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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? in ~talk
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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? 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!
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? in ~talk
Pavouk106 (edited )LinkI have already replied here, but after giving it some more thought, the question ultimately says "What is your favorite video game?" not "Whyt is the best video game?" This emerges completely new...I have already replied here, but after giving it some more thought, the question ultimately says "What is your favorite video game?" not "Whyt is the best video game?"
This emerges completely new set of games for me to pick from:
- OpenTTD which I played countless hours of and still play it here and there today
- Fallout 2 which I never fully explored (meaning different playstyles, different endings, ...) despite playing and finishing it multiple times
- Morrowind and Oblivion which I played for hundreds of hours combined over and over again only to finish Oblivion twice and Morrowind just once
- Total Annihilation is an RTS that I love with passion - I'm not any good at it, but the concept is great and I love playing some skirmishes against AI from time to time
- Earth 2150 which brings great campaigns and units that you can combine from chassis to weapons to get what you want
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic which I finished a few times on different devices and systems
- Jagged Alliance 2 one of the top games that I still play here and there with my own ruleset (ie. no hired mercs) and save scumm the hell out of
- and many others
I have to think this one through. It won't be the best game for sure, as it should be favorite game. We'll see.
EDIT: I have to add one more game that might actually be the one:
- Age of Empires 2 - there is no need to say anything about it, I presume
EDIT2: Why limit ourselves to just PC gaming?
- GTA San Andreas OG PS2 version
- Gran Turismo 4 - I have the licences! And I love them! I love the game, the best GT to this date.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? in ~talk
Pavouk106 Link ParentNice to see Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic mentioned here. It is great SW game!Nice to see Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic mentioned here. It is great SW game!
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Comment on A man died and all I've got left of him is a porn CD in ~life
Pavouk106 Link ParentI'm also Czech, I'm also in the same age ballpark and I also had Matrix on 2 CDs. It was something like 350:280px 15fps, basically unwatchable shit, but I was glad I had it. But I saw the movie on...I'm also Czech, I'm also in the same age ballpark and I also had Matrix on 2 CDs. It was something like 350:280px 15fps, basically unwatchable shit, but I was glad I had it. But I saw the movie on VHS first, actually. It was also copied (pirated) from somewhere else.
I still have Pár pařmenů - Lord of the rings re-dubbed into czech... what? Satire? Comedy? Just a bunch of teenage dudes doing funny [questionable] jokes and references. They managed to redub the wholr zhing though and it kept pace throughout the movie!
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Comment on Tildes Survey #8: What is your favorite video game? in ~talk
Pavouk106 LinkI have not submitted my answer yet, as I have a hard time picking one. The top.of my list includes: Morrowind Final Fantasy X Horizon Zero Dawn I think it may be time to finally take of the...I have not submitted my answer yet, as I have a hard time picking one.
The top.of my list includes:
- Morrowind
- Final Fantasy X
- Horizon Zero Dawn
I think it may be time to finally take of the nostalgia glasses and have another look at Morrowind - it was unbelievable game when it came out, I still love it, I still want to play it again and again, but if I'm real, there are just better games out there.
Final Fantasy X has absolutely top notch love story I have ever experienced in a game. I simply lived the life of Tidus for those few weeks when I first played the game.
Horizon Zero Dawn has perfect execution of story - the uncovering of bits and pieces to the grand finale.
There are many games worth mentioning - Witcher 3, Stardew Valley, Talos Principle, ...
But it has to be only one and it will be one of FFX or HZD. I have to think about it for a while.
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Comment on Steam Machine and Steam Frame will be shipping this summer in ~games
Pavouk106 (edited )Link ParentI'm afraid Frame will be priced at one grand or more. I was hoping for 700-800, but seeing the price of Steam Deck nowadays... It doesn't matter that much, as there is probably so high demand that...I'm afraid Frame will be priced at one grand or more. I was hoping for 700-800, but seeing the price of Steam Deck nowadays...
It doesn't matter that much, as there is probably so high demand that I won't likely get the first wave one anyway.
