Artist: Run The Jewels
Album: RTJ4
Date Released: June 3rd, 2020
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Artist Background
The duo consisting of Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, and legendary underground produceMC El-P, known together as Run The Jewels, originally came together as a result of Adult Swim executive Jason DeMarco who introduced the two in 2011. After his 2011 album PL3DGE peaked at #115 on the US charts, Killer Mike told Jason that he wanted to make his own AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted. Jason informed Mike, “If you want AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted modernized, the only producer I know who comes close to the Bomb Squad-level of production is El-P”. The duo’s chemistry was immediate, as El-P went on to produce all of Killer Mike’s 2012 last solo album R.A.P. Music, and Mike featured on El-P’s final solo album Cancer 4 Cure. Mike and El’s respective albums released within a week of each other in May 2012, and the two embarked on a twenty-city US tour in the following months. After returning from tour, the pair had found a friendship growing between themselves, and made the decision to put other projects on hold and focus on the chemistry that had been sparked. Recording at an upstate NY studio beginning in April 2013, the duo re-appropriated the phrase “Run The Jewels” from the LL Cool J track “Cheesy Rat Blues", and released their self-titled collaborative album, for free via digital download, only a mere 2 months later in June 2013.
36” Chain vs. Pistol & Fist
Run The Jewels discography currently exists in a distinct pairing. With Run The Jewels as their debut, this record set the group's tone as a light-hearted, braggadocious duo with as much confidence in their abilities as swag in their punchlines. Just over a year later, the sequel Run The Jewels 2 took the foundation set from their freshman effort and dialed the insanity up to 11. RTJ2 pushed the boundaries of their aggression and flows to new heights; with incredible energy in their verses, and absolutely impeccable beats, blending El-P’s signature industrial sound with sharp synth arpeggios, chopped Zach De La Rocha vocals, and absolutely bonkers Travis Barker drums.
It was then nearly 3 years before Jamie and Mike followed up their breakout RTJ2, with Run The Jewels 3 being released again ahead of its scheduled release date via free digital download, this time on Christmas Eve 2016. Instead of these two attempting to outdo the pure insanity and in-your-face attitude found in their predecessor, Mike and El decide to evolve themselves as a group. The duo had noticeably pulled back on the swag and dick jokes which made such a splash on RTJ2, instead choosing a more subdued, electronic approach to their beats, as well as a clearly stronger political approach in their lyrics. This change in sound and style is demonstrated in the album cover’s artwork. The first two records featured the distinctive RTJ “Pistol and Fist”, with the fist tightly gripping a chain. The chain, in my opinion, represents the swag and braggadocio that drove the aggressive nature of their first two albums. In RTJ3 the chain is removed, leaving only hands that have transformed from bleeding and bandaged, to a pristine gold.
This brings us to early 2020. It’s been nearly 4 years of living in a post-Trump America, and El-P announces that Run The Jewels fourth record has been completed. Mike and El live-stream the first single “yankee and the brave” on Instagram on March 22nd, 2020. Lyrically and sonically, RTJ4 exists as the successor to Run The Jewels 3, with Mike and El again taking the good from their previous effort and launching it into the creative stratosphere. El-P’s beats are again leaning towards the synthetic, electronic side, this time with the intensity dialed all the way up to 11. From a lyrical perspective, RTJ takes the politically-charged lyrics from their predecessor, and again, up the ante, laying down some of the hardest hitting and politically poignant bars either of these two have ever spit.
Album Review
2020 was a year that none of us will soon forget. An unprecedented global health crisis kept the majority of us inside for months at a time. RTJ4 was announced on May 12th, 2020, with a release date slated for June 5th, 2020. However, with 2020 as the gift that won’t stop giving, the end of May was highlighted by the unjust killing of George Floyd. The phrase heard around the world, “I can’t breathe” instantly became a rally-cry for the oppressed to finally take to the streets to demand systemic police reform, as Floyd’s death was not the first time this phrase was uttered in an unjust police killing. In fact, a 2020 study by the New York Times showed that at least 70 people have died in police custody after using the same phrase over the past decade. As millions of American’s began organizing protests and demonstrations in the wake of Floyd’s death, Run The Jewels made the decision to release their latest chapter two days ahead of the scheduled release. El-P tweeted, just minutes ahead of the drop, “Fuck it, why wait. The world is infested with bullshit, so here’s something raw to listen to while you deal with it all. We hope it brings you some joy. Stay safe and hopeful out there and thank you for giving 2 friends the chance to be heard and do what they love”. In line with all past Run The Jewels releases, the album was made available for free digital download, two days ahead of its scheduled release date, on June 3rd, 2020.
THE RETURN (we don’t mean no harm but we truly mean all the disrespect)
RTJ4 opens with the first single, “yankee and the brave (ep. 4)”. Using the team names from their respective hometown baseball teams, Mike and El use the opening track to prove that they’re not just a hip-hop duo, they’re brothers, for better or worse. El-P kicks this installment off with rapid-fire, machine-gun esque snares, matching Killer Mike’s aggressive flow and tightly packed rhymes, before El jumps in to trade some dense rhymes as well. Mike and El depict themselves as outlaws, with Mike surrounded by cops with only one bullet remaining. He contemplates suicide instead of allowing the police to take him alive, until El-P jumps back in, offering Mike a way out, with a getaway car waiting outside. This tense situation is depicted lightheartedly in this song’s music video, which was released via Adult Swim and features the duo animated.
The trade-off between Mike and El’s short verses are reminiscent of late-80’s EPMD flows, while the production sounds like boom-bap that’s been sent to us from the future. This distinctive blend of old-school rap roots and forward thinking production is what continues to separate Run The Jewels from absolutely all of their contemporaries. While so many artists are continually playing catch-up with the latest trends, RTJ are side-stepping the trendy and moving forward with the mind-bending.
FLEXIN’ (ayo one for mayhem, two for mischief)
The second single “ooh la la” samples a Gang Star track "DWYCK (feat. Nice & Smooth)" as the basis for the chorus. I say “samples” as that’s how it is credited in the album’s liner notes, however it’s truly an interpolation of Greg Nice’s bar, slowed down slightly, and sung by El-P and Greg Nice himself. El-P is a true old-head at heart, and it’s abundantly obvious in his work, even going as far as to recruit legendary producer DJ Premiere to handle the scratching on the back end of this banger.
Out of key piano chords are looped to quickly create an unsettling aura surrounding the track, before El-P’s voice cuts through the infectious piano like a whip. Pounding, up-tempo drums are introduced after the chorus’ first iteration, creating what is possibly El-P’s first danceable beat. Lyrically, Mike and El-P initially seem scattered on this track, however the music video quickly makes their point very obvious.

”we imagined the world on the day that the age old struggle of class was finally over. a day that humanity, empathy and community were victorious over the forces that would separate us based on arbitrary systems created by man.
this video is a fantasy of waking up on a day that there is no monetary system, no dividing line, no false construct to tell our fellow man that they are less or more than anyone else. not that people are without but that the whole meaning of money has vanished. that we have somehow solved our self created caste system and can now start fresh with love, hope and celebration. its a dream of humanity’s V-DAY… and the party we know would pop off.”

The video envisions a society celebrating the fact that the class system we currently exist within has finally imploded. Money is worthless, and we have rejected the desire to bind ourselves to the constraints of capitalism. All creeds and colors unite to burn the system that has so effectively controlled us for over a century. It’s a party, and if there was a song to celebrate the end of the world as it is currently known, “ooh la la” is that song.
Mike’s last verse features a few metaphors and comparisons celebrating the destruction of capitalism, saving the most poignant for last:

I used to love Bruce, but livin' my vida loca
Helped me understand I'm probably more of a Joker
When we usher in chaos, just know that we did it smiling
Cannibals on this island, inmates run the asylum

Premo’s expertly cut scratches lead us into the equally hard hitting sample flip of “Misdemeanor”, by Foster Stevens as the basis for the beat to “out of sight”. Lending yet another nod to the old-school greats that laid the foundation for RTJ, “out of sight” samples the same track as The D.O.C.’s “It’s Funky Enough”, only adding a bouncy, electronic synth atop the inverted chord hits, and uptempo, industrial drums, to create an absolutely infectious groove for Mike and El’s dynamic chemistry to shine, rapidly jumping between each other’s two line flows in the first verse.
“out of sight” shows each MC providing insight into how each of them earned a living and achieved their current status. Mike and El’s opening verse each details themselves robbing people in order to eat. El alludes to the fact that he crossed his accomplices in crime for the whole bag, while Mike details the fact his assailant tells him it’s an “honor” to be robbed by his mother’s only son.
While El-P’s production is the obvious stand out on first listen, Killer Mike comes through with one of the most sonically pleasing and technically proficient verses of 2020.

We the motivating, devastating, captivating
Ghost and Rae relating product of the fuckin' '80s
Coke dealin' babies, never regulating, bag accumulating
It would not be overstating to say they are underrating
The pride of Brooklyn and the Grady, baby
We don't need no compliments or confidence
Our attitude and latitude is "fuck you, pay me"

The dense, intricate rhyme schemes smack you in the face, almost distracting you from Mike’s delivery and blistering flow on the verse; flexing his legendary status while paying homage to his drug-dealing past. This absolutely stunning display of technical skill, story telling, and complex rhyming illustrates how RTJ seamlessly integrates the best of both old school and new school hip-hop.
“out of sight” also features a guest verse from 2 Chainz, and he continues to lay the braggadocio on thick. Considering Tity Boi’s dedication to trap stylings, his verse feels right at home on the flex track, despite it’s late 80’s tribute sample, a considerable departure from his usual sound palette.
Up until this point, I haven’t mentioned any of the El-P’s lyrics specifically. El-P is a great rapper, but Killer Mike… Well, Killer Mike is an incredible rapper. He’s the guy who draws you in. El-P is the one who lays the foundation for greatness and Mike is the show stopper, and that’s generally the case for most RTJ tracks. But on “holy calamafuck”, El-P seems determined to make people stop and ask, “Who the fuck is this?!”.
A sharp, yet nearly minimalistic drum kit backing a heavily distorted synthesizer melody lays beneath rhymically knocking cow-bells. This aggressively set stage allows Mike and El to flex as the dynamic duo they are, until the beat suddenly takes a turn for the chaotic. A gnarled, ultra-menacing synth overtakes everything while Mike screams into the abyss, until a distorted snare, enormous 808s, and skeletal hi-hats cut through and launch the beat switch into another dimension. The minimal, yet incredibly dark soundscape allows El-P to snap in a way I have never heard from him previously. His rhymes schemes are reminiscent of an old MF DOOM lyric notebook, while his topics flawlessly combine flexing, psychedelic use, and his well-cemented legacy in the hip-hop community. Cutting and pasting a few of his bars into this review could not convey a fraction of how stunning El-P’s performance on “holy calamafuck” is.
Slightly later in the track list, making liberal use of the Ether song “Gang of Four”, “the ground below” samples and loops the sharp guitar riff and adds aggressive, pounding drums as the basis for the beat; this is finally reminiscent of the forward-thinking, stridulous production El-P has built his reputation on. Capitalising on the classic RTJ moment, Mike and El both flex in their own unique ways. Mike compares himself to Godzilla taking on Tokyo, and El-P demands respect for his name as the legend he is, threatening to smack dying children for mispronouncing his name with his middle finger to the world; his complete disregard for human life and confidence in his abilities are summed up at the end of his verse.

You see a future where Run the Jewels ain’t the shit
Cancel my Hitler-killing trip
Turn the time machine back around a century

SO¢IAL JU$T-ICE (until my voice go from a shriek to whisper...)
While the first few tracks aren’t without their social and political themes, the back-end of RTJ4 is where Mike and El start to bust out the heavy topics. “goonies vs. E.T.”. starts off light, with El-P pointing to the irony of how once he finally started to make it “big” in the industry, the world began to descend into chaos due to climate changes, increasingly obvious social injustice, and political madness. He culminates his frustration with our disregard for the Earth with a fantastic quotable.

Fuck y’all got, another planet on stash?
Far from the fact of the flames and our trash
That is not snow, it is ash, and you gotta know
The past got a wrath, it’s a lover gone mad

Mike’s verse takes the light-hearted frustration expressed by El-P, and turns the aggression to the next level. Aiming his sights against the ruling class and their society that’s been designed to oppress people for profit, who have very meticulously painted themselves as celebrities and idols to the American public. Mike accepts that he will be villainized by these people for speaking against them, but he welcomes the nefarious role, knowing that the working class will eventually eat the rich, no matter how much they are stomped into the dirt.
And this is just the warmup.
If it’s possible for a song to represent a moment in time that captures the absolute shit storm that has been 2020, “walking in the snow” is that song. It’s release coincided perfectly with the protests for George Floyd which were sweeping the nation. Killer Mike’s verse directly references the phrase “I can’t breathe”, the last words of Eric Garner, which also happened to be the last words of Floyd as well. The fact that this verse was reportedly written in November 2019 perpetually underscores the importance of the content and perfectly represents how persistent this problem is. “walking in the snow” is a true encapsulation of both a defining moment in time and an ever-persisting issue.
But he doesn’t just stop at the racial injustice. Mike goes on an absolute rant about the American education system; how it’s not designed to teach people, but to discriminate against poor populations, limiting their legitimate opportunities, and therefore disproportionately leading them into a criminal lifestyle. He calls out the media as fear-mongers, and the apathy of the American public in the face of indecency. Fortunately for Mike, by the time we finally had the chance to hear this masterpiece, we were already on our feet, using this album as a war cry to mobilize against a tyrannical government that militarized against its own citizens simply for asking that we recognize systemic racism and demanding change. Killer Mike has the best verse of the year, no doubt in my mind.
The only drawback is that Mike’s verse is so fucking good that it completely overshadows El-P’s, which is also amazing. A menacing guitar riff and haunting synths kick the track off into a bouncy groove, where El-P unleashes a flurry of internal rhymes that does not relent for about half his verse. Even adding layers of social commentary within the densely packed bars, El refuses to quit and continues on his political tirade; criticizing ICE’s detainment center practices and the “pseudo-Christians” who support them, with a bar that now lives in my head:

Pseudo-Christians, y’all indifferent, kids in prison ain’t a sin? Shit
if even one scrap of what Jesus taught connected you’d feel different
what a disingenuous way to piss away existence, I don’t get it
I’d say you lost your goddamn minds if y’all possessed one to begin with

