You get 1 year of free charging on EVGo public network from Toyota if you buy or lease:
https://support.toyota.com/s/article/bZ4X-Charging?language=en_US
This was not simple, and I did not find any easy to follow steps when I did a google search. In case anyone else is looking for the steps, this is what worked for me on my newly leased bz4X today with my iPhone:
Toyota app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/toyota/id1455685357
EVGo app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/evgo-ev-chargers/id1281660968

1. Install EVGo app and register for an account if you don't have one already. Use the same email for your Toyota account in step 2.
   
2. Install Toyota app, register for account, and then add car. It will ask you to scan the VIN or enter it manually. I did the scan, it worked.
   
3. The Toyota app will further ask you to scan a QR code from the infotainment screen. Tap the 'Get Started' button on the infotainment screen and enter your phone number. This will text you a link to the toyota app and only then will it show you the QR code.
   

Note: If you don't see the "Get Started" button, go to the gear icon at bottom left of screen, click on Personal Info and then reset settings. This may be because the dealer or a customer who did the test drives had set up their phone earlier, you want to delete that anyway. After this, if you start the car again, you should see a welcome screen to select the language and then enter your phone number as described in step 3 above.

1. Once you have added the car to your Toyota app on your phone, in that app, click "find stations" and then select any EVGo station (you can filter by tapping "Partners". Once you select a EVGo station, it will show you a "Register" button on the bottom. Click on it and link the accounts to complete the free charging registration.
   
2. In the EVGo app, you can again add your car by scanning the VIN. Once added, go to the "autocharge+" section and it will ask you if you want to enroll. After selecting yes, it will say that this will be completed after the first time you try to charge at an EVGo fast charger.
   
3. Once you are the EVGo station, open the Toyota app and select the name of the specific charger (there will be a big sticker with a name on the charger). Then select Start Charging. In the EVGo app, it will show you that autocharge+ is getting activated but this can take a couple of minutes. In my case, I got an email that this was successful after about 2-3 minutes. But the charging did not start - there was some error displayed on the charger screen. I had to unplug and try again a couple of times before it worked.
   

Note: to unplug, you have unlock the car (using keyfob) and then press and hold down the big button on the charger nozzle as you pull it out.

1. After charging is complete or when you want to stop charging, I didn't see any way to stop from the Toyota app or the EVGo app. Only on the physical EVGo charger screen I was able to find (after some fiddling) a STOP button. You won't be able to pull out the plug unless you stop charging first. If anyone has some other simpler way to do this, please chime in.

Obviously this is from a new owner experience. I wish this could be simpler. I didn't find an easy way to stop the charge at 80% (need to read the manual). I didn't find any history of the charge start and end levels in the Toyota or the EVGo app (The EVGo app only shows duration, kwh delivered, and cost=$0). That kind of charge level history could be useful. If you have tips for a better charging experience, please share!

Just need my last five gold feathers so the help would be appreciated!
NOTE: Please be sure that the recruitment code is entered BEFORE you pay for your first subscription as the code cannot be entered after a subscription has been established.
How to redeem the code:
Login to your account at the Mog Station: http://sqex.to/Msp
Click on "Your Account" at the top left.
Click on "Manage Service Options"
Click on "Enter Recruitment Code"
Enter the Code: 298X4MCY
What you'll get:
Friendship Circlet - Increases EXP earned by 20% when level 25 and below
Aetheryte Ticket x 99 - To teleport to different zones with 0 cost
Ballroom Etiquette - Improper Greetings (fistbump emote)
10 Silver Chocobo Feathers that you can trade in for gear on any Calamity Salvager NPC in Linsa Lominsa, Gridania or Ul'dah.

Let me know what you think about my plan. Or even better, tell me if you think I'm being a bit of a div.
Back in January of this year, I handed in my notice without a clear plan, aiming to dive headfirst into entrepreneurship. My strategy was to fail fast, fail hard, and learn as I go. When I handed in my notice, I didn't have as much as a specific business idea in mind. If that sounds irrational and erratic? It was. I've always wanted to be an entrepreneur, but I never had the courage to take the leap.
Like many, I was held back by fear, trying to land on the perfect idea, and feeling pressure from family. I come from a hard-working, working-class area where entrepreneurship wasn't a common path. Where I'm from, people go to work, the pub, home, and repeating the cycle until they retire. Wanting more felt abnormal, almost taboo.
I didn't have clear access to any mentors, and I felt uncomfortable talking about my ambitions with friends and family, so I just bottled everything up. Over time, I grew frustrated with myself, feeling so inadequate. I'd beat myself up over not having all the answers. I'd be mad at myself for not being skilled enough to make myself rich and successful. I worked hard to get these skills, I'd spend my free time reading books, smashing YouTube tutorials on marketing, advertising, and coding. I realise now that I was just neglecting my personal life, relationships, not letting myself have enough time to enjoy myself. To be honest, I was pretty depressed.
Eventually, in a proper Britney moment, I submitted my resignation letter without informing anyone of my intentions. Plot twist: my employer didn't accept it. (kind of)
Rewind a bit—I followed the conventional path post-school, pursuing a worthless business management and marketing degree because that's just what people do. My university experience wasn't helped by the pandemic, in fairness. After graduating, I stumbled into a job at a marketing agency owned by a family friend, hoping it would maybe show me what my next move could be. My job is/was pretty good, I'm very well liked, particularly by the owner... and I did really well in my role. But I couldn't get away from wanting to start a business. It would sometimes fade, but never disappear. After a while, my frustrations got really bad, to the point where co-workers were picking up on changes in me from day to day. I was so miserable I had nothing to lose in my mind.
When I finally mustered the courage to resign, my employer was surprised. She asked to speak with me, which is where I finally confessed my desire to pursue entrepreneurship, despite my uncertainties and lack of expertise. She completely understood and wanted to help. She offered me a role shift from client services to business development within the agency, allowing me to focus on the aspects of the business that intrigued me most. Working closely with her, I've gained invaluable experience tackling real business challenges. I'm immensely grateful for her support and understanding, recognizing that not every employer would accommodate such a request. (And yes, I bought her the fattest bouquet of flowers as a token of gratitude.)
Now that you know my life story, let's dive into my future plans. Now I have a role more supporting of my career aspirations, I've started to lay the foundations for a SENSIBLE business endeavor, opting for a less explosive approach this time. Given my current role's focus on business development, it makes sense for me to leverage that experience and start a business centered around B2B marketing—I want to help clients SELL MORE. So here's my idea for a SENSIBLE plan:
The first step is defining the services I'll offer. I want to offer a range of services geared towards selling more, from product/service quality audits to content marketing and customer referral strategies etc. Once I've mapped out my service stack, I'll effectively have myself a checklist of the skills I need to acquire. I can use my current job and spare time for learning, this time ensuring I leave myself time to enjoy myself.
Once I feel confident I can actually delivering value to clients through my skills, I can advertise using cost-effective methods to spread the word about my services. Prospective clients would be directed to a waiting list, giving me the opportunity to engage with them and gain insights into their challenges. This feedback can help me refine my services and narrow down my target market to better address their needs.
If all goes according to plan, I'll offer my services to a few clients for free initially, gradually building up testimonials and improving results with each engagement. Once I reach a level where I can consistently deliver high-quality service and command appropriate fees, I'll take the leap and fully commit to the business.
So, that's the gist of my life story and future plans. I'd appreciate your thoughts on my strategy. If I were to tweak anything, I might consider gauging demand before learning any skills, but I'm open to feedback.
Hopefully this might strike a chord with someone out there who might be wrestling with similar feelings of inadequacy.
Remember to give yourself a break and reach out for support when needed. People can help.
Cheers.

Hi all,
I am trying to make flashcards for my Intro to Biology course, but ChatGPT 4 keeps having trouble producing .csv files. Do you have any advice for me to make ChatGPT 4 create these flashcards more effectively?
Here is my prompt:
I am making anki flashcards of cloze deletion type. Please create a .csv file formatted as such: column 1: text Please insert the entire question or questions and answer in this column. The question(s) and answers will always be separated by a return line. Do not add statements starting with "Note".
Format the question and answer like these taken directly from the file:
What is a gene? {{c1::Region of DNA that is transcribed as a single unit; directs the production of a particular protein or functional RNA molecule Code for proteins or functional RNA that dictate characteristics or phenotype of an organism}}
What are sigma factors? What is the function? {{c1::A bacterial-specific protein that helps bring RNA polymerase to the start of the gene by binding to the promoter. }}
The exception is for numbered questions. Here is how I'd like you to format numbered questions: What are the 3 steps of Eukaryotic transcription? 1. {{c1::Initiation – TBP bind at TATA box, GTF assemble, RNA polymerase II binds at +1}} 2. {{c2::Elongation – occurs as the RNA polymerase II moves down the gene}} 3. {{c3::Termination – termination sequences make the RNA polymerase II fall off the DNA}}
column 2: Tag Please fill this column with cells containing the string "M3::L1"
column 3: Extra Every time you read "Note", please put the following sentence in this column.
Here is the error I get from ChatGPT 4: "It seems there was another syntax issue in my attempt to compile the full data. I'll correct this and ensure all the entries are properly formatted and included in the .csv file, especially focusing on the correct formatting for the question about the three steps of Eukaryotic transcription. I'll proceed with fixing and completing the data preparation now. "
Then, it will continually try to generate more code, and inevitably gets stuck every time.
Please let me know if you have any suggestions!

