Let's get right to it:

• Design docs got leaked just awhile ago. Like each company out there, the document involves research regarding other video games that Gust is currently taking a look at.
• The focus of this project is all about DIY. The design doc involves games that tackle DIY concepts and we all know Gust has been trying to plug in customization efforts in the games since Firis (technically Sophie if we count the doll making feature).
• Secret subseries tackled exploration, now they're going to minimize exploration gimmicks for the the next Atelier project in favor of town interactions. Seamless exploration is still a thing, they won't give up on that for sure. Sophie 2 introduced seamless battle transitions, Ryza 3 introduced seamless worlds, now this project will introduce seamless events (which means no more fade ins, we'll be getting into cutscenes and will be able to anticipate if a cutscene is about to happen right on the map). They will also expand upon the seamless worlds with going from outdoor to indoor areas through finally letting the protagonist twist the door knob and open the door.
• Going back to the DIY concept: The goals are about improving the small town you live depending on how you want the radar chart to look like.
• Sky travel is a thing this time. You start with making your own flying object first. Example recipes given were broom, table, chest, plush, and barrel. The document says that space travel is also planned. Punis on a UFO ship was shown. There was also a really huge planet-like Puni in one of the artworks shown on the design document.
• Ryza 3 showed that the protagonist can run at maximum speed and can slide down slopes. This project aims to improve vertical movement through letting the protagonist run on walls.
• 7 towns are shown, and the protagonist will use alchemy to improve it. One of these are in space.
• Combat so far looks to be an evolution of what they have for Sophie 2's but without MP (Skills can be used once enough AP has been built up). The enemies seem to have Twin Actions, and the design document even says that bosses will be able to do it as well. You will be able to see if the enemy will use a Twin action for the next turn in the timeline.
• Synthesis has 2 modes: Direct and Precise. This project aims to bridge the gap for people who have played the Secret subseries and let them learn how to craft, especially when the first town will be dedicated to making the player to go from Direct to Precise mode while learning when to use the 2 on recipes.
• The appearance of the synthesis UI looks like a sequel to Ryza's tree, but you build the tree itself instead of giving premade trees for each recipe. Recipe trees you make are saved, but recipe trees also have limits on how many nodes you can put and what kind of nodes you can place per recipe tree.
• The story is short but exciting because it's an April Fools joke

My current makefile -

PROJDIR = $(CURDIR) SOURCEDIR = $(PROJDIR)/source BUILDDIR = $(PROJDIR)/build APPNAME = main.exe FOLDERS = testFolder demo SOURCES = $(foreach folder, $(FOLDERS), $(wildcard $(SOURCEDIR)/$(folder)/*.cpp)) INCLUDES = $(foreach folder, $(FOLDERS), $(addprefix -I$(SOURCEDIR), /$(folder))) OBJS = $(foreach file, $(SOURCES), $(subst $(SOURCEDIR), $(BUILDDIR), $(file:.cpp=.o))) compile: $(OBJS) g++ $(OBJS) -o $(BUILDDIR)/$(APPNAME) $(INCLUDES) run: compile $(BUILDDIR)/$(APPNAME) $(foreach src,$(SOURCES),$(eval $(call generateRules,$(src)))) define generateRules $(subst $(SOURCEDIR),$(BUILDDIR),$1:.cpp=.o): $1 g++ -c $$< -o [email protected] $(INCLUDES) endef 

Error is - make: *** No rule to make target '...', needed by 'compile'. Stop. And I understand why I get such error. It's because $(foreach src,$(SOURCES),$(eval $(call generateRules,$(src)))) hasn't generated recipes. But I can't understand why. I read the documentation and it seems to me, like I am doing all right.
What I already tried:
1 Call macro without foreach oand eval.
2 Use plain function like this

generateRules = $(subst $(SOURCEDIR),$(BUILDDIR),$1:.cpp=.o): $1; \ g++ -c $$< -o [email protected] $(INCLUDES); 

but problem with this was that only one recipe in foreach were created and other rules just followed after, like command.
3 Change position in makefile of this lines of code.
4 Tested all input data.

u/bluedecemberart : Thank you for the lovely Ivy Mucha postcard you sent me! We've been having storms out here too, and are in fact on flood watch 😬 lol! I hope you stay safe out there! I'll have a card headed your way shortly ❤. I have some new postcards coming in.
u/shipping_addict : Thank you for the beautiful pastel postcard! The one you selected for me is just perfect 🥰. My favorite color is purple (all shades) and I love roses. I'm glad you liked my prompt, I think it's a fun one! I have to say Pooh made honey look so yummy, and I'm not even a big fan of it haha. An animated food that I've always wanted to try was Créme de la Créme á la Edgar from the Aristocats, so much that I found a recipe for it and saved it. So I can make it and have it the next time I watch that cartoon haha. Did you happen to receive the postcard I sent with the savory oatmeal recipe yet?
u/littlehoneybeebuzz : Thank you for the cute surprise pepper postcard! I used to grow a bunch of different peppers. I love watching the rain from the window 😊. Spring hasn't really happened here yet. Spring used to be sunny and warm with occasional showers, lots of things in bloom, and mockingbirds singing all hours of the day. But, I now live in a area that has high winds throughout the year, so sometimes that's a thing haha. Our weather has been weird the last few years to me, though. Right now there's still a crisp chill in the air. It's been very stormy as well, which I think will likely damage crops. But, I did hear my first mockingbird last week!
u/wabisabi_sf : Thank you so much for the surprise RAoC 10th anniversary postcard! I appreciate you thinking of me, and making me feel included 🥰. I’m so happy to be a part of this wonderful community!
u/orangewolpertinger : Thank you for the cute handmade Stranger Things card. Steve does have a great relationship with the kids. I like his dynamic with Dustin! And yes, they did Barb dirty 😕. A postcard from me should (hopefully) be arriving soon!
u/Monetmonkey : Thank you giraffe for the cute giraffe butt postcard ☺️. It makes me happy lol. I loved the washi you used on the back. There was even a giraffe in it! I even loved the stickers and the pen you used! I had the pleasure of feeding a giraffe once, they're so sweet. And yes! Comic book and cartoon Rogue and Gambit were my fave X-Men!
https://imgur.com/a/A2ytSfr

Hello there. I'm looking for some broad advice to a range of questions so I can get started without pestering you all, every ten minutes.
I'm getting on a bit (34) and a dad to two lads. I work away from home a lot. I'm gone Monday morning and back Friday night. I'm an idustrial roofer and cladder which keeps me fairly strong but I see the blokes who've been in the job all their lives and not one of them can stand up straight or use their fingers properly in the cold.
My weekends revolve around playing with the kids as I'm only home two days a week as it is and their mum is at work.
Through all of this, my work/home life seems to be mostly stable these days and I can see the beginning of a routine forming. I've cut out regular drinking which already feels good. I've started running 3x a week and got some weights in my shed to get started with some compound lifts to try and counter some of the damage that work does to my mobility and posture.
So far, my exercise looks a bit like this:
Sunday night, Tuesday and Thursday morning: Run ~4k, increasing as I get used to it.
Saturday night will be for lifting. Maybe a 5x5 style thing to begin with?
My major grey area is diet. What do I do about that?
Is there a good place to start researching?
Do I just track calories or go straight in with macros, too?
Any foolproof meal plans/recipes that I can start with? When working away, I have limited/irregular cooking and storage options.
I'm about 5'8"/172cm, 198lbs/90kg, 34, male, been vegan ~12 years and live in the UK, if any of that is relevant.
Any and all advice is welcome. Thank you and sorry for the long post.