The combination of two of the best verses spit by any rapper(s) this year and production help from El-P and long time RTJ collaborator Little Shalimar, create a bouncy, aggressive, deeply truthful banger. “walking in the snow” not only encapsulates the crux of 2020 with lyrics that will become more powerful as they age, but will also forever be associated with the Black Lives Matter movement and the determination to expose continuing racial and societal injustices.
The sonic palette of RTJ4 holds an extremely unique place in El-P’s discography. Jamie is the definition of a self-made 90’s hip-hop legend. This is the dude who put New York underground hip-hop on the map with Company Flow, and he did it with his unique flavor of dark, noisy, dense, boom-bap. Whether he was doing it with the help of Rawkus, or completely independently during his Definitive Jux run, El-P has never made music with the intention of becoming famous. Funcrusher Plus, Fantastic Damage,I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead, and Cancer 4 Cure are all highly revered as industrial, technical, abrasive, and completely unsuitable for the radio or a party. The fact that three songs on RTJ4 could easily be heard on the radio, at a party, or in a TV series credits scene is frankly, astounding. In a 2002 interview/documentary on El-P’s budding record label Def Jux, he stated that his friend bet him $500 that he could not make a beat that was “happy”. At the time of the interview, El-P said that he had not won that bet yet. While I might not qualify the beats on RTJ4 as “happy”, if you showed El-P the beat for “JU$T” in 2002, I believe he might have won that bet.
Pharell opens “JU$T” with the pre-chorus, spitting varied examples of how we’re all slaves to our current system throughout the track, over echoing snares and bouncy 808s before bright synth chords and up-tempo hi-hats burst in while Killer Mike delivers the chorus, pointing to the fact that the majority of the people featured on American currency owned slaves at one point in their lives. Mike’s verse touches on the fact that he has committed crimes to get where they are today. Mike is publicly open about his past as a drug dealer. So why is he a criminal, but Benjamin Franklin isn’t? These are the people who built our country, and they built it on the backs of slaves. He illustrates this theme with a more recent examples:

You believe corporations runnin marijuana? Ooh (how that happen?)
and your country gettin ran by a casino owner (ooh)
pedophiles sponsor all these fuckin’ racist bastards (they do)

When corporations are able to sell cannabis legally, but the government continually incarcerates people who trap, our president is a notoriously fraudulent businessman, and the people who helped put him in power run a pedophile ring, yet none of them face consequences and are allowed to continue to profit and remain in power while people suffer; well, we might be closer to slaves than previously imagined.
Rage Against The Machine frontman Zach de la Rocha also makes his mandatory feature appearance at the end of “JU$T”. As the only artist to feature on three Run The Jewels albums, Zach is essentially an unofficial member of the group at this point. His fiery verse is spit with the same “Rage” energy that set him apart in the mid-90’s, ending the track questioning his place in a capitalist society as a recipe for his inevitable demise, since his “breath”, or art, as his weapon to express himself is still being exploited for other’s profit.
Continuing with RTJ4’s heavily synthetic sonic palette, “never look back” features wavering synth leads resting above the slow-jams snappy snares and thumping bass, while a haunting voice echoes in the background. This unsettling aura provides additional gravity for Jamie and Mike to continue self-reflecting on defining moments in their childhood, and as well as how far they’ve come from those moments. Mike and El are both self-made men, and while they have a certain fondness for those gritty moments that defined them, moving forward in life is undoubtedly more important.
Skeletal drums reminiscent of a slowly pounding heart opens “pulling the pin”, before rhythmic hi-hats and textured, watery synths fluttering in the upper register resting above a bouncy synth lead, and punchy 808s, burst in. The track digs itself into a slower, marching groove and shows the duo figuratively doing exactly what the title implies. Painting a portrait of a society that has turned on itself, Mike and El are ready to pull the pin and start over.
The duo both detail their despise for the ruling class, pointing out multiple examples of how the elite have designed our society to keep poor people in their class. Simultaneously recognizing their own hypocrisy for profiting in a system that inherently discriminates; Mike reflects on his own success, knowing that living the lifestyle he enjoys is one built on oppression, and expresses the guilt that has caused him. El-P opens with a brutal metaphor for police, implying that they’re the root cause of the “wretched state of danger” our society exists within, and that the only effective corrective action is to numb yourself with drugs. Despite his advice, Jamie knows this is not a permanent solution, but one that causes more self-inflicted wounds.
The final piece of the puzzle that is RTJ4, “a few words for the firing squad” begins to close the album with ever crescending strings, and loud, thunderous drums which never seem to resolve, continuing throughout their verses. While the drums that lead to nowhere can be sonically unpleasant, the unresolved melodies are intentionally representative of their current mindsets. Their verses are reflective and grim, but simultaneously optimistic and envisions a world where tragedy is a less common occurrence.
El is grateful for what he has now but recognizes his entire life has been skewed by traumas, so out of place feels normal for him. He reflects on his current success, noting that the worst people tend to end up with the most, which makes becoming “rich” something not as desirable as it once was.
Mike opens up about the death of his mother who died while he was on an airplane, admitting his struggles to not cope with his trauma with opioids. However, his wife provides him the most important reason to stay clean “but my queen/say she need a king/not another junkie rapper fiend” while a heartbreaking saxophone solo highlights the gravity of his lyrics.
The track ends with what sounds the like wrap-up voiceover to a TV show, a conceptually satisfying ending, as the opening track “yankee and brave (ep.4)” began with El-P stating:

”This week, on Yankee and The Brave”

This voiceover paints the duo as brothers on the run from the law and crooked cops, and while this does close this “episode” out as intended, the critic in me is bothered by the slightly kitschy outro to such a spectacular album. The voices singing over and over, “Brave, brave, braaaaaave, Yankee and the Brave” would be, simply put, better left on the cutting room floor. The ending of this track alone is what knocks my score of this album down a few points. Despite its stellar lyrical content, with drums that never seem to reach that “holy shit!” moment, and the easily skippable outro, it’s upsetting to me that an album this great ends on such a low note.
Overview
RTJ4 is by far my favorite album of the year. El-P’s cutting edge approach to their sound, blended with lyrical content that continues to be more relevant by the day, the duo have come together with what is objectively their most accessible album to date. RTJ4 is the natural evolution of sound and subject matter for the duo; taking the foundation set by Run The Jewels 3 and evolving it into a more concise, more accessible, and more conceptual album. While I still personally prefer the “fuck the world” intensity and experimental nature of Run The Jewels 2, RTJ4 opens themselves up to a whole new world of exposure, and when you’re as talented as these two, you know they’re going to capitalize on it. RTJ is currently at their apex, and they’ve created an album that will make many new life-long fans going forward.
9.2/10
Discussion Points

• How does this compare to other RTJ releases? How about in comparison to the member’s solo works?
  
• Does the overwhelmingly positive critical reception of this album surprise you?
  
• How will this be looked back on in 5 years?
  
• What are your favorite lyrics?
  

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3. Lets not forget the basics: - Site Title - Site Description - Site Keywords

Those 3 need to be addressed before you do anything else. Focus on your Local SEO and it will drastically improve that phone ringing. Local SEO is a real thing and we need to start thinking about it now. If you think this is a lot just wait till everyone starts switching on over to Voice Search as people have already started. How many of you own a Siri, Alexa or Google voice device?
No I'm not trying to get more business. No I don't want a client (booked for FEB anyways). Is my SEO the best? Hell no. Why should you trust me? Done it for actual clients with zero complaints and metrics to prove it. Why isn't your SEO up to par? Busy with clients. It's like the typical cleaning ladies, they are awesome at cleaning your house but their house are complete utter messes.
Yes I want you to apply yourself and fix this yourself. Pay for marketing when you've been in business for years and have a budget for it. Don't get a marketing company when you are less than a year old. Establish yourself first.
Need more tips for stuff like this? Check out a couple videos here. No charging BS just legit helping as this is what we are supposed to do on these subreddits.

This is a pre-emptive strike because I feel it in the air. Since B8, you may have noticed a ton of threads being made asking the same questions again and again. You may also be wondering why people don't just search the answer, since just about every question conceivable is out there with an answer, whether in pinned official threads or answered via the community. Well I say to you this - please don't get aggro with these posters. I get it, believe me... I've been answering the same few questions for two years lol, and no amount of pinned threads, sticky comments, automods, or PSAs seems to stop them coming.
If I have a question I will scour the internet looking for the answer. Sometimes I will be resigned to not knowing the answer if I can't find it myself, but if I must know then as a last resort I may then post online and ask. That is how I roll. Some people simply don't operate that way. They prefer to go direct to source and want the reply given directly to them. Some want human interaction, and I've seen people ignore the automod who has the correct answer in favour of back and forwarding wrong troubleshoot information with another community member. Some are kids, and don't really consider searching, nor contemplate the impact of asking a question that has been asked a million times. Some are simple bad searchers, lol (me in a grocery store) or maybe they are literally brand new to the community and brand new to reddit.
What does it all mean? It means that different people have different approaches, but it does not mean they are out to cause trouble or annoy anyone; that is just how they roll and that is their preference. Please always give each other the benefit of the doubt that the poster meant no harm and is just tryna enjoy the game that we all enjoy here. Rather than spoonfeed, it's totally legit to push the poster towards the answer, like 'hey check the steam news', or 'hey check out this other guy's post made an hour ago'. You can even link them to this post! But the important part is not losing patience. And also don't forget, it will die down after a few days. :)
If you are one of these folk I'm taking about who has a question but can't find the answer, here is the answer to every question you may have asked.
 
If you are getting infinite loading:
You gotta remove your mods, and then (even if you had no mods) delete the folder Documents/mygames/BladeAndSorcery. This is the golden fix and if you desire to know why, check this out https://steamcommunity.com/app/629730/discussions/2/2450469119947281759/ You gotta remove this folder manually; reinstalling wont work.
 
My performance in is not good
Assuming it's flat out not a spec issue (B&S is a hungry game), then are you on 8.3 live version or did you manually opt into the beta. If on live version, that is the issue - https://steamcommunity.com/games/629730/announcements/detail/2957137317359486740
If on 8.4, got any mods? If so remove them then delete the folder Documents/mygames/BladeAndSorcery. If no mods, try delete the folder Documents/mygames/BladeAndSorcery.
 
My mods are not working:
As always, as with every update now and in the future, there is a massive possibility that mods will break since code is changing. This is an Early Access game, meaning the game is incomplete and being built as we speak, so code changes will keep happening all the way to version 1.0. If there were no code changes, the game would never progress and the current version would be the fully released game, so mod breaking is unavoidable.
The solution: Stick with the stable versions, because at least they only occur once every few months, so you will get months of no issues from your mods. If you are prone to being upset by broken mods, stick with U7 or U8.3 until the 8.4 version exits beta.
Don't forget the big beta warning from the opt in news that said if you get sad or stressed by breaking mods, don't opt into the beta. https://i.imgur.com/av4LtLN.png Beta suggests there are gonna be chaotic changes happening rapidly and dramatically; things will break, things will be unbalanced, things will be buggy, etc. It is absolutely only for enthusiasts, curious to see the latest developments, and is absolutely not for people expecting to see a polished product. The opposite of that in fact, because you are seeing the raw WIP. The live version is the version that is more stable and calm and this is the version you should be on if you want stability and calmness, and want your mods to stay working.
 
When will XYZ mod be ready? When will Outer Rim be updated?
Just give the modders time. Most are really quick and update in a day or two. For big mods like Outer Rim or Medieval MegaPack there is more work to be done, so be patient and remember the modders are using their own free time to do us all a service by making mods. If you make modders mad then it will stop being fun for them, and they will stop modding, simple as that.
 
Rather than wait for mod updates, can I just revert to Beta 7?
No it's not possible, you can only revert to full updates like 8.3.
 
Why not release a beta 7 as an option so I can keep playing beta 7 mods?
It would be great, but Steam does not allow developers to upload minor incremental versions. To get B7 as an extra download, it would have to be uploaded like it was a full update or separate second beta. But consider this is a minor patch, to a beta update, of an incremental game version, of an Early Access game, and the only reason anyone would want B7 is to use third party mods. The full version of 8.4 is going to be out soon as the full live consumer version. Again, remember that this is a WIP beta for hardcore fans who simply cannot wait to see all the latest WIP features of the game itself, and NOT the consumer version, which is for more casual players who want to just load up, mess around with mods, and play a game with no fuss.
 
The game camera seems shaky or jittering since Beta 8:
This was fixed with a hotfix about 30 minutes after the update was released. It was mostly reported on Quest / Virtual Desktop, but not exclusively. If you still have shaky camera, double check you don't have a pending game update (the hotfix from yesterday)
 
I am having issues with the Quest / Virtual Desktop, or Quest controller issues
This is where it gets tricky. The Quest (and virtual desktop, alvr, oculus link, sidequest, etc) are NOT officially supported, so if there are issues on their end then there is nothing that can be done because it would be up to the devs of those software to make their software compatible with this game, not the other way around. I will try my best to help people with Quest issues, but please be aware I don't know all the ins and outs of the Quest and the workarounds people are using to get the Quest working with B&S, because again this is someone else's software and nothing to do with B&S. Someone was telling me about copying jsons to other folders and stuff, and that is all news to me. We have no way to test or troubleshoot these Quest issues because we are playing the game for normally for PCVR as it was intended, and not using these workarounds like Virtual Desktop. Your best bet is reaching out to the devs of those softwares or checking in with their communities for answers, as those folk will be more in touch with it.