Welcome to The Oblivion Cycle universe, a vast setting spanning all of time and space and so much more. While many stories may shed perspective on this grand cosmic vista, there are also tales of adventure and sacrifice, romance and terror, grimdark corruption and scientific progress. To become immersed in the setting is to let the chaos of creativity flow through you, to let go of what is probable to discover what’s possible. I have created TOC for one reason, to inspire and entertain any who will listen. So please feel free to join me on this great adventure as I push the boundaries of what is possible and expand the limits of our creativity together. For more information on the setting and its lore there is a subreddit for TOC at TheOblivionCycle and a Discord server dedicated to it here [​ https://discord.gg/uGsYHfdjYf ] called ‘The Oblivion Cycle Community Server’. I hope you find the following story entertaining and once more, thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy.
+ E1:P1 + E2:P1 + Previous + Next +
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Continued From E2:P5
Commander Siyel sat down and tried once more to reconcile the shitstorm that the day had turned into. It had started off so promisingly, she had finally secured Slake and had been one step closer to unveiling a fundamental truth about the criminal underground that ran rampant in Cheenha. And yet as always she had found the thread cut before she could successfully tug on it. Still, this was by far the closest she had gotten before. That's what made the failure sting so much, the pain of knowing just how close she was to figuring this whole mess out.
She sat at her desk, her horned head falling forwards into her hands as she growled to herself in frustration. She sat back in the soft, padded ranx-leather chair and eyed the small wooden cabinet next to her desk. She shook her head slowly before muttering, “Ah.. to a hel with it.” Siyel reached out a long fingered hand and keyed the activation code to the small locked cabinet and licked her lips with her blue tongue.
The door swung open with a click and revealed the contents. A set of crystal glasses and several bottles of pale pink liquor seemed to smile at her, beckoning like long lost friends. She found herself moving on instinct, she grabbed a pair of cups and one of the bottles before pouring two shots of the liquid. She set the bottle down and stared at the second glass with a heavy heart.
She had given up drinking the day her husband had been killed, she had told herself that she would not imbibe again till she had solved the mystery. But seeing his favorite crecini ale in front of her, the bubbles forming on the glass and slowly rising to the top. It was almost too much. She swept her arm out angrily and scattered the glasses off her desk, the clatter of them hitting the floor as loud as gunshots to her ears in the enclosed office.
She stood suddenly, her tail stiff and her eyes following the path of her destruction. There was alcohol splattered across the floor in front of her desk. The smell of it conjuring memories she couldn't bear to think about. She made a desperate grab for the bottle and took a long and satisfying pull from the source. The lukewarm liquor burned a trail from her mouth to her belly, a deep satisfying fire that simultaneously warmed her body and dulled her mind.
As she placed the bottle back down on her desk she frowned at her own weakness. She took another drink, the liquor burning like coals as it traveled down her throat and seemed to light a fire in her middle. She smiled widely at the sensation, it had been three years this month since the accident. She had been planning to go and visit their grave but hadn’t yet made the time as busy as she had been.
She sat back into her chair with a heavy sigh, the bottle clutched in her hand like it was her only lifeline. She closed her eyes as she took another long drink and then coughed as the same old feelings tore into her weakened and tired mind. “Oh, Zad.. I miss you and Davi so much. What did I do to deserve this..” She sobbed to herself quietly as she looked out the shuttered window that sat across from her desk. The alcohol was slowly taking effect, but not nearly fast enough to block out the past.
The night was cold and dark outside, but the darkness held no answers as she fell into that buzzing blissful oblivion that only heavy drink can offer. The pain of the long day fading in her mind as she took another drink. The healthy buzzing sensation in her mind made her think of Balinski and she sat up straight in surprise at the sudden tangent.
She thought about the feeling of the large man’s protective arms sweeping her up off her feet, the look in the cyborg’s remaining eye as he had carried her as easily as a child. She cursed and threw the nearly empty bottle across the room, the thick glass didn't break though. Instead it simply bounced off the wall and left a neat semicircular dent. “No! You know what has to happen..” She started to say before she slumped back down into the chair.
She shook her head, she couldn't think those kinds of thoughts anymore. Not when they would only ever lead to more pain. She cringed inwards at the thoughts that chased her conscious mind, she was losing control.
With a jolt she realised that she didn’t seem to regret the notion. She was tired, tired of the corruption and death. Tired of the endless killing and the thought of all the good lives lost in the pursuit of her hopeless goals. She would never find out who was responsible, not alone anyways. She once more thought of Balinski, but this time she thought about how fast the man had gotten through to the bottom of cases that had held up the CPD for what seemed like months or years.
She sat up straight again as she smiled widely, her white molars flashing in the dimly lit office. She nodded. “Yes, there’s somebody who can cut through the red tape.” In her somewhat inebriated state it all seemed so clear now. The puzzle pieces that had been spinning in the rear of her mind were slowly connecting together as if guided by some powerful inner force.
He had the remarkable ability to get to the bottom of things that otherwise seemed obfuscated by the constant bureaucratic ranxshit of the department. She shook her head as her tail lashed behind her through the small hole in the seat. Yes, she would use him to cut through to the meaty core of the problem. She would keep him close, just because he was such an effective tool and not for.. She shuddered as the thought of the man’s face once more rose unbidden in her mind. Not for any other reasons.
Siyel leaned back into the chair and closed her eyes. She was still wearing her messy uniform and the damaged body armour a-top it. But despite everything that had happened she felt safer in this office than in her own house, and so she stayed. The night getting darker despite the muted neon glow of the city without that glinted off the shattered glass and spilled alcohol that lay upon the floor.
She closed her eyes and found sleep soon after. Her dreams muted and grey, the thought of something large and powerful stalking her making the nerivith woman mew pitifully within her nightmares. But at every turn the monsters were blocked by a towering saviour that banished these imagined demons back to hell with a thunderous pistol. The green glint of a cybernetic eye showing from the dark, shadowed clothing they wore over their cybernetics.
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Balinski was awoken by something prodding him in the ribs. He grunted painfully as his bruised body reacted poorly to the intrusion.
Sitting up, he looked around the room. Caesar seemed to already be up and about, it must have been her that had awoken him. He took a deep breath and risked a stretch, his back muscles protesting as the scent of food reached his sluggish mind. At the same time he heard a whine from Caesar as she looked up longingly at the two plates of slightly steaming food that sat atop the rolling table by the bed.
With a jolt he realised that his previously discarded clothes were missing and he jumped to his feet. He looked around the room frantically until his eyes alighted on a bundle by the door on a clothing rack. He walked over to it stiffly and realised with a small chuckle that it was his clothing.
His coat and shoes looked to have been washed, the trench coat was still full of holes though. The singed and frayed edges flashing conspicuously now that the garment wasn't covered in blood and dirt. He pulled the coat on with some difficulty, his shoulders were stiff beyond belief and his back was killing him. At least his arms and legs were fine, he hadn't really taken the time to give them a once over to make sure the various bullet and laser impacts had not damaged them. He did so now and was relieved to find that, while a little scuffed up, his cybernetics were in remarkably good condition.
He was going to have to schedule an inspection of them to make sure, but they would be fine for the moment. He needed to get ready to go and find out what was going on.
As Balinski pulled on his boots he saw Caesar perk up and then climb slowly to her feet and let out a yawn. He smiled and walked back to the edge of the bed before sitting on the light blue mattress. He patted the bed next to him and Caesar put her paws up on it and then whined pitifully while giving him the most annoyingly adorable puppy dog eyes.
“Oh you lazy grub. Fine, I’ll help you.” He chuckled at her antics as she grumbled in mock annoyance, he wrapped an arm under her front and hauled her onto the bed where she proceeded to flop back down into the covers. “You want breakfast or not? I’m not going to feed you like you are some sort of roman potentate.”
Caesar understood part of the reference, likely not getting the full meaning. She huffed anyways, understanding that he wasn’t going to feed her morsels from a silver dog dish. She scuffled a little closer to the edge of the bed where he placed the plate of bland hospital food in front of her. He chuckled as she took a sniff and then recoiled visibly.
“It’s not going to hurt you. Eat it, I promise I will get you something better later.” She looked at him flatly, one of her little brows raising slightly as she gave him a very undog-like look. He chuckled again. “Okay, you don't have to eat the scrambled eggs. Here, I’ll trade you my sausage patties for them. Ok? Happier now you little picky princess?”
She seemed indeed happier with this arrangement as she scarfed them down. He ate his double helping of unseasoned eggs slowly, making sure to chew and savour every bite in an effort to annoy his furry companion. She pointedly ignored him, turning her back to face him as she looked at the small bedside monitor.
Balinskli shook his head slightly. She was such a drama queen at times.
As he finished the last few bites of fluffy egg he heard the door open and looked up, surprise crossing his features as a pair of officers stepped inside and nodded to him. After a second another person strode through the door and caused him to jerk upright. It was Siyel, the tall alien woman looked scruffy and tired but seemingly in good spirits as she stopped a meter from his bed and looked around the room briefly.
She gestured to him and then spoke quickly, her long tufted tail wagging slowly behind her at ankle level. “Oh good, I was looking all over for you before I realised that you would most likely be here.” She walked around the bed to where Caesar was still pouting and crouched down to look at her. “I am glad to see you are doing so much better Caesar.” She smiled as the pup gave her an encouraging woof and tail wag.
Balinski wiped his mouth and placed his wide brimmed hat on his head, standing up and taking a single step towards the wall. “What’s the message?”
She cocked her horned head. “The message? I’m not sure what you mean.” He raised a hand to explain but she continued over the top of him. “Well, it’s not important right now. I came down here to tell you that the prisoner you captured did in fact have knowledge of the attack. He cracked about thirty minutes ago, I just came from his cell.”
This caused Balinski to straighten. That was in fact news of the best kind. Especially after the horrendous actions of last night. “What did that frillhead say?”
She smiled, her fungivore teeth flashing at him as she answered slowly. “He told us where the attack was staged from. I already have a task force gearing up and ready to move out. I was just waiting for my number one warden.” She paused and gave him a pointed look.
Balinski felt a little odd, that look seemed to convey more meaning than he was picking up from her speech alone. He wondered what had changed between them after yesterday, thoughts of how overly protective he had been of her arose unbidden to his mind. Maybe she was trying to tell him to lay off a little?
He decided that he would just take her words at face value, much less danger of misinterpretation that way. “Gotcha. Caesar, are you feeling good enough to move out? I know the doctor stimmed you up with some quickheal last night after the surgery. Oh don't give me that, let's go.” He prodded her as she pretended to be asleep.
Siyel shook her head and glanced his way, the light glinted off her violet eyes and gave him pause. For the briefest of moments he thought she had the same look on her face as last night, when he had carried her through the halls away from danger. But in a flash it was gone, replaced by the same stern look she seemed to have permanently plastered on her face. Had he imagined it or was he simply going crazy. ‘Well, Crazier.’ he thought silently with a chuckle under his breath.
“Okay, I’m ready.” He checked his shoulder holster and belt ammunition. Everything seemed to be in order and Caesar hopped to the floor with an annoyed sound that he chose to ignore.
Siyel smiled slightly and mentioned as they walked to the doorway, “Oh, I had somebody pick up that gauss cannon you were using. Consider it yours if you want it. A little thank you for services rendered in the attack last night.” A was a little taken aback by that show of generosity. A new or even used GR74F would have set him back a few tens of thousands of osmir if he had purchased one on his own and likely would have been heavily scrutinised by local authorities.
He gave her a gracious nod, it truly was an incredible gift. “Then I gladly accept. I will put it to good use I can assure you.”
She nodded sternly as they exited the room flanked by the two officers, “I know you will.”
He followed her quickly down the stairs and through the hospital wing. The precinct was attached to the local medical structure in such a way as to be indistinguishable from the outside. It helped to have the two in such close proximity when some of the officers and those they might have to bring in sustained injuries.
She led him and Caesar along corridors that still had bloodstains and bullet holes in the dark carbcrete. He glanced at them, anger filling his heart at the sight of such desecration. This place was a monument of order and stability in the chaos of the huge city, and all these lowlife scum had done by kicking the hornet’s nest was piss off every single officer in the entire district. If not the whole city.
He still had that sour taste in his mouth from when he had learned there were traitors in their midst, how many more of them drew their salaries from both the city and its slimy underbelly. How many more of these so-called officers of the law were breaking every oath they had sworn to? He broke from the dark line of reasoning,
They skirted around a conspicuous stain on the floor and then turned another corner, entering into a much larger room. It looked similar in structure to the building’s main entrance except that it seemed to lead to some sort of internal garage. Siyel led them across the space with only a few head nods to others that walked past. He wanted to stop and ask what the plan was, but he could tell from her determined walk that now was not the time.
They walked through a series of doorways, each one now accompanied by a CPD officer in heavy riot gear and holding a number of powerful weapons from shotguns to beam rifles. He glanced to her and she smiled. “Enhanced security measures. It was decided that after the disaster of the attack that we could benefit from a little extra combat readiness. Also, Brigadeer Dreenth has agreed to beef up our arsenal after the incident.”
She tossed her head at the remark, her short black hair bouncing around her long curving horns. “Beef huh? Like what?”
She made a nonchalant gesture and remarked calmly, “Oh nothing much. More power armour for additional Havoc units, a shipment of small arms and some surplus tanks.”
That caught him off guard. His remaining eye widened under the shadow of his wide brimmed hat. “Tanks? Like what, Quintens?”
She shook her head as he followed her into a large open space filled with scurrying officers and police vehicles. He could see a few longsword class APCs as well, their dark blue armour plates giving them a distinctly sinister vibe. “No, I only wish we could get so lucky. No, the governor shuffled half a dozen Tumbler Type-Ys from mothball. Sure they are thirty year old models, but I will take what I can get.”
She didn't seem to miffed about it and he could very well guess why, the Type-Ys were still classified as medium tanks. They were bonafide combat vehicles with thick armour and designed to pack a hell of a punch. Any one of them could single handedly have turned the enemy assault back on its own before it had even begun.
He noticed one of the APCs ahead had several familiar looking figures surrounding it. As they drew near he recognised the officers of Delta squad, the same ones that had helped when he had taken down Slake the day before. ‘Had it really only been a day?’ he thought to himself.
The cracked duracrete scuffed under his boots as they came to a stop. A tall slaaveth man with a damaged head fin stepped forwards, it was Jerg. He snapped a crisp salute to Siyel who returned it as he said, “We are locked and loaded, ready to roll on your command. We will take the fight back to these Drekking sludge slurpers.” He spoke with a gurgle of hatred in his voice.
He glanced at Balinski and gave him a respectful nod that he returned. Siyel gestured to the vehicle, “Well, load up. We will meet you on site.” She glanced at Balinski, “Follow me, we are riding in the Beast.”
He smiled and just motioned for Caesar to follow. “What’s the Beast?”
She pointed to a nearby vehicle and he found himself impressed in spite of his misgivings. Calling the monstrosity that sat before him the Beast made much more sense. The vehicle was large, larger even than the APC that Delta force had climbed into. It was also tall, at least four meters from the base of its tri-wheels to the top of its armoured cupolas. From the rear arose a complex looking mast of antenna and communications equipment that looked more fit for a radio station than a vehicle.
He stepped closer, the next thing that impressed him was the design of the vehicle itself. It had tri-star wheel arrangement with the fully articulated triple wheels capable of handling almost any type of terrain. All twelve were driven at once but only eight seemed to be in contact with the ground at any one time. He wondered to himself what kind of torque that must require, but given that he could see the tell-tale radiator vanes of a nuclear reactor on the rear he surmised that the monstrosity didn’t lack for power.
She stepped up to the front of the aptly named Beast and walked up the ramp that was hanging down from the side of its cabin. He ascended into the cabin behind her and was immediately surprised by the fact he could stand inside. Not comfortably, his head was pretty much touching the roof and it caused him to stoop to avoid knocking off his hat.
She turned and then took a seat at a small console station next to a large atraxses officer wearing a CPD emblazoned sash. They looked to be female, but it was remarkably hard to tell from the angle he was at. Both male and female atraxses were rather large and bulky.
Siyel gestured for him to sit as well as the ramp closed and the vehicle began to shudder slightly. “Welcome to my mobile command vehicle. I was able to beg this off of Major Davy in precinct four as it had been sitting in storage for months. It's a fully articulated and combat capable mobile outpost with all the bells and whistles.” She gestured excitedly to something besides him and he had to do a double take as he realised he was sitting next to a fully operational autokitchen.
“What in the, you can cook in here?” He asked dumbly.
Siyel nodded with a grin and turned back to her monitoring station before slipping a pair of multi–species headphones over her horned head. Clearly the vehicle was made for extended deployments, though he wasn’t really expecting this jaunt to turn into one. He sat back in the seat, it was nice not to be worried for a change. The armour plating on the Beast would resist anything but high calibre anti-vehicle weapons.
He felt the large armoured vehicle buck slightly. They were underway to the location it seemed and he still didn’t know what had happened. He swallowed and then waved a hand towards Siyel. The large atraxses woman grunted in mild annoyance as she was temporarily distracted by his antics and he gave her an apologetic gesture.
Siyel pulled the headset off the ear facing him and muttered distractedly, “Hmm? What do you need Balinski?”
He shrugged his shoulders as he asked her the plan. “So, what are we on route to exactly? I know you said you got the location from that near braindead filthwallower, but what did they tell you actually?” He rubbed his hands together. Not exactly worried, but apprehensive about the true nature of the situation nonetheless. Caesar laid down at his feet as he worried, her body pressed against his legs as she closed her eyes. He smiled, she always found the time to get some rest. Given the night they had, he wasn’t that surprised she was still tired. He certainly was.
Siyel sighed and then took off the headset, placing it around her neck. “The man you arrested broke under some pretty heavy questioning last night. He wasn’t very bright it seemed, but he was smart enough to be let in on some of the more sensitive details of the mission. Such as the fact that the entire operation was organised in order to kill Slake before he could reveal any information. They had hoped to catch us out at Slake’s compound in which case we would likely have all been slaughtered.” She grimaced at that, less total officers would have lost their lives in that case, but it wasn't something she could have controlled.
He raised a hand. “Hey, we did the right thing at every step of the way. You did the right thing.”
She nodded her head, her raven hair shifting from behind her horns a little at the motion. She brushed it back into place as she answered, “Yea, I know that objectively, Balinski. But no amount of telling myself that is going to bring back the good men and women that died in the line of duty last night. By the powers that be..” She trailed off for a few seconds. When she looked back at him the determination had once more masked her emotions.
She waved a hand at the computer readouts in front of her. One in particular caught his attention. “This is a small laundromat located about sixteen blocks from the precinct. Practically within spitting distance, well.. it isn't quite as mundane as the faded lettering of its exterior might otherwise have you believe. It turns out that Sleeves and Crease is a front for the Pit Vipers organisation.” She explained.
Her matter-of-fact statement took him a second to register. “Wait, the Pit Vipers gang operates out of there? This close to the precinct?” She nodded solemnly. “Then we are almost there, that's only a few minutes drive!” he exclaimed.
“Yes, and it pains me to admit that I had suspected there were close operating gang facilities. What with so many places for them to hide in the city or its underground. I am surprised it took us this long to figure it out.” She seemed a bit upset by the news. And he could very well understand why.
He looked at the screen again, the small building was the first floor of a larger complex. It looked as innocuous as it was drab. Not at all something that would act as a face for one of the most notorious blood hungry murder gangs in the city. The pit vipers were known for their extreme violence, last night’s attack had all the hallmarks of their cruelty.
Balinski checked his cybernetic diagnostics briefly and then cracked his neck. “Okay, so when we go in there, what exactly am I looking for?”
Siyel turned towards him and made an almost apologetic gesture, he saw her tail coil into the small of her back in a gesture of compunction. Her hesitation gave him pause. “What. What is it?” He was wary now.
She pushed herself away from the computer for a moment as she gestured to the screen. “You aren't going to be participating in this raid Balinski.”
As far as bombshells went, it wasn't a nuke. But he still opened his eye wide in surprise. “Not going on the raid? What the shit do you mean?”
Siyel tapped on the keypad and brought up a list of officers. Amongst them the members of Delta squad were first and foremost. “I have the best that is available going in there. You are injured and tired and far from your best right now.” He tried to protest but she locked down, her tufted tail lashing behind her now. “No, you listen to me. You are one of the best assets I have at my disposal, and I will admit that freely. Don't let it go to your head. Anyways, I am keeping you here to watch and observe. I need your expertise to make sure that we don’t miss anything.” She gestured for him to move his chair closer to the computers.
He looked down and noticed that the chair was mounted in a rail, he undid the lock and moved smoothly to her side where she showed him how to open the control panel. He could see everything, the helmet feeds of the officers, the live feeds from the vehicles and even a picture of himself seated next to Siyel. He looked over his shoulder and located the camera, it was sitting in the open and not at all hidden.
From the telemetry data that was tracking on one of the lower screens he could see that the first units were already on the street that approached the laundromat. The back doors of the APCs slamming open and heavily geared delta squad forces spilling out. He watched as several of them that he recognised as being in Jerg’s squad ran to the front door of the laundromat and took up positions on either side.
The store was dark and the flickering neon sign out front displayed that it was closed. That wasn’t an issue, in fact it was much better that way. Much less chance of civilians being caught in any potential crossfire.
Siyel had replaced her headset and was now speaking over the comms. He couldn't hear what she was hearing and looked around for a spare headset while she directed the scene, “Yes, forwards more and to the right. Watch out for the glass, there could be armed assailants within. Yes they would.. no.” She continued speaking as he found one and slipped it on, he had to remove his hat in order to wear the headset properly.
He heard one of the officers on the ground speak up. “We are in position. Mark?”
Siyel nodded, “You are good to go, mark one.”
Balinski looked back at the screen. A large figure in heavy riot gear scuttled to the door, it looked like a vinarfel male. Not Daryon then. The figure raised a siege ram and swung it at the door with inhuman insectoid strength and the door evaporated into a cloud of splinters and debris as the delta force operatives rushed inside the building in a wave of armoured fury.
Continued in E2:P7
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N.B.: I'm mainly looking for the games listed in the title and at the bottom of the thread. Feel free to post other offers, but if I haven't responded to your comment(s) by my next posting, I likely wasn't able to find a trade that interested me.
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For sale (for Steam Gift Cards or gifted Steam Wallet balance):
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• Dark Souls™: Prepare To Die™ Edition (removed from Steam Store; $350 $400 or best offer)
• Fall Guys (removed from Steam Store)
• Fall Guys - Dragon Hugger Pack (removed from Steam Store)
• Fall Guys - Icy Adventure Pack (removed from Steam Store)
• Marvel's Avengers - The Definitive Edition (removed from Steam Store)
• Spec Ops: The Line (removed from Steam Store)

