u/DiscernmentGoblin

I live in the Pacific Northwest and I was recently on a camping trip where I fell in love with a hammock that a friend brought along. I ordered a Grand Trunk Double Deluxe because it was all included, well reviewed, and I figured it's good for putting my toes in the water. I also live in an apartment with several parks nearby, some wilderness and some more urban, but I have no yard of my own.

Is it socially acceptable to set up a hammock in the park and lounge with my earbuds and book? Would I annoy other park users? I am very much into silent relaxation, but I don't want to be a burden on other park users or a problem for bylaws enforcement officers. (I already checked and the only relevant bylaws seem to be about not damaging trees but with two inch straps I think I'm okay)

My first time sharing a build here. I'm open to constructive criticism.

Nadira al-Sahir spent years guarding trade caravans across Hammerfell, often working for wealthy merchants and minor nobles. The job taught her more than how to swing a sword: she learned to read terrain, negotiate contracts, spot dishonest traders, and keep frightened travellers alive when an ambush turned the road into chaos.

She eventually left that life after a patron expected her to protect luxury cargo at the expense of injured caravaneers. Nadira chose the people, lost the contract, and kept her principles. Before being captured at the Skyrim border, she had taken work escorting a small Khajiit trading caravan. When trouble came, she drew the soldiers away so her employers could escape.

Although outsiders describe her fighting style as berserk, Nadira does not lose control. Her rage is a battle trance: absolute focus, relentless movement, and the refusal to stop while anyone under her protection remains in danger. Her Redguard Adrenaline Rush represents that surge of stamina and clarity.

She also shaves her head, partly because she follows a traditionally male Redguard custom associated with warriors and hard trials, and partly because it simply feels better under a travelling hood.

Primary skills

* Two-Handed: Her main weapon is a greatsword. Focus on Barbarian, Champion’s Stance, Great Critical Charge, Devastating Blow, and eventually Sweep.

* Light Armor: She relies on speed and positioning rather than standing still and absorbing punishment. Unhindered and Wind Walker are especially important.

* Archery: Used openly in combat, not for stealth. Focus on Overdraw, Power Shot, Ranger, and Quick Shot.

* Speech: Represents years dealing with merchants, contracts, tolls, nobles, and crooked officials. Haggling, Persuasion, and Merchant all fit.

* Smithing: She maintains and improves her own road equipment.

I’m putting most level-ups into Health, with roughly one point in Stamina for every two or three points in Health. No Magicka investment.

The basic combat loop is to fire while advancing, switch to the greatsword, use sprinting power attacks to close the distance, and trigger Adrenaline Rush when the fight becomes crowded.

I don't really have much of a problem if folks want to use AI to help write a novel, screenplay, short story, or whatever. But I think there’s also a lot of intrinsic creative and entertainment value in just interacting with LLMs themselves.

Build a fictional country. Invent some characters. Spend an hour figuring out their relationships, politics, jobs, family histories, weird local customs, or what kind of public transit their imaginary city has. Follow whatever ridiculous rabbit hole becomes interesting. You don’t necessarily have to do anything with it afterward.

I think adults are often pressured to justify imaginative play by turning it into work. If you’re spending hours creating characters and worlds with an LLM and having a good time, you don’t need to force it into a novel or movie just so the experience produces something measurable. The conversation can be the value.

A finished story might come out of it, but it can also just be a souvenir from somewhere interesting you spent some time.

I feel like we’re still in the very early days of figuring out what kind of medium LLMs actually are. A lot of what we can do with them may not fit neatly into existing categories like novels, games, movies, or productivity software. Maybe some of the most interesting uses won't be about producing a thing at all.

Thoughts?

I’ve heard people talk about opposite-sex relationships that began as affairs, but I feel like comphet and coming out add a different dynamic. I’d be curious to hear whether these relationships lasted, and how the people involved look back on what happened.

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One of the things I love most about Farming Simulator is how cozy it can be. I'm not so interested in building the biggest farm possible and more interested in just pottering around, doing the morning chores and imagining the lives of the people who live there.

I tend to give each save its own character and backstory, then use AI to help flesh out the setting and little story moments as I play. In this save I’m playing as Imogen Vale, a semi-retired British comedian who stepped back from a successful career and moved to a small farm in Argyll for her mental health. She lives there with her wife, Catriona, who works as a veterinarian.

This morning Imogen was taking eggs, lettuce and spinach down to the roadside before heading out to help harvest a neighbour’s field. Nothing dramatic, just a peaceful October morning at Brae Rowan.

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ISTG I am going to turn this entire map into a car park.

I’m putting together a very specific Farming Simulator 25 roleplay: a white elder-millennial divorced woman who keeps a Stanley tumbler in the combine, listens to true-crime podcasts during harvest, and has recently decided that the farm needs “multiple revenue streams.”

I’m looking for mods that could help me properly yassify the agricultural sector, especially:

- Production chains for wine, lion’s mane mushrooms, herbal remedies, natural health products, cosmetics, soaps, essential oils, snail mucin, candles, artisanal preserves, etc.

- Crops or greenhouses that fit the wellness-influencer-to-small-business-owner pipeline.

- A Miata-style convertible, cute SUV, horse trailer, luxury pickup, golf cart, or other vehicles with divorced-girlboss energy.

