#beast upgrade

[askvectorprime]

Hi Vector Prime,

Were there any Transformers in the Beast Wars that had a werewolf as their beast mode?

Dear Listless Lycanthrope,

As the Beast Era dawned, Carnivac refused to undergo any upgrades into a more modern Predacon form, greatly preferring his wolf Pretender shell. However, it came as a surprise to him that after long periods of time, the synthetic Pretender shell material tends to become more unstable and malleable. And so on nights on Cybertron when the moons are both full, radiation from any nearby energon—including his own internal supply—degrades the integrity of his shell so much that it prevents him from exiting it. This fills him with unspeakable frustration and rage, and through great pain and sheer force of will, he transforms into a robot form while still inside his wolf shell. The result is a bipedal lupine lifeform, and reader, I must say, I shudder when I remember the time I saw it. Woe betide any robots near him in this state of lunacy.

#ask vector prime #transformers #maccadam #beast wars #beast upgrade #carnivac #pretenders

[ezlo-x]

Question…does the game ever mention the guardians, sheikah shrines, towers, or the divine beasts at all?? Or does the game want me to pretend that it never existed?

#like its so weird?? i get maybe game logic is for new players who hadn’t played botw but??? #still no decayed guardians at all what even happened to the towers?? the divine beasts? #not counting the purah pad and those giant pillars that work similarly to the towers in botw #i will just assume that all ancient sheikah tech has been recycled #like for example the Purah Pad like ok it makes sense an upgraded version of the sheikah slate ok fair #idk its weird #totk spoilers

[calebwittebane]

honse btw. if you even care

#my art #ive been trying to learn how to draw horses because they're difficult beasts to draw and an opportunity to upgrade my skill #mlp

[operahousebookworm]

The three main themes of NieR Automata:

The drive to find family is a major part of what it means to be human

Memories define who you are

Getting 100% will require you to be an absolute fucking monster

#whyyyyy so many beast hides? #i don't want to kill the nice mooses #i just want to upgrade all the weapons #so i can violate the trust of an immortal child #and then choose which protagonist to murder #nier automata #video games

[petit-papillion]

Reading this article about Checo, I thought it was interesting how you could easily apply the same to Charles.

Source: AMuS

Except Charles was losing the car when he had it set up the way he likes it, and is slower when it's set up to deal with its temperament.

And also Red Bull developed the car to be a faster oversteering car suited to their number 1 driver, as opposed to Ferrari developing their car to be a slower (compared to early 2022) understeering car better suited to their number 2 driver...

#still mourning the beast that was pre-upgrades F1-75 #charles leclerc #sergio perez

[tricitymonsters]

Mori being like no thoughts just must BREED. And there's smoke coming out of his ears. Like hold onto your socks ladies and gentlemen we are going for an all nighter!

Listen he's so easily derailed into that, all blown pupils and sweat. Also my god his stamina is unreal. It is going to be a messy sloppy sweaty weekend and you will be sore in places you didn't even know you had.

#thank you for asking #mori #hes always been a beast the demon deal has only upgraded the experience

[eric-the-bmo]

[You wake up and gain a point of Hunger.]

"As soon as I get hungrier I immediately turn around and flip off my Beast."

[It grins and flips you off back.]

(woe, Beast!Jeremiah be upon ye)

#i keep upgrading the design for Leo's Beast #licorice-looking mf #vtm oc #as always the colors are better on Mobile #eric finally speaks #blood and silicon #red #my art #tw eyestrain #teeth #blood and silicon jeremiah #vtm art #vampire the masquerade

[groundrunner100]

(Sorry if RID 2015 Optimus Prime 2.0 is blurry, it was an edited screenshot)

#Transformers #Transformers Aligned #Transformers: War For Cybertron #Transformers: Fall of Cybertron #Transformers Prime #Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #Transformers: Robots In Disguise 2015 #Optimus Prime #glow up #character design #design #public opinion #transformation #upgrade

[aaronsinferno]

It’s 2024

There’s no way people still think Marcel wouldn’t fold klaus like a beach chair if they had an open space blood lusted 1 v 1.

