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Comment on Are there any video games that are/were popular in your country, that the rest of the world hardly knows about? in ~games
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Comment on Anyone have any experience with tiny screws? I need to replace two in my body hair trimmer and I don't know where to start. in ~life.home_improvement
Pavouk106 Link ParentYes, those are what I thought. New Zealand is other half of world for me (I'm EU) ans Japan is "near" New Zealand, it wouldn't surprise me if these screws were JIS. It's nice to have thw bits at...Yes, those are what I thought. New Zealand is other half of world for me (I'm EU) ans Japan is "near" New Zealand, it wouldn't surprise me if these screws were JIS. It's nice to have thw bits at hand and I strongly believe they are included in that kit.
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Comment on Anyone have any experience with tiny screws? I need to replace two in my body hair trimmer and I don't know where to start. in ~life.home_improvement
Pavouk106 Link ParentI second this. OP just have to find the right size/fit screwdriver and the heads won't strip down. The shaver being fron New Zealand may have different screws than Phillips. They alsonhave cross...I second this. OP just have to find the right size/fit screwdriver and the heads won't strip down.
The shaver being fron New Zealand may have different screws than Phillips. They alsonhave cross pattern but different angle (And I'm not talking Pozidriv, I'm talking another different standard). iFixit kit has those too.
So the advice for OP - get some screwdriver kit with mayn bits. The one 0xSim mentions is great! I have it too and you can't probably get better one. iFixit ships to Northa America and also to EU, they have two different stores for those locations, so you can order it today and get it probably by tuesday or wednesday.
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Comment on What do you think the top three most used apps on your phone for the past week are? in ~tech
Pavouk106 (edited )LinkMy guess is: Firefox Jellyfin Immich I don't know how to find the real stats. I use Graphene OS and under apps there is no such stat. Firefoy is absolutely right though, that I'm sure. Jellyfin is...My guess is:
- Firefox
- Jellyfin
- Immich
I don't know how to find the real stats. I use Graphene OS and under apps there is no such stat. Firefoy is absolutely right though, that I'm sure. Jellyfin is almost surely second, Immich may actually be less used than Home Assistant, but I don't have anything to check against.
When I have a look at battery stats, OpenVPN is there and high up, probably because it doesn't sleep with phone and Immich uses it to sync when I'm not at home so it simply drains battery quite a lot when actively syncing some 1080p60 video - we have great service providers (T-mobile) here who believe 15Mbit upload on your phone is plenty enough. You can download in hundreds of Mbit speeds but you can upload using speeds from years ago.
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Comment on List of films adapted into novels in ~books
Pavouk106 LinkWhat a great idea! I opened just the Action ones and immediately - Air Force One and Assassins... Now to get them!What a great idea! I opened just the Action ones and immediately - Air Force One and Assassins... Now to get them!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkWhat game I'm playing? One of the best racing games ever made - Test Drive Unlimited! Managed to find it on the internet, as it's not for sale anywhere (at least I couldn't find it), unpacked it...What game I'm playing? One of the best racing games ever made - Test Drive Unlimited! Managed to find it on the internet, as it's not for sale anywhere (at least I couldn't find it), unpacked it and it works!
Then I copied the game on my Steam Deck and... Hell, yes! What a great game it still is! Cruising roads of Oahu, Hawaii in fast cars, preferably not using GPS looking on the map from.time to time to get your bearings. Buying a car and then hoping you will come across tuning shop for it sometime in the future. Driving 50 kilometers for 15 minutes, because, you know, it is 15 kilometers and your average speed is just 200 km/h. Driving around the whole island in a few dozens of minutes, because it's the wholr island! Doing various challenges, driving supercars of bygone era up to.modern ones (at the time of game's release), learning how to handle each of them.
TDU was unbelievable game when it came out back in around 2007. And it didn't lose any charm for me throughout those almost 20 years, it is still amazing! And as I already said - having Oahu in your (oversized) pocket is the best thing that could have happened to this game.
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Comment on What is your eleventh favorite video game? in ~games
Pavouk106 (edited )LinkNox is the one that comes to my mind. It is an unusual RPG game where you can play one of three characters where each of them goes to the same final objective through different ways sometimes...Nox is the one that comes to my mind.
