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When I say stationary, I mean games where your character just does something in one spot. Imagine Security Booth, Paper's Please, Not For Broadcast or Voices of the Void.
I've recently decided to stop playing multiplayer games since I couldn't handle the frustration that came with them and didn't like how it was effecting me. Because I was a mainly multiplayer person before now, I don't really have that many singleplayer games I can play or games that interest me.
I really like rain in games, though, when I say "have rain", I mean rain is there 75% of the time. The rain in RDR2 is phenomenal, but it's rarely there so, in my opinion, it doesn't fully count as having a lot of it.
I'd also like if the game was on the longer side, just because if I do spend money on a game, I wanna get my money's worth.
Games I really liked are: Alan Wake. Cyberpunk 2077 (similar to how I feel about RDR2 though- could use more rain). Euro Truck Sim 2 (with rain turned up in the options). STALKER series (really cozy to sit with some NPCs around a campfire while it's raining). Project Zomboid (again, could use more rain).

Nestled among towering mountains, lived the Teetsi clan. They resided in a mountain valley blessed with abundant resources and guarded by nature itself. However, the tranquility they enjoyed was broken by the raids of the Brahalken, a formidable clan from the desolate twilight tundra.
Time and again, the Brahalken raiders pillaged the Teetsi's crops and demanded tributes. Amidst the Teetsi, there stood a giant venlil, the Stone Builder. A skilled engineer, he possessed strength unmatched, towering over his fellow clan members.
Fueled by his love for the clan and driven by their plight, the Stone Builder resolved to shield his people from further harm. He formulated a grand plan to construct stone walls across the mountain passes, closing off the only access to the Teetsi's valley to all but those they permitted.
With unwavering determination, the Stone Builder embarked on his monumental task. He traversed the rugged mountains, tirelessly cleaving stones from their ancient heights. One by one, he hoisted the massive boulders upon his broad back and carried them to the passes, defying the threats of the Brahalken clan.
Guided by his expertise and relentless spirit, the Stone Builder laid each stone meticulously, crafting walls that defied the strength of any ordinary venlil. The Teetsi watched in awe as their protector single-handedly built a great wall to safeguard their home.
Yet, as the Stone Builder worked, a great drought plagued the land, lowering crop yields to mere subsistence.The Brahalken, relentless in their demands and heedless of the Teetsi’s plight, prepared to raid the valley once more. First they tried to cross the sunward pass but met the Teetsi on Stone Builders wall and were turned back. Then they crossed the highsun pass to meet with another of Stone Builder's walls and were turned back.
Still, they were stubborn, sending a courier demanding that the Teetsi surrender or face destruction. Knowing they could only attempt to enter the valley through the treacherous gateway on the black mountain, Stone Builder rushed to complete the final wall at the nightward pass. Alas, time betrayed him, and the raiders approached swiftly, threatening to breach the Teetsi's defenses.
In a moment of desperation facing down the oncoming army, the Stone Builder, with his colossal strength, struck the mountain with all his might. The earth quivered, and the mountains trembled. A cascade of rocks and debris tumbled down, forming an impenetrable natural barrier that buried him and much of the oncoming raider army, sealing the nightward pass forever.
The Brahalken raiders, met with this unexpected fury of nature, were utterly vanquished. Defeated and humbled, they retreated from Teetsi valley, never to be seen or heard from again.
The myth of the Stone Builder spread throughout Venlil Prime, recounting his remarkable feats. Legends spoke of his unwavering determination, his unmatched strength, and his sacrificial act that protected his people. The stone walls he crafted became a symbol of resilience and unity for the Teetsi clan, a testament to their indomitable spirit.
And so, the Stone Builder's tale endured, reminding future generations of the power that lies within, the strength that arises from love, and the immeasurable impact a single individual can have in protecting the herd.
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This myth is believed to be based in historical fact though the exact details have been lost to development and Federation meddling. Though there is a valley called Teetsi valley, its geologic features do not match the valley from the myth. However, analysis of two previously separated tapestries have shown mountains with distinctive features, exciting archaeologists with the possibility that the true site may still be discovered.
Further Notes:
This version of the myth has been reconstructed from the fragments that survived the Federation's attempted genocide using artifacts kept hidden by valiant venlil (most notably a tapestry donated to the Capital Museum of Art) and human archeologists and historians who have lent their knowledge and experience to the venlil to recover what the Federation tried to erase.

So i was actually on another community here on Reddit because this RAM stick wasn't syncing it's rbg with mystic light even tho it's certified to work with it and during the making of that post the ram turned pink only so i restarted the PC and then the ram wasn't turning on is it possible for it to have died.
I have reseated the CPU and used all the slots with this ram and even on all slots none of them made the ram turn on. Until I tried to start the PC without the ram and it was that same as having it in and not turning on.
All other things work the board has the rbg going and all the fans are working it was just the ram not turning on.
Can some one clarify if the ram died or was it the CPU?

My partner has been sick or recovering from a surgery for the better part of a year. While he still contributes a significant amount financially, I am almost entirely responsible for keeping the house in order. It is way too large of a house for one person to be doing it alone.
Most of the activities we do together are dependent on his physical and emotional capacity at any given time. I understand that he’s going through a hard time and I have to sacrifice or postpone some of the activities I would like to do, but it’s starting to feel unfair.
The majority of the time we watch anything, it’s one of his shows. As soon as I ask to watch one of mine, he reminds me we already watched something of mine and it will be one episode of a 30 minute show. He always wants to watch movies and I am careful to not ask for too much by only asking to watch short tv episodes.
Now he also asks me to watch videos with him online. It’s essentially like he’s surfing the internet alone watching funny videos and he expects me to watch with him with the same level of engagement. Then when I say something to him, he either doesn’t hear me at all or turns around to say “what?” and it gets me frustrated.
What can I suggest for sedentary activities together that are actual quality time?

