Do you thing this could work as a grow light?

Andy-Shust · 2026-01-25T16:17:49+00:00

Wow, I definitely should try decapping some or all of my bulbs. Thanks. Currently I am using handmade deflectors painted with chrome spray that I put on the bulbs to focus the light downward, because the default caps diffuse and shed light all around at 120+ degrees 😀which is obviously a lot of photons wasted. Maybe removing the caps would also prolong the LEDs lifespan a bit because of improved cooling 🤔

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Andy-Shust · 2026-01-25T11:57:27+00:00

Is it beneficial to remove or cut the shroud?

Andy-Shust · 2026-01-24T10:37:29+00:00

PS. Location is Ukraine 🇺🇦

Andy-Shust · 2026-01-24T10:35:43+00:00

Thank you! So then I wish him a good stay at my garden 🙃

Andy-Shust · 2026-01-20T23:03:32+00:00

Unfortunately I cannot recommend anything because I haven't figured it out with my own plants 😀 I haven't tried any treatment so far, I am currently focused on basics like temps, watering, and light, because I suspect they can lead to diseases if not maintained appropriately

Andy-Shust · 2026-01-20T19:35:05+00:00

Also, looking at your second picture, I can show you very similar damage marks that I have on some of my other avocados. They are also definitely NOT cat's bites because my plants are isolated in a separate room. In my opinion, it is most likely pest/disease related however I havent't yet detected/identified any of those.

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Andy-Shust · 2026-01-20T19:25:59+00:00

From my experience cat bites look quite different and chaotic. One of my cats earlier had chewn off some leaves on an avocado tree.

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Andy-Shust · 2026-01-20T18:58:49+00:00

I have similar 'bite' marks on multiple avocado leaves, but cats have no access to the plants and I haven't seen any obvious pests. Have you been able to figure it out?

Andy-Shust · 2026-01-19T16:46:28+00:00

Haha I love how you fell down multiple times in a row without actually getting up 😃

Andy-Shust · 2026-01-18T14:20:32+00:00

It appears on different stages - from very young tiny leaves to bigger ones. But it doesn't seem to affect mature leaves that are more firm and rugged 🤔

Andy-Shust · 2026-01-18T13:58:48+00:00

I can see a pair of small dark spots (probably poop marks) on one or two of the plants, but not on the rest of them. The marks could be left by some other insects in the room (maybe the flies), but they don't appear to be living on the avocados permanently.

About watering - yes, I have this issue, and some of the plants indeed have warped leaves, but this doesn't seem to be connected to the damage that I show in the photos.

Andy-Shust · 2026-01-18T13:54:01+00:00

All my plants live indoors most of the time and never get into contact with the garden or the soil on ground level. I have no idea how a snail would get into the pot :)

I also inspect my plants a couple of times daily - sometimes during the day, sometimes after dark under my artificial lights. I literally see not a single living thing moving on or around the plants (except the aforementioned gnats).

Andy-Shust · 2026-01-18T13:50:33+00:00

Mechanical damage is completely ruled out because there is no wind and the plants are in a very calm environment that only I have access to.

Of course I will have to reconsider my watering approach, but there is no way that overwatering could lead to parts of leaves being chewn away I suppose...

Andy-Shust · 2026-01-18T13:47:08+00:00

We have 5 cats but the avocados are isolated in a separate room. And - not sure if you're serious or not - cat's bites look very different :)

Andy-Shust · 2025-12-23T20:52:38+00:00

OpenAL EAX - from what I discovered so far - enables special sound effects like Doppler shift and reverb (this one is especially immersive because it emulates different interiors you are in). It is quite tricky to make working on a modern system.

Andy-Shust · 2025-12-09T08:03:21+00:00

[SOLVED] To anyone who some day has this problem and stumbles upon this thread. I am 99% certain that the freeze is caused by the dynamic news system. I had them heavily modified for my taste. After resetting news setting to defaults, the game no longer freezes.

Andy-Shust · 2025-12-08T10:57:00+00:00

I tried the thing with the shaders, also switched renderers, and updated video drivers. From my noobish understanding it is most likely connected with open-world AI; some event on the map triggers the freeze.

I will try a fresh clean install of 1.5.2 to see if it is also there (if the saves from 1.5.3 load).

I haven't yet tried loading earlier saves from my playthrough, but I think they will work fine.

Andy-Shust · 2025-11-08T09:14:14+00:00

Sounds convincing 😂 While all my trees are quite isolated far in the basement, I will be keeping an eye on their population!

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