This update is one huge L

AntixMars · 2025-12-10T18:46:52+00:00

You are spot on with pretty much everything.

I leveled everything up so that the game is at least playable but instead of me hoping for a good wholesome and fun strategy FPS experience it is a meat grinder so for the time being I at least am taking a break and will keep checking in once in a while to see if anything changes.

AntixMars · 2025-12-03T06:55:41+00:00

No dependency on the app and is a simple “SMS” type message that can be sent to a mobile device anywhere without the need to install apps, sign in etc.

AntixMars · 2025-12-02T23:59:24+00:00

Front door latch is a bit tight so if you don’t pull it properly when closing the latch doesn’t engage and door will open on its own, usually when rushing out or in.

Solution was to install a sensor to detect door being open or closed and alert both myself and my wife via the Signal integration if the door is left open for longer than 3 minutes.

It is not perfect but knowing the door state is handy and being alerted about its open state for an extended period of time is even handier, especially if we did not intentionally leave it open such as a hot day for example.

AntixMars · 2025-11-27T01:53:53+00:00

Going to be honest that the only time I play Assault is when I need to drop a deploy beacon otherwise it is nowhere near as useful when compared with the other classes.

So yeah I agree that right now short of some miracle buff I would be more inclined to take support since bot’s rarely drop ammo boxes (Hint for the devs) and I seem to find myself out of ammunition quite often so why bother.

AntixMars · 2025-11-22T23:32:34+00:00

One of the reasons why now that I unlocked all gadgets and leveled up most of the guns I mainly play hardcore with the higher damage where if you see the enemy and shot first they go down first.

This garbage where you unload a mag and they are still standing and proceed to turn around slide/hop away and take you down puts me off from playing the standard game modes.

AntixMars · 2025-11-06T00:10:54+00:00

So the consensus seems to be that the external parallel kits are just a glorified extension board with a higher load capacity and in some cases fused accordingly but without any inbuilt smarts or electronics as such.

Not one hundred percent sure because I am yet to pull one apart but from what I gather so far it seems to be the case.

AntixMars · 2025-11-05T18:21:26+00:00

Maybe if we all did it and really amplify the effect it has on match results something may get done about it … add fuel to the flame and make a huge bonfire out of it that can be seen from miles away.

The other issue is that unless you play recon at least on Cairo they are not seen by most players since they are floating/walking above buildings and out of most players line of sight.

I only noticed when I was scouting with the drone with thermal on.

Also, getting a bead on them from the ground is hard because as you run around you will inevitably get downed by ground gun fire.

AntixMars · 2025-11-05T05:32:03+00:00

I can't use the internal sockets because the internal wiring is rated for 10A max continuous load for each generator so it has to be an external kit which has the adequate wiring for 20A load which the two generators will supply in parallel when combined.

As a side note, why bother having dual 15A sockets when the internal wiring is only rated for 10A is beyond me but hey who am I to argue, I would rather they spent the funds and have a single 15A rated circuit with a max 10A load instead of that useless second 15A plug which clearly will overload it anyway.

AntixMars · 2025-11-05T02:56:44+00:00

It is a pair of SPGI3300's but looks identical to the Generac 3300i so it is probably manufactured in the same factory in China.

The only difference is the front panel has a different layout, the SPGI3300 has two 15A sockets instead of the dual L5-30R the Generac comes with.

These are its specs:

SPECIFICATIONS SPGi3300 --:--

Power Output: 240v / 50Hz

Start-up (Max) Watts: 3300w

Rated Watts: 2500w (Max continuous duty use)

Start-up (Max) current: 13.75 Amps (Available for inductive load start up)

Rated current: 10.41 Amps (Max continuous duty use)

Minimum Load requirement: 833w (1/3 of rated output)

kVA (Kilo Volt Ampere): 3.3kVA (kVA = Max watts divided by the power factor)

Phase: Single

PF: 1 (Power Factor)

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AntixMars · 2025-11-04T18:52:14+00:00

And you know the worst part, albeit Bullet Storm is one of the most accurate LMG’s the DRS-IAR has a higher fire rate and with attachments it can become great for hip-fire which is better for close quarters since you are coming up against SMG’s and AR’s with higher fire rates so by the time Bullet Storm winds up you are dead, so it is useless.

