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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on Announcing the Backlog Burner event for November 2026: Shrink your unplayed games list this coming month! in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI'm not joining per se, so please don't include me in future notifications, but I'm here with an advice of sorts. When I bought Swotch Lite back when it came out, I promised myself I will play one...I'm not joining per se, so please don't include me in future notifications, but I'm here with an advice of sorts.
When I bought Swotch Lite back when it came out, I promised myself I will play one big game at a time before starting another one. This was purely to enjoy the game to its fullest and to not enlarge my backlog.
Since then I stick to this rule of mine, it's almost 7 years. And I never regreted forcing myself to play games this way. I finished so many games in that time, many of those having started over and over again before to never finish them. It was the best choice I could make to my gaming life.
You don't know how good Oblivion is until you play the whole game with all the DLCs for 200 hours straight without interrupting it with another such game. You can't appreciate Witcher 3 if you don't play it for all the 150 hours doing everything there is and going everywhere on foot or your horse, seeing the scenery of the game. You can't find many Koroks in Breath of the Wild if you don't explore the game world for 150 hours not being bothered by another game.
Finally, I enjoy the game to their fullest. When closing credits roll, I feel whole. I know I did good and I know the game gave everything it could to me. I feel proud for myself to finish the game and I feel proud for developers to have it made in the first place.
But playing heavy games like these, you might sometimes feel without energy to continue. You don'f want another day in Tamriel or you don't want another ten weapons to break in Hyrule. These are the times when I lay down my big game and do a few laps in Flatout. Or have a game or two of FTL. To relay a bit from the big game. But I don't play another big game in the meantime! I just relax doing something I did hundred times ago for that one day and then get back to playing real game.
Maybe use the backlog burner to think differently about how you play games. It can be your chance to know your games much better.
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Final Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Pavouk106 Link ParentThe build is complete! The only thing that remains is to mount it outside. Somehow... It will be ready for the showcase!The build is complete!
The only thing that remains is to mount it outside. Somehow...
It will be ready for the showcase!
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Comment on Why are there so many topics about Denmark? in ~tildes
Pavouk106 Link ParentAnd @mycketforvirrad isn't even Danish! I believe he/she is Swede (are people of Sweden called Swedes in English?).And @mycketforvirrad isn't even Danish! I believe he/she is Swede (are people of Sweden called Swedes in English?).
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Final Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Pavouk106 LinkThe Hotel Ritz bird feeder here. From the last update I made a predictable but from my point of view huge progress. First things first - the intricate part with quite a few screwholes got used...The Hotel Ritz bird feeder here.
From the last update I made a predictable but from my point of view huge progress.
First things first - the intricate part with quite a few screwholes got used today. It is used to screw down the roof. Yes, half of the roof is screwed down now. I kinda decided to YOLO it and deal with possible problems later. Nah, kinda kidding here - I thought it through, as I still have other parts to screw in and make their screws as invisible as possible, but I would need to screw from both sides so I had to think it through before commiting to screwing down the roof.
Mounting the roof was a bit tricky, as the wood planks it is made of are almost 50cm long (~20 inches) but have only 5x1cm cross-section (2 x 2/5 inches) and some of them got a bit warped so the whole roof isn't precisely squared, if I make sense. This meant I couldn't simply measure some stops and then screw it down. And I'm quite proud of myself how I managed to solve the situation - I made cardboard helpers to see where the half of the feeder is and then aligned the roof to that. This makes sure both halves of the roof will be going down from the middle of the feeder. After measuring once and then cutting once the week before, I also managed to find edge from where I could take measurement if the roof is actually placed right - it's from the black beam (where the halves meet) down to the end of the roof. And it is!
Today I made the other half of the roof, which is actually less warped, and made another pair of intricate parts with quite a few holes (I should probably trademark this term) and painted everything. After that, I can attach the second half of the roof and then the rest of the parts. Well... after I buy more screws, there's obviously already 100 of them in this feeder.
