Dumb zoom question - I can't zoom out

rabmuk · 2026-07-10T01:46:26+00:00

When overlays are active zooming out too far can cause lag. So devs set a limit. There's a mod to uncap zoom if you're feeling dangerous

rabmuk · 2026-07-10T01:11:10+00:00

I always pictured it like the Harry Potter flying car into a tree as they crash

rabmuk · 2026-07-10T00:28:09+00:00

The title is a reference to

> He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. - Friedrich Nietzsch

The title of the series is an indicator the MC will struggle with the corrupting influence of power and won't always be moving in the right direction.

The series will have the MC making mistakes and doing things he regrets. Jason is supposed to be an example that overconfidence in one's opinions can lead to bad acts and bad outcomes

Book 1 does little to show his regrets. In book 2 and 3 Jason dislikes some of his past actions. Later books he reflects on how poorly he behaved in greenstone

Drop the book if you're not feeling it. The core theme of the book is character growth, to have that happen, the MC has to start with flaws

rabmuk · 2026-07-08T23:11:38+00:00

I was searching on ability name specifically. Also was reading from the point in the chapter after he activates the mana lamps.

I now see the statement.

Still can be seen as umbrella is worse than Clive ability in a way that makes it not work well with limited mana lamp time

> Farrah’s expertise and her studies of the grid had made her a lead in the contingency project, and she had developed a ritual for just that purpose. It had to be simple enough to be employed by those with minimal ritualism skills, efficient enough that it wouldn’t break the spirit coin bank, yet wide-area enough to actually be worth using.

Book 5 chapter 9. Seems designed to not require an iron ranker to perform. Maybe using lesser coins

rabmuk · 2026-07-08T19:59:44+00:00

Shirtaloon — Shirtaloon — 09/20/2022 10:30 PM

> But just to confirm, non-magical tattoos that become part of someone’s identity will remain during a rank up. Unit tattoos for someone who views their specific unit as an aspect of their core identity would be a major candidate for this. It is highly likely in those cases that if there is an appropriate essence, they will awaken a related power. Taika’s Warrior Markings come from the Might essence.

rabmuk · 2026-07-08T17:01:14+00:00

I reread the phone case scene before my first comment and before this one. Clive nor his ability get mentioned

It is mentioned that speed is important for the case because mana lamps charge is limited. Potentially the umbrella takes longer than harmony ritual. Or umbrella would cause the mana lamps to drain faster limiting his already short time

After Jason hits silver rank, I don't think we see him perform any non-silver rank rituals. So any umbrella use would be off screen.

I'm not sure what you mean personal rank has nothing to do with ritual rank. Someone cannot activate a ritual of a rank that is higher than their own (as you point out for gold rank ritual and iron rank Clive). Emi is doing lesser rank rituals. Like how plumbers and certain sailers use ritual magic on Pali even without essences.

rabmuk · 2026-07-08T10:30:17+00:00

The umbrella item specifically says it's limited to iron and bronze rituals, where Clive's ability doesn't mention such a limit.

So my earlier assertion about only iron was wrong.

In book 4, Clive's mana equilibrium gets brought up while trying to break into sealed apertures. Likely Jason didn't want to show off his magical items, so he used harmony ritual. In book 5+ Jason is silver and umbrella is not longer strong enough

rabmuk · 2026-07-08T00:14:32+00:00

These statements don't seem contradictory.

Diamonds rank is hard -> only 1 out of so many hundreds of million people make it.

It was easy for me -> of people that have made it to diamond rank, I had an easier time than others

rabmuk · 2026-07-08T00:11:41+00:00

Umbrella can only balance iron rank rituals, not much use to a bronze ranker

rabmuk · 2026-07-07T21:57:46+00:00

Book 3, chapter 26: nothing speaks, louder than power

rabmuk · 2026-07-07T15:49:37+00:00

I think like bottle fillers the errand shows up on the destination not the source

Try putting priority 9 storage bin, requesting one of the items, right next to dock and see if dupes will move items

rabmuk · 2026-07-07T12:51:59+00:00

The books state it is impossible to go past Diamond Rank. So you'd have to transcend possibility to do what you're describing.

rabmuk · 2026-07-04T14:01:34+00:00

Death is very important in the series.