Hello everyone,
I've bought a few Jetson Nanos to use with my Turing Pi 2. I've found the whole NVidia developer experience quite frustrating so far to say the least.
I'm very confused how am I supposed to flash those modules. According to the documentation, I need to use the sdkmanager and that requires Ubuntu 18.04 or 20.04 as the host OS. But the `.deb` does not install on these Ubuntu versions! It has dependencies on `libcanberra-gtk-module` and `libgconf-2-4` and they both have no installation candidates. It *does* install on Ubuntu 23.04 but the manager won't let me flash the modules because of unsupported host version (sigh).
I've tried with older version of sdkmanagers (1.8, 1.7, 1.5!) and still the same error.
Then I've tried with the CLI version from their docker image, it ran fine, but not sure it worked as I can't boot the module yet. And having to login every time I run the docker container is driving me crazy.
Isn't there a simpler way to flash those modules? How is the sdk managers supposed to be installed on Ubuntu!?!?
Thanks in advance
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Hi! I wrote quite a panicked post about this the other day on a throw away account but lost the log in.
I applied for a stipend with a big band (I wrote the application they sent it in). It got approved!
The money on from the stipend can only me used to buy music from me. That’s the only reason for why you can make the application to this specific stipend.
The first meeting I hand with the bandleader after getting it approved he asked if I we could use the money ti record the band instead which felt very confusing and uncomfortable and I said no since I need to be able to fund working full time to write the music.
I also asked for expectations which at the time seemed to only be for me to write the music and possibly applying for more funding which I had no issue with. I thought that sounded reasonable,I also volunteered my self to do a bit more because it sounded fun. We also discussed the timeline and things like that and I asked about when I was supposed to be paid” like do I just send you the bill or what do you have in mid.” And he just said “yes that sounds right”
The day after he wrote that I wouldn’t get paid until I’v completed the music. “I had already turned down my summer job to do this and panicked because I would be without income for three months. I decided that we definitely needed a contract. I also wrote that I expected to be included in the budget if I were to lead workshops and perform with the band (we mentioned this also in the meeting prior)
I sent the contract and that I wanted the payment to be separated in two (which is customary according to my colleges who has gotten this stipend before). After this he has been incredibly angry with be because he felt it was taking to much time. He has also said that they are not at all interested in my music and that they only applied with because I seemed like a driven person but after seeing that I’m being this disrespectful with his time he doses know anymore. I got him to sign a contract (finally) where the basics are covers and they have sole right to play the music for a year. He also now seemed to expect a lot more of me as in his words “I have not contributed enough to the band”.
Everything is super tense and and toxic, he’s also gone back to being super nice after he signed the contract. I’ve tried to express that I feel super uncomfortable with how things are going because of the power imbalance and the comments about me as a person but it really doesn’t seem to go through to him.
I am so confused and feel so stupid. I really don’t know quite what to do. This guy also has a lot of contacts in the space. Has anybody else experienced something like this?

Please use private messages as I won't receive chat messages on my phone
 
Clearing out a bunch of mostly unplayed games from my collection. Buyer pays shipping from 07042 or local pickup available. Happy to combine multiple items to ease shipping costs.
 
Available games
All items marked as condition 5 are new in shrink wrap.
Arena: the Contest + Tanares Adventures big bundle - all fully sleeved and sorted [4.5* aside from two points listed below] - $600 (local only for now, I will drive up to 1 hour to meet you part way if needed), contains the following consolidated boxes:

• Arena: the Contest core box, with plastic token set
  
• Tanares Adventures, with Medusa extra hero (*one of the minis, Oguemir, came with no base attached. I have requested a replacement mini and will be happy to ship it along when I receive it.)
  
• Dragon Collection Box, with updated rule book
  
• Legendary Box, with Hero Pack 2 inside as well
  
• Penumbral Box, with Character Pack, Mystical Pack, Class Pack, and Villain Pack inside (*box has a tear on cover from being poorly packed during shipping)
  
• Madness Box
  
• Scenario Pack
  
• 3 assembled figures outside of the boxes: Elder Dragon, Gold Dragon, and Dread/Tarrasque
  

