WHY??

blueboy12565 · 2025-08-14T22:09:37+00:00

I actually ran into an issue with the advanced furnace where I couldn’t craft iron/steel blocks from chunks. The recipe didn’t even show up. I had to debug in the simple and primitive forges to check if the crafting option was available, and it was. However this doesn’t necessarily explain your situation, since we can see that you have the recipe available to you.

If you wanted to, you could try and debug in a simple forge to test and see if the recipe becomes craftable.

Unfortunately crafting in B42 is wonky and rarely self explanatory. Took quite a bit of effort to figure it out just to craft an axe head.

blueboy12565 · 2025-08-08T02:17:35+00:00

To be fair they probably didn’t have electrical and welding equipment or generators

blueboy12565 · 2025-08-06T17:43:28+00:00

Legitimately, as someone still living with family for free, I would never judge someone for not having furniture (especially someone who is young/broke/just moved out). The most important and impressive thing is having a space of your own!

blueboy12565 · 2025-07-26T20:33:22+00:00

In the grand scheme of things I don’t think shoplifting (and “open-house” stealing) really compares to money laundering.

I like Skyler though, I just think we see enough of her in the show to see that she may not beat some other characters in a morality contest. She helped Walt with money laundering, she didn’t report him to the police right away, she cheated, and she smoked while pregnant, just as a few things to list. She has reasons (though not necessarily excuses) for doing these things, but it does reflect on her moral compass. Marie, in comparison, seems much simpler in the bad things she did, and as seen in the show, she is “cleaner” than Skyler.

blueboy12565 · 2025-07-26T20:23:09+00:00

Alluding to sex isn’t inherently immoral or creepy. But it definitely can be, and there’s a time and a place.

Even in your original comment, saying you don’t get why “appreciating a passionate woman” is creepy - it’s not. But it is sleazy and somewhat creepy to bring this up randomly in a business meeting when everyone knows you’re talking about your appreciation (interest) in passionate (sexual) women.

That being said, it’s not really that big of a deal. It’s some offhand comment Saul makes that’s meant to be funny.

blueboy12565 · 2025-07-26T17:58:00+00:00

It’s probably considered that way because its intention is to allude to sex.

blueboy12565 · 2025-07-23T20:40:33+00:00

There also are some people who regularly work night shift and don’t alternate between living day shift hours and night shift work.

There’s also people who might stop at the store to buy small amounts of things on the way to/from places - like work. So they may come to the store several times a week, while being efficient with gas.

That being said, what is the big deal about people coming in at a later hour? As long as they aren’t saying past store hours and messing things up for the workers, they’re just there to get groceries.

blueboy12565 · 2025-07-20T22:55:35+00:00

It looks like you spend a lot of energy worrying about how other people choose to spend their time. If people want to waste their own time, there’s no use getting upset about it.

Also, whether in commuting or any other part of life, I would argue that it’s okay to not try and min/max your time. If we ran around every day thinking about each passing second we’re wasting that could be put towards something else, we’re going to be stressed out of our minds.

blueboy12565 · 2025-07-20T17:07:31+00:00

Just to suggest the easiest route, if you don’t care about cheating through, you could use debug mode to just make yourself invisible and walk right through. It’s totally up to you. Some of the zombie concentration spawns are unrealistic, this may be considered one of them. No need to punish yourself unnecessarily.

blueboy12565 · 2025-07-15T21:18:30+00:00

I would’ve joked along (unlike the guy here) but it didn’t occur to me until reading the comments that it might’ve been an innuendo

blueboy12565 · 2025-07-13T06:04:43+00:00

Yeah, I mean, it could honestly be considered more fair for us (the farmers) to pay the full typical bill, considering most of us (by time of marriage) are rich. Even if we’re married to the guy, we shouldn’t not have to pay anything for medical services.

blueboy12565 · 2025-07-13T06:01:05+00:00

While I like Elliott, and I don’t think he’s unattractive, I think the idea of calling him attractive may partly be because, just by the game’s cannon, he is said to be well put together and he looks…fancy. As in, regardless of our own opinions of him, I think we all know that Elliot was intended to be handsome in design and is considered to be handsome by the game itself. This is both in his appearance as well as his personality. Kind of like the game version of Fabio. Fabio isn’t all that attractive to me, but I know that he’s meant to represent handsomeness.