Welcome to the Jungle, I mean, the Bingo! Join us in the reading party that is the Fantasy Bingo. What is this Bingo nonsense people keep talking about?
Fantasy Book Bingo is a yearly reading challenge within our community. Its one-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new authors and books, to boldly go where few readers have gone before . . . (okay, a lot of us have gone here by now, just roll with it!)
The core of this challenge is encouraging readers to step out of their comfort zones, discover amazing new reads, and motivate everyone to keep up on their reading throughout the year.
You can find all our past challenges at our official Bingo wiki page for the sub.

RULES:

Time Period and Prize

• 2023 Bingo Period lasts from April 1st 2023 - March 31st 2024.
• You will be able to turn in your 2023 card in the Official Turn In Post, which will be posted in mid-March 2024.
• 'Reading Champion' flair will be assigned to anyone who completes the entire card by the end of the challenge. If you already have this flair, you will receive a roman numeral after 'Reading Champion' indicating the number of times you completed Bingo.

Repeats and Rereads

• You can’t use the same book more than once on the card. One square = one book.
• You may not repeat an author on the card EXCEPT: you may reuse an author from the short stories square (as long as you're not using a short story collection from just one author for that square).
• Only ONE square can be a re-read--all other books must be first-time reads. The point of Bingo is to explore new grounds, so get out there and explore books you haven't read before.

Substitutions

• You may substitute ONE square from the 2023 card with a square from a previous Fantasy bingo card if you wish to. EXCEPTIONS: You may NOT use the Free Space and you may NOT use a square that duplicates another square on this card (ex: you cannot have two 'Goodreads Book of the Month' squares). Previous squares can be found via the Bingo wiki page.

Upping the Difficulty

• HONK MODE: For an added challenge, you can choose to do 'HONK Mode' which is the square with something added just to make it a little more difficult. You can do one, some, none, or all squares on 'HONK Mode' -- whatever you want, it's up to you! There are no additional prizes for completing HONK Modes, it's purely a self-driven challenge for those who want to do it.
• HERO MODE: Review EVERY book that you read for bingo. You don't have to review it here on Fantasy. It can be on Goodreads, Amazon, your personal blog, some other review site, wherever! Leave a review, not just ratings, even if it's just a few lines of thoughts, that counts. As with HONK Mode there is no special prize for hero mode, just the satisfaction of a job well done.

This is not a hard rule, but I would encourage everyone to post about what you're reading, progress, etc., in at least one of the official Fantasy monthly book discussion threads that happen on the 30th of each month (except February where it happens on the 28th). Let us know what you think of the books you're reading! The monthly threads are also a goldmine for finding new reading material.

Here is a link to the new 2023 Bingo Card!

Now, The Squares:

First Row Across:
1) Michigander: Read a book by someone from Michigan. HONK MODE: Read while in Michigan.
2) Canada Goose: Read a book with a thick cover. HONK MODE: Read the book while on a plane flying south.
3) Duck Duck Goose: Read the third book on your TBR. HONK MODE: Put all your books out and run around them until you are done. Whatever you land on at the end is your next book.
4) Take a Gander: Pick a book based solely on the cover. HONK MODE: Choose the worst cover.
5) Heist: Read a book featuring a heist. HONK MODE: Heist must be as chaotic as possible.
Second Row Across:
6) Untitled: Read a book that does not have a title. HONK MODE: But it does have a bill.
7) Got Your Goose: Read a book in which a goose is adopted into a non-goose family. HONK MODE: Goose does not know it is adopted.
8) Wild Goose Chase: Read a book that includes a wild goose chase. HONK MODE: Read a book that you thought had a wild goose chase, but doesn't.
9) Golden Eggs: Read a book about economic systems and structures in geese society. HONK MODE: The book also features economic systems and structures in bull or bear societies.
10) Your Goose is Cooked: Read a cookbook that primarily (50% or more of all meals) focuses on geese. HONK MODE: Eat goose while you read it.
Third Row Across:
11) Mother Goose: Read a book about a storyteller. HONK MODE: Storyteller must be your mom.
12) Good for the Goose, Good for the Gander: Read a book that deals with equality. HONK MODE: The book isn't set in a patriarchal society.
13) H̸̨̧̡͙̯͈̯̦̠̟̘͚̝̥͙͐͜͝Ŏ̴̦͙̘̻̘̞̩̠̤͎̘̙̥͙̦̀̅̎̐͋̽̈́́̊̕̕͝N̷͕̣͔̝̘͕̹͙̻͗͆̎̓̊̓̊̽͑̇͗͆́͗̓̓̇͜Ķ̶̡͓̟͖͎̞͉̞͉̬̞͇͖͓̖̏̆͐͘: Featuring an eldritch horror bent on destroying all life. HONK MODE: Not a nonfiction book on geese.
14) Goosebumps: Read a Goosebumps book or fanfiction. HONK MODE: Read the Goosebumps AO3 fanfic with the most content warnings.
15) Silly Goose: The main character is figuratively a silly goose. HONK MODE: The main character is literally a silly goose.
Fourth Row Across:
16) Loosey-Goosey: Read a book that has not been bound together or is composed entirely of loose sheets. HONK MODE: Read the book while stretching.
17) Christmas Goose: Read a holiday themed book. HONK MODE: Give a goose a gift.
18) Gooseberry: Read a book featuring gooseberry pie. HONK MODE: The gooseberry pie is the main character.
19) Six Geese-A-Laying: Read six short stories involving geese. HONK MODE: All stories involve eggs.
20) Not a Duck: Read a book in which a goose mistakenly thinks it is a duck. HONK MODE: Goose is a duck shifter.
Fifth Row Across:
21) Geese of a Feather: Read a book about a team of close friends who cause mayhem. HONK MODE: Read the book as a book club with a group of friends who cause mayhem .
22) Gosling: Read a book with an adaptation featuring Ryan Gosling. HONK MODE: Read while watching Deadpool or Free Guy. Green Lantern is technically an option.
23) Goose Step: Read a book that grapples with the horror of being a cog in a fascist machine. HONK MODE: Goose fascism.
24) Can’t Say Boo to a Goose: Read a story about a goose that is haunted by a sensitive and sweet ghost. HONK MODE: you must have actually heard of this expression before today.
25) Goosifer: Main character must be the devil himself or the spawn of Satan. HONK MODE: Oh wait, this is just a free geese square.

FAQs:

What Counts?

• Can I read non- speculative fiction books for this challenge? Not unless the square says so specifically. As a speculative fiction sub, we expect all books to be spec fic (fantasy, sci fi, horror, etc.). If you aren't sure what counts, see the next FAQ bullet point.
• Does ‘x’ book count for ‘y’ square? Bingo is mostly to challenge yourself and your own reading habit. If you are wondering if something counts or not for a square, ask yourself if you feel confident it should count. You don't need to overthink it. If you aren't confident, you can ask around. If no one else is confident, it's much easier to look for recommendations people are confident will count instead. If you still have questions, free to ask here or in our Daily Simple Questions threads. Either way, we'll get you your answers.
• If a self-published book is picked up by a publisher, does it still count as self-published? Sadly, no. If you read it while it was still solely self-published, then it counts. But once a publisher releases it, it no longer counts.
• Are we allowed to read books in other languages for the squares? Absolutely!

Does it have to be a novel specifically?

