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PaperclipPerfector  2d ago (text post)   1403 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for May 29, 2026

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When I have time for gaming (lol) I'm currently prone to hitting either Manor Lords or Factorio, in which I'm just now getting Gleba up and running after spending like 80 hours getting Vulcanus just so. 216 simultaneous rockets launching every time the cargo ship comes in is such a rush! Fulgora was first and that decision has paid off enormously. Anyway I put off Gleba for a long time because it sounded like a pain in the ass, and I mean to some degree it is and that's just the nature of the game, but actually I think it's my favorite of the three. I find it pretty and laid-back, and I like the ag vibe and weird self-sustaining supply chains. Only downside is that the surface can be a bit difficult visually.

In a hotel on a work trip tonight and was just trying to decide which of those two to play. I think sometimes about how my analogues a generation ago would have been turning on pay-per-view porn. But actually I think I'm gonna watch a couple-few hours of Legend of Galactic Heroes. It's that kind of night.

Original LoGH is better than the remake. But the remake has a great opening song.

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