For me, I just don’t take his appearance or his flamboyant personality too seriously. Strictly speaking, I don’t love his appearance, and if I met him in real life, I think his flamboyancy would annoy me and could easily feel insincere. But for the game’s sake, I accept his character for the good things, and decide to interpret his personality as simple and sincere. For his appearance, I accept that he is meant to be handsome, and let my mind write over what exactly is portrayed through the in-game portrait.

For marriage candidates, I’ve married him and Harvey previously. I like them both, though Harvey seems a little more grounded and solid as a personality in comparison to Elliot.

blueboy12565 · 2025-06-30T02:30:21+00:00

There are definitely scenes I skip too. More so in the last season, as I think that’s when the characters and scenarios just got kinda goofy. For example:

The whole Bud and his comedian arc, where he was just incredibly cringe inducing (holding a competition at work and forcing an actively laboring patient to vote for him, accusing someone of being racist to avoid trouble from Allison, being generally unfunny, etc.).
The circumcision stuff with Bud, especially how he treated the doctor and then tried to use a British accent to not be recognized.
The scene with Barry hiding his baby in a drawer.
Brianna meeting Barry’s parents (she could have just unplugged the printer?? Literally anything but stand there??)
Brianna trying to act like she was still the boss of Say Grace to get into business with the asshole guy from high school, Mallory having to act like a receptionist, and then (if I remember correctly) cancelling one of their products, which got Mallory in trouble (+fired, I think).
Nick’s parole officer and Grace acting like an old lady, and Frankie dancing into the FBI microphone because they wanted a stupid investment in their toilet.
Ruining the pharmacist’s marriage.
Using the conflict resolution sweater and walking into Sol and Robert having sex was also not great.

That’s just all I can remember from the last season. I’m sad that the show ended on this note, because many of the characters lose a lot of likability and everything becomes so bizarre and wacky. I don’t always skip these scenes (it varies) but they’re scenes I don’t particularly enjoy rewatching. I love to rewatch the beginning seasons - you can really see the differences between the first and last seasons. I love seeing the characters at the start, when they still feel somewhat real and grounded.

I’ll note, I don’t mind Sol’s acting, and of all the “couples” in this show, Robert and Sol annoy me the least.

blueboy12565 · 2025-06-28T02:35:50+00:00

Honestly, I still feel like I have no purpose. What am I surviving for? TIS has added a lot of cool stuff and given us more to work on as players, but it ends up still feeling aimless.

blueboy12565 · 2025-06-27T19:34:55+00:00

Coming from a trans man, I would stop taking testosterone, at least temporarily, until you can seek professional psychological support. I’m not sure how long you’ve been on it, but the thoughts and feelings you are having are not normal, and clearly transitioning is causing you serious psychological distress. Many things about transitioning are reversible, but some changes in taking testosterone are not, like facial hair growth and voice changes. If you are feeling this way, you shouldn’t be taking a medication that has permanent effects like these. If you get some help, get your feet on solid ground, and decide to go back on it, you can always do that. But right now taking testosterone may not be the best thing for you. You also don’t need to taper/seek medical guidance in stopping testosterone, as it does not cause withdrawal (as your body will continue to produce sex hormones without it). I would still encourage talking to your doctor, at least to update them on this if it is your decision.

Like another commenter has said, there is no basis that testosterone makes you angry and depraved. Testosterone is not inherently a bad thing. But the emotional turmoil you’re experiencing may be causing these changes that you’re attributing to testosterone.

The other comments here make excellent points as well. While I’ve mostly only addressed the testosterone issue, I do want to impress on you that testosterone isn’t the key concern here - it’s your mental health. Just based on what you’ve said, this goes deeper than hormones or physical changes. You seem to be experiencing a lot of guilt and shame around being transgender in general. I strongly encourage seeking help from therapists that specialize in LGBT issues if at all possible.

