#Shep speaks

[shepscapades]

I completely forgot live was today, what's the cliffnotes? What's the deets on the pale garden? How does New Guy work?

Hi! Cliff Notes are:

New biome: The Pale Garden!

> Overworld dense forest biome > Features a brand new wood type called “pale oak” and it’s basically white wood :D and the “growth-style” of pale oaks mimic dark oaks, so there’s a lot of wood per tree > The canopy of the biome is thicker than a normal forest, the grass type is really desaturated, and it’s very graveyard-esque— they’re definitely going for an empty, vacant, spooky “something is wrong here” vibe. > New foliage! Hanging moss and Pale Moss Carpet (that, when placed next to vertical blocks, put little vines growing up the side of walls and stuff) > It’s safe during the day, but at Night the new mob can spawn, and there are new ambient sounds (creaking, crunching, very horror-esque sounds).

New Mob: The Creaking!

> They only spawn at night > They work like Weeping Angels— they’re completely still when you’re looking at them, and they scramble towards you as soon as you look away. > They deal relatively low damage, but damage can add up when there are multiple ganging up on the player > They do not take damage at all, but are instead linked to nearby “Creaking Hearts,” which are special-texture wood blocks nestled in the trunks of nearby trees. When you destroy/mine the Creaking Hearts, The Creeking mob will shatter, so they’re more like puppets. So this is a whole new way to manipulate/defeat this hostile mob :D > You can silk touch the Creaking Hearts, meaning you can place them down again and spawn a Creaking.

In my personal opinion it was really discouraging to see how negative the comments section was after genuinely enjoying the live/video (They had a cute animated section to tease the reveal of the new mob that I thought was really cute too, I couldn’t stop smiling), and I do think there are some small things that could be added to make the new biome a little more immersive or unique (new leaf textures, new tree-growth-style, a new flower type, fog, particle effects, things like that that could enhance the atmosphere!), but I honestly think this is all really exciting and it gives a lot of life to the Minecraft world-building/ecosystem :3

(In other news, they added hardcore to bedrock, gave some insights on the minecraft movie set building, and did a cool little community-feature pre-show. After the reveals above, they did an after-show where they went more in depth on all of the new blocks!)

Also, if I missed anything, feel free to add stuff in reblogs/comments/etc!

[the-lonelyshepherd]

being obsessed with a friends ocs is NOT for the weak😭😭😭

[awfuloldmen]

❤️ My Sanguine Sweetheart ❤️

[jimmy-the-frog]

[ID: Sticker sets and prints from @ alchenart. The sticker sets are a bean shaped pikachu, A bok choi character, and crows with skulls. There’s a print set of 3 hollow knight characters, and a hollow knight themed post card. The business card is a fish cut into slices. End ID].

Absolutely delighted with all the lovely stuff I got from @alchenart​ !!! Alchenart just reopened their store today (10/29/22)! I got this order a month or two ago, so some of the things I got aren’t available anymore, but I love literally everything they’ve ever made so please check them out!

[too-many-lavellans]

Kieva

Runaway, Inquisition Agent Saarebas

[sailwiththedragonsatdawn]

are there any garrus/shepard fics out there where their translators break?

[kaidanalenkosprmanager]

THE BEST OF PRIORITY: THE CITADEL (PART 2)

Featuring: Cmdr. Sophie Shepard, Lt. James Vega, EDI, and Maj. Kaidan Alenko With: Councilor Donnel Udina, Councilor Tevos, Councilor Laiel Sparatus, Cmdr. Armando-Owen Bailey, and Kai Leng And a Special Guest Appearance by: The Illusive Man But sometimes the way a thing goes down does matter, Sophie. Later- when you have to live with yourself. Knowing that you acted with integrity- then it matters. Mass Effect 3: Legendary Edition (2021)

[where-that-old-train-goes]

you’re like a weird little brother to me but i do think you might be older than me

highest compliment. i am probably Not in fact older though

[leadershiplooksgoodonyou]

Happy Birthday to Commander Shepard! The best Commander in the Galaxy!