Bardsung (retail edition) [4] (played through first chapter, excellent condition) - $80
Call to Adventure [5] - $20
Champions of Midgard [3] (box a bit worn, components in excellent condition) - $30
Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated - The C Team Pack [5] - $15
Concordia Venus [5] - $55
Dandelions [5] - $15
Destinies [4] + Destinies: Sea of Sand [5] (base game only played once) - $40
Earth [4] (only played once, includes upgraded KS bits, wooden insert fully assembled and all cards sleeved) - $90
Equinox Golem Edition [5] - $25
Forest of Radgost [4.5] (oak pledge, opened but never played) - $85
It's a Wonderful World: War or Peace [4.5] (opened box but envelopes inside are untouched) - $15
Kabuto Sumo bundle [4] (contains base game and Insect All-Stars together in base box, only played once, Total Mayhem expansion NIS and Andre the Goliath promo NIS) - $65
Kingdomino [3] (good condition, a bit of shelf wear) - $10
Maglev Maps Volume 1 [4.5] (box was opened just to remove the screen printed meeples from the kickstarter, nothing else was touched) - $80
Meeples & Monsters: Kickstarter Edition [4] (excellent condition, played twice) - $30
Monolyth [4] (excellent condition, played once) - $30
On Tour: Paris and New York + Promo Dice [5] - $35
Power Plants [5] (KS edition) - $45
Rising Sun [5] (base game in shrink) - $70
Rising Sun bundle [4*] (contains base game, daimyo box, dynasty invasion, kami unbound, monster pack, anad metal coin pack all stored in main game box, no inserts or expansion boxes, received in trade - minor issues: From the Monster Pack, the Jorogumo miniature was damaged: The clear plastic post mounting the miniature to the base was snapped at the base insertion point and at the insertion point on the underside of the miniature; both have been repaired with super glue, also box had one corner starting to split, also repaired) - $200
Rolling Heights [4] (only played once, excellent condition) - $60
Rumi K [2] (pretty beat up, also awkwardly long box to ship) - $5 local only
Tiny Towns [4] (played once, excellent condition) - $20
The Magnificent [5] - $25
Valor & Villainy: Minions of Mordak [5] - $30
 
Wishlist

• Moonrakers: First Encounters expansion
• Village Attacks
• Tigris & Euphrates
• Quodd Heroes
• War Room
• For Science!
• Sniper Elite deluxe upgrade kit
• Heroes of Tenefyr
• Mage Knight standard edition (no ultimate edition or expansions)
• Mindbug
• Bus
• Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
• Claustrophobia 1643
• Path of Light and Shadow

I did a comparison between base Werewolf and Werebear skills and their legendary aspects, I have to say Werewolf skills got completely shafted. By "base skill" I mean skills that have the Werewolf and Werebear tag without any modification from Uniques and Legendaries.

Core Skills:

	Shred	Pulverize
Damage	168% over whole combo	70% per cast
Modifier	Relies on Crit	Guaranteed Overpower
AoE	Small	Large, XL with Shockwave
Tags	Werewolf	Werebear, Earth & Nature Magic

If we only look at total damage, Shred clearly wins. But I don't think any Shred users have cleared the entire screen with a single click of a button unlike Pulverize, even after the nerf.
Shred supposedly excels at single target damage while scarificing its AoE, but Tornado and Lightning Storm beat Shred at both categories in a Werewolf build.
Now the legendary aspects, this is the part where Pulverize triumphs:

• Shred
  • Blurred Beast: While dashing, Shred seeks out nearby poisoned enemies instantly dealing #% of the Poisoning damage to them.
    • This requires actual dashing. With how sensitive Shred is to inputs, and how sometimes you get bodyblocked by mobs, it may not always be pulled off as you intended.
  • Stormclaw: Critical Strikes with Shred deal #% of the damage dealt as Lightning damage to the target and surrounding enemies.
    • Again, requires a crit. Werewolf may have easy crits, but it's a crit nonetheless.
  • Waxxing Gibbous & Unsatiated
    • Both requires a kill to activate, if you looked at any build guide, you will know people prefer a non-conditional damage boost, meaning no activation requirement like kill, crit or dash.
• Pulverize
  • Ursine Horror: Pulverize is now also an Earth Skill. After casting Pulverize, tectonic spikes continue to deal #% damage over 2 seconds.
    • Not only this is a non-conditional damage boost, it also adds the Nature Magic and Earth tag to Pulverize, allowing it to benefit from passives that are meant for...Nature Magics.
  • Shockwave: Pulverize creates a shockwave that travels forward, dealing #% of its damage to targets in the path.
    • As if killing everything under your belly isn't enough, you can now kill everything in front of you too. Enemies that are within range of both the initial slam and the shockwave will take even more damage. This is another non-conditional damage boost, and a massive ranged attack on top of that.

Even though Pulverize only has 2 legendary aspects associated with it, compare to the 4 legendary aspects Shred has, both Ursine Horror and Shockwave are non-conditional damage boosts, making it far superior than everything Shred can offer. This is only strengthened by the fact the none of the Shreds aspects add a Storm Skill or Nature Magic tag to it, robbing it of potential benefits.

Defensive Skills:

	Blood Howl	Debilitating Roar
Benefits	Heal 26.8% of maximum life instantly	Reduce enemy damage output by 70% for 4 seconds
Modifier	15% attack speed boost/restore 20 spirits	Fortify for 22% & Heal 16% of maximum life over 4 seconds
AoE	Need Blood Howler	Large
Tags	Werewolf	Werebear

Both are actually pretty good so let's move on.

Wrath Skills:

	Rabies	Trample
Damage	39.2% initial damage, and 74.4% poison damage over 6 seconds	Unstoppable and Knockback, 75% damage. Enemies knocked into terrain take 45% more damage and are stunned for 3 seconds
Modifier	Higher poison damage & poison spreads fastefinish earlier	More damage on cast & Fortify/Restore Spirits
AoE	Takes Time	Moderate
Tags	Werewolf	Werebear, Earth & Nature Magic

Trample gives you unstoppable and knocks back enemies, allowing you to reposition or break crowd controls(CC).
Let's looks at legendary aspects:

• Rabies
  • None: Nothing.
    • There are no legendary aspects that directly modify Rabies
    • There are no legendary aspects that directly modify Rabies
    • There are no legendary aspects that directly modify Rabies
• Trample
• Trampled Earth: Trample now summons 6 Landslide pillars of earth during its duration that deals #% normal damage. Trample is now also a Nature Magic and Earth Skill.
  • After Pulverize, Trample now can also benefit from Nature Magic and Earth bonuses. And Rabies? None, nothing. Its only job is to make Shred do more damage by applying poison first. But even that was taken care of by Poison Creepers in most poison wolf builds.

