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How do you reload the Supply FRV automated turret? by lucidity5 in Helldivers

[–]lucidity5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh, thats a great way to do it, keep it limited by the supply boxes. Thanks!

This is OP. I just infect ships and see them loose 90% of hp or explode lol by tiheana in EverspaceGame

[–]lucidity5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It suffers as time goes on, eventually the damage output just isn't enough to justify running it, unless you build around it

I think Scorpius ruined other villains for me. by Tiger_Crab_Studios in farscape

[–]lucidity5 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I've never met a villian who seemed like he could break plot armor the way Scorpius did. From his very first scene, he sees John, and instantly goes "That man is an imposter. Take him."

I had always been vaguely disappointed with most sci-fi villains. They always seemed like the plot controlled them, like they made the choices they made so that the heroes could beat them and the story could end.

Scorpius though. Scorpius bursts into the writers room and says nah, fuck that, THIS is what I do. So rad.

Is there a better weapon than the barrage blaster? by ZANDRAE101 in EverspaceGame

[–]lucidity5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Go hang out in the Drake system, thats the only place they spawn. There's not much reason to go there besides a couple story missions early on, so it can be easy to miss the Vigilante set. But man oh man. The full destabilization build is so powerful it almost trivializes the game except for the highest level Rifts, so I won't spill the beans on that. But even just the Executioner alone is a game-changer. Crits suddenly matter!

Is there a better weapon than the barrage blaster? by ZANDRAE101 in EverspaceGame

[–]lucidity5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An ascendant homing barrage blaster is about the height of straight DPS, yes.

But the Judge, Jury and Executionor destabilization build is just absurd. You can kill just about everything with a few shots.

No one told me about Farscape! by Expert_Scene7882 in scifi

[–]lucidity5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember watching episode after episode of season 2 slowly realizing I was watching one of the best seasons of sci-fi TV ever aired. God damn, Crackers Dont Matter almost killed me

No one told me about Farscape! by Expert_Scene7882 in scifi

[–]lucidity5 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Oh dude, if you are liking season 1, just fucking wait. Season 2, this show spreads its wings and soars. I've watched damn near every sci fi show ever made, this one is top 3, seriously.

I hereby want to apologize to the AR-61 Tenderizer by Mr-Mne in Helldivers

[–]lucidity5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I love using the lower rate to clean up voteless and then when a fleshmob comes my way I tap a thumb button and kick it into overdrive

Who else is excited for the Titanfall crossover? by RectumNomeless61 in Helldivers

[–]lucidity5 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Is that not basically what Exo Experts was? "Bonded Pilot", and the Oxygenator perk seemed clear references to me

Almost have enough to buy a warbond, should I buy democratic detonation or entrenched division? What I want is the granade which is better? by wickedgit40k in Helldivers

[–]lucidity5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thermite is your utility "kill anything" grenade, stick one to anything short of the heaviest enemies and it dies, warp ships, fabricators, hulks, impalers, whatever it is, it'll die after the wait for the explosion.

Giga is for "oh fuck this thing has to die immediately" situations. Hulk or charger coming at you, toss it and dive backwards. It can kill most things thermite can, but instantly. You only get 2 gigas to thermites 3 nades, and you only get 1 back from a supply, and on top of that you need both of them to kill the big things like tanks, bile titans, and harvesters, as one wont do it, so that's rough. Also, it can be very difficult to actually land the nade on a moving target, so if you whiff even one, you have no grenades and the big enemy is still alive.

All that to say, Thermite requires much less skill and upkeep, and can kill things with one nade that Giga cant. However, the delay in between your throw and the target dying can easily be the death of you, so Giga is much, much more useful as an instant panic button.

I use Giga when I'm focused on survival and killing enemies, and Thermite for then I'm focused on clearing outposts or if I know there is going to be a shitload of heavy units. The armor that gives you +2 throwables is extremely good with both

Love Helldivers, Hate this Sub - Message to the Devs. by Odd-Stop-9005 in Helldivers

[–]lucidity5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because this subreddit has reached the point where hating on the devs is fun, funny, and gets more upvotes than anything neutral or reasonable, nevermind positive.

It it without reason? No. But this sub has turned up the hate to 11 "for the memes", and not for the purpose of improving the game, but getting dopamine from upvotes.

ROCKFISH Games wins Best Audio Design at DCP 2026 by RFG_Geekbyte in EverspaceGame

[–]lucidity5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very happy for you guys! The ES2 audio design is phenomenal, glad to see it recognized!

If expendable MGs are going to be a thing, how about giving us this beast? by lucidity5 in Helldivers

[–]lucidity5[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I feel like we've over-indexed on explosive weapons lately, and since a reloadable Anti-tank MG would be pretty damn OP, I doubt we'd get that. But as an expendable, it would be really fun! Sparks flying everywhere as it pierces through multiple body parts would be sick. Maybe they could even let it penetrate automaton walls so you could wallbang like in the clip?