No plot armor

No emotional attachment

Kill or be Killed

#y’all constantly bend or disregard the upgraded original vampire lore to benefit your narrative every time #age has no part to play with the serum #klaus is almost to Marcel as Mikael is to klaus in strength #marcel gerard #klaus mikaelson #niklaus mikaelson #the beast #original hybrid #tvd #the originals #legacies #joseph morgan #charles michael davis

[okami-zero]

Something that has been knocking around in my head since the Dawntrail teasers and full trailer came out - We all know the meme about Ruby Weapon's theme in FFXIV sounding like "BIG FAT TACO", but it could also be "GIVE CAT TACO", and they did, because we see Raha with what looks to be a taco, and enjoying it immensely xD (and it also makes me crave tacos from the taco truck nearby).

So, yea, my thoughts this morning

XD

#okami rambles #ffxiv #g'raha tia mention #dawntrail #man I am so hype #but also worried that my in-need-of-upgrades beast will be able to keep up ^_^;

[goldenwaves]

playing bg3 again and now all my thoughts are consumed by women with big weapons in full armor. i love you girls

#i keep trying to change up my origin companions subclasses but alas every playthough i am wedded to my faves #laezel battle master astarion thief and gale abjuration i literally cannot not choose u #i refit shadowheart everytime and will change up karlach but everyone else is stuck! #tho next time i will get the headband of intellect and make laezel eldritch knight #thief is clearly the best though TWO BONUS ACTIONS????? #and gale abjuration just goes crazy with a counterspell #though current durge save he’s been dead since day one sorry gale #i wish. warlock had better invocations. i think it would make pact of the chain more viable LOL #or if it had more than two familiar options 🙄 #need 2 try beast master ranger i was looking at it like WOAH ur animal upgrades thats crazy

[red-eft]

most alarming thing to hear at night: random thud from quemada's terrarium. ms. girl some of us r trying to sleep

#txt #quemada #i was sleepy and it woke me all the way back up pfft. i guess ms. girl was climbing and fell #she's fallen before and the farthest she can fall isn't very far so i know she's fine fortunately #but like. phew. scary to hear that in a dead silent room at midnight wbsndkf.. #been calling her ms. girl bc thats what my roommate likes to call her. i find it so amusing for no reason #i ​also call her madamada (friend nicknamed her) + quemie (i came up w that one) #plus The Beast (must be said in a dramatic voice) and babygirl #she's so baby. i love her so much. i cant wait for her tk grow big and strong #im so excited i'm gonna upgrade her to a (hopefully bioactive) 40gal breeder once i get out of the dorms in may next year #and then if she gets really hugelarge and/or extremely active (she's already rly active tbh) then evenrually.. a 4x2x2 #gonna grow all kinds of desert plants and have some grand canyon isopods maybe #but anyways. i love quemada and i still can't believe how lucky i am to have her in my life. weh. #holy shit this got long. goodnight wbsbdjf..

[bragganhyl]

y'know the thing about my brief experience with fnv is that I never actually experienced any technical issues with it, no crashes, no whatever, I used no mods, nothing and it ran like a dream on my several years old laptop at the time

my issues were with me and my skills lmao, when I grew too frustrated with the constant CL attacks I figured I'd take a brief break from it

about 3 days later my laptop kicked the bucket and that is the end of the story

#hablaty #I have the beast now which is my uncle's old computer which gets periodically disemboweled for upgrades #i've been meaning to grab fnv again but y'know stars need to align the right way and whatnot

[ocarina-of-memes]

Been playing a lot of botw recently while listening to audio books to decompress after work. I love that if youre a chaotic dumbass irl, so is Link.

Can't wait to see what new dumbassery TotK brings!

#botw #breath of the wild #legend of zelda #loz #3 heart #homemade garbage #maybe ill finally find all the koroks this time #already have 4 tier upgrades and almost 200 korok seeds and not a divine beast in sight #plot what plot

[magiritsa]

My esk from the nursery! It was a mountaineer who got lost and is now wandering the mountains leading others to their demise.