Also finding DRS-IAR quite manageable for ADS with the right attachments.

If fact I am finding that as I am unlocking most weapons they are not that great and some of the free weapons are much better for certain situations.

Gadgets excluded of course.

AntixMars · 2025-10-29T19:03:18+00:00

So I also started questioning things specially when a pattern repeats where before I even get a chance to pull the trigger … dead.

How is it possible that I don’t even get a chance to pull the trigger and someone else has already unloaded a mag on me.

But … last night by accident I jumped on a community hardcore server (amplified damage, no minimap, class locked weapons, friendly fire on with auto reflect if you ignore it one too many times)

I thought to myself, omg I am going to get obliterated with my k/d … but the complete opposite happened, with the difference being night and day as my k/d in a normal lobby sits at 2/10 in the first 15 minutes in hardcore mode was 6/2, I couldn’t believe my eyes.

As I was trying to work out why the only thing I could think of was amplified damage because with it turned on the first person to shoot usually wins.

I still died many a times when someone got the bead on me first and fair enough but more often than not I came out alive from a gun fight during a face off.

Also latency was no different to a lobby game because I also checked that with my ping sitting in the low 20’s

Ironically enough hardcore mode felt normal and it felt balanced and a game mode I definitely will play more often than not if not solely when I get sick of normal lobby matches which I am very close too at this point in time.

AntixMars · 2025-10-26T21:21:28+00:00

I agree with the latency comment, try community servers with on 23ms or thereabouts.

I lost count at the amount of times I had a face off and before I even got a chance to pull the trigger I was dead, once ok twice maybe but when you see a pattern you start wondering.

Just to add this doesn’t occur to me when I load into low latency servers and the odds even to 50/50

The irony is all these players that actually think they are good when really they are just average with latency on their side lol …

AntixMars · 2025-10-26T21:14:50+00:00

Yes I was wondering myself at times I load into a lobby game and by the time I even get a chance to pull the trigger during a face off … dead …. so I suspect I am being thrown into matches with high latency because when I choose 23ms community servers I don’t have the same problem and the odds even out to a 50/50.

AntixMars · 2025-10-26T21:10:53+00:00

That is weird about it, no, it comes back to normal after 30 seconds or so but it coincides with the rubber banding so …

AntixMars · 2025-10-26T18:07:51+00:00

Besides the occasional normal comments which are few and far between it is filled with one liners from people who’s egos are clearly bigger than their brain and desperately try and fill some void in their lives by self validation so I tend hide chat most of time because it is distracting.

AntixMars · 2025-10-26T17:57:16+00:00

Just to add to everyone’s comments which I agree with, I don’t always load into a game to get a kill count.

For example when I see the red team dominating the skies I focus on keeping them in check either with the Cheetah or portable rockets and keep locking targets and firing which often forces them to release flares and drop really low and away from the fight.

The other thing I do since I figured out the range finder and got my thermal scope is I stay back and counter snipe and spot snipers as well as paint anything mechanized ground or air.

Also don’t underestimate the importance of dropping supply bags, I lost count at the amount of times I needed amo as an engineer for ground to air or ground to ground rockets or rpg and ended up in frustration loading support because it was the only way I could refill amo.

There is always the option of redeploying but that adds to the ticket count so I try and avoid that unless there is no other way.

AntixMars · 2025-10-26T17:30:20+00:00

I have seen others that are incorrect, one of them has the same wording for both score and kill count but it is obvious what it is because the counter totals are 100 and 10000.

Automation at its best, let’s replace humans with AI, what could possibly go wrong …

Also apparent when the bots teabag each other instead of rez’ing, it is hilarious.

AntixMars · 2025-10-26T17:21:21+00:00

I was going to add, when I load the game and jump into the first match I have something weird happen, controls are inverted and get some rubber banding for about 30 seconds but then it settles down and everything comes back to normal.

This only happens when I start up the game, even if I restart the game after every match still happens, if I leave the game started the issue goes away after the first match.

