I feel like if Dark Souls 4 was announced, the story would have to be slightly different and not connect much to the others like Dark Souls 2 did. Possibly being a game set before the first game, or between two others.
I don't think it would work though. Dark souls 3 was a perfect end to a fantastic trilogy, possibly the best video game trilogy I've ever played.
Would a fourth game satisfy you, or steal from the magical ending?

I am not getting the hype. It's a good story fine but like... I am struggling to understand why people are freaking out. I read acotar because of tiktok but obviously was spoiled to find out about the main couple. It made the first book couple hard to get attached to.
I started getting into it when we went under the mountain but it was a struggle to get that far.
Mist and fury was way better and the revelation was very cool. That Maas could rewrite an entire book in one chapter... Was cool... Then a little bit of the spice I heard all about. It really isn't all that spicy.
I am currently still working on the last one. I don't see myself reaching to reread the way people said I might.
I really wanted that book hangover people talk about. I want a series that rocks me to my core. Why don't I feel it?

Hi guys, I've created my own subliminals a using rasen god method and also listening luminal play towering height sub with MOAB(just started to listen to).
I've been consistent for 3 months and hoping to gain at least an inch but didn't. So I'm thinking to make some changes. My current is 172 and goal is 180(is it achievable?). My age is 24.
I have affirmation " I'm 180 CM tall. " among other affirmations. So I'm thinking of changing it to " I'm 174 CM tall". Hoping to reach it soon then changing it to 176 CM. and so on till the goal.
Guys can you please tell me that is it the correct way or an effective way of doing it. Is it feasible? Anyone tried this way?
I'm also thinking of adding a sub other than the one made by me. Any particular sub that worked for you? Please share your experience of height growth. What worked for you and what not?
Please feel free to share any piece of advice.

Platform: Mainly PC but all platforms welcome
Location: Britain/ Central Europe (GMT/CET)
Discord is our primary method of communication and is therefore required to join
About us:
We are a small clan of around 30 active members. We are mainly PvE focused and play all content in the game from the seasonal story each week to GM nightfalls. We have a lot of regular raiders who enjoy running any raid for fun and are comfortable teaching if there's a raid/(s) you want to learn and experience for the first time. We also have some members who enjoy PvP and play Trials of Osiris and even some clan private games.
Many of us work during the day so are most active in the evenings and on weekends. We are an inclusive clan and welcome any players whether you're a veteran or brand new to destiny.
If you're looking for a friendly, non toxic clan with great personalities that are always down to chat or play, Ghost of the Dark Age is for you!
We do not have any strict requirements for staying in the clan we just ask that you are active and join others in clan LFGs when you can.
Send me a DM with a little info about yourself and where you're located.

I (25F) went on one date with this guy (31M) and now I kinda feel bombarded with texts. I'm not someone who's particularly attached to their phone and generally don't check personal messages while at work but always try to reply within 24 hours. It's not because I'm trying to play a game or be "hard to catch" or whatever, it's legitimately a time thing - I reply when I have the mental space to write a nice reply and have a conversation.
Anyway, this guy would send me a text. If I don't reply within an hour, he'd send me another text; often a version of the first one. For example today he texted "Hey, how was your day?". At the time, I was playing netball so couldn't immediately respond. When I got home (about 1.5 hours since the first text), I get "What was the most exciting thing that happened in your day?". I decide I'll reply after I've made some dinner and when I'm chilling in front of the TV; basically when I have some time to reply. About 30 min later I get another text, again along the same lines of enquiring about my day but I haven't even responded to the first text.... It's just a bit smothering and kinda feels like if I don't respond fast enough, I'll keep getting this continuous stream of texts. It's also putting me off but when we met up for our first date, he didn't come across as desperate as what he does now.
Look, I appreciate the effort with reaching out and all that but am I wrong in thinking this is too much? Or do I need to be more open minded about this?
Thanks in advance for any advice.