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• Humble Hunie Sakura Bundle (can also trade for a full "charity" bundle (Australia Fire Relief Bundle or similar))
• Humble Sekai Project Bundle (can also trade for a full "charity" bundle (Stand with Ukraine Bundle or similar))

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For trade:
*signifies that a game is tentatively up for trade, assuming I buy the bundle
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• Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
• Soulstice
• Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin – Ultimate Edition

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• A Little to the Left
• Black Book

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• Superliminal
• The Talos Principle Gold Edition
• The Witness

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• Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed
• Life is Strange: True Colors
• Scorn
• There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition

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• Hellpoint
• Remnant: From the Ashes
• Tails of Iron

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• Hell Pie
• OTXO
• The Red Lantern
• Twin Mirror

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• Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace
• Blood Rage: Digital Edition
• Gloomhaven - Solo Scenarios: Mercenary Challenges
• Small World
• Small World - A Spider's Web
• Small World - Be not Afraid...
• Small World - Cursed!
• Small World - Grand Dames
• Small World - Royal Bonus
• Splendor
• Splendor - The Cities
• Splendor - The Strongholds
• Splendor - The Trading Posts
• Terraforming Mars

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• A Short Hike(?)
• A Story Beside(?)
• Aces & Adventures(?)
• Arcade Spirits(?)
• Battlestar Galactica Deadlock(?)
• Beyond Blue(?)
• Cat Quest(?)
• Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!(?)
• EARTHLOCK(?)
• Harmony's Odyssey(?)
• Homeworld Remastered Collection(?)
• Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure(?)
• Minecraft: Java Edition - MCC Island Jingle Jam Rewards Pack(?)
• Monster Prom(?)
• Sifu Deluxe Cosmetic Pack(?)
• Spirit of the Island(?)
• SUPERHOT(?)
• Tinytopia(?)
• Toodee and Topdee(?)
• Train Valley 2(?)
• Turbo Golf Racing(?)
• Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story(?)
• Xenonauts(?)

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• Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs

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• Dark Deity
• Edge Of Eternity
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising

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• CRYPTARK
• Dead Estate
• Paint the Town Red

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• Lost Castle
• My Time At Portia

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• Toodee and Topdee

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• WWE 2K23

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• Chivalry 2
• Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
• The Forgotten City
• GRIME
• Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition

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• Back 4 Blood
• Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
• Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
• Batman: Arkham Knight Premium Edition
• Batman™: Arkham Origins
• Injustice 2 Legendary Edition
• Mad Max
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Game of the Year Edition
• Middle-earth: Shadow of War Definitive Edition
• Mortal Kombat 11
• Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Add-On Bundle
• Mortal Kombat XL

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• Alan Wake Collector's Edition
• Bendy and the Dark Revival
• Pathologic 2

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• CODE VEIN
• .hack//G.U. Last Recode
• Katamari Damacy REROLL
• TEKKEN 7

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• A Juggler's Tale
• Spirit of the Island

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• Boomerang Fu
• PlateUp!
• ROUNDS
• Stick Fight: The Game
• Ultimate Chicken Horse

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• Fae Tactics
• Flynn: Son of Crimson
• Ikenfell
• Ring of Pain
• Void Bastards

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• After the Fall® - Deluxe Edition
• Zero Caliber VR

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• Patch Quest

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• Five Dates
• Late Shift

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• Demon Turf
• Pumpkin Jack

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• Trover Saves the Universe

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• Coromon
• The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
• Jack Move

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• Road 96
• SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator

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• A Short Hike

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• Cloudpunk
• Ghostrunner
• Severed Steel

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• Eternal Threads
• Turbo Golf Racing

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• Lethal League Blaze
• OlliOlli World
• WWE 2K BATTLEGROUNDS

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• Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu
• The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

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• Celeste

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• Blasphemous
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
• Hollow Knight

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• Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery

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• Bionic Commando: Rearmed
• Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
• Lost Planet 3 - Complete
• Mega Man Legacy Collection
• STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®

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• Aground
• Calico
• Evan's Remains
• StarCrossed
• Teacup

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• Into the Radius VR

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• Aliens: Fireteam Elite
• Founders' Fortune
• Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp

