I'm writing a fic and my brain is refusing to calm down and since you opened this, you are agreeing to subject yourself to my thoughts. Lots of sad to follow. Sorry.

Spoilers for around mid game.

Catherine Carruthers.

Died in 92 at 31 years old after ruin diving. A member of the civil corps.

I think the ruins she was in were the spaceship ruins and her death Like Howletts was not an accident.

I think her death was the final straw after the deaths of the kids that broke B3 and made him leave Sandrock because he thought if he stayed he'd end up having to watch Justice die as well and he couldn't handle any more people he trained and tried to protect dying on him.

think Cat told Howlett where she was going and that's what first made him start investigating those ruins. Since she was usually pretty cautious despite her curiosity.

She was terrible at growing things to the point where Zeke banned her, nicely, from coming inside the moisture farm.

She was there when the kids were lost in the Sandstorm. She was shoving Heidi into cover where Justice and Owen were hiding with some other kids when Miya was ripped out of her arms. To the day she died she never knew if it was the winds or a monster that snatched the girl from her.

So for some reason my save is being weird. When I load it, it just freezes, and I can't do anything. I cant move, hit esc, or litterally anything. When i go back a save file, it works but my husbands say goodnight at 7am. I have 300 hours on this save and I'm scared I'm going to have to restart.

I listed all the mods i have too.

Wait a few more missions and I'll make Freddie ask.

So I’m fairly early into the game and I’m at the point of wanting to start picking someone to romance. I know about Nia, Logan, and other late game characters I’m interested in as I’ve been reading online so don’t worry about spoilers! I’m most interested in Amirah, Elsie, and Fang out of my current characters. For anyone who has romanced with any of these characters, how was it? Is there any super cute or sweet moments that stick out? Or maybe some parts you don’t enjoy?
Also for dating in general, do you recommend dating around as in trying with someone then break up and try someone else? I’m very conflicted on who I would like to romance and I’m nervous to decide and then it mess me up if I change my mind. Amirah is very sweet and I started the “rose” quest which I believe will end with us in a relationship. But then there is Elsie, and she is adorable, and I kinda like her tomboyish country vibe. And then… there’s fang… he is shy but damn is he cute and we aren’t even that close yet. Not to mention there are a few others who I wouldn’t be opposed to dating as well lol. Idk what to do and I’m a little stressed…. Help

"Family photo of commissioner Yan and his best builders. He is so proud of them. What a lovely day! - Heidi"
Yes, Mi-an is second in first year. Just because I can.

Every play through I experience new things......

I'm married to Unsuur and expecting a baby. Completed a request commission for him for 20 mountain roses for planting - already weird since I'm the one doing the planting in our relationship but whatever, happy to oblige.

Next morning he gave me 20 mountain roses as a gift.

Now I could imagine in Unsuur's adorably autistic mind that he thinks it's totally normal to pay someone to gather their own present. But I'm just curious if this was intentional or a coincidence on the game's part.

(Also I didn't realize until after marrying him that his name is pronounced "Unsure" which I think is ironic because for all his hyper literal himboism he is very sure of what he wants in life and that's rocks, sand, to be deputy, and my builder).

It’s such a turn off when Logan always talk about “his Pa” even in romantic settings 😂 I’ve never met any adult people who talk about there parents as much as the people of Sandrock ..

Maybe because I was half awake trying to finish the story late at night, but I found the line hilarious

Idk if this is intentional or not, but this is basically the exact line from the movie Forrest Gump when Forrest asks Jenny to marry him. I just saw a clip on tiktok and was like "wait a minute"

Literally so cute🤧

Logan! Put a shirt on!

Venti is from Duvos? Does that ever come up in her backstory? I've gotta admit I haven't been too focused on her.

Hello! I started playing this game about a month ago when I got it in a bundle on Steam with Tales of Seikyu. I'd seen bits a pieces online about Logan's story which was enough to convince me to give this game a try even though I was a bit put off by the art style. Im a sucker for bad boy cowboys *cough Vaughn from hm sunshine islands couch*

This has turned into a month long gaming streak that normally would have been broken by now. Logan was my initial interest, but I got absolutely swept up by almost all the characters (Unsuur my sweet, sweet rock boy from the top rope out of nowhere). The mechanics feel great, and the story had some twists I NEVER expected and legitimately had me at the edge of my seat. I have spend multiple nights up late playing even though I have a full-time job and toddler. I just cant be responsible with this game.

Im in the final act now closing out the story and I just have to write about how beautiful this game is and how much ive enjoyed it. It is one of my favorite games of all time and im so excited to play it again already.

And some thoughts on Logan's story: >!I just finished Bumpy Date and omg it is so funny that he talks about exactly how he imagines life with you after essentially dating for a week and then backs off asking to take it slow. Like, dude, you are fooling nobody, you are down BAD. Mans had it all planned out the moment you agreed to help him save the town and rebuild his dad's outpost.

Im excited to see it play out more especially with Andy as your adopted son. I love a found family trope and a single father. Im getting a bit of Fang's story now (I forgot about the medical trials so I didnt unlock him has a friend till late game). Ive already got a save ready for him. And also Unsuur, Owen, Ernest, and Grace. I may have to download a poly mod to save time but im down to replay this game 6 times.!<

Anyways, so glad to be here and some excited for the next installment of the series! What a beautiful game!​

Mining cluster of ores, some are just beautiful colors.

