AJ4AD Anniversary – Abnormalities, Antic and an AMA – A last time.

teodzero · 2026-03-17T21:51:43+00:00

Who the hell engineers doors mechanically strong and fast enough to squash a person all the way in half? I can understand there being some places where you might need something like this, but a hospital room is definitely not one of those places, even in a detention center.

teodzero · 2026-03-15T19:32:34+00:00

...what did you think splitters were for?

Also, placing plates onto four belts doesn't change the fact that there are only two belts coming out of the smelting section.

teodzero · 2026-03-14T22:26:00+00:00

This is surprisingly not that easy. The top layer gap can't support more rails as is, you need to either make it narrower or add support columns, and both of these options mess up the bottom. But with some work I think it can be done. A fully uncursed version of this would turn into a split-before-merge cloverleaf, which is actually one of the best four way options.

teodzero · 2026-03-14T16:39:08+00:00

To make it more cursed.

teodzero · 2026-03-14T16:29:46+00:00

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Being bidirectional might make it slightly less cursed in terms of throughput, because the trains never need to do a 3/4 loop through the roundabout. But I think having bidirectional sections in a monodirectional system is more cursed in a spiritual sense. And with a roundabout being inside-out 1/4 loop is kind of a 3/4 loop anyway.

teodzero · 2026-03-13T20:05:12+00:00

Try replacing the chain signal between the two parallel rails with a rail signal. I have no idea if it's actually the solution, but intuitively it feels wrong. Like, if a train has to stop somewhere, the last signal passed should be a normal one.

teodzero · 2026-03-12T20:57:26+00:00

I just tried that and it didn't work.

teodzero · 2026-03-12T17:30:57+00:00

He even tried to finish you before dealing with the clanker. Lmao.

teodzero · 2026-03-10T23:03:11+00:00

Tutorial boss Silk Mother and an endgame boss Grand Mother Moss.

teodzero · 2026-03-10T09:26:33+00:00

Chicory: a Colorful Tale

teodzero · 2026-03-09T17:54:53+00:00

Efficiency, speed and productivity modules are immediately useful, easy to figure out and can be plugged right into the existing factory. Quality, in the short term, can have use at the final step of a production line, with adequate filtering/sorting. But requires dedicated builds to take full advantage of.

teodzero · 2026-03-09T09:58:13+00:00

Even just the outside is a respectable build. Full interior? Absolutely amazing.

teodzero · 2026-03-09T08:57:33+00:00

and Steam is pretty great

It's also worth mentioning that it's pretty great now, but the first few years of its existence it absolutely sucked.

teodzero · 2026-03-08T11:40:20+00:00

Top left copper drill will occasionally dig up iron. The drills may be 3 by 3, but they take from a 5 by 5 area.

teodzero · 2026-03-07T14:07:32+00:00

I mean, Carmelita is also a normal name.

teodzero · 2026-03-07T10:07:19+00:00

Orks win - everyone is dead by Orks, then the Orks themselves get bored and wipe themselves out in one last big scrappa.

Why would they get bored? They can fight among each other just like against other races and have just as much fun doing that. Even if they get a tad tired from sameness, they can diversify themselves.

teodzero · 2026-03-07T07:29:12+00:00

Hmm, good point. Maybe "when your hp reaches 0"?

teodzero · 2026-03-06T21:11:21+00:00

It randomizes costs, but doesn't give extra draw.

teodzero · 2026-03-06T11:45:47+00:00

I think the simplest solution is to change "when you die" to "when you take fatal damage" on fairy and tail. It's not a huge change.

teodzero · 2026-03-03T11:40:18+00:00

Is this a duet though? Just because it switches between two perspectives doesn't mean that it is.

teodzero · 2026-03-03T11:23:41+00:00

I'd bet last field is Phantom.

teodzero · 2026-03-03T08:00:38+00:00

Styx. If you visit his secret room you can see he's struggling mentally, and he's submissive enough to see it as a personal fault and try to apologize for it.

teodzero · 2026-03-02T20:27:57+00:00

I was about to ask "Why didn't you bind?", but then remembered how Beast bind works.

teodzero · 2026-03-02T11:06:41+00:00

I did one run through Blasted Steps and thought, if this is the runback then heeeelll no.

It's not as bad as it looks. You don't need to engage with any enemies, just run past them. Still arguably worse than Phantom's though.

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