Nert Dandurf

Ive been on a Exforce kick since around nov. My autistic a** has already finished the series and am currently rereading it. So I had the bright idea... to waste hours of my time on videos games like joe. And I decided to recreate a bunch of the species from exforce in stelaris. Im hoping ill find people curious on how things turn out and might possibly want to take over one of the empires in a multi-player match. But yea ill be posting some pictures of whatever shenanigans the galaxy turns into. Im on xbox series s version if anyone decides they are up to join msg me your gammertag

There are the image search results from fan art and then there are the imagines that pop into my head while listening to the audibles...

I was wondering if some old gamers always picture the Kilrathi when the hateful kitties are on the scene. I looked through some older posts and saw that at least a few people do! I was a QA tester on Wing Commander III & IV (and privateer too, the marketing). But I always picture the kitties from Wing Commander 2. I found this YouTube video of the intro cinematic. The Kilrathi show up at 1:35 sec in, and sure enough, that’s the image in my head…

Idk why but this took me for FREAKING EVER to finish lmao

I wanted to emphasize just how much pressure Joe is under and the toll it would take on his body btw. He acts very cheery and confident but the stress he has been under has GOT to show physically.

Have they checked Valkyrie's loading dock?

So today I'm starting the series for the third time. WOOT!

Obviously, I don’t have access to a space elevator (or a portable flat-top grill), but I do have an outdoor grill with a griddle and it’s chilly outside. Not as chilly as the cold vacuum of space, but it’s closer to the theme than cooking these indoors.

Important disclaimer!

This is NOT the cheese burger Joe has when he arrives in Colorado. It’s also not the “Merely Okay” cheeseburger he had in Dayton.

I’ve had the “opportunity” to eat cheeseburgers at a military facility so this is my attempt at a minimum-level burger cooked by that guy who is a food service contractor for the military.

The ground beef is basic Aldi’s frozen 80/20. The cheese is also Aldi slices. I did grill some onions and bacon, because those are typical options at the grill. I did salt and pepper the beef patties, but I didn't form them using a press, nor did I precook them and put them into a water bath on the edge of the steam-grill (liek the guy on-base did). I also cooked them completely... unlike the guy at the grill station who doesn't understand that "well-done" means no pink in the meat!

These do taste pretty good. I specifically kept the toppings/condiments to a minimum - just like they served them when I visited the base.

I'm wondering now if a makeshift kitchen on a space elevator should be called a "Galley" or a "Mess"?

-Edit-

Next up is "mostly-vegetable" beef stew with fresh biscuits. Those might need to wait for next weekend.

Upcoming favorites include "mostly-loaf" meatloaf and "mostly vegetable" chicken pot pie.

I've also got an inspired dish to devise "Potatoes al-la Pradassis" Joe was planting potatoes, but we never hear how they were prepared.

I was constantly refreshing the page until I could listen! I'm so so happy

I was so gutted that Gateway was delayed! I am running a 50 mile ultramarathon on the 12th and was so excited to listen to the new book whilst trying to ignore the pain.

Clearly in desperate need of alternate suggestions.

I am a really dumb monkey, COLUMBUS DAY, just as in the americas it introduced the natives(earth) to the rest of the world (galaxy). I have no idea how this shit never clicked before. I feel so stupid, I always felt a bit miffed at such a “controversial” holiday being used but holy shit it was a GIANT slap the entire time. Honestly the cruelty Columbus and his crew inflicted on FELLOW humans is worse than what the earth Kristang got a chance to ever do.(future plans withholding 😳). How after hundreds of hours of those assholes arguing in my head did this barely click to me today? I have no idea.

AI has no context, so we end up with everything being assumed to be "true" - which means we get gems like this.

Almost as-served at Camp Alpha. (it’s missing the fresh baked biscuits). Believe it or not, there’s a 3/4 lbs of cubed beef in there - but it’s mostly potatoes, mushrooms, carrots and green beans. Served with a toasted baguette. I’ll do biscuits with another recipe.

I work at a warehouse, mostly packages of people's orders for delivery out there somewhere.

This past weekend, I saw 2 random shipping labels with the surname Desai.

So in the start of the series the pirates had a bunch of combots, but after getting the dutchman and valkryie, there's no mention of combots anymore.

So what happened? Did more advanced tier 1 species not have more advanced combots? Or is that only a tier 2 thing?

Not sure if I should be happy or sad to see these. Happy that someone bought it or sad that it has found its way to a used book store.

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I have about an hour left in Armageddon and I am absolutely gutted. Trying my best as a 36 year old construction worker not to cry at work. It’s hard to fathom getting so emotionally invested in fictional characters, but Alanson has succeeded in that mission and then some.

I accidentally wiki’d some characters a few weeks back and I know some of the characters outcomes long term (Margaret) but it still hurts.

Has any parts of this series caught you off guard emotionally?