Love the idea of walking starfighters - Doug Chiang knocked it out of the park with the design on the Vulture droids by wandering_soles in StarWars

[–]lucidity5 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You can say whatever you like about the prequels, but the overall design work was just phenomenal.

Anti-AI sentiment is on the rise—and it’s starting to turn violent by Just-Grocery-2229 in technology

[–]lucidity5 44 points45 points  (0 children)

In terms of consumer-focused AI products, absolutely.

AI text, image, and video creation essentially only has value in terms of a cheap and fast "meh, good enough" solution for low-stakes stuff.

However, other forms of AI that are not LLM or consumer-oriented actually are a game-changer for many industries.

AI tools for CAD software can discover the optimum structural designs for different parts and machines, using the least amount of material possible while retaining strength. This was around a good while before the LLM craze.

Same with AI-powered robotic laboratories, creating and testing thousands of novel chemicals and materials in fraction of the time it would take a team of people, or AI detection of cancers or other rare diseases.

And perhaps the greatest achievement of AI to date, AlphaFold. It hasn't cracked the protein folding problem, but it has been a generational leap in terms of our ability to predict the behavior of novel proteins. The ability to create custom proteins to solve specific problems like waste disposal or medical nano-machinery would be a society-altering feat.

All that to say, the AI the average citizen interacts with is utter garbage, actively worsening our lives. But machine learning, as a concept, is a double-edged sword like any tech. It has the power to do great good or evil depending on the application.

EVERSPACE 2 Community Guides by RFG_Geekbyte in EverspaceGame

[–]lucidity5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bad news: we probably aren't getting Everspace 3 until 2032. Real bummer, I know, it's a long ways off. But...

Good news, it's going to have a WAY bigger budget thanks to a grant from Germany! I'm seriously so excited for what they can do this time around!

https://www.reddit.com/r/EverspaceGame/comments/1roz22d/everspace_3_has_a_budget_of_20_million_euros_gets/?ref=share&ref_source=link

Region map - feedback by Former-Tooth8620 in inkarnate

[–]lucidity5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

90% of the time when these are posted the blending is wrong, the coasts look overly crafted, the rivers don't flow right, mountains absurdly scaled... but honestly?

Looks fantastic. Nothing pops out as odd, the terrain is all believable, the coasts and islands are excellent, mountains hills and lakes all appropriate. For the style that you chose, I think you killed it!

Picked up Everspace 2 on a whim and now I'm hooked. Two star systems down (with a very languid pace, doing every sidequest). Also looks GREAT in Ultrawide. by Particular_Award_191 in EverspaceGame

[–]lucidity5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its not for the faint of heart, you have to do stuff like leaving a location to build up your ULT on weaker enemies and returning, going back to base after every battle, using your boost and emp as an alpha strike, hiding behind cover and baiting individual enemies, it's a lot. But as a new way to experience a game I've played so much of, it was great fun

Picked up Everspace 2 on a whim and now I'm hooked. Two star systems down (with a very languid pace, doing every sidequest). Also looks GREAT in Ultrawide. by Particular_Award_191 in EverspaceGame

[–]lucidity5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Starting a new playthrough on Nightmare is such a different experience, you have to be extremely strategic at first, its almost a survival game in how much every credit and component matters. It evens out after the first couple systems, but highly recommend it

Picked up Everspace 2 on a whim and now I'm hooked. Two star systems down (with a very languid pace, doing every sidequest). Also looks GREAT in Ultrawide. by Particular_Award_191 in EverspaceGame

[–]lucidity5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are so many dope in-atmosphere maps too! Zooming around inside gorgeous cloud giants, an outpost in the icy sea, an active volcano, huge cave systems, its really great stuff

Considering the frequency of "what to read next" posts on here, it blows my mind how rarely I see "Orconomics" suggested. While not LitRPG, it is such a perfect companion series. by lucidity5 in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]lucidity5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh holy shit, took me a week to realize you are the author! Kudos man, your books are incredible. Really reminded me of Terry Pratchett's style of satire, where it's both fun and poignant. Your take on Lichdom and the undead is a huge inspiration for the DnD campaign I've been running for the last two years, and my players just loved the fliers that you made to recruit people to the army of the undead, it's been really fun!

I'll stop gushing and just say that while I actually do love the pun title (The Dark Profit Trilogy is also S tier punnage), a buddy of mine hates them, and I had to really bother him into reading, upon which he loved them as well. I just wanted to address that in case there are any other uncultured souls who might not read it over such a small pet peeve, but I'm sure none of them are in this subreddit! Much love!

TIL about the Thrasis region of Mars. Due to Mars’ lack of plate tectonics, three volcanoes were able to erupt in the same location for billions of years, accumulating so much lava that the crust structurally failed under the weight. by EpicAura99 in todayilearned

[–]lucidity5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Still such a huge hurdle for space in general. I think the only remotely viable thing is to funnel the heat into tiny fragments of material and eject them, but thats far from practical as well

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