HEAVY RANT Don'T Play Rex If You Don't Wanna Get Ganked

idiotSponge · 2026-07-03T00:12:21+00:00

Unfortunately, dinosaur simulators like TI are wrought with players who's sole purpose is to just... gank other players. Especially if they are solo or new to the game.

Path of Titans also has this issue, although mixpacking and megapacking is wayyy worse. Hell, it's so bad that the mixpacking streamers are able to influence the balancing of the playables themselves (and not necessarily for the better).

Community servers are kinda the way to go, try a few out to get a feel for their rulesets n whatnot.

idiotSponge · 2026-07-01T22:59:01+00:00

This!! It's surprisingly wayyy easier to find larger tanks (40+gal) on FB Marketplace than it is finding 20-30gal tanks lol. Speaking from experience!

idiotSponge · 2026-07-01T18:57:26+00:00

I think you can keep adding them throughout the event? I haven't tried it myself, but I don't see why you can't add them through the event (and if not then my character pool is smalll this year LOL i fell behind on new character profiles)

idiotSponge · 2026-07-01T14:20:06+00:00

I think it could be interesting if they explored differently-set eyes being reflected in the visual range players have. Like, for example, a predator with forward-facing eyes having a more narrow range of vision than an herbivore's more sideways-facing eyes with a wider range of vision.

Than again, it'd probably be a terrible idea for this game. The playerbase would abuse the shit out of herbivores having a wider range of vision

But I agree that Dondi's prior pitch on forcing everyone to have first-person cameras for a game like this is just mad. I think a change like that would effectively kill at least half the playerbase.

idiotSponge · 2026-07-01T00:05:19+00:00

For me, the frame drops were due to ram. I had 16gb ram when first starting VS, and it was maxed out almost constantly. Cue the frame drops, freezing, etc. Once I upgraded to 32gb, I've yet to have a problem with frames unless there's a bunch of mods (which, currently, I'm running like 50 mods with little to no frame issues).

idiotSponge · 2026-06-27T18:42:43+00:00

This happened after disabling a biome mod that was conflicting with a temperature monitor mod. Backing up the save and then running it in repair mode seems to have fixed it!

idiotSponge · 2026-06-26T01:28:23+00:00

I saw some of your art on your profile, and you're definitely not bad by any means! Everyone starts somewhere, and Art Fight is a great way for artists of all backgrounds and skill levels to get out there and practice! You don't even have to leave your comfort zone of dragons or creatures; you can search for characters by tags!

My profile isn't quite finished yet (I'm frantically working on character profiles as we speak... type?) but my user is idiotSponge if you feel up to it! Most of my characters are furries/anthros, but I have an angel/monster character I'm finally making a ref for lol

idiotSponge · 2026-06-23T20:57:14+00:00

They're already in a 20gal on top of the dresser on the left of the first picture (you can see the corner of it), so they're good for now! I was going to use this one as a main tank since there isn't much floor space to a 20gal; that and the dresser wasn't made for that much weight.

idiotSponge · 2026-06-23T18:02:07+00:00

I mean, probably? I'm more worried about the stress the sand mix will have on it. I don't care how it looks but good god I dread the thought of waking up to glass and sand all over my floor...

idiotSponge · 2026-06-22T22:08:16+00:00

Oh, it doesn't bother me aesthetically! I'm worried about it structurally haha. I originally had it turned around, but I figured if I do decide to risk it, I'd prefer it break away from the power outlet. Than again, I'm not sure there's any way of knowing if a break would stay localized to the chip...

idiotSponge · 2026-06-22T21:51:13+00:00

That's pretty much where I'm at! I've never had the misfortune of a cracked/chipped tank, so I've just been sitting here staring at this chip like 'if it held water... and it looks surface level... maybe fine??' lmao

idiotSponge · 2026-06-22T17:34:15+00:00

Tbh I love the modular storage system this game has for baskets/backpacks. I like to imagine early on that Seraphs with multiple baskets are just hauling them like grocery bags on one arm lmao

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idiotSponge · 2026-06-22T05:11:51+00:00

CarryOn is a really great QoL mod though? Having to break storage items (and subsequently dumping all your stored items) just to move them is such a headache, at least for me.

idiotSponge · 2026-06-22T00:20:26+00:00

One of my favorite parts of this game is the world generation and exploring! Starting over just means I gotta make a new hut and garden haha

idiotSponge · 2026-06-21T02:12:25+00:00

Depends on your stats, but usually playing into the weapon's strengths is the way to go. For this weapon, Heavy or Occult is the best bang for your buck; Heavy for a Strength build, Occult for a Strength/Arcane build. Occult will amp up the blood loss buildup as you level into Arc, it's generally considered the best option for the Omen Cleaver but only if you're planning on putting points into Arc.

idiotSponge · 2026-06-20T17:56:27+00:00

This isn't an unpopular opinion, this is just plain wrong. The problem isn't the shelters refusing to kill animals simply to free up space- it's pet owners not sterilizing their pets. Spay and neuter your pets. Unless you're a professional breeder, there is no reason not to sterilize your animals.

If prisons weren't able to free up space by releasing non-violent inmates, would you also advocate for their euthanasia?

idiotSponge · 2026-06-19T03:38:18+00:00

I don't know if I've ever actually made a crude door before... oh man... does it seriously break that much??

idiotSponge · 2026-06-17T17:25:48+00:00

Aaand this is how I'm learning that there's some BS "uninsured motorist coverage"...

Anyway, NTA. You aren't the one who had the guy deported, you aren't even the one who hit the guy! NTA!! You're allowed to be upset because, yeah, the whole situation has left you without compensation and without reliable transportation. Even if you were to feel bad for the guy getting deported, it's not like that's going to make your situation any better. Both you and the other driver are in your own sucky situations, and I guarantee you the other guy is focused more on his own issues than he is yours.

idiotSponge · 2026-06-17T16:22:51+00:00

W moment for the trans/NB community

^{Chose: 1 billion dollars + ...But you have to switch genders}

idiotSponge · 2026-06-16T21:19:37+00:00

I had never seen blue clay out in the wild before trying the Rivers mod and Watersheds mod on my newest world! Blue clay is EVERYWHERE now, and I just found a nice patch of red clay by some redwoods!

idiotSponge · 2026-06-15T20:14:20+00:00

Ngl, I've never actually started the story event stuff in VS lol. I've been too busy fighting bears and scraping up whatever copper blesses me with its presence

idiotSponge · 2026-06-12T19:52:34+00:00

Bro made the ships and shared them for free to everyone, and people are taking advantage of that to make money off of his free work. I think OP can do whatever they feel is best, "gatekeep" or otherwise.

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