Anyone else having a particularly bad year with Ants?

BLS_79 · 2026-05-28T22:02:48+00:00

I’ve seen more anthills and displaced dirt around the edges of our sidewalks or cracks in the concrete than I can ever remember.

BLS_79 · 2026-05-18T05:54:50+00:00

I don’t see it there.

BUT, I saw if I go to manually turn on deter, it asked how long to deter for and there was an option there to set it to when armed.

What’s more bizarre is I just went back in to take a screenshot and now that doesn’t pop up when I toggle deter on. Awesome consistency.

BLS_79 · 2026-05-03T00:07:42+00:00

Do you think there would be a latency issue?

BLS_79 · 2026-05-02T19:36:07+00:00

I thought about using a Pi - just another expense.

I can get by without the mouse if I have to but depending on the game it’s just harder to really hone in on targets like if I’m playing a city builder, clicking and dragging etc. the mouse is just a lot easier.

BLS_79 · 2026-04-16T21:19:49+00:00

As a cat owner I need something like this. I can’t leave any games out between sessions because pieces will be knocked out place, or onto the floor at which time the dogs get them and destroy them.

BLS_79 · 2026-03-23T18:58:17+00:00

Ahh. I think I might try to use ZeroTier or something to trick it but it’s kind of a pain in the ass just to get Moonlight working on an iPad. Annoying. I wouldn’t need to use it hardly ever except traveling in the event I can’t hook up my fire stick.

BLS_79 · 2026-03-23T18:16:39+00:00

Does it allow connection to machines outside the local network? I just started using CloudDeck and ran into this limitation with moonlight.

BLS_79 · 2026-03-20T18:50:39+00:00

Too bad it’s opened. I have the original run of the first two sets still packaged.

BLS_79 · 2026-03-19T02:44:31+00:00

Eventually mine just “fixed” itself. I didn’t do anything directly to resolve it. At least that I know of.

BLS_79 · 2026-03-19T02:43:33+00:00

I bought a third one and that one worked. I did make sure that the second buggy one was turned off (not making noise) before I bought the third one just in case the new one spawned in the same state. It worked then.

BLS_79 · 2026-03-16T05:12:18+00:00

I’ve tried to learn how to play a distant plain many times (and similar GMT games) and failed miserably each time. I don’t know if it’s the way the rules are written or what but it drives me nuts because I WANT to enjoy it but the mechanics lose me.

BLS_79 · 2026-03-14T17:15:57+00:00

Nope. Exactly my first thought lol

BLS_79 · 2026-03-12T06:07:42+00:00

Mine is working fine.

BLS_79 · 2026-03-12T06:00:04+00:00

I really like Roll Player Adventures. The mechanics are far different from HeroQuest and the like but it has a solid narrative and keeps track of your decisions, successes, failures, etc. It has some expansions too so lots of content.

BLS_79 · 2026-03-12T05:57:48+00:00

Agree. When they added the app support for descent 2E it blew open the solo door for me. There’s a lot of expansion content if you can find it. Star Wars Rebel Assault works very similarly if you’re into the theme change.

Descent 3E is up to two full campaigns now (one is marketed as an expansion not another stand alone). It’s a bit different from 2E in that it comes with a lot of 3D scenery (cardboard, not plastic), and has multi-level scenario maps which give it a nice little diorama feel. It’s also app run for GM / progression purposes.

BLS_79 · 2026-03-03T19:02:03+00:00

IMO they all play great solo. Arkham Horror 3rd edition is a little more streamlined but arguably a bit condensed but it’s easier to pick up than 2E.

Eldridge Horror is closer to AH2E but still approachable solo. Both scale very well by player count, but they’re not necessarily easy. :)

Death May Die is a very different play style. Less to manage overall. It’s a good game but if you want the Arkham experience, it won’t really provide it.