Hey all,
I am trying to wrap my brain around some billing concepts with AKS. I am rather new to it and I am taking ownership of a pre-built system (we purchased an application and it's installed and setup on our cloud infrastructure).
From what I can discern, we have 3 non production AKS instances for our QA, UAT, and Dev based operations. All 3 of these instances in AKS are using the "Free Tier". When I look at how the pricing model works, it appears that using the Free Tier, the only cost we incur is the pricing for the individual nodes. Further investigation leads me to believe that in each of these 3 AKS instances, there appears to be 3 nodes running. I believe this is the case, because when I navigate into the resource group and click on the Virtual Machine Scale set, clicking on instances reveals 3 nodes. So if I am understanding everything correctly, it appears that between the QA, UAT, and Dev AKS systems, there are 9 total virtual machines running.
So based off that background, when I look at my budgeting, it appears like a major cost basis (seen in the cost analysis charting) for us is coming from "Virtual Machines". This is accounting for roughly 1/3rd of our costs in our non prod subscription.
Going deeper into the rabbit hole, looking at the VM usage within these VMSS (Virtual Machine Scale Sets) it appears none of the 3 Virtual Machines present are being heavily used as the 30 day CPU use barely goes over 2%. Looking at one of the AKS pools over a shorter time frame (an hour, 6 hours, 12 hours) only one of the three VMs ever gets over 3% CPU and the other 2 barely register a full percent. This is fairly consistent across all 3 AKS instances (UAT, QA, and Dev). The node sizing is listed as Standard_D16s_v4.
On to my questions:

• Am I correct in understanding, based on the information above, that a bulk of my cost basis for this "non-prod" subscription is coming from running the 3 nodes in each of the AKS systems (total of 9 VMs)?
• If these 9 vms are running mostly idle based on CPU usage listed, what options do I have to reduce costs? My first instinct is to figure out if its possible to shut down some of these nodes while not being used. My second instinct is to look at the node sizing and perhaps reduce to a smaller VM size. What is the appropriate/logical step to take to control costs with AKS nodes?

Please feel free to correct me where ever I am wrong. Again, I am just learning so I am fully open to the fact that I could be way off base.

King Leonidas - I know a lot of you think it will be a sword or spear. However, I think it could be a shield. We haven’t seen that in the series so far and this the only time I can see a shield working well in a round. 25% chance he’ll win imo. Too many death flags if we’re going with the anime outro theory
Soji Okita - probably a sword. 50% chance he’ll win imo. He’ll either have a really shocking and sudden death like Adam, or he’ll have a Qin style victory
Grigori Rasputin - call me crazy, but I think it might be a bible. My guess is whatever he reads out loud from said bible will happen with/to him. Like “and then he turned the only loaf and 2 fishes into 5000 loafs and 10000 fishes (not actual bible verbatim)” then he duplicates an object in his vicinity to 5000. Much like a wizard casting spells from a magic book. Alternatively it could be the enormous amount of Bitches around him, he is Russia’s favourite love machine after all. 25% chance. I think he’s going to go next and I don’t think the writers would make humanity get an upper hand on the Gods again so soon
Nostradamus - I had to do a bit of thinking for this one, but what if it’s a plague doctor’s mask he’s often depicted with. The mask has a power to change shape into and person he wants, making him troll as much as he likes. We know he loves disguises from his introduction with Brunhilde. It will definitely not be this, but this is the best I could come up with. 50% chance. If he dies, Okita will live. If he lives, Okita will die. I’m calling it now
Simo Häyhä - Gun. I’m pretty sure we’re all exited for the gun volund but ngl it would be so funny if he only used the spear on the end of his gun in the fight that I’d actually applaud the creators. 70% chance. He’s the most recent to die irl, so they might be too scared to kill him off here in fear of being disrespectful
Kintoki Sakata - this took me a bit to think about too. What if he doesn’t have a volund? I’ve done a little research on Kintoki and apparently he was raised by a witch and was born with super strength. He fought demons since he was a kid. If he could fight demons in his life without a volund, why on Earth would he need one now? I think closest we’ll get to him using a weapon is that horn he has. His opponent may break it off to attack or he may ram with it. Who knows? 50% chance. Depends on his opponent

I recently got the game pass for my android and I don't have a wireless controller other than the Switch joycons. I connect them to my phone and everything works perfect but the LT and RT buttons. I have reconnected them multiple times with the same result. I was just wondering if anyone else has run into the same problem with joycons or other bluetooth controllers.

