On that lacerta post, I saw you mention that a t8 won't cut it and that a t5 should be used instead. My question is, what is the difference between the two that makes one better than the other?
I really love this video because around 1:58 (video URL starts there) Frances Baines starts comparing T8s and T5s (with reflectors). T8s are good for reptiles that don’t have high UV requirements/live mostly in shade, but to hit the “sunlight effect” UV index the animal has to get quite close to the bulb, around 6″-8″. Not really good for lacertids.
T5s have an excellent spread and works great for large vivariums. It’s much easier to hit “sunlight” UV indexes from larger distances too (around 12″ from the bulb). You can establish large basking areas with a T5, and even if installed above a wire mesh screen there won’t be too much of a reduction in UV output. Of course, unfiltered UVB is preferred but sometimes not feasible in some set ups.
Also, T5s are much brighter than T8s. You can see the difference in these pictures:
You don’t know how long I have waited for someone to ask me this question.
Xenoblade Chronicles is a JRPG for the Nintendo Wii. It was one of the last to come out in North America, and as a result, is ridiculously hard to find. The average copy is worth around $60, but I can tell you, it’s worth every penny. Luckily, there’s the version for the New 3ds coming out in April. If you don’t want to get either, look up a walkthrough on Youtube. (I highly recommend the one by Chuggaaconroy.)
So what’s the story behind this game?
That, I shall describe under the cut.
This is Shulk, our protagonist, and the biggest fucking nerd to ever grace this existence. I may have cheated a bit by using a screenshot from Super Smash Bros, but this picture contains pretty much everything about the story I want to cover.
The giant robot-looking thing in the distance is the Mechonis, and you wouldn’t be able to guess from here, but it’s pretty much planet-sized. The game takes place on Bionis and Mechonis, two dead gods with civilizations growing on their bodies. (The location in the pic is on the Bionis’ leg.) Shulk lives in a city on the back of the Bionis’ knee, along with his best friends and fellow playable characters, Reyn and Fiora. Their lives are going pretty well, until A ROBOT ARMY FROM MECHONIS RAVAGES THE CITY ATTACK-ON-TITAN-STYLE. This is what drives the main characters for the first half of the story. (Just the first half, anyhting beyond that is a major-league spoiler.) Their self-designated mission: Find the source of the robot armies (referred to in-game as Mechon) and exact their revenge. The problem? The Mechon are immune to most weapons, which brings me to the next plot point: The Monado.The Monado is, to sum it up, Shulk’s sword. It was supposedly once used by the Bionis itself, and is the only weapon capable of damaging Mechon. Now, it is Shulk’s sword alone, as literally everyone else in the game is unable to control it. The Monado holds a mysterious power which the entirety of the plot seems to revolve around. It also gives Shulk the ability to see the future, which manifests itself in multiple aspects of gameplay.
Now enough about the story, you may be wondering, is the gameplay any good? Oh , you bet it is.
The battle system is rather complex. Your characters do basic attacks on their own, and you (the player) decides when to use special attacks, known as Arts. There are many other facets to the battle system that I haven’t mentioned, but know that it’s really dynamic and always keeps you on edge.
The gameplay outside of battle is great too. The world is vast, and there’s a lot of sights to see, and all of them are beautiful.
You actually get EXP from discovering new locations in-game. One of the best parts about Xenoblade is that EXP is ridiculously easy to come by. You can get it not only in battles, but by completing sidequests, (which are numerous and do a lot for the worldbuilding) and gaining achievements.
There’s so much more I could say about this game, but I’ll leave that for you discover for yourself. I hope I’ve made you want to play Xenoblade Chronicles.. If I haven’t convinced you I don’t blame you. This summary was horrble.
Just out of curiosity, do you know if there are any species that can actually be co-habbed with another species or is that nigh-impossible? I know some can cohab with their own species (shingleback i think?), but I've never heard of interspecies housing.
You can cohabitate some reptiles with each other, off of the top of my head, mourning geckos do exceedingly well together.