Alright, lemme preface this by saying that this is basically a reworked version of a comment I posted a few years ago. It's not entirely original.
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Edit: I should've known to drop a tl;dr here. The premise is that mental illness is real, and not an illness. It's a normal reaction to an abnormal world, and psychiatry is cope. This is explored in more detail in the "Why the Biochemical Basis Theory of Mental Illness is Bunk" section. Quit taking this as a personal attack. I'm not trying to invalidate your LiVeD eXpErIeNcE. I'm saying that you feel the way you do because of a combination of an alien, indifferent environment, a lack of community, an inability to control your emotions (a learned skill), and unhealthy lifestyle choices. Some things are in your control and others aren't, but being aware of this is very important. Quit whining.
Edit 2: several of you have insinuated that I myself am mentally ill. Peak irony. Yes, at 16 I was diagnosed with bipolar 2 and a host of pettier disorders. Like most normal human beings, I grew out of being a moody teenager. My life is together, I'm not on any psychiatric medications, and no, I'm not mentally ill. Lol.
Edit 3: oh, cool, this got pinned. I feel honored.
Introduction
So, right off the bat, I'm posting this because I've seen an increasing number of posts and comments (similar to the one on the front page right now) wondering about why mental illness is a thing. Why it's so prevalent these days, why it's such an intransigent issue to treat, why its practitioners seem to pride themselves on their diagnoses, and why any criticism of psychiatry is met with rabid, seething hatred.
This piece seeks to examine mental illness through the lens of evolutionary anthropology and psychology, and might not be the most neatly or cohesively written, but where it lacks in those regards I hope it is sufficiently supplemented by ample citations. Here, I seek to examine the why of modern mental illness, how the industry perpetuates mental illness, and how it grooms patients to believe they're broken. I hope to also elucidate why criticism of psychiatry or pharmaceutical companies is often received so horribly, and why psych patients tend to take this criticism very, very personally.
Some sections are not heavily supported by citations because they're new or heavily revised. I can hunt down supporting sources on request or just leave it as is, and you can take it with a grain of salt; I don't much care either way, because revising this draft already took a decent amount of time and I'm not publishing it in a journal or anything.
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Some Groundwork About the History of Modern Psychiatry
Briefly, and less importantly, psychiatry emerged in the 50s and 60s as a distinct medical practice. It drew from Freud's and Jung's theories of psychology, and those some of their philosophical descendants. Previously, psychiatry was pretty much just throwing people into madhouses, where they were basically tortured to death. Think, AHS: Asylum type shit, but in the 1800s and early 1900s.
Come 1940, lobotomies were having their heyday - that fun lil outpatient procedure that involved destroying the prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain that makes you, well, a person) with an icepick. These were popular through to the 1960s.
Come 1950, Thorazine came out. This is a milestone in modern psychiatry, and its use criteria basically set the standard for all of modern psychiatry. This shit is heavy. Worse than lithium, worse than prozac, worse than haldol: one shot of this shit, and you're a zombie all week. And it was this ethos that modern psychiatry continues to lean on: a fucked up definition of "normal" and a fucked up definition of "improvement". Back in the 50s and 60s, modern psychiatry was used often as a tool to suppress deviants, minorities, and political dissidents.
Thorazine was touted as a miracle treatment for schizophrenia (which originally was basically something you diagnosed angry black men with to get em thrown in the loony bin). See, when your diagnostic criteria for mental illness include anger, violence, and the like, and you've got a drug that renders any patient you stick with it a drooling zombie, well, obviously, that's an improvement, right? We'll come back to this in a bit.
Then came the DSM. I'm sure you're familiar with the DSM. It's the bible shrinks swear by. It defines and lists symptom criteria for every mental malady recognized by medicine. It's founded on sound evidence produced by reputable scientists... right? In James Davies' interview of Robert Spitzer, chairman of the DSM Taskforce charged with producing the 3rd iteration of the DSM, perhaps the manual's most influential version - Spitzer revealed that diagnoses, codified mental illnesses, were decided by consensus. In some cases, Spitzer et al. directly polled members of the APA about what symptoms certain disorders ought to include. In his defense, he was attempting to produce a rigorous checklist, a proper diagnostic tool to measure mentality. However, he substantiated few of the disorders that made it into the manual by evidence:
>"it was just a consensus. We would ask clinicians and researchers, 'how many symptoms do you think patients ought to have before you would give them the diagnosis of depression,' and we came up with the ***arbitrary*** number of five".
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>"There are only a handful of mental disorders in the DSM[III] known to have a clear biological cause. These are known as the organic disorders [like epilepsy, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's]. These are few and far between [...] No biological markers have been identified."
So we have the dude that revolutionized the DSM and plugged it into the culture admitting both that the DSM diagnoses he added and revised are mostly unsubstantiated by any rigorous study or lab research, and that practically none of the so-called "mental illnesses" in the DSM have any biological markers (technically, this doesn't lead to the conclusion that there is no basis, only suggests it). One unnamed committee member actually said, verbatim, "No, we can't include that as a symptom! *I* do that!"
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Diagnostic Techniques and Their Accuracy (Why is Everyone Mentally Ill Now?)
Even if you believe everything in the DSM is valid and holy and irrefutable (just hypothetically, here, I know this is a ridiculous position for anyone to take) - ground-level shrinks and psychiatrists can't diagnose worth shit. According to research done by PJ Caplan, the same case received the same diagnosis from two different clinicians about two-thirds of the time, and an experiment by Dr. David Rosenhan in the 70s revealed that hospital psychiatrists misdiagnosed confederates presenting with hallucination of a disembodied voice repeating the word "thud" in their head repeatedly with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. After the fact, a hospital challenged Rosenhan to send pseudopatients to them to see if they would be identified. After 3 months, the hospital identified 41 patients as impostors and 42 as suspected impostors out of 193 admissions. Rosenhan had sent zero pseudopatients to the hospital.
So shrinks can't diagnose worth shit - you'll argue that it's because we were working with diagnostic techniques of decades ago, but further research has found that it's less a matter of diagnostic precision that determines consistent diagnoses and more a matter of intrinsic bias on the part of clinicians treating and diagnosing patients.
"But!", you say, a little confused we've gotten this far, "but! Research shows that rates of diagnosis of almost every disorder are increasing in every country! Surely, this is a result of increased awareness of and improved diagnostic techniques for mental illness!"
Well, sorry, no; actually what we find is that overprescription and overdiagnosis rates are correlated with aggressive drug advertisement - a mechanism coined "disease mongering". In the late '90s and early '00s, depression diagnoses skyrocketed in Japan with the start of an incredibly aggressive marketing campaign by GSK. The strategy involved catering to Japanese culture: the Japanese had a popular notion of catching a cold of the soul, "kokoro no kaze" before GSK came in. GSK hired anthropologists to develop a particular effective method of marketing Paxil, tying it to the preexisting cultural belief in "kokoro no kaze", which had no recognized treatment and was understood to commonly be temporary. By conflating the western conception of depression with kokoro no kaze, GSK was able to double or triple its sales of Paroxetine in just a few years as depression diagnoses skyrocketed. This even altered the manifestation of depression in the Japanese population: the phenomenon ceased to be a matter of transient sadness, a trait which in Japanese culture has signified profound thought and of self-reflection, and instead mutated into a westernized ailing mind, whose symptoms included weight loss, weight gain, insomnia, hypersomnia, sadness, and suicide. The marketing campaign perpetrated by GSK created western style depression in Japan.
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The Anthropological Viewpoint
"Alright," you think, a little unsettled, "but the fact that the Japanese already had a term for depression proves that mental illness exists, but just is known by many names among many cultures!" Well, yes and no. This touches the topic of symptom pools. In a study by Lise Ehlers, the idea of a cultural symptom pool is discussed. Are you familiar with hysteria diagnoses? Mass faintings? Temporary leg paralysis? The proposed theory that explains these phenomena, which make a fiery, spectacular entrance into cultures and burn out in less than the span of a generation is the "symptom pool". The idea is that every culture has a set of commonly recognized expressions of distress. Humans are inherently social creatures, and the majority of our communication is nonverbal. It makes sense, then, that once a given expression of emotion becomes popularized and well-known, it becomes a standard signal for any person belonging to the culture that that symptom is known to. Mass shootings are another example of this: in the 1600s, Malay men were running berserk, murdering their families, neighbors, and friends, before killing themselves. It was known as "running amok" and exited the culture as abruptly as it had begun. It manifested when Malay men experienced a personal slight - this was the catalyst. This slight or insult was followed by several days of disengaged brooding, and perhaps planning, and the whole behavior culminated in an act of egregious, seemingly inexplicable violence. Temporary, contagious mental disease? Or cultural phenomenon? Which is more likely?
In America, women have been expressing and diagnosed with strictly female hysterical (descending, of course, from the greek word for uterus). It was commonly recognized in the 1800s that women under great emotional strain would lose sensation and use of one or both of their legs, sometimes permanently. This particular symptom disappeared within a few decades. In the 20th century, women received a diagnosis of hysteria proper, manifesting broadly from nervousness, horniness, irritability, lack of appetite, and more; this ailment was treated by hysterical paroxysm - doctors masturbating suffering women.
So, just as mental illnesses appear to manifest differently from culture to culture, a product of cultural perceptions and beliefs about expressions of distress or emotional turmoil, so too do these mental illnesses fall in and out of favor just as fads do. The manifestation of these diseases depend on a few factors: legitimate psychological distress; cultural expectations; and mutually recognized symptoms of distress (ie, the symptom pool, or symptoms of disorders), which are subject to change.
With this in mind, the larger picture begins to take shape: mental illness is in fact a result of emotional disturbance, but the course it takes is largely dictated by the beliefs we have regarding the symptoms of this distress and the attributes of the persons experiencing that distress (autonomy, self-will, emotional volatility, etc). Now, let's talk a little about how our cultural perceptions and treatment of these so-called "mental illness" results in worse outcomes for patients than in "less-developed" nations where western-style psychiatry has less influence.
In America, those diagnosed with schizophrenia report hallucinating hostile, angry, terrifying voices and experiencing frightful delusions of government spying or conspiracy against them. In Zanzibar, as Ethan Watter investigates in Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche schizophrenics report hallucinating communion with ancestors' spirits and experiencing delusions of divine contact. Overall, these patients report their more symptomatic experiences as being generally positive, and furthermore can expect much more positive prognoses in the course of their illness than can American schizophrenics. Similarly, Mexicans diagnosed with schizophrenia are less stigmatized, and less commonly medicated. Sufferers are often included within the community rather than institutionalized, and the ailment is often colloquially minimized by the diminutive term "nervios", or nerves.
And again, hearkening back to the importation of western-style depression into Japan, seasonal/periodic bouts of melancholy (which differs vastly from suicidal depression) or melancholic personalities were transmuted by GlaxoSmithKline into a disease whose symptoms include social withdrawal, self-mutilation, and suicide.
In Sri Lanka, in the aftermath of the 2004 Tsunami that claimed thousands of lives, trauma specialists flocked to the ruins to minister to survivors. What they found, however, was that Sri Lankans didn't need any help coping with the tragedy that had befallen them: in point of fact, they were very much befuddled by the idea that psychic healing would be brought about by talk therapy or medication. So strong was the emphasis their culture placed on communal solidarity and grieving that despite hundreds of ambulance-chasing shrinks actively aching to pin PTSD diagnoses on a whole nation, many survivors recovered without any psychological intervention. In fact, the conduct of many of the trauma specialists on site was incredibly unethical; different groups of researchers set up different aid camps and actually tried to lure children from competing research cohorts with fucking candy so that they could test their own pet trauma models on them. Unfortunately, I can't find the citation for this particular snippet (it's in a book I've since loaned out \[*Crazy Like Us*\]), but come the fuck on.
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The Efficacy (and Dangers) of Modern Psychiatric Drugs (And the Horrifying, Unscrupulous Practices of the Industry that Produces Them)
Alright, so our psychiatry doesn't really work in other cultures. That's not to say it doesn't work in ours, right? Studies show that antidepressants are proven to benefit at least *some* portion of the medicated population, right?
Well, no. Popular SSRIs have been shown to be about as effective as placebos in treating depression. You might contend that if it helps some people, why not use them? Well, because this: side effects may include irritability, aggression, panic attacks, anxiety, unpredictable mood, impulsive behaviors, compulsive behaviors, insomnia, hypersomnia, sexual dysfunction, depressed mood, and suicidal ideation. And, uh, in case you haven't noticed, that's pretty much all the symptoms of depression as defined by the DSM, *and then some*. And that's just SSRIs, which are like the anklebiters of pharmacy.
You wanna talk mood stabilizers? Hooooly shit. They descend from Thorazine, which was TOUTED AND ADVERTISED TO PSYCHIATRISTS as a "chemical lobotomy"- yeah, that's how they marketed it, like a pill whose effects on behavior emulated those of demolishing the part of the brain responsible for personality, planning, decisionmaking, empathy, and judgement. All the antipsychotics and mood stabilizers today lean on the ethos of the Thorazine prescription from the 50s: if they're not screaming at the walls, they're "better", never mind the fact that side effects of antipsychotics like Haloperidol include shit like blunted affect, confusion, mood changes, FUCKING HALLUCINATIONS, worm-like movements of the tongue, poor balance, lips puckering and smacking, seizures, inability to move eyes... and the list goes on and fucking on. Half of these are actual symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and the other half are shit that, if you saw someone doing them, you'd think "yep, they're goddamn crazy".
Depakote, an anticonvulsant prescribed for off-label use in treating the manic side of bipolar disorder has something around a 7% incidence of uncontrollable convulsions or tardive dyskinesia, which is irreversible impairment of motor functioning. GSK, the producers of Paxil (paroxetine) (legally) (but unethically) manipulated a study into Paxil's efficacy in the treatment of depression in adolescents. They cherrypicked data that supported their thesis and dispensed with the critical results that revealed Paxil produces extremely severe side effects in adolescents with alarming regularity.
You'll say, this is just one study, and it's just one drug, and one company, and it's an outlying data point, but no it's not. It's a pervasive and nefarious practice in the industry which has nearly become the standard in pushing drugs through the pipeline to be approved by the FDA.
Oh, and drug companies are free to rebrand their drugs and market them to different demographics with little fear of repercussions: Eli Lilly, in the early 2000s, renamed Prozac to Sarafem and marketed it do women through OBGYNs as a treatment for PMS without informing patients that it was an SSRI antidepressant medication. GlaxoSmithKline rebranded Wellbutrin (bupropion) as a smoking cessation aid.
And sadly, most people are on multi-drug regimens, even just for a fucking depression diagnosis: Abilify (an antipsychotic) is often prescribed as an "augmentation" in medication regimens for depression patients. You take a drug to treat your problem, because your doctor says you have a problem, and society has convinced you that being sad is a problem, then you take another drug to augment or balance the first drug, then a third drug for treatment of occasional acute symptoms of your disorder (which will be exacerbated by the first two drugs you're taking), and then a fourth drug to counteract the side effects of the first three drugs, and then a fifth drug to quell your concerns that you're on too many drugs.
And they're prescribing these drugs to children as young as 3 or 4 years old - thousands of toddlers are prescribed amphetamines such as Adderall (dextroamphetamine) to treat ADD- thousands of children barely older than infants are being prescribed METH because they have short attention spans. Tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of adolescents and preteens are prescribed antidepressants and antipsychotics and anxiolytics. The benzo family of anxiolytics is notorious for being incredibly addictive and includes, and I bet you didn't know this, Rohypnol - goddamn, motherfucking roofies. We're putting preteen girls on roofies and preteen boys on meth and wondering whence came this apparent sexual assault epidemic?
And benzos aren't even the only addictive ones! Though they may be some of the most neurotoxic in the long run, and some of the most addictive, antidepressants and antipsychotics are physically addictive as well, with the majority of patients reporting difficulty discontinuing their medications and experiencing significant withdrawal symptoms analogous to those experienced during withdrawal from illicit narcotics.
Worst of all is, we don't know how these fucking things work. Whinge at me all day about how we know SSRIs increase serotonin in the brain, and schizophrenia sufferers have low levels of dopamine - these are all catchy miracle-explanations spoonfed to you by pharmaceutical propaganda, perpetuated by sensationalist media and pop psych apologists.
SSRIs by definition actually lead to withdrawal symptoms: with repeated, excessive exposure to serotonin, serotonergic receptors lose their affinity for serotonin and, after discontinuation of an SSRI, serotonergic receptors, exposed to a lower baseline level of serotonin, receive less than baseline and produce effects analogous to a fundamental serotonin deficiency. So, alright, we know that SSRIs flood your brain with serotonin - what does that do? The answer is: no one fucking knows, because we don't even know the average distribution of serotonergic receptors in the brain. Without knowing the concentrations in which the receptors are expressed (which vary on an individual basis and with age, etc), there is no way to accurately predict the influence any drug (SSRIs, LSD, cocaine, Thorazine) will have on a human brain with any degree of accuracy through the duration of the drug's effect or thereafter.
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Why the Biochemical Basis Theory of Mental Illness is Bunk
A good, but very simplistic, analogy to draw is this one: imagine your brain's a computer. Its operating system, the mind, is written in assembly, and the assembly is assembled into machine code - binary. A psychiatric medication (or any drug, really) goes into the millions of lines of binary code and, at random, switches a few thousand 1s to 0s and vice versa. Is the computer going to run Windows using this code? No. Fortunately, the brain has a great many more redundancies and is far more adaptable than a computer, but that's essentially the effect that a psych medication is going to have on your brain. We have no idea how it works, and drugs are scattershot solutions that are just as likely to harm you as help you.
The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia in particular arose from the flawed line of reasoning that, because the behavioral effects of excessive doses of dopamine reuptake inhibiting drugs such as cocaine or amphetamines mimic the symptoms of psychosis, that schizophrenia may be influenced or partially resulting from an imbalance of excess of dopamine. Look, I don't need to dissect this to explain to you why this is dangerously and ludicrously flawed logic, and if I do, fuck you, this whole dissertation is too high brow for you. Go read a coloring book.
As for the cornerstone of modern psychiatry, the biochemical theory of mental illness, well... This one is thorny, but pretty easy to argue against, because the burden of proof is on the proponents of this theory. There is, however, ZERO evidence for a biological basis for mental disturbances of any flavor. Proponents of psychiatry will argue that there are MRI studies indicating differences in activity between depressed brains and healthy brains or what the fuck ever, but what they misunderstand, because they're not terribly well informed, is that MRI and fMRI scans don't show the physiological structure of the brain - they reveal blood flow and oxygen concentrations to different regions of the brain - transient, state-dependent metrics that say nothing one way or the other about the actual architecture of the mind. There is no way to prove that mental illness is caused by a chemical imbalance, and the fact alone that, if you actually had an imbalance of neurotransmitters in your brain (or body by extension), you would be comatose, on the floor, and at death's door. That's just a fact. You would literally die.
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Speculation On the Collective Stockholm Syndrome of Psych Patients
This is going to be purely speculative, though one could probably look at that recent study about TIV for scholarly support, lol.
The reasons why people latch on to psychiatry and psychiatric diagnoses are manifold, but I feel the most important reasons are these: the increasing atomization and alienation of the proletariat; a relentless onslaught of individualist propaganda; a relentless onslaught of pro-psychiatry propaganda; the pathologization of an increasingly broad range of human behaviors, and consequent narrowing of what is considered to be "normal" or "acceptable".
As organic community structures have been eroded - religion, local government, the public commons - top-down social structures have emerged to take their place: mass media, social media, psychiatry, et cetera. As workers become increasingly distrustful of their neighbors, and increasingly connected online through common synthetic cultural narratives (see: capeshit), they rely less and less on real personal interaction. Now, this is not to say this is the root cause for the explosion of psychiatry since the 80s, but it's certainly a factor in why everyone's so fucking miserable now.
Humans are social creatures, and heavily rely on social interactions to release those good-good brain chemicals (yeah, they're absolutely real - just, psych meds don't help).
Furthermore, American capitalism has deliberately fostered a cultural sense of individualist pride - and created an economic machine that disenfranchises the majority of the population. Naturally, then, people fail - but when they do, they blame themselves, rather than the system. This is a helluva pill for anyone to swallow, and, rather than assign the blame to the economy, the government, the capitalists, or to their own selves - as in, their autonomous, free-willed selves -, it is more convenient to buy into the story that psychiatry weaves about magic brain bugs that you have no control over. It's easier to cede your autonomy and buy the narrative that you literally have no control over your own mind, thoughts, or behaviors.
As human nature is increasingly pathologized, rather than acknowledged to be the gorgeous, kaleidoscopic intersection of a million different axes of personality, a smaller and smaller definition of "normal" emerges, and pills are peddled to square that circle for you. The thought of work makes you want to vomit? You might have anxiety. Take these benzos. You don't have the energy to go mountain biking on the weekends anymore? Probably depression. Here's a bottle of prozac. You're moody after a three-day-long drinking binge because your job has you working twelve hour shifts? Buddy-boy, you've gotta try our new antipsychotics for that bipolar disorder.
So, the industry and the media have succeeded in convincing people that their behaviors are out of their control, and when you try to explain to psych patients that the pills are making them worse, what they're really hearing is "pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you big whiny baby: your life isn't that hard, and you're not suffering. You're just not trying hard enough."
This is the reason why you can't tell the blue-haired Twitterati that their depression isn't real. It comes across as a personal attack. They've been taught that nothing they feel or think or do is their fault, and if you try to tell them that they do, in fact, have agency and a responsibility to manage their own emotions, it's a boulder of a pill to swallow. You can try as hard as you want to couch it in soothing terms, relating it to capitalism why they feel so bad all the time, whatever. You're never going to get through to them. They're hostages to the myth of their own powerlessness. It's unfortunate, but that's the gist of it.
And this shit works for capital. They've groomed several generations to believe that the capitalist hellscape around them isn't the problem: the problem is actually in their own heads! Literally!
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In closing...
Look: the DSM is an opinion piece, not a reliable scientific reference. It was formed by committee by a privileged club of opinionated shrinks with pet theories. Psychiatrists and psychologists are systemically plagued by personal biases that interfere with accurate diagnostic practices, to the point where you're about as well off just flipping a fucking coin. We've found that diagnosis and prescription rates are tightly correlated with advertising campaigns, and that nefarious marketing practices can actually influence a culture's conception of illness, skewing it toward a belief system that generates profit rather than emphasizing community, openness, and emotional regulation.
We've found that mental illness is as fluid as commonly held opinions, and that the manifestations thereof depend heavily on public perceptions of a particular disorder. We've found that American psychiatry curiously and ironically cripples patients while more holistic approaches (community support and inclusion, minimization and destigmatization, etc) that have developed organically in less westernized cultures produce better prognoses in patients with similar diagnostic criteria. We've discussed the dubious efficacy of commonly prescribed psychiatric medications, and their disproportionately negative side effects, and the crafty practices pharmaceutical companies have engaged in to prevent the revelation of these truths to the public.
We've briefly touched on the fundamental lack of scruples and the opacity in the pyschiatric pharmaceutical industry as a whole which, alone, ought to be reason for pause for people considering taking medications or making changes to their regimen. We've covered the risks and side-effects associated with stacking medications, and the fact that there's little-to-no conclusive research which explains the effects these drugs have on global brain functioning, much less a multitude of these drugs.
Lastly, we've made an effort to explain why the biochemical theory of mental illness is erroneous and is reached via criminally faulty logic, and that, at the very least, there is such an alarming dearth of substantiating research for this theory that agreeing to consume these poorly-understood drugs is irrational and dangerous. Unfortunately, I didn't get to delve into the solutions to some of these dilemmas, such as making lifestyle changes, engaging in meditation, taking responsibility for emotional health, or emphasizing interpersonal relationships.