I'm trying to fight this disease as much as possible. Despite CP and EPI I am the strongest and most active I've ever been. Despite AP damaging my retinas I am reading more than I ever did.
Most of my time reading I spend researching chronic pancreatitis, searching for ways to fight it and prevent further progression. There is a lot of very useful information out there hidden behind paywalls with academic journals acting as gatekeepers. This is unacceptable (sci-hub is a godsend).
I've decide to write some information that may be interesting to patients, along with very simple actions may possibly benefit them. Not only may this help others, but also help me structure my own thoughts and understanding.
Stellate cells
Everybody has stellate cells (PSCs) in their pancreas. Their exact purpose is not understood yet but it's believed that they are responsible for the production and maintenance of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, which are important components of the connective tissue that surrounds and supports the various pancreatic cells.
Fibrosis
In a normal pancreas these cells are dormant. However in our case due inflammation or injury, they can become activated and start producing large amounts of ECM proteins, such as collagen. The excessive ECM produced by activated PSCs begin forming hard stiff tissue. This stiff tissue starts preventing the pancreas from being able to carry out it's normal functions, such as producing enzymes (EPI) and hormones (diabetes).
A chain reaction
Not only do activated stellate cells produce excessive ECM, but also pro-inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors, which can further stimulate inflammation. Which further actives PSCs. Which produces further inflammation. Which further actives PSCs.... etc.
This is why chronic pancreatitis is a progressive disease. Even once the original cause of injury is removed (alcohol), the perpetual cycle of inflammation and fibrosis remain.
Pathways
Signalling pathways are used in every cell of our bodies as a way of communication. They allow cells to respond to changes in the environment as well as coordinate their efforts.
Several signalling pathways have been implicated in the activation of PSCs:

• TGF-β
• Wnt/β-catenin
• Hedgehog

And more in relation to pancreatic inflammation:

• NF-κB
• PI3K/AKT/mTOR
• JAK/STAT

It's important to note there a lot of crossover between these pathways in terms of their role in PSC activation and inflammation, due to the process being so tightly interconnected.
Modulating signalling
By modulating pathways (either enhancing or inhibiting) you're able to make cells behave differently. This is extremely useful and how a lot of medicine works. For example, in this study piperine (a compound found in black pepper) is used to inhibit the previously mentioned TGF-β pathway, and here are the results:

Taken together, this study demonstrated that piperine prevents the progression of pancreatic fibrosis by inhibiting the TGF-β/SMAD signaling pathway. Our findings suggest that piperine has an anti-fibrotic effect against CP and may be useful for the clinical management of pancreatic disorders.

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This works because by inhibiting TGF-β essentially reduces PSC activation, which in turn prevents them from being able to produce so many ECM proteins, which in results in a reduction of fibrosis.
PSCs were discovered in the early 80s but they only really started getting attention and wrt CP after 1998. But, here is a study that recognises a modulation of TGF-β has beneficial effects on fibrosis before 1998, without any mention of stellate cells.
Even without any mention of stellate cells, this was clearly the mechanism of action.
Actions
Every action that we make has cellular effects on our bodies. Let's take another example from above, the mTOR pathway: It is activated any time we eat. When our Creon breaks down protein into amino acids and these are absorbed into our bloodsteam. When cells notice this TOR signalling is activated, which triggers a series of cellular processes that promote protein synthesis, cell growth, and metabolism.
This sounds all good, why wouldn't you want this? As mentioned above it is implicated in PSC activation, not only that but the ageing of the body in general. Obviously we need to eat, so what can be done about that?
Intermittent fasting is one approach, and has been proven to not only inhibit mTOR signalling, but also inflammation in general by modulating the TNF-α pathway.
You are what you eat
It's not only when you eat but what you eat. I've seen a lot of posts on here about tumeric (which has been used in Ayurveda medicine for thousands of years), and how that has helped people out. It's active compound (curcumin) is able to modulate multiple of the above mentioned pathways (TGF-β, NF-κB, PI3K/AKT/mTOR, JAK/STAT).
There is both hard scientific evidence and anecdotal reports of this being a beneficial compound, yet I've never had a dietician or doctor mention this to me. In fact, I'm sure if they did they would advise me to stay away.
Interestingly turmeric has been used in Ayurveda medicine for thousands of years, a long time before they anybody knew about anything mentioned in this post.
But also what you drink
Some drinks are terrible. Vodka turned me into an idiot, left me visually impaired and broke my pancreas. But there are drinks that are able to work in our favour.
Green tea is loaded with a compound called EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate). It's able to modulate multiple of the previously mentioned pathways (NF-κB, PI3K/AKT/mTOR, JAK/STAT, TGF-β, Wnt/β-catenin).
As an example of these mechanisms in action, here is a conclusion from a study whereby inhibiting the inflammatory NF-κB pathway it is able to reduce the negative effects of AP:

Our results demonstrated that GTP significantly ameliorated the effects of cerulein-induced AP in mice. These effects of GTP are mediated by actions at the NF-κB/IkB (inhibitor kB) proteins and oxidative stress pathways.