I guess I will make next progras this saturday - on the 31st of October, last day of the month. I don't know if I will actually make the whole thing, but I will get really close and will very likely finish before the showcase thread is up.
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Comment on We are excited to announce that the Iceland DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2 will be released on 10th November 2026 in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI actually do sleep when the driver is tired and I do feel bad damaging the truck (as it costs money to make it perfect again). But I YOLO the rest. I actually felt artificially held back when I...I actually do sleep when the driver is tired and I do feel bad damaging the truck (as it costs money to make it perfect again). But I YOLO the rest.
I actually felt artificially held back when I realized you can't go 65mph when you drive World of Trucks cargo! Or when you have police patrol while hauling heavy cargo and they stick to the rules!
It's great to play the same game and have completely different perspective and experience, isn't it?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 (edited )Link ParentThe thing is I am able to commit. My first playthrough through the Witcher 3 was at the highest difficulty and with enemies levelling up to your level (so even basic ones can kill you late in the...The thing is I am able to commit. My first playthrough through the Witcher 3 was at the highest difficulty and with enemies levelling up to your level (so even basic ones can kill you late in the game quite easily). I loved the game and finished it after sinking probably 150+ hours into it.
I just couldn't get the enjoyment from CrossCode. I'm not saying it's bad game, just that it isn't for me, clearly. I lack the drive. The story part is infrequent and while sidequests are there and not bad, they take all the timebfrom the story. And you have to do them to keep getting strong enough. I like the gameplay, I like solving "how to get to that edge through those other four areas", but it just can't keep me in for another 50 hours. I stopped playing when I entered Fa'iro temple (or whatever) - that is start of another puzzle part of the game with probably boss at the end. And I just didn't want to bother anymore.
Good game, not for me.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI dropped CrossCode. I rarely do that, but the game didn't speak to me even after 25 hours. It has its pros - I like the looks, I like the vibe, I like puzzles. But it has cons as well - Fighting...I dropped CrossCode. I rarely do that, but the game didn't speak to me even after 25 hours. It has its pros - I like the looks, I like the vibe, I like puzzles.
But it has cons as well - Fighting can be trickier here and there, skilltree seems huge and you have to utilize it to be efficient. And the story was very slow to unfold and while it cpuld be good, I didn't get to the part where it would pull me in. SPOILER: I got to know what is with me in the real world, but the pacing is really slow.
I will probably never get back to this game.
I played a bit of American Truck Simulator, but that was just to relax a bit.
And I finally started playing Breath of the Wild on Steam Deck. I played and finished it on Switch Lite six years ago and wanted to replay it one day. And that day came yesterday. Since I know what I went for, I'm ready to play this game deep into Q2 of 2027. And I'm looking forward to it!
I use Eden to run the game. It seems like Yuzu continuation or built upon its foundations. It runs the game fairly well - 30fps most of the time, but it eats battery doing so!
My battery is around 60% of its original capacity and I have the Steam Deck since it came out and played probably 1500-2000 hours on it lasting say 3 hours each time, which means the battery was charhed 500 times and is four amdna half years old.
With that in mind, I think I can do like 1:30 hours of BotW, which is fine by me.
The game is extraordinary! I love the open world, the ouzzles, the small things, the characters and their stories! And contrary to the popular opinion, I love breakable weapons! This game was the reason I bought Switch Lite in the first place. And I consider all the money well spent!
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Comment on We are excited to announce that the Iceland DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2 will be released on 10th November 2026 in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentI have never tried multiplayer. I guess it's modded in, as I believe there is only "Convoy" option built-in, which I haven't tried as well. My playstyle will definitely make multiplayer...I have never tried multiplayer. I guess it's modded in, as I believe there is only "Convoy" option built-in, which I haven't tried as well.
My playstyle will definitely make multiplayer interesting for everyone. Until I got banned... I know many people take these games very seriously and I wiuld have to stumble upon some who play just for fun as I do.
I only used mods to get the truck I mentioned. I didn't go for anything else.