You think this is bad? The ultimates are the true biggest joke.

Ultimate:

	Lacerate	Grizzly Rage
Damage	400% damage spread over 10 attacks in 3 seconds, meaning 40% damage per attack, immune for the duration.	Gain damage reduction, gain increased bonus damage for each second while its active, kill increase the duration
Modifier	Initial strike guarantees crit for 150% damage	Unstoppable, fortify for 8% every second
AoE	Moderate	None
Tags	Werewolf	Werebear

400% damage from Lacerate sounds amazing, until you realize its over 10 strikes, with each strike dealing 40% damage. This is worsened by the fact that target priority of Lacerate is absolutely horrendous, if you cast it on top of mobs and elites, it will strike the mobs 9 times and the Elite 1 time. 40% Damage against an Elite is barely scratching their skins. Unless you happen to Overpower, Lacerate couldn't kill anything most of the time.
What about legendary aspects?

• Lacerate
  • None: nothing.
    • There are no legendary aspects that directly modify Lacerate
    • There are no legendary aspects that directly modify Lacerate
    • There are no legendary aspects that directly modify Lacerate
• Grizzly Rage
  • Rampaging Werebeast: The duration of Grizzly Rage is increased by # seconds. In addition, Critical Strikes while Grizzly Rage is active increase your Critical Strike Damage by x10% for the duration.
    • It buffs Critical Strike Damage lmao, a stat so desired by Shred werewolves.
  • Dire Wolf: Grizzly Rage now shapeshifts you into a Dire Werewolf, as a Dire Werewolf you gain #% movement speed instead of damage reduction and a #% spirit cost reduction bonus. In addition, kills Heal you for 10% of your maximum life.
    • Amazing, just a beast of a legendary aspect.

Problems

I think the skills and aspects are pretty self explanatory. Besides Blood Howl, werewolves skills just aren't excelling at anything.
The conversion around werewolf builds right now goes like this:
Q: Oh you guys are playing a werewolf build? What's the best Werewolf Skills?
A: Go to world tier 3 or 4 and hope you get Tempest Roar that turns Storm Skills into Werewolf Skills. I believe Storm Strike is the best basic skill for werewolves, Wind Shear is good too. If you really want to use Claw, you need Greatstaff of the Crone, which is also a unique. It makes Claw good by giving it...Storm Strike. For core skill, both Tornado and Lightning Storm are good for werewolves, they have good aoe and can do good single target damage.
A: Following that, Blood Howl is a good defensive skill, but you can live with Earthen Bulwark as it gives you Unstoppable and Fortify. Unstoppable is the single most important buff in this game right now. Debilitating Roar is also good, it boosts your survivability and there's a legendary aspect that turn it into a Werewolf Skill.
A: I highly recommend Poison Creeper as it offers crowd control, and chance to reset with Packleader spirit boon. For Wrath Skills, I recommend Trample for werewolves as it gives you Unstoppable, and Unstoppable is the single most important buff in this game right now.
A: Grizzly Rage is the best ultimate for werewolves. Yeah I know it's a Werebear Skill, but do you know there's a legendary aspect that turns it into a Werewolf Skill? It enable your werewolf to spam Tornado and Lightning Storm due to spirit cost reduction, and they are the best Werewolf Core Skills, plus you move super fast! It also gives you Unstoppable, and Unstoppable is the single most important buff in this game right now.
Did I mention Unstoppable is the single most important buff in this game right now?

Toxic shame, that ever present background noise that keeps us small, keeps us from taking up space and keeps us from speaking up. For many years I prided myself on my humility, my ability to remain quiet in my triumphs, my ability to remain modest and not show off, my ability to be happy for the triumphs of others without jealousy.
Whilst being humble is an admirable quality, I now see that my ability to remain humble was a smokescreen, and hiding behind that smokescreen was shame. I was humble because I was afraid to shine my light, I was afraid to be seen, I was afraid to stand out and I was afraid to take up space. Growing up I was conditioned to believe that I was worthless and inadequate, everything I said got turned against me, whenever I tried to speak up I got shut down, whenever I tried ignite my flame it got extinguished.
But now I say NO MORE, I will no longer hide who I am, I will no longer be afraid to take up space and to shine my light, NO MORE.
To quote Coach Carter “Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were all meant to shine as children do. It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone”.