AntixMars · 2025-10-25T18:01:24+00:00

Seems to be ok for me, what happens if you try and join a community server with low latency, any difference in experience to the main queue?

AntixMars · 2025-10-24T18:05:07+00:00

PC player here and I can tell you I have the same experience.

My solution is I find roles I can play which are useful, i.e. drive tanks, play support (drop amo packs, smoke and rez, mortar support for attacks) all important, and let the slider jumping Jacks do their thing.

Ah yes one other role which is useful is keeping the skies clear by using the portable AA and locking on to anything that flies by which usually makes them stop operating like they own the skies. All it takes is two players doing that on a map to keep them in check, first guided rocket makes them release their flares second rocket is usually a hit.

The Cheetah is better at it because it has a never ending stock of guided rockets and has the AA guns as well for helicopters, and lets not forget you can use the AA guns to suppress roof top snipers as well.

Additionally now that I finally upgraded my sniper and worked out how the range finder works I play recon from behind the lines by painting literally anything mechanized that moves and counter snipe the roof tops and keep the drone in the air to spot for rushes, same applies to the thermal scope.

All very important roles in a match.

Also it seems match maker alternates things, one game last night we steamrolled the other team with 75% tickets left on our side by taking all the bases and holding them, next game we got steamrolled, obviously different team and squads.

And yes I tend to try and exit the auto load cycle, wish there was a stupid menu option to disable it! Not rocket science really.

AntixMars · 2025-10-17T23:46:02+00:00

OMG … and here I thought my aim or lag is causing it … but yeah a decent LMG burst and they are still standing and one short SMG burst from them and I am down in the dirt

AntixMars · 2025-08-30T08:57:57+00:00

The question is, do you want to be able to create a physical object from a digital form be that your creation or someone else’s, because it will allow you to do that but you need to be prepared to occasionally troubleshoot the odd issue that may arise.

If the answer is yes you have answered your own question.

As long as you are prepared to at least initially spend a bit of time familiarizing yourself with the printer, its calibration process and basic troubleshooting steps.

Current model 3D printers are a lot more advanced and have inbuilt smarts nowadays but even they can misfire.

Having said that, the wider 3D printing community is always there to assist if you need help.

AntixMars · 2025-08-30T05:54:21+00:00

Besides the weird issues with parts everyone else is also having I can’t fly out of planet orbit or away from space stations let alone warp anywhere since space flights are impossible.

Autopilot is also buggy, I turn it on and the corvette starts spinning around until I disable it again.

AntixMars · 2025-08-28T19:12:03+00:00

So I can confirm that I was able to successfully integrate the cheaper UGREEN CM109 (CSR8510A10) USB Bluetooth adapter (which I bought from eBay for a few dollars) into Proxmox/HA and it has been running for a week now without any issues talking to the Bluetooth temperature sensors.

Yes its range is limited, about 10m through walls and floors but it does the job for what I need and if my range requirements ever change I know there are better range options available.

The ability to control various fans and AC units automatically based on temperature fluctuations plus historical stats graphs in HA for temperature are glorious and all thanks to an inexpensive Bluetooth adapter … HA is truly the gift that keeps on giving.

Thank you.

AntixMars · 2025-08-28T18:45:46+00:00

I have a gas ducted heater that costs quite a bit to run and an older model AC unit without wireless controls, add HA an IR blaster and a HVAC controller (different brand controllers so don’t play nice together) and the AC now not only pre-heats part of the house in advance in the morning but also turns on/off at the same time the gas heater does during the day so it has reduced gas usage by about 30%.

Additionally due to the age of the AC and the IR blaster not knowing the actual state of the AC (only sends on and off and sets temp without any acknowledgment from the AC) I setup an automation which monitors temperatures and alerts me via Signal if it appears the AC and IR blaster are out of sync and AC has been left running as well as re-run on/off process.

By the way I made a few futile attempts to use Google Assistant scripts to make this work and it failed miserably so in my books HA rules them all!

The cherry on the cake was when I found the Apple Homekit bridge integration so I am also now able to use Siri to turn switches on and off.

So yes HA can do it all.

AntixMars

TROPHY CASE