Impish Kat

I got a chuckle out of this .. "OMG, I can't use my inspies!"

hee hee hee

But the setting that got me was the "AT powers only" setting. No Maneuvers or CJ for the squishy 'fender.

Good Times.

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Updated the List ...

Remember, KISS:
Keep
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Most of the "outdoor" settings I've seen have been in a "park" or "woods"... but I do recall a clever little "cabin".

I could see making facades with desks/counters, using ramps as "awnings" and tiles for sidewalks. There are plenty of lamp options that could be used for streetlights. Windows and doors might be a little tricky, but I'm sure there are more ideas out there.

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It's a fair question that we hear variations on in the base forums quite a bit.

I personally don't have a good answer for ya.
Best I can do is offer a handy guide to building small bases.
There are several options in it that try give the best bang for your buck.

The first thing lots of folks do is get the "first 15" prestige bonus by loading their base with alts.
The next quickest way to earn prestige is to run with a lvl 50 in SG mode. The ratio is still peanuts, but at least at that level it's bigger peanuts.
The marketeers are running a project now, building a "top ranked" base by purchasing their prestige. It has been quite successful (you go, 88's!). The only hang-up is earning certain badges to unlock some of the cool base shineys.

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You will need to go into your SG settings and change the symbol each time.

Go to the "super" tab in the top of your chat window, and your roster will come up.
There is a "settings" tab... The first "page" will look like a document with all the basic settings on a "form". Click in each area to edit the pertinent information. The symbol can be found at the bottom left of the page, alongside your color choices.

Remember, when you set a banner with a symbol, it applies to all banners of that "type"... so to get different letters or symbols, you need a different banner type for each one.

Hope that's helpful, sorry if it's repetitive.

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First time pickling.
She picked the recipes.
We did them with the water bath canning method.

The sweets required some pre-cooking, so I expect them to be a bit mushy, though we did cut the chips pretty thick.

The Koshers were cut into spears, raw/cold packed, then filled with hot brine and processed in the water bath.

Thinking on it a bit, I'm guessing the "mushiness" comes from the cooking process.
From what I understand (and I admit my understanding is limited) true pickling does not require cooking, but rather soaking in brine for a good month or more. I imagine that is why "true" pickles are crunchier.

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eeeeewwwww, D_R, yer weeeeeeiiirrd!

j/k


I will be helping a friend pickle cucumbers tonight, sweets & koshers... yum!

I am drinking... well, technically it's not tea, but an herbal infusion.
I am drinking an infusion of comfrey in an effort to help a bad disk heal up.
Comfrey was used for centuries to assist in the healing of bones & cartilage, but it's recently gotten a bad rap due to misuse and studies skewed with massive dosages. Having done my research and consultations, I am comfortable with how I am using it.
It's kinda bland... like grass... so I add a few mint leaves. Mint makes it nice.

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Today... glad.
Glad to not hear the phone ringing every 20 minutes with yet another automated "get out the vote for so-in-so" call.

Ahhhh... the silence is golden.

I'll be helping my friend tonight... pickling...
So, I'll prolly end up going to bed with my hands and hair smelling of vinegar, dill & garlic.... mmmmmm.

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Shadestorm started up an excellent thread in the Base Forums for "pie in the sky" ideas and brainstorms on how to make bases more "content worthy", and therefore more appealing to the larger game community.

You might want to take a look

I don't think we need a copycat version of another game feature for bases.
I'd like to see bases come into their own... again.

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I think (big guess here) the reason doorways have special rules about decor & such is because they are "spawn points" for raiding. Changing the doors to accept decor would require a complete re-coding of that aspect. So, something that seems simple, is actually more complicated.

That being said, I do wonder if it would be possible to add in a "non-spawn" door as an option in the editor.

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See also Azrhiaz's excellent visual compilation of defense items.

Hope that helps a little

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I honestly don't think this is the way to go about it.

There is no doubt in my mind that the devs are aware of the Big Consolidated List, as it has been in existence for at least 3 years (I was just the most recent one to update it).

Support is not going to be able to help us here.

It will just muddy the waters, I'm afraid.


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Yes, the cumbersome nature of the editor is frustrating at times. It's been suggested in the past that we really need some better editing tools for rearranging rooms.

If you are just creating a storage base, you shouldn't need a lot of power & control.

Also, you can only have a max of 18 storage units (includes all salvage, enhancement & insps) for a base, no matter the size. Each of the "small" work rooms can hold 9 storage units, so I find that 2 of those rooms is perfect for a small base.

If you are actually including 'porters in your base, then I can see how you would need more power & control. A trick to scaling back on those expenses is to set up only 1 or 2 pads with respective beacons, have all the other beacons on a different wall, and "swap" them out in edit mode as needed. This trick should allow you to use the cheaper oversight center with the combo unit, instead of the separate, more expensive power & control rooms and their required units.

If you are dead set on "burning it down", remember... you won't be able to delete salvage units if they have salvage in them. You will need to g-mail all your salvage to yourself, one piece at a time... and I believe there is a cap on that as well... (150 per day?).

Also, if you have 'porters, deleting them means you will need to re-craft them later. You will get the prestige back, but you will not get the salvage back.


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From the i18 patch notes (<-- linky):