Hi! I wrote quite a panicked post about this the other day on a throw away account but lost the log in.
I applied for a stipend with a big band (I wrote the application they sent it in). It got approved!
The money on from the stipend can only me used to buy music from me. That’s the only reason for why you can make the application to this specific stipend.
The first meeting I hand with the bandleader after getting it approved he asked if I we could use the money ti record the band instead which felt very confusing and uncomfortable and I said no since I need to be able to fund working full time to write the music.
I also asked for expectations which at the time seemed to only be for me to write the music and possibly applying for more funding which I had no issue with. I thought that sounded reasonable,I also volunteered my self to do a bit more because it sounded fun. We also discussed the timeline and things like that and I asked about when I was supposed to be paid” like do I just send you the bill or what do you have in mid.” And he just said “yes that sounds right”
The day after he wrote that I wouldn’t get paid until I’v completed the music. “I had already turned down my summer job to do this and panicked because I would be without income for three months. I decided that we definitely needed a contract. I also wrote that I expected to be included in the budget if I were to lead workshops and perform with the band (we mentioned this also in the meeting prior)
I sent the contract and that I wanted the payment to be separated in two (which is customary according to my colleges who has gotten this stipend before). After this he has been incredibly angry with be because he felt it was taking to much time. He has also said that they are not at all interested in my music and that they only applied with because I seemed like a driven person but after seeing that I’m being this disrespectful with his time he doses know anymore. I got him to sign a contract (finally) where the basics are covers and they have sole right to play the music for a year. He also now seemed to expect a lot more of me as in his words “I have not contributed enough to the band”.
Everything is super tense and and toxic, he’s also gone back to being super nice after he signed the contract. I’ve tried to express that I feel super uncomfortable with how things are going because of the power imbalance and the comments about me as a person but it really doesn’t seem to go through to him.
I am so confused and feel so stupid. I really don’t know quite what to do. This guy also has a lot of contacts in the space. Has anybody else experienced something like this?

My husband keeps pushing me away, because of low self esteem and low confidence. We have been together for 17 years. I always felt like he was the settler and I was the reacher because he’s so handsome in my eyes. About a year ago he had some medical issues come up, along with extreme stress from work, he’s said he is burnt out has inconsistent hours at work and lack of sleep because of it. He’s medically “okay” now but his mental health went down drastically. Now it feels as tho I don’t turn him on, he talks down on himself a lot and avoids me so I don’t see him how he is at the moment. Is this something that happens with depression? I’m still here for him, I try my best to let him feel shitty for how lonely he’s been making me feel. (Sometimes I just want to grab him and shake him a little and tell him to open his eyes, I won’t tho, I’m fully aware how serious mental health problems are, but omg :( I miss my husband, also I’m a small lady so I don’t think I would even be able to shake him lol) What could I do on my end to help him he’s still the man I see him as?

As the title says I'm searching for a RP partner for a number of fandoms as well as wholly original stories. I have writing samples pinned to my profile (there'll be one down below) and a number of prompts alongside them; I will require writing samples from my partners as well. Beyond that I lead a fairly sedentary and unadventurous life with most of my time being devoted to Diablo 4, Disco Elysium, and whatever time I spend at work as an Amazon Associate (I touch coardboard.) There's plenty of scatterbrained posts from my profile - I play Anbennar (Europa Universalis 4) regularly, Knights of the Old Republic theorizing, and Fallout.
As I mentioned before, please include a writing sample. Thanks.

The boar is not dead, though to all the other hunters’ senses it is. It lays motionless on its side within the sled, tied down by rope with two arrows sticking discordantly out of its hide like seams of broken bone. Frozen blood pools in the cracked stomach of the sled, collecting rather than leaking now that red ice has sealed the wood. Poison leaching out of the arrowheads keeps the boar docile, and its breathing so light that only Trapper can see. An ovate in too-thin robes shivers as she ties a garland of rosemary around the beast’s neck, murmuring prayers to the ancestors that they might find the kill worthy.
Winter has seized the land in its vise, its unending waves of cold and snow having transformed the Barony of Marlas into a crueler scape, one Trapper doesn’t quite recognize. Tranquility abounds along the driven snow, all through the clearing, hiding the buried world and the woes of man but unable to snuff them out. Trapper knows well what a mirage it is, the oppressive winters of his homeland no less savage than the bloodletting summers. The numbing cold does not soothe his aches, for he knows they’ll be worse come morning, come the thaw. Too soon this clearing will melt, its river gone from white to red, the whole Septima Line thrust back to war.
Baron Orys refuses to yield to midnight season, to accept its peace, and so from his great warhorse’s saddle he brazenly belts out a mixture of drunken lyrics and commands, determined to master this hunt even if he does not partake. An entourage on horseback spreads out in his orbit, ranging from eager young footmen to grizzled junkers, all in varying states of inebriation at his command. Their braying is nearly louder than the hounds’, who hungrily stalk between the sled and the hole they pulled the boar out from. Teased by the hunt but yet unrewarded, they’re too unruly to be kept in check by the kennel master.
On foot slog the unfortunates who actually have to take part in the hunt, Trapper among them. They huddle into their hemp canvas cloaks, glancing up at the moody afternoon sky threatening to crack open with another snowstorm. Dark clouds sweep in low from the south like a riptide, a single vast current swept in from the mountains already menacing the Oldwoods. Its furthest gales reach them as tongues of vengeful cold, flecks of whipped-up snow biting into Trapper’s exposed skin.
By the boar’s nest leans a typical Mallean, one of Trapper’s two erstwhile comrades. Sigorn is tall, pale, broad, with the close-set, wide-boned features of a commoner, and a shock of red hair grown out to protect against the elements. Beneath his cloak he proudly bears his blood-flecked armor, each dent a Darkman put into it a point of dear pride. He’s not the only one, either, the clearing filled with dozens of youths whose first blooding ended in victory amid a blizzard. Baron Orys, deep into his cups after six days of nonstop celebration, saw a break in the storms and gladly called a hunt. When informed he could not go on account of his shattered knee - he simply grinned, and ordered himself tied to his saddle.
Trapper remembers the moment his lord fell from the saddle, burned into his nerves. The screaming of horses, skidding hooves catching on the frozen ground. On the edges of his vision a rider smashes into a branch in the din, others don’t move at all for fear of the blizzard. His spurs dig, his borrowed steed whines, and he races for his lord - only for another to reach him first.
“What a woman.” Sigorn sighs beside Trapper, craning his neck to look at one of their lord’s companions of honor. Susannah Oye, junker unlike the others, a pretty, willowy noblewoman well into motherhood, with the lean, ruthless look of a ranger. Her two poisoned arrows are what struck the boar down, and her pride curls off her body like steam. Sigorn’s face cracks into exaggerated appreciation, and then he turns to their lord’s other honored companion. Another woman, this one as young as they are, haughtily-built and leering with none of Susannah’s refinement. Many of those looks are reserved for Trapper, forced to slog on foot as just another hunter. “Anya too. I think she fancies you, eh?”

