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#31

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

Last post by Josephus - Today at 01:24:25 PM

One thing that bugs me is how to manage the size of the court. Obviously the bigger the court the more likely you can find great people to put in the cabinet or be in charge of military units.

On the other hand having to manage the personal lives of over 1,000 inbred nobles takes up way too much time.

I have no idea how to manage this going forward.

Manage their lives? I don't really bother with anybody who's not a direct descendant. Who cares why my cousin's nephew is up to?

#32

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

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 01:21:39 PM

Regulars are lvl 20 fighters against level 0 peasants. 

#33

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 01:19:13 PM

Do you also say "wadder" instead of "water"? Budder. That is another one of my favorite American things.

Or maybe just a southern or Texas thing.

Here it is still predominantly WaTer and BuTer. But more and more I am hearing wadder and budder. The Aussies say Waddah, dropping both the t and the r. Not sure if they also say buddah.

#34

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

Last post by Valmy - Today at 01:15:41 PM

Anyway, yesterday's patch fixed many bugs but broke levies badly. Now they just get massacred by regulars at an insane ratio. Whoever gets Professional Armies first wins the game.

I did think levies were way too powerful and sheer numbers seemed to rule every battle.

But I figured that was just because it was early in the game and the regulars would get bonuses later. Also balanced by the fact you lose workers on your RGOs when you call up the levies. So if I can get away with just sending my regulars I usually do that.

They may have over adjusted 

#35

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Valmy - Today at 01:14:15 PM

Do you also say "wadder" instead of "water"? Budder. That is another one of my favorite American things.

Or maybe just a southern or Texas thing.

#36

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

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 01:09:01 PM

I drove my Chevy to the levies but the levies were dry     

#37

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 01:07:16 PM

Speaking of accents, Canadians are now frequently using the American silent t.

It's still a bit jarring to my ear, but I am old and shouting at clouds.

Could be worse. Could be the silent English t. "Bo'le of wa'er!"

Yeah, I think the Aussies inherited a lot of that usage.

#38

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 01:05:40 PM

What does Wallah mean?

It is the way some Americans pronounce Voilà 

#39

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

Last post by The Minsky Moment - Today at 01:03:32 PM

If it keeps on raining, the levies are going to break.

#40

Off the Record / Re: The AI dooooooom thread

Last post by Syt - Today at 12:49:50 PM

I found these presentations from Yann LeCun interesting despite the fact that he works for Meta.  It's possible he is just talking down his competitor's books, as Meta lacks an industry leading LLMs, but he seemed on the level.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETZfkkv6V7Y&t=3090s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvNCVYkHKfg&t=3122s

Thanks.