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• Nomad Survival
• Scarlet Tower

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• The Citadel
• Viscerafest
• WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

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• The Blackout Club

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• BIOMUTANT
• Edge Of Eternity
• Golden Light

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• Call of the Sea
• Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

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• 112 Operator
• 911 Operator
• The Amazing American Circus
• Armello
• Backbone
• Calico
• Euro Truck Simulator 2
• Farming Simulator 17
• Ghostrunner
• Guilty Gear X2 #Reload
• Lust from Beyond: M Edition
• Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
• Orbital Racer
• Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition
• PAYDAY 2
• Pilgrims
• Soulblight
• Space Crew: Legendary Edition
• Starfinder Core Rulebook (Paizo key) and Starfinder Adventure: Junker's Delight (Paizo key)
• Strange Brigade
• Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
• System Shock 2
• System Shock: Enhanced Edition
• Ticket to Ride
• XCOM® 2
• X-Morph: Defense Complete Pack

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• Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
• Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
• Othercide
• Shady Part of Me

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• The Last Campfire

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• Sakura Swim Club

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• Summer in Mara
• Townscaper

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• The Long Dark: Survival Edition

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• Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands

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• Conan Chop Chop
• Grow: Song of the Evertree

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• Styx: Shards of Darkness

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• Hard West
• John Wick Hex
• Phantom Doctrine
• Red Solstice 2: Survivors

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• Arizona Sunshine

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• Backbone
• Blade Assault
• First Class Trouble
• Super Magbot

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• Golf Gang
• Maid of Sker

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• Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York
• Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest

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• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

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• Crown Trick

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• Guts and Glory
• Hello Neighbor

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• Day of the Tentacle Remastered
• Grim Fandango Remastered
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
• STAR WARS®: Knights of the Old Republic™ II

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• Duke Nukem Forever
• PGA TOUR 2K21
• WWE 2K Battlegrounds

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• In Sound Mind

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• Little Big Workshop
• Not Tonight

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• Brigador Deluxe Edition
• Verdun

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• Resident Evil 0
• Resident Evil 6
• Resident Evil

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• EVERSPACE™

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• Cultist Simulator
• GWENT: The Witcher Card Game - Ultimate Starter Pack (GOG key)

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• The LEGO® NINJAGO® Movie Video Game

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• Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
• Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense

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• STAR WARS™: Squadrons (Origin key)(?)

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• Bionic Commando
• Street Fighter V

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• As Far As The Eye
• Impulsion

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• Orcs Must Die! 2 - Complete Pack

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• Bartlow's Dread Machine

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• Blaston

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• White Day: A Labyrinth Named School

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• The Walking Dead

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• Total Tank Simulator

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• Archangel: Hellfire - Fully Loaded

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• XCOM® 2

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• Black The Fall
• Goetia

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• Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

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• Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
• This War of Mine

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• Tom Clancy's The Division™ (Uplay key)
• Tom Clancy's The Division™ - Survival (Uplay key)

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• Highway Blossoms
• HunieCam Studio
• KARAKARA
• Sunrider Academy
• Sunrider: Liberation Day - Captain's Edition

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• Civilization VI - Australia Civilization & Scenario Pack
• Civilization VI - Vikings Scenario Pack

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• A Kiss For the Petals - Remembering How We Met

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• Hacknet
• Satellite Reign

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• The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut

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• The Elder Scrolls: Legends: 2 Card Packs (Skyrim) 1 Event Ticket 100 Gold 100 Souls
• ESO Vanity Pet: Bristlegut Piglet and 15 Days of ESO Plus

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• Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal-
• KARAKARA
• Memory's Dogma CODE:01
• Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project
• Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project - Season Pass

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• A Kiss For the Petals - Remembering How We Met
• Sakura Angels
• Beach Bounce
• Beach Bounce - Soundtrack
• Blue Rose

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• Lionessy Story
• My Personal Angel
• Natural - Beyond Nature -
• Postmen Of Horizon (removed from Steam Store)

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• The Reject Demon: Toko Chapter 0 — Prelude

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• Koi-Koi Japan [Hanafuda playing cards]
• Mahjong Pretty Girls Battle
• Mahjong Pretty Girls Battle : School Girls Edition
• Poker Pretty Girls Battle: Texas Hold'em
• Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire

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• Guns of Icarus Alliance
• Guns of Icarus Online
• Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
• Lethal League
• Tempest: Pirate Action RPG
• Tempest - Treasure Lands
• Tempest - Original Soundtrack
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf
• Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

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• Tenta Shooter
• Gun Gun Pixies
• DUSK
• For The King
• Book of Demons
• PlateUp!
• Kingdom Two Crowns
• White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
• Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
• Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
• Steel Rats™
• Hue
• Sifu Deluxe Edition Upgrade Bundle (Epic key)
• Gal*Gun: Double Peace
• The Invisible Hours
• Synergia
• ROCKETRON
• Project Nimbus: Complete Edition
• Dead Age
• Spirit Hunter: NG
• Slain: Back from Hell(?)
• Cook, Serve, Delicious!
• Tower of Time
• Danger Scavenger
• Survive the Nights
• Valfaris
• Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition
• This War of Mine

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• Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition
• Knights of Pen and Paper 2 - Here Be Dragons

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• 112 Operator
• 911 Operator
• Book of Demons
• Broken Age
• Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
• Crying Suns
• Crying Suns
• Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
• Driftland: The Magic Revival
• Liberated (GOG key)
• Moon Hunters
• Out of Reach: Treasure Royale
• Wanderlust: Travel Stories (GOG key)
• WARSAW
• X-Morph: Defense + European Assault, Survival of the Fittest, and Last Bastion DLC (I believe this redeems as the linked Complete Pack, minus the soundtrack)
• ΔV: Rings of Saturn(?)

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• Arcade Paradise
• Calico
• Say No! More
• Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
• Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
• Phoenix Point: Year One Edition
• Deliver Us The Moon
• Morkredd
• Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos
• Spirit Hunter: NG
• Survivalist: Invisible Strain
• Warhammer: Vermintide 2
• ENDLESS™ Space 2
• Surviving the Aftermath
• The Long Dark

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• Duck Game
• SCP: Secret Files
• WWE 2K23
• The Jackbox Party Pack
• Outward (redeems as the base game only, not the linked Definitive Edition)
• Outward - The Soroboreans
• Outward Soundtrack
• Blade Assault
• Founders' Fortune
• Hokko Life
• Monster Crown
• Othercide
• Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
• ScourgeBringer
• Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
• HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Game of the Year Edition
• Sonic CD (removed from Steam Store)
• LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
• Bionic Commando
• Full Metal Furies
• Ultra Street Fighter® IV
• Starbound
• Mafia III: Sign of the Times
• BioShock 2
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Game of the Year Edition
• Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
• The Mean Greens - Plastic Warfare
• Crusaders of the Lost Idols Legendary Starter Pack
• Project CARS (removed from Steam Store)

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WANT:
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• 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
• Astebreed: Definitive Edition
• Avernum: Escape from the Pit
• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
• CrossCode
• Dead Rising 4
• Dungreed
• Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2
• Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection
• Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition
• Myst (2021)
• NBA 2K23
• NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION
• Omensight: Definitive Edition
• OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition
• OPUS: Rocket of Whispers
• OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
• Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
• RAGE
• Resident Evil Village
• The Jackbox Party Pack 5
• The Jackbox Party Pack 6
• The Jackbox Party Pack 7
• Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
• Zombie Army 4: Dead War

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• any extra copies of WWE 2K23

