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Since the entire complex of environmental settings, suit protection levels and affliction risks after the May Update seems to be an even greater mystery than before, I ran a few experiments today when I did some errands at the Red Mile on Porrima III.
These are some preliminary findings, and there are still some things I don't quite understand that would require further testing.
Let's start with the gameplay options for environmental damage:
Environmental Damage & Afflictions: OFF
That one is easy, it removes the entire functionality from the game. Weather conditions, temperature, hazards, none of that will do damage or create afflictions. You can even stand in the middle of a gas fumarole and it won't harm you.
Environmental Damage & Afflictions: NORMAL
This one seems to be the old system from before the update. Whenever you enter hazardous conditions, your suit protection will kick in and produce an audible warning. That't the blinking indicator in your HUD, corresponding with the type of condition (each one has a particular icon). There's also an audible beeping sound. As long as the suit protection holds up, there is no risk of afflictions. The beeping and blinking will grow faster as the suit protection wears off, until the icon in the HUD becomes permanent and is no longer blinking. Counterintuitively, this means that the suit protection has worn off and there is now a risk of gaining an affliction. If you enter your status effects view in the menu, it also describes this.
Now, even more counterintuitively, the type of suit and the environmental resistances it offers (thermal, corrosive, airborne, radiation) doesn't seem to make a difference for the time duration your suit protection will hold up. You can wear gear that offers 85 thermal protection or you can wear one that offers 0, the time the indicator is blinking is always the same as long as the outside conditions are the same. The environmental resistance levels however do seem to make a difference for the chance to gain an affliction once the suit protection has worn off (this one requires some further testing to be sure).
Environmental Damage & Afflictions: ADVANCED
This is the new setting from the May Update that is described as "Environmental Damage and Afflictions are gained from hazards, weather and ambiently on dangerous planets".
This is a little misleading, because this setting functions fundamentally different from the NORMAL one. What it actually does is it adds real environmental health damage on top of the risk of afflictions. So when your suit protection is depleted, you will, depending on your suit, start taking environmental damage to your health. That is the orange part of your health bar that will fill up and can't be replenished by med packs.
Now, the suit environmental resistances (thermal, corrosive, radioactice, airborne) make a big difference how fast this environmental damage will eat up your health bar. I ran a few tests with thermal protection from 0 to 85 in a snowstorm on Porrima III, and suits, packs, helmets with high thermal resistance levels are really important with that setting. Higher resistances also seem to lower the chance of gaining an affliction here.
So, I hope this clears up some of the common misconceptions about these systems. Further testing will be required to find out what exactly the suit environmental resistance levels change. My current guess, again, is that it doesn't make a difference for the "suit protection" (the blinking indicator and how long it lasts), but it seems to make a difference for the chance to gain afflictions and it definitely helps with the rate of environmental health damage you get when activating the ADVANCED setting.

The developers have confirmed that they're adding skins for younger versions of boxing legends, like a young Roy Jones Jr.! This is super exciting and I think they will probably add more. This could maybe also spice up the career mode a bit.
Imagine starting your career alongside young, aspiring versions of these legendary fighters. As your career progresses, so would the careers of these icons, allowing you to encounter them at different stages of their prowes with changed look, overall etc. Currently, if you progress through the career mode at a standard pace, you might find yourself facing a 48-year-old Roy Jones Jr. with an overall rating of 76. However, with the proposed idea, players could experience the thrill of facing legends like Jones at the peak of their abilities, providing a more dynamic and realistic journey through the world of professional boxing.
Please less random KI-Generated opponents! Right now, the game can generate pretty odd match-ups, like black Ukrainian fighters with German names, which really breaks the immersion.

