My model, who refused to do any kind of work, was finally killed by a rabid emu. Good riddance.

Only on the plane.

Blimey, Subnautica is seriously good!  I need to get the item to go deep. Looking forward to that.

I wonder is there a slept with corpse mood modifier?

Im having the craziest game, although i guess everyone says that. But it really didnt start that way. Been playing far too much the last week, gradually strengthening my colony as i learn the mechanics. Ive been playing very cautiously; not sending colonists on distant excursions, and generally avoiding conflict with anything or anyone that posed a serious threat. 

Consequently, ours had been mostly a story of wealth, prosperity and abundance. Over the years my first 5, talented colonists, Sisy (cookery and artistry), Pollard (agriculture and shooting), Freckles (science and diplomacy), Elsie (mining and construction) and Sasuko (the doctor) had each evolved to become specialists in their fields, and so as the colony grew- eventually to 11 people- it made sense for the newer and generally talentless recruits to be allocated the more mindless tasks, like hauling, cleaning, and trying to feed the prisoners corpses.

The colony was operating like a well-oiled machine, and they all lived upon a large and luxurious waterside estate. Half a dozen grand sculptures (of excellent materials and craftsmanship) adorn the spacious recreational areas, courtesy of our master craftsman. Each bedroom was packed with every bit of furniture i could buy and fitted with fine carpet. The farm was producing far more food and produce than we could ever consume ourselves; so much so that i had to build an additional (and exceptionally large) refrigerated warehouse to house the stock. We had 3 huskies, 2 cows and a muffalo. Everyone was well-fed, well-armed, and well-clothed. Two of my colonists even planned to get married. Indeed, this was the good life...

Then one day a wealthy trading caravan passed through town. These guys were offering stupid money for rice, potatoes and corn, which i had vast quantities of in reserve. Although I didnt need the cash, a few quick calculations showed that if i cleared out my sprawling 2nd warehouse of stock, i could probably afford to give each of my settlers the double bed made of solid gold they so clearly deserved. Sure, i didnt have a huge amount of food in my primary warehouse, but with harvest season just around the corner and fields full of produce, there seemed to be minimal risk involved. And so the deal was done.

Then began the week biblical hell. 

It began with a plague, which threatened to wipe out the harvest i was depending upon to feed the colony. Realising this was a life or death situation, I quickly set about mobilising the settlers to harvest everything they could before it was too late. However- fuck my luck- i was suddenly alerted to a group of hostile pirates approaching from the east. Id easily faced off many an assault in the past, but typically against foes wielding melee weapons, which were naturally no match for my shotguns and rifles. This time, however, they came with armed with grenades and sub machine guns, and were approaching from the one angle which gave me no clear line of sight until they arrived at the front door. I rushed everyone inside to hide in the lobby, waiting in anticipation to fire on the invaders. 


I waited and i waited. While my crops outside withered and died, the pirates set about destroying my medical supply depot. Everything was going to shit and i had to act fast, so i sent the troops out the backdoor to confront the invaders. Fortunately we won the gun battle but paid a high price. Sisy, my chef, was tragically killed. 

Suddenly things were looking bleak. Nobody else in the colony had any experience in cooking; 11 fucking people and only a single cookery skill point to share between the lot of them! The poor meals which followed saw two colonists hospitalised with food poisoning. Worse still, supplies were running low, and a bout of frost was preventing me from growing more produce. I was left with little choice but to kill the oldest of our huskies for sustenance, but this in turn severely demoralised the handler.

Then i remembered a notification i got right back at the beginning of the game: while mining to the south i was told one of the walls sounded hollow, as if there might be room behind it. Perhaps this would hold some sort of bounty, like much needed food or medicine? I sent a rookie down to investigate, and he began dismantling the wall, only to reveal an army of giant fucking killer robot centipedes armed with fucking rocket launchers! What a fucking joke. 

Just realised this story is much longer than anticipated so i will cut to the conclusion. The invading robot centipedes slaughtered all bar 1 of my competent colonists, all of my animals, and started several fires which destroyed over half of my estate. It's something of a miracle that i actually managed to kill them in the end. Anyway, of my 4 remaining colonists, 3 are recovering in what remains of the medical area. I have no food and only 2 medkits left, so at least one colonist probably has to die. Either way, i went from wealth and glory to despair and destitution in the space of about 35 game hours. If there is a ray of hope for rebuilding from here i do still have rather a lot of gold and silver.

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There is a peculiar pleasure to be found here when shit hits the fan. So many times last night did i think about loading up an earlier save to avert some portion of the unfolding disaster, but im so glad i didnt.

All part of the story. Reloads should be avoided, what happens happens.

I think I'll buy a Rift to play Subnautica and Elite Dangerous.

PSVR says that if the resolution pulls you out of the experience, the experience isn't engaging enough.

Batter is better though.

I have. You usually just unscrew the back, unclip the old stick and clip the new stick in.

If you don't have any free slots to add more RAM sticks, then you will need to buy 2/4 sticks that will add up to more than what you had previously, and sell/discard the old sticks.

Hmmm. Just checked. Looks like 16 is the mac it will take.

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/516436/acer-aspire-vx-15-ram-upgrade

Keeping up with the Joneseseses.