It is an unusual RPG game where you can play one of three characters where each of them goes to the same final objective through different ways sometimes going through the same place under different conditions/in different times. This makes for great replay due to different playstyle of the characters and seeing the state of the game world/specific place in different time and conditions. I can't rember if the characters actually meet or not...
This game is pretty unique in the playstyle, isn't exactly easy but not hard. Different take on RPG.
I'd say it's not my eleventh, it's much lower, but it is easy for me to pick this one for this thread.
My top 10, and likely top 20, is full of very well known games, this is why I went deeper.
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Comment on Fox is buying Roku in $22 billion deal in ~tv
Pavouk106 Link ParentThis is why I have regular expression watchdog on it. It keeps track of the shows and record them wgenever they are on. Managed to get all Top Gear episodes that aired here over the span of two...This is why I have regular expression watchdog on it. It keeps track of the shows and record them wgenever they are on. Managed to get all Top Gear episodes that aired here over the span of two years (some errors in reception or bad timing of the recording).
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Comment on Fox is buying Roku in $22 billion deal in ~tv
Pavouk106 Link ParentI buy on local second-hand website. Many of those DVDs are from inserts in the newspapers or magazines. Some of those are cheap - just the movie with one audio track. But there were some that were...I buy on local second-hand website. Many of those DVDs are from inserts in the newspapers or magazines. Some of those are cheap - just the movie with one audio track. But there were some that were full release including original audio as well as extras. Or I buy in one specialized second-hand brick-and-mortar store, got Tin Cup and Assassins from there. Nice finds for the money (I think it was 2-4€ each).
I managed to buy original Taxi 2 (French movie) DVD for 5CZK (0.2€). I bought another movie for the same price with it as the delivery cost was much higher at around 3€, so I wanted to make the most out of it.
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Comment on Fox is buying Roku in $22 billion deal in ~tv
Pavouk106 Link ParentI have PC Blu ray drive, I rip the movies and have them on media server. I keep.original discs though. 480 movies sp far with around 90 audio albums. The TV shows or series are hard, but I record...I have PC Blu ray drive, I rip the movies and have them on media server. I keep.original discs though. 480 movies sp far with around 90 audio albums. The TV shows or series are hard, but I record them off of TV (I have Raspberry Pi TV HAT and record terrestrial broadcast) if I can't source original disc release, which is hard as I'm Czech and while the shows are on TV dubbed in Czech, you can't get them on physical release in our language - I consider this gray area.
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Comment on Fox is buying Roku in $22 billion deal in ~tv
Pavouk106 Link ParentI just want to add one important thing - second hand market exists. You could probably buy a few movies on DVDs for a buck, literally.I just want to add one important thing - second hand market exists. You could probably buy a few movies on DVDs for a buck, literally.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #9: How optimistic are you about the future? (Results) in ~talk
Pavouk106 (edited )LinkWe're doomed! Maybe you didn't know it, but the whole Earth will be swallowed by our Sun! I'm kinda optimist. I believe the near future will not be that bad - somewhat optimistic.We're doomed! Maybe you didn't know it, but the whole Earth will be swallowed by our Sun!
I'm kinda optimist. I believe the near future will not be that bad - somewhat optimistic.
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Comment on What's a game you're dying to play that doesn't exist? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI ha e played Gran Turismo 3, 4, 5, and 6. All of them have "career" where you start with sone budget or some slow car from like 100-150HP range. You choose what races you want to try, you have to...I ha e played Gran Turismo 3, 4, 5, and 6. All of them have "career" where you start with sone budget or some slow car from like 100-150HP range. You choose what races you want to try, you have to do licences to unlock higher tier races, you have to win money and prize cars to be able to win higher races etc.
There are just two "problems": 1) There is no actual campaign/career, you choose what and where you go, kinda open world but limited by the cars you have - this is kinda fine, not really problem; 2) neither of the games is actually a simulator, they come as close as they can while still being playable by almost anyone, but they are not hard simulators.
From those, I like GT4 most. Part of it is definitely nostalgia, but also some hard facts - unbelievably lonb list of licences and driving missions, which are all challenges for the player (while racing alone can be steered your way if you pick and tune up your car in your favor). Another thing is there are endurance championships and endurance races. Have you heard of 24h Le Mans? You can race it on your PS2. Yes, the whole 24h without any chance of saving your progress anytime throughout the race. GT4 was real hardcore sometimes.
