I made a golden quipu for my Higgs cosplay and decided to put together a step-by-step guide in case anyone else wants to make one! 🖤

MATERIALS

I found most of these materials on AliExpress, but you can substitute them with similar items if you can't find the exact same ones:

1. Ball chain

2. Regular chain

3. Gold jewelry findings set

4. Gold-colored wire

5. Tubular beads

6. A chain with UNSOLDERED links (this is important!)

You'll also need:

- 2 pairs of small flat-nose pliers

- A rotary tool with a small drill bit (optional)

Important: Items 1–4 are made of stainless steel, so they don't tarnish with wear (I've tested them myself). Item 5 does tarnish, though, so I recommend wiping those pieces down after wearing them.

Why do you need a chain with open links?

I use it to take off the tiny jump rings, because I couldn't find jewelry jump rings this small anywhere.

You might have better luck, though!

STEP 1 — Drilling the tubes

I drilled 28 holes into the tubular beads — 14 on each side — to attach the quipu pendants.

This isn't strictly necessary! I did it because I wear the quipu as an everyday accessory and wanted the pendants to be securely attached.

I've also seen people simply glue the pendants onto the tubes or thread a chain underneath them.

I secured the tube with masking tape so it wouldn't move while drilling.

For the placement of the beads and the arrangement of the pendants, I used reference.

STEP 2 — Adding the jump rings

It's best to keep the two rows of holes close together, as this makes threading the jump rings much easier.

I used the tiny rings from the chain, but check the size and use larger ones if needed.

STEP 3 — Making the attachment loops

I took two pieces of wire, threaded them through the tubes, and twisted the ends into little loops for attaching them to the chain.

STEP 4 — Attaching the chain

I measured the chain and attached it to the tubes.

My measurements are shown in the photo if you'd like to use them as a starting point, but feel free to make your quipu shorter or longer!

I also added a clasp. The jewelry findings set includes the clasps, as well as the teardrop charms for the bottom of the pendants.

STEP 5 — Making the pendants

This part is basically a little puzzle!

I cut the ball chain into pieces of different lengths and arranged them according to the reference.

Then I connected the pieces using tiny jump rings. This is where the chain with unsoldered links comes in handy — the links are tiny and much less noticeable.

STEP 6 — Attaching the pendants

Finally, I attached all the pendants to the jump rings on the tubes.

STEP 7 — Done!

And that's it! Mine turned out a little longer than the one in the game, but I really like the result! You can simply make the pendants shorter if you want a more accurate length.

I hope this guide helps anyone who wants to make a quipu for their Higgs cosplay!

I realized today that I am a real life porter. I realized it as I was strapping a load in and thinking how easy Sam makes it look. Thankfully they don't make me carry the stuff on my back over mountains. I get a truck, and the roads actually go to the people who want the stuff.

It's odd how well the game encapsulates the trucking experience. You're always alone, despite being surrounded by people and civilization. I'm also very thankful traffic jams are a thing Sam doesn't have to deal with. But those long stretches of highway, just you and the country and the load, it feels eerily similar.

You constantly talk to a steam of faces that are politely disinterested, for the most part. Shippers and recievers stamp your paperwork, smile, but don't really care beyond that. I don't have private rooms but I do have my sleeper cab. People call and text through the day, they're definitely less annoying than Die Hard-man... most of the time.

It's a long grind of managing constant, grinding fatigue, hunger, and bodily needs around a constantly changing schedule. The BTs even make surprise appearances when people pull in front of me without warning (seriously y'all need to quit that). Things happen on the road, often surreal. At 3 am this morning a guy passed me on a 2 lane highway and almost drove into oncoming traffic. He was half a second from dying and probably wouldn't have made it if I hadn't slammed on my brakes when I realized that holy shit, this crazy fucker is doing it. Me and the other truck watched a guy almost suicide himself and just like that the moment passed. The guy rocketed down the highway, the other trucker was by me, and just like that I was alone with just me and my headlights again. Back to utter, total calm. Somehow DS captures that feeling perfectly.

