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fuck the knife that resets the world what kind of ball bearing technology do all these lost civiliations have in tomb raider (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago by 7bicycles@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

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Magic is real albeit reserved to semi-uncontacted tribes in parts unknown is a fine setting but a much more interesting story would be how two exiles built the 300m long switch operated windpowered pipe organ that remains functional with absolutely no maintenance

Every one of the ancient magical civilisations you encounter in Tomb Raider, besides magically never showing up on satellite imagery, are all centered around the magical thing that changes the world so nobody recognizes they're sitting on the never-failing-never-maintenance ball bearing technology

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[–] Hexamerous@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The gold and artifacts are just a decoy. The real treasure is the secret gasket material they use to keep the systems pressurized for blow darts and shit.

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

you see that plattform with the holes on the left? That's raised via air pressure they collect from winds. how are they getting that amount of PSI?

[–] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have to assume that they also have automated grease pumps.

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

at least in Rise and Shadow there is actual grease pumps because that's a ressource for the obligatory crafting mechanics and they're all hand cranked. They're hiding them in the walls!

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When it does fail, it's always in a really specific way to do a cool jump/climb over it

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

broke: fail deadly
also broke: fail safe
bespoke: fail cool

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruin_value

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

papyrus-cool