Crypto in The Outer Worlds
I’ve been thinking about crypto a lot lately, and it got to thinking about bit carts (cartridges) in The Outer Worlds. I think that this is basically crypto (though without the user-end encryption; it’s possible…
Wanted Poster
Hello, friends — I’ve created a Wanted Poster template for The Outer Worlds and wanted to share it with you. If you click on either of the images below, you’ll get the full-sized image (in…
OSI Procreate Brushes
I have been meaning to upload these for something like six months now. Something always interrupts my train of thought, and for that I’m super sorry. Finally, though, I’m happy to provide two (2) brushes…
Murder on Eridanos
I just finished the second (and final, as I understand it) DLC for The Outer Worlds, and I have some thoughts. There are going to be some significant spoilers in here, so click away if…
Announcing Circuits in the Unreliable
In naval ships, there are typically announcing circuits. They’re loudspeakers that broadcast in particular areas, which allow you to make, say, announcements to the engineers about engineering events or equipment or whatnot, without having that…
Ingredients in The Outer Worlds
–> Now updated with info from the Spacer’s Choice edition!<– This article is meant to serve as a list of ingredients, actual or implied, that may be present in Halcyon Colony (or in goods that…
Representation, Familiarity, Opportunity, and Diversity
This is a very, very long piece about ways an imaginary corporation (from a story I am writing) might ensure that diversity is “baked into” its corporate culture, and wondering how that might work in…
The Journeyman – Timeline
WARNING – WARNING – WARNING – Contains SPOILERS! Proceed at your own risk! Note: I’m using Kim Stanley Robinson’s method (from the Mars series) of assigning Japanese-language names to the generations. The first generation —…
The Stranger
Or: why I find “The Outer Worlds” so compelling. Warning: contains SPOILERS. If you haven’t played the game, proceed with care. (If you haven’t played it, you should absolutely play it.) I had an epiphany…
The Outer Worlds
Welcome to my rambling thoughts, mostly about an excellent roleplaying video game, “The Outer Worlds“, which was crafted by Obsidian and published by Private Division. If you have not played it, please understand that this…