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#31

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by celedhring - Today at 04:00:36 AM

Every month he travels to Moscow and comes back with a "new peace plan". Every month it's the same plan. Every month the US press works itself into a frenzy about it.

Curious that the media frenzy you observe can be seen there but not in the US itself.

Yeah, the Euro media seems to be freaking out about it much more than the US one. I hope it means they know the plan has little credibility.

The freakout also goes to show how impotent we Euros are at the moment.

#32

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Josquius - Today at 03:47:24 AM

Hey Viper, just hesrd theres a new stargate project in the works at amazon

Actual new news and progress?
Or the vague rumours that have been around for years with the rights transferring et al?

#33

Off the Record / Re: The China Thread

Last post by Josquius - Today at 02:56:45 AM

Yeah, Japan busted the middle income trap and found itself trapped instead in a pretty stable self contained comfortable stagnancy.
That's the sort of failure countries dream of.
China is some way off having that safety net.

#34

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by Syt - Today at 01:29:02 AM

I will probably play some Anno 117 or Victoria 3 instead (esp. as there'll be new content for V3 soon and it will need a few patches to get sorted again ). Though maybe CK3.

#35

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by Richard Hakluyt - Today at 12:45:21 AM

The patching policy seems to be too reactive, I think they should take their time and avoid quickfire and ill thought out changes.

I've rolled back to the 1.04 patch, which seemed perfectly playable to me. I will advance my version as and when I hear good things about some future build.

#36

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by Syt - November 19, 2025, 11:52:00 PM

In case you were wondering (I for sure have) why there's been no music mods yet, like re-adding EU4 soundtrack:

https://www.reddit.com/r/EU5/s/2XvURNjbjC

#37

Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...

Last post by Syt - November 19, 2025, 11:40:09 PM

Now apart from the ridiculously convoluted levy values the rest of the changes sound like good improvements, but I also feel frustrated I am in this very very familiar Paradox situation where I feel I want to play but I shouldn't because major changes are just a week away. And obviously next week's patch will break something brand new and then I will be waiting for the next fix etc.

Yes. I mind it a lot less in Vic3 because it's campaigns are much shorter, i.e., you can get one in between patches.

Much less so with EU5, which also raises concerns how these rapid-fire balance changes affect gameplay 300 years into a run.

And I agree that while there were a few things that seemed off, at launch the game seemed reasonably playable (passive AI notwithstanding). That they're now taking massive swings at the balance of core systems like this is a bit concerning to me. I think I'd rather they juice up AI a bit and take their time carefully adjusting the balance of trade, economy instead of launching patches that swing back and forth like this. Not to mention that part of me worries that they end up balancing it to a point where the game becomes either too easy or too difficult (unless you relentlessly min/max), or that the simulation mechanics become irrelevant because they've been balanced into a grey formless mush.

#38

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by grumbler - November 19, 2025, 11:19:49 PM

Every month he travels to Moscow and comes back with a "new peace plan". Every month it's the same plan. Every month the US press works itself into a frenzy about it.

Curious that the media frenzy you observe can be seen there but not in the US itself.

#39

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by grumbler - November 19, 2025, 11:15:39 PM

If the Grand Jury hasn't actually seen the case, in what sense has James Comey been indicted?

They've seen the case and agreed to indict on two of the three charges presented.  Halligan then went off, wrote up a revised indictment with just the two charges, but then never presented that second indictment to the Grand Jury, so it's not a "true bill" (as I believe the expression is).

And Halligan can't go back to the Grand Jury because the statute of limitations has been reached.

#40

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Zoupa - November 19, 2025, 10:52:09 PM

Every month he travels to Moscow and comes back with a "new peace plan". Every month it's the same plan. Every month the US press works itself into a frenzy about it.