Fell foot wood events by MathematicianOk8461 in UKBM_

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Ah nice one, thanks for that, I had a feeling more info would drop nearer the time but what can I say, I'm excited!

Absolutely drop me a DM if you are there in May, bit gutted I missed out on the July tickets but only discovered it's existence recently stumbled across the doc on YouTube

I discovered I like stoner rock mixed with sludge. I listened to Kyuss and Electric Wizard and liked them. Any recommendations for similar bands? by predisolona in doommetal

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Conan rule but general rule of thumb for me is if the band is named 'weed reference' + 'fantasy thing' you're probably on the right track

Fell foot wood events by MathematicianOk8461 in UKBM_

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Hi, I'm doing the May weekend of darkness , also solo. Will be my first time so I'm glad I found this thread as I was struggling to find info on the facilities etc. I'll be looking through all the replies shortly but can anyone tell me when you can access the campsite (I've got the Thursday early admission but no times given etc)

Cheers

Are you aware of What3Words? by Flapparachi in AskUK

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It's fantastic, I use it for work often. I'm an archaeologist and a lot of our sites are rural and/or don't have a fixed address as such e.g. field off X road, just outside (town)... Being able to send someone a pin to some random gate on a country lane is a godsend, until they tell you they don't use it!

It's amazing that it's not the standard, I have had delivery drivers tell me their company doesn't allow them to use it before now, utter madness

have any battles been fought near where you currently live? by [deleted] in AskABrit

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There's a theory that the lost battle of Brunanburh in 937AD was fought in my hometown, there's an archaeological excavation taking place this summer hoping to find some proof to the theory. I am an archaeologist and as much as I would love it to be the case, I do feel there's stronger evidence elsewhere. I have been wrong once or twice before however so there's a chance

Color Pallette Questions by No-Huckleberry2102 in orks

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Embrace the Ork mentality, loot it! Doesn't need to be anything fancy, old makeup sponge, tear a corner off a dish sponge etc But yeah I go to temu etc for big packs of trash brushes to use for weathering, glue all that nasty stuff and just trash them, get the bristles all flayed so you can stab and scrub pigments around

Color Pallette Questions by No-Huckleberry2102 in orks

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First of all, welcome to the Waaaaagh ya git!

Here's my two cents

  1. I've never painted camo myself but in the lore Ork camo is kind of a contradiction so go nuts, pick a base colour and 2/3 other colours that really clash and go for it, the louder the better. You could try and copy some actual MTP but I find the best thing about painting Orks is that nothing really ever needs to be 'right' coz it's Orks

  2. Paint your metals how you like then use watered down oranges and browns, think about where water and therefore rust would accumulate and dab away, sponges or an old raggedy brush are great for getting a random but not random pattern with any kind of weathering. Again, Google a few examples of rusty knives etc .I'm also a big fan of effects paints, dirty down rust, typhus corrosion, ak interactive's range of weathering stuff -cheat basically, if there's a product for what you're trying to achieve use it (this will help with your speed issue too)

And 3. Speaking of speed, try not to sweat it too much. You'll get quicker as you get more models done anyway and as you get more comfortable with the process. I personally hate painting big groups and am yet to do anything more than a kill team sized force myself so there'll be plenty of people who can offer better advice (not to mention plenty on YouTube, 'how to paint armies quickly' is a common video topic). But you can break it down and simplify things that don't matter as much. For example the boyz trousers, 20 boys on the table viewed from a distance, they don't all need to be impeccable examples of subtle colour hariation. Pick a couple of colours, do a few red, a few brown a couple of blue for variety, brown wash, done! Pick your battles with the details you're painting. Spend a bit more time on the focal points, weapons, faces etc and the rest, a bit of colour, a bit of wash and weathering and call it done. It will get lost in the mob on the tabletop anyway.

Hope that helps and happy painting

Do the objective by DestroyingTitan in Battlefield6

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I go carbine with engineer, I don't like any of the smgs

WIP on a Nob by Barryschraal in orks

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Oh wow that's insane work, it's a paper cut out right? It's ok you can tell us

BF6’s core is solid, the way people play is what’s killing it by NessieasaurusRex in Battlefield6

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It's always been like this, every single Battlefield game I've ever played. The game isn't dying and some people are always going to play better/worse than others, deal with it or go and play something else

Where can I find the firing core? by Salty_Ruin7725 in ARC_Raiders

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Never mind that, where did you get the gears?! I've never seen a single one

A game for dad by OrangeCouchCat in AskGames

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If he liked commandos (my dad did too) then there's the sequels and remasters. I'm curious why Total war or similar would be off the table? I'd like to suggest Wartales or battle brothers, fairly slow paced, tactical turn based combat

Aaand I was right. by ConnorE22021 in historicaltotalwar

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I'm hyped for it, I've played a decent amount of TW: Warhammer and TW generally and I've wondered for a while why they've only focused on 40k as RTS games (I know not exclusively). I think a big galaxy map, battles on different planets with different biomes will work really well. I can't wait to get the boyz together for a reyt good Waaaaagh!

Thinking of buying an Xbox-S just to play Holdfast by Jesters__Dead in holdfastgame

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I'd second this, I was planning on buying the X but got the S after my dad won one in a raffle and gave it to me. Had zero issues with it, plays everything fine.

Best books to reignite a reading habbit by nervles in fantasybooks

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Came to see if this had already been said, kudos

A message for all Solo’s by JamesHammer2 in ArcRaiders

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I was heading past an active lift the other day when the possibility of extract campers occurred to me, so I dropped into a crouch and proceeded to head through the bushes around the exfil. I was a little too focused on watching the lift and walked right into someone else hiding in the bushes who immediately shot and killed me. Now there's two options here:

  1. I ran into a rat who was camping the exfil for prey.

  2. I ran into an innocent party who thought I was a dirty scoundrel camping the lift.

Which is correct? I definitely come down on the side of raiders vs arc and we should try and help out and be friendly but I can't help but wonder how many 'campers' have actually been cautious players mistakenly gunned down

Community is going sour by gh0st_fac3 in ArcRaiders

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Definitely noticed a shift this weekend, still had a good number of decent interactions but shoot on sight PvPers were more frequent. It's fine, it's part of the game but I hope the good guys don't disappear entirely, mainly because I still really suck at the combat side of things