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Synopsis:
Carlos was an ordinary software engineer on Earth, up until he died and found himself in a fantasy world of dungeons, magic, and adventure. This new world offers many fascinating possibilities, but it's unfortunate that the skills he spent much of his life developing will be useless because they don't have computers.
Wait, why does this spell incantation read like a computer program's source code? Magic is programming?
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The greatest threat seemed dealt with for now, busy with his aerial duel with Esmorana, but by the same token she was busy dealing with him. Her tornado had dissipated, leaving eight other enemies on the ground now free to move. Two more had fallen from the sky when the winds ceased supporting them, but their bone-breaking collision with the ground shook loose their already-tenuous hold on life. In the center of the newly created clearing, four armored figures quickly lowered the closed metal box they held to the ground and released it. Four others, scattered amid splintered tree stumps and other debris, cautiously raised their heads to look around.
Two of the enemies rising to their feet suddenly jerked and collapsed, sporting daggers in the eye slits of their helmets. The daggers flew back to their wielder, and Carlos belatedly noticed the presence of Haftel just outside the clearing, and Noralt beside him. He'd been perhaps a bit excessively focused on watching out for enemies and dangers, not allies. He couldn't spot Sconter even with mana sense, though. Then again, Sconter seemed to have stealth abilities, and stealth would have to hide from mana sense to really be good in this world.
While Carlos was considering that, a piercing whistle sounded, and the two remaining enemies who'd been lying flat quickly stood up and raced to join the group of four in front of the metal box. At the same time, Noralt stepped forward into the debris-littered clearing. Her stout frame was completely encased in hard steel, she held a shield on her left arm taller than she was, and she wielded an even larger hammer in her right hand. She left deep footprints as she charged forward, shield in front and her enormous hammer extended to the side.
Thunder crashed from overhead again as the two enemies on the fringe of their formation moved forward to meet Noralt's charge, and Carlos glanced upward. Three spinning discs of Esmorana's mana flew in erratic loops, their edges razor thin and pulling tightly compressed air in a fast circle to form a deadly cutting edge. The discs came from widely separate angles and shot towards the crackling web of electricity that surrounded her opponent, while two more discs of air were forming on either side of Esmorana herself.
Carlos looked down again just in time to see Noralt's hammer swinging forward. Her target gave an impression of immovable solidity and strength to Carlos's mana sense, and the man clearly had great confidence in the shield he braced in the path of the swinging hammerhead. Noralt's mana was projected just slightly ahead of the hammer, and an instant before hammer and shield collided, her mana snapped forward and connected with the shield, fastening onto it. The hammer passed cleanly through the shield, leaving a hammer-shaped hole in it as though traced and cut out of the shield's steel, and slammed into the man's chest.
The man stumbled, and stared in shock at the gaping hole Noralt's hammer left in his chest piece as she pulled it back. To his credit, he hadn't been moved by the mighty blow, but several broken ribs jutted out from torn skin, and blood flowed freely. He was clearly dead, his chest caved in, his body just hadn't quite realized it yet.
Noralt withdrew her hammer from her first target, two new layers of metal taken from shield and armor coming with it as though shrink-wrapped onto it, and deftly swung it again as quickly and easily as if it were a child's toy instead of a 6-foot long monstrosity of a weapon. Her second target barely had time to begin reacting, trying too late and too clumsily to dodge instead of block, before her hammer acquired two more new layers and caved in his chest just like his comrade's.
She kept charging forward, passing between them, hammer raised and swinging once more. The foe at the head of the formation of four in front of her braced for impact, and this time Noralt's hammer bounced. Her third target had infused their own mana into their armor and shield, and her mana couldn't get a grip on it. Carlos wasn't sure whether this surprised her or not, but either way she swiftly adjusted to the new development, smoothly interposing her shield to block a counterstrike from the large sword in her opponent's other hand.
Amber mumbled right next to Carlos, and some of her mana flicked out into the sky, but failed to take hold on the man who was throwing yet another lightning bolt at Esmorana. Right, that was probably their most dangerous enemy here, and pulling him out of the sky would be a lot more useful than just watching. Carlos activated one of his own prepared levitation spells, making sure to focus on adjusting the force to pull downwards strongly, but the spell just fizzled out completely before it could even try to apply any force at all. His target was somewhere around 20 levels higher than him, and that difference in power was too great for his spell to even connect without the target intentionally allowing it.
Carlos checked the ground battle's progress again, wondering if there might be an easier target. Maybe if he could help speed up beating the rest of these people, freeing up the other three adventurers to help Esmorana might be his best option. Noralt was exchanging blows with resounding clashes of metal on metal. Her opponent was strong, but she was stronger. Both of their weapons were moving so fast it seemed like it shouldn't be humanly possible, but in occasional moments of stillness Carlos could see that the enemy's sword had begun to bend slightly, and their shield looked increasingly battered and covered with dents.
As for the other three enemies, one was fending off an onslaught of daggers, one was running towards Haftel, and one was helping with the daggers but mainly focusing on watching out for attacks from behind them. The one running towards Haftel suddenly fell, his feet yanked out from under him by Sconter, who appeared out of nowhere without warning. Sconter produced an axe from somewhere, yanked on his target's helm to expose a slight gap on the neck, and chopped off the head with a precision strike, all in the blink of an eye. An instant later a dagger flew just over the newest corpse to join four others in seeking and stabbing at weak points in the armor of the remaining three ground-bound enemies, replacing a dagger that had just been snatched out of the air and stuffed into a container.
Carlos glanced at Amber and saw she was looking back at him. They shared a look for a moment, nodded, and turned as one to look back up into the sky. The ground fight would be over soon anyway, but they didn't know if anyone but them and Esmorana could even reach an opponent who was flying over a hundred feet up in the sky. He tried another levitation spell, but it failed to even connect again. The spell needed more mana to overcome the inherent resistance of the target's own mana. Well, this spell had a way to get that. Carlos chose a random broken tree stump for an initial target that wouldn't resist, and activated another prepared copy of his buggy levitation spell. The spell took hold, and the stump creaked and cracked a bit further as he dropped the "lifting" force far into the negatives to shove that stump hard into the dirt.
He let the spell just stay there and accumulate mana for a little while, and looked up to see how the fight was going. The last flash of lightning had been several seconds ago, longer than usual. The man was standing in the air, holding his right hand up to the sky above, and directing a forked chain of lightning with his left hand that was somehow holding off Esmorana's spinning discs of air. Even higher above in the cloudless sky, something was distantly charging up. Carlos had only a second to wonder what it was before a brilliant column of lightning lanced down from above.
Esmorana was still dodging continuously, she'd never stopped moving since the moment Carlos had first warned her to dodge, but this time it didn't matter. Her opponent wasn't actually aiming anymore. A colossal voltage difference between sky and ground discharged in an instant, and the discharge found the path of least resistance and took that path at almost the speed of light. Esmorana's body was more conductive than the air around her, so the lightning sought her out on its own, and dodging was impossible.
A tree exploded below her, burning shards of wood and bark flying in all directions, but Carlos couldn't see it, blinded temporarily by the flash of light. He could barely hear the sound of the explosion mixed in with the thunder. He could sense Esmorana's soul in grievous distress, however, and he could sense the mana in her air discs dissipating. She wasn't dead, at least not yet, but she was falling and losing consciousness.
Grimly determined, Carlos changed his spell's target, using his mana sense to direct it at their lightning-wielding enemy. He felt Amber doing the same thing at the same time. Their spells strained hard, spending their illegitimately-gained mana at a profligate rate, but after a heart-stopping moment of uncertainty they successfully took hold. The mana fueling the spells continued draining at an incredible rate, being consumed rapidly to continue overcoming resistance, and Carlos desperately multiplied the levitation's negative magnitude again and again. Finally, it stabilized, mana being produced by exploiting the flaw in the system faster than the man's resistance depleted it.
The feeling of wrongness the system kept throwing at him was so strong it was difficult to ignore, but the spell was stable and the man was suddenly plummeting from the sky even faster than Esmorana. Carlos almost tried casting another levitation spell to stop her fall, but he didn't have enough mana left after casting Sight Gate to support a human body's weight for long. Amber hadn't cast Sight Gate, though. [Can you levitate Esmorana?]
[On it!] Amber muttered the spell activation, and Esmorana's descent abruptly slowed just above the tree tops.
Carlos left that issue to Amber, and focused on blinking the remaining spots out of his eyes, and maintaining the downward pull of his spell on the enemy. The man hit the ground, but much more softly than Carlos would have preferred. Two of the man's allies were still alive, but both were wounded and disabled. Haftel's daggers darted towards him, but he waved a hand dismissively and lines of lightning sprayed in all directions, one connecting to each dagger. The daggers all tumbled and fell, and a moment later they crackled again and new lines of electricity leaped from each dagger to the source of the mana that had been controlling them. Haftel yelped and spasmed, and dropped to the ground in an attempt to shield himself.
Another line had hit Noralt's hammer at the same time, but had no apparent effect on her. As Carlos watched, and strained to keep this man grounded, Sconter suddenly became visible behind the man, hastily backing off after dropping the weapon he'd tried to attack with, which had been zapped the moment it reached the constant crackling web that surrounded the man. Noralt stepped forward and swung her hammer, and the man jerked back, just out of reach. A torrent of lightning poured into Noralt's hammer and streamed all over her armor, but it drained into the ground without touching her underneath her armor.
Noralt stepped forward and swung again, but the man jerked back even farther and then began rising into the air once more. He had added an upward push that would normally be incredibly excessive to his simple resistance against the spell keeping him down. Before Noralt could reach him again he was twenty feet above her, and she reluctantly came to a halt below him, glaring upwards but unable to reach far enough to strike him.
Lorvan sighed and stepped forward. "It seems I am needed. Ordens, be ready to flee and report if my armor is disabled."
Carlos held out his right hand, gesturing Lorvan to stay back. "Not yet. I'm not finished yet." He almost snarled as he focused on amplifying the negative levitation even further. It wasn't as simple and easy as just choosing a more negative number, unfortunately. He had to conceptualize that number's connection to an amount of force, visualizing the strength of gravitic pull that should result from that number, and it was already strong enough that he was having some difficulty maintaining that visualization.
He'd been in a centrifuge before, at up to 3 or 4 gravities, and his visualization was already several times beyond that. The man should have been blacking out unconscious by now, if not for his mana resisting the spell. He needed to go farther than that. Maybe even to "human pancake" levels of force, either counting on the man's resistance to reduce it to something survivable, or just accepting that this might end in death.
Carlos tried to imagine a downward pull so strong that it would not only hold someone to the ground, unable to even crawl, but start crushing them to death like a hydraulic press. The image that came to mind was uncomfortably grisly, filled with blood, bones, and gore, but he embraced it and tried to imagine even the gore being smashed flat by its own weight. It felt so very wrong, in more ways than just the incantation system complaining at him, but he determinedly pushed through.
He sensed the man beginning to actually struggle to stay airborne, and amped up his visualization even more. For a moment something seemed to flicker around him, but Carlos dismissed the distraction and focused his concentration.
"Uh, what?" Ordens shook her head uncertainly. "Gear's not reporting anything, but even I'm feeling something wrong here."
Carlos had closed his eyes to better focus on imagining even higher gravities. Suddenly the feeling of wrongness seemed to recede into the distance; still just as strong, or even stronger, but not so close at hand. He shook his head. He'd figure that out later. He sensed the man's soul drop to ground level, finally, and Noralt leaped on top of him. Carlos opened his eyes to see Noralt wrapping her arms and legs around the grounded man, electricity glancing uselessly off of her metal armor, and released the spell with a gasp. The man jerked upward with the sudden release of force, but quickly stopped and settled back to the ground with Noralt inescapably grappling him.
Ordens stared at Carlos. "That… was not the sabotage. What did you do?"
Carlos turned to look at her, and belatedly realized the force bubble protecting him was gone. The spell maintaining it had just sort of… fallen apart. He frowned. "Just a moment." He experimentally tried activating another levitation spell. He felt the pieces of it trying to come together, but something was missing, and it failed to form. He considered how the feeling of wrongness seemed to be coming from a distance now, and shivered. He was pretty sure he knew the source of that "free" mana now, and it was in truth not free at all.
He shook his head as he realized the extent to which his guards' equipment wasn't functioning right now. All of the enchantments on it relied on the same incantations system that his own spells did, and that system itself wasn't working in the nearby area. "Something dangerous." He sighed. "I did something that I should never repeat if I have any other option, and should never teach, lest someone else uses it unwisely. I didn't know how bad the side effects would be. Your equipment should work again once we leave this place, I think, but I honestly don't know whether the effects here will fade." The incantation system still existed, or the feeling of wrongness would have disappeared entirely instead of becoming distant, but he had drained its power from the local area, and he didn't know if the system could repair itself from that.
Carlos took a deep breath and stood up. "For now, I think it's time to take some prisoners."
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Nightfall - The Ordeal: The Corrupted

Modifiers:

• Nightfall: Hero
  • Shielded Foes: You will face combatants with [Arc] Arc, [Solar] Solar, and [Void] Void shields.
  • Hero Modifiers: Extra Shields Maximum Effective Level 1765
  • Champion Foes: You will face [Disruption] Overload and [Stagger] Unstoppable Champions. Visit the Character or Mod Customization screen to view your active anti-Champion perks.
  • Arc Threat: 25% increase to incoming Arc damage.
  • Epitaph: Taken combatants generate blight geysers when defeated.
  • Overcharged Weapons: Weapon overcharges from the Seasonal Artifact are active in this activity. Kinetic weapons do increased damage when your subclass element matches an active surge.
  • Stasis Surge: 25% bonus to outgoing Stasis damage.
  • Solar Surge: 25% bonus to outgoing Solar damage.
  • Overcharged Rocket Launcher: 25% bonus to Rocket Launcher damage.
  • Galvanized: Combatants have more health and are more difficult to stun.
• Nightfall: Legend
  • All previous modifiers
  • Legend Modifiers: Locked Loadout Extra Shields Maximum Effective Level 1815
  • Equipment Locked: You will not be able to change your equipment after this activity starts.
• Nightfall: Master
  • All previous modifiers
  • Master Modifiers: Extra Champions Locked Loadout Extra Shields Maximum Effective Level 1820
  • Chaff: Radar is disabled.
• Nightfall: Grandmaster
  • All previous modifiers
  • Grandmaster Modifiers: Extinguish Limited Revives Contest Join In Progress Disabled Extra Champions Locked Loadout Extra Shields Maximum Effective Level 1815
  • Extinguish: If your fireteam falls in a Restricted Zone, everyone is returned to orbit.
  • Limited Revives: Limited fireteam revives. Gain additional revives by defeating Champions.

Rewards:

• Grandmaster reward: Wild Style (Adept)
• Pinnacle reward: Earn 200,000 cumulative points by completing Nightfalls.

Vanguard Surge: Arc Surge

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Raids and Dungeons

Weekly Raid and Dungeon

• Raid: Garden of Salvation
• Dungeon: Spire of the Watcher

Raid Challenges

Deep Stone Crypt

• Red Rover: A challenge awaits…

Crota's End

• Conservation of Energy: A challenge awaits…

Vow of the Disciple

• Defenses Down: A challenge awaits…

Vault of Glass

• Wait For It…: A challenge awaits…

King's Fall

• Hands Off: A challenge awaits…

Root of Nightmares

• Crossfire Challenge: A challenge awaits…

Last Wish

• Strength of Memory: A challenge awaits…

Dares of Eternity: Legend

Contestants: Disciples of the Neigh

• Round 1: Vex
• Round 2: Cabal
• Final Round: Crota

Loot

• Armor: Scatterhorn Suit, Praefectur Suit
• Weapons: Scathelocke, Extraordinary Rendition, Brass Attacks, Threaded Needle, Code Duello, Imperial Needle, Far Future, Honor's Edge, Distant Tumulus, Interference VI, Shepherd's Watch, Annual Skate

Neomuna

Campaign Mission: Downfall

Infiltrate the heart of Calus's lair and destroy the Darkness relay.

Partition: Backdoor

Break into a Vex Mind's stronghold and defeat it.

Vex Incursion Zone: Zephyr Concourse

The Vex are testing CloudArk defenses in this region. Reality fractures as the VexNet bleeds through into Neomuna.