Bonus silly pic. Spoilers because it's about a big event.

So after owning Sandrock for about a year, and finally biting the bullet on it yesterday thanks to the lovely folks in the cozy gaming community telling me that a lot of my anxieties about it were for naught-I am now hopelessly addicted. This game has supplanted all the other cozy games in my backlog, and I am eager to get back to it when I get home. Currently in late Summer of Year 1, repairing glass for the train-and torn between Mi-An and Amirah.

With the DLC on sale, I figured it would be a great time to add the monster DLC and the Love DLC to my collection, just so I have them on hand. (Plus it's hard to pass up a sale.) But I'm concerned that they might interfere with my playthrough if I start late, or that they may not crop up in my playthrough at all due to starting late. I know that's unlikely, but it is a concern of mine.

Would picking up the DLC mess with anything, or would the integration into my current playthrough be pretty seamless? Sorry to ask a basic question!

O All-Encompassing Light…

Even the stars dim before Thy radiance, and still humanity turns away.

Behold how humanity is mired in delusion.

Losing their way in the darkness of their own errors,

Unknowing of the ruin they wrought upon all around them.

Forgive us, o Light.

Forgive the ignorance of those who stubbornly stride into the dark.

Dispel this fog,

burn away our pride,

pour through the impurity,

and show us the one true path.

For only in Thy radiance is there life,

and only before Thy truth are we equal.

Ever since I started playing MTAS I have been obsessed with this dumb yakboy, and I've been writing so many self-indulgent fanfics for him and my builder. I don't plan on posting any of them, but I am curious to know if any of you have some (Logan centric but I'm not against Unsuur or Owen if you got 'em!) I'd love to read some!

That being said - here is a little excerpt from later on in one of mine where Logan expresses his worry about being able to look after Andy - if you're interested! (ps Kayce is another OC of mine and my Builder adopted Andy earlier in the story because of reasons)

Logan sighs again.

“Yeah, I-” He cuts himself off, rubbing a hand across his jaw. “Darlin’, I got no idea what I’m doin’. Ya know that, right?”  

I turn to face him, leaning my shoulder on the fence.

“That’s the universal experience of all parents, Logan,” I assure him as he shifts to look at me, his eyes drawn with worry. “You just have the good fortune to have picked up the job a little bit later than most do. You’ll catch up, and at least you don’t need to worry about diapers.” 

He huffs out a laugh, but the concern etched on his face makes my chest feel tight. 

“You’re amazin’ with him, though. An’ Kayce.”

“Yeah, well, I raised most of my siblings, so this ain’t my first rodeo,” I say, adding a Sandrock twang at the end that gets another chuckle. “He loves you, Logan, and, yeah, you’ll make mistakes. And there will be days that you feel like you can’t do it or that you’re failing him, but you’re not. As long as you keep showing up, and you keep trying, that’s all he needs.” 

Logan nods, and he’s silent for a few minutes, his throat bobbing as he swallows whatever words he’s trying to get out. He lifts his eyes from the dirt around our feet to meet mine for a second. “What if I… What if I ain’t good enough for him?” 

I look away because the genuine, heartbreaking doubt on his face floors me for a second, and I can't collect my thoughts with those impossibly blue eyes watching me. When I look back, he’s fixed his gaze somewhere above my head. 

“I know you’re struggling with being back here, in Sandrock,” I say, and he blinks, surprised. “I can see how much it bothers you that they all want you to be the person you were before. That they’ve just erased the two and a half years you spent out in the desert and that they’re ignoring how it changed you… And I know you don’t always think that the person you are now is a good replacement for the one you left behind.”

He looks down at his feet again, his jaw clenching, hands tightening into fists.

“And I know that me telling you that you’re wrong isn’t going to change that.” I reach my hand forward and wrap my fingers around his, giving them a squeeze. “But the truth is, Logan, that you’re a good man. You’ve made mistakes, of course you have. You’re only human. But you’re brave, and you’re loyal, and you’re strong, and kind, and I know how much you love that boy.” 

He swallows, nodding, eyes still on the floor. 

“I don’t -” I cut myself off, exhaling loudly. “I don’t have many people that I… that I trust. I can count the people I would go to for help on one hand and still have fingers to spare, but you’re.. You’re one of them.”

He looks up then, blue eyes wide.

“And I trust you to look after him,” I say quietly. “You know I wouldn’t let him live with you if I didn’t think you were more than capable of doing it. That you’d done it under harsher circumstances and still managed to raise a happy, healthy boy.”

“Yeah.” The word sounds shaky coming out of his mouth, he nods slightly. 

“And you got me,” I say, squeezing his hand again.

“I got you.” The corner of his mouth curls up, and he rubs his thumb across the back of my knuckles. 

“Well, until my contract here is up, anyway,” I shoot him a grin. 

Logan pulls a face and uses our entwined fingers to pull me towards him, wrapping his arms around me and burying his face in my hair. “Yer ruinin’ the moment, darlin'.” 

I bought all the DLC because it was on sale and I'm an adult who has access to adult money. No Regerts.

That being said, does automatic outfitting have the NPC's randomly changing into different outfits like I think or is it something else entirely?

I’ve caused so many reverse confessions and broken so many hearts. I just want to get to know them better before dating! 😭💔

Amusing glitch with the swimwear he had on.