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Tagging all the lovely people interested in Civ
@Darkbringer105 @Telana @Marbass @KalianVan @Tzunamis @ShogunTaira @SyntheticPlayer
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18 hours ago, Kell said:
Pacing: Maybe we can go every two months and the last two weeks could be break/voting on a new book? Or similar go one month and then two weeks off/voting so it would be every month and a half? We could change it up depending on the length/complexity of the book.
Discussion: Maybe for that month we could have a discussion every week that breaks up the book by chapters evenly, for example an 8 chapter book would be 4 discussions. Week 1 chapters 1-2, week 2 chapters 3-4....etc. That way nobody gets spoilored and we can monitor how everyone is getting along.
Great ideas! I love the breakdown of timeframes and discussing the books in sections instead of just at the end!
A book every other month would probably be a better timeframe and allow more people to participate
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On 10/4/2018 at 9:29 AM, Nethian said:
Currently reading (sorry re-reading) the Harry Potter series just because its been a really long time...
Also re-reading The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch which is book 1 of the Gentleman Bastard series.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29588376-the-lies-of-locke-lamora?from_search=true
I was planning on starting the Stormlight Archive books again by Sanderson but since I found all your suggestions, I have so many more options!
Harry Potter for life! I really need to re-read those again, it has been far too long since I did.
How is the Gentleman Bastard series? I haven't read them yet.
Also, the Stormlight Archive is absolutely amazing. I listened to the graphic-audio audiobook for most of the first two, definitely a great experience for me
So many books, so little time...
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I am currently reading
Extinction Machine (Joe Ledger series #5) by Jonathan Maberry
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15793091-extinction-machine
Rise of Aen by Damian Shishkin (I ran into this local author at a fan expo a few years ago and after a good chat I bought the first two books on the spot. Have purchased the rest of the series since then).
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21443364-rise-of-aen
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I'm having trouble getting my hands on a copy of this, if it just me? Does anyone have a link to an online store where I can buy it?
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Just now, RhemaTom said:
Thank you for the kind words. It would be much appreciated if you could leave a review on Amazon.
No problem! I will do that
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So I really enjoyed this novel! I felt bad because I have several books going for me at once while getting started in this one.
However, once Whisper and Baric started on their expedition with the other Rangers, I did not put this book down until I was finished reading! I felt like there was a strong influence from Lord of the Rings, but the story and backgrounds were well thought out and perfectly capable of being on their own! I really liked the calendar system used. My only complaint is that is wasn't long enough
Definitely will be getting the rest of the series soon so I can continue the adventure. Been awhile since I started a series that was already completed.Thank you @RhemaTom for this delightful read
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Hello all you bookworms!
Apologies for the mass tagging but I'd like to build upon our group Book of the Month participation and further activity within the group. Seems like we don't have a lot of people on the current list, this is possibly because this thread is super secretive? Not sure
. BotM participation has been less every month while membership keeps growing steadily, so maybe tagging everyone at once will help!
If you would like to be added to the notification list, please either like this post or comment with below
Notifications are not that frequent, mostly you'd be notified when Nominations start, when voting for the BotM opens, and when discussion begins.
Happy reading!!
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Goblin it is! Better go grab your copies everyone
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I was trying to find a way to insert my Goodreads currently reading shelf widget into my signature or a forum post... but I guess there is no html support for that?
Anyway, I am currently working on three books!
New Spring by Robert Jordan - this is my first attempt on reading Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. Very easy and interesting read so far!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187065.New_Spring
A Whisper in the Shadows by Tom Fallwell - the September BotM
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31567511-a-whisper-in-the-shadows
Extinction Machine by Jonathan Maberry - #5 in the Joe Ledger series. Trying hard to get caught up on this series since #10 is coming out this month!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15793091-extinction-machine
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@Kriege7 Congrats!!!! That is awesome
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Discussion is now open for this novel by @RhemaTom! I am still finishing this one up, but will be posting my comments soon
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Alright everyone, the poll is up!! I added Fireman by Joe Hill just to give a third option
Please get the votes in by Friday October 5th.
@RhemaTom @Cyth27@Ellenore@Nyx
Goblin: A Novel in Six Novellas by Josh Malerman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36044967-goblin?ac=1&from_search=true
It by Stephen King
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/830502.It?from_search=true
Fireman by Joe Hill
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29875363-the-fireman?from_search=true
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Votes will start in a couple days, anyone else have recommendations?
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Just a reminder that September is coming to a close and we'll be discussing this book soon
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I'll be there!
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Another peek
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10 minutes ago, RhemaTom said:
I only read the one book. Didn't even know it was a series. lol
Lol oops... That was a typo! Not a series haha. Great book though
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On 9/12/2018 at 3:04 PM, RhemaTom said:
It by Stephen King.
I made it through this for the first time a few years ago. What a read! I wonder if the fellow RoHians are up to the challenge?
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I am very excited for the 10th installment of the Joe Ledger series by Jonathan Maberry next month. Although I am currently only on #4, this guy really knows how to deliver consistently and give you a thrill.