So since I’ve been trying a new LO after the original next gen update, I’ve been having a recurring issue where my frame rate drops significantly on load screens. Practically to the point of freezing as I get 1 frame every few mins or longer.
This usually happens when loading into a save outdoors in the commonwealth with interior cells usually being safe. There have been points where this issue seems to have resolved itself after an hour or so of playing only to come back even though I’ve made no changes to my LO since. It only occurs when loading a save from the main menu and not when fast travelling or entering / exiting a cell.
I’ve attempted to fix this through power cycling my console, uninstalling and reinstalling the game and disabling multiple suspect mods in my LO, to no avail.
If anyone knows how to fix this or is at least having the same issue please let me know as I’ve been trying to fix this issue for at least a week.
I’ve posted my LO below. It’s been a while since I modded fallout so if there’s any unrelated issues or conflicts you spot let me know about those too. Thanks in advance
PS. I’m playing on Xbox series X with performance mode on and fps targeted at 60
—LOAD ORDER—
AWKCR All DLC
USO Base Game
SMM
Cheat terminal
Gun For Hire
Subversion
Armorsmith Extended
UCO Base Game
Crafting Framework
Workshop Turret Pack
Crimsomrider furniture pack
Notjustbasements updated
Makeshift furniture pack
Drivable cars redux
Drivable cars lore friendly expansion
Constructable faction guards
USO wasteland workshop
USO automation
USO mashups
USO vault tech workshop
USO far harbour
USO nukaworld
Multiple followers overhaul
Multiple followers overhaul dlc plugin
No build limit all dlc
Brute force scrapper
Place anywhere
FCOM
Bullet time
CROSS Crit gore-verhaul
Skk instant battleground
Quick gun modification
Moddable robot settlers
Outfit switcher
Affinity boost
Pip boy flashlight
White phosphor nvg
Commonwealth GECK all locations
Starlight city
Time travel shenanigans at Nuka world red rocket
Mystic pines settlement
The slogotel
Covenant expanded
Sunshine tidings overhaul
Circle the wagons redux
Mechanist’s lair expanded
Phase 4
Diamond city factory
Sanctuary hot springs
Diamond city shanty town
Project apocalyptic commonwealth
Worldcar4
Plenty o’ exploration
Hunkered down
Borealis landscape
Borealis LOD
Faded glory
Liberty reborn
CROSS chosen of atom
Crimsomriders accessories
Kellogg plate armor
The attachment pack
Rifles rebirth
Wacky weapons workshop
Reaper of pantheon
Institute EM Rifle
Institute plasma denfender
Institute sniper EM rifle
Institute heavy assault laser
Institute collapsible field knife
Institute covert ballistic pistol
Institute plasma rifle
Tumbajamba power armor
Workshop anywhere
Remnant bunker player home
Synth combat armor
Elite riot gear
Fallout 4 settlements reborn [latest update]
USO performance patch
USO NextGen patch