I enjoy the game as is and I play it to actively relax - you can't really relax when you go 80+ mph with your 30+ tonnes rig in everyday traffic on the highway. Or even worse - in the city. But it is my "play once in a month for a few hours" game. I like gping back to it doing a few thousands miles and then let it be for a few weeks.
I may have a look at the multiplayer though. Strangely, being from Czech Republic (Europe, for others), I lean towards ATS rather than ETS2. I guess I like enjoying different scenery...? Or it's just that Mack RS712LST belongs there. I don't have roleplay in mind in ETS2 and I can't just jump.in and start playing without that. Maybe in the more distant futute.
It's great to see how these games made the name for us in the world. Nit just Truck Simulators but others that you mentioned as well. And I will add one more to the list - Beat Saber.
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 3 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Pavouk106 Link ParentAnd I'm back with even more photos. I made one half of the roof today - it's the underside on this photo. It will be held in place by these intricate pieces with quite a few screwholes. And one...And I'm back with even more photos.
I made one half of the roof today - it's the underside on this photo. It will be held in place by these intricate pieces with quite a few screwholes.
And one important thing I should have said in the beginning - I'm IT/electronics guy. Whenever I work with wood, it is something a bit unusual for me. Hence why some woodworker would probably yell at the screen watchinbg my creations. Woodworking isn't entirely new to me though, I think I have some basic knowledge.
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Comment on We are excited to announce that the Iceland DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2 will be released on 10th November 2026 in ~games
Pavouk106 (edited )Link ParentHow do you manage to spend only one hour driving in one of the Truck Simulators??? I play ATS right now, I spent around 130 hours doing that and I'm still not bored. Maybe it's because I roleplay...Spend an hour driving...
How do you manage to spend only one hour driving in one of the Truck Simulators??? I play ATS right now, I spent around 130 hours doing that and I'm still not bored. Maybe it's because I roleplay - I drive Mack RS712LST of my famous childhood hero Rubber Duck.
And I do so without the speed limiter and play the game like it was racing sim - I fly on the highways pedal to the metal style, doing 80 miles per hour, if terrain allows I can get up to 99 mph. Doing so means overtaking on the shoulder and sometimes driving on just the one side of the truck when gping through turns (leaning out of the turn and inner wheels going airborne).
I don't slow down in cities either, storming through at 70+, paying 700$ per each red lights crossroad and often 5000$ if cops spot me doing so.
The game becomes quite the adrenaline when you play it like that. But hey, you can do 800 miles trip in one go without the need to sleep - in game or in real life!
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Comment on Who gets the Steam Frame? Did Valve pick you for the first wave? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentIt kinda makes sense. They definitely didn't have one for you or me sitting on the shelf when they did the lottery run.It kinda makes sense. They definitely didn't have one for you or me sitting on the shelf when they did the lottery run.
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Comment on Who gets the Steam Frame? Did Valve pick you for the first wave? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentThanks for the info. I'm still waiting and I was getting paranpid they forgot about me. It seems they made the reservation list and made it bigger than how many units they had at hand. It says on...Thanks for the info. I'm still waiting and I was getting paranpid they forgot about me.
It seems they made the reservation list and made it bigger than how many units they had at hand. It says on the store page that Frame will be available for me anytime "today - 30th December".
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 3 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Pavouk106 (edited )Link ParentAs promised, I'm back with some photos. First - It was at this moment he knew... He fucked up - The red line shows where I did the cut, the blue line is where I should have cut, the orange crosses...As promised, I'm back with some photos.
First - It was at this moment he knew... He fucked up - The red line shows where I did the cut, the blue line is where I should have cut, the orange crosses mark pieces I had to make new. This meant disassembling even the other side as it is screwed in the flat horizontal piece (the one that is lengthwise).
I have the same picture without markings and another picture of my progress.
Right now I have painted and left to dry everything that is seen as bare wood on these pictures.
I have also thought about the roof and I have came up with a plan how to do it - attach it without screws directly visible. Or at the very least say beta plan, as there are still things to figure out.