GT5 lacked some (tracks, cars, finesse), GT6 gave you starting car which means you can't choose your path from the start, which is kinda let down for me. Previous games let you buy one by yourself and made it fun from the start. In GT4 (and I believe 5 too), you could buy used older car with higher power but possibly worse handling (being older technology). But the higher power hnlocked some higher races from the start, which meant saving more money and different progression for you.
Gran Turismo games are great and I thought about them when writing my comment. It's just I'd like some of the GT aspects mixed with Toca Race Driver mixed with Assetto Corsa.
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Comment on What are your gaming idiosyncracies? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI hate the game and Bethesda with passion! But I'm not gonna fight over who hates it more. I view Skyrim as a sandbox - they give you engine with some content in it and it's up to you (and...I hate the game and Bethesda with passion! But I'm not gonna fight over who hates it more.
I view Skyrim as a sandbox - they give you engine with some content in it and it's up to you (and modders), to make a game from it. Sadly, on PS3, you are left with sandbox. And no epicness can save it from the fact that the game is shallow.
I even managed to recommend it to a friend... And he was so dissatisfied with it. No wonder, he was Witcher fan and those are some great games! I played just Witcher 3, but I was bloen away! I finished it twice, got around 300-350 hours playtime combined and those were great hours ov video gaming!
Starfield was shit from the get go. It ran like shit and when I saw some gameplay, I saw basically space-dressed Oblivion.
But don't get me wrong, I don't think it's just Bethesda, who is the bad guy nowadays. Activison, Ubisoft, Rockstar - they all have dirt on their hands for one reason or another.
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Comment on What's a game you're dying to play that doesn't exist? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI'm sorry, but I'm twisting this the other way - I would love to read Benoît Sokal's book that Syberia was based on (there is no such book to my knowledge). As for games I'm dying to play that...I'm sorry, but I'm twisting this the other way - I would love to read Benoît Sokal's book that Syberia was based on (there is no such book to my knowledge).
As for games I'm dying to play that don't exist, it also isn't an answer you are longing for - many games "don't exist" because they are behind launchers or need to make an account. They do exit now, but will they ten years from now? 20? Will developers make them playable even without additional software needed when the studio goes bankrupt? Will they make them independent on server connection once they decide to shutdown the servers? Games like these "don't exist" for me.
And actual one game I would love to play - singleplayer racing simulator. I'm talking career. You start with say go karts, go up to say hobby kit cars, cup cars... all this while actually playing simulator, not arcade or simulator-dressed-arcade. Maybe something like that is out there, but I don't think so. Game that got this close on the career side might be Toca Race Driver (2), but it lacked on simulation, although it wasn't that much of an arcade game.
I know Assetto Corsa, Automobilista and some other games that are great sims, but I think none of them has carrer mode from "nobody" to "champion in multitude of racing styles". I'm not counting mods, I would love to have a game developed as this from the start.
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Comment on What are your gaming idiosyncracies? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentIt seems I finally found someone with kinda the same view. I played the hell out of Morrowind. I played the hell out of Oblivion, it was only logical to buy Skyrim for me. I got it on the midnight...It seems I finally found someone with kinda the same view.
I played the hell out of Morrowind. I played the hell out of Oblivion, it was only logical to buy Skyrim for me.
I got it on the midnight of the first day. I paid for it with coins in leather pouch while having chainmail on me with a bastard sword at my hip. I bought PS3 version ( a bit of foreshadowing - Skyrim on PS3 is like Cyberpunk was on Xbox at launch) and I played it until.morning that day. And I played for several days/weeks and finished everything the game had with my first character - a feat I haven't done in Morrowind or Oblivion (I haven't "100%" any of the two games at the time). When I finished the last quest in Skyrim a question popped in my head - What now? The game gave me everything in those 70-80 hours, I have nothing more to do there, no reason to replay it... I actually replayed it once - I have finished it using only warhammer as a damage dealer, no damaging spells, no damaging shouts, just pure warhammer. I finished the game where your main enemies are flying dragons using freakin' warhammer! The game is flawed, big time. Add performance issues of PS3 version that never got remedied and there you go. It is shit game. And Bethesda,l milking it for all those years while not capable of actually fixing the PS3 version that I paid for, is shit company. Even more so with their "You wanna buy and play old Doom on new hardware? Register an account or fuck off" philosophy. This is why they are on my blacklist.