(19M, 5'9 155 lbs.) Hi, this is gonna be a bit long, but let me explain the entire situation so far:
Going back about a year or so, I started noticing an elevated heart rate above what I usually would have. I have an apple watch that allows me to check my heart rate, and around this time I started to get notifications that my heart rate was above average (in the 120s to 130s range while resting as opposed to my normal 60-80 range). This happened a few times along with some very minor chest pain / tightness, however after laying down for a few hours / going to bed it would usually return to normal. Around the same time I got diagnosed with anxiety and ADHD and placed on an SSRI to help my anxiety after trying ADHD meds and not liking them. I never really had any incidents with high heart rate after that, so I had assumed it was just anxiety causing it (and that may still be the case). A few months went by and I ended up starting college and got myself a girlfriend. As I ended up finding out, SSRIs, while great, have the unfortunate side effect of erectile dysfunction, so I weaned off my meds so I could prioritize my love life. There were a few incidents after this where my heart rate was above average, but again I just chalked this up to anxiety, as it would usually go away on its own. At one point I went into my on campus doctor's office just to verify my heart was okay after an elevated heart rate the night before, and they gave me an EKG which came up clear. Months go by, and things are fine, besides a slight uptick in anxiety. Unfortunately however, my relationship began to crumble and my anxiety skyrocketed, and we eventually broke up, which led me to talking to my doctor and getting placed back on anxiety medication. However, I really didn't like how SSRI's impacted my libido, so after trying a few more SSRI's I was placed on Buspirone. I love Buspirone, and it's made a noticeable difference on my confidence / reducing anxiety. When I take my full dose at once (30 mg), I tend to get a bit dizzy / nauseous, however when split up into 10 mg taken at breakfast lunch and dinner I have no noticeable side effects. I will say (and I don't know if this is in any way important but I'm just naming everything possible), I have noticed that since stopping the SSRIs and starting Buspirone I tend to ejaculate VERY fast which is abnormal for me, and although I would like to fix that it is not my main concern. Moving on though, after about a month or two after being placed on Buspirone, we get to where my heart problems start. As someone who had never used any substances my entire life, leaving home and going to college gave me the freedom to try new things, and although I know it's not great, on weekends me and my friends will get together and drink or occasionally smoke weed / take an edible. I was worried at first about interactions with my medication, but after some research all anything online could tell me was that I may get drunk faster / more nauseous and dizzy, which wasn't too big of a deal for me. I had tried weed earlier in college and didn't like the way it made me feel, however after being placed on Buspirone I decided to try it again and actually enjoyed the feeling, so I started doing it more on the weekends as opposed to just drinking, which leads us to the incident. Me and some friends had just sat down to watch a movie, and all taken an edible. Time passed, and I started to notice that my heart rate was extremely elevated, way more than I was usually used to. I checked my heart rate, and found that my watch was displaying an average of 160 bpm. At first I thought I was just having a bad high and tried to calm myself. I laid on the floor and put some ice on my forehead, but nothing was helping. I checked my heart rate again and saw that my watch was displaying 190, which really freaked me out as that was way higher than I had ever seen before. I had my sober friend call Public Safety for me, and they came to my dorm room and did a basic check up on me. They said that I had a fever, and when they took my heart rate they got something in the 160s range. Their explanation was that my anxiety, when combined with being high and likely being sick made my heart rate elevated, which made sense at the time. I went into my college's health services to follow up the next day since my heart rate was still elevated (in the 120s-130s range), however they again told me it was probably just anxiety. A few days went by and my heart rate was STILL above average, so I decided to double check with my real doctor off campus. About a day before this I had also stopped taking my medication to see if it could be the cause for my elevated heart rate. The doctors took my vitals and immediately noticed that had very high blood pressure and an elevated heart rate, to the point where they sent in a second doctor to recheck my vitals and make sure it was correct. After talking to me and having me give a run down of my symptoms, they had me schedule an appointment with a cardiologist and told me that if I ever experience chest pain and a heart rate above 100 bpm that wouldn't go down to go to the hospital. I had also told them about how I stopped taking my medication and they told me that that was fine and to tell the cardiologist about it. About a week passes, and I have my cardiologist appointment in a few days. I had been up the night before working on my final exams, so I hadn't gotten much sleep, and besides a breakfast sandwich that I had for lunch I hadn't eaten much either. I had been experiencing chest pain all day, but I assumed it was being caused by my lack of sleep, so after classes I went and took a nap. After a few hours I woke up, and immediately noticed that I still had chest pain. I checked my apple watch, and my heart rate was displaying roughly 90-110 bpm while laying down, which on top of the chest pain made me worried since my doctor had told me that that was cause to go to the hospital. I called my parents to tell them about it, and they drove to the school