• You can read or listen to any narrative fiction for a square so long as it is of novel length. This includes short story collections/anthologies, web novels, graphic novels, manga, webtoons, fan fiction, audiobooks, audio dramas, and more.
• You can read a few novellas for Bingo but don't overdo it. Remember: Bingo is supposed to be a challenge and reading only books that you can finish in one sitting is not much of a challenge.
• If your chosen medium is not roughly novel length, you can also read/listen to multiple entries of the same type to count it as novel length. For example: 3 Murderbot novellas would be roughly the length of a full novel and about 5-6 hours of audio is equivalent to a short book read aloud. Ideally said entries would all be from the same series but they don't have to be.

Timeline

• Do I have to start the book from 1st of April 2023 or only finish it from then? If the book you've started is less than 50% complete when April 1st hits, you can count it if you finish it after the 1st.

Help! I still have questions!

• Don't worry, we have a Simple Questions thread every day where you can ask for clarifications.

Resources:

If anyone makes any resources be sure to ping me in the thread and let me know so I can add them here, thanks!

• 2023 Bingo Recommendations List

Thank You, Fantasy!

A huge thank you to:

• the community here for continuing to support this challenge. We couldn't do this without you!
• the users who take extra time to make resources for the challenge (including Bingo cards, tracking spreadsheets, etc), answered Bingo-related questions, made book recommendations, and made suggestions for Bingo squares--you guys rock!!
• the folks that run the various Fantasy book clubs and readalongs, you're awesome!
• the other mods who help me behind the scenes, especially u/eriophora for making the awesome card graphic!

Last but not least, a very special thanks to u/happy_book_bee for taking me under her wing and letting me run Bingo this year.

Hi, I have just bought a few silicon molds from Moldbros.com
I have tried to use then several times with different recipes; panna cotta, mousse etc, but always find it very difficult to de-mould them. Any tips chefs?
This is one of the molds:
https://moldbrothers.nl/en/product/etoile-grid-mold/
Cheers

Willing to bundle for the items I want.
GT: MADDL007
——Weapons for trade——
AA/E/90 The Fixer {mule}
AA/FF1A 50 Cal Machine Gun {mule}
AA/FF1A Light Machine Gun {mule}
ARIS/FFFR 50 Cal Machine Gun
B/FF90 Alien Blaster
B/50crit/25 Crossbow {mule}
B/E/Stealth Lever Action Rifle
B/50vhc/15crit The Fixer {mule}
B/50crit/15crit Handmade {mule}
B/50crit/Stealth Handmade {mule}
B/50vhc/15crit Handmade {mule}
B/E/1A Handmade {mule}
B/LD/25 Handmade {mule}
B/E Gatling Gun (2 star)
B/DWA/25 Gatling Plasma
B/E Light Machine Gun (2 star)
B/40PA/90 Power Fist
Junkie/FFFR 50 Cal Machine Gun {mule}
MUT/FF25 Alien Blaster {mule}
MUT/E/25 10mm Submachine Gun {mule}
MUT/FSS/1S Cultist Dagger {mule}
Q/50crit/Stealth The Fixer
Q/E/90 The Fixer {mule}
Q/E/DRWA The Fixer
Q/50vhc/15crit Handmade
Q/E/FR Handmade
Q/E/Stealth Handmade {mule}
Q/50crit/90 Laser Rifle
Q/E/Stealth 10mm Pistol {mule}
Q/E 50 Cal Machine Gun (2 star) {mule}
Q/E Gatling Gun (2 Star)
Q/E/1P Gatling Gun {mule}
Q/DWA/DRWA Pepper Shaker
TS/50crit/FMSWA Alien Blaster {mule}
TS/E/DRWA The Fixer
TS/E/90 Handmade
TS/E/DRWR Handmade
TS/FF15crit Plasma Rifle {mule}
TS/E/90 Pump Action Shotgun {mule}
V/50crit/25 The Fixer {mule}
V/E/1P The Fixer {mule}
V/FFBreak The Fixer {mule}
V/FFFR The Fixer
V/FFFR Ultracite Laser Rifle {mule}
Vampire’s Chainsaw (1 star) {mule}
Enclave Plasma Rifle #1 w/ Aligned Automatic Barrel, Stabilized Stock, Standard Sights
Enclave Plasma Rifle #2 w/ Automatic Barrel, Stabilized Stock, Reflex Sight {mule} x2 available
Enclave Plasma Rifle #3 w/ Stabilized Splitter, Stabilized Stock, Reflex Sight
Fancy Pump Shotgun AA/LD/DRWA
Fancy Revolvers: Assassin, Berserker, Executioner, Mutant x2, Troubleshooter x3
Dross, Pearly Peepers, Red Fireworks Mine, Troglocide
——Plans & Recipes for trade——
Plan: Assault Rifle {mule}
Plan: Backpack High Capacity Mod
Plan: Barbed Walking Cane {mule}
Plan: Bear Arm
Plan: Bear Arm Heavy Mod
Plan: Bear Arm Puncturing Mod {mule}
Plan: Camo Backpack
Plan: Hatchet Electro Fusion {mule}
Plan: Meat Tenderizer {mule}
Plan: Nuka World Cowboy Hat {mule}
Plan: Pepper Shaker
Plan: Scorched Queen Plushie {mule}
Plan: Sheriff’s Hat
Plan: Shielded Lining Marine Underarmor {mule}
Plan: Sledgehammer Heavy Searing Sharp Rocket {mule}
Plan: Tomb Stones
Plan: TV Aquarium {mule}
Plan: T-60 BOS Elder Paint {mule}
Plan: Ultracite Calibrated Shocks
Plan: Ultracite Emergency Protocols {mule}
Plan: Vintage Water Cooler {mule}
Plan: Western Mural {mule}
Recipe: Brahmin Burgers
Recipe: Caramel Mutfruit
Recipe: Cutting Fluid {mule}
Recipe: Formula P {mule}
Recipe: Fried Radroach On A Stick
Recipe: Fried Scorpion On A Stick {mule}
Recipe: Nuka Cola Dark {mule}
Recipe: Radscorpion Kebab
Recipe: Stimpak Diffuser {mule}
——Other items for trade——
OE/1S/SENT Excavator Left Leg
TroubleshooteAP/SENT Forest Scout Armor Right Arm {mule}
UNY/AP/Sneak Urban Scout Armor Left Leg {mule}
50K+ Ultracite 5.56 Ammo
All 8 Holotape Mini Games
All Non-Rare apparel available - just ask
Asylum Worker Uniform Pink
Hunter’s Long Coat
Enclave Plasma Gun Aligned Sniper Barrel Mod {mule}
Enclave Plasma Gun Severe Beta Wave Tuner Mod {mule}
Misc Items: ask me for my full list, duplicates are as follows - Bobby Pin Box, Sealing Agent, Solvent Attractant, Solvent Deterrant, Solvent Enhancer, Solvent Suppressor
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——Items I want——
B/50crit/15crit Fixer
B/50crit/25 Fixer or Handmade
Q/E/25 Fixer or Handmade or Railway
V/40PA/40PA Chainsaw (Will consider other third star: prefer Break, 90rw, or any of the +1)
Baseball Bats Level 45: Indigo
Enclave Plasma Gun Aligned Flamer Barrel Mod (one or multiple)
UNY/AP/SENT Scout Armor Pieces
UNY/AP/WWR Forest Scout Armor Chest Piece, Left Arm
UNY/AP/WWR Urban Scout Armor Left Leg and Right Arm
Misc Items - let me know what you have
Asylum Worker Uniform Forest
Asylum Worker Uniform Red
Asylum Worker Uniform Yellow
BOS Jumpsuit
Fasnacht Brahmin Mask
Fasnacht Buffoon Mask
Fasnacht Crazy Guy Mask
Fasnacht Deathclaw Mask
Fasnacht Demon Mask
Fasnacht Fiend Mask
Fasnacht Hag Mask
Fasnacht Loon Mask
Fasnacht Raven Mask
Fasnacht Winter Man Mask
Forest Camo Jumpsuit
Forest Scout Armor Mask
Leather Coat
Prototype Hazmat Suit Level 50
Radicals Face Mask
Responder Fireman Helmet
Responder Fireman Uniform
Tattered Field Jacket
Traveling Leather Coat
Urban Scout Armor Mask
White Powder Jumpsuit
I’m really only after the items listed above, make me an offer. No caps, flux, or junk offers please.