Legacy Activities

• Savathûn's Throne World
  
  • Campaign Mission: The Arrival: Track Savathûn on Mars, where temporal abnormalities scar the planet's surface and the Cabal seek to claim new territory.
• Europa
  
  • Eclipsed Zone: Eventide Ruins
  • Empire Hunt: The Dark Priestess: Hero: Defeat the new leader of the Fallen, Kridis, the Dark Priestess.
  • Exo Challenge: Simulation: Survival: Simulated Skill-Set Training: Survive the harsh weather as you take down the Vex.
• Moon:
  
  • Campaign Mission: Beyond
  • Wandering Nightmare: Fallen Council (Archer's Line)
  • Trove Guardian is in Archer's Line
• Dreaming City: Weak Curse
  
  • Petra is at The Strand.
  • Weekly Mission: Broken Courier - Respond to a distress call in the Strand.
  • Ascendant Challenge: Forfeit Shrine, Gardens of Esila
  • Blind Well: Scorn, Plagues: Sikariis & Varkuuriis

Miscellaneous

Ada-1's Wares

Name	Description	Cost
Refurbished Black Armory	Apply this shader to change the color of your gear.	10000 Glimmer
Bray Innovation	Apply this shader to change the color of your gear.	10000 Glimmer
New Monarchy Allegiance	Apply this shader to change the color of your gear.	10000 Glimmer
Upgrade Module	A collection of universal components that can be used to infuse power between gear items. Can be purchased from the Gunsmith or acquired from special reward sources.	1 Enhancement Core & 10 Legendary Shards & 5000 Glimmer

Eververse Bright Dust Offerings

Name	Description	Type	Cost
Concentrated Mattergem	An Upgrade Module ionizer created from refined Mattergems.	Consumable	200 Bright Dust
Glimmershard	A shard with the ability to generate Glimmer during combat.	Consumable	250 Bright Dust
Rim Shot		Emote	3250 Bright Dust
Great White	Equip this weapon ornament to change the appearance of Hammerhead. Once you get an ornament, it's unlocked for all characters on your account.	Weapon Ornament	700 Bright Dust
Lattice Entrance	Modifications for your ship's transmat systems, so you'll always arrive in style.	Transmat Effect	450 Bright Dust
Aposematism	Equip this shader to change the color of your gear.	Shader	300 Bright Dust
Princely Presence	Equip this shader to change the color of your gear.	Shader	300 Bright Dust
Destructive Wizard		Emote	3250 Bright Dust
Star-Crossed Fists	Equip this ornament on any eligible Legendary armor item to change its appearance. Once you get a universal ornament, it's unlocked for all characters of the relevant class on your account.	Titan Universal Ornament	1200 Bright Dust
Overcharged Shell		Ghost Shell	2850 Bright Dust
The Pallbearer		Ship	2000 Bright Dust
The Lone Howl		Vehicle	2500 Bright Dust
Iridescent Death	Equip this weapon ornament to change the appearance of Crimson. Once you get an ornament, it's unlocked for all characters on your account.	Weapon Ornament	1250 Bright Dust
Infinity Door Projection	Equip this item to change your Ghost's projection.	Ghost Projection	1500 Bright Dust
Bloody Tooth	Equip this shader to change the color of your gear.	Shader	300 Bright Dust
Copperbrand	Equip this shader to change the color of your gear.	Shader	300 Bright Dust
Boreal Char	Equip this shader to change the color of your gear.	Shader	300 Bright Dust
Cursed Azure	Equip this shader to change the color of your gear.	Shader	300 Bright Dust
Corrupt Ether	Modifications for your ship's transmat systems, so you'll always arrive in style.	Transmat Effect	450 Bright Dust
Harpy's Cry	Modifications for your ship's transmat systems, so you'll always arrive in style.	Transmat Effect	450 Bright Dust
Dreaming Shimmer	Modifications for your ship's transmat systems, so you'll always arrive in style.	Transmat Effect	450 Bright Dust

Weekly Bounties

Petra Venj, The Dreaming City

Name	Description	Cost	Requirement	Reward
Ascendant Challenge	"The Awoken have long practiced the art of walking between worlds." —Techeun Kalli	1500 Glimmer	1 Ascendant challenge completed	XP++ & Dark Fragment & Legendary Gear
Gateway Between Worlds	"The Blind Well can split wide the veins that run between realities." —Techeun Sedia	40 Dark Fragment	10 Activity completions	XP++ & Offering to the Oracle

Eris Morn, Moon

Name	Description	Cost	Requirement	Reward
Slow-Wave Disruption	Complete waves of Altars of Sorrow in Sorrow's Harbor.	1000 Glimmer	7 Waves completed	Hymn of Desecration
Lunar Spelunker	Loot chests in 3 of the Moon's Lost Sectors.	1000 Glimmer	1 K1 Communion Lost Sector looted & 1 K1 Logistics Lost Sector looted & 1 K1 Crew Quarters Lost Sector looted	1 Firewall Data Fragment

Lectern of Enchantment, Moon

Name	Description	Cost	Requirement	Reward
Nightmare Hunter	Defeat Nightmares in Nightmare Hunts.	5 Phantasmal Fragment	100 Nightmares	XP++ & 1 Phantasmal Core
Nightmare Sojourner	Defeat Nightmares in Lost Sectors across the solar system. Nightmares defeated on the Moon only grant reduced progress.	5 Phantasmal Fragment	100 Nightmares	XP++ & 1 Phantasmal Core

Variks, Europa

Name	Description	Cost	Requirement	Reward
Courageous Expedition	On Europa, complete Lost Sectors, public events, and patrols.	1000 Glimmer	15 Progress	XP++
Divine Intervention	During the Empire Hunt "The Dark Priestess," defeat Kridis and earn points by defeating combatants with precision final blows. Higher difficulties grant more efficient progress.	1000 Glimmer	50 [Headshot] Precision & 1 Kridis defeated	XP++

Shaw Han, Cosmodrome

Name	Description	Cost	Requirement	Reward
Public Disturbance	Complete public events on the Cosmodrome. Heroic public events grant the most efficient progress.	1000 Glimmer	3 Public events	XP++ & Glimmer
Full Spectrum	Defeat combatants on the Cosmodrome with Arc, Void, and Solar damage.	1000 Glimmer	25 [Arc] Arc & 25 [Void] Void & 25 [Solar] Solar	XP++ & Glimmer

Starhorse, Eternity

Name	Description	Cost	Requirement	Reward
Old-Fashioned Way	Complete the following objectives in a single run of Dares of Eternity. Objectives will reset if not completed when the activity ends. Defeat combatants with charged or uncharged melee abilities, defeat combatants with weapons equipped in the Kinetic slot, and complete the activity with an impressive score.	5 Strange Coin	125 Melee & 75 Kinetic weapon & 1 180000 Points	2 Paraversal Haul & 1 Enhancement Core & XP++ & 50 Strange Favor
Sticky Situation	Complete the following objectives in a single run of Dares of Eternity. Objectives will reset if not completed when the activity ends. Defeat combatants with attached grenade abilities, defeat combatants with grenades, and complete the activity with an impressive score.	5 Strange Coin	15 Attached grenades & 50 [Grenade] Grenade & 1 180000 Points	2 Paraversal Haul & 1 Enhancement Core & XP++ & 50 Strange Favor
Close and Impersonal	Complete the following objectives in a single run of Dares of Eternity on Legend difficulty. Objectives will reset if not completed when the activity ends. Defeat combatants with Submachine Guns, Sidearms, Fusion Rifles, or Shotguns; defeat combatants within streaks; and complete the activity with an incredible score.	7 Strange Coin	130 Weapon & 150 Defeated in streaks & 1 300000 Points	3 Paraversal Haul & 1 Enhancement Prism & XP++ & 150 Strange Favor

Nimbus, Neomuna

Name	Description	Cost	Requirement	Reward
Vex Incursion Countermeasures	In the Vex Incursion Zone, defeat combatants using Strand to obtain Shellcode Fragments. Open a Terminal Overload Key Chest to obtain a Polymorphic Engine.	1000 Glimmer	8 Shellcode Fragments & 1 Polymorphic Engine	XP++ & Polymorphic Shellcode

Arcite 99-40, Hall of Champions

Name	Description	Cost	Requirement	Reward
Steadfast Onslaught	Defeat combatants in Onslaught. Bonus progress awarded for final blows with Void or Strand weapons and abilities. Complete 20 waves in a single run of Onslaught.	10000 Glimmer	50 Targets & 1	1 XP+ & 100 Lord Shaxx Reputation & 200 Lord Shaxx Reputation & BRAVE Engram
Steadfast Gambit	Defeat combatants in Gambit. Bonus progress awarded for final blows with Solar weapons and abilities. Play 3 Gambit matches.	10000 Glimmer	50 Targets & 3 Gambit matches	1 XP+ & 100 Lord Shaxx Reputation & 200 Lord Shaxx Reputation & BRAVE Engram
Illustrious Crucible	Defeat Guardians and earn assists in Crucible. Bonus progress awarded for final blows with Hand Cannons.	10000 Glimmer	50 Opponents defeated	1 XP+ & 200 Lord Shaxx Reputation & 400 Lord Shaxx Reputation & BRAVE Engram
Illustrious Raider	Defeat combatants in raids and dungeons. Bonus progress awarded for final blows with Sidearms. Complete an encounter on Normal difficulty or higher.	10000 Glimmer	80 Targets & 1	1 XP+ & 200 Lord Shaxx Reputation & 400 Lord Shaxx Reputation & BRAVE Engram
Distinguished Raider	Defeat combatants with precision damage in raids and dungeons. Bonus progress awarded for precision final blows with Bows. Complete an encounter on Master difficulty or higher.	10000 Glimmer	100 Targets & 1	1 XP+ & 400 Lord Shaxx Reputation & 800 Lord Shaxx Reputation & BRAVE Engram

Seasonal Challenges

Name	Description	Objectives	Rewards

No more records this season!

Notable Armor Rolls

Only notable rolls (stat total >= 59 or single stat >= 26) are listed here.

Class	Name	Vendor	Type	MOB	RES	REC	DIS	INT	STR	Total	Cost
Titan	Exodus Down Greaves	Nessus	Leg Armor	2	15	15	2	23	2	59	25 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Warlock	Thorium Holt Boots	Ada-1	Leg Armor	2	2	30	2	12	14	62	25 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer

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Figured this was the best place to get some info from other people that may have had the same issues. I have a 2017 132tsi passat (B8 not north american) and bought the car used. The seven speed dry clutch is an absolute nightmare. It has progressively gotten worse, from a slight shudder or shake from the trans in low revs of first and second gear, to now constant shudder in low revs of first second third and sometimes forth, slippage, and stalling at a red light while idling. these issues get worse over time, being that when i first drive the symptoms are minor, getting worse through the day. over the months i’ve owned it the problems have gotten worse, and quick. i have visited 3 mechanics, all of which state this is “normal behaviour”. I suppose even if they were to admit to it, it would be upwards of 6k to fix, which seems like a lost cause being that it is an older and high mileage car. I do love the car, and have made many memories with it, so it’s difficult to consider just pawning it off for far less that i bought it for.
Through scanning hundreds of forums, it seems like the main issue is the fact that the dq200 is infamous for being a weaker, and picky transmission in relation to humidity and heat. this, in addition with the fact that first gear was made extremely short, (i’d say 1st starts to max out at around 13mph) in order to obtain a better fuel efficiency, accelerates the wear of first and second gear considerably. the most unfortunate part of this whole situation is that VW refuses to back this shitty stepping stone of a transmission with a recall or warranty that exists once the problem becomes an issue. the newer 6 and 7 speed wet clutches are far more reliable, less picky in terms of operating conditions, and are obviously what VW was trying to achieve. still so disappointing that i can stall at the lights in a DSG with no codes on VCDS.
i guess what i’m getting at is has anyone else had these problems? what have you done about it? what are the quotes like? And do amendment tunes that lengthen first gear help?
Thanks

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The Cliff's notes version of the post:
I got:

• A bunch of unique handmade stuff, including fuzzes, drives, filters, synthy effects, modulation.
• Some 9V/12V practice amps I made from old speakers.
• A handful of cheapies
• A digitech multifx
• Some bulky items for local trade in the Nashville, TN area.
• None o' them fancy pricey pedals this sub seems to be after.

I want:

• Just about anything related to musical instruments and music making: Effects, instruments, gizmos, recording stuff, etc.
• Or lots of other things not remotely related to music. Try me.
• Or money
• I mean, basically, if you want a pedal, especially a handmade one, and are willing to send me something of reasonable value for it, you have a good shot at getting it.