My name is Joe and I run a digital marketing agency. For years now I've seen marketing companies take advantage of local businesses small and large and it's so disheartening that people blindly pay $1500-$5000 for Local SEO. Here is some valuable information for you to use in your Local area. This is mostly for general contractors, plumbers, electricians, and any type of service local based business. (these are methods that we use now for our current clients)

Geotagging. What the heck is a geotag and how does it help me?

Geotagging helps the search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing) make the connection between your photo and the location of what it depicts or where and when it was taken, or both. You can set the geotagging to be a particular location you choose, down to specific latitude and longitude coordinates. So in other words it pin points a location in that photo.

Geotagging lets you put all that important information in one place, with an image, which will increase your SEO results. BUT HOW DAMNIT?

The location information on a photo on the same webpage as your company’s description of services will boost the search engine’s confidence in the results it provides. It will be certain that your business is indeed located in the physical location that was included in the search question. You know when you take a photo on Instagram and it tells you the location, well that's geotagging. You need to do that for your website as well.
To optimize your search results using geotagging, ensure that you have a geotagged image on at least the following pages of your website:
homepage, contact us, location or blog pages.
Of course, adding a geotagged photo to every page or post on your site will help the most. Don't get lazy now, just do it so you don't need to pay a marketing company like myself. Or you can whatever works for you (kidding). No serious people. Now the fun part:
https://compressor.io/ - Use this to get your photo down to the lowest KB possible so it doesn't mess with https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/ <- important for SEO, if your website is slow geotagging a million photos won't help you.
Go to https://www.geoimgr.com/ > Drop a photo from your website here: https://gyazo.com/a3d3bdfdbb5f73503bdc8febd561b1c4 > https://gyazo.com/87a8abfa1d4eb35b22bdb9d41d5f918d remember to type in address/city > Write EXIF Tags > Download > put on website. Done.

Other ways to help with Local SEO?

Images offer a few different ways to help your Local SEO that I can bet no one else is doing right now. Unless you both are from the same city and are reading this from the same sub-reddit which means yall will be fighting till the death (kidding).

1. Image title or file name. Repeat your business name and location in the image file name. Every mention improves the ranking. Your customers don't see this, but the search engines do. Here's an example: https://gyazo.com/07c493c26b63ad237c2abdd737c43ec0
2. Image alt-text. Many web designers forget to enter information into this field. Alt-text helps visually impaired users. This has been around for a while and still to this day people aren't changing this and helping their customers out: See example here: https://gyazo.com/8c0e4855f4df1c259d1f9d97b4819dd0
3. Lets not forget the basics: - Site Title - Site Description - Site Keywords

Those 3 need to be addressed before you do anything else. Focus on your Local SEO and it will drastically improve that phone ringing. Local SEO is a real thing and we need to start thinking about it now. If you think this is a lot just wait till everyone starts switching on over to Voice Search as people have already started. How many of you own a Siri, Alexa or Google voice device?
Don't think this matters? Look up "california digital marketing agency" and see if my company pops up. No I'm not trying to get more business. No I don't want a client (booked for FEB anyways). Is my SEO the best? Hell no. Why should you trust me? Done it for actual clients with zero complaints and metrics to prove it. Why isn't your SEO up to par? Busy with clients. It's like the typical cleaning ladies, they are awesome at cleaning your house but their house are complete utter messes.
Yes I want you to apply yourself and fix this yourself. Pay for marketing when you've been in business for years and have a budget for it. Don't get a marketing company when you are less than a year old. Establish yourself first.
Need more tips for stuff like this? Check out a couple videos here. No charging BS just legit helping as this is what we are supposed to do on these subreddits.

Replacing the old pin with this one since I can't edit titles. Hopefully results in less repeat questions. New format should also make it easier to edit since I don't need to reformat every time I change something.

What exactly makes something abandonware?

The general internet consensus is any piece of software that isn't being officially sold by its copyright holders, with the only method of legally obtaining said-software being second-hand markets. But do note that's internet law, not real law.

Okay, what makes something legally abandonware?

There isn't one. Speaking purely in the legal sense, downloading copyrighted software for free is piracy, even if the copyright holder isn't actively selling said-software. That's just the way it is. However, copyright on abandonware is very rarely enforced, and odds are the copyright holder isn't going to care if you download something they're not even distributing anymore. Just use common sense.

Will I be prosecuted for downloading abandonware?

Not likely. Regular browser downloads are anonymous, so nobody can really tell what you're downloading. But using a peer-to-peer method like a bit-torrent is less secure. If you use a VPN you can avoid detection from trackers, but if you're using a torrent at all then the game likely isn't abandonware (with archive.org torrents being the only exception sometimes)

How do I tell if a game is abandonware or not?

Check some digital distribution platforms. Steam, GOG, Playstation/Microsoft store, Nintendo eShop, or similar. If the game is being sold on any of those platforms, it's not abandonware. The only exception would be if the platform is discontinued, but that's still up for debate.

Where can I find abandonware games?

Three of the safest sites are MyAbandonware, OldGamesDownload, and Archive.org. Do keep in mind that while MyAbandonware & OldGamesDownload don't provide games that stop being abandonware (they'll have a cash symbol on the former), the Internet Archive does not label such software. If you want to keep supporting the developers, always be sure to Google first and make sure nothing's still being sold without you realizing.

What about software?

Those are tricky. There's no one place software is actively sold, so it's harder to tell if the software in-question is abandonware or not. The most I can say is check the copyright holder's website. If they're not selling it there, or if it's an older version of the software you're looking for, you're probably safe.

Are emulated ROMs abandonware?

Kind of. ROMs that aren't being sold on other platforms could be called abandonware, but lots of consoles have digital storefronts that still sell games even when the consoles themselves have been discontinued; and ROMs are a lot easier to find than abandoned computer software. If you have questions about emulation itself, check out emulation and roms.

How about operating systems?

Yeah, most of them. As of writing this, all versions of Windows between 3.1 and 7 are no longer officially supported by Microsoft, qualifying them as abandonware. Additionally, Apple products come with their OSes built into their computers. So if the hardware's discontinued, so is the OS.

How do I run old software on new hardware?

Depends on the software. For DOS games you can use DOSBox, for newer games you can use a virtual machine. There are quite a few VMs out there, but my favorite is VirtualBox since it's free. Games that run natively without emulation may require supplemental software too, but for those there isn't any one software to fix everything. PCGamingWiki may help you out on a game-by-game basis.

What should I do if a game I downloaded stops being abandonware?

This does happen on occasion. Sometimes software gets pulled out from the grave and sold once again. You could totally keep that software if you want, but you should consider supporting the creators and buying it legitimately if they choose to start selling it again. Abandonware is still piracy, after all.

If a remaster of a game is being sold, is the original version abandonware?

A: If the original version isn't being sold alongside it, absolutely. Be careful though, sometimes the old version is bundled with the remaster without saying so. And you should still buy the remaster anyway, just to support the developers.

Are digital console games abandonware?

A: This is still up for debate. Despite console hardware being discontinued, the companies that produce them tend to keep their digital stores running. Some argue that games in this context are not abandonware, but others will disagree; saying the discontinued hardware makes it more difficult to obtain the software, with the spirit of abandonware being accessibility. Personally I'm in the latter camp, but follow your own gut instinct.

What if I can't find what I'm looking for?

A: Keep searching around. If you genuinely can't find the software you're looking for, feel free to make a request on this subreddit. That's one of the reasons it's here.

I don't feel comfortable breaking the law under any circumstances. What can I do to get an abandoned game legally?

Honestly your best bet there would be to check eBay or your local thrift store/retro game store. But if you want to try for a digital re-release, GOG has a community wishlist for people to request games to bring onto their platform. Good luck.
If there's any questions I didn't cover, let me know and I'll answer them here. I may update this FAQ in the future.
Editing history:

• 01/20/2020: Wrote the original FAQ
• 11/25/2020: Added two questions regarding operating systems & digital console storefronts, revised the question about where to find games, pinned the thread
• 11/27/2020: Added a question about getting old games to run
• 12/06/2020: Added a question regarding the risk of prosecution
• 01/27/2021: New thread to change the title. Also reformatted the questions to tell them apart better, and rewrote a few answers

Are you returning (or even new) to Neopets and have no idea what's going on? Well come right over to for a huge read on how to earn Neopoints, creating goals, account safety tips, and more! A lot has changed, but a lot remains the same for our dear website!
Note: This guide is primarily going to be directed at Non-Premium players, so information about Premium will only be touched on lightly.
If there’s any clarification needed, feel free to PM, or ask on the subreddit / Discord! Shout out to aredshroom for letting me make a c/p'd update lol and also other friends to help read over. o/

Last Updated: 1/11/21

First: The Important Things

• Do NOT mention Reddit on Neopets! Mentioning us in any way or form onsite will get you in trouble. You can only mention Official Fansites. Some of the well-known ones are Jellyneo (JN), The Daily Neopets (TDN), Dress to Impress (DTI), and SunnyNeo (SN).
  
• Account recovery tips and information can be found here.
  
• Introduce yourself to the Neopets Mobile-Friendly Beta Launch. As various browsers have released an update that disables Flash by default for security reasons, Neopets is urging you (or has already has transitioned) to use this new interface. Games, Maps, and most site features are slowly, but surely being updated to follow current internet standards. For more information and progress on the Mobile-Friendly Beta Launch, I would refer to the Release Notes page. This page can only be viewed if you are currently already using the Beta, however.
  