[the-lonelyshepherd]

we don’t talk about fossas enough

[fuckhouse2theelectricboogaloo]

what did lily do outside of having cringe takes? /gen

oh you sweet summer child 😔

[myketheartista]

hey gamers! if you don’t know me by name, just consider me the lesbian parvill artist. im here to say that you should vote for Bangarry against Hatsome so they can move on to face Parvill. my offer is that i’ll post the full image of this drawing if Bangarry ends up beating Parvill. i was planning to post it further on in the future… but with your vote for Bangarry, you could get it SOONER! god knows with how bad my attention span is, you could never get it! war isn’t easy, and i am a certified Hatsome and Parvill soldier, but sacrifices must be made to achieve world (bangarry) domination. so vote to move Bangarry onto the true battle against Parvill where your vote will be most valued…. and yeah, you’ll get girlfriends. i’ll also throw in a doodle or two of them as extra compensation.

@yogscastshipbracket

[oceanics]

In my opinion, the best combinations for Shepard's backstories + the moral alignment that fits them best would be as follows:

Earthborn + War Hero. Paragon. My personal favorite. A troubled kid from a harsh world, who grasped at the redemption they saw in the Alliance and never let it go. Their whole childhood was spent under an ugly umbrella of violence. Growing up in that environment, they knew how to navigate the darker paths of life with ease. They hated it, though. As soon as they were able to, they took their chance to escape by joining the Alliance, swearing that they would never become like the adults that sorrounded them growing up, that they would make up for it. Their actions in Ellysium, brave to the point of recklessness, was the first time this shone through in their carreer, and it illustrated just how far they'd go to do the right thing. This trend shoots them career to the stars, but the pressure gets more and more to them the more the stakes are raised, and they struggle with their moral ideals vs the need to do whatever needs to be done to save the galaxy. Finding the balance is hard, and their idea of an absolute good becomes more and more like a childish dream the longer the war goes on. Still, they refuse to compromise.

Colonist + Sole Survivor. Paragon. The angst route. Shepard's life and pre-Normandy career record are littered in tragedy. They try so hard, though. Their struggle with survivor's guilt is an ongoing issue, and I feel like this Shepard would have the hardest time confronting the consequences of their actions. ME2, in particular, would be hard: knowingly sending their team to what everyone's labelling as a suicide mission. They'd do their best to make sure their team is as comfortable as possible, every last loyalty mission would be completed respecting the wishes of the entire crew (except Zaeed's and Garrus' - they won't sacrifice innocent lives for the sake of a 20 year old grudge, and they won't allow their most loyal friend to go down the path of senseless revenge). Bahak felt like a cruel cosmic joke. A chance at a retribution they never wanted and never asked for. The six months on Earth feel fair to them, despite their frustration with the brass. They were responsible for over three hundred thousand deaths, but there were billions who would die if the rest of the galaxy didn't wake up and face the Reaper threat.

Spacer + Ruthless. Renegade. A child of two career Alliance soldiers, Shepard grew up sorrounded by soldiers, a lot of them veterans of the First Contact War, a lot of them distrustful of aliens. This Shepard has seen the good and the bad of the human military, and while their parents were overall cool people, their job meant that sometimes, some of the lessons that should've been taught to them were not taught, and some others might not have been the correct ones. Shepard sees the world in black and white, good and evil, with humanity firmly on the side of "good" and everyone else "evil until proven otherwise". They don't stop until a mission is done - at any cost. Torfan was the prime example of this. There is no price too high for victory. They are harsh on their squad, but it doesn't mean that they don't care: they do care, a lot, in their own way, and for someone who has only been around soldiers their entire life, this means falling in line. Discipline. Following the orders of your commander. This Shepard knows they are good at what they do, and if their friends and allies want to live, they'll have to listen to them. This Shepard will defeat Saren and Sovereign and the Collectors and the Reapers. At any cost.

[ravewing]

stalking my tag…

perchance

[mephestopheles]

I'm doing everything in my power not to drop my current mass effect run on the 360 to just restart on the steam deck. The plan is to do a restart on the steam eventually, but I want to give this Shep the best shot, and I can't transfer my save file across platforms, so he's going to live in there might as well give him everything I can.

Also I am being so normal and brave right now and not reading ahead to find out how Tali and Shep meet up again. I deserve a treat for this.

[where-that-old-train-goes]

she is beautiful and deserves the world…