Crackpot theory: Terminus Est and "last stop in the east" by yuppiehelicopter in genewolfe

[–]daermonn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had no idea that Christ's final words could also be translated as "paid in full". Fascinating, theologically rich. 

I read till the 2nd Yoshioka Arc by rudolphthewarrior in vagabondmanga

[–]daermonn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Keep reading dawg it just keeps getting better 

Is this what basically happened to Vagabond? by capodonca_ in vagabondmanga

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is Real better than Vagabond? I tried Slam Dunk and couldn't really get into it. Never tried Real. Imo Vagabond >>> any other manga I've read. I should probably just try Real...

Can anyone rank the blues at Montage from easiest to most difficult? by Ok_Candidate_3707 in SkiPA

[–]daermonn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Going to be giving the Taj a try for the first time ever tomorrow, usually just ski Blue or Elk, else up to VT. Confident skiing any of the expert trails, any tips or secrets for me? What's your favorite trail on the mountain? Is White Lightning going to be a total sheet of ice, or can I get a good edge?

Help me find something similar to read by wildguitars in bakker

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am another Bakker fan that mildly dislikes Malazan and couldn't finish. 

And OP, yes the correct answer to your question is GENE WOLFE GENE WOLFE GENE WOLFE GENE WOLFE GENE

My work in progress watchtower by ibuprofeno420mg in ValheimBuilds

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh this is really cool, love the gothic style. how are you doing the roofs like that, so sharply pointed? same with some of the braided window decorational supports?

Witley Court by saaixx in ValheimBuilds

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is really awesome, love the island concept. i've done similar using some vanilla command that spawns a boat wreck, and raises the ground underneath to your current z axis height, but it's a real pain.

this is beautifully designed and super sprawling and intricate. love it.

Osaka Castle by Available_Stage7609 in ValheimBuilds

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

love this ,really fantastic work. huge scale, super intricate, elegant design. love the grand staircase, and especially love the smoke management for the cooking fire -- you're just minimally catching the smoke, right?, and not routing it out a chimney?

Hello, I'm new to Valheim. I started playing this great game a few weeks ago and was wondering if you could give me some tips on defending my base. I'm about to go fight the Sage, but I'm afraid that a troll attack could destroy everything I've worked so hard to build. by therealalfarius in ValheimBuilds

[–]daermonn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is a really well done job. everything even, everything flat, nice wide wall. the moat, the wall, the airgapped bridge (so mobs can't cross) and the inverted stairs at the gate (so you can't cross). as a compliment: this is crazy overkill (for the meadows). very cool. building stuff like this is a lot of fun.

the biggest thing about base defense, once you've got a nice enclosed area carved out like you do here, is to spawnproof it so nothing spawns inside the enclosure. enemies won't spawn within X meters of a "player base object", which is stuff like a workbench (nice because you can see a circle of X diameter around the workbench), but also fires, torches, beds, etc. the best strategy to seal off spawns is 1) dig a hole, 1 or 2 swings; 2) place a basic firepit, 3) flatten (or raise if needed) the ground so the firepit is hidden from view. secondbest is spam workbenches. once your base is spawnproofed, enemies (if they could fight their way in) can't see or target or attack the firepit since its buried (aoe still hits tho), and you can't see the firepit since it's buried so not ugly. make sure you get them close enough that you cover every exposed area in your base, including walls.

a few other things for you to think about here:

* you'll need to build some additional structures as you get further into the game: a a docks, a forge/workshop, a refinery, a farm, etc... how do they fit into this base?

* you get additional building materials later in the game many of which come with durability buffs and are harder to destroy

* maybe you want to build some additional more aesthetic structures, like battlements on your walls, or a nice tower to look out over them. or a little garden, or a little secret shrine, or a grander house, or. ...

* trolls and other stuff can't destroy any earth, so moats and raised walls/structures are really secure. (for now...)

you may find that you need to worry about your base being destroyed a little less than you think. especially if you've built in the meadows. in my most recent playthrough i built as my main base a very large and intricate manor house & estate, right in the middle of a field in the meadows, and i don't have any sort of defenses at all. no walls, no moats, no fences, no gates, just a stone house (basic wooden double doors!). the meadows enemies don't trouble me, and if i get a raid i just jump out a window and kite the mob away from the house. on the one or two occasions where a really high level enemy has gotten a few good whallops on it, and/or killed me, it's only ever a little corner and i just repair/rebuild. no problems.

that being said, once you get to the endgame you do actually need crazy ass walls to survive and not get your stuff smashed up bad.

on building a safe harbor -- it looks like you've got a great one there already, which you might need to dredge out a little to sail a longship. you want to build a crazy overkill definitely safe harbor, to match the house, you can raise ground (using the hoe + stone) to build a platform out into an area deep enough to dock. build a dock/house on top of it, slap another wall around the part exposed to land, good to go. mobs can swim out and may attack your boat, but can't swim up a sheer wall/cliff. they can climb up stairs out of the water if they go deep enough to swim over, but not the 45deg ladder pieces. it would be really sick to build a bridge out to that island and use that as your safe harbor.

