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Comment by Billy Mailman on How do you attract the rarest religion resource?...

@gatherer, yeah, if you're editing your save, there's some internal caching of certain resource amounts/rates/chances for things that might not be updated.

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Comment by Billy Mailman on Should I play Enemy Unknown before Enemy Within?

Even then, most of the Enemy Within stuff is optional, and also earned over time, like Gene Mods/MEC Troopers. I can definitely see EXALT being a pain for someone who's not as good at such games, though.

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Comment by Billy Mailman on Can I reset my Badass Points?

Well, you can upgrade that stat next time if it comes up. I've several times hit the wrong one, and had the one I wanted vanish for a few points.

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Comment by Billy Mailman on What does it mean to say Griffons are hostile...

It does not have diminishing returns.

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Comment by Billy Mailman on When are Woodcutters more efficient than refining...

@GlenWheeler They could change things, and I haven't really sat down to work out the math (since by then, you're looking at all the related upgrades, max level kittens, etc.), but my experience is that...

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Comment by Billy Mailman on Are valuables used for anything or can I sell...

@spugsley Huh, thought I'd accidentally sold something for one of those. Kinda odd that those ones don't then end up in Crafting Materials. grumble. Thanks for that.

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Comment by Billy Mailman on Who can I get as companion?

FYI, the last two can actually happen in the opposite order, depending on whether you choose In Hushed Whispers or Champions of the Just.

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Comment by Billy Mailman on Are there any disadvantages to dispelling demons...

@JonK Demons show up in missions without their being rifts around. Especially in some of the main quest missions. Depending on difficulty, missing out on that bonus can certainly hurt in a few spots, yes.

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Comment by Billy Mailman on Can I get the Emprise shards without killing this...

Huh. Never would have thought of that. Looks like it lets the Ocularum be activated by Tactical mode, but won't let you walk up those rocks correctly that way. Being mid-animation stops it from messing...

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Comment by Billy Mailman on What is the difference between a masterwork...

FYI: Those aren't even the same item type. One's a grip for dual-blade daggers, which are the rogue AoE weapon, and the other's a grip for regular daggers, which are the non-AoE weapon.

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Comment by Billy Mailman on What does it mean when a mission is illegal?

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Comment by Billy Mailman on What is the difference between a masterwork...

The Masterwork slots are actually on all weapons and armour, once you get the Arcanist hired.

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Comment by Billy Mailman on How do I upgrade the matter manipulator in the...

@TomThorogood Wait, enable teleporter? You've never even gone to a planet's surface before? I think (can't check to verify, though) you need to turn the teleporter on before the MM upgrades are available.

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Comment by Billy Mailman on How to increase colony's health

@JSQuareD Someone else updated it with the more detailed numbers. I'm not 100% on the details, and was partly going off Civ V's happiness mechanic, which Health is based off, when I wrote this. IIRC,...

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Comment by Billy Mailman on Does upgrading a tank commander's equipment do...

The rifle, grenades, and armour you mentioned in the question? Yeah. I think the accessory affects tank performance, but I can't check right now.

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Answer by Billy Mailman for Do kittens continue to improve at jobs that...

Yes. Any kitten assigned to a job will gain experience in that skill. They will also slowly lose experience in skills they are not assigned to, so you really shouldn't reassign them right now if you...

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Answer by Billy Mailman for Does having multiple steamworks actually help?

Yes. Every single benefit Steamworks are capable of is benefited by having more. Specifically:Printing Press: The rate of manuscript production is equal to 0.0005 manuscripts per steamworks per tick...

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Answer by Billy Mailman for What can I do with a unicorn?

Your hunters have a chance to find unicorns when you send them out for resources. Unlike the other rare resources they find, furs and ivory, unicorns don't deplete over time. Initially, the only thing...

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Answer by Billy Mailman for Is it possible to stop the consumption of rare...

No, it is not. Part of the game code includes the following:getHyperbolicEffect: function(effect, limit){ var absEffect = Math.abs(effect); var maxUndiminished = 0.75 * limit; //first 75% is free from...

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Answer by Billy Mailman for Should I only hunt in spring?

What you are seeing is pure confirmation bias.The code for hunting is in village.js, there's a sendHuntersInternal function. The relevant bits list the following (omitting some irrelevant...

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