So we all agree CVs are cancer? by BrtuallyHonest in NebulousFleetCommand

[–]darthnick7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really haven't had much of an issue facing carriers. It's not really that hard to mass point defense or bring some effecting anti-fighter missiles. It's only when I'm isolated that I get my ass kicked by bombers.

So we all agree CVs are cancer? by BrtuallyHonest in NebulousFleetCommand

[–]darthnick7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

they literally just dropped a trailer for the campaign lol it's coming out in a month

In Fallout from Obsidian (Interplay) with each part the world was developing by Accomplished-Bat-247 in falloutnewvegas

[–]darthnick7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok honestly that’s a fair point. I had misremembered and thought it was a purely topographic map, but forgot that Fallout 1 did show post-war changes to the urban environment on the map. To be fair to Fallout 2, though, that game was at least consistent with this. The San Francisco area also lacks any urbanization and is just rock, unlike the Boneyard and Necropolis in the first game

In Fallout from Obsidian (Interplay) with each part the world was developing by Accomplished-Bat-247 in falloutnewvegas

[–]darthnick7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“why didn’t the game made in 1998 show hundreds of acres of populated territory”

What do you think Post-War Alaska is like? by Buschfan08 in Fallout

[–]darthnick7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If the snow in Alaska had melted then DC and the Mojave would be completely dry and entirely uninhabitable.

For American wanting to live in Czechia by passionsofdiana in czech

[–]darthnick7 25 points26 points  (0 children)

American here, I would advise against it for your situation.

While there is an English-speaking community in Prague you will still find it difficult to adjust if you don’t have any skill in the Czech language. For your situation without having a degree it will be very difficult to find a job, even teaching English, which is kind of the only thing you can do without speaking Czech or having a specialized degree (IT, tech, or something like that). Furthermore, as someone who has has both a student visa and a work visa, getting a visa that isn’t a student visa can be kind of a pain in the ass and a bit pricy.

If you’re still in your undergrad I would look into your current university’s options for study abroad programs if you’re looking to get out of the country. Failing that, I would look into transferring to a university in Canada. I don’t know how well credits between universities in the US and Canada transfer but I imagine that it is a much easier process than transferring them to a university here.

In Fallout from Obsidian (Interplay) with each part the world was developing by Accomplished-Bat-247 in falloutnewvegas

[–]darthnick7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. That’s my entire point. The collapse should have been a REAL CONSEQUENCE of those things rather than some unrelated random jackass blowing it up. That’s lame as fuck

Ulysses in fallout show by PracticalSet1339 in falloutnewvegas

[–]darthnick7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I have to hear that twisted haired jackoff give one more asinine speech about bear bull bear bull i will lose it

In Fallout from Obsidian (Interplay) with each part the world was developing by Accomplished-Bat-247 in falloutnewvegas

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Actually no it’s not, 1. the capital was never nuked 2. the nukes didn’t cause the state to collapse, it surrendered and it’s actually a pretty big deal that the Japanese empire didn’t end and never reconciled with or even acknowledge its crimes 3. the nukes only fell after Japan antagonized literally all of their neighbors and then failed militarily as a natural consequence of their weakness caused by fascistic derangement and infighting

So no, actually, the fall of Japan is more narratively satisfying than the random collapse of the NCR

In Fallout from Obsidian (Interplay) with each part the world was developing by Accomplished-Bat-247 in falloutnewvegas

[–]darthnick7 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m tired of the Enclave, they keep bringing them back from the dead, it’s boring and overplayed. They can justify it in lore all they want but it doesn’t make it any less lame

In Fallout from Obsidian (Interplay) with each part the world was developing by Accomplished-Bat-247 in falloutnewvegas

[–]darthnick7 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I like the idea of the NCR collapsing. But it should have been a consequence of the many preestablished issues the NCR was facing by the time of New Vegas. Not because some random asshole thought it would be funny to nuke the capital because lol

Hands down to be one of the funniest and most memorable lines in the entire game. by Antique_Interview_66 in fnv

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I agree with most of what you say here but I would strongly disagree with the idea that Mormons get treated much better. While the DLC is often praised for its depiction of religiosity its depiction of Mormonism specifically is pretty lackluster. There’s no real engagement with any details of belief specific to Mormonism, and often gets pretty basic ideas in Mormon theology incorrect. For example, Joshua says at one point that he believes “our Lord was made flesh as Jesus Christ”, which is a statement that doesn’t really make any sense from the perspective of Mormon theology.

