So I’m going to once again say, make sure to read my previous ramble!
There’s a giveaway event for some exclusive Lily and Nanako merch!
Want to reserve a keychain in advance~? Go the the discord ASAP!

Anyway I’ve got really stuck in to Satisfactory, and I’m looking forward to how this game evolves in the future too!
I’ve been enjoying noticing the little differences from older lets plays. And I have to say all the changes made are really well thought out.
My only complaint is the increased demand for water in the newer updates making the “easy” starting spot ironically more difficult.
For example, coal power used to only need coal but now it needs coal and water. There’s only two viable sources of water in the newcomer suggested starting zone.

Well it wasn’t too much of a problem for me because I went exploring and stuff and found an ideal spot for me. You should watch my backlog on twitter and enjoy my adventure with me!
INDUSTRY AND DOMINATION!

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» Vol. 2: Chapter 64 «

Big news guys, so big in fact I probably won’t have any other news for a while!
Now some of you readers may recall that some time ago Silva got some special chibi keychains made for Lily and Nanako!
Well mine arrived a while back and they’re super cool. I rotate which is on my keys with my Sakura one from 22/7.

Oops got distracted.
Anyway there’s going to be a giveaway event where you could win one running all this August!
The official rules will be posted soon and I will make sure to link that in a future pre-chapter ramble.

There will also be some extra keychains on sale in the event you’re feeling generous or want to get one of each girl! (Or maybe you just don’t feel like you’ll win?)
Anyway it’s a good chance to get in because I love my two.
Want to reserve a keychain in advance~? Go the the discord ASAP!

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» Vol. 2: Chapter 63 «

Rather than using my pre-chapter ramble to talk about important things like anime updates, novel releases, world news or other boring things; I’m gonna shamelessly advertised here.
When this chapter goes live I am probably in the middle of streaming on twitch. Assuming I haven’t gone for a dinner break. Might have done that.
Well anyway you can catch me streaming after my dinner break too anyway. Will let you know.
Probably playing Satisfactory…might be Valkyria. Depends on my mood.

Oh right actually I do have something important to talk about that isn’t shameless advertising.
Would you guys suggest I commission some art of my original characters or continue saving for a potential GPU upgrade?
Or a bit of both, save some money for the GPU and get one piece of art done but skip out on some new games for a bit?
Decisions decisions.

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» Vol. 2: Chapter 62 «

My rating of Satisfactory is that it is satisfactory.
Well I managed to get a bit further in, according to the guides I’m still in the early game though. Ha.
My current bottleneck is POWAH.
However I recently researched the ability to make coal power plants! So my next step is to find coal.

My very own industrial revolution!
Does any remember that time I wanted to write a novel about a fantasy world in the middle of an industrial revolution?
That is in fact the same novel I used Chloe, from Alchemist, as a character reference.
I forgot which novel my pre-chapter ramble about that was on so you’ll just have to make do if it wasn’t DSM and you didn’t read that other novel.
Steam power is such a fun thing in concept I guess.
Romantic almost.

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» Vol. 2: Chapter 61 «

So this will be a couple of days overdue by the time it posts.
(I completely forgot to mention it in yesterdays chapter releases!)

But IDOLM@STER just celebrated 15 years!
This is probably my favourite idol franchise despite never playing the games, but the original 765PRO group of girls are some of the most memorable characters I’ve ever come across.
I actually have figures of Miki, Iori and Chihaya.
They won out over the Love Live trio of Umi, Eli and Maki that were also contending for the idol slot on my shelf.

Speaking of anime figures, my Nemesis figure from Infinite Dendrogram shipped recently.
This is the last figure for the year (unless I order another one). My next figure is the Fate Anniversary Rin who I won’t be seeing for over a year.
That Rin figure is special because it’s the first figure I own to violate my ‘canon or iconic outfit only’ rule for figures.

Anyway I bet most of you skipped this because we all want the resolution to our collective bloodthirst!

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» Vol. 2: Chapter 60 «

I bought Satisfactory today.
I’m not very good at it.
But I guess it’s one of those slow start games? I dunno the game seems to be entirely about automation but it feels really hands on currently.
Although I guess I know what’s limiting me most currently.

I’ll keep throwing myself at it and see how things work out though!
Part of the problem is the way I play games like this is so inefficient and in a game about optimisation that does not mesh well.

Oh right uhm….content warning for this chapter I guess?
Yeah just uhm……be mentally prepared?

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» Vol. 2: Chapter 59 «

J-Novel club is in the middle of going through a site overhaul, I wonder if silva will murder me if I link to them?
Well basically they’re looking for feedback on the beta version of their new site, which you can find if you go to their forums on their normal site!
Please do give them lots of useful feedback because right now the site has some weird flaws and minor annoyances.
The ones I’ve picked up have already been mentioned by others so far I think, so it looks like the process is going well.

Also you should totally buy some novels from them.
I’m not saying this because sometimes I proofread for them at all.
They’re a genuinely good company.

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