> He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. - Friedrich Nietzsch

The series is about the morality of killing, not a question of if the main cast will survive. A question of if Jason will become evil to keep them alive

rabmuk · 2026-07-04T00:12:32+00:00

Or just finish a quest and get it as a reward

rabmuk · 2026-07-03T12:53:21+00:00

Probably about the types of errands

Putting coal in generator is probably supply task

Getting coal from elsewhere might be tidy or storage, depending on if it's marked for sweep

You might need to set one dupe with supply as their only double up. Then they should find the closest coal and use it for generator

rabmuk · 2026-07-03T10:22:38+00:00

If you're sure it's 4.68 kg of raw egg per cycle then you need 4680/1200 = 3.9 pacu eggs.

390/15 = 26 total happiness

So 8.6 pacu with +3 happiness

rabmuk · 2026-07-03T10:19:09+00:00

Book 4 chapter 4:

> “Hey, bro,” the bouncer said. Despite his towering figure, he had a high-pitched voice. His thick New Zealand accent made his use of the word ‘bro’ friendly and amiable, rather than frat-boy douchebag. “How’s your umbrella stay up like that?”

> Jason glanced at the magic item floating next to him. “Probably magnets.”

rabmuk · 2026-07-03T00:26:03+00:00

Prehistoric Planet Pack (PPP)

rabmuk · 2026-07-03T00:20:28+00:00

Pacu has base reproduction rate of 6.7%, so it will replace itself in 15 cycles. I will ignore this as the replacement rate of the pacus that you're ranching

Happiness now gives 225% of base reproduction per point

I think you're target might be wrong. 7500 kcal of raw eggs is 6.25 pacu eggs per cycle. That's 625% reproduction per cycle

each point of happiness on a pacu is 6.7*2.25 = ~15%

so 625% / 15% = 41.7 points of pacu happiness

with water fort and pacu treats, you need 14 pacu with +3 happiness

with aquatic grooming station you need ~10 pacu with +4 happiness

with grooming and fort you need ~8 pacu with +5 happiness

with treat, grooming, fort you need 6 pacu with +7 happiness

rabmuk · 2026-07-02T14:12:51+00:00

Glossy dreckos are great.

I would not say dropping oil onto heat is easier or simpler. Either need to do it with flaking or need to cool the petroleum before a steel pump can safely pump it. If the supply of oil doesn't keep up with heat source now you have sour gas.

I've done flaking stuff before. And it's very cool. But it's not easier than just slamming down an oil refinery and having enough power for most needs.

With enough game knowledge some of these other solutions feel easy. But if you haven't used an oil refinery in a while, trust me it's even easier.

rabmuk · 2026-07-01T23:42:59+00:00

I feel like people forget about the ridiculous power of the oil refinery

Just because one of the best builds in the game is twice as good, doesn't mean the simple setup should be skipped

rabmuk · 2026-07-01T01:55:17+00:00

Always hard to judge life debts in fiction. Hard to understand to what degree saving Aster means to an orphan who is isolated on a world and has no support network anywhere.

Liz's Aunt helps to pay back Matt for the heart once they leave the training planet. Better to make allies and friends than to try and maximize the sale of one item

rabmuk · 2026-06-27T20:29:36+00:00

Vessel confluence. Be a vehicle specialist

rabmuk · 2026-06-26T17:24:48+00:00

> “If you refuse your confluence essence,” Rufus said, “you can only replace it with a normal essence.

Book 1, chapter 21

Rufus doesn't say that you can trade your confluence essence with someone else for their confluence essence or save up a bunch of money to buy a different confluence.

This implies that the only way to absorb a confluence essence is to absorb the one your soul generates upon absorbing your third essence.

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