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And another where EGCG inhibits stellate cell activation. It's also good news for those worried about pancreatic cancer.
A controversial drink...
A glass of red wine a day reduces the risk of pancreatitis. Please don't downvote me! If you're reading this the opposite likely applies to you. Anybody with any form of pancreatic issues (acute or chronic) should steer clear from alcohol for the rest of their lives. It won't have any benefical effects at all.
Luckily the compound that gives red wine it's beneficial effects can be isolated from a number of plants (grape skin, japanese knotweed) and taken as a supplement. It's able to modulate the PI3K/AKT/mTOR, JAK/STAT, NF-κB and Wnt/β-catenin pathways.
Here is an example of it's benefit to the severity of AP via suppression of NF-κB:

Recent evidence suggests that resveratrol might be a useful tool in the management of AP. Resveratrol might alleviate pancreatic damage and damage in other organs through various pathways. It seems to suppress NF-κB activity and regulate the generation of inflammatory mediators, and it improves the anti-oxidative defense system, modulates and manages intracellular calcium in pancreatic acinar cells and modulates the expression of several genes and transcriptional factors that are related to the pathophysiology of AP. To sum up, resveratrol seems to have several beneficial effects on AP, but high-quality trials in humans are needed to underpin these findings.

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And another example of it reducing PSC activation, in turn reducing fibrosis:

We demonstrate that the oral administration of resveratrol (20 mg kg-1 d-1 ) effectively attenuated PSC activation, ECM deposition, fibrogenesis, and acinar atrophy in the pancreatitic parenchyma of cerulein-induced mice, as the damage index score was improved by 45.5%. The enhanced cell survival and preserved acinar integrity by resveratrol plausibly involves a perpetuated nuclear accumulation of Mist1 and a negative modulation of the Akt and p38 MAPK pathways.

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Honorable mention
Closing off I'd like to mention a couple more compounds that may be of interest.
Q10 is a naturally occuring compound found everywhere in our bodies. It's got many benefits but seems to massively improve the condition of CP rat pancreas via inhibition of the mTOR pathway. Not only is this an extremely safe and well studied compound, but the study describing it's benefits is one of my favourites.
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So many bad decisions compounded and left many of us here where we are today. Hopefully many good decisions are able to compound in a similar way and alleviate our symptoms.
My main goal in this post wasn't to exhaustively list a bunch of pathways, factors or compounds, but to run through the logic of my research and equip others with the knowledge and mindset to go forward with their own research.
I hope some of you find this useful, it was certainly was helpful in structuring my own thoughts. I'll probably have to edit this at some point because I've likely made some mistakes, but my eyes are about to fall out of my skull.

Try this. And take 2000 mg of cranberry extract and start taking it daily. I’m not a Medical expert but it’s worth a shot also start taking Maca Root 4000mg. Try it and hopefully it works

I am working on a project and I am looking to speak with teachers who have left teaching for other careers, but not in learning and development because I am in learning and development, so I have those types of resources. Please leave a message here or DM me and thank everyone who can assist.

This only started happening since the latest patch. Im on 5.1.1. Whenever I hit "play" to test something out and then hit "Stop" to go back to working on my project Unreal will pick seemingly random actors to unload. Theyre still in the item bar in the top right hand side of the screen but are labeled as "Unloaded". I can click the little thumbtack next to them to get them spawned back into the world so theyre not gone, and when I hit play they load back in. Its not that big of an issue but I have no idea why it is doing this. Anybody else have this issue and know why it might be happening?