Not so much fun fact: Fallout 3 and New Vegas has alsonissues on PS3. Both by Bethesda.
When I got Steam Deck, I returned to Oblivion and 100%-ed it. It took me 200 hours and it was fun. And I still have cravings of returning to it doing things differently. That is the good old Bethesda game.
I still have to do this with Morrowind, which jzst seems like endless world compared to Oblivion.
I won't do that with Fallout 3 or New Vegas. Fallout 3 lacks achievements on Steam, which is strange when it had them on PS3 and I blame Bethesda being lazy. New Vegas has achievements but for whatever reason I got PCR version - PCR stands Polish, Czech, Russian. I get why I, Czech, got Czech version. What I don't understand is why there are Russians bundled in (I'm with Ukraine; I like Poles) AND the most of all I don't freakin' understand why there even is such a version and why it is not clearly stated you are getting this one. Those are questions I don't have answers for and once again I blame Bethesda for this decision. Sadly I bought both F3 and New Vegas before I got Steam Deck and cozldn't return them due to overshooting the return window by months... I would if I could.
Rant over.
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Comment on What are your gaming idiosyncracies? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentWhat is wrong on eating 50 wheels of cheese ina few seconds? I love cheese. But I love cheesy mechanics even more! (I don't like Skyrim, just for the record)What is wrong on eating 50 wheels of cheese ina few seconds? I love cheese. But I love cheesy mechanics even more!
(I don't like Skyrim, just for the record)
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? (Results) in ~talk
Pavouk106 Link ParentI play HD version. I hate leaving it when I have just a few achievements done. I don't want one game to drag down the average (although I have many such games). I own AoE2DE and I will definitely...I play HD version. I hate leaving it when I have just a few achievements done. I don't want one game to drag down the average (although I have many such games).
I own AoE2DE and I will definitely play it at some time. I know it is great.
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Comment on What are your gaming idiosyncracies? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI'm obsessed with exploration. I can't advance to the next map until I saw everything in the current one - think Diablo series, Borderlands series.I'm obsessed with exploration. I can't advance to the next map until I saw everything in the current one - think Diablo series, Borderlands series.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? (Results) in ~talk
Pavouk106 Link ParentI bought it original in brick-and-mortar store on CDs for 2€. It was cheaper than buying two blank CDs to have it burned (pirated) on them at the time. I also got it from a videogame magazine...I bought it original in brick-and-mortar store on CDs for 2€. It was cheaper than buying two blank CDs to have it burned (pirated) on them at the time. I also got it from a videogame magazine (base game only).
What a great game! Big Bertha FTW! - Or actually the Core counterpart which has longer range but doesn't look that good in my opinion. Or if you have the energy, go for Vulcan, yay!
I'm Czech and we have a few of these games.
I wonder how Mafia: The city of Lost Heaven was known back in the day in the rest of the world. It is legend here (in my opinion) and still stand the test of time thanks to it's characters and story.
The same team made Hidden & Dangerous and then Hidden & Dangerous 2. Those are World War 2 games where you have a small team of SAS-like soldiers and you have to make tactical decisions on how to use them. You can take part of the battle or make a plan and let them execute it - much like early Rainbow Six games. I don't know anybody who would play it out and then watch them execute. Everyone I know played the game in standard "mode" taking action into their hands and using commands for the rest of the team (follow me, defend, don't shoot etc.). I palyed H&D2 in Lone Wolf mode, as the AI of the team was far from perfect and they kept on dying... It was easier to go alone than babysit the whole team.
Original War is different take on RTS genre. While there are resources as we know them from RTS games, the most worthy resource here are your people. They gain experience and get better in their jobs (soldier, worker, mechanic, scientist) and their experience in their field, sometimes more fields at once, is what you need to be successful. The missions vary a lot and while sometimes you have to just tame a few apes, other times you have to destroy enemy base and another time you have to execute sneak attack from the back or defend your half-destroyed base using just two people.
Then there are more modern games like Samorost, Machinarium and others...
Now you tell me if you know any of those.