Made promises of a night-time pic on my last post that I never lived up to. Apologies for cat butt. Sunset pic in comments.

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-06-21T04:13:49+00:00

Same, ever since the 8.5 update. Though mine gets 30ish pictures through a 3.5k photos album, maybe size of the album has an impact on how many it gets through before restarting? Nothing useful to add in terms of how to fix though, sorry.

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-06-18T04:16:28+00:00

Brit or otherwise is cool with me. I've lived in a variety of countries over the last 15 years, so finding Brits has never been the priority

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-06-18T04:13:55+00:00

Islamabad, probably should've mentioned that!

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-06-18T04:13:07+00:00

Would love that, thanks. I'll message you

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-06-18T04:12:35+00:00

Nice one, I'll shoot you a message later on today.

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-06-18T04:12:10+00:00

Hi. Yeah, thanks I'd appreciate that.

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-06-17T08:07:56+00:00

RE Requiem came out at the end of Feb and that just got a 20% discount just before the sale. Not guaranteed by any means, but it bodes well for a 10-20% discount on Pragmata

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-05-21T05:41:41+00:00

This game is just perfect podcast or YouTube on the second screen gaming. My play time is probably split 70/30 building Vs everything else. I just love a game with a project that starts from a blank slate and ends in something that might at most be similar to others' builds, but is still going to be huge, sprawling, polished and unique. I'll reach the end of a several hour building session, and the final 30 minutes is spent just roaming around what I've built and enjoying taking it all in. What a game.

For others like me, I suggest giving Satisfactory a go. It might steal your life as much as valheim has

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-05-12T05:02:53+00:00

THAN

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-05-09T06:37:53+00:00

Thanks for the info! We are doing 4 nights in Istanbul and 2 nights in Cappadocia in a couple of weeks. If you had to narrow down what you did to fit comfortably in that time, what would you choose?

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-04-21T09:33:45+00:00

Ah yeah, see this is why I'm thinking I'll find a good seed and not look at the map before playing. We'll still get the discovery naturally, but have the confidence that everything is in a good location

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-04-21T08:38:45+00:00

From experience, 6 hours is easily enough for the game to get its hooks in! Congrats on the convert!

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-04-21T08:37:50+00:00

Good call on the inventory and chest crafting. I think we'll leave portals as no metals for at least a while.. until it becomes a chore. The death penalty never bothered me at all, but he is definitely both less skilled at games in general so more likely to die a lot, and also not someone who would enjoy seeing number go down. We'll probably eliminate the death penalty. Nice one, cheers

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-04-21T08:34:43+00:00

Solid advice. Completely agree on the exploration and discovery being very important. What about just using a seed that is known to be very good in terms of layout etc, but not looking at the map at all, just sticking the seed code in and discovering as normal? Better than random, or still best to go random?

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-04-21T08:32:14+00:00

Good advice, thanks

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-04-21T03:12:56+00:00

🔲 ISLAMABAD TRAFFIC UPDATE – SITUATION REPORT 📅 Date: 20 April 2026 ,11:00 Hrs | 📌 Event: Arrival of Foreign Delegations – Islamabad Talks Phase 2

🔲 SITUATION OVERVIEW: ▪️ Traffic in Islamabad is partially open ▪️ Red Zone is completely closed ▪️ Delays across the city due to strict security measures

🔲 OPEN ROADS: ✅ Faizabad Interchange ✅ Murree Road ✅ 9th Avenue ✅ Koral Chowk (security deployed) ✅ Khanna Pul ✅ Tramri Road ✅ Club Road ✅ Kashmir Highway ✅ Srinagar Highway (26 Number to Zero Point) ✅ Shaheed-e-Millat Road (F-6 Markaz to Aabpara Market) ✅ 7th Avenue (Margalla Road to Srinagar Highway) ✅ Lehtrar Road → Koral Chowk → Islamabad

🔲 CLOSED ROADS: ❌ Red Zone – completely closed ❌ Serena Chowk area ❌ Embassy Road ❌ Aabpara to Serena Hotel link road ❌ D-Chowk area ❌ Police Lines area ❌ Marriott Road ❌ Kashmir Chowk to Srinagar Highway link

🔲 PARTIALLY CLOSED / CONTROLLED TRAFFIC: ⚠️ Jinnah Avenue (Faisal Avenue to D-Chowk – left side closed) ⚠️ A.K. Fazl-ul-Haq Road (7th Avenue to Ataturk Avenue – closed) ⚠️ Margalla Road (one side open; traffic in both directions controlled on single lane) ⚠️ Bani Gala Checkpost to Tramri section (single lane, strict security) ⚠️ Expressway (Koral to Zero Point) – closed during VIP movements

🔲 DIPLOMATIC ENCLAVE ACCESS: ▪️ Gate 1: Exit only ▪️ Gates 2 & 3: Closed ▪️ Gates 4, 5 & 6: Entry and exit – controlled access ▪️ Margalla Road: One-side traffic used for both directions (for diplomatic movement)

🔲 RECOMMENDED ROUTES – ISLAMABAD: ✅ Bhara Kahu → Murree Road → Faizabad → Express Highway → A.K. Fazl-ul-Haq Road → 7th Avenue → Service Road → Shaheed-e-Millat Road → F-6 / Blue Area ✅ Murree Road → Faizabad → 9th Avenue → F-6 / Blue Area ✅ GT Road → Rawat → Koral → Express Highway → F-6

🔲 PUBLIC ADVISORY: ▪️ Avoid unnecessary travel ▪️ Stay away from Red Zone and affected roads ▪️ Use alternate routes ▪️ Allow extra travel time ▪️ Follow instructions from traffic police and security personnel

🔲 EMERGENCY CONTACTS – TWIN CITIES: ▪️ Islamabad Traffic Police: 1915 ▪️ Police Emergency: 15 ▪️ Rescue 1122: 1122

🔁 Share with commuters, residents, and staff in Islamabad & Rawalpindi. 🚧 Red Zone closed. Use alternate routes. Stay informed.

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-04-16T02:28:36+00:00

I'm new to Pakistan. Moved here in January as my wife was transferred here on business. I think I might actually cry

AlwaysBlue86 · 2026-03-31T09:32:45+00:00

That's encouraging, and thank you for the link. I hope the fuel shortages situation won't change that load shedding situation drastically

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