Sorry for the essay but I like to ask all my questions up front haha. Lately I’ve found my bags are always full and constantly having to stop and sell. How many free spaces do you typically have? I’m trying to get more organized and not hold onto junk I don’t need or just forget to sell. Any tips are appreciated. I also have the scrap add on to quickly sell trash. Any chance there are filters for that that I could also sell gear below “x” ilvl or non profession mats/recipes?
What do you keep/what is optimal to keep in your bags and what kind of stuff do you keep in your bank? Or is the bank mainly used to just deposit and forget? Like just storing old memento type items like an old weapon, gear, journal pages? I also have all the extra bag slots so I try to organize items by expansion when I have time to sit there for a bit. Not sure if you can but I wish I could name my bags in there so I don’t have to click on each to find the one I want. I mainly just store item tokens, old currencies/items that I can use at some point when I go back to that content but they take bag slots. My bank is nowhere near full but I’d like to figure out a plan to better utilize my space.
I also have a ton of old reagents in my bank that I probably should just sell at this point right? It’s mostly food/fish/cloth from old xpacs. I’m a mineengineer so Id like to free up more space in there to just collect different ores and mats to make old engineering stuff that’s still useful in game today. Thanks for your advice!

Master Arasemis has taught you and the other students how to make seafire down in the laboratory. It is a thick, sticky, gray-yellow liquid that is extremely caustic. It ignites upon contact with water and is impossible to put out, owing to the properties of its main ingredient: quicklime. In addition to the quicklime (30%), you learned how to add napthar (30%), saltpeter (20%), and pine resin (20%), just as the ancient Raffen alchemists had done, without harming yourself.
Quicklime was originally discovered by the Raffen tribe after experimenting with a powder residue found among burned limestone, which they widely used to build fortifications. The Raffen called this powder firkirg. Arasemis said they used it against a rival tribe, the Nyden, by burning their ships. Once they became allied with the Brintilian Empire, the Raffen also gifted the seafire recipe to the empire, which was used during naval battles and against Rahlampian landships during the attempted conquest of Aggarwal. Although the Brintilians failed in Aggarwal, they used seafire to good effect elsewhere in central Pemonia, and it is among those technologies credited with enabling Brintilian conquest over the more numerous tribes.
Later, the Martinus outlawed the use of seafire by or against any kingdoms adhering to the Messengian religion, following its use by the newly-independent kingdoms of Pemonia against each other. Using it against natives had been one thing, but spraying knights and royals with a flaming, sticky slurry that could not be doused was seen as uncivilized. The use of burning oil during a siege remained acceptable, however, because this method had not been invented by “heathens”. Regardless, seafire continued to be used sporadically by Congregants who didn’t recognize the religious authority of the Martinus. But even they came to see it as a barbaric weapon, and so the recipe was lost to history.
Arasemis said many suspect some kings or alchemists still hold the recipe in vaults in case their enemies revive seafire. It is clear to you that Arasemis takes great pride in being able to teach you and the other students how to make it, though you are sworn to protect it, like everything else related to Candlestone.
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Context: This is an excerpt from the Earthpillar Online: Thorendor Castle interactive. This epic fantasy WIP has full-scale DungeonDraft maps of every room of a 10-floor castle (100+ map images), where alchemical objects, artwork, bookshelves, chests, and doors are clickable like an old school choose-your-own-adventure. You can wander each room to learn more about the Earthpillar world you’ve read about in the novels (or get a taste of the writing if you haven't), without stumbling into spoilers. More at Earthpillar

(My age range would be around 18 - 35).
Hello!
Have you ever thought about that one connection? You know, the comfortable silence, understanding each other by just one glance. Having that one feeling when you receive a message. When everything else doesn't matter, because you're together, in your own bubble. Feeling like home around the other person and many more. I'm seeking a person with whom we could create a world together, that world.

• Maybe have game nights, with dim lights, slow or calm background music, just the right atmosphere to sit at home playing board games or video games, or whatever else both decide.
• Or maybe just ordering take out and watching something, videos, anime, TV-shows and more.
• Having those rainy days, where sometimes you want to go out in the rain, but other times you just want to sit at home, listen to the drops hitting the window and watch the outside.
• Lazy days, when you just stay at home all day, binge a show or do some other activity together.
• Cooking disasters, you know, when you want to make cookies or something for the first time, so you both find the right recipe that you like, it fails and they come out burnt and bad, so you just order take out and go binge a show or something.
• Making playlists together for different occasions or just in general a mutual playlist.
• Learning new stuff and teaching each other.
• Shopping spree, buying stuff we don't need, because it looked cool or cute or something and then thinking why did we do that.
• Having a mutual collection of something.
• Working out together and motivating each other to be better.
• Generally motivating each other to be better and supporting each other through every step.

There's probably a lot more, which I'll leave for the getting to know each other part.
I love doing all those things and more. I'm a creative person and I love creating stuff, be it a drawing, a letter, a story, a video, a song and more. Currently I'm creating a story and worldbuilding. I enjoy writing and wanted to see how the end result would look with a bunch of ideas ideas combined. I also love drawing, which I wanted to include there. My main hobbies would be gaming, working out and watching stuff. I love playing pretty much everything, genre doesn't really matter. I do also love board games, my favorite one would be chess. I'm a gym rat, I love working out, be it at the gym, outside or at home, mostly depends on time and all that. Watching stuff was always something I've done pretty much every day, generally it's Youtube videos, I do also love watching anime, it would be my go to, sometimes streams and TV-shows as well. I also enjoy making new playlists or discovering different songs and music. Genre doesn't really matter to me, my music taste is all over the place. Always wanted to make music or a song of my own as well.
For me, I value communication and effort a lot. I believe anything can work if both parties make effort to build something together and communicate through every step. Also, going out of your way, making effort, even if you fail, says a lot. Yeah, it failed in the end, but there was some effort, which matters a lot.
I'll leave everything else for the getting to know each other part. Don't hesitate, feel free to reach out. And I hope you have a great day or night! :)