#esk #those who went missing #twwm #its a trespasser which is so cool #i managed to get the one trespasser of the bunch #the flower is a pincushion flower #and the design is an alpine goat #using it/its pronouns but in its past life it was a man with a bright red jacket and they never found his body #the ref is a bit sketchy because im planning on getting some upgrades for the design #like longer fur shorter tail etc #aside from making people lost its also followed by bad weather #no matter the forecast of the day #it cant control the weather its more like the weather is attracted to its brooding lol #sometimes its a blizzard other times a light drizzle its random #the two little pics at the bottom are flase advertising dont fall for its tricks #theres never nice weather when its around #also it has no name #creature-havers help me how do i name this beast #edit: changed my mind his jacket was lavender/purple to match the flowers #and thats one of the reasons they never found him his jacked blended too well with the environment

[antihibikase-archive]

Okay I've been posting about Summon Night Swordcraft Story 2 a lot the past few days and I do recommend it a lot even if the game is highly questionable at times.

Its one of the best games in the GBA. That said, its one of those games where you might need a walkthrough if you want to 100% everything, since the main game takes the span of ten days.

That being said, I know it might not be for everyone, so I've compiled a list of its gameplay elements, the things I liked about it, as well as some stuff that might irk other people out from trying it.

Basic plot summary; you are a craftknight's apprentice, someone who makes weapons such as swords, axes, spears, knuckles, and drills. You're also specifically the last remaining descendant of the Coltheart clan, a clan of summoners, people who summon creatures from other worlds (machine world Loreilal, Yokai world Silturn, spirit world Sapureth, beast world Maetropa)- these creatures are called as summon creatures.

Plot spoiler happens, and you basically have to seal a certain evil away from rampaging and destroying your village. At the very start, you encounter a stray summon creature- what you answer during this part will result in a different guardian beast to partner with you.

Some gameplay stuff;

The partner you chose at the start of the game cannot be changed. They have different skillsets and priorities from each other; the fire oni Loki focuses on attack and using flames, while the wind beast Arno focuses on agility and utilizing the wind. They all have the ability to enchant your weapon with the others' elements, but they can't learn each other's special moves.

The partner at the start also has different interactions with the player and the world around them; machine guardian beast Ex-e-LD is factual and logical, angel-devil guardian beast Dinah is abrasive and sarcastic, oni guardian beast Loki is hotheaded and reckless, and half-beast Arno is airheaded and peculiar.

Despite the title (and the first game being more centered around swords), you can choose to opt for other weapons. You start with a sword, and only two story elements require a sword; otherwise, you can shift to using the other four weapons in the game.

Weapons are highly customizeable; besides their appearance, you can alter their attacks and passive skills utilizing different ingredients.

The game is an RPG, with its overworld being similar to the likes of Pokemon, but the battle system isn't time based- its real-time combat. Additionally, there are random encounters outside the town and forts.

The world is small; there's no other civilizations explored outside your own town. There's a large forest, the caves, and the four forts it holds, plus some four areas you can instantly transport to, and the final dungeon. The four areas and the dungeon get bonus floors post-game, but that's about it.

Besides weapons, you can create accessories (not reflected on the character, sorry) for stat boosts, medicines, and other items, like a diary that lets you save anywhere, and an amulet that helps you repel encounters.

A fishing minigame is there so you can buy additional shapestones for weapons, as well as buy ingredients you could normally only obtain through story-bosses.

Sidequests that span over the course of ten days; there's quite a few, but the main ones I recall are talking to the merchant and his friends daily for rare ingredients, finding a lady's lost cat, and finding a child's missing items. There's also an NPC that trades you rare ingredients for medals you can find in the overworld.

After the end of every day, you get to spend time with one NPC; your guardian beast, or any of the characters you've met so far. Who you spend time with the most determines the ending you get.