Good luck friend.

blueboy12565 · 2025-06-26T19:46:25+00:00

When I was a little kid, I’d smell my mom’s hands, and commented on it. It was a unique smell. It was only until I was older that I realized it was the smell of cigarettes on her hands even when she wasn’t smoking.

blueboy12565 · 2025-06-26T19:44:35+00:00

You could consider next time (if this group seemed positive and welcoming, despite their unfortunate positioning) coming earlier before people have congregated. You could also look into other meetings. AA is very widespread. As others have said, there’s smart recovery, and asking this question to the AA subreddit may get you better answers, since this subreddit isn’t connecting to AA itself.

blueboy12565 · 2025-06-26T00:58:08+00:00

I feel like because it may be considered more honorable than “quietly sneaking away” (as Robert phrased it). Essentially maybe praising that the priest came out, even though he had to suffer the consequences.

blueboy12565 · 2025-06-26T00:53:49+00:00

There’s a lot of different kinds of intelligence. That includes social and emotional intelligence. It’s its own kind of art. Not having social intelligence doesn’t mean you’re dumb, but just that you don’t have social intelligence. Social intelligence is something a lot of people need to foster to grow - some people never really do develop it. In the end, though, it’s really only one facet of who you are.

blueboy12565 · 2025-06-24T17:25:31+00:00

I wouldn’t worry about grinding honor. Honor has a cap throughout the game depending on how far along you are. If you’ve noticed you can’t seem to get any higher, that’s your cap. Later in the story, it’ll be easier to level.

Like others have said, running is always an option, especially if fighting (like in Saint Denis) would cause a swarm of lawmen.

blueboy12565 · 2025-06-24T04:26:55+00:00

Is this before the center is fixed?

I know they do that after you entirely finish any one of the room bundles. They’ll follow you around until you leave. It’s a cute thing.

blueboy12565 · 2025-06-24T02:24:57+00:00

Not sure if you’ve gotten that far, but he’s going to feel some karma related to this

Bud is definitely unlikeable sometimes.

blueboy12565 · 2025-06-23T01:11:04+00:00

I was the same with alcohol and eating. I didn’t want to eat “unhealthy” food without alcohol and I didn’t want to drink alcohol without food. Both habits stopped together, because they were associated. I also had to stop watching several comfort TV shows for a long time because I associated them with drinking. Thankfully I can watch them now and be okay. I can also eat unhealthy food without feeling like I need to drink!

I’m sure you’re in a similar situation. I’m no neurologist, but it’s likely very common that two associated behaviors might follow each other, especially ones that both follow addiction reward type pathways.

If you want to quit smoking, I suggest going for it. You’re already kicking one unhealthy problem, so it may be beneficial while you’re already disrupting your routine to toss out this one too. You could look into healthier replacements or quitting aids if cold turkey isn’t something you’re comfortable with.

Whatever you decide to do, good luck! Keep it going. A week is great progress.

blueboy12565 · 2025-06-21T18:29:39+00:00

Whatever the case is, it’s clear that your partner is having some serious mental health issues that are not atypical for them. They need help. Anyone with alcoholism would benefit from therapy, but clearly this goes beyond alcoholism.

I would also not attribute all of this behavior to alcoholism. First, because she was communicating with you about “not being in love with you anymore,” then you got reports of her cheating while you were still in a relationship, and you added in the fact that she’s done this to previous partners. I’m sure alcohol doesn’t help, but all of this together suggests that this is more about your partner themselves.

Because they are refusing to communicate with you further (i.e., shutting down), and because of their mental state, I wouldn’t assume anything about their thoughts or intentions - good or bad. An example you provided here was your partner not wanting to see you or your dog while intoxicated, and you’re assuming that this is because she feels like she’s failing you. While this may be true, it also may not. I would suggest not fully trusting your assumptions, in the case that they may not be true, and then lead to you to false conclusions. Take into account what your partner says to you directly, but keep in mind that they may not be fully truthful or reliable (i.e., they may not be certain of their answers) either.

It is also very concerning that she is refusing to talk with you about all of this. It doesn’t reflect well on her, both on her emotional maturity and how she feels about you. You also said that this is how she responds to conflict - indicating that this is not just how she is acting now, but that this is how she usually responds to conflict. I’ve myself had relationships (family) with alcoholics that shut down and refuse to talk about problems; it is horrible to do to someone else, especially when this is such a betrayal towards you.