This is The Strength in Seafire. Master Arasemis has taught you and the other students how to make seafire down in the laboratory. It is a thick, sticky, gray-yellow liquid that is extremely caustic. It ignites upon contact with water and is impossible to put out, owing to the properties of its main ingredient: quicklime. In addition to the quicklime (30%), you learned how to add napthar (30%), saltpeter (20%), and pine resin (20%), just as the ancient Raffen alchemists had done, without harming yourself.
Quicklime was originally discovered by the Raffen tribe after experimenting with a powder residue found among burned limestone, which they widely used to build fortifications. The Raffen called this powder firkirg. Arasemis said they used it against a rival tribe, the Nyden, by burning their ships. Once they became allied with the Brintilian Empire, the Raffen also gifted the seafire recipe to the empire, which was used during naval battles and against Rahlampian landships during the attempted conquest of Aggarwal. Although the Brintilians failed in Aggarwal, they used seafire to good effect elsewhere in central Pemonia, and it is among those technologies credited with enabling Brintilian conquest over the more numerous tribes.
Later, the Martinus outlawed the use of seafire by or against any kingdoms adhering to the Messengian religion, following its use by the newly-independent kingdoms of Pemonia against each other. Using it against natives had been one thing, but spraying knights and royals with a flaming, sticky slurry that could not be doused was seen as uncivilized. The use of burning oil during a siege remained acceptable, however, because this method had not been invented by “heathens”. Regardless, seafire continued to be used sporadically by Congregants who didn’t recognize the religious authority of the Martinus. But even they came to see it as a barbaric weapon, and so the recipe was lost to history.
Arasemis said many suspect some kings or alchemists still hold the recipe in vaults in case their enemies revive seafire. It is clear to you that Arasemis takes great pride in being able to teach you and the other students how to make it, though you are sworn to protect it, like everything else related to Candlestone.
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So I’ve used this recipe for mascarpone SMBC before without the alcohol, it turned out amazing. But mascarpone is expensive so I was like what if I just. Substituted cream cheese. So in place of the 200 g of mascarpone, we’ve got an 8 oz block of cream cheese. Suffice it to say that did not work, my buttercream is curdled af and won’t come together (I actually think it’s getting worse the more I mix it) and I’m about ready to give up, but I’ve got until tomorrow evening to either fix it or buy ingredients for making a regular cream cheese frosting. Is there anything I can do to fix it? I had it going for like 10 minutes and I don’t thiiiiiink it’s too cold, even warmed up some of it and added it back which I’ve done with other buttercreams. The only thing I can think of atm is add more butter which I kinda don’t want to do because meringue buttercreams always taste kinda buttery to me and I don’t know if it’d work in the first place. In hindsight this is probably why there aren’t many recipes for cream cheese smbc and the one I did find specifically told me not to go about this the way I did (rely on the magical reconstitution properties of SMBC). Any help would be appreciated love y’all <3

Backstory: I don't drink alcohol. I cook as a hobby and am interested in making ramen from scratch. I got a recipe from a Japanese woman whom I trust, but her recipe includes about a tablespoon of a specific brand of sake. She said that she highly recommends not omitting the sake because doing so will negatively affect the flavor of the dish. So I'm stuck trying to find this exact sake.
The problem is that the closest state wine store that has it in stock is over an hour away. Theoretically I could get it delivered from the state's website, but there are three problems. First, only the large bottle is available for delivery, whereas the store itself has a smaller bottle in stock that would better suit my needs since I only need a small amount and won't drink the rest. I don't like wasting things. Second, I'd have to pay for shipping. Combined with the need to order a larger bottle, that means I'd effectively be paying quadruple the amount of money to have it shipped to me that I would be paying if I could just buy the smaller bottle in person. And third, the website says that if you place a delivery order, they don't tell you what day or time they're coming, and you have to be present to show your driver's license and sign for it. I can't just sit around for days on end waiting for a bottle of sake to be delivered. I have to go to work.
The thing is, I can be in New Jersey in less than 15 minutes (and regularly cross the border for various reasons), and there are some stores right across the river that stock it. The problem is that I know it's illegal to buy alcohol in New Jersey and bring it back into Pennsylvania. I've heard that some people do it anyway, but according to this website:
Any person violating the provisions of this clause for a first offense involving the possession or transportation in Pennsylvania of any liquor in a package (bottle or other receptacle) or wine not purchased from a Pennsylvania Liquor Store or from a licensed limited winery in Pennsylvania, with respect to which satisfactory proof is produced that the required Federal tax has been paid and which was purchased, procured or acquired legally outside of Pennsylvania shall upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding be sentenced to pay a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each such package, plus costs of prosecution, or undergo imprisonment for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days.
That's absolutely terrifying. So just because this state has asinine communist laws about who's allowed to sell alcohol and the state stores don't have what I want, I could go to prison for three months for buying one bottle of sake?! That I just want to cook with, not even drink. That's so stupid. I'm not even trying to do anything wrong. I would buy it from a state store if any of the ones within a reasonable driving distance of me had it in stock.
How likely am I to be arrested if I try to buy it anyway?

Bit of a weird one - I've just come into 5.2kg (11.5 lbs) of lamb hearts and livers. (Our neighbour farms lamb and when the last lot were butchered, these were left over and nobody else claimed them.)
I've just chucked them in a big bag in the freezer until I can figure out what to do with them.
I don't like eating offal as such, but I will have it in the form of sausages etc. The farmer recommended I make them into... well, they're a type of meatball that in this part of the world are traditionally referred to with a word that in other places is considered highly offensive. Let's just say, "old-fashioned lamb meatballs."
Looking up recipes for said meatballs results in needing a huge amount of other ingredients, so I'm not sure that's going to be feasible or economical. (Particularly as I've just frozen the whole bloody bag in one go, so ideally I'll defrost and process these all at once!)
Can I get some ideas/help with using these effectively?

I’ve got a new cookbook (Seriously Good Chili Cookbook) and all of the recipes ask for specific chili peppers but I am struggling to find any that aren’t just the base ones from Tesco. Does anyone know somewhere better I can check out?

Anyone who played this game for enough to reach "end game" realized how easy the game becomes once you get some stronger tame like Rex or Wyvern (which are pretty easy to get). ARK is great game and has A LOT of stuff to do in the end game if you are into PvP, but it lacks challenging PvE content. Even Alpha bosses can be beaten w/o mutated dinos, so if you are pure PvE player, there is no incentive for you to work on upgrading your dinos. One might think "oh just lower rates on the server and it wont be that easy, you wont finish that fast". That doesnt really fix the problem, it just makes the game more tedious and, for most, boring. Thats lazy way of doing it. However there is other way. It can be fixed, if you know how (and are willing to do a lot of work)
Here is how did I "rewrite" this game to become PvE focued game, instead PvP

• Every flyer and glider dino was removed from the game. You will have acess only to land and water dinos, you wont be able to "skip" every danger by just flying over it
• Every ridable land and water dino has been rebalanced and divided into 6 groups: Small Herbivores, Large Herbivores, Small Predators, Large Predators, Water Dinos and Titans. No longer you will be able to oneshot pretty much everything the moment you tame a Rex/Spino. That also means all dinos are "end game viable" and you can breed/mutate whatever you want, it will be viable to do all the content in the game
• All alphas were rebalanced. They are no longer walking loot/exp pinatas, they will be strong enough to consider them a challange and call them "mini bosses".
• The map boss stats were changed on all 3 difficulties to be more challanging (alpha one will be pretty darn tough)
• Some end-game recipes were changed to become "chase items". Mostly stuff from S+ mode like Propagator, Mutator, Tek crafting benches
• All beacons have been changed. They no longer containt the garbage items that they normally have, instead they contain every single item in the game that can have quality (saddles, weapons, tools, armours). All of them are also "randomized" so they are simillar in "power", White beacon has just as good items as Red one
• "The Market" was added. Its a place with "vendors" where you can sell many of the dino loots and few gatherables and also buy some end game stuff and other cool stuff. The "currency" is mutagen, which normally cant be aquired on this map, but also is used in breeding so that fixes potential inflation problem in the future

Here are some additional changes that make the experience more casual/fun and more info about the server:

• Dinos from other maps were added to the one we play on. The plan is to add every single land and water dino available in the game. We currently have some of them added, more of them will be added over time
• Extra resources that nomrally cant be aquired (on this map) were added
• Every dino is breedable and can be mutated. Even those that normally cant, like Rock Golem, Karkinos or Reaper. As long it can fit in cryopod (no Titanosaur breeding, sorry)
• Infinite element. Every player will have acess to stash with "infinite" amount of element. Tek tier has a lot of cool stuff and locking them behind the boss fight (and tedious grind if you need more) is not that fun
• All engrams are auto-unlocked

