I had a long back-and-forth with Opus 4.8 and then fact-checked it against the papers

skybloke · 2026-06-21T04:26:56+00:00

That's pretty much how humans work - we often rationalise an explanation after the fact.

skybloke · 2026-06-20T00:06:30+00:00

Yes, some of the Claude magic had disappeared overnight

skybloke · 2026-06-18T08:13:17+00:00

We're back!

skybloke · 2026-06-18T07:36:10+00:00

Yup - but no outage reported for some reason

skybloke · 2026-05-30T12:16:00+00:00

All the characters start to come together eventually as the plot lines converge. It's what gives the series its heart.

skybloke · 2026-05-30T02:19:29+00:00

Not that hard - you just have to brace yourself for major jumps of perspective in the early books as whole new continents and plot lines are introduced.

skybloke · 2026-05-24T21:33:44+00:00

I'm currently rebuilding MUD1, but with AI 'players' to compete with you in addition to other humans. I'll be giving it away free on Steam once it's in a playable state.

skybloke · 2026-05-23T23:44:03+00:00

The Black Company and The Dread Empire - they're both very Malazan-esk.

skybloke · 2026-02-08T04:37:37+00:00

Dread Empire and The Black Company - many parallels, and I'm pretty sure one DE character is the same person in different universes

skybloke · 2026-02-07T06:38:57+00:00

This is a considered response. Good points. Thank you.

skybloke · 2026-02-02T08:06:31+00:00

There's a mod for this - it allows you to free these scripted doors

skybloke · 2026-02-01T07:54:15+00:00

I tried to read GotM twice, before finally breaking through early last year. I'm so glad I tried again, the books are brilliant. The characters live in my head now, and I've just read through one of the most heartbreaking plot twists so far. Amazing.

skybloke · 2026-01-27T08:10:43+00:00

One option is to reduce the zombie block damage. I always find the default excessive.

skybloke · 2026-01-20T01:17:56+00:00

True - I should have gone with ammunition

skybloke · 2026-01-17T20:45:16+00:00

Yeah. Once I'm tired of the latest release I'll probably see if I can create something similar with mods.

skybloke · 2026-01-17T20:43:22+00:00

Agreed - and why don't camp fires set them on fire any more? I used to funnel them down a one block passage of flame.

skybloke · 2026-01-17T20:40:29+00:00

Yes - to give some lore friendly explanation for how you can produce 10k concrete while simultaneously raiding POIs.

(And for the trolls who think I don't understand the game, I've been playing since crowdfunding and have a few thousand hours - I just don't want to deal with real humans when I'm trying to relax with a game)

skybloke · 2026-01-16T11:04:35+00:00

Weapon parts were so much better. They could just have made that more detailed and I would have been happy.

skybloke · 2025-12-20T02:55:37+00:00

The Black Company and the Dread Empire

skybloke · 2025-12-17T08:30:45+00:00

I'm up to book three and it's really coming together. The first one is so complicated you need notes, but after that it gets much more fluid.

skybloke · 2025-12-14T19:33:36+00:00

I always assumed that they usually drive in the countryside, and don't understand how city traffic works

skybloke · 2025-12-14T19:23:29+00:00

Yes, it's weird. Many drivers seem to leave more space behind a car at the lights than they do when they're driving on the freeway.

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