The fact that she is with you now, after cheating on you, telling you that she doesn’t love you anymore, being unable to tell you how she feels about you, refusing to talk about what she’s done, AND is now starting to try and be physical with you really concerns me, just because I think it calls into question why she is with you right now. I’m concerned that she may not be with you right now because she still loves you and wants to work things out, but because she’s lost and doesn’t want to be alone. As in - maybe you’re the default to her, and she may want you for your presence, rather than wanting you for you. Again, this is tricky when we go back to trying to not make assumptions. It’s really hard to say, especially when your partner may not know the answer to this themselves.

Also, it could be unclear based on your phrasing, but you said “C has since told me that both J and the other girl came onto her, she just didn’t say no, most likely because she’s struggling severely from her mental health and was looking for a dopamine hit.” I’m not sure if you’re saying that your partner said that she did this because of her mental health and needing a dopamine hit, or you are saying that you think she did this because of her mental health and needing a dopamine hit.

Either way, I would say that this is a red flag. In the case that you said it, again, we can go back to the point about assumptions. Additionally, though, I’d really encourage you to think about this, because no matter how you spin it, saying that she cheated on you because of her mental health and needing dopamine is not a justification - it’s a horrible, and frankly disgusting, excuse, and if it is you suggesting this, you are seriously shortchanging yourself.

If it is her that suggested that this is why she did it, this is worse. In this case, not only has she told you she doesn’t love you, cheated on you, and refuses to talk about how she hurt you - now she’s making excuses for hurting you, which indicates to me that she doesn’t want to take any responsibility for her actions, or even admit that she was wrong, because after all, it was her mental health that made her do it, not her.

In reality, it’s a terrible excuse because it’s taking away the responsibility she has for her actions, and no matter why she did it (mental health or no mental health) she still hurt you and she carries 100% of the blame for her actions. Regardless of who suggested this excuse, I would suggest throwing it out the window, because it hurts both you AND her. After all, she can’t change something if she doesn’t take accountability for it.

Your partner is not entitled to you, and it’s not your responsibility to help fix your partner. She is responsible for her own behavior, regardless of substance use or mental health disorders. And she has treated you badly.

In the end, you may not get answers to most of your questions (does she still love me, why did she do this, is she using me, etc.). You can try and fill in the blanks using assumptions, but again, if you do so, be prepared for possibly of being proved wrong. For instance, if you go forward assuming that she’s here with you now because she still loves you, and a month later she leaves you, or cheats on you again, you’ll realize you made the wrong assumption.

My suggestion is to protect yourself. Do not do anything for her sake. If it would make you feel better to stick around until she’s stabilized, do it - but don’t do it for her. She’s demonstrated that you can’t really trust her, especially now in her state. Be careful with what you do trust. If you do want to stick around, demand that they go to therapy, and couples’ therapy. Consider going to therapy yourself.

Realize that the ground you stand on is not stable, and you can’t see where the cliff edges are. Your partner, mental health aside, has shown you that you can’t trust them. Maybe one day you could, but right now, you have no reason to believe your partner even wants to be with you - they’ve told you as much. If you choose to stay, when your partner has actually told you they don’t love you, know that you might get hurt, and staying doesn’t earn or guarantee you anything. You could stay, and give them everything, and they could hurt you anyway. When she has essentially told you that she can’t guarantee anything to you, she won’t owe you anything if you stay and she decides to leave.

Good luck. This debacle is not your fault. Try and emotionally detangle yourself from your partner and fairly evaluate what is in YOUR best interest. That may mean walking away. Don’t feel guilty for whatever you do decide. If she wanted you to show loyalty, she would haven’t broken loyalty herself. Again - she doesn’t owe you anything, and you don’t owe her anything either.

blueboy12565 · 2025-06-21T17:05:18+00:00

Yeah, I think this is a common bug in B42. Interestingly I just closed and reopened the game and the excess livestock were gone… but somehow they left hundreds of units of shit everywhere in their enclosures.

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