firstly would like to say that i love this community and similar ones like it. i work for the I R S and im pre-t. I am openly out bcus I dont "pass" but even if so, i would still inform them { just bcus my gender identity is much harder to explain (im transmasc non-binary for those who didnt see my initial "hi, my name is" post) so most of the time i just say im ftm and hope to the heavens they use my correct pronouns ( which i also explain to them) bcus it is honestly just harder to explain these things to most older ppl }. but anyways this community helps me keep up with a lot of things. so my manager clearly doesnt care that most of our older team members dont use my correct pronouns. she said " you have to understand not everyone is going to have your beliefs". and she was also taking up for my co workers by saying its new to our section. which is understandable but if i thoroughly explain myself and answer all questions that is asked by them then i think they should have a pretty good understanding. or at least an idea. and fuck her bcus me being trans isnt a "belief". its big chunk of who i am especially bcus i'll be starting my transition soon.
with that being said, people are starting to talk and look at me extra hard. (ppl know im trans w/o having to actually talk to me bcus i wear pins that have my pronouns or trans colors on them to work and occasionally out in every day life) especially with the school shooting thing going on. thts what people are mostly talking about. i keep reading in some threads ab it that people are looking more at the shooter being trans than him possibly being mentally ill and the casualties. but i personally havent seen anything about it nor am i looking for it (makes me physically feel sick.) this morning i was on my spam page on instagram and finally saw my first post on this matter. this whole thing has been a slap in the face. it said "tucker carlson says trans people are the 'natural enemy' of christianity as he reacts to nashville school shooting". on the screenshot in the bottom right corner is a trans flag w guns on them and it say "guns (for some). i feel so defeated. it feels like we've lost. the media has so much influence on people around the world. how much longer til we see more of trans men being robbed, killed, assaulted etc etc ? i personally havent seen as much transmen/masc assaults as much as our trans sisters over the past years ( im sure they happen ofc but you dont really hear about it. well at least i havent). i hope everyone stays safe during these times. im honestly scared for the future and would like to know your feelings on everything going on. how's everyone's mental health?
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edit : sorry the post was kinda rushed. and my brain is literally everywhere rn. so if there is some errors or things i said that aren't understood, feel free to comment that also.

Talking specifically about the 'Send Feedback' link they always tell you to use on forums. I used to think people did it but nowadays I think maybe it's AI. The question though is anyone reading it? I'm convinced the answer is a resounding no - For years the community, sorry, client base of paying customers, has been asking for basic functionality such as filters, sort options, subtitles for all films (like every other service), customisable playlists, cross-platofrm integration (that works) a fully searchable library, 4k/HD versions etc. The sort of things you'd find in any sensible store/platform (including Google Books!). But all we've got is more ads, smarter ads, new types of ads, repeated netflix-style lists of things Google would like us to buy, no updates and none of the things we've asked for. Or am I the only user that asks for these things? Surely not.

Looking for suggestions for the best strains to erase stress, anxiety and over thinking. Really strong high. Blissful. Irie. Good vibes. Something that just erases all thoughts and only lets you enjoy the now. Something I can do meditation or stretching on and really get lost in it.
When I get off work sometimes, I just can’t handle life, work, humans and all the horrible shit that happens to us everyday. I can’t shut my brain off and I can’t fall asleep. And I’d like to find some strains that just make me feel blissfully happy, super chill/relaxed mentally and physically and stop my brain from overthinking about things that have happened in the past or will happen in the future and let me just enjoy a few hrs in the now in blissful happiness.
I know I’ve had a few strains like this in the past, but can’t remember most of them. The two I remember are Kosher Tangie (that was one of the best strains I’ve ever had! The exciting mind high of Tangie and happiness, but with the really chill/Irie feeling from the strong Kush). My Rainbow Belts Rkive live hash rosin pen does this as well, but not to the same degree. It’s a fairly weak strain overall and doesn’t really get me where I want to be. It’s more like 1 drink instead of the 2-3 I’m looking for.
And please make suggestions for strains that are readily available right now. Not Bubba Kush or GDP or stuff like that. Strains that are in the dispensaries from top brands right now. Thanks so much