and had me sit in the car and eat some food they had made to see if it would help at all. However, even after this, my heart rate was still above 100 bpm and I still had chest pain, so my mom made the call to bring me to the hospital. While on the way to the hospital, out of nowhere my heart rate increased to about 170-180 bpm, which freaked me out. We arrived at the hospital, and they immediately gave me an EKG to make sure I wasn't going to drop dead. During this time, I also was shaking a lot and couldn't make myself stop. Eventually they took me into a room and decided to run some tests on me. The tests they did are as follows: BASIC METABOLIC PANEL, CBC WITH DIFF, TROPONIN NH, D DIMER DEEP VEIN THROMB LEVEL, TSH REFLEX, X-RAY CHEST PA AND LATERAL, and ECG-12 LEAD. While I'm not a doctor, from what they told me and from what I can see, everything turned up pretty normal. My potassium was a smidge low, as well as my MCV and MPV, and my Monocyte (absolute) was a tad high, but generally nothing to worry about. The website where I'm viewing my test results display my ECG as abnormal and an attached document says I have left atrial enlargement as well as sinus tachycardia, but they only mentioned sinus tachycardia in the hospital so I assume that it was just the machine reading my test results and giving its own diagnosis. Long story short though, I left the hospital a few hours later, and although I still had a slightly elevated heart rate they said I was fine to go about life normally and to follow up with my cardiologist. Cut to the present, and I just met with my cardiologist a couple days ago. I gave him the general rundown of the above story (but didn't mention the edible as a precursor to the 190 bpm heartrate as my mom was in the next room over and the door was wide open), and after checking my vitals he told me that although I did have an elevated heart rate and high blood pressure, my chest pain probably wasn't a huge concern and that he wasn't too worried it was anything life threatening. He told me I could resume taking my meds (which I had temporarily replaced with ashwagandha supplements while I waited for the appointment and have since stopped taking), and had me wear a little device that monitored my heart rate for 24 hours, which I'm set to return in a couple days. He also told me that when I returned it he would check my results and give me an echocardiogram and go from there. So, with any luck, he should be able to figure things out then. However, I wanted to post this to see if anyone could help me get any ideas on what it could be that I could run by him to help speed things up. Oh and one last thing, if you can't think of anything in regards to what could be causing my elevated heart rate, I actually would like to know why I'm ejaculating so fast so I can fix it because its gotten to the point where I can't even enjoy masturbating because of how fast I cum.
In case I missed anything, here's a list of my symptoms (although I have no idea if they're all correlated):
- High heart rate (anywhere from 90-190 bpm)
- High blood pressure
- Chest pain / tightness on my left side and does not hurt more when I breath in / out (every now and then pain extends to my neck and shoulder)
- Frequently tired
- Insomnia (could be correlated with the above symptom lol)
- Get out of breath faster than usual
- Anxiety (already had this though)
- Mild depression (probably from my breakup)
- Lack of motivation (probably from my ADHD)
- Very rare and random spasms in my neck
- About 10 pounds weight loss in the past few months
- Headaches (could be from the meds)
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Minor rash under my eyes that’s been coming / going
- Eczema / rash flare ups past few months above my eyes, on my inner elbows, on my hands, and on my neck that I’ve been able to get rid of with a steroid cream
- Wrists, elbows, knees and ankles (although many joints in general) tend to bother me / crack a lot
- Glands under my neck are frequently swollen
- Rashes on the tops of my feet and toes
- Multiple gray / white hairs appearing in the last few months
- Probably something minor that I'm forgetting but if I can't think of it it probably isn't important (will update this list if new symptoms arise)
Brief family history:
- Grandma (moms side) has rheumatoid arthritis - Grandma (dads side) had multiple sclerosis - Great Grandma (moms side) had Alzheimer's - Aunt (moms side) has an undiagnosed heart problem - Aunt (moms side) has rheumatoid arthritis and Reynaud's, inconclusive testing for lupus - Aunt (dads side) has something? something to do with swelling of feet and ankles? not too sure - Mom had anemia
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My personal theories (I'm not a doctor though so obviously not too sure): Autoimmune Disease + Dysautonomia: - From a list of symptoms, I have experienced all of the following at some point over the last month: Lightheaded when standing up, nausea, brain fog, fast heart rate, high blood pressure, changes in bowel movements over the course of the past few months (both constipation and diarrhea), fatigue, sexual dysfunction, chest pain and discomfort, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, sleeping problems, dizziness, sweating a lot, watery eyes, frequent headaches, changes in body temperature, drooling (when I sleep), mood swings, anxiety, and sensitivity to light. Based on this a potential theory could be an autoimmune disorder on top of a heart condition? Also explains the elevated monocyte (absolute) levels. Serotonin Syndrome: - I was doing research and discovered that Buspirone, when taken with other medication that increases serotonin, can cause serotonin syndrome. After another google search, I found out that weed can increase serotonin levels. The only hole in this theory is that I stopped taking Buspirone after the initial spike in heart rate / blood pressure but had no noticeable changes.
TLDR: I have a high heart rate and blood pressure and can't figure out why