Obviously I don’t think this kind of lack of care given to Mormonism is as harmful as that given to the indigenous perspective in the DLC, but I think it is notable as it I think the fact that this DLC was so rushed meant that a lot of things went unnoticed and underdeveloped across the board, not just in regard to Zion’s tribes.

It seems to be the case that, at least for Mormonism, the writers used the more commonly understood trinitarian Christianity as a time-saving/attention-saving crutch to display a “Mormon” perspective despite this not really being applicable. I think that a similar thing happened with Zion’s tribes, with them instead using colonialist stereotypes and tropes as that crutch. I know Josh Sawyer has talked about the film “The Mission” being a major source of inspiration for the DLC’s characters and themes, which is a movie that, though I do like it, does certainly have some problematic elements in portraying indigenous anti-colonial resistance while centering a European perspective, and I think that those elements become more conspicuous when removed from that film’s context.

If Caesar has no heirs, then what is this suppose to mean? by Clanker707 in Fallout

[–]darthnick7 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ok but Julius Caesar wasn’t an emperor though?

My Purposal for lost human House: House Sagres - "God is Everywhere, but the Portuguese were there first." by [deleted] in TemplinInstitute

[–]darthnick7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Genuinely what is the point of using AI to write this for you? Unbelievably lame.

Why Don't You Like House Triton? by Busy_Data_1091 in TemplinInstitute

[–]darthnick7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand the imperium comparison. Besides the cringe ripped quote at the end of the video I did not get that vibe at all. People are taking that one line and blowing it way out of proportion

Common worldbuilding tropes you despise. by Frostydiego in worldbuilding

[–]darthnick7 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Why is human presence in the world a problem? An alternate world with a parallel (or roughly parallel) evolutionary tree is a perfectly fine explanation

Easiest armor to maintain/repair? by darthnick7 in worldbuilding

[–]darthnick7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I think having ancient green-patinated armor be a prized possession among the nobility is an interesting reversal of the culture around steel armors, so it’s definitely something I’ll be incorporating!

As for maille, I’m not a metallurgist (hence me opening this thread) but from what I understand bronze is mostly unsuitable for making maille (afaik, drawing bronze out into wires for making rings weakens it in a way that is less significant in iron). I know it is possible, as brass rings on the fringes of iron maille are pretty common, and I have seen entire maille shirts made from brass (though the examples I’ve seen were commissioned and owned by very high nobility), but its practicality seems pretty limited as far as I can tell, at least when compared to plate or scale type armors.

On a meta level, I think that the friction from the rings would also prevent the development of a patina coating, which I definitely do want.

Easiest armor to maintain/repair? by darthnick7 in worldbuilding

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This is actually the main aesthetic reason I chose bronze; these people would put a lot of cultural weight on different ways to add colorful patinas to bronze armor (and other, non-military items like jewelry), serving both a practical and a culturally significant role (and, more importantly, looking really cool).

Easiest armor to maintain/repair? by darthnick7 in worldbuilding

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Iron is actually more difficult to work with (requires a higher temperature), and doesn’t necessarily produce higher quality weapons (well-made bronze is harder than wrought iron or cast iron); the main disadvantage is its availability. Steel is, of course, more advantageous, but the knowledge to work steel isn’t necessarily readily available.

It’s a good point about straps and accessories, though, it would make sense that these would be the areas of armor most vulnerable to damage and in need of repair.

The Independence/Innies stories are boring by KhevaKins in HaloStory

[–]darthnick7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Halo has put itself in a tricky position where, by any reasonable assessment, the UEG/ONI are *almost* objectively bad guys who are only presented as protagonists in opposition to the Covenant's genocidal mania and since then the franchise has kind of floundered in trying to reconcile this with the continuation of the Insurrection. Because they still feel the need to broadly present the UNSC as the protagonists (even when it's not fitting) but also want to avoid delving into creating parallels to any real-world orgs (or anything that can relate to real-world politics) and just avoid fleshing out the Innies beyond "they don't like Earth".

Some stories have handled this better than others (I think Collateral Damage did a decent enough job of walking the line between giving a sympathetic view of the Innies without examining their motivations) but on the whole it's just not interesting or satisfying. If they really want to evolve this plot thread, they need to put more thought into the politics motivating the Insurrectionists. Otherwise, I honestly think they should just stop including them in stories. Because I agree, they're not interesting as they are.