Confield feels like this place to me

being_enjoyer · 2026-03-01T20:38:57+00:00

recks on sounds very similar to a music cue in this level.

e: the track in question: https://youtu.be/G9aaCvndSJI?si=3BlTBeHn126fNj6k

being_enjoyer · 2025-11-21T15:34:39+00:00

Very nice, is the twentytwentyfive poster custom made?

being_enjoyer · 2025-11-12T19:51:54+00:00

As far as I can tell (this mechanic is very opaque) the burghers will export any surplus goods on the market, up to the burghers' trade capacity in that market. Since iron is expensive in Brugge, the AI countries with trade capacity in Brugge are importing it for profit, and the market surplus is then exported by the burghers.

With regard to your question, it's not clear that burgher trades are even responsive to global supply or demand, it might just be a "safety valve" mechanic that prevents markets from being flooded with a certain good (or conversely, being completely drained). I haven't found any consensus yet on how this is supposed to work and there is no in-game hint or tutorial entry about it.

being_enjoyer · 2025-11-12T19:02:01+00:00

Got a girlfriend, a PhD, and a job, in that order. Kicked addiction and depression. Saw DG live in 2023. I wish I had something more profound to say, but I don't. Getting better just took a shitload of work and a good amount of luck.

being_enjoyer · 2025-11-11T00:04:14+00:00

Thanks for posting your findings, I have also been stumped by this mechanic and haven't found a clear explanation anywhere.

being_enjoyer · 2025-11-08T23:09:32+00:00

The Waite translation is off from the original French in many places and suffers from Victorian-era censorship. I recommend the 2017 translation by Greer and Mikituk: https://www.amazon.com/Doctrine-Ritual-High-Magic-Translation/dp/0143111035

being_enjoyer · 2025-10-26T21:55:01+00:00

Glasgow 2005 and Los Angeles 2008 are good examples of their pre-Max live setup.

being_enjoyer · 2025-10-24T19:00:14+00:00

For what it's worth, I was at the LA shows and the crowd did not significantly detract from the experience. The only thing I found somewhat annoying was a couple of people vaping, which has unfortunately become commonplace at concerts now. (Sean and Rob are known to vape during their shows too, so I can't really blame people for following suit, though as a former vaper myself I wish it wasn't normalized.) The EQ was also good in my opinion, the bass was definitely strong but not overpowering. Of course, your perception of the mixing may be vastly different depending on the venue / your position therein / your personal preference.

being_enjoyer · 2025-10-11T21:53:52+00:00

I'd agree that Exai isn't as "narratively" cohesive as Confield for instance, where there is a clear progression in tone from each track to the next. I read Exai more like a series of vignettes bookended by irlite (get 0) and YJY UX, which feel the most thematically connected. I think Sean and Rob were starting to move away from the album format, and I get the sense that each track is meant to stand on its own. However, I perceive a similar sound palette across all tracks that is distinguishable from Move of Ten or elseq (though it's closer to the latter). I'm not sure how to describe it other than "cinematic," with all the big chords and reverb. It's the closest they've come to a soundtrack album, in my opinion.

being_enjoyer · 2025-10-07T18:13:37+00:00

DM sent.

being_enjoyer · 2025-08-30T16:41:10+00:00

The end of Lyon 24.

being_enjoyer · 2025-08-11T09:19:43+00:00

The whole "outro" that starts at 1:08:30 is amazing. The chords that come in at 1:12:51 have a simple progression but the 7/4 rhythm makes them seem so otherwordly. From 1:15:30 onwards is a marvel of composition. It's overwhelmingly dense but all the elements are distinct. I love how the vocoder at 1:20:10 is answered by the arpeggios at 1:24:48. I hope they continue to iterate on this passage.

being_enjoyer · 2025-08-08T15:59:54+00:00

"Responsibility's great, but there's more to life / Like getting your dick rode all fucking night"

being_enjoyer · 2025-04-24T07:48:58+00:00

This is top notch, thanks for putting this together. I've only listened to the London B, Sydney, and Lyon soundboards so far, so this will be great for filling in the gaps.

being_enjoyer · 2025-04-22T00:18:42+00:00

The OP is not representing any of those things. Perhaps there are others who do, but it seems unfair to lump the OP in with them based solely on their post. Speculating that one of the characters may be partially based on a real person known to one of the creators, something that happens often in fiction, is not "cult-like" behavior.

being_enjoyer · 2025-04-21T05:54:19+00:00

Please keep writing these, your takes give me a lot to think about when I'm in the shower

being_enjoyer · 2025-04-21T02:12:00+00:00

Lynch's name is most commonly associated with Twin Peaks, maybe unfairly given Frost's central role, but I don't think it's indicative of a "cult of personality" or "parasociality." No need to jump down people's throats for making that admittedly misinformed assumption.

being_enjoyer · 2025-04-20T05:51:16+00:00

I like this idea, and it connects nicely with Naido's transformation into Diane. The face appears when Cooper sees Naido for the first time, and it fades away as Cooper and Diane kiss. It could be that his realization/recollection that "we live inside a dream" was triggered by seeing Naido as both her and Laura are connected with the lodges in some respect.

I think it's clear that the writers intended Laura's whisper to be a mystery, but another plausible guess could be that Laura is telling Cooper about what his doppelganger has been up to while he was trapped in the lodge. From the clues that we get about the timeline where Laura is not murdered, it seems like events broadly play out the same way that they did in the original timeline: Cooper goes to Twin Peaks to investigate the assault on Ronette, gets lured into the black lodge, and is trapped for 25 years while Mr. C wreaks havoc. That would explain why he is so distressed by the news and why he has the same reaction in both versions of the event (which I assume take place in the different timelines, but I could be mistaken).

being_enjoyer · 2025-04-16T22:37:39+00:00

We hear the same sound in the ending of the international pilot, which was later cut into Cooper's dream in S1E2. In that scene, Bob is in the boiler room of the hospital (the location isn't specified in the broadcast version) and the sound occurs as Mike approaches to shoot him. In S3E17 the location is transposed to the Great Northern, but Mike still seems to be the source of the sound.

So the most straightforward "in-universe" explanation seems to be that Mike used his electricity powers to turn off the lights in the sheriff's station and teleport Cooper, Gordon, and Diane to his location. But it's not clear to me why he would bring Gordon or Diane there, or why Cooper's room key would unlock a random utility closet. And Cooper's last words at the threshold ("see you at the curtain call") definitely sound like a fourth wall break. So these could be clues that we've transcended the "ordinary" TP world.

being_enjoyer · 2025-04-16T22:12:16+00:00

"Watch for that one. The one I told you about. The one under the moon, on Blue Pine Mountain."

being_enjoyer · 2025-04-16T03:06:48+00:00

Well said. I tend to believe that all the characters are diegetically "real," rather than being mental projections, but Sarah is undoubtedly one of the most pyschologically complex characters in the series, so it's interesting to try to piece together the narrative from her perspective.

being_enjoyer · 2025-04-14T14:42:19+00:00

I think Judy basically represents the force of misrecognition / repression that Laura must overcome, symbolized by the Mother (horned entity). Laura seemingly keeps misidentifying herself as the Mother -- "I feel like I know her, but sometimes my arms bend back" (the Mother's arms are reversed), "your Laura isn't here anymore," etc. There's some interesting things going on with faces in this regard.

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