CuttleDragon

and ive started like, actively targeting biter nests before they cause an issue because "i need to slaughter them before they cause a problem for my lady", and i sound like a badass but like.

GIRL!!!

Because we're also normal about factory games and lesbian superstructures. So normal that we brainstormed a factory game dating sim a while back and keep coming back to the idea every so often. The original concept was when we were still relatively boring but the general gist was that different ways of building your factory would be attractive to different partners — raw throughput impresses the fully automated factory complex on the same planet, research and progress towards the ostensible goal impresses the human-turned-living-machine, environmentally conscious design woos the fungal superintelligence, and efficiently slaughtering her warriors convinces the alien hive mind of your strength.

In contrast, Maraxsis really stands out as a planet that's basically doing it's own unique thing. There are bits and piece from the other planets, you're working with lava, you're farming fish, all of your infrastructure requires constant resource consumption to keep working. But none of it feels like a remix of the other planets, it coalesces into something that feels entirely novel. I've played a handful of the more popular planets and none of them are quite so chock full of creativity, it's really impressive. I should highlight the pressure domes in particular, they're such a fun space restriction to play around with.

That said, I think maybe I like Paracelsin more. I am deeply in love with Aquilo heating mechanics, and I am more than happy to spend my time designing big long multistage ore refining setups with heat pipe integration. It's not just the heating mechanics, though. I think it's really fun to work through the whole zinc refining process in and of itself. I like how many entangled products you have to deal with, via recyclers and flare stacks and circuit conditions (Rubia also did this well, I'll note). I think the mechanical plant occupies a really nice niche that I'm glad to see filled, it's a really nice reward alongside the non-freezing (but super expensive) zinc pipes. In a modpack like this, I like that it delays the cold fusion reactor a little bit, cuz getting that from just Aquilo science could be a bit too easy, a bit too early. And I think it's funny being bottlenecked by water you're getting from pumpjacks.

>bunch of over caffeinated 19 year olds

>drove out to the middle of nowhere

>hit it until we saw the speedometer cross the line

There's a section of highway 395 in Eastern California that's a straight shot descent from the Owens Valley in the Eastern Sierras (elevation ~7k) right down into Mojave desert (elevation: diddly squat)

>bunch of over caffeinated 19 year olds

>drove out to the middle of nowhere

>hit it until we saw the speedometer cross the line

There's a section of highway 395 in Eastern California that's a straight shot descent from the Owens Valley in the Eastern Sierras (elevation ~7k) right down into Mojave desert (elevation: diddly squat)

Yes, Glory Hole.

For context, it's a spillway to let overflow from the lake through the dam. The water hasn't been high enough to do that since 2019 (example above). So about 5 years of drought with no spillage.

That's how it looked when I was up there about a year ago. Recently, it's been inching so close to spilling point and edging us all so slowly that we're all going crazy over it and keeping watch of the rainstorms rolling in.

Yes, Glory Hole.

For context, it's a spillway to let overflow from the lake through the dam. The water hasn't been high enough to do that since 2019 (example above). So about 5 years of drought with no spillage.

That's how it looked when I was up there about a year ago. Recently, it's been inching so close to spilling point and edging us all so slowly that we're all going crazy over it and keeping watch of the rainstorms rolling in.