Stats of the server:
Player ressistance: 0.5 (means we take half the DMG)
Item Stack Size: 3 (with custom stack size for certain items)
Taming speed: 24 (3 speed, 8 hunger)
Harvest: 5 and XP: 5
Egg Interval: 0.2, Mating interval: 0.075, Egg Hatching: 20, Baby mature: 30
Turret Damage (to dinos): 5
Unlimited respecs
Mods on the server: Awesome spyglass, Strucutures+, Steampunk, Dino Storage, Simple Spawners
Map: The Center
Plans for the future:
Boss Arena: This place wil be your place for your end game challenges, place where you will test out how strong are your dinos or some crazy ideas how to kill the easier bosses

• Boss Arena will have no restrictions other than time limit (for server safety, boss will despawn 60 min after spawning if not defeated). That means you can bring as many dinos as you want, any dino you want and even use machines/building to cheese the fight. The only rule is to not break the arena walls/flooceiling.
• Arena will have 5 bosses available: Broodmother, Megapithecus, Dragon, Deinopithecus King and Rockwell
• Every boss battle will have 15 difficulty levels. Yes, you see it right, 15, not usual 3.
• Boss arena will also have Mini Bosses aka Alphas - you will be able to fight alphas in here. Alphas that you can pick are Karkinos, Reaper King, Basilisk and Deathworm. OFc one would be too easy, so starting level will be 10 at once
• All Mini Bosses fights will have 5 difficulty levelsAll fights on the Arena will have some entry fee (paid in currency - mutagen) but if you win, you will be able to sell the loot for more than you paid, so it also will be source of income

Remaining dinos that are not added yet. Currently there 9 dinos missing on the map,I plan to add them over time, one per week, so people will have time to interact with one before next one will appear.
If you are interested in playing on this server feel free to contact me on the reddit or join us on the discord: https://discord.gg/daikirai
Once you join the discord server got to #ARK and check pinned comments and feel free to ask me anything (My name is 【𝐀𝐘𝐍𝐈𝐗】on the server)

Sawasdee kha,
some days ago we were in Ayutthaya an enjoyed our first Thai BBQ. Not sure if this is the correct name for it but it was a stove filled with charcoal and a round plate with a ring filled with liquid and a area to fry meat in the middle was on top of the stove.
Different kind of natural and marinaded meat, fish, tofu was arranged as a buffet, but also , vegetables, sauces, eggs, and some other things which one can fry and cook himself on the plate.
We decidet to buy a electric and a gas driven version to bring this as souveniers at home and to invite our friends and family to enjoy this delicious meal with us. But we also want to know a bit more about this way of cooking and would kindly ask you the following questions to better understand it.
When we searched for the equipment we have seen different descriptions like "Thai BBQ" or "Korean BBQ" and also a lot of other descriptions in english and thai we dont understand. We believe that most are just to get more search hits. So, whats the correct term for this kind of cooking?
Where are the origins? Does it come from Thailand or is it widespread in asian countries?
It is compareable with europes fondue and/or raclette. There are a lot of different styles of fondue and raclette in europe, depending in which country and even province you are. Is it the same with this Thai BBQ? And if so, can you explain the differences and where it is typical done like you describe it?
Can you give us some recipies? Or could you leave some links for cooking websites? For example, there were a lot of vegetables at the buffet in Ayutthaya we were unable to identify. Same problem with some kind of fish. The kind of meat was not the problem, but the marinades for meat and fish. The were also some meat- and fishballs. We are also not sure if the liquid in the ring was only natural water or a light stock.
Kop-khun-kha

I have thrown out at least 12 batches, it's so frustrating. Every time I try to make caramel (aside from one time) the sugar seizes.
I barely touch it aside from a quick stir in the beginning.
I have a brush in hot water ready to go for brushing the sides down
I watch it like a hawk and gently brush at any sight of sugar on the sides.
I stick to medium heat
Don't mix, only swirl (I have tried both swirling and also not even swirling, just letting it bubble) both options have me the middle finger several times.
I'm ready to throw my last attempt that turned into a solid rock of sugar off my balcony.
The only thing that I do different is making 2 cups instead of one.
This is the recipe I have been using:
https://bellyfull.net/caramel-sauce-recipe/#wprm-recipe-container-37782
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

(I know this is a common question, feel free to post links to similar ones, I just couldn't find any that really helped)
Hi, I'm 21 M and just got a smart watch that reads Body Fat Percentage and I'm much higher than I thought I was (35% at 260lbs).
I do strength training 5 days and Fencing the other 2 every week and I feel good about my muscle mass, I just want to cut down the fat.
I'm currently in college living on campus, so my food choice is very limited. My best meal option is 566 calories, 26g fat, 25g Protein, and 59g Carbs. I can also make very simple recipes like chicken and rice or buy protein shakes, but something like a stir fry is just a bit too complex for my "kitchen".
Any suggestions for meal or diet ideas? I honestly don't mind eating the same thing every day so no need for variety. Also, anything I should be focusing on in the gym other than weight training?

The 300 Win Mag (Winchester Magnum) has been the gold standard big game hunting round for generations as it can take down game animals as small as coyotes all the way up to the great bears and moose. Its extreme versatility is one of the many reasons conservationists choose it for their hunting rifle season after season.
But today we are going to scale things down and set our sights on deer, an animal that the 300 Win Mag is more than capable of taking down at distances over 500 yards. However, not all 300 Win Mag ammo is created equal and some are better for filling your freezer with venison than others.
In this article, we’re going to give you our top 5 picks for the best 300 Win Mag ammo for deer, considering terminal ballistics, price, and availability. No matter which one of these cartridges you pick for your 300 Win Mag hunting rifle, you can rest assured that no trophy buck will walk very far when hit with one of these (if they move at all!)
If you’re in a hurry, grab a box of Federal Premium 180 gr Barnes TSX ammo and head into the woods, you won’t be sorry! But for those who want to stick around and learn about all our selections, keep reading.
If you’re new to hunting deer with a 300 Win Mag, check out our Buyer’s Guide HERE to learn more about how to choose the right hunting ammo for your rifle. On the other hand, if you’re just curious about the top five best deer-hunting ammo, scroll just a little further down.

The Top Five Best 300 Win Mag Ammo for Deer

• Federal Premium 180 gr Barnes TSX
• Remington Core-Lokt 180 gr SP
• Winchester Copper Impact 150 gr Extreme Point
• Barnes VOR-TX 165 gr TTSX
• Hornady American Whitetail 150 gr Interlock SP

The Best 300 Win Mag Ammo for Deer Overall

Federal Premium 180 gr Barnes TSX

Specs

• Casing: Nickel-Plated Brass
• Bullet Type: Barnes Triple-Shock X
• Bullet Weight: 180 gr
• Muzzle Velocity: 2,960 fps
• Muzzle Energy: 2,752 ft-lbs

Pros

• Controlled expansion
• Exceptional weight retention
• Availability
• Lead-free copper alloy bullet

Cons

• A little pricey

Why We Chose It

If you’re looking for 300 Win Mag ammo that simply does it all, then look no further than the Federal Premium 180 gr Barnes TSX. This hunting cartridge offers superior terminal ballistics, is legal for hunting in all fifty states, and is manufactured to Federal’s highest quality standards.
This round hits hard, has a nice flat trajectory, and is easy to find, what more could you ask for?
The Barnes Triple-Shock X (TSX) bullet line offers all of the features you want in a premium hunting bullet. The all-copper projectile includes a tapered, monolithic design that helps to increase the ballistic coefficient and reduce wind deflection.
The Barnes TSX 180-grain bullet also has a deep pocket at the tip, which promotes rapid expansion after penetration, creating a wound cavity near vital organs. Many hunters report deer dropping in their tracks when hit in the vitals with a Barnes TSX, which saves you hours of tracking a wounded deer through thick brush.
While some other options on our list are slightly more affordable, the Federal Premium 180 gr Barnes TSX is a trusted and effective hunting bullet that puts down big game quickly thanks to its controlled expansion. Which is certainly worth a few extra quarters per round if you ask me!

