Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome to the second edition of the Tips & Tricks, brought to you by, the one and only, Invictus 
.
Last time, the list revolves around tips and tricks for how to combat recon, as well as the best ways to execute subs.
This time, things are a bit different, as the tips and tricks revolve around customs (of which I have 20 
), and as Iām somewhat notoriously known for my customs now, I would like to share some of the things I learned throughout my time with them, so letās begin:
Tip #1 Please run the store version first.
Everyone wants to make customs with super cool modules like Entranced, Ethereal Presence, Void of Creation, Sexual Manifestations, etc., yet people donāt seem to acknowledge that your understanding of the cores matters much more, as well as the time you spend on them, because if you donāt have the core scripting already within your mind using the store title, the custom thus becomes MUCH denser then it would normally have been for you, meaning that itās just gonna backfire on you with more recon, and less gains from the modules.
Tip #2 Donāt kitchen sink your modules.
I started like this, but overtime, I realized that in order to have the best custom for me, the modules need to follow a rule: they should all be able to create a clear vision.
If the list of your modules canāt create a realistic image of the end goal of your custom, then trust me when I say this, your custom aināt focused enough.
Lemme give you guys an example:
Making a custom with Gaming Mastery core, and having the Heracles module in the same customā¦. Yeah, donāt do that, unless you wanna break your gaming setup haha.
Tip #3 Donāt add more than 2 cores in a custom to clear up spots in your stack.
I can tell you from my own experience and my friendsā, it wonāt work that well.
Why? Because youāre ultimately making the custom even denser, for the sake of a spot, which in turn will make the whole stack even heavier than it would have been, and poses the risk of stonewalling you till your subconscious can slowly start accepting the scripts fully.
Tip #4 Donāt copy other peopleās customs.
While Iām not telling you to not take some inspiration, what Iām telling you is that you shouldnāt copy a custom, module for module, and expect the same exact intensity and level of results as the one you copied the custom from, simply due to all the factors that affect both of you individually, as well as the differences in the levels of growth both of you would have, so be original.
Tip #5 Donāt overexpose.
Okay so this one is a bit wild, because there are 2 types of people doing this with customs, the first kind are the ones who have done multiple cycles with the store title and want to run multiple loops of the custom because āI can do it with the store version tooā, and the other type are the ones who use certain modules such as Energetic Development XI, Sanguine, and Pragya (just to name a few), and use them as an excuse to run more loops because āthey would take care of any possible recon.ā, yet the people who fall in these categories (and the ones who do multiple loops without either of those factors) donāt understand that the scripting with YOUR NAME embedded in it is a completely different kind of scripting, and the fact that there are many additional modules also add on the density of the subs, so a 20 module Stark custom DOES NOT equal in strength to Stark ZP, and extra loops wonāt help.
Tip #6 Donāt jump to higher power levels.
I think thatās pretty self explanatory, but if itās your first time making a custom, then avoid making it at the highest possible power level, because thereās a really high chance that you donāt know what youāre doing and end up feeling shit when you realize that you canāt handle the custom and kinda wasted a lot of money, so be smart, and donāt overestimate yourself.
Tip #7 Remake your modules list multiple times.
Once your about to order your custom, try to rethink the whole list multiple times, and even delete the whole list and restart it again, see how many different modules pop up, and only when you know for a fact that the 20 (or however many you want) modules you have in front of your eyes are exactly what you want, only then should you order.