- Farmhouse decorations, patio furniture, pergolas, decorative signs, wind chimes, fairy lights, seasonal wreaths, flamingos, gazing balls, and anything broadly compatible with the Live Laugh Love philosophy.

- Boutique shops, farmers’ markets, tasting rooms, spas, yoga studios, rustic wedding venues, or suspiciously expensive roadside stands.

- Clothing, character, or equipment customization that makes the farmer look less like she was issued by the Ministry of Agriculture.

- Any other mods that say, “She got the farm in the divorce and immediately replaced the cattle operation with lavender, alpacas, and a wellness retreat.”

PC mods are welcome, including ones outside the official ModHub.

I've harvested a lot of vegetables and wanted to set up production for them. I was hoping to build the canning or preserved food factory and I watched the farmer cop video, but I can only seem to see the soup factory and the Polish themed preserved food factory. It seems like the American style one from the farmer cop video is disallowed on this map? Or am I looking in the wrong place? The Polish style one doesn't really fit the aesthetic of the map and I feel it will hurt my immersion. Does anyone know if I can edit an XML file to allow it perhaps, or if there's a modded version that's not unbalanced?

Just noticed that when you feed your horses carrots, the game gives you “harvest income.” I’m picturing the horses standing outside the stable, counting crumpled bills with their hooves.....

1. Denial

“This won’t be that bad.”

You look at the field and think, reasonably, that carrots are a normal crop. They are small. Friendly, even. A cheerful vegetable.

You buy the most affordable harvester, line it up, lower the header, and begin.

Three minutes later, you realize you have harvested enough carrots to make a single bahn mi.

2. Anger

“Why does this thing only do one row?”

The harvester crawls forward at 5mph. You have to stop every three minutes to drop a pallet. You are now yelling at root vegetables in a simulated field, because this is what modern gaming has become.

3. Bargaining

“Maybe if I plant less next time.”

You start making deals with yourself.

Next season, only a small patch. Maybe half a field. Maybe one decorative strip by the shed. Maybe carrots can be a boutique crop.

4. Depression

“There are still so many rows.”

You enter the long middle. The sun rises. The sun sets. Days pass. Somewhere, your simulated dog clips through your simulated home. Everything is carrots.

You no longer hate the harvester. Hate requires energy. You have become a quiet vessel through which carrots pass from soil to crate.

5. Acceptance

“Actually, this is kind of satisfying.”

Something changes. The rhythm settles in. Row by row, the field clears. The crates move. The carrots pile up. The money comes in.

It is still slow. It is still ridiculous. But now it feels intentional. Peaceful, almost.

You are no longer trapped harvesting carrots, you're just harvesting carrots, and you think to yourself, "I might plant them again next year."

I say debris crusher as the stones sell point. I'm playing on the Alma map. It was working fine yesterday but now when I try to unload the unload dialog flashes repeatedly on the screen and my trailer won't empty. when I try to shovel stones in I get "this action can't be performed here." Do these debris crushers fill up? What's going on? FS25 on Mac/PC.

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I like to roleplay and I thought up a backstory to play on a recently released France map, but I was hoping this character could build money from contract work and start with as little as possible. Maybe even just a pickup truck and a place to sleep. Any ideas on what mods I should use and what settings to set when I start? Are there any vehicle mods that have a sleep trigger? Any other mods that could ease me into this save?

I injured myself in such a way that my doctor says I absolutely can't go back to work. She's cleared me for desk work but I do blue collar work and that's just not possible for at least a few more weeks. I have an excellent union and a supportive boss, and I've got several months of sick leave as I very rarely get sick, but I still feel like I'm doing something bad by following doctor's orders, staying home and playing video games. They gave me a disability management team including a shop steward to help me get back to work, but meeting with them gives me dread, like I feel like they're going to try to catch me in some kind of trap, or they're going to make me jump through hoops or find a reason to terminate me.

I'm very much not about hustle culture. I lucked into this job and I stick around because it's low stress, low effort, and decent pay and working conditions. My boss likes me, my coworkers like me. I'm still just sitting at home with this anxiety and dread.

I had a bit of leftover fertilizer and took a fertilizing contract. At 96 percent I ran out, no problem, I got a maneur spreader across the street I can use to get the last bit. So I grab the spreader, go back to the field, and set out to finish it. I watch the progress, 96... 95.... 94???? I guess the little bit of overlap and the double fertilizing effect undid the bit I'd already done and soft locked the contract so I couldn't finish it. I guess Walter very specifically only wanted one level of fertilizing. My bad!

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I absolutely love my Mack truck. Huge game changer for getting supplies and equipment around Alma.

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I enjoy most aspects of the game but I still struggle with forestry for one simple reason, I can only pick up one log at a time and I need to hold them like I would a delicate teacup between the tip of my thumb and forefinger. It doesn't matter what machine I use, I need to pick up the logs the same way, from overhead, pinching them with just the tip of the clamp. I know I must be doing something wrong because I grew up in a forestry town and I've seen all these machines pick up logs by sliding the forks underneath and clamping 3-5 at a time. I know it's me missing something because if this was the way the developer made it, they'd take one look and say "okay so clearly we messed that up, let's take the ten minutes to fix the physics in the code, cause we clearly can't ship the game like this." So what is it? How am I supposed to be lifting these logs?