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I sort of liked Dead Space. Enough to almost finish it Towards the end and the last boss engagements, I did use chests though. Fights too repetitive. Too uninteresting and too many. What kept me going was the atmosphere. Very well made

Now you sound like Scott Morrison

My problem with the guy is, my sarcasm detector failed to detect the sarcasm, so he came across as being serious while pretending to be sarcastic....

I decided to splurge a bit on those Black Friday sales... bought myself a plot of land in Scotland and I'm now officially Lord <real name> (no, not Lord Gorth!) Also pledged a bit of money to their tree planting efforts

I saw a small part of one of his videos a long time ago... took me half a bottle of gin to get the bad taste out of my mouth Not going to honour this particular video with an increase in click counts. Jake Angeli is a better role model...

That's worse than the English and their Blood Sausage

Meh, Rammstein is busy touring the world (everywhere except down under) Since they're not creating any new songs while touring, I just have to find the second best thing. Rammstein covers

Ah, screw this. Iz it is... Maybe I'll play the treasure islands dlc as a "stand alone" at some point. I did have one more mission, but it seems to be a "dud" Being notoriously bad at names (the story of my life), I can't remember the quest name, but it's an officer that seems to have deserted to follow Sarkorian history leads. Problem is just, there is no trail to pick up... Off to the next hot spot then.

Maybe he'll fade from the collective memory together with twitter...

Continued from old thread.... https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/128546-what-youve-done-today-dream-as-if-youll-live-forever-live-as-if-youll-die-today/

More forumite blogs this way...

Except "Gas" is called "Benzin" in Europe. Whenever Americans talk about "Gas", A Europeans first thought is LPG in bottles Edit: And down here, "Gas" is called "Petrol". Not that people really fill up their cards with Petroleum (being used as a paint stripper or a foul smelling lamp/torch fuel instead)

The forum has a "quirk" (to put it nicely), where the forum software eats the rest of a post if trying to create line breaks with the return key. I suspect that is what happened to the poor guy (and he wouldn't be the first one to start with an introductory line being the only thing remaining of the post Admin is currently investigating why it happens

That's the kind of garbage you would expect Murdoch to push on his media outlets... boohoo, I lost my privileges? I got called out on my fascist leanings? Mandatory book burning ceremony in school at 8:30am on Mondays? What happened to let private companies manage their own business rather than the government running it for them? It sure didn't work for the Soviets.

Lets see if justice is blind and works both ways... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63676446 No, the irony isn't lost on me, but lets see if the west can truly hold itself to a higher standard than those they condemn...

Off cut from old thread.... Looks like things are getting even hotter in Iran https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63681472 "Protesters in Iran have set fire to the ancestral home of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Images posted on social media show part of the structure in the city of Khomein being set ablaze."

Politics continued...

Apparently they also want to ban journalists from the WC... Of course, Danish journalists do have a tendency to not shut up and just report what they see. Freedom of expression may not be rooted in any Danish constitution, but you bet it's very deeply rooted in Danish culture https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/16/qatar-world-cup-organisers-apologise-after-threats-to-danish-television-crew https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-63655870 https://7news.com.au/sport/world-cup-soccer/qatar-world-cup-security-caught-threatening-to-destroy-danish-reporters-camera-on-live-tv-c-8882193 https://news.sky.com/story/qatari-security-threaten-to-break-danish-tv-crews-camera-during-live-pre-world-cup-broadcast-12748868 https://www.newsweek.com/danish-tv-live-broadcast-shut-down-qatar-world-cup-1760108 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-11432775/Qatari-officials-threaten-DESTROY-Danish-reporters-camera-LIVE-TV.html https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/qatar-authorities-apologise-threatening-danish-film-crew-world-cup-2022-11-16/ https://www.timesnownews.com/world/qatar-officials-threaten-to-break-world-cup-reporters-camera-on-live-tv-issue-apology-later-watch-article-95574591 Yes, the WC is off to a "good" start, highlighting why it was a bad idea letting them buy the rights to host it.

Autodesk is still alive and kicking. Not that I would ever be able to afford their flagship products (Maya/3D Studio Max) 3Dmax is a $1800 USD annual subscription fee (subscription only, you can't buy it anymore). Blender... has most of the features (and all those you could possible need for printable models). Costs $0.

You can use most 3D modelling software. Cinema4D, 3Dmax etc. Or like me, going cheap and use Blender and Hexagon depending on what I'm doing. This creates a file (*.obj, *.stl or similar) which you process through a special (often printer specific) piece of software, where you "slice" the object you've modelled. I.e. it gets converted into those slices that gets added to the model every time it gets dipped in the vat (the last sentence sounds like cyberpunk meets fallout, I know). The vat is that little basin where the liquid resin is in. Depending on your printer, each "slice" will be a fraction of a millimeter thick, which is why printing larger things can take a while, as it only adds that fraction of a millimeter each time it gets dipped in the resin in the vat. There are websites out there too with tonnes of free (or cheap) ready made models to print out. E.g. I found some nice Adeptus Astartes shoulderpads at cults3d.com which I can use to replace some of the plain ones I already have (like one with a medic symbol on it)

I got my miniature collection insured for $25k when I got it shipped back and forth between EU and AU...

I have a resin printer and an automated washing and uv curing station (the mini "tanning bed" @Raithe mentioned). It's mostly used for creating building parts (modular buildings), ruins, scifi structures etc. as terrain for tabletop wargaming. It takes a bit to learn how to model for and slice the objects you want to print, but once you get the hang of it, it's a nice QoL upgrade for an old wh40k player

So, I got some terrain and a nice playing area for games of Kill Team (skirmish games set in the 40K setting, I have a Veteran Guardsman team and an Ork Kommando team). But, building an Alpha Legion army for Horus Heresy, I'm going to need a larger playing area and the table in the garage/gaming room is too small for that game. Ordered the timber and boards necessary to build my own "overlay" to put on top of the table and give me a 4x6 foot gaming surface. IT people are not known for their practical skills, but anyone who has lived in Germany for any amount of time as a tenant, knows you can't do that without being (or becoming) a qualified kitchen builder I still have the power tools and everything else (including the experience) from those days, so I look forward to rolling up my sleeves and start building something suitable for Alpharius and his legion... It will probably be early next year before I have something worth taking pictures of, but then I'll if I can't get a pic or two of my legion.

I know I want to play a demon at some point just to get a hot date with Nocticula (sp?) But for now, I really just want to finish the blasted treasure islands (probably never to be visited again to be honest, unless the final chest of the DLC has some "must have" reward). I know I've heard here that Lich may be overrated, but I think I would at least try a game starting down that path to just see how it plays out. That is, after my first game as legend here gets completed. Short term plan: Treasure islands and Iz. I suppose there is an act after act v, as I have quests in my log that are open, but will not fail if not completed in act v (which if there is any logic to it, means they will be doable in an act vi)

*Groan*... a third map of islands in treasure islands to wade through. Having an internal debate whether to complete the DLC or play it as standalone (if possible) at some other time. Too much repetitive combat and too little story/motivation to keep it going. It's entirely down to whether I'm stubborn enough enough to continue (the DLC) or not.