• If you cannot see the Neopian Map, Games, Customization Screen, and other miscellaneous content, then you'll most likely need to reenable Flash. Here's a JN article on how to do so.
  
• You are only allowed to have 5 accounts in total – ONE main, FOUR sides. Here’s JN's Side Account FAQ and SN's Side Account Guide for what is allowed and not.
  
• Secure your account! Set a PIN, and be cautious with links/users. If something sounds too good to be true (cough massive giveaways), it likely is. There have been incidents in the past of users getting in trouble after receiving illegit/stolen items from giveaways. Do remember that TNT is always watching... Also, there is a Hackproofing guide available here! There'll be some basic security tips at the bottom as well.
  
• Account age restrictions. Generally, you can do everything after 4 months. There are also Loyal User Perks for aged accounts!
  
• Check out this Hiatus Rescue Kit (2005 to 2015) and /~WhatWentOn (2014 to May 2020) to see additions, changes, and so many other things that have happened to the site over the years. I'd also check out JN's Book of Ages for event coverage and the history of Neopets!
  
• I would also check out the official Neopian FAQ and this Community Neopian FAQ! The official FAQ is somewhat outdated missing two years of additional information from the NeoBoards, Twitter, Discord, etc.
  
• Know the Neopets Acronyms! If you're anything like me upon returning - "What does RB/RG/WN/UC mean?" - this might be helpful. Here's TDN's TNAATP and JN's Neopian Dictionary!
  
• Note when your pets' birthdays are! You can choose to collect 1 out of 3 cupcakes on their birthday that increases your pet's stats. The Blue, Pink, or Yellow Cupcake (+Def, +HP, and +Str respectively). Note that you can only feed 1 cupcake to a pet per year, so you are unable to stockpile birthday cupcakes from your other pets and feed them all to one pet.
  
• We have a Guide Repository on the subreddit! There’s plenty of good info there, and safe userscripts to enhance your Neo experience. I’ll leave you to trawl.
  
• This subreddit has a Discord server! Go over here to join a real-time chat server and mingle around with others. Discord is accessible on mobile devices too! Just a reminder, that Discord is also NOT an official fansite, so don't mention it onsite.
  

Getting back on your feet: Earning NPs

• One of the most common questions on the sub is about making NP. With the inflation/fluctuation of prices, and daunting price figures (like the Secret Lab Map), this can seem hard. There are plenty of ways you’ll be earning, saving, and spending. Also here are the fun results from an old Strawpoll of how NeoRedditors earn Neopoints.

1. Dailies, of course! Here are a couple listings from TDN's Dailies Page, JN's Custom Dailies, and also good old /~Neo____Zafara!
   
2. Trudy's Surprise! It's a relatively new daily that gives you free NP. The amount increases until the 25th day, where any spin will net you 100k even if you don’t hit 3-in-a-row.
   
3. Ghoul Catchers is a Neo-mobile app where you can earn 50k a day just by playing the 1st/2nd level 50x a day. Here's JN's Guide and Petpage Guide! The app has been removed from the app store, but you can still play the game through an APK. Security FAQs on using an APK and the APK Download.
   
4. Battledome (BD). I'll be mentioning the more relevant guides. JN IDB's Beginner's Guide to Battledome + /~SilverCyanide4, Faerie Ability guide, 1-Player Equipment Guide, STDEF Boost Table, and JN's BD Damage Calculator are useful links.
   

The reason to participate in the BD is that it gives you goodies like Tan/Red Codestones, Neocola Tokens, Armoured Neggs, and even Nerkmids (if premium) that you can sell for profit. Each time you beat an opponent, you’ll obtain something from the General pool, Dome pool, or Opponent pool until you hit the limit of 1500 NP + 15 items daily. Here’s a breakdown.
The General pool includes Tan/Red Codestones. The recommended starter opponent is the Kreludan Defender, who has an easy starting HP of 14, and drops relatively good items from his Dome + Opponent pool (Neocola tokens, Armoured Neggs, Genius Neggs). The other challenger that beginners frequent is the Chia Clown, who may drop Chocolate Ice Cream.

JN's Battlepedia has a listing of difficulty-specific prizes. With regards to the rate of certain Battledome drops, there is no correlation to difficulty aside from different item pools.

• Play easy 3k games. 3k is the maximum you earn from each Flash Game except during special occasions (such as the week of Neopets' birthday). Check out /~fishyheart for easy quick to play games. Also, /~ChaChaFrancesca tracks NP ratios for on-site games, and /~AnnEstelle provides for mirrored games. Read the disclaimer on the mirrored game petpage (do not play the same game twice in one day)!
  
• Do basic jobs at the Faerieland Employment Agency. You'll have to be fast to get profitable ones, but it's such a fast way to earn spare cash. Max limit is 5 jobs a day. I would check out JN's article and our own guide here!
  
• Play Food Club. Lefty (/~Innocent) has a good rundown on what it's about. There’s a daily FC thread on this subreddit where you can follow experienced bettors as you start out.
  

The only tip is to bet consistently - you may lose quite a bit, but in the long run it definitely pays out – and with older accounts, you can earn a LOT when you win since you can bet more.

• Stock Market is another thing players like investing in. It's recommended that you buy the cheapest stocks (15 NP). You should bookmark this page, so you can easily see which stocks are at 15 NP currently. You can buy a maximum of 1000 stocks a day, which equates to a 15k investment daily.

Keep in mind it's a long-term investment. Most people sell at 60 (+300% profit), but some hold for higher (100+). Neostocks is an informative Stock Market tracking site to see trending stocks and provides alerts if desired.

• Try Restocking! Restocking means hanging around in official Neopets shops and playing the waiting game in order to quickly buy profitable items at a lower price, so you can later resell them to players at a higher price. There are restrictions on what items you can see based on your account age, but you can still restock Faerie Quest items, Faerie Employment Items, and other consumables (books, food, etc.) if your account is younger.

Newbie r79 items and below
10 days old r84 items and below
16 days old r89 items and below
1 month old r94 items and below
3+ months old No restrictions

For a more visual guide, here's a reference guide at /~Sanskrits and JN's Shop Directory is great to start learning which items are good!

Creating NeoGoals

• Browse around on Neocolours! Once you figure out the species/colour combinations you want for your pets, there are plenty of ways to get them. You can paint, morph, or adopt! Sometimes, we get lucky users here who run Faerie Fountain giveaways as well.

Tip: Always check if a particular Morphing Potion is cheaper than Paint Brushes. It can save you a lot of NP.

• Maybe obtain a Secret Lab Map to try for a lab-exclusive colour, or perhaps to zap pound pets into interesting colours to help them get adopted out, or just for the sheer thrill of zapping?
  
• Collecting Avatars! /~Avatiers has a really good visual list. Build up your stats first, and you could drop by the Avatar NeoBoards to (politely) ask for lends. JN's Avatar Checklist provides code for you to put on a petpage, so lenders can easily check what you're missing.
  
• Aspiring for the best Gallery? There are a lot of items to catch up on. JN has a fantastic Item Database where you can search for items!
  
• Customisation? You’ll love Dress to Impress if you haven’t checked them out already.
  
• Want to spruce up your userlookup with game trophies? Here's an awesome score tracker so you know what's a reasonable score needed for Bronze/SilveGold. Just click on the graphs in the rightmost column to view the score requirements for a trophy over the past few months.
  
• Perhaps you just enjoy coding and beautifying your Lookups, Petpages, and more? What about a Neo Portfolio? There are plenty of premade artists around, but I’ll let you roam since there are really too many styles and pages to list. Feel free to ask around though!
  
• This is a non-exhaustive list, of course. Make up your own goals and have fun!
  

Account Recovery

Here’s an updated FAQ at /~Wispalings on what to do if you think you are frozen, and /~Sarika_ambrielle has all the details of what you should keep track of if you need to send in a recovery ticket. It's a good idea to backup your info in case you ever have to prove that an account belongs to you.
We have a revamped Lost Account Guide, to add to those petpages mentioned above!
The TL;DR for account recovery:

• Check that your account still exists! Your account may have been purged if it’s been inactive for years. Go here: http://www.neopets.com/userlookup.phtml?user=USERNAME, replace USERNAME with your own. If it is indeed purged, you most likely will need to start on a new account.
  
• Once you’ve verified that the account still exists, it’s all about figuring out details to prove that your account is yours, like your birthdate, linked email (and/or pass emails), NC/Premium purchase history, etc. Here's a NeoBoard post explaining what they want really.
  
• The Ticket System is now located at their support address: [email protected].
  
• General tips for getting a ticket response: Always be truthful and respectful. Give as much useful info about your situation/account as you're able, post on the "Highway to Help" thread located in the Help NeoBoard. Keep your ticket updated once per week to show TNT you're an active user waiting. Please read the following petpage, /~Kaizsa, before posting on the "Highway to Help" thread.
  

Basic Security

• Go to your Account Preferences. Block everything you don't want, ALWAYS check the birthday login prompt, and I'd recommend Plain Text Neomail. That makes it so any scripts sent through NM won't run.
  
• Similarly for your PIN Preferences. Set a PIN on ALL accounts (main/sides should all be pinned), preferably different/regularly changed, and keep no exceptions on where a PIN is used. Check all the boxes.
  

FAQ

• Why is everything broken? I can't even see the map.

Have you enabled Flash for your browser? Here's a JN article on how to do so. You will probably need to reenable Flash every time you completely close out of your browser.
If it's not Flash related, then a long list of things can be found here.

• Why aren't any of the games working?

Adblock is struggling on Neopets, and by struggling I mean racking up multiple thousands of blocked ads and lagging the site. Right at this moment, it's a good idea to go grab uBlock Origin (Chrome / Firefox) for whatever browser you're using and use that over Adblock right now.
I would also check out this thread on How to Run Flash Games on Chrome with Adblock.

• How do I leave Neopets Beta?

If, for whatever reason, you no longer want to be looking at the beta version of any of the pages we've previously discussed, simply click on the "View Classic Site" button in the profile menu to return to the site as all non-beta viewers see it. To get back into the beta view, click the "View Beta" link that's now on the right side of the "Logout" button for you. Do know that once the transition begins, you will not be able to return to Neopets Classic.
tl;dr: Click your pet in the top left corner, there should be a switch button. The Beta Mode will be permanent for everyone soon though.

• IS NEOPETS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE FLASH DYING?

No, TNT has announced that they are working on converting their Flash works to HTML5. On December 16th, 2020, TNT released an End of Flash Update video detailing their progress.

• Is Premium worth it?

That is up to you to decide and how active you are going to be on this site to make the most out of it. There are incentives such as Super Shop Wizard (SSW), if you are a prominent restocker, Species Change Perk (once every 365 days upon first use) that allows you to obtain nearly every converted colored species (no Draiks and Krawks) including the rare Ice Bori, and more. Check out JN's Guide on that.

That's it! If you've read all this way, thank you for your time. I hope this helps some players. ^ ^

Last updated: November 24, 2020

Introduction

I'm pretty new to the series, picking up my first heavy save file within the last couple of months. I have 200 hours and have done most of everything, taking me to end game. I realize the game changes often, so a lot of helpful resources are somewhat out of date. I wanted to add a little of the knowledge I've gained to help out anyone who might be stuck or for newbies who want a better grasp of the game. I skipped a lot of the stuff that's easier to search for.

About No Man's Sky

So what is this game all about?

• The best way I've seen it described as next-level Minecraft in space. If you're the type of person who likes games where you collect resources, craft a bunch of stuff, build your own base, etc. you will love this game. Same if you love exploration, discovery and hoarding tons of items. If you're looking to scratch a competitive itch, it may not be the game for you (although you can kill lots of stuff).

Do I need to follow the main storyline?

• I mean, only if you want to. The storyline is like 1/16th of this game, imo. You can do just about everything without completing any of the story missions. If you're lost and unsure of what to do, the storyline is a great start. (This may need to be verified, perhaps you might have to do a couple of the starting missions first to progress naturally).

Basics

Is there any way for me to get fancy blueprints other than the Construction Terminal and/or tutorial quest?

• YES. I didn't know this until way too long because the game doesn't make it super clear. If you want to build something but you need a blueprint that you don't have, it's most likely going to be on The Anomaly (which you can summon from space, anywhere) on the Construction Research Station (different from the Construction Terminal you place on your base). Each blueprint costs Salvaged Technology to unlock. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but a lot of the quests that have you interact with your Base Computer and hire Terminal Staff, they reward the same blueprints for 'free' as you can buy in the Anomaly.

Does it ever get easiecost less fuel to take off in my Starship?

• YES! It gets way easier. I don't even remember the last time I fueled my Launch Thrusters. To improve this dramatically, make sure to buy Starship Tech from the Anomaly and install up to 3 S-Class modules per inventory (general/tech). I can freely fly around as much as I want with little care in the world and it didn't take that long to get to that point.

How can I collect more of [resource]?

• If it is a basic resource like carbon, tritium or phosphorus, your best bet is to buy out a space station that carries the resource. For more rare resources I like to keep a paper list of which resources are stocked in which stations.
  
• If it is a mineral you can buy it or make a base on a planet that has the mineral and build a Mineral Extraction Unit and some Silos.
  
• If it is a gas you can buy it or make a base on a planet that has the gas and build a Gas Extraction Unit and some Silos.
  
  • Also keep in mind, gasses refine to other gasses at a 3:1 ratio, or combined with other items using a Large Refiner for a 1:1 ratio.
• If it is a Harvested Agricultural Substance, you can build Biodomes to harvest just that one resource in bulk.
  
  • You can also plant them outside if you’re in the right Biome.
  • If you still don’t have enough, learn the element that goes along with the substance (like Cactus Flesh/Pyrite) and refine them together, which will create a little extra of each substance.
• If it is an Animal Byproduct (milk, eggs, berries), find a planet with a lot of different fauna and camp out somewhere with a Nutrient Processor. Craft a ton of Creature Pellets and Bait specific for that animal and throw them around, trying to round up the other creatures on the outskirts of your radius.
  
  • Note: The Nutrient Processor has its own inventory called Ingredients Storage. This inventory can be accessed by any Nutrient Processor you build, which is great for stocking up on stuff you’ll need on-the-go.
  • Note: Keep in mind that Bait only stacks up to 5, so you’ll save yourself some slots by only crafting as much as you need at one time.
• If you still can’t find it, download the app called Assistant for No Man's Sky which will show you where to source an item and what you can refine to get it (if possible).
  

What is Quicksilver and what can I do with it?

• Quicksilver is a currency which can be used to purchase special titles and cosmetics, as well as a Void Egg (which eventually spawns a Living Ship).
  
• You get Quicksilver for one Nexus mission per day. These quests must be completed in one go, so if you crash or exit the game, you will need to pick up a new Quicksilver mission at the Anomaly. At this time you can get up to 250 Quicksilvemission.
  
• All Nexus missions can be completed in multiplayer. I wouldn't advise soloing them if you’re a brand new player but once you get some decent upgrades and familiarize yourself with the quest types, it’s no problem at all to solo.
  

What is Tainted Metal and how can I find it?

• Tainted Metal is a currency that can be used at Scrap Dealers to buy some cosmetics and X-class upgrades. Currently Tainted Metal can only be found on Derelict Freighters.

Teleporting

Where can I find teleporters?

