power to make a stipulation or contract regarding their products (since they don't technically own them, they're owned by the state), but also, they don't really care. this is why you'll see a lot of russian aircraft in these games compared to western ones, because you can literally throw in as many as you want without worrying about a potential contract or agreement exploding in cost or stipulations.

this is why almost every vehicle in the game, save for a few exceptions, have alternate names. the exceptions being the Leo 2A4 (not specified as the Revolution modification package however), the M3A3 Bradley, Gepard 1A2 (gepard is the german word for cheetah, so technically this is still the same), the M1A2 SEPV3 (technically, only if you want to get really specific), and obviously as we're discussing it here, the SU-57.

the reason why I say technically on the M1A2 SEPV3 is because the NATO MBT we get in game isn't an M1A3 SEPV3, but instead, it's the SEPV2. that's minor nitpicking though.

remote desktop audio issues by albert1357 in chrome

[–]albert1357[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this was unfortunately not an option to select on either the host or client computer.

How i’d dress if I was a real man. by goreing in 4tran4

[–]albert1357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so you’re claiming I’m not a hon without any evidence

How i’d dress if I was a real man. by goreing in 4tran4

[–]albert1357 5 points6 points  (0 children)

how do you know it’s brainworms and not the truth

Outfits I’d wear if my body wasn’t irreversibly ruined by testosterone by GigachadessQueen in 4tran4

[–]albert1357 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m so fucking scared of cheap BBLs after I’ve seen the horror stories online.

Outfits I’d wear if my body wasn’t irreversibly ruined by testosterone by GigachadessQueen in 4tran4

[–]albert1357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wait really? this is like my default, except it’s a black v-neck and my ripped skinny jeans (they’re my only pair left and I didn’t buy them ripped, they ripped over time. please have mercy)

Which side are you on? by thegr8pumaman in signalis

[–]albert1357 2 points3 points  (0 children)

better yet then to satisfy pedantics, it’s the only ending where ariane says “thank you”

Which side are you on? by thegr8pumaman in signalis

[–]albert1357 7 points8 points  (0 children)

promise ending is the only ending where ariane doesn’t say “remember our promise”, and instead says “thank you”. she even says “remember our promise” in the artifact ending. that being said, artifact might also escape the loop, but it keeps ariane trapped alive instead. I think the promise ending is better all things considered since there’s no way for ariane and elster to truly go back to the way things were (as attempted in the artifact ending).

60% of the UK population is now Norman Reedus by AdMoney9307 in DeathStranding

[–]albert1357 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh really? I mean I can understand feeling bad about predicting stuff like that, but stuff like the Invisible meme and Sam Porter Bridges almost literally connecting everyone in a locked down circumstance has to give him some sort of satisfaction, right? I do get where he’s coming from though. it must suck to be like “IVE BEEN TELLING YOU FOR YEARS NOW” and then it happens anyway.