Game has been getting SOOOOOO boring and repetitive lately and all of the events are copy/pasted from last events. To keep from losing all interest in the game completely, I nuked almost all of my players/resources to get as many max players as I could. I already had 3 on offense and 3 on defense with the rest of my players still being iconics. I pulled Ozzie, Nelson x 2 (traded for DK), and Payton on offense. Got Lott, Woodson, Thomas, and Watt on defense. Gotta say tho, the game is so much more enjoyable now. Won’t be hitting any 10k gates anytime soon but if the game is getting boring for you, nuke your team and go for maxes. Anybody else do this and have any luck?

Hello fellow tutor aspirees, side hustlers, academic extraordinaires. I’m here to give you the scoop on the various tutoring platforms, how their services work, tutoring requirements, the types of students on each platform, and of course - how much you get paid for your time.
A little about me. I’ve tutored for a few months now on the following platforms: Varsity Tutors, Wyzant, and SuperProf. I’ve had a number of students on each platform, and it’s safe to say I’ve definitely realized the pros and cons of each one.
Wyzant
Money Info: You set your hourly rate. Wyzant takes 25% of it. If you set your rate to $20/hr you get paid $15/hr.
The Requirements: Each subject you tutor you have to take a 10–20 question multiple choice test on it. The test will be beginner to intermediate questions on the subject you’ve chosen. You only have one chance to pass the test.
The Pros:

• You set your own rate
• Tutors and students can freely schedule meetings on their own, rather than have someone assign you
• The user interface is better(mobile app, messaging system, teaching platform, etc)
• Students can largely vary(this can be a con too). You will get a wider range of students, who can be adults with various full time jobs.

The Cons:

• You are charged 25% of your hourly rate
• It’s very hard to get started as a new tutor. There are tons of tutors with a lot of reviews already.
• There are scammers(be cautious of people asking you to communicate off the platform)

Final Verdict
Wyzant is an easy to use platform that takes a while to build a student base. You’ll have to apply and reach out to students a lot at first before you start getting more consistent jobs. This can take a few months, so consider this before you start. The 25% fee is high, but certainly not unreasonable compared to other platforms.
Varsity Tutors
Money Info: Unless you’re tutoring GRE or LSATs, the flat rate is $15/hr, regardless of the subject. GRE and LSAT tutors make $28/hr. Varsity Tutors charges their students $50 - $75/hr.
Requirements: Most subjects do not require a test, however you do need to send in a video interview of yourself, mostly to confirm that you can speak eloquently.
The Pros:

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• Students are screened so you’ll mostly get students more prepared for lessons.

The Cons:

• A large amount of tutors will only make $15/hr, whereas they charge $50 - $75/hr per student. This can be a huge cut, and limit on pay, especially if you’re teaching harder subjects like programming, sciences, higher level math.
• The user interface is not as great. Basic functionality is there, but the overall platform is not aesthetic.
• You are legally not allowed to take students off the platform.

Final Verdict
Varsity Tutors definitely has the lowest pay amongst all the platforms. $15/hr to teach is what you can make at some retail jobs in the US. The platform can be better if you need to start making money immediately, or if you live in a country where the cost of living is lower. The amount you are paid is better for people who are teaching subjects that aren’t too difficult.
SuperProf
Money Info: You set your own rate, SuperProf takes 10%. The caveat, SuperProf charges students $39 a month to use the platform.
Pros:

• For tutors, SuperProf takes the least amount from your pay compared to other platforms.
• Students are generally more prepared because they are paying $39 a month to use the platform.
• The user interface is also pretty good.
• You can set your own cancellation policies

Cons:

• There are less students because of the monthly subscription fee.
• It’s very hard to get started as a new tutor. There are tons of tutors with a lot of reviews already.
• You have to teach your first two lessons free.

Final Verdict
SuperProf is very similar to Wyzant in that students and tutors can openly communicate and set up time with each other. The 10% fee is lower than the other platforms. But because it’s already hard to get started as a new tutor, and there are less students on the platform, it’s one of the harder platforms to build a student base.
Additional Notes
While all these platforms have their pros and cons. You can always consider tutoring independently. You do not need any licenses or business registration for tutoring in most places. Once you get a student base through Wyzant or SuperProf, you can take them off-platform and teach independently. The best part? You keep the money you work hard for.
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