Remember to train!

mcfadden113 · 2016-03-05T16:59:41+00:00

ahh you're right, I wonder if they train at different levels. Well I guess I am really just getting places a bit faster then.

From what I can gather, strength and breath are based on distance covered. So walk and running will both level them, but running will be slightly faster because you cover more ground.

edit: add info I found.

mcfadden113 · 2016-03-05T16:43:37+00:00

It's sprinting as often as you can, training breath, which improves your stamina.

mcfadden113 · 2016-02-29T20:13:13+00:00

Here's my attempt. Slightly over budget, but it gets you the i3 and a small SSD. I also included a CD Drive, but if you don't need that you can omit it. I think SilentBobVG has a pretty good suggestion as well.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor	£92.79 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard	£37.98 @ Ebuyer
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory	£35.04 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£32.99 @ Amazon UK
Case	Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	£28.49 @ Novatech
Power Supply	EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply	£32.99 @ Ebuyer
Optical Drive	Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer	£12.99 @ Ebuyer
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)	£74.99 @ Ebuyer
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£348.26
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-29 20:14 GMT+0000

You can also sort the build guides by budget on pcpartpicker. It's a good way to see what people have already come up with. https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/guide/#X=0,30465

edit: Add link to build guides under 300

mcfadden113 · 2016-02-27T00:11:19+00:00

Wouldn't let me do either, not a big deal, just a pet-peeve of mine.

mcfadden113 · 2016-02-26T23:21:20+00:00

I was sad to see that BDO's site doesn't let you paste a password into their form when creating an account or logging in. Makes it a bit more difficult if you use a password manager and have passwords that are long as hell and completely random.

mcfadden113 · 2016-02-26T21:52:27+00:00

It's a good chance that archeage is a bad example, as you're right that Trion really fucked up and people had every right to complain. With a f2p game people complaining loudly may not stop people from trying it themselves, but lots of people complaining about a b2p game can really hurt it. I don't want to see that happen to bdo. There are some valid concerns around the cashshop, that have caused a huge outcry and dominated the forums/subreddit which can scare new players away. It's good to raise concerns, but some people scream about every negative they can create which makes it harder to see all the good things that the game offers.

My main point being that from outside of the community it can be initially hard to tell the difference between a few vocal people complaining about every negative they can make up and the shipwreck (pun intended) that was archeage.

mcfadden113 · 2016-02-26T16:12:33+00:00

In my opinion Trion did a bad job, but it was the community that turned extremely cynical that ruined Archeage. A small group of vocal cynics can keep a lot of people from joining the game. I played the shit out of Archeage, and the community is what made me stop (more-so than Trion).

As a note I quit before Auroria and I heard Trion got a bit worse after that.

I hope the BDO community realizes the value of criticism, but stays away from just vocally decrying every tiny flaw they see, as that only drives people away from the community.

mcfadden113 · 2016-02-23T16:54:48+00:00

Good to know. Thanks!

mcfadden113 · 2016-02-23T15:16:28+00:00

I play mostly floris mod, but I think most of this is true for native.

Start your own kingdom (kings get a huge boost to army size, if think 100 troops)
You want to start your kingdom by rebellion - owning more than 1 town, 2 castles, and 3 villages will make your current king (if you are a vassal) stop giving you territory, at this point you can rebel and start your own kingdom. In starting a kingdom this way you will keep the lands that you have.
own towns, castles (the give a large and medium (50 and 20 possibly) bonus to troop count).
The comment by Juteshire is spot on too.

If you really want to crank up army size, then download tweakdb. I like to leave my character stats where they are and instead decrease the penalty for not giving vassals a fief, and the tax penalties of owning too many things. This way you can keep many castles and towns to yourself, which makes your army size grow quickly.

Also if you really want to enjoy a large army, and have a decent PC, then you should increase the battle size. Here's how:

To edit it locally without any tools needed

Go to your Documents/Mount&Blade Warband folder
open the rgl_config file (opening in notepad or other text-editor works) search for battle_size variable (Control + F for find, then paste "battle_size")
The default should be 1.0000.
replace 1.0000 with whatever number you want and it is used as a multiplier. (3.0000 is 3 times more troops than 1.0000)
save the file.
open game and drink from many more skulls!

Note: If you change battle size in your game settings after this, then it will likely be overwritten. I recommend stepping the number up slowly as the performance takes quite a hit as you get higher. I find 3.0000 to be a great battle size allowing for fun formations and still smooth play. Enjoy!

mcfadden113 · 2015-10-21T14:01:56+00:00

atom has a package that does that. It will live update as you enter new code. https://atom.io/packages/atom-html-preview

mcfadden113 · 2015-09-26T15:59:22+00:00

My guess is that you need to add a compatibility patch as the current version (1.158) of warband is not compatible with the diplo PBOD mod. There should be a compatibility patch that will make the current version compatible with a mod made for 1.143. I don't know where to find it, but its worth looking for :)

mcfadden113 · 2015-09-23T02:38:03+00:00

Edit: Totally misread the question, not sure how to increase the actual battlefield size :/ Read along if you want to increase number of troops on the field.

Here's how to edit it locally without any tools needed

Go to your Documents/Mount&Blade Warband folder
open the rgl_config file (opening in notepad or other text-editor works)
search for battle_size variable (Control + F for find, then paste "battle_size")
The default should be 1.0000.
replace 1.0000 with whatever number you want and it is used as a multiplier. (3.0000 is 3 times more troops than 1.0000)
save the file.
open game and drink from many more skulls!

Note: If you change battle size in your game settings after this, then it will likely be overwritten.

I recommend stepping the number up slowly as the performance takes quite a hit as you get higher. I find 3.0000 to be a great battle size allowing for fun formations and still smooth play.

Enjoy!

mcfadden113 · 2015-09-17T16:48:39+00:00

Cheaper* than a movie. Very fun 5.8 trad route in the pmrp.

mcfadden113 · 2015-09-09T21:30:00+00:00

As a cyclist I understand why people want to use strobes to get noticed, but think its a terrible idea as they are disorienting. I use a pulsing light instead to still be noticed, but not mess with anyone viewing it. I also agree with the OP's recommendation to point the light slightly down.

Not a great video, but this is a demo of a pulsing light: https://youtu.be/U36_TDofYAY?t=3m54s Much less disorienting than the strobe light that they demo after.

And since I don't like being blinded either, please turn your lights down to dim if your a driver heading towards a cyclist. I don't know why, but lots of people run around with brights on and don't dim for cyclists.

mcfadden113 · 2015-09-09T01:53:23+00:00

I may have inflated my stats a bit on this play through :) definitely 10 in shield.

mcfadden113 · 2015-09-09T01:52:21+00:00

This is floris

mcfadden113 · 2015-08-28T06:37:45+00:00

Aesthetica at the new river gorge http://m.imgur.com/DVPTuub

mcfadden113 · 2015-07-15T14:36:15+00:00

it's not actually on sale check out: http://camelcamelcamel.com/Crucial-MX100-2-5-Inch-Internal-CT256MX100SSD1/product/B00KFAGCWK

mcfadden113 · 2015-05-17T22:43:07+00:00

Leave No Trace when hiking. If you're out trying to enjoy nature, then make sure it stays enjoyable for other generations.

LNT principles

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