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 3 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Pavouk106 LinkI'm building the Hotel Ritz bird-feeder house. This monday I went back at it and I'm the living proof of measure twice, cut once. This week I made backwards progress... I had to disassemble stuff,...I'm building the Hotel Ritz bird-feeder house.
This monday I went back at it and I'm the living proof of measure twice, cut once. This week I made backwards progress... I had to disassemble stuff, throw out some of it, reuse some of it and make new parts including painting them. The painting, or rather drying, is what holds me back from further progress. I will do some stuff today. I will hopefully get to the point I wanted to make on monday.
If I make it where I want, I will be left with roof. I have to yet think of how to attach the roof so no screws are visible. I'm not doing wood joints or any advanced stuff. I may throw in some beams and simply do 90 degree corner on the beam or something similar. We'll see in the near future. My goal is to be done by the end of the month and it is sti perfectly achievable.
I will throw some photos here later in the day or in a few days.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkRight now I'm driving in American Truxk Simulator for the Halloween event - transporting snacks and whatnots. American and European Truck Simulators are great games if you want to just turn off...Right now I'm driving in American Truxk Simulator for the Halloween event - transporting snacks and whatnots.
American and European Truck Simulators are great games if you want to just turn off your brain. Ypu can just cruise around and enjoy the view.
I play it more like racing simulator - pedal to the metal all the way and dodge traffic, often using the shoulder line, gping on red lights and cruising at 90mph through towns. Just as Rubber Duck did in the movie Convoy - I also tjrew in some mods to be able tonuse his Mack RS712 LST. Well, technically speaking, I bought the game just to be able to cruise "New Mexico on I-40" as C. W. McCall sings in he title song.
Good games, detailed (when you see the whole scope of the game), still updated to this day, keeping players engaged through various events on Worlds of Trucks and still making DLCs for both ATS and ETS2.
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 2 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Pavouk106 LinkI did nothing in the past week. To remind you, I'm building Hotel Ritz bird-feeder house. Thebonly thing I did was to measure and calculate some stuff so know how long the next pieces of wood need...I did nothing in the past week.
To remind you, I'm building Hotel Ritz bird-feeder house. Thebonly thing I did was to measure and calculate some stuff so know how long the next pieces of wood need to be. I will likely do some work this weekend. I just need to cut/saw the wood, screw it together and then cut/saw again and put some paint on. Then only roof remains.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkI'm playing Need for Speed Underground PS2 version through emulator on Steam Deck. It is great! It just sips power from the battery, yet it runs fine. I play all the races on hard and I do that...I'm playing Need for Speed Underground PS2 version through emulator on Steam Deck. It is great! It just sips power from the battery, yet it runs fine. I play all the races on hard and I do that with Mazda MX-5 (starter car). Right now I'm in the worst part of the "career" - my car is plenty fast, but I will start losing in drags dues to just having five gears and either blowing engine or not winning to save engine. The only thing I can do is restart all over until other cars total themselves (or at least the fast ones). Or lower the difficulty. Or exchange the car for some other.
I also play CrossCode. I like the game, but the story is still kinda non-existent, I can't wrap my head around it yet. The game is like old-school probably 16bit kinda hack'n'slash RPG. It is very strange concept and it kinda requires player to understand the workings and put them to use heavily - you have to learn combos, switching attacks, enemies and their abilities etc. It isn't exactly the game for me, but it was talked a lot at many places and has very good reviews, so I tried and went for it.
I like the graphics and the styling of the game, I also like the concept of the game inside a game, I also like the skill tree and having a party and all the different quests, I also love all the puzzles. It is overall a great game, just the fighting isn't my cup of tea. I still haven't had any serious problems with he difficulty though, I defeated all the boss enemies I encountered after a few tries. The puzzles are sometimes a bit harder, but I consider myself rather hardcore player than casual or mainstream one, so I take it as a challenge. But sometimes I just have enough of it and then - NFS Underground time
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Comment on Who gets the Steam Frame? Did Valve pick you for the first wave? in ~games
Pavouk106 Link ParentThanks for asking. I was hesitant to ask again, but for me no luck. I'm still in reservation queue (my daughter is, in fact) and no e-mail yet. I'm 256GB, Europe (Czech Republic, specifically)....Thanks for asking. I was hesitant to ask again, but for me no luck. I'm still in reservation queue (my daughter is, in fact) and no e-mail yet. I'm 256GB, Europe (Czech Republic, specifically).
