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I decided to start the main quest in Skyrim\LoreRim I mentioned before that LoreRim uses the Alternative Start mods which creates about 10-12 different beginning outside of whole Helgen vanilla dragon attack and these alternate starts vary from shipwreck survivor, Vampire\Werewolf clan or bounty hunter so you can start the game with nothing if you want but they all have the same result. The main dragon quests dont initiate so you can explore the world and advance in levels without any dragon interaction. And then when you want to start the main quest you travel to Helgen, which obviously hasn't been destroyed, and you rent a specific room from the Innkeeper and when you wake up you go into Helgen and you witness the executions and the dragon attack and then normal Skyrim starts Sounds simple right? I had spent 120 hours on the game and I was on level 38 and I decided to do this but I encountered a major bug, I go to Helgen but there were no NPCS outside of Imperial soldiers and that means no Innkeeper so I couldn't initiate the main quest and the Innkeeper use to be in Helgen I spent about 2 hours troubleshooting the alternate start mods because they control this but I had no luck so I just restored back to a game before I discovered Helgen and then started the main quest because the Innkeeper was there, I lost 2 levels and had to redo some quests but it wasnt a major problem And then I had another bug finding the first dragon stone at Bleak Falls Barrow, I had already been there and defeated the Draugr and I couldn't access the dragon stone so I just used console commands to progress the quest to finish so I could advance The point of these stories is LoreRim can create some issues but now that I have started the main quest its progressing well, I am learning dragon shouts and I have killed 2 dragons so far. Easy ones and other dragons are still too tough unless its a scripted battle like the first one outside of WhiteRun. So I need to progress in levels more before I will be able to defeat tough dragons by myself with my companions But Im glad I have started the main quest, it adds an overarching level of excitement around what I need to do and I still can do dozens of normal quests I am also deciding who I should support in the civil war but Im leaning towards the Stormcloaks. There cause seems more reasonable and I dont like the attitude of the Thalmor. Also I have made so many friends amongst the Nords who are Stormcloaks I cant imagine them becoming my enemy?

Its almost impossible to predict what China will do but I doubt they will invade Taiwan China is not a warmongering country like Russia that believes invasions create hegemony, they use there economic power to influence there geopolitical aspirations and they have been successful at this They have had massive success throughout Africa by rebuilding infrastructure and then getting substantive mineral rights concessions. You wont find Chinese mercenary units in Africa or directly involved in wars like the Russian approach to Africa. Countries dont want to be on bad side of China not because China will invade them but because of the economic consequence

But you dont have an issue with ships being attacked in international waters? You support what the Houthis are doing in the Red Sea and that terrorism had been ongoing for years No need to pretend you really outraged. You fine with this type of military activity, irrespective of the legality, if a country you like is doing it

Yes, Gothic like ES scrolls are expected to have bugs when first released This feedback about how buggy it is comes from Codex and people playing it but I never take that too seriously You much more objective and you not prone to hyperbole and drama around how stable it would be But Im interested in what you think after 10 hours because the one guy listed about 10-12 bugs around quests and he had clearly played it for a while

I heard its got massive bugs and its almost unplayable . Im sure thats an exaggeration? But I would expect some issues with a first release anyway

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article313261442.html Maduro has been given an opportunity to leave Venezuela safely, he should take it. He can go to Russia and become neighbours with Assad Its the best outcome for Venezuela and the region. It would be nice to see Venezuela start to rebuild its economy and create a sustainable future for its citizens and Im sure lots of Venezuelans will come home like we seeing in Syria

I have decided to make an important and strategic change with my companions in LoreRim, I have left Viconia at an Inn and I have recruited 2 new female companions, Katana and Remiel Both these new companions are part of LoreRim and they very extensive, they have several side-quests and hundreds of lines of dialogue Viconia is a mod I added and she is limited in things apart from the same dialogue, combat skills and some sexlab options Katana has very interesting bounty hunter quests and is a good stealth asset Remiel is hilarious, she never stops talking and always has something to say. She is a Dwemer expert and she has already made a spider construct to help in combat called Scratch I also have a dog called Meeko Whats interesting is none of these 3 new companions is unbalancing combat and they get defeated more in combat than Viconia use to by herself. This must have something to do with how these are official LoreRim mods But by recruiting them I added a much more lively and interactive gaming experience for my travels and of course more quests

