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In Pillars of Eternity adra is described even as more chitin-like material or a shell than a rock. As something more organic in nature.

Im about 80 hours into Skyrim\LoreRim and its time for some feedback as I have learnt loads about the game and the LoreRim mechanics Its still the best experience I have ever had around an open-world and sandbox RPG I have ever played. But a couple of points outside of previous posts LoreRim and Requiem basically address and fix every complaint you have ever had about Vanilla Skyrim. No more level scaling and massive overhauls of classes, skills, magic, factions and dozens of new quests and NPC I installed a mod called Levelling Freedom to increase XP gain for each level which you can change anytime to increase or decrease the amount of XP for each level, I set it on 1400 for each level. I did this so I can explore more of the world without levelling up too fast because exploration for me must be rewarding and worthwhile I have an NPC adult companion mod , Viconia from BG, which joined me from level 5 and she has helped me a lot in combat but she doesn't unbalance the combat because she often gets defeated in hard battles I haven't started the main quest yet, Im going to do that on level 40 because of how hard dragons are and Im on level 31 ATM There are some excellent quest mods added that include 4-8 hours of additional time just on each of these quests. So LoreRim is a massive Mod collection if you want to complete most of the game. Im talking about potentially hundreds of hours of gaming Because there is no level scaling I do have easy battles now that end in seconds which is by design but there are loads of very difficult enemies that can kill me quickly if I dont prepare and plan my strategy and that is normally something you do in isometric, party based games like BG, PoE or Pathfinder For example last night I ended up fighting a Vampire Mage and I only beat him on the 5th try by taking several buff potions, enhancing my weapon and using Summons to distract him. And combat challenge in ES games is important to stop the game becoming boring So its been an overall excellent experience with LoreRim. Further updates to follow

I didn't play since april but collected plants or rather herbs won't respawn. Herbs bought from vendors don't restock either, but metals and wood pieces bought out from vendos will restock after 5 rests.

https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/thomas-the-tank-engine-returns-to-terrorize-morrowind-as-modder-mocks-mattel-crackdown-3286949/

I am also experiencing this issue as described above on Xbox Series X.

We already know how people are trained and prepared when they engage with Trump but its always weird to see it in action. This leak is from Witkoff to the Russians and what they need to say to him Two key points, its embarrassing how insincere and expected this type of engagement with Trump is but it creates results. Witkoff seems very close to the Russians but you could argue he just wants to get agreement on the latest deal and he knows how mercurial Trump can be and how you need to engage with him

https://www.eurogamer.net/its-extremely-frustrating-and-also-fcked-up-one-of-the-worlds-best-indie-studios-is-facing-shock-closure-following-confounding-steam-ban For the reference, Banana is still available on Steam, so is Nekopara. Also, as the game itself does not seem to be described in the article, https://www.eurogamer.net/saturnalia-studios-deeply-unsettling-horror-horses-has-a-release-date-but-theres-a-significant-hitch-if-you-were-hoping-to-play-it-on-steam

To me the one stuck is Zebulin in the middle of the room before you blow up the door, everytime I speak with Niles he comes closer bot then return to the same spot

I am having the same issue on Windows 11 and a 3080ti. I have done everything possible to resolve this issue, turned down graphics, cleared shader cache, verify game integrity, reinstall the game, switched to lower resolution. Nothing was able to resolve the problem. Has anyone figured out a resolution?

Long term that makes no sense, at least for military recruitment. This administration is strangely obsessed by DEI. Idiots run in packs, I suppose.

Amazing that the pedophile scout leaders didn't kill the scouts, but girls getting badges is going too far. Hegseth is such a thin skinned tool.

Not sure if this is a bug or feature. The mod "Beacons" and "Lit Fuse" have an issue with their interaction. The damage from the rifle appears to be classified as explosive in terms of scaling with the skill, but it does not add temp hit points as suggested with the armor when worn. Cheers!

Well, seems like the Ukrainians have accepted the US plan, "with only a few small details to be worked out." The meetings today between the US and Russian sides in Abu Dhabi appear to have been very productive. Apparently the Ukrainians were there as well and the US mediated between them and the Russians to hammer out agreement on details. I also saw a report that said Zelenskiy has been in agreement on the need to end the war now because the longer it goes on the worse Ukraine's bargaining position will get. But he was very concerned how nationalist hardliners in Ukraine would react if he gave away "too much." So, he wanted Trump to play "bad cop" and push a deal on him so he could tell the hardliners he had "no choice" but to accept the deal. I can actually see that being true. The battlefield situation for Ukraine is not good at all. As VP Vance recently put it, looking at it as Ukraine is being forced to give up 20% of its territory is not the proper way to look at it. The proper way to look at it is that Ukraine gets to keep 80% of its territory, has its sovereignty recognized and accepted, and can now focus on its economic reconstruction and development. That's a win, not a loss. And frankly, I generally agree with this assesment. Taking a weak 'W' *is* better than taking a bad 'L'.

Double post. https://www.npr.org/2025/11/25/nx-s1-5615164/pentagon-scouting-hegseth-cut-ties The US really isn't run by serious people.

Hegseth showing his qualities with this spat with Kelly. I wonder if he thinks an Army Captain is the same as a Navy Captain.