• Every Space Station has a teleporter.
• The Anomaly has a teleporter.
• You can build them on your base (but they require power).
• You can build one on your freighter.

How does teleporting work?

• Teleporting is like fast-travel. You can go to any place that you have visited before within reason. I believe the teleporter holds the last 50 bases and space stations you have visited. There are certain places you cannot teleport to:
  
  • The Anomaly
  • Your Freighter

Can I go back to my base if I forgot to place a teleporter?

• YES. You can teleport TO any on your bases from any teleporter, but you can only teleport FROM that planet if you build a teleporter and it has sufficient power.

Note: Space Stations only appear on your teleporter if you have actually landed on the Station and (?) gotten out of your Starship.

Base Building

How can I expand my base (to reach a hotspot)?

• Open the build menu, choose an item you wouldn’t be able to build unless you had a base (like a flag or a battery) and walk away from your base toward the area you want to expand in. Once you see the build menu ‘revert’ to away-from-base status (it will show less options), step back a few until you see it reappear. Reselect your item and build it right at the edge. This should automatically expand your base’s radius. If you are unable to build still, place a save beacon and save your game. Then, reload and try again.

How many solar units should you attach to a battery?

• For me, having two solar units per one battery has worked.

How can I make sure my base stays powered overnight via solar?

• Connect everything up to your grid and look at the max grid size. Your total power generation needs to be at least 2x your grid size. If you hook up two solar panels per battery, you can't go wrong this way.

I'm running out of electricity, but I'm already using an Electromagnetic Generator

• Simple solution: build more generators, as close to the center of the hotspot as you can. The generators need to be connected to each other to be considered part of the 'grid'.

I'm having trouble finding a specific hotspot type (electro/gas/mineral)

• The best way I've found is to turn the audio up and listen for cues. If a hotspot isn't showing up on your scanner, if you listen you can tell which direction to go by the sound effect. It will be very faint and quiet. Just center yourself toward the sound and sprint/jet in that direction, periodically checking the scanner.
  
  • Sometimes I've noticed that it's easiest if you discover all hotspots in the area. For example, if you're looking for an electromagnetic one and it's not nearby, sometimes you need to locate the mineral & gas hotspots first.
  • Note: Some mineral-specific or gas-specific hotspots are a pain in the butt to find. If the resource is listed on the planet info (you can press F and look up at the sky to see planet info) there will be hotspots for that element/mineral. For gasses, it's based on planet type. If you look at that article, you can check if you're in the 'right' place for a particular gas.
  • For this reason, if you're building a base for the purpose of extracting resources, I recommend locating the specific hotspot of choice first. Remember, if you can't reach an electromagnetic hotspot (or don't want to go to the trouble of expanding your base to reach one), you can always power stuff with solar panels.
  Pro-tip: Easy base build: Build a large square or round building and you can fit 5 solar and 3 batteries inside, they auto click into place. You can even build it underground. It is more than enough to power a basic base and save having to run wires around so long as the buildings are connected. As your base gets bigger just build more as your foundations.
  

Exploration

How do I get an Atlas Pass (v1, v2, v3) and what do they do?

• You craft an Atlas Pass yourself, with a blueprint that you find in Manufacturing Facilities. With the v2, you can open the red lootable canisters and some (?) doors at places like observatories, outposts, manufacturing facilities, etc. Behind the doors are just some extra loot/lore stuff.
  
• Once you craft the v2, you no longer need v1. Once you craft v3, you no longer need v3.
  

How can I find a high economy system quickly?

• Okay, so this one blew my mind. First, you need to craft and install an Economy Scanner in your Starship.
  
• Then, you just need to go to the galactic map. See the stats when you hover over each system? Each one has a star rating (except for dead systems with no station) and if there are 3 stars, it will be a high economy one.
  

I want to get to [x] galaxy, but I don't know how.

• If you're looking for a specific galaxy, the easiest way is to hang at the Anomaly for a while and check the teleporter every so often. When you are physically near another player (and your multiplayer is on, which it is by default) you have the option to teleport to their base. When you're viewing the teleport locations, you'll see the Galaxy name under the base name like: [Eissentam Galaxy]. Then, just teleport to their base and fly into space, choose a random system and make your base there! This doesn't erase any of your bases like traveling to the center of the galaxy does.
  
• You can also check out PanGalactic StarCabs who are committed to helping players travel anywhere they want to go.
  

How do I solve the puzzles in the Observatory?

• These puzzles look something like this: 4634-6344-3446-****
  
• Solving them is easy. Find a number that only appears once, like 3. In the first 3 sections, the 3 appears in the 3rd, 2nd, and 1st places. That means the answer containing the '3' in the 4th place is correct. I suck at explaining though, so here's an article that explains it well.
  

Getting Units

Early Game:

• Go underground and scan for Humming Sacs and collect as many Albumen Pearls as you can find to sell.
• If you’re on a planet that has Vortex Cubes, you can collect & sell these as well.

Mid-Game

• Take quests from a space station. Any quest that asks you to scan objects, kill creatures, kill sentinels or fight pirates can be stacked with other similar quests from other space stations. For example, if you pick up 5 quests to kill creatures, you can knock them all out in one go. If you feel like spending time exploring an entire system, it doesn’t hurt to pick up the system-specific quests either.
  
• If you build an underwater base and do some exploring underwater, you can find Abyssal Horrors which you can shoot in the eye and kill in order to loot Hypnotic Eyes which sell for a bit.
  
• Once you’ve visited a bunch of different stations, teleport to a station and check what trade commodities they have on ‘sale’ (the maximum something will go on sale for is -80%). Buy these items and then teleport to other stations to sell them for as high of a markup as possible.
  

Late-Game

• Make use of the blueprints you learned at Manufacturing Facilities. Craft Stasis Devices and Fusion Igniter for maximum profit.

Getting Nanites

• If you’re still in early-game, the best way to get nanites is stacking quests from Space Stations. There are two easy(ish) ways to grind nanites quickly, but they rely on you knowing certain recipes and having specific resources:
  
  • Farm Abandoned Facilities for Larval Cores. Each Larval Core refines to 50 Nanites. You can find a ton of Abandoned Facilities really easily if you install the scanner on your Nomad Exocraft. It will allow you to scan specifically for these structures.
  • Craft a bunch of complex food items (the complexity is determined by how many ingredients, etc.) and visit Cronus at the Anomaly. It will take a bit of mindless clicking but you can give him a food item and he will give you between 15-500 Nanites (the wiki says 0-129 but I have definitely gotten more).
• There are some other ways to get nanites, which I'm including below but I've found they are a little more grindy to get, if you need a lot of nanites quickly.
  
  • Salvaged Technology refines to 15:1 nanites, so you can sell those once you've unlocked every blueprint.
  • Platinum refines to nanites 35:1 nanutes.
  • Pugneum refines to nanites 25:1 nanites.
  • You can interact with spheres, cubes and flat, round black sphere projectors at Space Stations and some other locations for a few nanites. Also there are wall units that look like a yellow cylinder that you can interact with for some extra.
  • Damaged Machinery awards some nanites as well.
  • Scrapping spaceships is also a decent source of nanites, because they usually give you a ton of mid-range upgrade modules.
  • You can sell any unwanted tech back to the technician for a few nanites.
  • Refine: Residual Goop > Viscious Fluids > Living Slime > Runaway Mould which refines 5:1 into nanites (but it takes FOREVER!!)

Exosuit

• Pro-tip: You can stack 3 of the same technology in both the Exosuit general and the Exosuit technology inventories. This means you can use a total of 6 S-class modules of, for example, the Movement and Shield modules.

Multi-tool

You can have up to 3 multi-tools. You cannot destroy them but you can exchange them for another multi-tool at a Space Station or Outpost. Multi-tools come in four types: pistol, rifle, experimental and alien. The latter two are the rarest. Experimentals tend to have high scanning stats and Aliens tend to have high damage. You can only see the multitool type if you are comparing yours to another.
What kind of weapon should I use?

• There are four main weapons: Scatter Blaster (close-range shotgun), Pulse Spitter (automatic), Boltcaster (semi-automatic), Blaze Javelin (charged laser). According to the wiki, the Scatter Blaster has the highest damage potential of these, followed by Pulse Splitter.

What is a secondary weapon and how do I use it?

• Secondary weapons are bound to right-click (L1) and can be set up by going to the tools menu (X on PC) and selecting a secondary weapon. The main ones are Plasma Launcher (grenade) and Geology Cannon (cannon that destroys terrain). Both of these are charged with Unstable Plasma. You can also bind the Personal Forcefield (my personal preference) which lets you project a shield with right-click that is pretty darn good at blocking damage. Alternatively, there is also the Combat Scope that lets you zoom in slightly when aiming (doesn't work with Blaze Javelin).

Pro-Tip: Since you can have up to three multi-tools (and switch between them whenever you want) it's not a bad idea to spec out certain multi-tools for certain purposes (one for high scanning/mining, one for high damage, etc.)

Starships

How can I find a new Starship?

• Starships are mainly acquired in two ways:
  
  • Use a Planetary Chart (distress signal) to find and claim crashed Starships. Not every chart will lead you to a ship, so keep trying.
  • Buy/trade directly with NPCs at Space Stations, Trading Outposts and Colossal/Planetary Archives. The latter two have a higher likelihood of getting rare and high-class ships, though.
• Pro-tip: Claim each crashed Starship you see, fix the Launch Thrusters, Shield and Pulse Drive and then fly it to a station. Don't scrap it immediately, but wait at the station to see what flies in. You can talk to any NPC standing beside a ship and see how much they'd sell it for. Find one equal to your ship's worth and trade it (this will remove all of the broken slots making it worth more). THEN, scrap it (unless you really like it) for maximum value.
  
• Note: For the special hyperdrives (cadmium, emeril and indium in that order), you only need the highest level tech installed. When you get Emeril Drive, get rid of Cadmium. When you get Indium Drive, get rid of Emeril.
  
• Note: While on a planet, you can switch your Starship view to 3rd person for a better view of the planet around you. Not recommended for space travel, though.
  

Exocrafts

What is the benefit of using an Exocraft?

• Honestly? Speed. The two Exocrafts I use the most are the Nomad and the Pilgrim. With all of the tech installed for scanners, boost modules, engine modules and acceleration modules there isn't much room for a laser and/or a cannon, much less extra inventory slots. I use them to get from point A to point B more quickly than walking, unless the destination is like more than 3 minutes away once I hop into my craft. Then, I'm just gonna fly.

How do I get an Exocraft?

• Collect a bunch of Salvaged Technology and head over to the Anomaly. You can buy it at the Construction Terminal but you have to use A/D (or arrows on PS4) to cycle to the Exocraft Technology screen. Then, you just have to buy the Geobay and construct it.

How can I use my Exocraft?

• Once you construct a Geobay, you can summon your Exocraft anywhere on the planet (by pressing X).
  
• If you don't have the Exocraft Teleporter yet, you can just carry the mats to craft the Geobay, and then if you're on a planet you want to explore but you don't wanna be tied down to one area, you can craft and immediately delete the Geobay and the Exocraft will stay, and you won't waste the resources you used to craft it.
  
• If you have the Exocraft Teleporter, just craft that and then immediately delete the base (if you wish). The only requirement is that you must have those Exocrafts built somewhere in the Galaxy.
  
• If you build the Orbital Exocraft Materialiser on your freighter, then you can summon any owned Exocrafts in any system that your freighter is in.
  

Freighters & Frigates

What exactly is a freighter and why would I want one?

• A freighter is basically a base in space. You can build rooms, storage units, a teleporter, etc. It has an inventory just like your starship which can be used to store items and install technology. You can warp your freighter around, but you can also summon it in space or from a planet (however, to go to red, green or blue systems, you will need the special hyperdrive on your Freighter for that color system.)
  
• Having a freighter lets you participate in frigate fleet missions which is basically like an idle game. You send your frigates away, and come back several hours later to collect resources.
  

How do I find more frigates?

• Pulse around space, stopping every 10 seconds or so. You should hear a loud warping noise if a freightefleet is warping nearby. Recruitable frigates are marked with a green unit symbol. Fly up to one and it will prompt you to open your communication thingy (X on PC) and you can see their stats and recruit them.

My frigates keep coming back damaged, what can I do to prevent this?

• You must create a fleet that is two (2) stars higher than the mission you are sending them on. In other words, if the mission is 3 stars, make sure your fleet comes out to 5 stars (see below for more info).

How can I max out my frigate fleets without wasting them?

• Every mission has a type (industrial, combat, discovery, exploration and balanced) and a rating (in stars). Every frigate has a number rating for each of these types. The ‘balanced’ type is looking for high numbers in each category as a whole, which means you can add multiple frigates that can bring up each stat.
  
• Buy the blueprints for the consumable upgrades. Each upgrade corresponds to a type (industrial, combat, discovery, exploration). If you’re low on frigates and need an extra boost to your fleet’s star rating, add a matching upgrade (or three) and watch the stars increase!
  

How can I get frigate fleet consumables without crafting them?

• Sentinel Starships can be summoned by aggroing sentinels on a planet and then flying into space. Destroying them rewards the consumable fleet upgrades for combat and trade missions.

I want a freighter ASAP and I don’t care what rank it is.

• Warp to a few new systems. The magic number seems to be around 5. Eventually, you will be met with a Space Battle where you have to defend a freighter against a bunch of pirates. If you complete this, you can land on the freighter at the end and the captain will offer you the ship for free (only if you don't already have one), but it will almost always be a C-class. You can also keep refusing the offer until you get a Frigate that you like.

I want a Nice freighter OR I already have one but I want a new one.

• Pulse around space, stopping every 10 seconds or so. You should hear a loud warping noise if a freightefleet is warping nearby. Fly to the capital ship icon (white freighter icon) and land. Then, you can go upstairs and talk to the captain who will offer you the freighter for a fee.

What happens to my old freighter when I exchange it?

• It goes poof. Make sure you clean it out (manually destroy rooms for parts) before exchanging it!
  
• Inventory can be manually swapped over (ONLY from the freighter inventory) at the time of comparing/buying the new ship.
  
• You will lose any special tech you have unlocked on the freighter but you will not lose any blueprints/colors you’ve unlocked at the terminal.
  

How do I find more Salvaged Frigate Modules?

• The most consistent place I've seen them is as awards from Derelict Freighters (sometimes), Crashed Freighters (less often), and most frequently, in cargo pods in space. Shooting cargo pods makes you lose rep with the faction that owns the system, though. It also summons space police. If you don't wanna fight them, you can summon the Anomaly to get out. If you're like me and hoarded Vykeen Effigies and other rep-boosting items, you can always spam NPCs with them at Space Stations to raise your rep. Supposedly shooting the pods attached to Freighters don't make you lose rep but that hasn't been my personal experience.

How do I get the Matter Transmitter and why should I get it ASAP?

• The Matter Transmitter is available for purchase on your Freighter. It costs 5 Salvaged Freighter Modules which aren't super common. If you save up though, the Matter Transmitter allows you to access your freighter's inventory along with all of your storage units on your freighter in any system your Freighter is currently in. No more rushing to build a Storage Unit and power it up on some random planet in order to grab some obscure resource you need for whatever reason.

Derelict Freighters

How can I find a Derelict Freighter?