Honorable Mention

Hornady Precision Hunter 200 gr ELD-X - Hornady is one of those ammo companies that come up with ingenious designs and solves problems for hunters all over the country. The Hornady Precision Hunter ELD-X line for the 300 Win Mag is just that, a solution for every hunter.
The boattail design and Heat Shield tip keep the projectile on track from muzzle to target, while the InterLock ring keeps the jacket and core together, maximizing energy transfer and controlling the bullet’s expansion. This combination is devastating against any deer and can be a great alternative to Federal Premium if you can’t find it.

The Best 300 Win Mag Ammo for Deer For Versatility

Remington Core-Lokt 300 Win Mag 180gr PSP

Specs

• Casing: Brass
• Bullet Type: Pointed Soft Point
• Bullet Weight: 180 Grain
• Muzzle Velocity: 2,960 fps
• Muzzle Energy: 3,501 ft-lbs

Pros

• Affordable
• Perfect for all types of big game hunting
• Excellent expansion

Cons

• Not legal for hunting in California

Why We Chose It

Next up on our list is the versatile Remington Core-Lokt 180 gr PSP. If you’re looking for another hard-hitting hunting round that’s easy to find and won’t disappoint, then you simply can’t go wrong with Big Green. The 180-grain bullet is versatile enough for medium game like whitetail deer while powerful enough to take down larger game animals like elk and black bear.
The signature of the Remington Core-Lokt line is a lead core that’s chemically bonded to the copper alloy jacket. This means that the bonded core and jacket won’t separate on impact. Instead, the bullet will penetrate deeply before expanding. This controlled expansion is one of the many reasons why we love Remington Core-Lokt for deer hunting.
Despite being a soft point bullet, the Remington PSP has a relatively high ballistic coefficient and we found it to be incredible accurate in all our hunting rifles.
With a price point that any deer hunter can stomach, you can easily take the Remington Core-Lokt from target shooting right into the woods and get your freezer stocked with venison for the winter.

Honorable Mention

Federal 300 Win Mag 180 Grain SP - This Federal 180gr SP is designed to maximize penetration and control expansion, leading to more effective shots and keeping you from trailing wounded deer in the woods.
With a muzzle velocity of 2,960 fps, it’s a great round for long-distance shooting and medium to large game animals. The soft point design controls expansion, and the tapered jacket ensures penetration. Overall, this Federal hunting round is an excellent choice for any avid hunter.

The Best 300 Win Mag Ammo for Deer for Availability

Winchester Copper Impact 150 Grain Extreme Point

Specs

• Casing: Brass
• Bullet Type: Polymer-tip Extreme Point
• Bullet Weight: 150 Grain
• Muzzle Velocity: 3,260 fps
• Muzzle Energy: 2,539 ft-lbs

Pros

• Specifically designed for deer hunting
• Lead-free bullet design
• Affordable
• Easy to find

Cons

• Not great for big-game hunting

Why We Chose It

Winchester Copper Impact 150 gr 300 Win Mag ammo is a round no deer wants to find itself on the wrong end of. Developed with the needs of deer hunters in mind, Winchester Copper Impact was designed for insane expansion and high weight retention to impart maximum kinetic energy into a whitetail.
While the Copper Impact doesn’t pack as much bullet weight as some of the other heavier bullets on our list at 150 grains. It still packs more than enough punch to put down any deer you lay your crosshairs on.
The lighter 150 grain bullet offers hunters an incredibly flat trajectory and the polymer tip initiates expansion upon contact with soft tissue. The result is a round that’s incredibly accurate and deadly against thin-skinned game like whitetail, pronghorn, and mule deer.
Although the 150-grain bullet is not the best choice for elk or moose, Winchester Copper Impact 150 gr Extreme Point ammo is an amazing option if you’re looking to exclusively hunt deer-sized game at a price point any hunter will love.

The Best Premium 300 Win Mag Ammo for Deer

Barnes VOR-TX 165gr TTSX

Specs

• Casing: Brass
• Bullet Type: Tipped Triple-Shock X
• Bullet Weight: 165 Grain
• Muzzle Velocity: 3,285 fps
• Muzzle Energy: 3,120 ft-lbs

Pros

• Extremely accurate
• Exceptional terminal ballistics
• Deep penetration

Cons

• Availability

Why We Chose it

If you’re a hunter who takes pride in shooting the best ammo money can buy, then look no further than the Barnes VOR-TX 165 gr TTSX for your next deer hunt.
Similar to the TSX bullet we discussed earlier, the TTSX bullet is loaded with a polymer tip that helps initiate expansion upon impact. Furthermore, the boat tail bullet design helps increases accuracy for longer range shots.
The all-copper bullet design effectively eliminates lead exposure risks and also aids in weight retention for better, more effective shots. Although the 165-grain bullet is comparatively lighter than other hunting bullets on our list, you should have no reservations using it for this year’s deer and elk season thanks to its incredible terminal ballistics.
Barnes is known for producing excellent, high-quality rounds, and they have the price tag to match. However, if you want to shoot the best, then make sure you grab a box of Barnes VOR-TX 165 gr TTSX ammo whenever you see it, because most hunters won’t let it sit on the shelf for long!

Honorable Mention

Nosler Trophy Grade 180 gr Accubond - The Nosler Accubond is unquestionably one of the greatest hunting rounds ever to hit the chamber of a bolt-action rifle. As one of the absolute best hunting rounds in the industry, the Nosler Accubond offers hunters incredible terminal ballistics at insanely long ranges. Unfortunately, the round has become increasingly difficult to find but will drop anything from antelope to hogs and black bears. Grab some if you can find it, but expect to pay a premium for it.

The Best 300 Win Mag Ammo for Deer Hunting on a Budget

Hornady American Whitetail 150 gr Interlock SP

Specs

• Casing: Brass
• Bullet Type: Polymer Tip
• Bullet Weight: 150 grains
• Muzzle Velocity: 3,275 fps
• Muzzle Energy: 3,572 ft-lbs

Pros

• High ballistic coefficient
• Excellent terminal ballistics
• Affordable

Cons

• Not ideal for big game hunting

Why We Chose It

If you’re looking for a round that’s affordable and easy to find, you simply cannot beat Hornady American Whitetail 150 gr Interlock SP. And although this round might not break the bank, it is more than capable of bringing home the venison.
The Interlock Soft Point bullet design is the heart of the American Whitetail line. Designed with an internal belt inside the jacket, the Interlock Soft Point allows for rapid and deadly expansion while avoiding jacket separation. This allows the lead core and the copper jacket of the bullet to remain as one cohesive projectile and transfer almost all of its kinetic energy into the target.
Although not the best choice for large game like elk or bear, the 150-grain bullet is more than sufficient for felling any whitetail or mule deer that dares walk past your tree stand.
At a price that most every hunter can afford, Hornady American Whitetail 150 gr Interlock SP ammo is a staple at deer camps across the nation and will deliver the terminal performance you need to fill your bag limit this fall.

