JNR (Civ Modding)
@jnr-modding.bsky.social
Modder for Sid Meier's Civilization VI and VII. Steam Workshop: https://steamcommunity.com/id/jnr13/myworkshopfiles/
Always gets a chuckle from me.
December 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Always gets a chuckle from me.
Localize as in translate from English to something else? Curious what the solution was. My heart says it would be cute to find a quote native to that language from a poet of analogue standing there (e.g. from Goethe or Schiller for German) but I cannot imagine that's feasible in production.
December 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Localize as in translate from English to something else? Curious what the solution was. My heart says it would be cute to find a quote native to that language from a poet of analogue standing there (e.g. from Goethe or Schiller for German) but I cannot imagine that's feasible in production.
Oh lol I found one.
December 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Oh lol I found one.
Submitting this one for Civ VII until someone finds a more genius one where buildings of multiple cultures are stacked or so.
December 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Submitting this one for Civ VII until someone finds a more genius one where buildings of multiple cultures are stacked or so.
I was just gonna say, Disco Elysium, Outer Wilds, and Slay The Spire are the perfect case for the "three* industries in a trench coat" argument.
*(more than three ofc, just respecting the meme here)
*(more than three ofc, just respecting the meme here)
December 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I was just gonna say, Disco Elysium, Outer Wilds, and Slay The Spire are the perfect case for the "three* industries in a trench coat" argument.
*(more than three ofc, just respecting the meme here)
*(more than three ofc, just respecting the meme here)
The only cinematics a game should have is the intro. Imho it's fine to publish among other stuff before release, but if it's the only thing then the relevant information for me is effectively the same info that I'd get from an earnings call leak amounting to nothing more than "it's in development."
December 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The only cinematics a game should have is the intro. Imho it's fine to publish among other stuff before release, but if it's the only thing then the relevant information for me is effectively the same info that I'd get from an earnings call leak amounting to nothing more than "it's in development."
Would you have battles play out Cities: Skylines style or Sim City 4 style? That is, keep the current system but with direct command taken away, an agent-based simulation - or abstract it into a more stochastic system where the battlefield becomes a topological map, to keep the metro analogy.
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Would you have battles play out Cities: Skylines style or Sim City 4 style? That is, keep the current system but with direct command taken away, an agent-based simulation - or abstract it into a more stochastic system where the battlefield becomes a topological map, to keep the metro analogy.
so wild that this seems to be fringe knowledge as if we wouldn't have a Buddhist nationalist genocide ongoing for almost a whole decade by now
December 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
so wild that this seems to be fringe knowledge as if we wouldn't have a Buddhist nationalist genocide ongoing for almost a whole decade by now
I hate when games don't offer this despite being available for console. Like, I'd love to play Stellaris on the couch with my Steam Controller if I could actually switch the PC version to the console UI...
December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I hate when games don't offer this despite being available for console. Like, I'd love to play Stellaris on the couch with my Steam Controller if I could actually switch the PC version to the console UI...
Same but at least it rewarded us with this absolutely unhinged fact:
> Her content includes cosplay of characters from children's movies such as Harry Potter, Matilda and Beauty and the Beast, and partially undressed photographs of herself captioned with details of her father's autopsy.
> Her content includes cosplay of characters from children's movies such as Harry Potter, Matilda and Beauty and the Beast, and partially undressed photographs of herself captioned with details of her father's autopsy.
December 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Same but at least it rewarded us with this absolutely unhinged fact:
> Her content includes cosplay of characters from children's movies such as Harry Potter, Matilda and Beauty and the Beast, and partially undressed photographs of herself captioned with details of her father's autopsy.
> Her content includes cosplay of characters from children's movies such as Harry Potter, Matilda and Beauty and the Beast, and partially undressed photographs of herself captioned with details of her father's autopsy.
Imho problem with KoH is that the jank is too much part of its charme to draw good inspiration from it.
Still, KoH2 was solid. Field of Glory: Medieval, too. Yet almost nobody plays them. I'm not sure the setting as a whole is "in" right now. CK3 is an exception cornering an already tight market.
Still, KoH2 was solid. Field of Glory: Medieval, too. Yet almost nobody plays them. I'm not sure the setting as a whole is "in" right now. CK3 is an exception cornering an already tight market.
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Imho problem with KoH is that the jank is too much part of its charme to draw good inspiration from it.
Still, KoH2 was solid. Field of Glory: Medieval, too. Yet almost nobody plays them. I'm not sure the setting as a whole is "in" right now. CK3 is an exception cornering an already tight market.
Still, KoH2 was solid. Field of Glory: Medieval, too. Yet almost nobody plays them. I'm not sure the setting as a whole is "in" right now. CK3 is an exception cornering an already tight market.
idk if that's a hot or cold take, but imho they were cooking with the personality-focused stuff in TW3K, so sticking to feudalism isn't a bad move. But they must be excellent to split the gap between CK3 and AoE and come close to the standards those games set to succeed with an "a bit of both" game.
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
idk if that's a hot or cold take, but imho they were cooking with the personality-focused stuff in TW3K, so sticking to feudalism isn't a bad move. But they must be excellent to split the gap between CK3 and AoE and come close to the standards those games set to succeed with an "a bit of both" game.
Took an ethics journalism class as part of my electives and now reading the news makes me depressed but for other reasons than it makes most people depressed, so that's something I guess
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Took an ethics journalism class as part of my electives and now reading the news makes me depressed but for other reasons than it makes most people depressed, so that's something I guess
Not meaning to be a doomer, it's still worth opposing this in every possible way. I just wouldn't count on the government leading the charge. Or even forming the rearguard.