• Once a week, summon the Anomaly and talk to Iteration Helios. He is in the room downstairs with Ares and Cronus behind a counter. He will give you a Broadcast Receiver that you can use in space to find a derelict freighter.
  
• Once you have built up enough units, it’s cheap enough to buy coordinates directly from scrap dealers at space stations. They are $5 mil a pop for the first of the day, and after you can buy another but they go up in price. If it won’t let you talk to the scrap dealer, you need to do quests to level up your standing with the Mercenaries Guild.
  

Manufacturing Facilities

What are the blueprints for at Manufacturing Facilities?

• There are 2 pages of blueprints.
  
  • The first page has blueprints for common items that you’ll need to craft in order to fix and/or install stuff. Most of these things can be bought in space station trade terminals but if you learn the blueprint, you can craft it yourself. Here is also where you unlock Atlas Passes. (Please note: As of the latest patch (Origins) there is a bug with the Oxygen Capsule. If you purchase this blueprint, you probably will lose your ‘Factory Override Unit’ and not get the blueprint, and it will still show up as needing to be purchased).
  • The second page has blueprints for valuable items that you can craft and then sell for a lot of units. The most valuable items are the Stasis Device and the Fusion Igniter.

How to efficiently find Manufacturing Facilities?

• The easiest way is to purchase a bunch of Planetary Chart (secure site) from a space station. This can take you to either a Supply Depot, a Manufacturing Facility or an Operations Centre. You’ll need to go to each site to clear it before you can use another map.

How do I solve the puzzle?

• You will have to solve a ‘puzzle’ correctly to be eligible for a reward. Not all puzzles reward blueprints/etc.
  
• You can drop a save beacon outside the front and save before going in, reloading if you choose the incorrect answer.
  
• If you learn enough of the language, you can start solving the puzzles on your own using clues from the terminal.
  
• You can reference this article from the wiki and ctrl+f the prompt to find the correct answer as well as eligible rewards (if any).
  

Upgrades

What do I do with all these extra C, B and A-class modules?

• You can sell them back to a technology merchant for some nanites.
  
• Alternatively, if you're trying to upgrade the stats on an S-class upgrade, you can save your game and then install an S-class upgrade. If the stats look bad, reset from your last save and use another module of the same type (but can be any class). Then immediately destroy it. Then, install the new upgrade and see if your stats are any better.
  

Expanding storage

How can I expand my Exosuit storage?

• For every new system you visit, you will be eligible to upgrade your Exosuit by one slot. One will be available next to the Exosuit Technology Merchant, and one will be available by summoning the Anomaly in that system and going to the terminal beside the Exosuit Blueprints person. Upgrades start cheap but they go up in price capping at 1 million units each.
  
• Alternatively, you will need Drop Pod Coordinate Data.
  

How can I find/use Drop Pod Coordinate Data?

• The easiest way I've found is to use a Planetary Chart (inhabited outpost) until you get a Colossal Archive (also known as a Planetary Archive). This is a high-rank trade post. Search the Galactic Trade Terminal for Drop-Pod Coordinate Data and buy as many as you can afford. This is the easiest way, imo.
  
• You use Drop Pod Coordinate Data in your Signal Booster to find a nearby Drop Pod. Make sure before you go that you have at least: Ionized Cobalt x55, Antimatter x1, Sodium Nitrate x45, Oxygen x40.
  

How can I find/use Multi-tool Expansion Slots?

• They are offered as a reward for some puzzles in a Manufacturing Facility.
  
• Alternatively, frigates can bring them back from missions.
  

How can I find/use Storage Augmentation Units?

• There are two main ways to obtain them:
  • Running frigate fleet missions will occasionally reward one.
  • Scrapping an existing Starship will occasionally reward one.
• Once you have one, you can upgrade your Starship by one slot at a terminal found in any Space Station or the Anomaly.

Repeatable Missions

What should I be not missing out on, on a daily/weekly basis?

• Every day, a new Quicksilver quest is available in the Nexus. You can skip up to 2 days of missions and when you go on the third day, you can pick up 3 quests (not all at once, but in a row).
  
• Every time you complete a new milestone (or several), make sure to go to the Anomaly and talk to Iteration Ares for some nanites as a reward.
  
• Every so often, visit the Anomaly and talk to Iteration Helios to receive nanites in exchange for Flora/Fauna data.
  
• Once a week, you can visit Iteration Helios to receive a free Broadcast Receiver which will locate a Derelict Freighter for you.
  

Portals

• You can easily find a portal by using the Exocraft scanner to scan for a Monolith.
  
• In the early game if you stumble upon a portal, you probably don't know a lot of glyphs. What I did was just enter a bunch of the same glyphs in a random order and went to a random planet.
  
• Once you learn your glyphs you can visit /NMSCoordinateExchange to visit cool places.
  

Network

• Browse your Options > Network area and make sure you're comfortable with the current settings to avoid getting griefed by other players.

Troubleshooting & Quick Bug-Fixes

I can't expand my base!

• If you find that you cannot expand your base further, save your game and reload your save.

I'm stuck accessing my storage unit and I can't move.

• Open the base-building menu and then toggle build camera (X and then C on PC) to get out without having to restart your game/lose your save.

Stuff keeps disappearing from my refiner and harvesters!

• If you don't regularly play with others and you want to not lose all of the stuff in your refiners/harvesters, then just go into Options > Network and set Multiplayer to Disabled. You can still do the Quicksilver quests at the Nexus, too!

I'm trying to hatch a Void Egg and the coordinates take me to... nothing

• I'm not sure if this qualifies as a bug, but... you must complete the Void Egg quests in the Euclid Galaxy. If you haven't changed Galaxies, it's not an issue, but I wanted to be in Eissentam and it takes me up to finding a planet and giving me coordinates... and then nothing is there. I went back to Euclid and I was able to find it easily.

Bonus Info

• Try this: turn the sound effects waaaay down, and turn up the music. The sound effects are loud enough even on like, 5 for me. The music in this game is really good and should be appreciated so try this sometime!

Additional resources

If you want to learn more about the game, I wanted to list some helpful resources that have helped me a LOT along the way. I tried my best to organize and format this for readability. These items are in no way comprehensive but hopefully they taught you a thing or two.

• Assistant for No Man's Sky - A mobile app that will let you source items and show how to refine/cook everything.
• No Man's Sky Wiki - The up-to-date wiki.
• Xaine's World - A gorgeous, interactive fan-made resource that doesn't get nearly enough credit on this sub!
• vortexofchaos's Reddit post - A mostly up-to-date indexed list of 'things I wish I knew starting out' written by vortexofchaos

I'm also open to editing and adding more stuff if you guys find this useful!
Please, if any mods see this, I think a weekly/monthly 'Questions' pinned topic would be good, so we don't clutter the main threads. People can ask questions in the comments and then others can respond to them.
Edit: Thank you so much for the awards, guys! I'm glad someone found value in my Adderall-fueled frenzy.

Thanks for all your comments. Thought i would continue it.
You wont believe this 2
Sarah walked back to her office. She could feel her heart rate starting to return to normal. Her nipples were starting to relax. Then she would see his large mocha hand gently caressing the baseball bat size bulge on the inside of his thigh. How the khaki material was stretched so tight almost to his knee.
She smiled a little as she bit her lip. Her crotch was now absolutely soaked. Soaked because of Leon. Not her husband little Chrissy. Chris. Her husband Chris. Why is she calling him little Chrissy? Well compared to Leon he was indeed little. Lol. Hell. Sara thought even compared to her in her high heels Chris didn’t measure up to her. She giggled to herself as she swung her hips and wiggled her ass more as she passed the men in the hall.
Back in her office she sat at her desk and tried to focus on work but couldn’t. She picked up her phone and texted Chris.
“My date went well Chrissy. I am supposed to tell you that you did very well picking out my outfit for the day. It left just exactly the type of impression i wanted to leave. Of course i expect you to hand wash my lingerie as it seems to have gotten a little damp.
I have considered your request that i lock your pathetic little pee pee in a cage and i am still uncertain. I think if you want it so bad that you prove to me that you want it. We will talk about it tonight when i get home.
And tonight. I want steak. Nice thick juicy steak. I want you to wow me with a big filling piece of meat to satisfy my cravings. Understand me Chrissy? And it better not be like the dinky little stuff you usually try to give me.
I will be running a little late tonight. Need to do a little shopping after work. I should be home around 7.
After sending the text she sighed. Then took a deep breath and started on her work. At 5 she picked up her things and again witnessed all the men fumble and fawn over her as she left the building.
Once in her car she drove to a local pharmacy to pick up some shaving creme and razors and extra makeup along with two boxes of condoms. One in small and the other in XXL.
Leaving there she drove to a lingerie store. There she bought a couple body stockings and crotchless panties.
Lastly she stopped at a shoe store to pick up a couple pairs of flats. One in patent pink. One in leopard print and lastly a pair in black with a strap making them look like mary janes.
Back at home she brought all the bags in and put them in the master bedroom before finding Chris in the kitchen. “There you are Chrissy. How was your day?” Sara asked as she grabbed her wine glass.
“Um. It was okay i guess. What about you?” Chris replied.
“Oh. It was wonderful! I got so much done.” Sara said watching Chris reaction as he was expecting to hear about her date.
“And my Date. Went perfectly. We had a quiet little lunch in his office. Lots of privacy. Mmmm. So quaint. And he was the perfect gentleman. Well perfect man anyway. Now. Where is that big juicy meat I’m craving?” Sara slapped Chris on the butt as she asked.
“Its on the grill Sara. I just need to pull it off. Be right back. “. Chris said as he grabbed a plate to go get it.
Sara smiled as she watched him heading to the door. Chris was about 3” taller and twenty pounds heavier. But he could probably fit into some of her loose fitting clothes. He was wearing a snug pair of khaki shorts and flip flops with a denim button down shirt.
Sara watched him step outside only to return a few minutes later. This time he was carrying the plate with the steaks in one hand as he wiped his sweat covered brow with the other.
Sara giggled and got up going over to help him. But instead of taking the plate she pulled the tail of his short out and quickly tied it in a large not above his belt line in the back. Doing this pulled the front tight across his chest. She then undid the top two buttons exposing his chest. Then she grabbed the rear belt loop of his shorts and pulled them up hard driving them up his butt crack and pulling the crotch tight on his little pee pee.
Chris squealed almost dropping the plate “There you go Chrissy. This should make you feel cooler.” Sara said as she swatted his butt. “Now. Where is this big slab i have been craving.”
Chris set the steaks down on the tray then reached back to try and undo his shirt. “Um. What are you doing Chrissy? I like your short like that. Now leave it. Lets eat. “. Sara scolded.
They both started eating. “Mmmm. Chrissy. You outdid yourself. This has got to be the second most impressive piece of meat i have seen today. Lol. But its definitely the best one i have had in my mouth. So. Have you given any thought as to how you are going to prove to me that you need your little pee pee locked up in chastity?” Sara said as Chris nearly choked on his food.
Sara reached over patting his back. “Careful there little Chrissy. Wouldnt want you to gag on your first real piece of meat. Lol. Just relax. Now swallow. Good little boy. Now. Back to my question.”
“Well. Um. I was thinking. That to prove i want you to lock me in chastity i could draw up a contract...”. Chris started.
“Lol. Oh heavens no. Contract. Lol. Good one Chrissy. No. I don’t want a signature on paper. I want you to do something. Something no real man would do. Something only a little dick husband who dreams of chastity would do. Does that make better sense Chrissy? Ooh. How about once you are locked in chastity i refer to you only as Chrissy? I mean Chris sounds manly but Chrissy? Well that definitely does not. Right?” Sara spoke and the continued eating.
“You mean call me Chrissy just around the house or when we are alone?” He asked.
“No honey. I mean as soon as your little dicky bird gets caged i call you Chrissy any time i speak to you. No matter where we are. Or who we are with. Would that be okay Chrissy? Everyone we know will probably think its just my pet name for you anyway. “. She said.
“I guess you are right. Okay i see what you mean.” Chris agreed.
“What else then? What other manly things would you give up to be my little chastity slave?” Sara asked.
“Give up More stuff? “. He asked.
“ Of course Chrissy. I want you to really prove that you want this. And once you are locked up you will have to keep giving up manly things every week just to stay locked up. You know. Earn your way. Really work for it. Nothing good you want in life is free Chrissy.” Sara looked at him watching his reaction.
“Okay. Well what if i shaved my body. No real man would do that. What if i shaved my entire body except my head and be nice and smooth just like you are?” Chris added.
“Ooh. Yeah. That could work. Plus i wont have to worry about you trying to cheat on me either. Okay. Very good Chrissy.” Sara smiled making him blush.
“Wait. I have one more idea. How about this. Since you are going to be in chastity that you wear panties 24/7 instead of boxers. You know. Wouldn’t want the women getting confused and think there may actually be a manly cock in there if they caught you in boxers. Lol. And you wear women’s shoes whenever you are at home. Both of these are more fitting to your whole ‘Chrissy’ attitude.” Sara giggled.
“I guess i could do that.” Chris said.
“Very good Chrissy. Now go run you a hot bath. I will be up when im finished with this fine slab of meat. Go on. Mommy Sara will be up in a few minutes.” Sara smiled as Chris stood up and left the table looking dejected.
He ran his bath and was standing in front of the bathroom mirror looking at his reflection when Sara walked in.
“Um Sara. I cant untie the knot on my shirt. Can you help me?” Chris asked.
“Lol. Oh silly. Just unbutton the front and leave the not in it for next time you wear it. Then go ahead and strip for Mommy while she grabs some things from her bedroom. “. Sara grabbed a bag from the bedroom and then proceeded to squirt a pink goo and cover Chris body.
“This is your first step Chrissy. Are you excited? Once you prove to me you really want this we are going to get your chastity cage for your little dicky bird.” Sara cooed.
“Go get my chastity? You mean you just cant order it?” Chris asked as his body trembled as his little erection quickly faded.
“Oh no Chrissy. A girls first cage is a special day. That would be like order her wedding gown online. Lol. No. She needs to go get ‘fitted’ so everything fits perfectly and she looks her best. So yes. Go get it. I found this quaint little boutique space that carry’s a line of chastity cages. Its right across town. Once we have you looking pretty we will just pop right over and get you all locked up.” Sara explained like a mommy would to a ten year old. Chris cringed even more as he thought about it.

