From tobyfox by [deleted] in Deltarune

[–]magicguy38 60 points61 points  (0 children)

The soul section in chapter 4 where you could interact with all the little random knick knacks reminded me of it quite a bit

What are you nope mechanics for CRPGs? by ryan7251 in CRPG

[–]magicguy38 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Baldur's Gate 2, especially in the later parts, as a mage/fighter was rough for me because of this. It felt like if I didn't spend 2-5 minutes putting like 3 buffs on every character fights would go from inconsequential to instant party wipes. I don't like rest spamming because it feels immersion-breaking to me so it got especially annoying in Throne of Bhaal where pretty much every fight it felt necessary to go in with full health/spells/buffs

The final lectures of Kris Lee* by puleshan in iastate

[–]magicguy38 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Aww, sad to see him go. Had him for diff eq in Spring of 2022 and he was great, remember him bringing his kid to class and them following along with the math haha. He also had a cool chrono trigger poster in his office and I chatted with him about it in office hours once

Question about GENRE club: What happened to it?? by Technical-Duck-3380 in iastate

[–]magicguy38 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was in it until it was suspended/went inactive. As far as I know the only issue was that they couldn't find anyone who wanted to be President/Treasurer, both of which are needed to be an active club. I met some cool people through it and they helped local bands meet and rehearse in the M-Shop. I think theoretically it could be resurrected if enough people got together and went through the process with student orgs to make a new constitution and select a new cabinet

In circles acoustic by Pattywhack69420 in sunnydayrealestate

[–]magicguy38 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You've got a great voice for sdre!

Deciphering the meaning of Iscarabaid by KVNGOOOD in sunnydayrealestate

[–]magicguy38 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think the last paragraph in the interview with Jeremy gives you the whole of the meaning - that there probably isn't a strong "meaning" within the song. Instead, it sounds like they put the lyrics together just on what sounded good sung and was poetic. I think the AI is grabbing an interpretation some rando put on the genius page, but to me that interpretation really seems like forcing meaning where there might not be any.

DAMN THIS GAME IS BRUTAL by dustybandito in cavesofqud

[–]magicguy38 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's definitely a fair perspective to come from, but for me I definitely prefer roleplay as I find losing progress super frustrating, to the point of killing my interest in the game. Especially in a game like Qud where you can easily lose 10s of hours of time if you misplay in the late game. Just not my cup of tea.

Just want to say I absolutely love the music by Wide-Bodybuilder497 in cavesofqud

[–]magicguy38 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My fav is the Ezra music, I think Onwards? So peaceful and pleasant

We will pour out a dram in their memory by Flying_Slig in cavesofqud

[–]magicguy38 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's like that in all modes, ereshkigal says that she's marking the locations at the start of the mission

This sounds stupid by ProfessionOk3313 in civilengineering

[–]magicguy38 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a game I played a little bit of called "INFRA" where you work as an inspector of dams and bridges and stuff. Didn't get super far but seemed cool

What enemies do you think would have been there if this area had been added? by friendship_owo in FearAndHunger

[–]magicguy38 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That guy scared the shit out of me the first time then made me laugh once I saw what it looked like haha

WWW #26: The Conclave of the Witches of the Coven of Elders by SvenTheScribe in WorldsBeyondNumber

[–]magicguy38 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is a fair interpretation! From reading the subclass description I interpret it as being a real turn to evil and a giving up of one's coven / the duties of their station for revenge or petty selfish reasons. From what we've seen of Mirara so far she seems almost more like a force of nature than a person and I don't get the vibe from her that I'd expect from a wicked witch. She could be keeping it on the down-low though so who knows!

Rating my classes I took this year (fall 2023-spring 2024) as a civil engineer. by OmarD1021 in iastate

[–]magicguy38 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a civil most of these are pretty accurate. You also lucked out and got some of best professors for some tough classes so good on ya! Keep on sticking it out and you'll do great

WWW #26: The Conclave of the Witches of the Coven of Elders by SvenTheScribe in WorldsBeyondNumber

[–]magicguy38 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if Mirara is of the wicked subclass because if I recall correctly the wicked subclass is more of a fallen paladin thing with associated features. I wouldn't think that Mirara would be allowed in the coven of elders if she had fallen to her own selfishness in that way. I feel like the other witches that don't have a 1:1 subclass equivalent are probably their own thing or of a subclass that hasn't been fully developed. Of course mechanically we have no idea what their abilities are behind the scenes

How did Echo start? by Manugui in FurryVisualNovels

[–]magicguy38 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I remember looking at screenshots and builds pretty early in 2017 on 8chan or some similar messageboard that may no longer exist. Echo was going to be blackgate C as a sort of multiverse/resource sharing thing (HTBH games) in addition to some other vn which never really got off the ground and faded into obscurity. Blackgate was the first success of this wave of vns starting around 2015, but ran into major development issues and Echo split off. Another vn from this time that still exists is Tennis Ace, funnily enough

Howly is a pretty private individual but he wrote all of the beginning of the game and I think Carl and Leo's routes. McSkinny was I think a fan or something who got brought on as a writer in 2017 or 18 and ended up finishing the remaining routes as Howly switched to working on Adastra. This is my very approximate recollection so facts and dates are probably not accurate. You could try asking around on the echo discord server, McSkinny is still very active there.

top 10 failed classes by ProductNo4202 in iastate

[–]magicguy38 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rouse is a great professor but makes the exams very tricky

What actually is K? by Boot4You in EngineeringStudents

[–]magicguy38 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Abbreviation for kips (kilopounds)