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Calling for those who are transcribers/proofreaders and to those who want to volunteer:

We finally have a discord.

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Ulpianus and Path of Life is really interesting, fascinating to me, among several reasons, but specifically detailing here is because despite being one of if not the most ardent supporters and defenders of Aegir; he cannot trust it, and so too can it not trust him.

Almost all of the confrontations Ulpianus has with the cast of Stultifera Navis and Path of Life have been fraught with tension and cold glances. Despite being members of the same military, the same army that barely emerged from a slaughtering alive, Gladiia severely mistrusts him. And, from her perspective, for good reason; she can make a difference, her and her comrades with their overwhelming physical strength. Being told to not assist Aegir as it sinks is just being told to let it die, and he can't explain to her that Aegir itself needs to be held at an arm's length.

He's essentially an open criminal that's to be arrested on sight in Milliarium, and only barely gets away with this because he leverages and burns the trust, however limited, that he built with Secunda and Gladiia, but the interaction with the former ends with a threat...

...And the latter with coming to blows.

Unfortunately this situation will only worsen as his approach to finding answers become more desperate and depraved, embracing the seaborn more and more to find answers, to find some path forward.

I can only hope and trust that his overwhelming determination and conviction can continue to guide him through such a veritable maelstrom of peril.

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ulpianus risking his humanity for his mission at the end of path of life can only mean one thing : seaborn skin for ulpian next

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Born as one

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That is plenty of meditation. You have done so much meditation and you are a good disciple and now it is time to do cooking things again.

> take Stock

You approach the Acceptable Cuisine Machine and open the lid.

The aroma of formerly alive pigeon suffuses the air.

There is Fowl Stock. So much Fowl Stock. It is the perfect temperature and the perfect level of umami.

Good work, Shenhe. All the ingredients are ready.

It is time to make Heartstring Noodles.

> make your signature dish

You transfer some of the Fowl Stock to a cookpot, and move it to the stove.

...odd. The stove flame is not quite as hot as before.

“I wasn't sure how long you'd be, so I turned the heat down,” says Yun Jin apologetically.

“Acceptable,” you say. You turn the heat up again.

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These are so cute. The way they walk on their little legs....

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Translation of a new interview about Arknights: Endfield:

4. About the Automated Industry Complex (AIC) system

The base-building system has been optimized for smoother top-down quick construction, allowing players to plan their bases more intuitively. The current version introduces combat facilities and a corresponding base defense gameplay, where "towers" play a significant role, integrating base-building into the combat experience. Additionally, players can use the industrial construction system to strategically place combat facilities on the map to clear enemy spawn points. However, these facilities have a placement limit and contribute to the total power consumption, meaning players can't cover the entire map with turrets for full firepower.

Very interested to see how this plays in practice.

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I'm a huge fan of both self-regen and true aoe in a radius around the operator (fun range) and both kirara and ascalon are incredibly fun for me. I like putting kirara in dangerous situations and having her sit there being perfectly fine, and activating ascalon's S3 right as she starts getting pounded by a dangerous wave. Kirara with IS buffs can get wacky. A++ no notes. Perfect operators.

So what operators do people find the most fun to use?

For me personally it is probably Jessica alter. Love her shield gimmick, love the stun shot on her S3, love her mix of damage, utility and defense. Love her animations.

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i like him a lot

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[id: Art of Mostima holding a drink and a book and looking at the viewer. end id]

i hate that being emotionally unavailable is so associated with masculinity. which is why i must stay emotionally unavailable. for feminism.

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I wonder whether the 'clones' we've been seeing are related to how we know originium can store information and copies of a person's consciousness. Is the black crown still around here? Have people found a way to control this more?

It would be incredibly cool if they brought forward and played around with concepts they've brought up re: the sarkaz myriad souls, but in a situation where they weren't so out of control.

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I have so many questions:

Can you build anywhere?

Can I build a zipline up a mountain? Can I build ziplines up every mountain?

If we're piping water from a lake was Reclamation Algorithm a test run for Endfield resource management all along?