Parting Shots - Picking the Best 300 Winchester Magnum Cartridge

The 300 Win Mag has cemented its legacy as one of the gold standard cartridges by which all other big game calibers are measured by.
It’s proven itself time and time again in the field against deer, hogs, pronghorn, elk, moose, and bear and is more than capable of bringing home the trophy buck you’ve been stalking during the off season.
We’ve listed our top five choices for the best 300 Win Mag above, and we have no doubt in our mind that these rounds will serve you well this deer season.
If you’d like to learn more about the 300 Win Mag, keep scrolling and check out our buyer’s guide below. Otherwise Click HERE to go back to the top 5 list and make your selection!

300 Winchester Magnum Buyer’s Guide

Since the 1960s, the 300 Winchester Magnum has dominated long-range competitive shooting, hunting, and is a popular choice for police and military snipers. The caliber is well-known as a hard-hitting cartridge with blazing muzzle velocity and a flatter trajectory than the 308 Winchester and 6.5 Creedmoor.
Without question, there are a lot of different types of 300 Win Mag ammo available, and for some shooters it can be difficult to understand the difference between match-grade ammo and hunting rounds.
In the sections below, we are going to explain what makes for a great hunting round and what you should be looking for when you buy ammo for deer season.

Bullet Weight

You’ll hear a lot of shooters talk about grain weight. You’ve probably noticed the 300 Winchester Magnum ammo we listed above comes in various weights, from 150gr all the way up to 200gr.
So, how does a bullet’s weight play into which ammo you choose?
Well, there’s a lot to it. But ultimately, it’s important to remember that shot placement is going to make for a more effective hunt than having a bullet that’s just the right grain weight.
However, that doesn’t throw out the discussion entirely. We have some general guidelines for bullet weight and hunting in the industry. Take a look.

Medium-Sized Game Animals

If you’re hunting animals that weigh between 50-300 lbs, you’re hunting what we call medium-sized game . Deer, antelope, hogs, and pronghorns all typically fall into this category.
For these animals, it’s often recommended to use a 150gr-165gr bullet. Not because we’re worried about over-penetration or meat waste but because that grain weight is sufficient enough for those creatures.
A lighter bullet has a higher velocity which is more flat-shooting than some heavier rounds. So, lighter bullets tend to be a little more forgiving of ranging mistakes, making them great for hunting.

Larger Game Animals

Animals like bears, moose, and elk, typically weigh over 300 lbs, and we consider these large game creatures. If you’re after bigger game, then you’ll want to shoot heavy bullets like 180 gr or 200 gr because they transfers more kinetic energy and have adequate expansion to ensure a clean kill.

Bullet Design

Another aspect to consider is the bullet’s design. If you’ve ever been to a sporting good’s store, I’m sure you’ve seen a lot of different bullet name abbreviations that can be confusing if you aren’t familiar with them.
Different metals, shapes, and composites affect trajectory and terminal ballistics. For example, some 300 Win Mag rifle cartridges, like the Sierra Matchking, are great for long-range shooting but are inappropriate for hunting since they don’t expand.
So, which designs are best for deer hunting with the 300 Win Mag? Let’s take a look!

Soft Points

Soft Point bullets, typically referred to as SP on your ammo box, are have a metal jacket and soft lead cores. Similar to Jacketed Hollow Points (JHPs), soft point bullets have exposed lead at the tip. This exposed tip allows the bullet to mushroom when it encounters soft tissue, creating a large wound channel and increases the chances of an ethical kill. Traditional soft points are is one of the oldest hunting bullet designs.

Pointed Soft Points

The next evolution of traditional soft point bullets were the pointed soft point (PSP). PSP bullets have a sharper tip giving you better penetration and higher ballistic coefficient. PSP ammo is a great middle-ground between SPs and Polymer Tipped bullets because it shares many of the aerodynamic advantages of polymer tipped bullets while still having the rapid expansion of soft point bullets. Some common PSP bullets include the Nosler Partition, Winchester Power-Point, and Hornady Interlock.

Polymer Tips

Polymer-tipped bullets are the latest development in hunting ammo and all the rage right now. These hunting bullets are essentially hollow points bullets with a pointed polymer tip. The tips are designed to plunge into the hollow point when they encounter soft tissue. This initiates expansion immediately and creates a massive wound channel.
Polymer tipped bullets are also more aerodynamic than traditional soft points, which typically translates into a longer effective range.
Of course, you’ll see different variations of polymer-tipped ammo from the Winchester Silver Tip, Nosler Accubond and Ballistic Tip, and Barnes TTSX, just to name a few. Each manufacturer has its own special recipe, but ultimately, the design concept is the same.

Designs to Avoid

Believe it or not, there are some ammo designs that are illegal to use for hunting in some areas (you want to hunt, not get in trouble with law enforcement).
One of the more popular designs that aren’t appropriate for hunting any game is the FMJ (full metal jacket). These rounds are a solid lead core surrounded by a copper jacket that won’t expand. FMJs are best for plinking, target shooting, and competitions.
Match-grade ammo is also not appropriate for hunting, even if it uses a hollow point. These bullets are designed for extreme long range shooting, and while very accurate and aerodynamic, they do not expand when they encounter soft tissue.

Effective Range

Lastly, consider the distance between you and your next target. A 300 Winchester Magnum long-range hunting rifle has a lot of power, there’s no question about that. But different factory loads can perform differently in your rifle and affect your point of impact. Things like bullet drop, accuracy (measured in minute of angle or MOA), and muzzle velocity can vary from rifle to rifle.
In general, most 300 Win Mag hunting loads work great on deer within 500 yards. However, we can quantify that a bit more.
The effective range of a hunting cartridge on deer is typically defined by its kinetic energy. The accepted rule is that 1,000 ft-lbs of energy is required to ethically harvest a whitetail deer. This is not a hard and fast rule, but it gives you a general idea of how effective your chosen cartridge is on deer.
Of course, different ammo and hunting rifles act differently (a Ruger American will give you different results than the Ruger Precision). Just like how Hornady Superformance 165 gr CX might perform better in your Rem 700 as opposed to a 180 gr Nosler Partition. The best thing you can do is test your ammo in your chosen hunting rifle to determine its long range performance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the 300 Win Mag have more recoil than the 308 Winchester?

Yes. In general the 300 Win Mag will have around 9-10 ft-lbs of additional recoil than the 308 Winchester.

What’s the difference between the 30-06 and the 300 Win Mag?

The 30-06 Springfield was developed prior to WWI and was the US service rifle cartridge through the Korean War. On the other hand, the 300 Winchester Magnum is a belted-magnum cartridge that was developed in the 1960’s for big game hunting. Both cartridges are excellent choices for big game hunting and fire the same 0.308" diameter bullets making them great options for reloading if you enjoy making your own handloads.

What is the difference between the 300 Win Mag and the 300 Weatherby?

The 300 Weatherby Magnum and 300 Win Mag are two 30-caliber cartridges that are often compared. Although both cartridges fire the same 30-caliber bullets, the 300 Weatherby Mag is slightly longer and slightly more powerful than the 300 Win Mag.
Another major difference between the two is rifle availability, as the 300 Weatherby Mag is a proprietary cartridge and for many years you could only get a Weatherby rifle chambered in the caliber. On the other hand, virtually every rifle manufacturer has a rifle chambered in 300 Win Mag.

What is the difference between the 300 Win Mag and the 300 WSM?

The main difference between the 300 Win Mag and 300 Winchester Short Magnum (WSM) is that the 300 Win Mag fits in a long action rifle while the 300 WSM fits in a short action. Both rounds fire the same 30-caliber magnum bullets and have virtually identical ballistic performance. Check out this article if you want to learn more about the 300 WSM vs 300 Win Mag.

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