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Everything in the notes app of my PLD has vanished! Now, this is a relatively common bug with IOS devices, and normally can be easily resolved by just going to Icloud which would retrieve your notes in a matter of minute

Issue? The school DMA bans access to Icloud. I CAN'T GET MY NOTES BACK BECAUSE THE BUTTON TO DO SO ISN'T EVEN AN OPTION ON MY PLD

Now, the notes are still on Icloud. I can see that much by accessing the web browser version. Unfortunately I can't get it onto the app version. This is the 3rd time this happened happened to me. Both times i had to go to the ICT help desk and they would put me on hold for 2-3 days to get their supervisor or something to access my Icloud. Its very annoying cause while i have learnt not to keep my study notes on that app after it first vanished, it still holds many of my personal projects and more importantly, my EAE portfolio.

Has anyone else had this issue? Any way to resolve?

Im relatively new, so i don't know if this is a feature that i just never found. In most battles, I tend to prefer split my army into 3 independent corps each with their own Cavalry and Artillery contingent as well as reserves. I find splitting a large army up into 3 helps me see the tactical picture better and makes manoeuvring easier. While the actual details of the formation defers depending on map, it is always roughly the same.

However, this means that i always must spend a good 5 minutes before each battle carefully rearranging the troop into the corps, which i find cumbersome to have to do repetitively. Is there a way i can try to "Save" a formation? Where when i start the map, my troops are already arranged in the way i want them arranged, and i won't have to waste time arranging them again.

Like i said, i am relatively new, so this might be a feature that i just never found. Thanks for the help!

I replayed that scene recently and when i got to the part there Sindri's said "I went to the lake of Alfheim to steal him back, legions of souls tried to stop me and i could still feel them crawling across my skin" it clicked for me

Do you think that was the cause of Sindri's cleanliness obsession? Or is it just showing that he carried on despite it to save brok?

Realistically you released the gas in such a way it blows AWAY from your own lines so when you stop the gas all your enemies are dead but you are untouched by the gas

So how did the corvuns get caught in their own gas? Did the attack while the gas was still being released? Did the wind blow the gas back into their faces? Why would they attack DURING the release of the gas?

Look, i have nothing against religion. But please, almost every other video i see there is a random Christian in the comments/ replies preaching "God loves you" or "Jesus died for your sins, repent now" and its getting annoying.

I get it. You want to preach. To share the goodness of christ. But doing it in a completely unrelated YouTube video just makes you seem annoying and rude. It doesnt matter what video im watching. History, news, gaming, study. They are always somehow there. Its not an issue of religion, i have no issue against Christianity. But if i went to every comment section and declared my love for french fries and that everyone should buy one now even though the video never even mentioned food once, you would be annoyed too. The issue isnt the French fries or the preaching itself, its where and how you are doing it.

At first i thought they were bots. Designed for attention. But no! They are still responding to their comment when people reply, so they are human. Some of them posted these messages seconds after the video was posted, and i am 90% sure these people keep these bible verses copied on their keyboard just for when they catch a new video.

What's your opinion on these comments? I find them really annoying. There is a place and time to preach. An unrelated YouTube video is not that place.

The board game im designing is called "Dictator". (Not very original, i know)

Its a 2-4 player game. 1 player plays as the president of a democratic nation. The rest 1-3 people play as congress.

The idea of the game is simple. The president serves for 4 years. Thats 8 turns. Every turn, the president can propose a law. Drawing from a deck of "Lawmaker cards" that gives him options. Congress would then vote yes or no to the law. The president wins by consolidating power enough power by achieving his 5 objectives and becoming a dictator. The objectives can include "Have xxx amount of influence in yyy sector", "Have a certain amount of wealth at the end of the game" etc. Congress wins if they can prevent the president from seizing power in 8 turns. If by the 8th turn the president fails to become a dictator, his term ends and congress wins

There are 5 sectors the president can influence. He influences these sectors by passing laws

Supreme court - There are 10 Justices on the supreme court. The president can influence it by appointing "corrupt" justices onto the court. This however must got through congress and cannot be forced by other actions. Control over

Military/ Law enforcement - Usually used to deal with external threats, this can be used to block actions by both sides but costs wealth. With enough military power the president can attempt a coup, this is risky and will have a % chance of failure depending on the presidents influence over the military and other sectors like public support. Successful.coups.lead to victories. A failed coup imposes extreme sanctions on the president