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Background: I’ve been playing for over a year and feel confident in the game. Know all the regions very well with the exception of HRV. Have been there a few times and even mapped it for Faithfull Cartographer. 🙂
Day 271 Voyager run. First run since DLC came to consoles. Just got to HRV and was going to settle into my first base in the region. I chose the same cave I’ve always used. It’s just NE of Stairsteps Lake. It’s the one with the scrub brush in front of it.
I had downed a deer on the way in and was at full scent bars. No worries since the deer was on the lake and the cave was just over the hill. I know there is a bear cave off to the east but no sign of him.
So there I was inside the cave still holding all of the raw meat just setting up my little base getting ready to make a fire and cook some yummy venison for lunch. All of a sudden I hear the spine tingling sound of a bear roar. I turn to look at the cave entrance and there he is standing up getting ready to charge. I hit the quick draw button trying to get my pistol out but not in time. Before I know it he’s on me. It was one heck of a mauling.
After he’s done with me, I hear the heartbeats and realize I only have about 15% health. Yikes! Ok I think, no problem. Let me stop that bleeding and disinfect the wound. A quick snack from my emergency MRE and some water and I’ll be fine. No sooner than I get the wound dressed and here he comes for a second round. He never left the cave, he just turned around and came back at me without any provocation. Well, needless to say that was that. I’m now his lunch and the run is over.
Post run debrief: So I realize I should have dropped the meat as soon as I got in the cave. However I’ve never, ever seen the bear patrol by this cave. Does he and I just missed it before?
Secondly, would a shot from the hip stop a charging bear? I feel like it would have but not sure. I definitely didn’t have time to go into the radial and select the flare gun.
Lastly, I’ve never been re-attacked by a predator without provocation that I can remember. Since this is apparently possible, should I have pulled a flare gun before beginning the damage control process?
Please tell me how you would have handled this situation. I am always a student of this game and would love to know all the ways I messed up. Thanks survivors!

I’m not really sure which would be the best way to go about it. I’ll be going to a couple of the day festivals in London this year. Obviously lots of people will be bringing in BM cannabis, so I doubt it would be that hard. I’m a bit worried that the organisers would refuse me entry and turn everything into a hassle on the day if I decide to state that I’ll be bringing it with me, but obviously it would be a relief to know that I had some official authorisation for bringing it.

Hi, so I spent the best part of 4 hours playing this game, started a sick city had it all going great. Then a game error kicked me off the game.
When I rebooted it had autosaved 10 mins prior to me being booted. But when I click on the save it takes me to a screen saying 'save file is corrupt' and it won't let me load in to the city.
Anyone else had this issue and know of any possible fixes because I've given up at this point lmao!

So I got banned on June 1st and I opened gorilla tag and now it says I'm not banned but I can't interact with anything and it won't let me join a room. Am I permanently banned or should I just wait until the ban said it expired?