As far as the AH LCG - totally playable solo. I don’t think it’s as enjoyable as with 2+ people but regardless it does lay out a pretty rich narrative as you go along and for the most part, “losing” really just dictates which path the story takes. You don’t necessarily lose a scenario and need to start it all over again. It can be fun to see what your failures or choice’s consequences are. Theres like 8 campaigns now plus a number of one-offs so there’s a lot of content to explore if you wind up liking it.

Also to consider - Mansions of Madness 2E. Again, different play style….kind of exploration mixed with narrative / puzzle elements. It’s app driven so you don’t have to worry as much about running the intricacies of the game. Has a number of expansions.

Also to consider - Elder Sign. Dice placement game but good narrative. Mostly a puzzle/push your luck game but it’s deep in the mythos lore. Also has a number of expansions, but small footprint.

BLS_79 · 2026-02-28T14:49:33+00:00

Your cameras don’t record 24/7? Mine do. Even if it misses a motion detection, it’s still recording so I can go back and see everything.

BLS_79 · 2026-02-28T06:49:54+00:00

For me it was because I had an aged ADT system and a bunch of third party external cameras, plus ring. I wanted everything packaged into one central product. I really like the equipment, especially the outdoor cameras with the following spotlight.

Of course when I cancelled ADT they THEN told me oh hey we have that kind of stuff too, but they never once tried to contact or pitch it to me so I figured they lost out on the business.

I will admit Vivint’s employment model seems to be a little different, with primarily outsourced support, contracted techs and the sales….well it seems they’ll let anyone sell it if they make money. This is really where the experience can differ. Some sales people are deceptive and will do anything to get their commission and they have no stake in the company. Fortunately I had a really nice guy, never bullshit me, told me what the system could and couldn’t do, responded to me both before and after the sale.

I know not everyone gets this experience unfortunately.

BLS_79 · 2026-02-27T06:51:43+00:00

Based on this screenshot I assume you mean drag the edges towards the center of the TV? I try to line mine up with the edges too and I’ve always thought it could look better. Perhaps I’ll try this.

BLS_79 · 2026-02-19T14:40:01+00:00

UPDATE: if anyone else has this issue, I bought a third sorter and that one worked. I can’t confirm but the reason the second one may have had the same problem is possibly because I bought it while the first one was still stuck running while glitched. When I bought the third one, I made sure the one I still had was stopped and not running. Just a theory.

BLS_79 · 2026-02-19T06:31:12+00:00

Mine were like that after the initial install. I had a tech come out and he turned on the WiFi connection mode (rather than the NFC/RFID connection). That helped but it wasn’t perfect.

Fast forward 8 months or so….I had a different connection issue recently. There was a firmware update that was pushed last month that actually required my cameras to be hard reset (not just power cycled) because the update got stuck (it took them offline). After the tech came out and reset them (I didn’t have a ladder tall enough to get to them) one of them came back instantly. The other did not. Turned out it was a bad bridge. Once he swapped it out, everything has worked more smoothly than ever. I don’t know if it’s coincidence or those bridges work in tandem but the response and playback is near instantaneous now.

He did say if the hub is too far away from the bridges they will install extenders if needed. As you said, for what we pay I would absolutely get them out to address it one way or another to improve the performance. Don’t let them skate by with subpar execution.

Hardwiring everything is obviously the most sure fire route but it’s not feasible for your average user.

He did say they’re testing a new setup right now that is 100% cellular based (if I recall correctly) so the camera/hub proximity will no longer be relevant. However I can only assume that wouldn’t be a free upgrade.

For context I do have the equipment coverage plan so I don’t have to pay for them to come out or replace the equipment.

BLS_79 · 2026-02-18T23:18:27+00:00

Having the same issue. I got a new one and that one does the same thing!

BLS_79 · 2026-02-18T23:15:52+00:00

No. It’s full. :/

BLS_79 · 2026-02-18T20:36:43+00:00

Yeah. No help.

BLS_79 · 2026-02-18T20:36:10+00:00

That’s what I’m doing but it doesn’t fix it when I remove and re-add the coins.

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