• [ ] “Okay Chrissy. Hop in the tubby and use this scrunchie
• [ ] and get yourself clean. I want my little Chrissy looking her best tonight.” Sara said

After bathing Chrissy rinsed off and toweled dry then found Sara in the bedroom. She turned to Chris holding a sheer pair of crotchless panties. “Here you go Chrissy. Put these on. Lets see how they fit.” She said tossing them to him.
Chris looked at them and stepped into them. Pulling the material over his smooth legs. As he did his tony erection naturally fell through the gap in the panties.
“Oh. Cute. Hope you weren’t thinking that little thing would get and keep my attention? Now. Put on these shorts and this tshirt and lets get moving. Dont worry. I grabs you a pair of shoes. Meet you in the car Chrissy. “. Sara said leaving the room.
Chris pulled on the black shorts. Noticing how snug they were in his crotch. And that they sat lower on his hips than his normal shorts. His little erection was perfectly outlined through the thin material.
The tshirt was a size smaller than he usually wore. Across the chest was a big pair of pink lips. Little girly he thought but he better get moving to find Sara.
He locked the house and found Sara sitting in the drivers seat of her car. “Hurry Chrissy. I looked up their website and they close in less than an hour and it takes thirty minutes to get there.” Sara said.
She drove off before Chris had even shut his door. She drive across town to a little strip mall. “Here it is Chrissy. The place that is going to help us full fill your little fantasy. Here are your shoes honey. See you inside.” With that Sara pointed to a box on the back seat and then got out to go inside.
Chris grabbed the box. Opening it to find the black patent mary jane flats that sara bought. With little nude nylon footies. He started to panic. But Sara stepped out the door and yelled. “Come on Chrissy. They are still open and said they could get you fitted for your chastity cage tonight. So stop playing with your new shoes and get your butt in here.”
Chris quickly slipped on the flats and ran to the door. As soon as he stepped inside he was greeted by Sara along with a beautiful full figured black woman.
“So you must be little Chrissy. Well aren’t you looking just the cutest! Love your outfit darling. Very fitting. Now. Your lovely wife Sara here was telling me how you want to be locked in chastity because you have a little pee pee that cant satisfy her. Is that right Chrissy?” The woman said.
Chris blushed and looked at Sara. “Go on Chrissy. Tell her what you want. You were very brave to come out and ask for it and then prove to me you are not a man by shaving your body, dressing as a girl, and asking me to call you Chrissy all the time. So go on.”
Chris stood there looking at his shoes. Playing with the hem of his tight shorts. Trying to fight off his growing little erection in his shorts. Which was obvious to both women.
“Yes. Sara is right. It takes someone very brave to ask the love of their life to be locked in chastity like a little sissy girl. But i see you are on your way to proving to Sara that you never really were a real man to begin with.” The black woman said as she reached down tracing the outline of his erection.
“Oh. And i see we have an extra small here. Be a good girl and remove your shorts while i grab a few selections. “. She said as she moved off into the store. Chris looked at Sara.
“You heard the nice woman Chrissy. Slip off your shorts. Go on. Extra small huh. Shame cocks aren’t scored like golf. Where everyone is impressed by the little numbers. Lol”. Sara giggled.
The black woman came back with a stack of boxes. Laying them on the counter. Chris noticed her name tag on her large breast. “Roxy”. “Okay Chrissy. I have a couple different selection for you to look at. You discuss this with Mrs Sara and i will check back in a minute. “
Roxy headed to the back as Chris picked up a box with a picture of a large chrome cage.
Sara laughed. “Um you know that is way to big for you Chrissy. Next.”
Chris picked up another one. But this one was black and made of flexible rubber.
Sara nodded no at this one. “No ma’am. Black is a masculine color and you will be on something more sturdy. Wouldn’t want you to get tempted to try and get your little pee pee out. Next.”
Just as Chris pushed those to the side, Roxy returned. “Any progress here Chrissy? Oh. I see you put two to the side. I always give those as a choice but when i have such a pretty little guy like yourself come in, they never get picked. Lol.” Roxy said as she watched Chrissy’s erection start to return through his crotchless panties. “Sara i love how you already have Chrissy in crotchless panties. I prefer that look of proudly showing off her chastity instead of trying to hide it in some tiny pair of panties.” Roxy said as if ignoring Chrissy.
Roxy reached down with one finger and ran it under the head of Chrissy’s erection. “Well isn’t that just the tiniest little thing. Im guessing thats as big as he gets. Let me get my fitting rings out. Here you go Chrissy. Up on the fitting table.” Roxy patted an elevated box with a large black male mannequin on either side. The mannequins were perfect examples of the male form.
Sara giggled. “Yeah. Actually. I Don’t think i have ever seen little Chrissy so big or hard. Be careful Roxy. It doesn’t take much for that to go off. Lol. You must really want this huh baby. Go on. Stand up on the box between the two nice men.”
Chris looked around. Sure he was standing in the store with these two beautiful women with his erection out. But he was in between clothes racks. Now they want him to get up on this box which would make him visible from anywhere in the store.
“Awe. Is little Chrissy scared of the two big men? Don’t be afraid. They are here to help you. You see i had a friend build this for me. The mannequins are structural. Go on sweety. Reach up and grab their hands. Go on. They will help you keep your balance while Mrs Sara and i get to work.” Roxy explained.
Chris looked up to see that the large mannequins were only clad in tight spandex shorts. Both had very large bulges at the crotch. Also the large hands were as if they were waiting to help someone. Each one had a scarf around the wrists to match their shorts.
“Well lets go Chrissy. Lets not keep the pretty lady waiting. Im certain she has lots of things she would rather do then play with your pathetic pee pee. Up you go.” Sara said almost pushing Chris toward the box.
He reached up grabbing the large hands and pulled hisself up. Both figures were at least 6’4 and Chris in his flats only reached their shoulders. Making him really look like a little girl between two studly men. “There you go Chrissy. That wasn’t so hard was it. Now turn facing us honey and keep holding the nice mens hands. Here let me do this.” Roxy reached up and tied the scarfs around Chris wrist. “There. I have to do that for insurance purposes since you are on an elevated surface. Now. Lets see what we can find for you.”
Chris tried to let go of the hands but was now fixed in place. There was nothing he could do until the women decided to untie him. He was settling in to the thought that at least his back was to the door and from the street he probably looked like the other mannequins.
It was about this time that Roxy whispered something to Sara and they both backed up a little and Sara took out her phone. “Excellent idea Roxy. You are right. I should record this for future posterity. Oh Chrissy. You look so cute between those two studs.”
Roxy walked over to the box and hit a button and rotated the box 180 degrees. “There. Now i have better light since I’m working with something so little. You know a girls first fitting is very important. I want to make sure i get it just right.” Roxy then brought back a tray with all the chastity devices on it. It popped into a slot on the box. When it did Chris noticed that there appeared to be large realistic cocks starting to grow out of the crotch of the mannequins next to him. It apparently didn’t go unnoticed by Sara either.
“Oh. Roxy. I didn’t realize how anatomically correct those things were.” Sara gasped.
“Oh thats just a little positive reinforcement thing i thought up. You see. It not only helps Chrissy realize that he is not or never was a real man. But it also shows his partner the physical differences. Here. You can touch it. Go on. Enjoy. And you don’t have to worry about either of these popping off before you want it to. “. Roxy laughed as she kept working to get things ready.
Sara reached up and wrapped her tiny hand around the girth of one of the cocks. “Oh. Wow. That is nice. So this is what i have been missing.”
“Well actually. Those are average black cocks. There are lots out there that are longer and thicker.” Roxy explained as Sara closed her eyes remembering Leons cock. “Of course as you can see. Even the average one is still three times longer then princess here and over twice as thick.”
“Okay. Lets start with the base ring measurement honey. Now just relax. Im certain you are not used to having a woman touch you down here.” Roxy wrapped her fingers around Chris cock behind his balls.
“Okay. Now Chrissy. Out of the three you selected. This one doesn’t have a base ring small enough. So its out. Leaving these last two. This one is chrome and is just a basic design consisting of base and cage. Really no frills. But this other one. Its a new model. Just got it this week and its called the ‘sissyfier’. Here Sara. As you can see its a bright pink hard plastic cage. It comes with five sized rings and three lengths of cages along with a few other fun little surprises. Its way more expensive but if Chrissy agrees to write a full review and comes in once a week for a full inspection. I will give it to her half price.” Roxy explained.
Sara inspected the cage. “Oh. Nice. Is that spikes in the end of the cages? And electro stim? Oh wow. “
“Yes it is. You see you start him out with the longest cage. Anytime he tries to get an erection the spikes remind him that he isn’t a man and doesn’t get erections. And then you swap his cages making it take less and less growth before spike contact. Before long he will be limp all the time no matter how you dress or tease him. And the electro stem. Well that works as a reward or a punishment and works off an app on your phone. So you will never be out of range. Pretty neat huh? It also has an optional butt plug attachment that is electro stim and can be remotely inflated and deflated for motivational purposes. I hear it really helps with getting a sissy to swing her hips when she walks. Lol. “ Roxy pointed out.
Saras eye lit up looking at the device then looked at Chrissy“Well Chrissy. What do you think? Would you be willing to come in once a week and write a review?” Sara asked as she continued to stroke the large black cock in front of her.
Before Chris could respond Sara answered. “Roxy. You have a deal. I will make sure little Chrissy is here every week for his check up and i will personally get her to write the review. Now. Lets see how it fits and she will like the butt plug attachment too. The whole deal. But no rush. I want her first chastity to be perfect.” Sara purred as she now held her face mere inches from the large realistic black cock as she stroked it as if contemplating if it would fit in her mouth.
“Perfect. Now lets get this pathetic excuse for a male appendage locked away and get both of you started along this wonderful journey. When i found out when i got this job that i would be responsible for locking away pathetic beta males i just knew i had found my calling.” Roxy said as she worked quickly fitting the base ring. After it was fitted she tugged it this way and then that making sure Chris testicals had room for circulation.
Sara was now licking the tip of the dildo as she stroked it. Not paying either Roxy or Chris any attention. Chris was alternating from watch that and watching Roxy’s long delicate fingers and bright pink fingernails manipulating his now semi erection.
Roxy held up the longest cage and started to fit it but quickly realized that it would be so long that even fully erect little Chrissy probably wouldn’t contact the spikes. She quickly switched to a cage that would only need about a half inch more growth to gain full contact. She quickly slipped it on and locked it.
It was about this time that Sara had started bobbing on the dildo. Her hands dropping to her own full breasts as she did. From Chrissys point of view he could see everything. Her beautiful face. Eyes open looking up at the mannequins face. Her saliva dripping of the large cock and dripping down on her full cleavage. And of course the huge black cock sliding in and out of her perfect mouth.
“Mmm. You are a lucky little girl Chrissy. I bet now that you have accepted your fate and started to embrace being a sissy instead of pretending to be a man you will get to see your beautiful wife do this a lot.” Roxy explained as she slipped on rubber gloves and picked up the optional butt plug and applied a little lubricant to it and her finger.
She then quickly slipped her lubricated finger into Chris butt hole. Which with watching his wife suck the cock on the mannequin next to him caused him to try to get an erection.
Roxy figured that would be just the right amount of stimulation to make it happen. But instead of removing her fingers she reached up with her other hand and grabbed Chris hip. Holding him in place as he started to wriggle his hips. This gave Roxy more leverage and let her manipulate his prostate.
“Calm down Chrissy. Just relax. Deep breathes. Let Momma Roxy get you all lubed up. Lol. I find that most newbies to chastity get excited over the idea of being penetrated. But you are going to have to remember sweety that your little clitty has to stay limp at all times. Wether it be when you have something inside you?” She said as she rubbed his prostate harder”. Or whenever Mrs Sara is getting something thrust inside her. Limp at all times. Deep breathes. Relax. Lets get that little thing little again.” Roxy purred as she continued to massage his prostate.
Sara was now taking most of the dildo into her mouth. She looked like a woman obsessed. Determined to get it all in her mouth. Chris was doing everything he could to move his ass off Roxys fingers to stop her assault on his prostate. He could feel his semen starting to leak through his cage.
Once Roxy could clearly see his cummies starting to leak she made sure Sara saw it. “Oh. Wow Chrissy. You love watching your hot wife with real men dont you. Look Sara. She is so excited she is leaking just watching you with him. Lol. Or maybe he is dreaming of doing that same thing to your friend here? Is that it Chrissy?” Roxy asked as she removed her fingers and as Chris shook his head no she quickly shoved the butt plug into place. This caused Chris to jump and more cum to dribble out of him.
“Guess i was right. Dreaming of sucking cock and being with a man would fit better than enjoying watching your hot wife suck cock. Lol. Now. Thats all done. Lets get you down so you can walk around a bit while i help Sara download and set up the Sissyfier App on her phone.” Roxy said as she untied Chris hands and helped him down. When he did Sara stopped sucking the dildo and trued to compose herself.
“Go on Chrissy. Give us a nice walk and turn. From here to the other side of the store. Go on. Sara? Here girl is some kleenex for all that saliva. Lol. Can you unlock your phone and hand it to me? Thanks.” Roxy asked.
Sara blushed taking the kleenex wiping the spit off her boobs and face. She then handed over her phone.
Roxy quickly got everything set up and handed it back to her. By this time Chris was back in front of them. “Well Chrissy. Not lets try it with your little booty shorts on.” Roxy handed his shorts back.
Chris quickly slipped them on the two beautiful women giggled as the noticed how his cage made it look like he had a cute little camel toe in his shorts instead of the little erection he came in with.
“Go on Chrissy. You have your modesty back. Feel free to roam the store a little bit while us women talk,”. Roxy dismissed him and turned to Sara.
“Okay Sara. This phone app is really cool. Here i will show you one of my favorite things. There is a geocashing system. See. You can drop a pin and then enter a prerecorded thing. Like. Lets say. You see my two mannequins over there? I can drop a pin then record that you want his plug to inflate and vibrate anytime he gets near them. This will be like positive reinforcement. Lol. And you see the area of mens clothes over there. Lets mark it then make it where his little balls receive a shock. The longer he is in the are the more intense. Okay. Now you press go. Lol.” Both the women laughed as they sat and watched Chrissy walk through the store. She noticed some mens golf shirts and made a beeline when she suddenly stopped and looked at the women. Chrissy jumped again before moving away from the mens department.
Both ladies giggled. “Wow. That is awesome! I can think of lots of things Chrissy here needs to stay away from!”
Roxy laughed. “I know right. Now call Chrissy back over to the mannequin box and lets se her reaction.”
“Oh Chrissy. Roxy here is going to need you back on the box between the two studs again for a final check. Be a dear and hurry. She really wants to close soon and we are her last customers.” Sara asked nicely.
Chrissy walked back across the store. Avoiding the mens section all together and this time when she grabbed the mannequins hands her ass started to inflate slowly and vibrate. In a very short time her prostate was again under attach.
Roxy slowly slid her shorts down to mid thigh. “Oh. Wow. You are leaking quite a lot. See this Sara. I bet her shorts are soaked before she gets home. Of course to hung studs like this tend to get me wet too.” Chrissy blushed in embarrassment.
“Okay. Can you keep my men company while me and your beautiful Sara go settle your bill? Good girl.” With that both women walked away disappearing i to the back of the store. Chris’ shorts still at mid thigh. His caged clitty still leaking. His butt plug whirring away. Holding the two studs hands. In plain view from anyone passing on the street.
The women watched from back of the room as Chris wriggled and squirmed as they controlled the assault on his ass. Finally they tired of it and returned to save him only to find even more leakage.
Both women just smirked and Roxy pulled his shorts back up. Pulling them tight up his crack before untying him and letting him down. She then handed Chris a bright pink bag with the slogan “I’ve been Sissyfied by Roxy!”
“There you go Chrissy. Here is your stuff. Now go ahead out and wait by the car while i get Mrs Sara my card.” Roxy said pushing Chrissy out of the store. He walked out to the car and waited.
Sara grabbed the card and headed out. Making a point to go to the passenger door to let Chris in. Sara towered over him in his flats. She knew from a distance it would look like a mother taking her daughter shopping. She loved her new power over Chris and couldn’t wait to hear from Leon so she could give him an update and let him see her lingerie and get a glimpse of his monster cock.