Chapter 1: In which I make a few glib blandishments about whatnot
May Day May Day! Oh wait, that's tomorrow. Hope everyone is enjoying springtime. Still hoping to get some spring cleaning done, to move out some of these pedals to make room for those half-finished projects lingering on my bench. All trade offers are welcome, though I'd be happy if anyone wanted to offer some cash because I need to do a couple parts orders here soon.
Chapter 2: In which I describe my hand-made musical devices for trade
(If you are NOT into handmade stuff, scroll down to chapter 3 because I have some other items at the end.)
This is hand-built stuff that I made, mostly relatively unique or heavily tweaked designs built on vero or point to point. Many are housed in upcycled tins, a few in Hammond boxes. They all run on standard 9v pedal power. These aren't clones for the most part, unless they are; but normally I actually monkey about with the circuits quite a bit or just test out wacky ideas. If you want something nobody else has, you're in the right place…
I have the handmades valued in 4 tiers:

• D tier are my trashy cheapies, made from reclaimed components. I don't feel right asking a lot for reclaimed components. I value them in the $40 - $50 range, not really picky about what I trade for. I might even take dirt pedals for these. Only got one left, trying to phase out this tier.
• C tier are the cheapies made with new components. I value these in the $50 - $60 range, not very picky here either.
• B tier are my average builds, I will trade for pedals in the $65-$90 value range, depending on the complexity of the build. A little pickier, but still pretty open.
• A tier are my happy happy builds, usually more complex or just nicer quality. I will be picky about trades for these. (But still not Boutique prices; I have no delusions). It's probably less about value here and more about how much I actually want the thing you have. Think in the $90 - $130 range.

MOBILE USERS: There are 4 columns in the tables below: Name, Tier, Links, and Notes. If you don't see all 4, scroll over or ask for more info.
Fuzzes

Name	Tier	Links	Notes
Bazz Me Fuss You #1	A	PIC DEMO	A bazz-fussified perversion of the Escobedo push-me-pull-you, featuring controls for octave and volume. This is the first unit I've built using my own custom PCB. Housed in a painted 125B with top jacks.
SwirlFuzz	B+	PIC DEMO	Modulated octave fuzz prototype. It's an octave fuzz, but you can switch on an LFO to modulate the octave amount. Controls for Rate, Depth, Gain, and Volume, plus switches for waveshape and mode (Normal/Octave/Modulated). In a circular tin reinforced with recycled plastic.
Baller Fuzz	B	PIC DEMO	Another Bazz-Me-Fuss-You build with an added BMP-style tone control. In a slightly beaten-up heart-shaped basketball tin. Y'all ready for this?
Big Green Fuzz for Attractive Bass Players	B	PIC Demo	Like my bazz-me-fuss-you circuit, but with a big muff tone stack, a clean blend, and optional clippers for more compression. Housed in a big round tin reinforced with recycled plastic and designed specifically for attractive bass players. Unattractive ones may not really gel with this.
Creature from the planet Chyowngg	B	PIC Demo	Prototype of a unique fuzz I've been developing that I call the Chyowngg fuzz. It's a 2-stage octaver that gives a bright synthy tone with a distinctive envelope (hence the name). You can toggle each stage from octave to non-octave mode for a variety of interesting timbres. Also has a tone control, but the tone control is before the octave stages so it results in interesting behaviors depending on the switch settings. It's in a tin meant to be painted like an alien, though some say it looks more like a triceratops.
Avengers Fuzz 2	C	PIC Demo	A harmonic percolator-based fuzz with three modes: "Captain America" mode gives a modest fuzz with good cleanup; "Hulk and Thor" mode is a fat, saxy fuzz with modest gating; "Iron Man mode" is a compressed high-gain fuzz with heavy gating. Housed in a puzzle tin with the Avengers on it.
Happy ChrizzMuss Tree Fuzz	C	PIC Demo	Another gated double-bazz-fuss type fuzz, this one features a bias knob for adjusting the bias of the first stage and a bass boost switch. Housed in a Christmas tree tin.
Dumbo's Bazzrite Fussrite	C	PIC Demo	A bazz-fussified mosrite fuzzrite circuit I cobbled together in point-to-point wiring style. Housed in a little Dumbo puzzle tin with GLITTER! Controls are for balance (kind of tone-cum-gain) and volume.
Wiff Spwinkles on Top	C	PIC Demo	This point-to-point fuzz lives in the same neighborhood as the Harmonic Percolator, but has a few differences. I altered the way the gain knob works, and added a switch to toggle bass cut. It's housed in an ice-creamity welly tin.

Drives, Distortions, and Boosts

Name	Tier	Links	Notes
Bronze Drive	A	PIC Demo	This is a point-to-point, transistor based overdrive I designed based loosely on the Davisson Easy Drive. Good for low-gain crunchy tones and plenty of output volume on tap if you want it for a boost. Tone circuit is like a BMP stack but with a mid hump instead of a mid cut. Housed in a painted 125B.
Copper ZenerMorph Drive	B	PIC Demo	This is an experiment in zener diode clipping. Nice crispy drive that gets beefier as you turn up the gain, lots of good edge-of-breakup tones to be had. Housed in a decorated tin reinforced with some recycled plastic.
Shining Hope Drive	B	PIC Demo	Differential mirroring drive, gives a kind of overdriven-mixer-channel distortion. Controls for gain, tone, and volume. Housed in a star-shaped Christmas tin.
B is for Beast	C	PIC DEMO	This fun little drive/boost consists of two cascading MOSFET gain stages with optional clipping in between. It goes from clean and loud to massive wall-of-gain distortion nicely. Controls for gain, clipping, and volume. In a small heart-shaped tin about 4in by 4in.
Green Sparkler Boost	D	PIC	Just an Escobedo Duende JFET boost built point-to-point in a sparkly little round tin. Gives a little gain and a bit of warmth to the tone.

Non-Dirt

Name	Tier	Links	Notes
Droid Love Syntheficationatorifyer TRADE IN PROGRESS	A	PIC DEMO	A dirty, raw sounding guitar synth based on the Escobedo Square shaper and the Nurse Quacky. It converts your guitar to a synth wave that can vary from saw to square with the "shape" knob, then runs it through an envelope filter with adjustable sensitivity, range, attack, and cutoff. The switch smooths the envelope, and the envelope can either be taken from the dry signal (default) or from the sidechain input on the side. An LFO can also be routed to cutoff for some wub wub. All this is housed in a heart-shaped R2D2 tin.
Gift of Chykka Wakka	B	PIC DEMO	First build of an all-transistor envelope filter I designed. Built point-to-point style and housed in a little giftbox tin reinforced with recycled plastic. Controls for Q and Sweep, switch toggles envelope smoothing.
Vortex of Funk	B	PIC DEMO	Second build of the Chykka-Wakka circuit, this one features attack, Q, and range controls. Built point-to-point and housed in a painted tin.
Tacklebox Vibes	B	PIC DEMO	A prototype vibe/phase/ring-mod sort of circuit I've been working on. A little difficult to tame, but full of neat sounds. Built on vero, housed in a fishing-themed tin reinforced with recycled plastic.
BZZZ BOOP BEEP	B	PIC DEMO	A basic square wave oscillator on a momentary switch. Can go from bzzz to boop to beep with a sweep of the big knob. Also has tone and volume controls, and a 3-way switch for different decay amounts. Use it to simulate a spring door stopper or dying cow. Or bleep your foul-mouthed frontman. Or mess with the sound guy. Or send Morse code to the bar. I dunno. Housed in a painted tin reinforced with recycled plastic.

Little Amps

Name	Price/Trades	Links	Description
Ample iMank	$65	PICS DEMO	This is a Runoffgroove Ruby Amplifier built into this old multimedia speaker enclosure designed to look like an old iMac. Glows blue when you turn it on. It runs from a standard 9v pedal power. It's not terribly loud, nor terribly clean, but if you dig the classic mac vibe it might be fun. Controls for gain and volume, and a power switch on the back.
Nosy Amp	$75	PICS DEMO	Another solid-state amp based on the Ruby amplifier, housed in a repurposed bookshelf speaker. This one actually has pretty decent volume, even on 9V (can run on 12V as well for more), and can stay clean while getting loud enough for a quiet jam with friends.
Fleur-de-Lis Amp	$90	PICS DEMO	A tiny bookshelf speaker turned into a practice amp. This one features a class D power amp for lovely cleans, and a custom designed discrete preamp that gets punchy & crunchy when cranked. Runs on 9V but pretty loud nonetheless.

Chapter 3: In which I list my Non-DIY Stuff
Make an offer. I respect Reverb Price Guide values, though I may lean high if it's a feeler.

Brand	Name	Condition	Notes
Danelectro	Fab Chorus	Excellent	Cheap plastic chorus, but sounds great. Probably just a make-weight, too cheap to trade on its own.
Caline	10-band EQ	Good	Works fine, I just don't really need 10 bands of EQ. Has velcro on the back, and sometimes makes a weird noise when you turn on the pedalboard. Another make-weight.
Ibanez	PH7	Good	Tonelok phaser. Great pedal, has some glue on the bottom I couldn't get off, but works fine.
BOSS	TU-12H	Good	Crusty vintage tuner from Boss. Still works great, but it's missing the outer case (still has the inner part). If you had one in the day and want to relive the magic, feel free to make an offer.
Digitech	RP360	Very Good	Great multifx, I've gotten some fun sounds out of it, but it isn't seeing much use. I'm just more of a discrete FX guy I guess.
MOTU	MIDI express	Good	This is an antique MIDI patchbay and interface. It's pre-USB and uses the parallel cable (PC) or some kind of Apple-specific DIN cable (Mac). Could be used standalone, or maybe you're into retro MIDI setups? Comes with box and cables anyway.
unknown builder	PedalPCB Cataclysm	Very Good	This is a really solid build of a PedalPCB cataclysm (Disaster Transport Jr clone) built by someone other than me. Pics here. Not sure who built it, nor is the person I got it from, nor am I sure what to value it, but make an offer if you like it.

Local (Nashville TN area) ONLY

Brand	Name	Condition	Notes
TEAC	A3340S 4-Track Reel-to-Reel	Good	Cleaned up, oiled up, and in good working order last time I tried it out. Meant to do some analog recording, but just haven't gotten the time or space. Would trade for a decent instrument of some kind. Might even throw in a copy of Craig Anderton's "Home Recording for Musicians", which uses the same unit.
Altec-Lansing	Power amp (9442A)	Fair	300 W, 2 rack-unit power amp, can work in stereo or bridged mode. Last time I used it one of the channels was a little flaky. Couldn't be bothered to fix it myself. Heavy as all get out, I'll sell for cheap if you're local.

Chapter 4: In which I describe what would I trade for
I'm wide open to trades for music gear of all kinds and other items of value.
Some Priority Wants:

• A next level looper like the Pigtronix Infinity 3. Feeling limited by my current setup. Something with MIDI sync, multiple loop tracks, tempo sync.
• Boss OC-5.
• A reverb with a really good plate algorithm.
• Compact 12 channel mixer. Preferably a Mackie VLZ or similar.
• Isolated pedal power supply.
• Genuine e-Bow. Already own 2 clones, looking to try the real shebang.
• A multiple-MIDI I/O unit.
• A 1-U rack-mount mixer.
• Money.

Other things I'd likely trade for:

• Pedals, naturally:
  • Especially fancy DSP type pedals (the kind I can't build), or a nice analog flangechorus.
  • Decent analog pedals that need repair. Expect a lot of questions and not much value, though.
  • Check "probably not wants" below
• Studio gear like mics, headphones, cables, small mixers, rack gear, etc.
• Synths and midi gear, especially cheap stuff like Volcas or Reface, etc. Really need a MIDI interface with multiple I/O.
  • I kinda dig old casio/yamaha cheapies.
  • Drum machines are interesting to me.
• Musical instruments? I play about everything, or would like to try anyway.
  • I'd like to acquire a tele style guitar at some point. Even just a cheapie knockoff.
  • If you've got a not-too-expensive Ibanez fretless bass (or similar), let's talk.
• Also Non-music things:
  • Unbuilt pedal kits, pedal enclosures, bulk lots of electronics parts, etc.
  • Electronics/DIY tools or supplies (scope, transistor tester, solder, etc)
  • Something weird and creative. Random items of modest value you want to get rid of. Handmade items that are giftable.
  • Did I mention money? I do paypal and venmo.