So pleased there seems to be a top-down way of managing the base. Hopefully you can build stuff in that view too because my sense of direction will not survive otherwise.

Will HG be the first 3D game to give us baggy pants on a girl or will it go fully shortshorts and skirts like every other game. Signs are still unclear.

English computer voice suggests that Columbia, and possibly Rhine Lab itself, is still at the core of space flight. Honestly the most exciting part of this lore-wise because it's an actual solid connection with previous Arknights story. I hope we get into the history of how everyone got to Talos and what the current state of the various nations is.

Gameplay exists

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Gameplay exists

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New tag for Endfield talk:

f: apocalypse ore goes to space

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THE ENDFIELD IS REAL

You can sign up for the beta test here.

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Some time should be spent as we talk about Path of Life of the parallels between Horatia and Gladiia, as well as Aegir and the rest of Terra. I don't believe this is a particularly inspired point of commentary for me to actually discuss, because the game itself juxtaposes them against each other, but I think it's worth talking about and providing my own commentary.

Horatia raised Gladiia by herself despite being told repeatedly she would not be a fit mother to do so. This isn't some triumph either: Horatia raised Gladiia very poorly. Her status, work, and disposition caused her to neglect Gladiia, causing deep emotional scarring, even if Gladiia tries her best to not show it to anyone. She doesn't see Gladiia's rebellions are proof of her lack of ability either. Since Gladiia became a Hunter and put her life on the line for Aegir, Horatia sees herself as ultimately having done the right thing.

This is, essentially, mirrors how Aegir feels about the rest of Terra. Aegir can easily step into the role of worldwide mediator, Heratia feels, despite the best objections of Kal'tsit. They can solve everyone's problems, because they've experienced them all as a nation. A little diplomacy here, a little Collapsal extermination there, Aegir can solve it all. In a way that the land nations themselves couldn't do. You can even still see this in their final message. They'll be the ones leading the new alliance against everything. Over and over again, it is repeated that pride and arrogance are the flaws of the Aegir. To put it a little more aptly, just like the Greek and Roman folklore of our time, their fatal flaw is their hubris. They dramatically underestimated the Seaborn, their capacities against them, and their infiltration by the Church of the Deep. They rejected the idea of getting help from others. Horatia felt she could raise her own daughter just fine. Aegir feel they can effortlessly lead the land nations into the coming threats. They are but mere babes in the eyes of Aegir.

This, ultimately, is contrasted against Kal'tsit. While Aegir have the records of their past struggles, none of them are old enough to remember them directly. They can learn from history, but it is merely that: history. Kal'tsit, on other hand, has the direct experience with the peoples she talking about. She knows about the Ursus, the Bolivarians, and the Sami more than the Aegir possibly could. Kal'tsit, herself, has been humbled time and time again. Made painfully aware of her limitations and the consequences of exceeding past her grasp. What it means to have knowledge and still fall short. Kal'tsit is the voice of reason to the haughty, prideful Aegir, warning them of their obvious mistake.

Is it no real surprise then that Horatia remarks that the only person she's ever seen Gladiia put her full trust is Kal'tsit? Calm, collected, ever careful Kal'tsit? Who never assumes she can plan for every contingency, who understands her own limits? Who, ultimately, puts the life of Gladiia above the potential benefits of the mission? Compared to her mother, who seemingly very quickly declared her own daughter dead? Who deliberately obscured the actual plans?

Kal'tsit, is ultimately, not her mother. She reminds Gladiia of her mother, but Gladiia puts her full trust in her, unlike Horatia.

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She’s sopping wet. She can face armies by herself and come out unscathed. She’s miserable. She killed god. She’s just a fish. She’s the strongest woman on the planet. She blames herself for innumerable tragedies that befall people near her. She has the blood of god. Her boss plotted to kill her and then fucked off into the depths of the ocean. She wields a sword as tall as she is. An important historical figure from her country that is now mutated beyond recognition just told her she is the only hope against the greatest threat in the universe. She is so sopping wet.