I'm also puzzled by the situation. Maybe they are doing slow rollout to ease logistics on their side? Or the didn't have the units in the warehouses yet when they did the lottery... Well, I will patiently wait, what more can I do, really.
I also kept my own account on wait list. Once I actually get the Frame in my hands, I will cancel that.
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Comment on How to get into motorsports? in ~sports.motorsports
Pavouk106 LinkIt seems that many motorsport-minded people have some track car - ie. Mazda MX-5 or BMW 3 (you probably want rearwheel drive or 4x4). They go on track days with this car, basically being with such...It seems that many motorsport-minded people have some track car - ie. Mazda MX-5 or BMW 3 (you probably want rearwheel drive or 4x4). They go on track days with this car, basically being with such minded people for the day and going for fast time on the said track. They don't compete head-to-head, they just race along freely on their own tempo - think qualifying laps, where anyone can join the track anytime they want and they can leave the track as they please.
I think this might be a good start to get into motorsport actively. You buy some old used car, maybe you throw some money at it (like good brakes and tires and maybe suspension for starters) and you go and find new friends on some racetrack around you.
And from there who knows where you gonna end up. Maybe you will go on track days for the rest of your life, maybe you will find about some small league for amateur racers, maybe you will become real good and some team will take you as their driver.
If you meant getting into competitive side as a spectator - like knowing all the teams, and drivers and cars and nuances, I can't help there. You just probably have to like the specific thing, I suppose.
I'm playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and it is a blast! The game is as great as I remember it from six or seven years ago (wow, the time really does fly!).
BotW is the reason why I bought Switch. I really wanted non-end-of-life handheld gaming device to enjoy newer stuff than my Vita could handle and Switch Lite was kinda no brainer - the price was good, the games selection was good and BotW was the first one I got after seeing it a few years ago at my friend's place.
I don't know where to start... Well, the game visuals are great. It's precisely the style that suits the game. Realism would make it really bad. This kind of cartoonish is perfect and it helps make the right atmosphere.
In this game you have to solve various puzzles in the shrines. Some of these are easy, others are harder. Some of the shrines can be accessed after you actually solve some puzzle or figure out how to get to the shrine. You also kinda have to search for the shrines yourself, there is no magic "show me on map" trick.
The story is very light - Ganon, the main antagonist in Zelda series, has once again came for Hyrule kingdom and trapped princess Zelda in the castle. And you, Link, princess' warrior, have to save her. That's basically it. The game is open world and guves you very broad info on how to proceed, no extra hand holding here - you are free to go anywhere and there is no pattern you have to stick to. Your limitations here are terrain types (too hot or cold regions) and enemies - you have to be able/know how to survive in these and you are good to go there. Ultimately there are some things to do to advance and finish the story, but by that time, you would have likely went through the whole kingdom.
Going through the kingdom means meeting people. And there are tons of those! Also there are very different regions. For anyone who likes exploring, this is the right game! I do and I love it.
Amd it's time to address the elephant in the room... Weapons, shields and bows break in this game. And by break I mean gone forever, not you-have-to-repair-them. I understand why devs did this and I like the system. Many people don't though. All I can say is that even with this system and limited inventory space, you will have so many of great weapons that you won't know which one to use next... I never had any shortage of weapons and by the end of the game I was getting all the great drops while also having full inventory of them at the same time.
I'm just a few hours in and I'm looking forward to the next half a year of playing this game!
I played and finished it on Switch Lite back in the day and now I play on Steam Deck using Eden emulator. The game runs 30fps locked and sometimes dips down to 20, particularly in villages, which doesn't really bother me.