Businesses and Economy - This is the most simple. It generates wealth for both sides, but the amount depends on the presidents influence. Usually, it generates 2 wealth for the president per turn and 6 for Congress (A majority of congresses decisions and actions require wealth while the president can just pass laws which is free. Only some of his actions cost money, like using military actions) influencing this sector gives the president more money and congress less

Investigative Agencies - This is congress most powerful tool. They can spend wealth to conduct "Audits" on sector to remove presidential influence. This costs wealth and can be blocked if the president has control over other sectors. If the president influences this sector, he can block audits and even spy on congress players

Media and Public Institutions - This provides a new form of currency. Public support tokens. There are only a total of 10 at the start of the game, split equally 5:5 between the president and Congress. An influenced media can let you take public support from your opponent. Some actions require a higher public support, so this can be beneficial

So why doesnt congress just deny every law? There is a crisis meter. 3 types of crisis, military from external forces, economic crisis, and infrastructure/ Public crisis. These crisis meters increase over time. If one of them reaches a high enough level, both sides lose as the nation collapses. The president must pass laws that decreases the meter, but gives him more power. For example, the law card the president poses can say "Economic Reforms. -2 economic crisis meter, +1 President influence in the economic/ businesses sector".

Congressmen themselves also have their own agendas though this is mainly to make sure multiplayer is more interesting. This isnt a social deduction situation however. The congressmen wont betray each other. Instead the secret agendas can ask them to accumulate wealth instead of spending it. Or gain certain bonuses in exchange for losing others like this congressman being forced to vote yes for specific laws, but getting bonuses when conducting media actions etc etc.

The turn order is roughly:

Game starts

President draws 5 Lawmaker cards from the deck. They each show a law the president COULD propose. He may propose up to 3 laws, but he just propose at least 1.

Congress votes yes, or no. If yes, the law takes effect. If no, the president takes the card back. He can play the card again in the future if he likes. However, the president can also try to push his luck. He can appeal the law to the supreme court. If the court is 100% uninfluenced, the president always fails. But for every corrupt justice on the court, there is a +10% chance of success (All this is done on a d10). If the court rules the executive order was unconstitutional and rules AGAINST the president, that law is not returned to his hand. Instead it is discarded. He can never propose it again. But if he succeeds and the the court rules in his favour, the law passes regardless This makes the supreme court extremely powerful if influenced

After the legislative phase, congress makes 1 action. They select a sector and choose the action they wish to perform. They can perform multiple actions in 1 sector if they can afford it. The president does his action AFTER congress.

After this is all said and done, increase 2 random crisises out of the 3 crisis meters by 1.

Finally, the president reshuffles his lawmaker hand. He can choose some cards in his hand to reshuffle into the deck. He then draw new cards so his hand is back at 5.

This then moves onto the next turn where everything is repeated.

Finally, Congress has one final trick up their sleeve. Impeachment. At any point after turn 2, assuming congress has:

1. Public support

2. The president does not have majority military control

3. The president does not have majority supreme court control

They can impeach the president. This is usually used either against uncooperative or winning presidents. However, impeaching the president changes his win condition. Everything congress does is now 2x/ 3x times more expensive and actions take place the turn AFTER they are made. Everything slows to a crawl

If the nation collapses after the presidencriis impeached, he still wins. As he can claim that congress is at fault for the the chaos and seize power. Note that the president can still make actions and gain money even if impeached. He just cannot pass more laws to gain influence and congress must now navigate the crisises themselves, losing anyway if they fail.

This is extreme simplified and is just the rough idea of the game and how it would roughly function. Now i face my main issue

I want congress and the president to have a dependency on each other. The president has to get through congress who approves his laws. But Congress also needs the president to propose those laws in the first place. My solution was the crisis meter. If it skyrockets, both sides lose. But i failed to account for something

Spite

After a minor playtest, i realized since the 2 sides were dependant on one another, if one side was losing they would throw the game. Refuse to propose/ pass laws. Drag the winner down with them as the nation collapsed. Impeachment some what helped with bad presidents, but Congress rarely made it to the end without the efficiency of having a president. And nothing stops Congress from doing the same.

Any ideas? What do you think of my game? Any suggestions on how i can solve my spite issue?

I see this most common with shorts YouTubers who dont feel comfortable revealing their voice. Personally i draw a fine line between "I use AI voice because i do not want to reveal my real voice" and "I use AI voice because i am Lazy". The later results in me clicking off immediately