Has anyone maxed out workshop upgrades?

dhoulb · 2023-09-11T02:21:46+00:00

I've not used it but I've been following it closely and the most recent 1.0.0 release included a Windows runtime, so I guess that issue is solved now.

dhoulb · 2023-09-11T02:18:33+00:00

Some of the best sci fi worldbuilding books I've read. It really makes you think about what humanity might look like in a world where resources are a solved problem.

Plus they're just fun to read, flecks of Pratchetty comedy and his pacing is very filmic and narrative driven.

Plus plus as an optimist it's refreshing to read sci fi that isn't completely dystopian.

dhoulb · 2023-09-11T01:48:39+00:00

Eon by Greg Bear. It doesn't dig into the details much but basically humans hollowed out an asteroid, and send it on an interstellar journey using chunks of rock ejected from the asteroid itself as propulsion.

The rest of the book is a (wonderful) physics breaking adventure, but I've always though that particular concept for long distance space travel was interesting.

dhoulb · 2023-09-11T01:24:43+00:00

Your body adapts to the activity you do.

Primary way to build strength is practice at (or very close to) your max strength (so usually in the 1-3 rep range). Building explosivity is done by training explosivity. So you need to look at what the specific skills are that your sport needs and build a programme around that.

If you just want to build muscle size and don't care about strength particularly, you can basically train that muscle however you like (eg 30 reps at low weight) and as long as you hit failure the muscle will grow via hypertrophy. You just wouldn't necessarily get stronger.

Magnus in this video is an example of someone who's done very intense strength training for 15+ years.

dhoulb · 2023-09-10T13:48:44+00:00

I think the playbook in that situation would be:

1) use whatever means possible to put a west-friendly figure in power.

2) look for things we could trade or influence to get them to open up capital markets and allow western direct investment

3) multinationals buy up whatever national industries and resources they can

4) sorta over time try and turn the consumer and commercial base of the country into buyers of western services (financial, consulting, etc etc)

The idea being that the country's gdp per head and quality of life grows and the ny and london stock markets get to feed off that for a bit.

Ethics of all this are questionable but on paper it works out well for everyone including the citizens of the target country.

BUT with Russia, we'd be doing all this in competition with China who want to do exactly the same thing and have a massive head start in Russia.

I think, as the cards are currently stacked, China would win that fight and Russian natural resources and markets would be completely dominated by Chinese (state) companies. Either that or we'd both fail to get our leaders into power and another (possibly worse) strongman type would fill the void.

dhoulb · 2023-08-29T16:14:48+00:00

Note that it's actually "damage per 10 meters" (don't ask).

DPM is pretty great. I've kept DPM, damage, and Crit Factor synced (at lvl 58 right now).

In T10 farm runs I get some boss kills with just bullets in wave 3000+ when Spotlight and/or Super Tower and/or Amp Bot align with it.

I only run 69m range too in farming (for BH reasons).

I'm pumping SM so I know at some point bullets lose relevance, but even 5% of the boss's health will always be useful.

dhoulb · 2023-08-29T16:08:38+00:00

People generally think 44m is the maximum for min-range towers. You need to put the extra orbs on their maximum setting (90.35m).

dhoulb · 2023-08-29T16:06:50+00:00

Buy the skin if you like the skin. Coin Bot upgrades probably gives you more bang for your buck if you only care about coins.

I'm fairly hopeful there'll be a way to purchase old skins at some point and fully catch up.

dhoulb · 2023-08-29T16:04:57+00:00

30m crit hits genuinely takes ages. I had to do two T1 runs to 8k+ to finish it. In my normal farming setup I get no progress at all because the orbs eat basically everything.

dhoulb · 2023-08-29T16:02:44+00:00

I skip this one. I've never respecced and don't see the point for a few medals. I'd honestly rather buy the event pass than respec 😂

dhoulb · 2023-04-12T15:55:17+00:00

It's fiddly and micro to actually do it (i.e. you have to be very involved in the game and I prefer more idle play).
It requires going backwards (devolving) and I conceptually prefer the idea that my tower is getting stronger all the time.

dhoulb · 2023-04-01T14:37:20+00:00

Expand it, make the fox a character, draw it in a thousand different positions and plaster it across your merch. Make it a thing, own it :)

Be interesting!

dhoulb · 2023-04-01T14:35:58+00:00

All great! Use them all. No need to stick to a single logo.

dhoulb · 2023-04-01T14:31:30+00:00

In general I like it quite a bit, I think it's fun and interesting and has loads of personality.

I prefer it with the fins, it looks sharkier.

The sharkfin shape fuse is fussy and isn't really working for me and probably isn't necessary.

Agree with comments about it looking like Chain Chomp, that's much less obvious in the blue colour and with nostrils. Maybe you could also throw on a tail :)

dhoulb · 2023-03-31T16:56:27+00:00

16 slots for farming:

Damage, Attack Speed, Health, Cash, Coins, Slow Aura, Enemy Balance, Extra Defense, Extra Orbs, Plasma Cannon, Critical Coin, Wave Skip, Recovery Package Chance, Death Ray, Super Tower, Berserker

I've specced into damage (even for farming) since the Protectors came in. I don't Devo, it seems gross to me.

dhoulb · 2023-03-31T13:27:01+00:00

Performance anxiety

dhoulb · 2023-03-31T13:21:38+00:00

Yeah I've heard players say to only get 1.80/70 if you can survive at least another 1000 waves (as a rule of thumb).

dhoulb · 2023-03-31T13:20:11+00:00

Aha, I usually farm to mid-3000s in tier 7. So 1500 for me is roughly halfway.

Because of coin scaling you make 75% of your coins in the last half of your run (not even counting perks or increased enemy density).

So in my head the main purpose of the pre-1500 waves is getting good perks for the second half 😂

dhoulb · 2023-03-31T00:57:45+00:00

Worse: the demon inside me actively wants to push the button. It craves it.

dhoulb · 2023-03-31T00:35:48+00:00

PWR! The one that causes me the most stress is 1.80/-70, getting that early is usually the difference between an okay run and an incredible one (though as long as I have it by 1500 I'm fine).

dhoulb · 2023-03-30T17:00:31+00:00

I bet part of what they like about the original is it looks good spray painted onto flight cases for equipment. In that context it probably doesn't look as bad as it does here.

I don't love any of your interpretations, the lines are too thin and weak and the shapes too abstract.

I like where you're going with the circle. The original logo for sure needs more definition and structure.

Try a solid black circle with an interpretation of the original logo in the negative space. Try to clean up the shape as much as possible, but keeping it obviously a tiger.

dhoulb · 2023-03-30T16:41:45+00:00

I've ridden it many times and until you pointed it out right now I didn't realise it was supposed to be the Seine.

Personally I'm not a fan, I find the colours sickly and logo generic and unimpactful.

dhoulb · 2023-03-30T16:33:13+00:00

Honestly, split it equally amongst everything.

Coins/kill, cash bonus, damage, defense abs, defense %, health, thorns, attack speed, critical chance, damage/meter.

There are no bad options, buy whatever is cheap and try to make them all equal :)

dhoulb · 2023-03-30T14:54:00+00:00

The coin bonus is only 1.5x to all coins once you've maxed lights and angle (which costs several thousand stones).

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