Here’s what I look like: (https://imgur.com/a/QWQaZE3) I’m pretty tall (6’3”) with a lean build.
I’m a central Long Islander who’s just looking for good vibes with someone down-to-Earth, and hopefully also located on Long Island. Someone I could share memes and watch movies with. Someone I could talk to for hours into the night and share music and memes with. Weebs and gamers are especially welcome. If you’re on the awkward or introverted side, it’s far more likely to endear you to me than turn me away. I deal with demanding people and responsibilities being dumped on me at home AND at work, and nothing would make me happier than to meet someone I can let my guard down and decompress and geek out with.
I got promoted to project manager at the testing lab I work at about a month ago, and have been working long hours to acquaint myself with the position and get comfortable. In addition, I teach weekly ESL classes to Spanish and Haitian Creole-speaking locals. I’ve had to financially support my mom (long story short: my father is a complete non-factor in my life) and manage our home for the past few years, which has locked me into “workaholic” mode. With the promotion/raise, Mom’s health improving, and less need to work long shifts now that I’ve got my shit together though, it looks like I may be free to start relaxing and enjoying myself. Free to “live” a little, so to speak. My ultimate goal, career-wise, is to break into financial or managerial accounting, but hopefully not be married to my work and have time to take things easy and enjoy the little things in life between work.
Just about anyone who knows me would describe me as calm, collected, blunt, and generally on top of things. I don’t mince words when I see that something is wrong, and I like to see issues resolved or at least communicated as quickly and thoroughly as possible. I have a dry, sarcastic sense of humor that a lot of people seem to find hilarious. For anyone who cares (I personally don’t), I’m a Libra and apparently an extreme ISTJ. (A buddy made me take a test) Outside of my work and personal responsibilities, though, I tend to be pretty relaxed and unconcerned about most things. A lot of stuff just isn’t worth losing sleep over, you know? That aside, I tend to appreciate the more quiet and simple things in life, so I tend not to get along with loud or materialistic people, or people who always need drama and noise in their lives.
Just a few things I like to indulge in, when I can:
- Going out for excursions and exploring Long Island (lately I’ve been interested in exploring new parks and restaurants)
- Learning about animals and watching animal/pet videos
- Reading/Literature (I’m on a hunt for rustic, realistic/historical fiction kind of novels like Pearl S. Buck’s “House of Earth” trilogy or more psychedelic or dark works like Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore or Ozamu Dazai’s No Longer Human.)
- Documentaries about history, social phenomena, true crime, and nature
- Studying foreign languages (I know 4) as well as learning about foreign countries’ history, culture, and recent/current goings-on
- Anime and manga. Thoroughly familiar with Naruto (not Boruto, though), Dragon Ball Z, Fullmetal Alchemist, One Punch Man, My Hero Academia, and Attack on Titan, but now I’m more interested in more experimental, dark, and lesser-known/standalone works like Samurai Champloo or Texhnolyze or Mushishi. My most recent readthrough was Holyland.
- Gaming, although I’m as casual as it gets. I only have a Switch at the moment, and mostly play Smash, Saint’s Row, Animal Crossing, Sifu,and Street Fighter, although I’m getting more and more interested in fighting games by the day. I’m hoping to get a PS4 sometime in the future. Also currently replaying Pokemon HeartGold and Black 2, so Pokemon nerds, feel free to hit me up!
- Putting together folders of cool images, backgrounds, aesthetics, and scenery.
- Listening to music and putting together playlists. I’m super into metal, alternative, bossa… Anything on the mellower side, I guess, although I’ll listen to just about anything besides country. Tell me all about your favorite artists.

I'd like to preface this that I don't use Reddit much. I looked for alternative ways to do this with less publicity and more of a direct line to BlueTwelve, but I couldn't find any, but the option of not doing it at all feels wrong for how much it means to me. I don't know if anyone from the studio will see this, but I really hope you do.
When I bought and played your game, I did so during the worst time of my life. My 12-year old cat had just passed away after just going from healthy and normal to.. well, excruciatingly and visibly unhealthy in the span of a single week. When the time came to finally let him go, I was a mess. I couldn't even function. I couldn't go a single hour without bursting into tears. I missed my best friend so much. But the first time after his passing that I could go for longer than an hour without turning into a crying mess was when I bought and played your game.
I played the game in one sitting and during that time, I couldn't even imagine doing anything other than playing it. In a way I imagined it was my cat living through the game, somehow. I completed the game without a single game over as well, and for some reason that was extremely important to me.
When I finished the game, my mind started drawing all sorts of parallels to my friend's life with us. How he came, how he was, how he went.. He came to us by surprise at a dark time and he brought light to all of us. I hope people who finished the game can sort of see where I'm coming from.
And ultimately, in that time, your game helped me move on. It was the single best thing that could have happened to me. I just hope you guys know how much you did for me.
So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Here's to hoping we get to see the conclusion of our orange tabby friend's story as well.

This is not a post starting with “My boss told me” or “I hate it when kids”, but rather one where I would just like to vent to someone of my concerns regarding children and motherhood. So I turned twenty this year and I currently I’m not in a relationship, but I’m scared that when I am, I will be expected by pretty much everyone (partner, family or generally society) to get married and have babies. What terrifies me even more is that I will feel some internal pressure to do so, even when I won’t feel ready. The thing is, I didn’t have normal teenager years. I was a child, then as I started to hit puberty, I fell into the trap of various eating disorders and I have only lately managed to get better in terms of my relationship with food (which I am most grateful for). Nevertheless, as I was so deeply involved in and consumed by my EDs, my classmates and other peers kind of moved on with their life. Some of them already had children at the same age as me, some of them even got married. It makes me feel like I’m left behind. But the idea of having a child just mortifies me so much. It’s not the fact that I would bring a new creature to this world, that I would have to provide for, the one that I would have to feed, dress and take care of when they are sick. It’s not even the pregnancy itself, as scary as it is. It’s the fact of an emotional bond with a child. If I have a child, there is no going back. This is forever. I will always feel the weight of emotional support, love and sacrifices I should make for them. I won’t get to be selfish in a really long time again. I won’t be able to feel weak again. I will be responsible for an actual human, partly like me, but mostly their own person. A person with their own mind and will. The views, behaviour and the future of this person will reflect how I raised them. It is a lot of pressure indeed. I won’t just be living for myself and there won’t be a moment when I stop being a mother. Even if I don’t feel like it. Even when the child reaches adulthood, it is still likely that he or she will see me as a role model, a person to seek comfort in, a mentor. This is huge, considering how easy it is to make a baby in the first place. Maybe I’m exaggerating, but I see having a child as no other as other inventions/pieces of art one can have. It’s not something that’s supposed to be perfect, but the desire to make it must be there. Otherwise it will seem so unsatisfying that I can’t imagine living this life for myself even a little. And I don’t understand how other people, especially young, don’t take this into consideration, while consciously deciding not to use contraception. I am not judging, I just don’t understand.
TL;DR: I fear the emotional aspect of having a child & being a neglectful parent the most.

