u/Stotty652

Semi-spoiler here, so not sure how much to blank out.

I'm putting together a stealth build for certain night time activities, and obviously want the darkest, least noisy clothing.

But I also want to keep my Charisma up, incase I'm cornered by the guards. I'm playing a semi reasonable Henry so don't just want to go on a murder spree if I do get clocked, I can try and talk my way out of it.

I'm adding as much jewellery as I can, while keeping Conspicuousness and Visibility down.

Anyway >!Lord Semines necklace lowers my Visibility and Conspicuousness *DOWN* from 26 and 28 (no jewellery) to 23 and 27 (with it equipped!)!<

Not sure if this is a glitch or a bug. I just found it odd.

Decided to extend my patio. Not really on a whim (been in planning in my head for 12 months) but now I've got a few weeks off I thought why not. I'm in the thick of it. Yeah, in this heat.

Ordered all the slabs, type 1, sharp sand, cement, tools, mortar, grout, you name it. Delivery next Monday.

Even ordered a geotextile non-woven mat to go between the bed and the subbase.

Digging a French drain, with piping and gravel. I really have thought all this out. Why do things by halves?

Digging in the area (depth 150mm for 100mm Type 1, 30mm sand/cement mix, 20mm slab) and planning to slop 6mm every meter on a 4.2m long patio (I'm lazy, slabs are 600mm, so 7 x 600mm) so the back end is 70mm lower than the side that meets the house.

I've hit a stumbling block though, so here's the question.

I've lifted up the old slabs. 40mm thick council Type concrete ones, bloody heavy, found 50mm of just sand, and under that clay. Thick red clay. About 100mm thick.

I wasnt planning to dig it out in the short space of time I've got left, and wasn't expecting to remove that much extra ground work, so I don't thick my subbase delivery will be enough.

Has anyone laid a patio, and whackered Type 1 down on thick clay without any issue, or do I have get rid of it and keep going until I find bedrock?

For info the patio will be 4 x 4.2m when finished. I've ordered 4 ton of subbase and a ton weight of sand, and 250kg of cement.

I'm currently in a Viper MkIII, with mostly 2/3 D/E components.

My max jump is about 8 to 10LY depending on what I turn off or what I'm carrying.

But I keep reading about Carrier Class ships and wonder how quickly would the average person need to put in get to the point when I am not limited to just hitting the next start over for each jump.

Edit: I clearly have a lot to learn! Thanks for all the comments

Edit 2: You guys are all really awesome. Honestly. I think I've learned more in an hour reading these comments than in the last two weeks playing.

I'll start by saying I've got maybe 20 hours in this game so far, and yes its my first playthrough.

But it's pointless. I just bumped my total funds up by 50%, but its pointless.

I get, and don't get this "game" at the same time.

I suppose I should treat it more like Minecraft, and grind resources to improve my standing, but other than that its pointless.

I'm equal parts fascinated and bored. I don't know if I'm doing anything right or wrong.

It's confounding!

I have 1 aim - get to Sol, for no other reason than i want to see Mars up close, maybe land on it. After that. I have no idea.

So is this it? Is the more that I'm missing out on? Should I have broader horizons or more specific goals?