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@SyntheticPlayer I am loving the Dresden Files. It usually takes me a bit to get into each book, but once you get a good chunk in then the book just flies by and I'm all of a sudden done!
For further urban fantasy and something a little different for a magic system, I would recommend the Night Watch series by Sergei Lukyanenko https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/359375.Night_Watch
It's been translated from Russian and audiobooks in English are also available now (that is how I made it through most of the series).
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Oh this is going to be grand!!
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Dev diary #124, Part 4 of 4 for Planetary Rework.
Hello everyone and welcome to another Stellaris development diary. Today we're going to continue on the topic that we started on in Dev Diary #121: The Planetary Rework coming in the 2.2 'Le Guin' update. As this is a massive topic that affects many areas of the game, we've split it into four parts. Today's part is the last one, in which we'll be talking about how some special empires and planets such as Hive Minds, Machine Empires and Habitats will work under the new planetary rework system.
Gestalt Consciousnesses
One of the aims of the Planetary Rework was that we wanted to be able to present the different kinds of societies in Stellaris as actually being different on the planet. Under the old system, the planet of a Gestalt Consciousness feels very much like the planet of any other empire, save for a few minor differences such as the fact that the pops don't have happiness. Under Le Guin, this will change considerably, with Hive Minds and Machine Empires getting their own districts, buildings, strata, jobs and planetary mechanics. Hive Minds and Machine Empires share some mechanical differences with normal empires - they do not produce Trade Value and have no internal trade routes (more on this in a later DD), their pops lack Happiness, and instead of Crime they have Deviancy, representing Drones that malfunction or go rogue in some manner. Instead of the normal Strata, pops are generally divided into Simple Drones and Complex Drones, with the previous producing amenities and raw resources and the latter producing research, unity and finished goods. Amenities for Gestalts represents the necessary maintenance capacity required for planet to be functional, and impacts Stability directly instead of affecting Pop Happiness. Stability is still a factor for Gestalts, representing how smoothly the planet is functioning as a part of the collective. A low-stability Gestalt planet will not experience revolts if there are only drones present on it, but it will be impaired in other ways, such as resource production penalties. Gestalts also not produce or require luxury goods, with the sole exception of Rogue Servitors that need it for their bio-trophies.
Hive Minds
In Le Guin, the planets of Hive Minds are focused around rapid growth. Instead of City districts, Hive Minds have Hive districts that provide a very large amount of housing, and each of their raw resource districts provides three jobs where a normal empire only gets two. Hive Minds use the normal biological Pop Growth mechanic, and can also make use of migration mechanics internally - drones will emigrate from overcrowded worlds and immigrate to worlds with free housing. Hive Minds also have a special building, the Spawning Pool, that provides Spawning Drone jobs which use a large amount of food to increase the rate of pop growth on the planet. Furthermore, Hive Minds have their own set of capital buildings that lack the 'colony shelter' level - a newly colonized Hive Mind planet has a fully functional capital present from day one. All of these mechanics make Hive Minds ideal for a 'wide' playstyle, expanding rapidly and claiming huge swathes of space for the Hive.
Machine Empires
Machine Empires share some similarities with Hive Minds, but rather than being focused on rapid growth, their primary focus is efficient use of resources. Like the Hive Minds, they have their own version of housing district, the Nexus District, and their resource extraction districts also provide three jobs where normal empires get two, but in addition to this they also have substantial bonuses to finished goods production, with jobs such as the Fabricator being a more efficient and productive variant of the regular alloy-producing Metallurgist. However, this comes at the expense of being unable to naturally produce new pops, having to rely on costly Replicator jobs to construct new drones. Machine Empires are ideal for an empire that wants to be self-sustaining, and truly shine when they have access to numerous kinds of natural resources.
Habitats
Finally, another mechanic from a previous expansion that is changing considerably in Le Guin is Habitats. Habitats are still acquired and constructed in the same way as before, but rather than being size 12 planets with a handful of unique buildings, Habitats are now a mere size 6 (8 with Master Builders), but have their own entirely unique set of Districts. Rather than building City, Mining, Farming or Generator districts, Habitats have the following districts available:- Habitation District: Provides housing
- Research District: Provides researcher jobs
- Trade District: Provides trade value jobs (Non-Gestalt only)
- Leisure District: Provides unity and amenities jobs (Non-Gestalt only)
- Reactor District: Provides energy-producing jobs (Gestalt only)
No matter the type, each District built on a Habitat provides a fixed amount of infrastructure (currently 5, or 1 building per 2 districts). Habitats can support most regular planetary buildings, and so can be further specialized towards for example trade, goods production or research, but lack virtually all ability to produce raw resources. Since research and unity penalties scale towards an empire's number of districts rather than planets in the Le Guin update, they are also highly efficient for tall empires, as Habitat districts provide a larger amount of housing, infrastructure and jobs compared to regular planet districts.
(NOTE: This interface is extremely WIP, the finished version will have non-placeholder art and better district number display, among other things)
That's all for today! Next week we're finally moving on to the rest of the Le Guin update, starting with the Galactic Market. We may be done talking about the planetary rework (for now), but there's much more to the update we've yet to even begin showing you!
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