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Chapter 10

“Steady now, yeah that’s good,” Tom said as he helped Rhea aim a rocket at the target log, “we aren’t going to fire it now since these are very limited, so the safety is still on but if you were you press this button with your thumb.”
Rhea looked and felt move her thumb near the button before she could ask anything Tom carried on, “before you fire shout clear backblast and look behind you. If it is anyone other than me don’t fire, my amour would protect me.”
Rhea looked at him, “Backblast?” she asked.
Tom nodded as he looked like he was thinking hard before he started to speak, “the best way to put it is fire comes back and can hurt people surprisingly long distance away.” Rhea looked confused so Tom carried on, “a famous human called newton came up with three laws of motion, one can be summed up with, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. There is a big force pushing the rocket it must go somewhere.”
Rhea thought on this, it made sense in a way but it was a new way of thinking, “What were the others?” she asked curiously
“to put the as simply as possible, an object would stay still or moving unless something causes it not to and F=MA. F=MA is an equation that links mass force and acceleration. They are still very important for us today.” Tom spoke as he was common knowledge to humans before letting out a chuckle “Newton is the deadliest son of a bitch in space."
Rhea picked up on the insult even if it didn’t translate very well but she got the point. She and Tom then started to help load up equipment, Tom was trusting Kobo to look after anything He wasn’t planning on using to fight.
Everywhere carts were being loaded up with families and supplies. Tom saw Kham help a female Fevarian and a couple of children into a cart, they looked lightly wounded. `I think I heard something about Kham being married or something` Tom thought to himself.
Tom made sure everyone of importance had an earpiece he was glad when a network-wide alert was issued from his suit. “Hostile shuttles inbound, looks like they plan on landing outside of the village to the south. Combat protocols activated. ETA about half an hour at most.”
The shouts to get moving intensified and got urgent, Tom nodded over to Rhea who just finished loading the cart and got on as Kobo carrying Fal rushed out. He too gave a knowing nod to Tom before getting the Tal to pull the cart.
Tom paroled about helping load carts or telling people to leave important items. the drone gave some warning but not much, Tom hoped it was enough for them to get to a safe distance it only took fifteen minutes for everyone to finally load up. Tom watched as the last cart pulled out of the village and hopefully to safety.
“Ready?” Tom asked his developing AI companion. “Yes,” it responded, its voice sounding worried but determined and very clearly male, “I’m about to light them up with E-war, that and the flair you kept from your pod’s survival kit will be a massive beacon.”
Tom took out the single-use flair and aimed it at the sky and took a deep breath. The bright red ball flew into the air, emitting radio pulses in morse code. The area now getting darker but not quite dusk, yet glowed red. Tom let out a smile under his helmet.
“Let’s make history.”
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////As Tom was getting his sword and plasma pistol ready his suit was already engaging the threat. Pings of radar, hacking attempts, and even just trying to throw insults over anything that looked like a comms network. It imagined it sinking its teeth into the exposed flesh of its foe and doing everything it could to rip them apart and make them bleed so Tom could finish them off.
It wasn’t very effective and it go pushback like biting down on bits of armour instead of exposed flesh or something tried to kick it off and struggled and even got a weak hit in.
There was something like it out there fighting back but both couldn’t get an advantage other the other.
`What was it? ` It asked itself. He knew he was going to become an AI at some point but Who was he? A loyal companion sounded about right so did a friend. A hero and a protector made a strange warm feeling and a rage towards the incoming threat appear within them.
They growled at the manifestation of the enemy with fangs bared. Without realizing it he made himself an avatar. A mighty dire wolf ready to fight alongside his friend. The name Apollo popped into its virtual head.
The influence of the planet was clear, and the stress of electronic warfare woke up something... A fully aware AI. Apollo still had much to learn and to deal with but now wasn’t the time it had a job to do.
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“Knight, Incoming infantry at three o’clock, a mix of Fevarians and those squids with various weapons. No sign of a mech yet but I feel its systems about.” Apollo Reported “they are entering the village and splitting up. I’m marking locations and alerting you for any important threats.”
“Thanks, understood.”
Tom’s exploded into a run his amours limiter now massively increased the neural links that were suppressed outside of combat opening up and letting a flood of information into his brain. He could not just see the Threats on the HUD but feel them too and almost instantly react to them.
Tom charged crashing though a hut and out to a stunned group of squids. They didn’t have the time to turn their weapons onto Tom before he cut them down with his super-heated sword sending water and blood spattering about.
Before his mind could process it he dogged out of the way of a beam weapon being shot at him from another squad a mix of Fevarians and squids. A perfect shot with the plasma pistol downed one of the ten squids. Tom rushed in cutting down the squids before hesitating as he looked at the Fevarians, they raised the rifles they were holding towards him.
It was clear they had implants, the metal poking out parts of their body. The poor things look terrified and like they didn’t want to be there. Tom tried his best to make it quick. Tom was glad he couldn’t smell the brunt flesh.
That wasn’t the last of Them that was two squads look like there were two left. Tom started to head his way towards the next squad when Apollo warned him, “Incoming shuttle!”
The alien shuttle that shared the aquatic theme the xenos had going in the mech few above the village. Its ominous shadow passed over Tom darkening the glow from the flair. Before Tom could turn around to get a good look at it a thunderous crashing sound emanated from behind him.
Dogging to the side glowing particle beams barely missed Tom and vaporised a hut that was just in front of him. He Thew himself to the side to get behind a solid stone wall. It was late to the party but the mech was here.
“I need intel” Tom was shouting inside his suit as he moved about trying to stay away from the thrall squads and buildings between him and the mech. He was lucky his movement was faster than both and was much more planned out and organised.
“knight, from what little data I can get, that thing is built like a tank. Your rifle will work but I recommend using the sword due to what seems like weak hardpoints and slower movement speed. Disabling the target could lead to valuable intel and freeing the enslaved Fevarians.” Apollo’s voice was confident which shocked Tom before a smile of realisation came across his face. “what’s with newly awaken AI’s and wanting to prove themselves.”
Tom took a deep breath as he took in the situation. One squad behind him, a mech in front of him and one squad to his left. All of them had some form of a building between him and them. Both Tom and his foes needed line of sight to fire. His rifle and the mech’s main weapons could likely ignore the cover the village gave them.
“Ok let’s do this.”
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They made good progress but Rhea with the rest of the Fevarians could still see the home they abandoned. Flashes of light came from it soon flowed by sounds of explosions. She was worried. Not knowing what was happening and doing nothing but sitting in the back of the cart was eating up at her. That’s when she saw it, a skyship heading right for them. It soared overhead before gently descending towards the ground.
She grabbed two of the rifles that was in the cart along with ammo and jumped off before anyone realised what she did, “Kham! They are going to attack us!” The panic in her voice was clear but she had to do something, she hoped Tom was keeping most of them off their backs. From the sounds of explosions and the flashes going off, he had something much bigger to deal with.
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Captain here,
part one of the end of act 1. I wanted to get this out of the way first since i want to spend more time on part 2. so I may miss with within a week upload.
also garrmely seems to suck and glitch out when you have documents of about 21000 words so having to paste the chapter into a blank word dock to proof read. is that a me problem or a gramerly problem?
Amway, like I said I want to spend more time on part 2 and my time is on the limited side for a little bit I hope I can get it out for next weekend (not the one this week the one after).
Like always thanks for reading, Captain signing off.

