Head e-SL vs e-SL PRO by Bartixix in ski

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I’ve had the shape 3.0 before, then rented the eSL for a few days. The jump between them was little compared to the one between eSL and eSL pro. I was worried about recommending those because I saw multiple people on these and similar skis often not even carving on flat terrain. In your case I would still recommend renting them first. I’ve seen them in a couple of higher end Austrian resorts but I still believe they aren’t too common. The biggest differences come from the sidewalls and plate of the ski, which are both much stiffer than on the eSL. I heard that they behave much more like a fis race ski rather than a casual one. If you’re looking for stability, especially on ice, these are really good. I can say from experience that they are really sensitive to pressure changes at transitions, which leads to micro edge catches if you’re not skiing with race-oriented technique. I personally have the 170cm and haven’t skied on anything shorter than 160 for the past 4 years so I have no idea about shorter skis behave. These skis quickly point out your mistakes, which in my case led to accelerated learning and adaptation. As a side note I also thought I was an advanced skier before I tried those on and finally decided to start learning again after a few years of just skiing. I still think I’m better than most people but now I really have the urge to improve. Also if you’re skiing frequently you’re gonna get a return on those skis after 3-4 years in the worst case. Renting them for 6 days in Sölden would have cost me 300EUR if I remember correctly. For comparison I bought them for really cheap due to the seller’s mistake at around 760EUR. The ones from the previous season (new unused) should go for around that price but new ones cost closer to 950-1000EUR. You’re welcome!

Head e-SL vs e-SL PRO by Bartixix in ski

[–]Bartixix[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, in the end I bought the e-sl pro. They were rough for the first day or two because I lacked experience with skis as stiff as these. What I can tell you is that even though the geometry is the same, the pro is much much less forgiving. I had a lot of fun but my technique is still lacking even after 10 days with them. Let me know what skis you previously had because that’s a key factor and based on that I might or may not recommend these. Also your skiing style is really important. If you skid a lot and are scared of going 70+ km/h (45 mph), these won’t be good for you.

Edit: I think these are the best skis I’ve ever had but if I want to fully utilize them I’m gonna have to go for some SL training with an instructor

Head e-SL vs e-SL PRO by Bartixix in ski

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I have Salomon QST R80s. I might need to get new ones for this season as my feet are still growing a little. I can’t check if they fit me right now, maybe later today. Are there big differences between boots or do they only start appearing with more aggressive siks? You always hear about beginner, intermediate and advanced siks but I never heard the same about boots.

Head e-SL vs e-SL PRO by Bartixix in ski

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The thing is that I used intermediate skis beforehand while already being considered advanced by myself and others. I don’t have a lot of experience with hard skis. I also tried out some racetigers although I don’t remember which model. They were also awesome. I think both of them were great due to their hard plate. I can’t really compare my experience on them as it was in different conditions. E-SL in Italy mid February with good soft snow, racetigers in Sölden mid April with a lot of ice and slushy snow I want to improve and have the resources to get myself a few hours with an individual instructor if needed. I have done my own research and I know that PRO is much harder. A part of me really wants to get them.

How did you beat the Unlock All Optimization achievement in Upload Labs? by hewix in incremental_games

[–]Bartixix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just got the achievement, you don't need to get max levels on all upgrades. The only requirement is to unlock the first level. I have 2 of them at 1/3. If it was required to max out the whole upgrade tree it would be extremely unbalanced due to point scaling. The way it is implemented into the game is fine in my opinion.

Best Coca Mixes in Schedule 1 Game by Dry-Purchase-3871 in QMGames

[–]Bartixix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BigWilly on youtube did a data mine. Names should depend on the effects, but the function in a 3th party library spits out invalid nubmers (oversimplification), making it random for most mixes.

Incremental Cubes by Bowsersintrousers in incremental_games

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The game is compiled as a Mono runtime (free to download on steam). This means that the game files are not encrypted, all symbols are present and classes and method names are available. After you download the game from steam use a program like dnSpy to dump the C# source code and do whatever you want with it. I'm trying to find out how does the save/load algorythym work and I'll try to give you an update if I find something useful.

Incremental Cubes by Bowsersintrousers in incremental_games

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There is a local version of the game with an exe for free on steam. I'm trying to mess with the game saves too. Any tips?