I wanted to go into this well rested, or at least with some kind of rest, but I had too much on my mind to lay down and stay put for eight hours. Best if I stay out of DDs on this one, but we’ll see. I’m going to at least show up on principle.
Unfortunately, the excitement of playing a tier besides X for once has already worn off and Clan Battles haven’t even started yet (as of this post). I’m going to chalk it up to my not wanting to play World of Warships in general right now. It’s starting to feel like a chore with no events I’m interested in going on. Not to mention all the other things going on.
Maybe that fire will come back when 11.8 is finished. I’m really looking forward to the updates in that one.
I need a project to actively work on if I’m going to hold onto any of this Javascript knowledge. While I’m still planning another website or two, I’m still lacking a fundamental understanding on the js front. I can read code just fine, but comprehending entire structures in order to write it myself hasn’t clicked yet.
I’m looking into some options, but whatever route I go it’s got to stay relevant to ZAP this time or it’ll just set me back even more.
One thing that’s been giving me trouble while trying to finalize the Admiral Hipper‘s externals is the weapon loadout. I don’t like having one more than one weapon mod, but Northwind has the right type of main battery gun I need for most of the Hipper class. If the SBY mod by ribera manages to fix whatever’s wrong with the small grid of the shock cannons, I might be able to make working custom turrets, but for now it’s a waiting game.
I’m not just waiting for him to fix the small grid shock cannons–that’s probably a tricky combination of factors. What I’m waiting for is the phase 1, or Garmillas update. Adding those weapons will give me a much better selection of possible primary and secondary weapons for the Kaisers and KI. I still want the Kaiser energy projectiles to all or mostly be red, so there are a few weapons I’ve got my eyes on.
I’m also lowering the number of CIWS on the Hipper since, big or small, no weapon in the SBY mod costs less than 300 PCU. Since the torpedo/missile count is fixed at this point, the only way to dial down Hipper’s PCU cost and try to keep it below 70k is to trim down the AA as much as I can get away with. Fortunately this limitation is making things interesting on the outside. You can tell there’s room for upgrades, as if the Kaiser’s own economy was catching up with them during the building phase and–like me–they had to cut back on a few ideas to make the whole thing work.
It’s far more annoying on the inside. With the interior rapidly filling out, it’s getting harder and harder to stay under the 70k PCU cap I’ve set for Kaiser cruisers. I still have several major areas to do, including the 2nd bridge, and I’m already in the 65-70k PCU range. A few too many interactables and doors here could make all the difference, and I need a good deal more of them.
I don’t expect the phase 1 update to help me fix the PCU budget, but the closer I can get the ship to how I want it as a whole, the easier it’ll be to whittle her down to her most necessary parts and then polish things up.
A quick note on Lydia’s Golden Treasury. I’m about ready to start writing the ‘new chapter 2’ again, but Praedia’s lore is pretty old and there are a couple of anatomical and (real life) medical issues I need to confirm before I get too deep into this. The Lyre of Binding is one of those items that has massive implications for the setting as a whole, and that’s something even the characters acknowledge.
So there’s a slight hold up while I look into that, but by this time tomorrow I’ll be focusing in on that and writing again.
M.A.S.S. Builder – WIP: 0.9.0 New Accessories Preview Part 2 – Steam News
Back with another WIP week! We promised more accessories preview to come so here they are. As we’ve mentioned before, this update’s accessories focus onto pieces that are similar to existing weapon parts as you’ve seen them in the previous post.
This time the accessories are melee focused. I can already see the Quanta builds getting very pretty updates.
Very nice. Even I already have some ideas for these. Hopefully I’ll be able to hash out the concepts for some of Babylon’s gigans with a few of theses.
As for the AMA thing, I’m starting to zero in on a potential question or two. One thing I’ve been wondering is if there’ll be a feature implemented to view previously viewed cutscenes. I’d like to record the story at some point and make a series of videos, but I don’t want to have to start a new profile just to do it. So that’s a question I might toss their way.