I doubt its got anything to do with that conspiracy theory I would assume its mental illness created by PTSD and it slowly got worse in the USA for various reasons and these National Guard were the target and he did it in DC because its symbolic

The way and the reasoning how and why Trump implemented tariffs was always a risk It was also unprecedented even though it had some "logic " behind it Trump used the fact that the US has a trade deficit with most countries as a reason to justify these sweeping tariffs which was the first time I can recall any government implementing tariffs for that reason As you mentioned tariffs are typically about sectors or one type of goods like steel. And the reason the US has a trade deficit with most countries is because it has the strongest consumer driven economy in the world so its an organic outcome because of overall strength of the US economy. So Trump and his advisors on this decided " its not fair " and we must tariff these countries. Having a trade deficit with a country is not automatically a bad thing because you need to understand the overall reasons and sometimes its by design, for example if you import oil you would typically find you have a trade deficit as opposed to surplus with oil producing countries which would be expected And then if you going to mass tariff whole countries then you must have alternative markets for these goods of you will see price increases and inflation rising But for me the tariffs based on Trumps reasoning didnt make sense and now we seeing the negative outcome. You see he has reversed certain tariffs on goods

https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker Economist has just released its approval ratings for Trump and its not good, its because of the real and perceived failures around the economy and inflation. And as we all know these were the 2 main voting issues for most Americans who voted for Trump I have also personally noticed a general anti-Trump sentiment on places like Codex which use to be mostly supportive of him in the dedicated thread. This forum is one of the few places where people still generally respect Trump and will sometimes give him the benefit of doubt My view on him hasnt really changed, he has had hits and misses but his misses are clearly undermining any good he has done. Of course it also doesnt matter what I think because Americans will decide his future and legacy when they vote. But he really needs to reverse things like tariffs which have negatively impacted the economy and inflation and the strict migration laws are also impacting domestic productivity in several states " Once the honeymoon is over, presidents tend to lose popularity quickly. But no recent president has fallen so low so quickly as Donald Trump. At the start of his second term public opinion was nearly evenly divided between those who approved of the president and those who did not. Things have since changed—his net approval is now lower than at any point in his first term. Rather than rebounding after the end of America’s longest ever government shutdown, Mr Trump’s popularity has continued to sink. Americans are particularly dissatisfied with Mr Trump’s handling of inflation and the economy, two issues which were key to his re-election last November. Young and non-white voters, many of whom abandoned Democrats because of concerns about the cost of living, are now souring on Mr Trump faster than other groups. It was those voters who fuelled Democratic victories in governor elections in Virginia and New Jersey—an ominous sign for Republicans before next year’s midterm elections. "

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

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

But as I mentioned what surprised me was the reaction to this first " peace plan " as if it was a done deal And we have been through this before so its not unprecedented. I have stopped quoting Trump on Ukraine because of how many times he has said things and then backtracked, I got tired of being interested in something that didn't materialize (like the long range missiles ) The EU and Ukraine will always need to accept the terms and then it goes back to Russia. After those steps then we can objectively commenting on the terms

Educate me, how did Ukraine serve its purpose and who did they serve? I have followed this type of opinion before and it always has holes in logic and historical consistency and of course generally ignores the reason Ukraine is getting support from the West, Russia invaded a sovereign country that is on border of the EU and this country has direct cultural ties to several East European countries with a history of Soviet occupation. So a Russian invasion of Chechnya would not get the same interest or support for understandable reasons But go into details?

No it had stated goals that were basically about reducing Federal expenditure that was considered wasteful and unnecessary And Musk was brought in because he claimed this would be " easy " Musk made a unexpected mistake of assuming public sector restructuring is the same as private sector restructuring which he had successfully done within his own companies But DOGE had an understandable objective. There are lots of Americans who think the Federal government is bloated and ineffective They just went about it a completely heavy handed and unsustainable way Im not sure why you think it was about Musk's enemies?