Clearly its the tines of 2 and the handle of 5. Anything else is madness.

My reasoning is quite simple. The tines on the No.2 fork are longer than the others. Long things are often associated with quality, status and refinement (Long fingers, long lashes, long legs etc.). The extra length suggest dexterity and precision.

Conversely the comparatively stubby tines of the No.1 fork would likely suit a toddler or an adult who isn’t allowed near pointy things without supervision. Similarly the tines of the No.5 fork suggest that this utensil was born wanting to be a spoon but then was made into a fork at the last minute. This hypothesis is further supported by the rounded end of it’s handle which would suit a spoon rather well.

Numbers 3 and 4 forks are usually, in my experience found in establishments where you help yourself to cutlery from big pots with grubby labels marked “SPOONS”, “KNIVES” and “FORKS”.

Now to the handles. Although the tines of the No.2 fork are pleasing, it then lets itself down with a handle that widens to the point of absurdity. Perhaps the thought was that it would help the extremely aged keep a firm grip while spooning tapioca past loose dentures.

So a cleaned up fork made from an amalgam of the refined tines of No. 2 fork and the pleasantly rounded handle of No. 5 are the only option for any adult with reasonable dexterity.

So… will this mean we’ll finally be able to restart as a new player in the offline mode? I’ve wanted to start from scratch with TC2 for ever. It’s been such a frustration that you can’t have more than one player profile per Ubisoft account.

Yeah it kinda does. It’s this weird sandfishing minigame though with a kind of claw thing that you throw out. Nowhere near as fun as the fishing in Portia imho.

The games I’ve really enjoyed fishing in so far have been:

My Time At Portia Palia Spiritfarer

Of those 3 I’ve easily spent the most time in Portia. I really love the fishing in that game and when you get the super valuable fish you really feel like you earnt it :)

It took me a while to fully realise the implications of marriage. At first I thought it was about commitment and love etc. but legally you are literally taking two people and turning them into one. One, glued together, single being that can own things jointly (like a house for example).

In the eyes of the law you become one being that can do things like have a joint bank account. It’s both really handy, but also a massive risk if things go south. It has some huge implications that not everyone realises too. For example, here in the UK (might be the same elsewhere but I’m not sure) you can own a house jointly BUT if one of you becomes legally incapacitated (like having a serious stroke or something) and needs state care the state will drain YOUR assets to pay for your care costs until you only have about £15k left! (last I checked. It might be more now).

That includes FORCING you to sell your house to pay for care costs! To avoid that you literally have to change your ownership status to something called “Tenants in Common” because then you both own 50% of the house and the state can’t sell half a house so that protects you. They’re aggressive about it too so if you switch to Tenants in Common straight after the incapacitating event, they can claim “deliberate deprivation” and revert you back to joint owners.

That’s just one example of the minefield you need to be aware of. The good stuff is definitely financial though. Everything is suddenly half price for example because people tend to share 50/50 in all the costs. That’s really helpful! :)

Feels like we’re closing in on a time when remaking something like Toy Story, or any animation, would be as simple as writing a prompt. “Remake Toy Story but it turns out Slinky Dog is an evil mastermind who engineered Woody’s fall from grace”.

Wow that’s exciting! Huge fan of Bannerlord anyway. Wishlisted and looking forward to June :)

Just nabbed Salt 2 and it’s so good already and I’ve only just started! I love how colourful everything is. Also, I made the mistake of going for a wander on the first island too late in the day without realising how DARK night times get. Fumbled my way to the nearest beach and managed to spawn my little raft and just about navigate back to camp. Thanks for the recommendation. I can see this is going to claim many, many hours of my life already 🤣

Ooh Coral Island sounds interesting… Wishlisted! Thanks :)

Really appreciate the effort you put in your reply :) Thanks, lots to look at!

Ooh that looks really interesting. Feels a bit like a single player Sea of Thieves maybe? Also 50% off right now on Steam… nice.

Wow… 1987! Shows that fun isn’t necessarily about high end gfx :)

Ooh I didn’t know about the peaceful servers. Might have to revisit that soon :)

“In a world where every breath you take might just be your last”… oh dear.

I love to applaud creative ideas but this just looks like a shopping list of cliches.

Yet another post apocalyptic setting “Do you remember the forests?” ✅ Co-op in spacesuits ✅ Same goals as in a million other games “Build, research, survive, scavenge” ✅ Giant mutant bugs ✅ Writing cringe-fest: “Up here, we don’t let the past become our prison” ✅

Just doesn’t look fun at all. Hard pass.

Thank you so much to everyone who commented with suggestions! Some really surprising ones in there too that I’m very much looking forwards to playing soon. So far thanks to this post I’ve grabbed Heat Signature as well as Shady Part of Me and I’m replaying Dysmantle. I’ve also wishlisted Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal and will nab that the minute it goes on sale.

Edit: Ooh and I’m also looking forward to the release of Outworld Station on Tuesday. That looks like a really interesting top down, space station factory automation game :)

Wow, that looks amazing! and 85% off on Steam… Think I’ll grab that right now :)

I enjoy watching people play manic shooters more than playing them myself. I just get overwhelmed really quickly by them.

This one feels a bit more like Risk in space and I never got on with Risk, or in fact any of the Civ series of games, which this also reminds me of a bit. I sort of meant top down in the Desperadoes 3 style but I’m totally open to other ideas :)

I’m not really into manic shooters but I do enjoy watching other people play them.

Oh I like that one, it’s like a really colourful version of Power to the People.