At best, negative economic impact of AI use due to consumer choice might prompt the government to give it a second thought.
At best, negative economic impact of AI use due to consumer choice might prompt the government to give it a second thought.
November 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Not meaning to be a doomer, it's still worth opposing this in every possible way. I just wouldn't count on the government leading the charge. Or even forming the rearguard.
At best, negative economic impact of AI use due to consumer choice might prompt the government to give it a second thought.
At best, negative economic impact of AI use due to consumer choice might prompt the government to give it a second thought.
And state-level culture funding in Germany is incredibly parochial. If you see a German film, you might the plot taking place across several states for seemingly no reason. The reason is that they needed funding from several states, each requring the work to promote the state in some way.
November 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
And state-level culture funding in Germany is incredibly parochial. If you see a German film, you might the plot taking place across several states for seemingly no reason. The reason is that they needed funding from several states, each requring the work to promote the state in some way.
The minister in charge of that fund might be one of the most AI uncritical technology ministers in the OECD.
Also, this is a federal business subsidy to improve competiveness, not a culture subsidy to support artists. Art and culture are an exclusive competence of the states.
Also, this is a federal business subsidy to improve competiveness, not a culture subsidy to support artists. Art and culture are an exclusive competence of the states.
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The minister in charge of that fund might be one of the most AI uncritical technology ministers in the OECD.
Also, this is a federal business subsidy to improve competiveness, not a culture subsidy to support artists. Art and culture are an exclusive competence of the states.
Also, this is a federal business subsidy to improve competiveness, not a culture subsidy to support artists. Art and culture are an exclusive competence of the states.
This is the main reason I don't like conquering in Civ. Even though I enjoy the *process* itself, I feel like that by eliminating other civs, I am removing content. Each elimination makes the diplomatic world smaller, has fewer cultures prospering alongside you, etc. It just feels more sterile.
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
This is the main reason I don't like conquering in Civ. Even though I enjoy the *process* itself, I feel like that by eliminating other civs, I am removing content. Each elimination makes the diplomatic world smaller, has fewer cultures prospering alongside you, etc. It just feels more sterile.
You can't just drop this without specifying the exact type of pear!
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
You can't just drop this without specifying the exact type of pear!
Homer: Oooh linear scene? But I wanted a real choice!
Homer's Brain: A dialogue choice can be very real.
Homer: Explain How!
Homer's Brain: Being asked what to say makes me hurt more than not being asked what to say.
Homer: Whooohooo!
Homer's Brain: A dialogue choice can be very real.
Homer: Explain How!
Homer's Brain: Being asked what to say makes me hurt more than not being asked what to say.
Homer: Whooohooo!
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Homer: Oooh linear scene? But I wanted a real choice!
Homer's Brain: A dialogue choice can be very real.
Homer: Explain How!
Homer's Brain: Being asked what to say makes me hurt more than not being asked what to say.
Homer: Whooohooo!
Homer's Brain: A dialogue choice can be very real.
Homer: Explain How!
Homer's Brain: Being asked what to say makes me hurt more than not being asked what to say.
Homer: Whooohooo!
No idea if Hawaiians were the best choice, but they sure were the coolest and most fitting!
November 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
No idea if Hawaiians were the best choice, but they sure were the coolest and most fitting!
A significant part of the audience never had a proper job. I don't mean this as derogatory, it's just an age thing. The average age of players has increased, but so has their total number, so the amount of kids and emotional teenagers in there is still massive - and they have the most time to post.
October 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A significant part of the audience never had a proper job. I don't mean this as derogatory, it's just an age thing. The average age of players has increased, but so has their total number, so the amount of kids and emotional teenagers in there is still massive - and they have the most time to post.
"AAA is reskinned slop where we are asked to buy the same game over and over, but if you dare change anything, we'll say "it's a good game, but it's not a good [franchise name] game!"
October 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
"AAA is reskinned slop where we are asked to buy the same game over and over, but if you dare change anything, we'll say "it's a good game, but it's not a good [franchise name] game!"
"What's your policy on policing?"
"We're going to abolish the police."
"So their budget is free for other stuff?"
"No, someone we'll keep 90% of the budget tied up in it."
"Yes, this makes sense, it totally isn't a policy I just made up for my article, thanks."
"We're going to abolish the police."
"So their budget is free for other stuff?"
"No, someone we'll keep 90% of the budget tied up in it."
"Yes, this makes sense, it totally isn't a policy I just made up for my article, thanks."
October 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
"What's your policy on policing?"
"We're going to abolish the police."
"So their budget is free for other stuff?"
"No, someone we'll keep 90% of the budget tied up in it."
"Yes, this makes sense, it totally isn't a policy I just made up for my article, thanks."
"We're going to abolish the police."
"So their budget is free for other stuff?"
"No, someone we'll keep 90% of the budget tied up in it."
"Yes, this makes sense, it totally isn't a policy I just made up for my article, thanks."
Was wondering where the discourse is, comments just seemed generally supportive. Thought "Maybe it's the quotes?" so I clicked on those and immediately got a bluesky meme user/reply bingo.
- everything's bad
- Trump's fault
- the games are bad
- slur
Thanks for letting this site deliver once more!
- everything's bad
- Trump's fault
- the games are bad
- slur
Thanks for letting this site deliver once more!
October 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Was wondering where the discourse is, comments just seemed generally supportive. Thought "Maybe it's the quotes?" so I clicked on those and immediately got a bluesky meme user/reply bingo.
- everything's bad
- Trump's fault
- the games are bad
- slur
Thanks for letting this site deliver once more!
- everything's bad
- Trump's fault
- the games are bad
- slur
Thanks for letting this site deliver once more!