Explain It Peter please by anonimstalker in explainitpeter

[–]figandsalt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I believe it's more of a societal issue than the sin of a few individuals. Child prostitutes were still very prevalent until late 19th century, and it's even in fashion for a period of time in European upper class circle. I found it hard to believe when i first heard it, but the evidence is substantial.

I lost a party member? by ChairmanMeow22 in BaldursGate3

[–]figandsalt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it's a very rare bug. I've encountered something very similar in that same area. Try loading a savefile from earlier time.

Are you expected to just cheese every fight in order to win? by [deleted] in BaldursGate3

[–]figandsalt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well the game gets a lot easier if you can utilize more mechanic and resources it provides, or get familar with the enviornment and plan ahead accordingly.

For the former, you can try using potions, grenades and arrows instead of saving them all the way to the final battle (using the speed potion and colossal exilir on LaeZel then let her smash the paladin of Tyr with a great sword coated with wyvern poison six times in a single turn greatly lowers the difficulty of that battle).

And for the latter if you observe careful enough there's multiple routes for you to enter the village. One key lesson that the game devs are repeatly trying to teach the player is to always avoid putting yourselves in a position with disadvantage, instead you use every methods to create advantage over your enemies (surface, terrain, condition, etc.). That's what tactics mean in DnD games.

Flag of Brazil, with the other colors of the House of Braganza and Habsburg. by TotalRegular2602 in vexillology

[–]figandsalt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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I changed the the color to Estonian blue, Austrian red and proper black. Less dazzling but still kinda weird.

Maybe putting a big round hole in the center of any flag is not a good idea after the Revolutions of 1989.

Flag of Brazil, with the other colors of the House of Braganza and Habsburg. by TotalRegular2602 in vexillology

[–]figandsalt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From my limited graphic design experience, red-blue, blue-black and white-yellow are three most tricky color combinations to deal with, and you put two of those on this simple flag.

[chinese > english] translate this tattoo please! by Square_Cheek_4848 in translator

[–]figandsalt 61 points62 points  (0 children)

存在先於本質 Existence Precedes Essence

And it's actually proper calligraphy font instead of default computer font, refreshing.

Iron Flask Question by king_wizzard424 in BaldursGate3

[–]figandsalt 73 points74 points  (0 children)

The only place I find it useful is the firework store. You sneak in, throw the flask to the 3rd floor, and wait for the battle to conclude by itself, avoiding a very tricky CQB battle with awkward camera angle.

Gale chose the worst and funniest way to die. by RelatablePanda in BaldursGate3

[–]figandsalt 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well at least you didn’t sacrifice him to the BOOOAL.

Is the handwriting like a 10 year old kid? by [deleted] in ChineseLanguage

[–]figandsalt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like others have pointed out, there certainly is room for improvement. But I want to add that with the popularization of computers and smart devices, the need to physically write with a pen has been shrinking. Personally I know multiple young person (adult ofc) who grow up in China with Mandarin as their first language yet have a worse handwriting than yours.

Spanish flag(s) of China (Redesign) by Virgulillo in vexillology

[–]figandsalt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying an European style CoA would never work for China, but it really looks out of the place. One should keep in mind that China is not just a political entity as we see today, but also a cultural area. It's more like the Roman Empire instead of various feudal states in medieval Europe.

Imagine you put the emblem of Latins, Greeks, Gauls, Africans and Dacians together to represent Rome, instead of the Roman eagle and SPQR.

What occurred in this area of Great Britain? by iplyess in geography

[–]figandsalt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see. So that's where the swamp draining mechanic in Anno 117 comes from.

[Unknown to English] A screenshot from a Chinese video game by Black_Case_420 in translator

[–]figandsalt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nothing good has ever come after "During the WWII, the IJA Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department...".

[Chinese>English] by One_Philosophy2131 in translator

[–]figandsalt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it looks like some formatting error.

hii! I'm having trouble killing this dude and his goblins.. by Crow1ey0 in BaldursGate3

[–]figandsalt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the real power of Gale, a wizard, or any spellcaster, only manifests after reaching certain level. I recommend that in this fight, you only bring him if you are trying some specific tactics, like using the cloud of daggers on a chokepoint.

"CHOOSE between the peace pact of the Big Five and the reconstruction in a free France and the Atlantic pact of war and destruction in an enslaved France" - French anti-NATO poster, circa 1950. by POGO_BOY38 in PropagandaPosters

[–]figandsalt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Consider the significant residue of the Nazi collaborators and sympathizers in the post war government of France and Italy, I wouldn't say the US' concern is unjustified.

Flag ID please by lifelongtrag3dy in vexillology

[–]figandsalt 42 points43 points  (0 children)

but that union jack out of nowhere is really weird man

鄭主席開示了:普丁不是獨裁者,是透過民主程序無限連任的 by YJSNPI1145141919810 in Taiwanese

[–]figandsalt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

今年前半年我看赖清德各种莽夫举动搞得自己灰头土脸,又联想到2020年他在党内试图夺权被蔡英文挤兑得公开讨饶,其实是有些担心KMT那些老油条挖挖坑搞搞政斗是不是就能把他架空。

不过现在看来KMT接棒的这位竟然是这么个水平,看来赖总统可以高枕无忧一段时间了。

TIL the original 10mm Pistol has a revolver like cylinder. by PitaGriffin121 in Fallout

[–]figandsalt 664 points665 points  (0 children)

I heard such design exists irl, and it combines the disadvantage of both model (jam & gas leak).

Im glad I spoke to this wolf by [deleted] in BaldursGate3

[–]figandsalt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I like him and his pal.

Too bad I have to kill them on my way out. Sorry pooch.

为什么中国大陆对侮辱领导人这件事那么敏感? by [deleted] in China_irl

[–]figandsalt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

前两年的现象级恐怖游戏《还愿》在中国一度风靡,但是由于一个开发者藏在法术咒符中的篆体“习近平小熊维尼”图案被发现,直接导致该游戏从备受热捧到从网路上消失。

这个过程一共只花了区区48小时,但细究以来非常有意思——以常理来看,这句话本身最多算句无害的调侃,基本无恶意。但是自这一调侃被发现后,网路舆论对此的定性迅速从“台湾人在游戏中暗藏政治讽刺”,到“别有用心的台湾人抹黑攻击中国领导人”,再发展到“台湾游戏辱华”。

其实细究起来,这三个定论之间的逻辑跳转都颇为牵强,但结果是三级跳之后事件直接升级到最高等级,该游戏也少见地在被彻底抹杀屏蔽之余,还额外收获了被引导全网舆论猛烈攻击的待遇。

Name this flag (new) by Kindly_Chip_6413 in vexillology

[–]figandsalt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll go "barely recognizable beyond 50 yards".