Lingering hazards from elemental grenades don't work correctly. They will apply and build up the debuff, but that debuff won't trigger Damage over Time. Additionally, the debuff culmination/climax effect does nothing. For example — the lingering hazard from a plasma grenade will apply the plasma debuff on the enemy, but the enemy won't take any damage over time, and the final explosion does zero damage. To make matters worse, if the lingering hazard initiates the debuff, then attacking the enemy with a plasma weapon also won't apply a DoT (and explosion will deal zero damage) even though the weapon will still build up the debuff itself. This was tested on enemies that are susceptible to plasma. Against humans and creatures, the lingering hazards sometimes won't build up the debuff at all even if they stay within the hazard's area of effect. In practice, it looks like this: you throw a plasma grenade at an enemy the enemy takes impact damage from the grenade and additional damage from the plasma explosion (which triggers correctly initially) if the enemy remains in the lingering hazard, then the plasma debuff is reapplied with all the problems I listed above Zyranium grenades also don't do anything against susceptible enemies (humans and non-Zyranium creatures); they just deal the initial impact damage. After hitting an enemy, elemental grenades will completely fill the debuff bar against weak enemies and immediately trigger the climax effect (explosion for plasma, stun for shock etc.), and I'm not sure if they're supposed to do that, but that's a different problem. They work correctly on impact, but the lingering hazards they leave behind apply an ineffective debuff. It's important to add that the lingering hazards from grenades work correctly against the player (e.g. the plasma debuff from a plasma lingering hazard will correctly deal damage over time to the player).

Who most definitely is the love child of Durance and Furrante...

Yes, exactly. Putin has already rejected the European version of the plan. The US is still pushing its original version, with some small modifications, on the Ukrainians, but they're sure to reject that. The problem now is very obvious. Russia has the upper hand on the battlefield, so Putin has zero incentive to accept something *less* than what he (very realistically) can get from fighting on. And he is not just in it for land anymore. Now, he wants a post-partition Ukraine that is effectively subjugated to Russia, where Russia calls the shots in Kiev. Hence, small Ukrainian army size, no military agreements of any kind with anyone unless approved by Russia, Russian language sanctified in the Ukrainian constitution, and an election that Putin can manipulate and get an at least open to deal-making with Russia figure as the new Ukrainian leader. And why not? Putin does hold (almost) all the cards. But of course the worst actors here are Macron and Merz. They went to Geneva on Sunday and told the Ukrainians to reject everything by selling Zelenskiy false hope. False hope that they will help to save Ukraine from Russia, including even if Trump walks away from the Ukrainians. Macron and Merz are using the Ukrainians as a pawn to be sacrificed to Putin to buy themselves some time to get their heads out of their asses. Mark my words. If the war drags on, expect Ukraine to be fighting to hold on to Kiev by July or August '26.

Coastal Auamaua is perfect choice btw because getting proned and stunned too long is a death sentence, you should get https://pillarsofeternity.fandom.com/wiki/Wayfarer's_Hide later, its look incredible with your race and gives goods defence bonuses.

Haven't we seen this movie before? Putin will decline the peace deal; Trump will rant and rage.

Greater focus was keeping me alive. I can see dropping it once I have 20 base focus though. It also helped generate focus (crit a lot on held target) . I’ll see into more con, that would help with the squishiness, thanks.

You should stay ranged until you get some levels, you can get tidefall with full party around level 8-9 if i remember correctly. Weapon focus soldier covers arquebus, start the combat shooting this will give you much focus to buff up. Resolve dont do you much you may want more constitution from frront lines. Greater focus is not good imho but you can retrain anytime you want. After getting borrowed instinct and time parasite game becomes easy mod.

No, no weapon focus yet, just playing around with a 3 man lvl 3 party to compare how it handles vs a 2 man party on some tough- ish encounters for their level and party-size. (F.ex paladins with priest in Raedric’s hold, the 2 paladins with wizard scripted no-stealth engagement where you find Durante) I am following your staff advice weapons wise. Dual wielding seemed tempting until the hold breaks lol. I don’t foresee grabbing a weapon talent in the near future either. So far I have planned : - greater focus (I really like this so I got it at lvl 2) - dmg whip or whatever it’s called lvl 4 - weapon style feat (2H weapon, though sword and shield or DW were on the table too. But I liked your staff idea and the tidefall idea) lvl 6 - weapon focus tidefall. Lvl 8. Could easily be sneak attack instead since I have decent perception. Edit: Oops forgot veterans recovery at lvl 6 unless I get an early tidefall and it’s ‘enough’ to keep me alive. so bump style feat to 8 weapon focus to 10.

If you have picked Weapon Focus already I would use Justice (Raedric's great sword). It has a "hidden" 10% crushing lash on top of its 25% crushing lash, both generate extra focus. But since lashes have to overcome 1/4 of (in this case crush) DR, the 10% lash can have a hard time penetrating. Against low DR foes it works well though and gives a bit of extra damage and extra focus, which is cool.

How do you run your tidefall cipher? Specially before tidefall. So far I’ve tried a coastal Aumaua with 18/8/10/16/16/10 and greater focus and light armour (padded) and he’s ..ok. The greater focus really helps so I can combo dazzling lights from Aloth with mental binding right of the bat. He’s squishy as hell and I need to remain stealth with him and aloth while Eder establishes aggro, but it seems to work. i can’t help wondering if I’m not doing this wrong anyway lol. So far cipher + Eder + Aloth is … slightly worse or same than my custom wizard (Hurtsack variant) + Eder. do you have a better stat spread? Maybe I should swap dex with might? 14 might and 8 res would be enough for a 16 dex.. or should I just bite the concentration bullet and go 3 res, 18 dex might 17? I’m also not sold on my race choice. I think Orlan’s bonus crit might have been better?