For privacy reasons, I will refer to her as Bella instead of her actual name.
Bella was the first true friend I made last September when I started high school. We were different in so many things yet I felt like I found my person.
We became a part of the same friend group which at first, both of us didn't like that much. That was the reason we mostly hung out just the two of us. I trusted her with my whole life and shared everything with her.
One thing we had in common was having trouble controlling our emotions. She explained to me that she doesn't feel empathy as much as others so it's hard for her to help me when I'm struggling. Even though I'm not good at that as well, I still tried my best to comfort her when I needed to. However, we unconsciously learned to just distance from each other whenever we sensed that something is wrong, just to avoid conflict or getting hurt. Things weren't always the best, we used to argue, but we would always make up.
This worked out at start, but the it became a problem once my mental health downfall in February/March. I was too depressed to engage in social activities, even simply talking to others from my class.
I thought we were good, but turns out not being able to help me caused her a lot of stress. This is why she just stopped talking to me. At first I was so heartbroken I forced myself to hate her. I avoided her every chance I got, which was the worst mistake I made.
She's a very outgoing person and has a lot of friends, while I'm left on my own to figure it out. She started avoiding me as well, and it just hurts so bad. I used to feel jealous, I hated seeing her happy with people that weren't me. Now I just hate myself even more for feeling that way, when she has every right to move on, make new friends and be happy with them. I just wish I could be in her shoes to understand how she felt in that period of time.
I blame myself for being so fucking sensitive and overemotional. I hate myself for throwing away our friendship and ruining it just because I couldn't put myself together. I often cry myself to sleep thinking about her, because she learned how to be happy without me, yet without her I still feel so empty.
I'm changing schools (not necessarily because of this situation) and I only have two days left here. I'm debating whether I should sit her down and have a talk about everything. I'm horrible at confrontation so idk how I would do that, if I wasn't so bad at it and wasn't so fucking stubborn I probably would've already talked to her about this.
If I never get myself to talk to her before I leave, I will just hate myself even more. This is so hard.

Here’s what I look like: (https://imgur.com/a/QWQaZE3) I’m pretty tall (6’3”) with a lean build.
I’m a central Long Islander who’s just looking for good vibes with someone down-to-Earth, and hopefully also located on Long Island. Someone I could share memes and watch movies with. Someone I could talk to for hours into the night and share music and memes with. Weebs and gamers are especially welcome. If you’re on the awkward or introverted side, it’s far more likely to endear you to me than turn me away. I deal with demanding people and responsibilities being dumped on me at home AND at work, and nothing would make me happier than to meet someone I can let my guard down and decompress and geek out with.
I got promoted to project manager at the testing lab I work at about a month ago, and have been working long hours to acquaint myself with the position and get comfortable. In addition, I teach weekly ESL classes to Spanish and Haitian Creole-speaking locals. I’ve had to financially support my mom (long story short: my father is a complete non-factor in my life) and manage our home for the past few years, which has locked me into “workaholic” mode. With the promotion/raise, Mom’s health improving, and less need to work long shifts now that I’ve got my shit together though, it looks like I may be free to start relaxing and enjoying myself. Free to “live” a little, so to speak. My ultimate goal, career-wise, is to break into financial or managerial accounting, but hopefully not be married to my work and have time to take things easy and enjoy the little things in life between work.
Just about anyone who knows me would describe me as calm, collected, blunt, and generally on top of things. I don’t mince words when I see that something is wrong, and I like to see issues resolved or at least communicated as quickly and thoroughly as possible. I have a dry, sarcastic sense of humor that a lot of people seem to find hilarious. For anyone who cares (I personally don’t), I’m a Libra and apparently an extreme ISTJ. (A buddy made me take a test) Outside of my work and personal responsibilities, though, I tend to be pretty relaxed and unconcerned about most things. A lot of stuff just isn’t worth losing sleep over, you know? That aside, I tend to appreciate the more quiet and simple things in life, so I tend not to get along with loud or materialistic people, or people who always need drama and noise in their lives.
Just a few things I like to indulge in, when I can:
- Going out for excursions and exploring Long Island (lately I’ve been interested in exploring new parks and restaurants)
- Learning about animals and watching animal/pet videos
- Reading/Literature (I’m on a hunt for rustic, realistic/historical fiction kind of novels like Pearl S. Buck’s “House of Earth” trilogy or more psychedelic or dark works like Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore or Ozamu Dazai’s No Longer Human.)
- Documentaries about history, social phenomena, true crime, and nature
- Studying foreign languages (I know 4) as well as learning about foreign countries’ history, culture, and recent/current goings-on
- Anime and manga. Thoroughly familiar with Naruto (not Boruto, though), Dragon Ball Z, Fullmetal Alchemist, One Punch Man, My Hero Academia, and Attack on Titan, but now I’m more interested in more experimental, dark, and lesser-known/standalone works like Samurai Champloo or Texhnolyze or Mushishi. My most recent readthrough was Holyland.
- Gaming, although I’m as casual as it gets. I only have a Switch at the moment, and mostly play Smash, Saint’s Row, Animal Crossing, Sifu,and Street Fighter, although I’m getting more and more interested in fighting games by the day. I’m hoping to get a PS4 sometime in the future. Also currently replaying Pokemon HeartGold and Black 2, so Pokemon nerds, feel free to hit me up!
- Putting together folders of cool images, backgrounds, aesthetics, and scenery.
- Listening to music and putting together playlists. I’m super into metal, alternative, bossa… Anything on the mellower side, I guess, although I’ll listen to just about anything besides country. Tell me all about your favorite artists.