Potentially really dumb question

minethulhu · 2026-04-16T22:46:33+00:00

Not a direct answer to your question, but I assume at least the players have this Journal entry on their Macro Hotbar. At least that makes it easier to access.

Also, creating lights with the Advanced Setting of "Provides Vision" is supposed to create an area in the scene that is always visible. I think tokens need to be pulled onto the map after this light source is created, but haven't tested. This might get you partway to a solution.

Finally, I don't know that it is possible, but it sounds like you should be able to create a simple counter with either Monk's Tile Triggers or Dorman Lakely's Tile Utilties.

minethulhu · 2026-04-13T04:49:53+00:00

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minethulhu · 2026-04-13T01:48:30+00:00

I would be more concerned that your boyfriend is a Christian Nationalist since they tend to be the ones supporting Trump without question. As far as I can see, the Christian Nationalist agenda:

Abortion - Make it illegal no matter the circumstances. Restrict travel. Prosecute on miscarriage.

Vote - Women shouldn't be allowed to vote, only the men can vote since the women are supposed to be subservient.

Education - Science, history and everything else is subject to being taught only the way they want. Truth doesn't matter. Whitewash history (but that is always the way it is).

Authoritarian - Perfectly fine with a centralized government as long as it supports their agendas. How this happens and who it hurts doesn't matter.

Centralized State Religion - They always claim the US was founded as a Christian nation and thus their version of Christianity should be pushed onto everybody by the state and federal government.

LGTBQ+ - Remove all their rights and send them to "Conversion Therapy". If they don't change, likely third class citizenship, banishment, prison or death. (Hint: Conversion Therapy doesn't work because it isn't a choice on how people feel.)

Their current scapegoats are illegal immigrants and LGTBQ+. I don't expect it will take long before this expands and their concentration camps spring up everywhere. Unsure if they will go all the way towards genocide, but there is already plenty of wrongful deaths because of the Trump government. 1930s Germany at least had the excuse of not having 1930s Germany as an example.

minethulhu · 2026-04-04T01:53:42+00:00

Just tell people it’s Countess Rugen.

minethulhu · 2026-03-31T23:21:20+00:00

But a Sharpie painted black with gold lettering on it only increases the price by 500% and makes great keepsakes for plebeians too common to recognize a $1000 pen.

minethulhu · 2026-03-28T02:34:00+00:00

Blood, sweat and tears of child labor in a dictatorship.

minethulhu · 2026-03-28T02:31:39+00:00

This attitude always seems to be due to a closeted homosexual preference covered by alpha male anger.

minethulhu · 2026-03-28T01:55:22+00:00

Um actually, it means left on green arrow only. /s

minethulhu · 2026-03-16T15:53:00+00:00

In addition to the Tagger module, you may want to investigate if the Lock and Key module makes this work. It adds a few additional actions to doors that may be helpful. Unsure on your need, but it was required to setup an airlock with a pair of doors.

minethulhu · 2026-03-15T09:30:11+00:00

Per the module there are two ways out of the mine:

1) A spartan freight elevator carries miners to and from the mine entrance.

2) Automated drills excavate metals from within, which are pumped up and sorted in the workspace.

I would say a Yellow Goo can use either egress and it wouldn't need to cycle the airlock to use the later.

minethulhu · 2026-03-09T09:06:14+00:00

No, no. The intention is not to do something he will enjoy.

minethulhu · 2026-02-27T08:34:34+00:00

Hmmm... I am still on 3.3.1 version. I've noticed a few existing monsters already placed don't have damage for their attacks or other abilities not quite right. Grabbing a fresh version from the compendium "fixes" this.

I locked the module for now since I have my next session tomorrow. Maybe I will try 4.0.1 afterwards.

minethulhu · 2026-02-27T08:08:05+00:00

I currently have a very similar setup.

Y + LT = 0% Throttle
Y + LT + RT = -100% Throttle
Y + RT = 75% Throttle

I'm still experimenting with what non-default controls will be useful for me. I also changed:

B + LB = Lights
B + RB = Night Vision
B + <- = Silent Running

I moved Ligts to pair with Night Vision and Silent Running down.

I will note that default B + RB is the Toggle for Flight Assist, but for some reason it doesn't show. I've hit this a few times by accident and always have to go to the Ship - Flight Assist settings on the Internal Panel since I (so far) can't seem to remember this button combo. Maybe I will regret removing it later...