Things I liked;

Fun gameplay! I liked exploring the world, gathering ingredients, and crafting all sorts of weapons. When the gameplay gets shaken up a bit, its also a fun time.

A lot of dialogue is honestly very fun, particularly between the player and their guardian beast; though a lot of characters' interactions with them are also nice.

Unlike the first game, areas can be revisited, and ingredients and materials can be gathered at any time, instead of being permanently missable content if you happen to break your weapon or misuse an item.

Depending on the guardian beast you pick and the weapon you choose to specialize with, the game either becomes very easy or difficult, so each run is at least a little different.

The main characters aren't silent, so they get to interact a lot with the cast. Additionally, Aera and Edgar (canon names of the MCs) are vastly different in terms of personality and interactions with their respective beasts, their family, and their friends, so they don't feel like the same character.

A lot of the things in game are actually progressive and handled decently; Arno is nonbinary (not explicitly stated, and though Arno uses he/him pronouns, he's not a boy or a girl- something he says himself), and Aera and Edgar's interactions with certain characters don't change even if they can be perceived in a romantic context.

There's no direct romance in the game regarding your character, so you can just.. imagine if its romantic, platonic, familial, etc. Qpr rep in my head. <3

Things to look out for;

Even though I just praised it, the game's handling of Aera's interactions with women (particularly the childhood friend's sister, Lynn) are.. less than stellar. Its the whole "but we're both girls" thing in some cases, but in other cases, its completely fine??? I haven't played as Edgar yet, so I'm not entirely sure if its the same case with his scenes with men..

A lot of very sexualized characters, dialogues, and scenes. Dinah in particular (her opening scene is her in a compromising pose) if you pick her as a guardian beast. Nina too, but she doesn't really get sexualized; she's just naked due to being a ghost, but is surrounded by bubbles. Lots and lots of suggestive scenes/dialogues spoken by Lynn to the player are. Yeah.

Unskippable fish plot which includes the last part. Without spoilers, some fish summon creature wants to be seduced. You can thankfully choose to refuse (though your guardian beast, regardless of who it is, tries it out for your honor). Again, sexualization of Lynn in particular in this scene.

Strange dialogue?? Not sure if its because of the localization, but there are strange.. dialogue choices. Or things said by the npcs. Just things that are so out of pocket and strange.

Depending on how you take it; the endings. Though the endings are not explicitly romantic, they end like a dating sim visual novel where the character you spent most time with is given a bust-shot of them smiling at the player. This includes the player's siblings, Orin and Tatiana.

Not really a big deal, but the beginning part of the game (before you get your guardian beast) just has rushed exposition and pacing and it seems jarring at first, trying to fit in the player's relationship with Ryoga, the childhood friend, how they were taken in by their master Blaire after their father's death, what your job entails, etc.

#Summon Night Swordcraft Story #((Might as well make this post if any of my mutuals want to try this game out since-)) #((-while I do love it for being a fun experience and an underrated game. It has its own issues.)) #((HONESTLY Dinah's opening scene is what kept me from picking her in the first place like. She's more sexualized than-)) #((-the previous angel guardian beast and. Why do they keep doing this to the Sapureth summon creatures.)) #((That being said. Arno and EX-e-LD sweep. They're very fun partners.)) #((Pro tip <- not a pro - that thorn you get from the first boss is one of the best items in the game.)) #((Stunlocking your opponents WILL deal with a lot of threats!)) #((Also spears and axes. I reccomend them. Its hard to master both if you're new but it's worth it.)) #((Swords are the main thing but they're the most delicate weapons I think.)) #((Knuckles have low power but strike a lot. They're very good for disrupting opponents that rely on combos.)) #((Drill is Bad but is amazing at breaking weapons.)) #((Which is a possible win condition for opponents WITH weapons.)) #((Spear can hit multiple enemies + especially useful with airborne enemies)) #((Axe has raw strength and is good with enemies that are on the ground.)) #((To negate the axe's agility cut just use two beast crests as an upgrade- it'll weigh like a sword.))