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Comment on What change would make you quit Tildes? in ~tildes
Pavouk106 Link ParentI also dodge topics. Sometimes due to unpopular opinion (mine; I dn't want to start flame war or other such non-useful thing), other times due to language barrier that wouldn't let me express my...I also dodge topics. Sometimes due to unpopular opinion (mine; I dn't want to start flame war or other such non-useful thing), other times due to language barrier that wouldn't let me express my opinion accurately.
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Comment on The one-and-done pen? in ~hobbies
Pavouk106 LinkI'm no pen guy, but I have to shill a bit here - I bought four of LTT (Linus Tech Tips) Scribedrivers. I use two of them myself, one was for my wife who wanted it after trying mine and one is for...I'm no pen guy, but I have to shill a bit here - I bought four of LTT (Linus Tech Tips) Scribedrivers. I use two of them myself, one was for my wife who wanted it after trying mine and one is for my daughter who will have it as a gift in near future together with the pencil of the same design.
It is stainless steel, it is kinda heavy and pretty slim. I guess it will last forever being made out of steel. It has some Parker compatible cartridge and the default one is very nice to write with, but it's black (and not Parker).
The value is kinda in the brand, in the material used and in the story - it is made from shafts for screwdrivers which were made sub-par and LTT remachined them to pens.
For 40$ I consider it great value.
If you are buying one, I really recommend NOT getting the brass one, as brass will eventually corrode/make surface layer and will not stay shiny gold. All stainless steel variant is better as it will look basically the same forever. I have one brass that is not shiny anymore and three steel.
If you wanted, you could get pencil of the same design for another 40$. I have two of those, both stainless steel variants.
Not long ago they had sale where you couldbget both for price of one (or just one for half the price). This doesn't happen often abd such deep sale probably didn't happen in the past (I believe that lowest was 30$).
I'm sorry if my comment is really out of the league. If that is the case, sorry for taking your time to read it.
EDIT: The pen and pencils are 30USD and 40CAD. Just wanted to clarify, as I'm not in US.
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Comment on Do you prefer to 100% games, or to move on to new experiences? in ~games
Pavouk106 LinkNot in that sense. I do 99% my games. When I boughr Switch Lite when it came out, I swore to myself I will finish the game before moving to another. I do that since then. But I don't just finish...Not in that sense. I do 99% my games.
When I boughr Switch Lite when it came out, I swore to myself I will finish the game before moving to another. I do that since then. But I don't just finish the story, I finish almost everything there is excluding collecting all the stuff (like Koroks in Breath of the Wild). I tend to explore everywhere, take every side quest, visit evrry location. Once I'm done with that and I finished the story, I move one.
Take Stardew Valley for example: I finished two years (after which you get evaluation and the game kinda wraps up but you can play after that), I didn't have all skills maxed out, I didn't have all townsfolk maxed out, I didn't even visit all the locations and haven't done everything there is. But I had my farm running pretty nice, evaluation was great and I was satisfied with my time within the game. I put it down.
Games from Fallozt series (older ones) - I played and finished each one doing all the stuff I got, not really looking for everything. Still the games lasted for many hours and I felt very satisfied. BUT! Fallout can be played in many ways - melee build, standard weapons, energy ones, brute force, speechcraft, you can be good or evil or somewhere in between... And I didn't do more playthroughs. There is still something to explore in these games, but I put them down.
On the other hand I played 200 hohrs of Oblivion with one character essentially doing everything. The same goes for Witcher 3. I consider them 100% for me, but I haven't tried everything there is in the game (skills, different approaches, choosing different paths).
Ypu should enjoy the game fully but shouldn't become its slave.
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Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food
Pavouk106 Link ParentI'm 1986, I don't know how that is classified. One way of describing can be Maverick or Top Gun :-D And I kinda seem a bit like Maverick as I tend to do things my way and go against the trend, at...I'm 1986, I don't know how that is classified. One way of describing can be Maverick or Top Gun :-D And I kinda seem a bit like Maverick as I tend to do things my way and go against the trend, at least in my friend circle.
I also don't plan to use all the features like "I have these, what can I make?", but it can be good for searching like "I know it has curry and cream in it, what was that called?"