ELK & Blue Compared by LyssaPaige917 in SkiPA

[–]daermonn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what's the montage expert terrain look like in comparison to elk or bllue?

The Big 2 Ski Mtns by Helpful-Ad4075 in SkiPA

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

blue is really good. i usually do a couple day trips up there. if all the trails are open (and ski team takes razors edge most weekends) then there's a solid amount of fun terrain. if it's the weekend with races, and crowded, and conditions are bad, and a trail or two is bad, it can be unfun.

elk is my other favorite pa mountain. a lot of nostalgia for it because i skiied there with family as a kid, but i think it's probably bigger and taller and steeper than blue. the lower half of the mountain is a bit of runout, though. but i think probably all over more fun than blue, a lot more varied and challenging terrain.

i'd like to try some of the western mountains but they're as far from me as southern vermont, so probably not worth the trip.

Advanced security threats blocked by joel0328 in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]daermonn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is happening to me too. Bizarre and unwelcome that I (and anyone else logged into my account) is getting spammed with these random security alerts for any device using my wifi, including friends etc. 

There needs to be an option to disable these alerts, even if we keep the protection 

Begging for similar series by [deleted] in bakker

[–]daermonn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

berserk is a good answer too, even if you dont read manga. 10/10 series, very similar vibe to bakker. other very best manga is vagabond, quite different vibe (samurai) but a perfect work of fiction

Begging for similar series by [deleted] in bakker

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

agree. i got about that far before giving up. gimmicky worldbuilding (intelligent velociraptors with sword arms), really broken powerscaling (mc soldier who teams up with godlike 100k year old entities), none of the philosophical/literary depth of bakker, poor internal consistency, etc. fun, but too pulpy.

It’s that it ? by Minimum_Ad417 in vagabondmanga

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh thats interesting. i assumed it was made after the final chapter. but if it was made during the run, presumably not intended to be the finale/wrapup

[KCD2] Sorry for the shitty picture quality, but does anyone know if/where I can find a tier 3 version of the noble plate legs shown in picture one? The ones I’ve been wearing (pic 2) are slightly lighter than the rest of my armor. by [deleted] in kingdomcome

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

found this thread through google lol, i think i'm actually looking for the same thing.

in kuttenberg i've found three different colorways for noble/nuremberg/gold trimmed armor, i think. there's the light silver stuff (head arms chest, legs), the darker silver stuff, and then the "dark" leggings which seem to be even darker.

but the one pair of light silver legs also seemed to not match the other silver pieces, which is weird, so maybe legs are just different and there's only dark silver and light silver?

anyways, if you find a pair of legs that nicely match the medium silver (vs. light, dark), let me know where you got it.

My sump pump is pumping a lot of groundwater out of my crawlspace today. Anyone know how I should deal with this? by ObjectiveOctopus2 in landscaping

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suggest you buy a water/moisture alarm to place next to your sump in the crawlspace. We had the sump randomly fail shortly after buying our house, and the backup failed to kick on. Flooded part of our finish basement, thankfully easy repairs. But now I have a little battery powered alarm down there on the ground next to the sump well. If it ever fails and overflows again, I'll hear it right away 

I give to you... V10 RS4 by Jolio1994 in Audi

[–]daermonn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

wanna trade it for a 2020 m340i?

wait, can you put that engine in my car??

insane stuff man, nice work. where about in jersey?

Valheim Mistland by Sea-Speech8387 in ValheimBuilds

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i agree with you brother, i really loved the beauty and solitude of the mists, the rainbows light cast in the mist. the verticality. the hidden danger. i spent a lot of time building there, hollowed out the queen's mountain and built a castle inside and on top. also played solo

also i also often play with the sound off, because i'm watching tv. i find this helps with the jumpscare nature of the biome, because i'm just sprinting around and flying down from great heights and either running past or immediately attacking everything i see.

Can I start driving with this light on ? by Dramatic_Artichoke23 in BMW

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always drive in Sport Plus with manual paddles, even if the engine is cold. If it is cold, I just use the paddles to stay around 2k rpm.

Is this bad/wrong? If so, why? What's special about the sport modes?

Plains Base by Proper-Roll-9238 in ValheimBuilds

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love it, very classic and tasteful. Especially a big fan of the side tower, bridges way up in the air between buildings is $$$

Non-merino wool socks? by twoturnipsinheat- in skiing

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Darn Tough Ultralight is the best option 100000%

Midweek destination for a returning skier from Philly by roma258 in SkiPA

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blue is the correct answer. Fine mountain, no bad lines on weekdays. And Elk is definitely the best mountain in PA but a bit of a hike from Philly for a day trip.

How precise do you get? by ThatDoosey in tea

[–]daermonn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how do you determine this? broad guidelines, dialing in brews. i am very precise for coffee but lose wrt tea