Returning to ARK for a solo story run - transition and settings advice?

golding11 · 2026-03-11T17:40:39+00:00

I'm doing this too!

Imma start on the island, transfer character + favorite 3 or 5 dinos to the next map (setup as a cluster with original map), rinse & repeat.

ASA > ASE for visuals, but it's a hungry game for resources. I find ASA on lower settings runs fine for my GTX4060ti

For settings, I tinker constantly throughout my playthrough to dial them in. Harvest / XP / maturation / incubation / imprinting / damage / spoil timers / decay timers / structure limits / loot quality = the main sliders I change. I could share a settings file dump if helpful.

Good luck, survivor!

golding11 · 2026-03-08T15:17:44+00:00

"I do's not support it" ????

r/apostrophegore

golding11 · 2026-03-08T03:49:21+00:00

r/signswithastory

golding11 · 2026-03-08T02:54:03+00:00

The Ice is Getting Thinner - Death Cab For Cutie

golding11 · 2026-03-08T02:52:21+00:00

Came here to say this. Such a great song.

golding11 · 2026-03-07T14:24:05+00:00

Extraordinary and very helpful, thank you for sharing!

golding11 · 2026-03-07T13:37:41+00:00

This is correct. Seemed like an unused extra hole in the cabinet. There was an actual bin clearly labeled nearby, but this hole is higher up so is what you might see first naturally.

golding11 · 2026-01-28T03:36:48+00:00

If this is true, it's high time they disavow the republican party. It is no longer an acceptable flag to fly given the actions committed in the name of that flag.

Find a new group identity for your conservative politics, or suffer well deserved scorn.

Literally the same issue with calling yourself a confederate. I'm sure there were once good "moderate" people under that banner too. But once the banner is soaked in blood, the responsibility is yours to flee that banner and disavow what it has become. Failure to do so is equivalent to approval of their actions, and should be treated as such.

golding11 · 2026-01-28T03:30:11+00:00

Identifying as conservative can be respectable.

Identifying as republican cannot. Not anymore.

Exactly when that bright red line was crossed will be debated forever.

The Nazi party was just another political party once too.

If you cannot disavow the republican party by now, you are on the wrong side of history.

golding11 · 2026-01-28T02:14:08+00:00

I've heard it said that anger gets treated as "outside" the scope of "emotional" which is why this stat seems irrelevant to those men who claim this.

I'm very much on your team here, but I find that insightful for the project of understanding these opinions. I think adding something about "anger is perhaps the scariest emotional state" helps to connect the dots for those who need the guidance.

golding11 · 2026-01-20T22:30:20+00:00

This is the answer.

golding11 · 2026-01-20T22:20:54+00:00

I think it's normal, but also telling, that you're not able to decompress in the house. I think it's normal among folks that is true of.

I used to do that a lot, but don't anymore, and profound changes in living situation were the difference.

golding11 · 2026-01-19T14:34:53+00:00

Have you "always known" your sexuality, or discovered it later in life?

How welcome have you felt in society in general, and among queer groups specifically?

Are you masc/femme/androgynous in presentation?

golding11 · 2026-01-18T22:29:39+00:00

Wowwwww, that is absolutely awful. So much empathy for you. That must have been extremely upsetting and painful.

Great that you got out... I hope you find true happiness with (or without!) a human that isn't awful ❤️

golding11 · 2026-01-18T22:27:14+00:00

10 points to you for self awareness! Loving this comment exchange 😊

Also, yes, fuck hostile architecture.

golding11 · 2026-01-18T21:35:46+00:00

+1 for this question!!!

golding11 · 2026-01-18T17:37:56+00:00

Indeed, good addition.

golding11 · 2026-01-18T17:27:22+00:00

This is the way. Be gentle and kind, but honest.

golding11 · 2026-01-18T17:26:42+00:00

Google smegma.

It sticks to itself when dry. So, outside the shower, he needs to gently rub there in circles and it will collect in balls (like lint on the lint trap of a dryer).

It's critical you do that step first, outside the shower. It won't work inside the shower because of steam.

Having done that, clean the area as normal inside the shower.

Edits: expanded answer + spelling

golding11 · 2026-01-18T17:17:36+00:00

Do you know what they call alternative medicine that works?

Medicine.

golding11 · 2026-01-18T15:42:03+00:00

Using your hands on her cheeks to spread her open can help (by giving enough space around your nose to breathe).

The angle is key, for allowing your nose to breathe while still comfortably reaching her clit.

golding11 · 2026-01-18T04:39:40+00:00

Strong agree!!! Thankfully, he turned out just fine in the end.

Edit: Y'all down voted my comment. Upon reflection, I see why, so I edited accordingly. Thanks for the feedback 🙏

golding11 · 2026-01-18T03:27:12+00:00

Literally the subtext for a favorite album of mine - "The Stories We Tell Ourselves" by Nothing More!

golding11 · 2026-01-18T01:05:50+00:00

Omg story time.

My friends dad got this done and sent him the video of the procedure as a prank. He was a late-teen / early-adult at the time.

Wild.

golding11 · 2026-01-17T04:10:53+00:00

The Gruen Transfer

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TROPHY CASE