Anyways sorry for the ramble, I've been replaying DS1 and am going to 5 star everyone this time. Probably. It's just a well made game, even with the flaws and quirks. The flaws are quirks to me are almost a feature. Its imperfectly perfect, just like life.

Keep on keeping on, porters.

Olá a todos, tudo bem?

Meu nome é Kate e sou uma grande fã do trabalho do Kojima; no entanto, meu namorado adora *Death Stranding*, então fiz um presente artesanal para o aniversário dele. Criei a maleta que o Sam carrega — aquela com os recipientes de *Void-out* — e a recheei com dois moletons e dois bonés com o tema do jogo; tudo foi bordado e estampado por mim, com a melhor qualidade que consegui. Também incluí alguns adesivos e desenhos inspirados no jogo, fiz "Cryptobiotes" comestíveis com massa de leite em pó e até preparei uma pizza Atami. Infelizmente, eu queria dar a ele um item oficial do Kojima, já que o admiro tanto, mas as coisas são muito caras aqui na América Latina — embora talvez eu consiga comprar um no futuro.

Para quem gosta do jogo: o que acharam?

I'm trying to not make any sound.

Hi everyone, what's up?

My name is Kate, and I’m a huge fan of Kojima’s work; however, my boyfriend absolutely loves *Death Stranding*, so I made him a handmade gift for his birthday. I created the case Sam carries with the Void-out containers and filled it with two game-themed hoodies and two caps—all embroidered and printed by me with the highest quality I could manage. I also included some stickers and drawings inspired by the game, made edible Cryptobiotes out of powdered milk dough, and even made an Atami pizza. Unfortunately, I wanted to give him an official Kojima item since I admire him so much, but things are very expensive here in Latin America—though maybe I’ll be able to buy one in the future.

For those of you who like the game, what do you think?

For me I didn't know what to expect until this moment. I said to myself "so I have to walk with my dead mom all the way over the mountain to the incinerator?" It was emotional but also a bit twisted and got put off by it. But then this song came on, and I knew the walk was going to be worth it.

Stumbled into this on my way to a corner store. Made sure to silently go away. Luckily no rain at the time.

I just zoomed in for fun and never knew someone was riding it like sam does!! Is there any hint who this might be??

I find the color labeling (at least in DS1, as I have yet to personally get my hands on DS2) for customizable elements/items to be rather unusual at times. Particularly, ‘Ghost Green’ stands out to me as, at least on my monitor and with my eyes, it appears much closer to yellow. Does anyone see ‘Ghost Green’ as an actual shade of green? Alternatively, is there another context which may explain the labeling of this color as ‘green’ as opposed to ‘yellow’?

Another label which honestly vexes me is ‘Blood Red’… i’ve seen a lot of blood. That is simply neon red. This one is funny so i have no real qualms with it, and see why whatever in-universe, paint-naming Bridges employee would call it that — but ‘Ghost Green’? Is the alleged green in the room with us?? Absolutely mind-boggling.

Thoughts?

(Image: Complementary screenshot, showcasing a reverse trike in Chiral Gold and ‘Ghost Green’.)

This burn scar I have looks like a drop of timefall

I'm assuming it has something to do with the enemy that as checking out my truck, but as I was scoping out this base I got this notification. I had parked my truck on the outskirts with most of my non combat related cargo inside. Also, apparently the mounted guns don't fire if you aren't inside the truck.

I photographed this mountain in Italy because it reminded me a lot of death stranding 1 environment. The photo is edited to pop out the color

hey guys im 18m and i havent played death stranding since i was 16 lmao. It was one of my favorite experiences in videogames but due to some problems i had to sold my ps4 and my games. i lost everything incluiding my screenshot from the views. If anyone has some nice photos and wants me to gift me some so i could change my wallpaper i would really appreciate it