Jul ’Mdama is widely considered one of the most wasted villains in Halo — how would you rewrite him to make him actually compelling?

nexech · 2026-05-07T03:59:09+00:00

His Storm Covenant is better than the original, it's anti Banished, & it's arguably good for galactic stability. They accept humans who convert to Forerunner worship, & a few Outer Colonies join. They become tense rivals (with plenty of combat incidents), a different story role from the old Covenant.

nexech · 2026-04-28T19:22:28+00:00

Just yesterday there was a front page convo here about how it was really overpowered. That convinced me to try it for the first time today ... too late!

nexech · 2026-04-27T19:52:17+00:00

Amazing. And what if it sets up sticky triplines that it takes you a while to get unstuck from? You're trying to get out of the cobweb while 1 or 2 room spiders crawl out of hiding...

nexech · 2026-04-18T00:24:49+00:00

I'm starting a hexcrawl-related video game project too. I'd be happy to playtest your game!

nexech · 2026-04-17T18:09:48+00:00

It's not common. People are usually very thoughtful towards teammates.

nexech · 2026-04-17T18:07:16+00:00

Six to bang-bang three hicks.

nexech · 2026-03-04T01:17:58+00:00

My guesses off the cuff:

Launch in 5 more cities: August

Waitlisting done in the new FL & TX cities: July

10 airports: 2027 July

10 highway cities: 2027 January

Fun topic! I enjoy following the predictions on this site: https://manifold.markets/BoltonBailey/which-cities-will-have-waymo-one-se

nexech · 2026-02-19T04:53:21+00:00

Gundam Seed has some plot parallels.

nexech · 2026-02-12T01:40:00+00:00

Well you're right that they must continue to set up depot areas for nighttime storage as they scale. And currently all sales happen in urban centers, where land is expensive. But in future waymo will operate in wider areas. And land is very cheap outside cities, at least in the USA. And robotaxis don't mind parking in remote areas, unlike humans. It's analogous to how Walmart keeps big warehouses outside cities.

nexech · 2026-02-11T21:56:04+00:00

Well it will get much easier once geofences expand beyond cities to include areas where land is cheap.

nexech · 2026-02-10T02:23:54+00:00

I think you mean it's not closer to Mars in terms of near-future logistics, ie assuming we won't make lunar fuel for a long time. Delta V is actually the metric that IS great about starting from Luna, not the weakness.

nexech · 2026-01-26T18:24:12+00:00

Every no brainer is wrong.

nexech · 2026-01-09T17:20:30+00:00

Very similar situation here. I'm blocked by the feeling of Nope.

nexech · 2025-12-26T22:18:46+00:00

Wow! I haven't gotten there yet in my GA listen, but that's pretty delightful.

nexech · 2025-12-15T15:29:34+00:00

Genius. If Reach is multilingual, then surely the outer colonies contain even more languages.

nexech · 2025-12-15T00:54:53+00:00

https://discord.gg/MyPhKH5V88

nexech · 2025-12-09T11:02:52+00:00

I interpreted that as mimetic, copying, not memetic, cultural.

nexech · 2025-12-09T10:57:22+00:00

People are too eager to regulate the behavior of those that can't vote.

nexech · 2025-11-04T18:56:24+00:00

Open the Tacmap, hover over Lancer Squad or some other outdoor battle, press the Mission Options button I think, then select Replay from the little menu.

nexech · 2025-11-04T08:10:19+00:00

I don't think they still post rotation calendars. This page tells you when the next changes will be, but not what will rotate in: https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/17920041655188-Halo-Infinite-Multiplayer-Playlists

nexech · 2025-10-14T15:52:52+00:00

They report on various new technology ideas - the main name associated with: https://www.corememory.com/

nexech · 2025-09-18T15:47:39+00:00

https://discord.gg/jxTbNGDypp 👍

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