As promised @Deadpool, here’s the thread
Yooo ladies and gentlemen,
Here are some general ideas and guidelines you should follow when making a custom, in order to make the most out of the investment you’re going to make:
1- Make sure you ran the main titles of the corresponding cores before;
I made this mistake myself with True Social, and I was so annoyed because I didn’t even realize why at first, until it occurred to me that I didn’t even know what TS would do, and yet I still added it to my first ZPT2 custom, making me regret when I was getting approached by strangers, and then talking too much.
So make sure you at least run 1 cycle with the main store title of your preferred core(s), to know what it would do for you.
2- While you can make a custom with 3 cores, it is best to avoid having more than 2, as it would HEAVILY diminish the ability to stack with other subs.
In my case, this caused me to feel some recon that made me not able to stack more subs with King ZP, and I was limited to only being able to run 1 more sub with it, or else it made me feel exhausted.
@Ice can also further comment on this.
3- keep your custom focused, and if you have multiple goals to tackle, then split the customs, but do not try to have more than 2 big goals per custom, or else you will dilute it to the point that it would make the results exponentially slower.
4- don’t just decide on the modules and order the same day, take at least a week or 2 (or even longer), to properly plan out the modules list, why?
Because the act of planning out the custom, and properly choosing the modules based on your goals, as well as having a strong conscious logic for the modules choice, is not only going to make you more certain of them, but it will also act like a conscious guidance for your custom’s results.
5- make a vision board or write down your goals somewhere (similar to product descriptions), and place it somewhere that is visible to you almost daily (I have mine as my wallpaper), as this will further keep you more dedicated to keep using the custom, as well as help you consciously remember the path that you chose with the custom.
6- when making the custom with 2 cores, make sure it’s well balanced, this can be achieved by having equal numbers of supporting modules for both cores (7 for each is a good number, with the remaining slots for enhancers).
7- lastly, don’t overthink it and end up with 5-6 results enhancers, most of them do the same thing but in different ways, and it’s better to limit yourself to 2, and stack AsC on the side.
8- don’t try to jump to ZPT or ZPT2 right away (just because you read others are using them), instead, play the slow game, and make your custom in ZP, run it for some cycles, till you feel like it’s fully integrated, then upgrade to ZPT, and do at least 1 extra cycle than the ZP cycles, and then remake in ZPT2.
This will help you with 2 things: 1- understanding what the modules are doing for you, and how like them, and 2- make sure you are not shooting yourself in the leg by jumping to a power where you can’t handle it.
If you have an idea for a custom you’re planning to make soon, apply these rules to them, remake the list, and then post it here for any extra tips
Peace