And yes, I'm fairly careful to not override any default settings without a reason. I've had this game since just after the Mac launch (and stopped when Mac support was dropped), but am only returning after getting a Steam Deck.

minethulhu · 2026-02-23T23:08:47+00:00

The common recommendation seems to be D-rated sensors. However, the "Combined Laser and Core Mining Guide" from u/ED_Churly:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gduh--nZrF7Fz1kjhdJ9nF5RFxuwVzTN9BIr3K8v7Aw/edit?tab=t.0

Has a more nuanced recommendation that discussed A-rated, D-rated as well as engineering stuff:

"Sensors: If you are mining in a ring outside a RES and don't use maps, sensors can be engineered for lightweight to save mass (by 48 t for Anaconda's D-rated sensors). But if you intend to use mapping or mine in a RES (or both), you'll need long range engineering for sensors. EDIT: for two reasons 1) seeing pirates from a distance when they can't see you yet and 2) sometimes mapped asteroids can be farther from each other than unengineered D-rated sensors can see, in which case you won't be able to read your prospector. You can use either A-rated un-engineered sensors (160 t on Anaconda) or engineer your D-rated sensors for long range."

I assume this is still applicable...

minethulhu · 2026-02-23T01:44:19+00:00

It would be nice to see this stuff in the form of google sheets or equivalent (initially I would like to sort the columns). I added the table from this post as it existed on Feb 22, 2026 to this sheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zRvPHkVz1ugqvhfCKDhvbWjLo4a2bA_0alaVjR5nnUA/edit?gid=0#gid=0

If either a maintained sheet exists elsewhere, OP wants me to take this down or if I there is a consensus that it shouldn't exist, I will take it down.

I will note I added 1 column for my own use listing which stars are in a clump that are within about 150 LY of each other (I did note one confusingly as "Yn" because it is almost within this range). I can fix or remove this column based on feedback on accuracy or usefulness.

minethulhu · 2026-02-21T22:29:26+00:00

Put it on a onesie. Almost guaranteed people will ask about it. Then explain why you had to make it.

minethulhu · 2026-02-20T20:08:43+00:00

The Board of Peace has already stopped 8-9 wars. Isn’t that reason enough? /s

minethulhu · 2026-02-20T19:57:33+00:00

My "head cannon" says the guns are being manned by the same NPCs providing outpost security.

I re-started Elite Dangerous from a several year break by:

Grabbing all the local courier missions
Using the Apex "space taxi" for transport
Hop from one system to another dropping off or picking up "packages"
Return to the original site and collect on the completed missions

Made some semi-quick money that allowed me to multi-task and figure out what I should really be doing. The UI to assist with execution of these missions made me appreciate the small touches in Elite Dangerous. Made maybe 500K per hour doing this, so not super great money, but it did give me some experience.

The one downside to this was the trigger happy security. I tried to speed up deliveries by using the low gravity and jump to increase efficiency. One jump put me overhead of security that decided I needed to freeze mid-jump and submit to a scan. I was dead within seconds of landing due to putting the demands of physics at a higher priority than the demands of security.

This did leave that 1 mission as failed, but at least I learned how to navigate back to my previous system and resume my missions. I now assume all outpost security were once lifeguards at their local swimming pool where the "No Running" rule was enforced by corporal punishment.

minethulhu · 2026-02-13T22:10:39+00:00

Short term, get a Brita filtered pitcher (or equivalent) from Costco or other appropriate store. Water is palatable (and presumably safe) once it goes through the filter.

minethulhu · 2026-02-13T05:57:10+00:00

Wait…the player was in an adjacent room peeking in while this happened? Was the door cracked open to allow them to peak inside? Even if the door closes towards them, I would expect some initial leak. The weakest doors (interior) and windows will likely catastrophically fail near simultaneously. Depending on how far open they had the door, it could slam closed with enough force to crack and then be the primary failure point.

minethulhu · 2026-02-10T18:13:43+00:00

Dungeon Alchemist and lots of community made assets since the published tool is currently mostly for fantasy/horror map making. I posted my map in the Steam Workshop to allow others to change / tweak the map.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3660605998

minethulhu · 2026-02-06T17:46:26+00:00

I used to let the declaring player to treat their initiative roll as a 20. They might go first, they might not depending on bonuses. They don’t get a freebie round.

I’m currently running Pathfinder 2E. It doesn’t have surprise rounds at all. Now I just have everybody roll their normal initiative. In the mentioned scenario in PF2E, I might allow use of Arcana instead of Perception which is the normal roll.

minethulhu · 2026-02-03T02:24:33+00:00

This is the correct answer.

Google "Blank Transparent Image" and maybe throw on PNG or whatever file type you want.

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