I also like analogue solutions. I still drive my two stroke 50+ years motorcycle, it is easy to ride, easy to repair and it just gets the job done. But I would also take EV for a spin if I had enough (spare) money to afford one, as I see what advantages it has and it would be well suited for our family usecase.
Daughter can still handwrite her own recipe book, but I plan to support my server as long as would be possible and in the end you can always print everything (I have printer, which is not that common nowadays, I guess; I also have Blu ray drive, which is probably even less common).
The electronic recipe book, I'm speaking about Mealie specifically now, also allows me to share the recipe with anyone. You probably was in a situation like "I really love this meal you brought here, do you know the recipe for it?" - in that case, I can generate a link to the recipe on my own server sitting at home and they will get it served on a nice webpage from where they can (probably) print it out in useful form. Or read it from smartphone while cooking it.
And it is digitalized, which is always a great thing, as you can easily make copies or backups.
But I still love to have a book in my hands, have my movies on physical discs (I own them, but actually rip them and watch from Jellyfin media server), play games on dedicated handhelds instead of smartphone, solve sudoku in paper form etc. But I also tend to use modern things for some of that (ie. e-book reader, which is just more convenient than book).
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Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food
Pavouk106 Link ParentI wanna self-host because I want it as long-term solution - I don't want to rewrite all those recipes into some service I don't have control over only to get them wiped out once the service...I wanna self-host because I want it as long-term solution - I don't want to rewrite all those recipes into some service I don't have control over only to get them wiped out once the service decides it's ending its existence.
This is the sole reason why I self-host some things, I want to be independent.
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Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food
Pavouk106 Link ParentIt is the opposite, but I'm glad you mentioned it. Someone might find that info useful.It is the opposite, but I'm glad you mentioned it. Someone might find that info useful.
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Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food
Pavouk106 Link ParentThabjs. Tandoor is one of "the others". I didn't look much into it before and now it seems it's subscription based on-line thing. Not my kind of thing. But thanks for replying, it may be useful...Thabjs. Tandoor is one of "the others". I didn't look much into it before and now it seems it's subscription based on-line thing. Not my kind of thing.
But thanks for replying, it may be useful for others.
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Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food
Pavouk106 Link ParentThe thing is there are some recipes I always go find on the web everytime I want to cook them. And to save the hassle of finding the exact same one each time, I will spin up my own personal...The thing is there are some recipes I always go find on the web everytime I want to cook them. And to save the hassle of finding the exact same one each time, I will spin up my own personal solution and build up the recipes I use myself.
And then there are those 200+ recipes my wife has in paper form...
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Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food
Pavouk106 Link ParentThank you for the warning! It will come in useful, I'm sure. I would like to make our recipes digital and on top of that, why not run a service like Mealie when I have to write them all down...Thank you for the warning! It will come in useful, I'm sure.
I would like to make our recipes digital and on top of that, why not run a service like Mealie when I have to write them all down anyway. It could have photos attached, easy sharing (even with "outside" world), easy editting, easy search... And the shopping list and "what can I do with these ingredients" is just the topping on the cake.
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Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food
Pavouk106 Link ParentI know differences between SQLite and Postgres, I just didn't want to spin up my own database. I'd rather have it all inside one docker container. In the meantime I went on Mealie website and...I know differences between SQLite and Postgres, I just didn't want to spin up my own database. I'd rather have it all inside one docker container.
In the meantime I went on Mealie website and started going through the docs and it seems they have it all-in-one now and you just select which way you want to go (Postgres here). If I understand that correctly, this will start Postgres and Mealie containers at once and all the work will likely be done automatically. I will try and start it up in upcoming hours, as I still have something else to do.
Thank you for your reply. I will come back to it if the process isn't as automatic as I hope.
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Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food
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Comment on Does anyone use self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie? in ~food
Pavouk106 Link ParentThank you for the reply. It isn't for me though, I want to use it in the family, so ease of use is of utmost importance, this is why I'm going the server route and others will just use it, not...Thank you for the reply. It isn't for me though, I want to use it in the family, so ease of use is of utmost importance, this is why I'm going the server route and others will just use it, not manage it.
Your reply might come handy to some more technical people out there though, so thanks for replying!
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.