Probably not wants (doesn't apply to C or D-tier builds, offer anything for those):

• Dirt pedals. Might make an exception for something really intriguing, though.
• Eurorack modules, unless anyone wants to trade me a whole starter setup (yeah, probably not, right?)
• Guitaamp/cab parts. Not really into modding that stuff. Yet.
• Behringer pedals. Just not a fan.
• Any pedal whose value is primarily as a collectible (Vintage, Rare editions/colorways/signature models, etc)
• If I can get it on Amazon or Reverb for under $50, I'd rather we bundled a few things to make it worth the shipping cost.

Epilogue
A Note about mods/repairs/custom jobs: Feel free to shoot me your ideas, but probably I'm leaning toward not doing these. Expect to pay/trade way more for something custom than what I ask for the pedals I've already built.
And now, with apologies to Jon Postel's Robustness Principle, I leave you with these words:
"Be conservative in what you WTT, liberal in what you WTTF."

By Roc Hatfield 

Hello,
I have a peugeot 308II gt petrol 205hp (2016), engine EP6FDTX.
For about a year or two, i had 2 missfire leading the engine to go in limp mode. After a restart everything came back to normal. It freaked me out but since it run pretty well after that, i kinda forgot about it.
But since a week, i have the check engine light always on, even after wiping it out and restarting the car. That's new. Everytime i floor it, at around 5k rpm, i lost most of my power and go limp mode. Fan goes wild at cold start, and stays on after turning the car off.
I also have a discret and strange noise at between 2k2 and 2k8 rpm in 2nd gear : when i have my foot on the gas (not enough to gain speed but enough to maintain speed), i hear a hissing sound every ~0.8second, matching the engine rpm's. Disapear above or below the said rpm range.
So far, that's the error codes i get :
P1336 P1337
I changed the spark plugs before this problem came around constitenly, maybe i bought deficient set.
I ordered new set of coils and spark plugs, i'll start with that.
In case it doesn't resolve the issue, what could cause all of this ? I was thinking about timing chain somehow after searching on forums etc...
Maintenance is done every year.
Thank you for reading

Hi everyone!
This is a little long-winded, but I want to be as thorough as possible, so as to indicate everything I can with this vehicle for the experts here. If you can bear with me and provide me with some advice, I would sincerely appreciate it!!!
I am making my first real car purchase as an adult (I'm 31 and have always been fortunate to have a decent car fall into my hands via parents, friends, etc.) and I am having the biggest conflict internally right now. I need help from people who are very familiar with the w124 generation, more specifically the '89s.
Preface: My previous car was an '01 Mercedes SLK 230. It was my father's for 14 years, and he did a great job of maintaining it before passing it to me 4.5 years ago. We did a bunch of work on it together when I bought from him, and we got it running about as perfect as possible for the high mileage it had. Recently though, I got in a freak accident and very sadly totaled it (my first wreck, no tickets, no other accidents), and it had just passed 415,000 miles on the original motor a week prior. I learned how to drive in that car, and I absolutely loved it my whole life. My dad had numerous Mercs over the years, but aside from that SLK, the 88 E 300 he had was my favorite.
The Accident (for those who are curious): When I was headed home from work, a torrential downpour came out of nowhere (this basically never happens where I live) and a truck passed me on the single lane hwy I was driving, pushed all the water to my lane (which flooded my brakes), and immediately after, I started hydroplaning. This situation was pretty much unpreventable, sadly, and I ended up over, and back down into the ditch on the side of the road. The suspension damage was estimated at $3,800, with the value of the car only being determined at $3,500 because of the mileage. The car still got me home safely that night. Rip 😭🫡🖤
My Problem: Right now, getting any DECENT used car that isn't a Kia, Ford, Hyundai, etc (cheap/unreliable from what I've heard/read) with 120k+ miles is nearly impossible for my budget of $6,500. I'm in an awkward spot where the cars that would be ideal for reliability/cheaper maintenance (Toyota, Honda, Acura, Lexus) are all way overpriced at dealerships and even personal sale for what you actually get ($8,000-$10,000+). Those cars that are universally regarded as super affordable/reliable inside of my budget, however, are all beaten to shit and look like hell, not to mention having 180k-340k+ and still being listed at $4,500-$7,000!! The ones that aren't, have looming major repairs, like an '08 Honda Civic Hybrid with 108k miles, but will probably need a new hybrid battery soon, as the previous replacement's warranty is already a year over being expired. Selling for $6,500 firm!! If the current battery fails, the car won't drive!
Purpose: Long story short, I'm here for 1 reason, which is the beautiful and stunning W124. I found this gorgeous '89 E 300 (link in post) that has been listed for about a month locally, and I went to test drive it today. I did about 8 hours of research last night in preparation, to try and see what people like to check for and spot on these, as to get a gauge on general maintenance and care. Here's everything I was able to pick up on and notice based on what I read and know:
The Goods:
It started up immediately and purred like a kitten. The engine sounded pretty strong and consistent as a whole. No smoke emissions from tailpipe. The interior was incredibly beautiful and nearly perfect. Cruise control works as it should. Horn works as it should. Wipers and Washer work as they should. Heater works well. Brakes work very well, slight squeal at final stop though. Sunroof opens and slides perfectly. No leaks anywhere at all that I could see or detect. The seats looked brand spankin' new in the front and back. The door panels, handles, and switches were all working and immaculate. The wood paneling (aside from bottom one in center with window switches, 4 cracks) was basically perfect. The windows were all original MB glass, no cracks or chips that I saw. It was super quiet inside. The power windows and power locks all worked. The sound system has a modern deck with original speakers, all working like new. No stains on any of the interior carpet or anywhere I checked. 161,000 on odometer, but the heater temp gauge is in Celsius, so I assume it was assembled in Germany? If so, it's actually only about 100k miles total. About 2400/year. The car had 1 tiny dent on the entire thing, on the rear driver side wheel well, size of a dime. Very, very little rust throughout, maybe 10 spots total that I found, all less than the size of a pea, except a slightly bigger one on underside of the hood. Weatherstripping looked and felt brand new, but it is all original. The plastic dash under driver window is not cracked at all and is literally perfect. It was probably covered for 35 years. No stains in trunk carpet. In the engine bay, everything looks pretty damn clean for the most part, especially considering age. One of the cleanest engine bays I've seen on a car older than 5 years. Manifold still has 75% of original powder coat white. Tires are good. Car drives like a dream; suspension is smooth, steering is tight, gears shift smoothly, although maybe lacking a bit on speed, it does have sufficient power. No rust under weatherstripping inside trunk, at least from what I could see without pulling it out/damaging it. All lights functional. Seatbelts and buckles in good shape. Almost everything visual is original or upgraded/modernized, in the case of the stereo system. The undercarriage appears free of rust and/or jack damage. Power seats and switches work as they should. Had recent alignment. New cluster lights. New lightbulbs throughout. New oil pressure sensor. New fuel pressure sensor. Most gauges work as they should. Fog lights work. Never smoked in, ash trays are perfect and clean. Signals work as they should. Headliner is perfect. Vanity mirrors are perfect and still have a bit of stiffness even. Comes with license plate and 2026 tabs.
The "Not so Goods": The beautiful purring kitten that is the engine, may have some asthma, it felt like it was sucking air a little, intermittently in 4-5 second intervals for about 1 second each time. Compared to every other Mercedes I've ever driven, this one feels very anemic in comparison, it lacks almost all power, which feels very strange, but I've never driven an '89 before, maybe it's just the age/year? The engine has yellow, gorilla glue looking substance/sludge? on 1 side of engine. The A/C Compressor just failed recently, it was the original as far as I know. The back-window light is damaged on the casing, currently duct-taped (sadly) but functional. Passenger side mirror is possibly not original, and is taped with duct tape (sadly). Front light has small strip of duct tape next to it, not sure why, forgot to ask. Paint is starting to fade pretty deep in a few spots, and paint has a couple of small scratches, but nothing very deep from what I could see. Black exterior plastic is pretty faded. Emblems have been painted gold to match exterior paint color. Speedometer needle was vibrating/shaking while in operation, but still showed a readable, accurate speed as far as I could tell. 2 small screws were drilled into bottom ash tray panel in center console. It doesn't look that out of place to be fair, and holds ash tray in place for proper operation, but still a negative. Something has been done with the coolant system to do some sort of bypass? Some engine hoses look like they've had coolant leak on them as they are faded with mineral deposits, will probably need replacing. Antenna motor is not operational. Code reader in engine has gotten wet, apparently cover was not on it for a while on accident, could have caused damage, not too sure on that one. Has possible aftermarket cup holder on passenger door, possibly from Mercedes but I'm not sure. Light wipers non-operational. Service records are only partially available from current owner, no original service records that I know of are available. Only got about 30 minutes with the car before we had to leave.
Concerns: The yellow, gorilla glue-like sludge on the motor looks like it could be a leaking gasket on the actual motor, but I don't know enough to diagnose something like this properly. I am absolutely in love with this car, but this raises red flags and scares me from wanting to pour some love into this car, especially with my budget being as restrictive as it is for maintenance on a car like this already. The other thing, is the fact the original AC compressor just recently failed. If 1 original part failed, which one is next? I know this is normal with old used cars, but it feels like it could be an exacerbated issue on a car of this age.
Verdict: The list price for this car is $3,500. It feels like a very good, fair price for this car, due to the factors I mentioned above. With this being about half of my budget, it also opens up a bit of room for a repair nest egg to start building that, vs spending everything I have on another car, and still not having that guarantee it will work in 10 days. However, with this being a Merc AND 35 years old, it still raises more questions than an '05 corolla would raise. My goal is to find a car I can ideally own for the next 10-20 years or so, and maybe even pass out it on to my kids when I have them. All I've ever read about these cars is that they are pretty much bulletproof, as long as they are maintained well. This one seems well-maintained, but I really need a dependable car without completely breaking the bank. I could reasonably put away about $100/mo for repairs, but that's about it.
Conclusion: I am completely in love with this car. Even with the minor repairs/replacements needed, it feels better in my heart to give this car new life and utilize it to its full potential. However, I was advised to ask a mechanic to come out and inspect the car, then make a decision from there.
Does anyone have any recommendations on what else I should be looking for and might be missing?? Am I even looking at the right stuff? Is it worth hiring a mechanic? If I do hire a mechanic, what tests should I have a mechanic run?
Thank you so much if you made it this far. Hopefully I can get a good answer and gauge here on next steps.

Hi, I'm currently doing a software engineering degree, but I'm kind of hating it because it requires so much staring at the computer screen, and the coding part takes soooo long. I don't have any career adviser I can go to, so I'm asking for help here. Lately, I've been hearing that the IT sector is very oversaturated, and since I'm not that skilled of a coder yet, I'm worried if doing this hard degree is going to be worth it. So if anyone has any advice about changing careers, please give me some. Should I tough it out with software engineering, or switch gears to something like a vision degree at UNSW or a Bachelor of Science? What's the job market like right now? From the very beginning I wanted to do Radiography at USYD but my mark is not high enough for it and I couldn't find exact info about UNSW offering this course. I'm not aiming for a high-paying job; I just want something chill and stable. Any advice would be awesome.

Hi, I'm currently doing a software engineering degree, but I'm kind of hating it because it requires so much staring at the computer screen, and the coding part takes soooo long. I don't have any career adviser I can go to, so I'm asking for help here.
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Lately, I've been hearing that the IT sector is very oversaturated, and since I'm not that skilled of a coder yet, I'm worried if doing this hard degree is going to be worth it. So if anyone has any advice about changing careers, please give me some.
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Should I tough it out with software engineering, or switch gears to something like a vision degree at UNSW or a Bachelor of Science? What's the job market like right now? From the very beginning I wanted to do Radiography at USYD but my mark is not high enough for it and I couldn't find exact info about UNSW offering this course. I'm not aiming for a high-paying job; I just want something chill and stable. Any advice would be awesome.