Also businesses: Says that you have an interview and literally tells you they’re not hiring and only doing this for the government funding.
MAYBE THATS WHY YOU DONT HAVE ANYONE WORKING FOR YOU, FUCKING IDIOTS! I had this happen to me, and it’s still pissing me off!

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It's only been a few days since some interesting GTA VI gameplay was leaked. The leak, which was authenticated by Rockstar Games, confirmed the location to be Vice City, and that there would be male and female protagonists. Some eagle-eyed viewers noticed something about GTA Online, though. What they found was an art asset that seemed quite familiar. A texture asset specifically.
Those viewers of the leak video noticed a Vice City Metro sticker in the Arena War update for Grand Theft Auto Online that hit a while back. ViceCityMetroMule GTAO White Back Art Asset from Grand Theft Auto Online showing the Vice City Metro Mule Logo
The original tweet no longer displays the side by side imagery, unfortunately. The Arena War Update for Grand Theft Auto Online was release four years ago after all. While this is interesting, it is not uncommon for developers to re-use assets, especially if there isn't a significant change to the artwork. Asset re-use can shorten development time in most cases and it is not limited to video games. Many people are familiar with the "Pixar Easter Eggs" in that film studio's pieces. It's an excellent way to not waste development cycles on things like debris and common texture work that is repeated throughout the virtual worlds -- whether in games or movies.
It is also not uncommon for Rockstar to hide Easter eggs in their games that may reference other games in the same series, or different titles altogether. Bully even included a Grand Theft Auto vehicle asset in its shop class. Sometimes the developers just throw in things to drive community interest, such as the inclusion of Bigfoot in a later patch of GTA V. Another fun Easter egg is known as the "Mount Chiliad Mystery." When it was found, players suspected it meant there was a jetpack somewhere in GTA V -- there wasn't -- but one eventually appeared in a GTA Online Mission
gta online arena war t shirts T-Shirts from the GTA Online Arena War Update
It's definitely an interesting inclusion, but it's certainly not the only reference to Vice City within GTA V and GTA Online. There's an entire wiki article on Vice City related Easter eggs on the fan wiki for Grand Theft Auto. Still, this particular metro logo was not seen until GTA Online, and now in the unauthorized leak, so in a way, players had confirmation Vice City would be used in GTA VI, if they were paying attention and connected the dots.