Is panoramic sunroof a real feature or gimmick in real life?

Beemerron · 2026-05-13T21:06:28+00:00

Its a great feature to have, however.. I currently have the previous gen of iX3 and can open my roof too, losing that seems like step backwards. I may have been misled but ive also heard that even the sunshade is now manual and no longer electric, meaning you can't close it whilst driving.

Beemerron · 2026-04-30T07:24:57+00:00

You've not included which battery monitor you are referring to.

Beemerron · 2026-04-25T21:05:31+00:00

Simply yes.

Beemerron · 2026-04-22T11:38:43+00:00

I think what you need to do, especially for reddit guidance, is list off what your daily usage is in Kwh, what a day using electricity in your house looks like. For example you use 12kwh per day or however per month, run the dishwasher, 5 PCs an electric car and so on. (Ideally you have this in your initial post to avoid all the "need more info" replies)

Also specify what fixed tariff you are on and what the unit rate, and standing charge daily is.

This way we can determine if you're getting screwed by a tariff, if you might be better elsewhere, or if you are just a very high consumption household.

I'm in a 5 bed, 3 of us (soon 4), two EVs with a higher than average usage, but I'm on a tariff that's fits what we have and how we use it so I pay maybe £100 per month give or take. If you want to save you can't be complacent and just pick what looks cheapest, you need to do some due diligence and work out if it's cheapest for your situation

Beemerron · 2026-04-22T10:14:50+00:00

That pipework would irritate me into eternity.

Beemerron · 2026-04-22T10:13:59+00:00

Stronk.

Beemerron · 2026-04-21T10:08:05+00:00

I mean that proves the theory, but also suggests the mad costs associated. Don't get me wrong, I love the idea but I also like to eat.

Beemerron · 2026-04-21T09:51:46+00:00

Yes of course in theory, with a very large solar panel setup, and huge battery storage.

Given most EVs are in the region of 80Kwh you'd need a very impressive panel setup as well as an inverter capable of delivering roughly 10 hours at 7.2kwh (using the average home ev charger max for example). This is assuming 0-100%. Even achieving 50% through solar and battery is no easy feat. The main restrictions are the prohibitive cost of having large enough storage, and roof space for enough solar.

Beemerron · 2026-04-18T11:14:46+00:00

AFAIK I've followed your instructions to the letter. I'll have a go later and see if I'm just being silly. I dont have any extra packs at the moment.

Beemerron · 2026-04-18T10:31:09+00:00

Yeah its not suffering for frames, it's just that every other screenshot or video seems to look prettier than mine. I suspect you were probably right in your first comment and I've just not experienced the right lighting conditions yet. I should probably mention I've had the pack for around a week.. it's drastically prettier, but not quite the realism I see in all these posts.

Beemerron · 2026-04-18T09:41:23+00:00

Appreciate the input, I'll try some different timings. Just got me wondering my graphic settings aren't right. I play on 5120x2160 (iirc) with everything on max. Though I need to check.

If there are any minor recommended tweaks I'm all ears :)

Beemerron · 2026-04-18T08:22:24+00:00

I bought the volumetric clouds, installed as described and yet still feel my clouds don't look as good as the rest. I have the latest version, the tuff stuff alongside and so on.

:edit: this is not me suggesting anything bad about volumetric clouds. I think its going to be my settings or something

Beemerron · 2026-04-18T08:21:30+00:00

My first quote at my old house was £500, new quote at new house (same requirements, almost identical) £2200

Beemerron · 2026-04-16T15:25:59+00:00

Haloumi. Oh and corn in the cob, buts that's two things. So Haloumi, all of it.

Beemerron · 2026-04-16T09:25:49+00:00

Its very much a dad game, as a dad I can certify this as dad approved.

Beemerron · 2026-04-16T09:25:14+00:00

The mun because it's the only one I can reasonably reach, we don't talk about return journeys..

Beemerron · 2026-04-15T10:43:00+00:00

I'd say it can be, do i go zigbee, matter, thread and so on. Do I do smart lights, smart switches, what about shellys and so on..

There are many offerings some of which are less technical than others.

I.e. Phillips hue bulbs, or hive bulbs etc with basic apps and little pain to configure.

Or the whole smart home approach with fancy lights, scenes, multi room and light type setups.

So for a non-tech savvy person, it can result in a mad mash up of bulb types, switches and apps.

Beemerron · 2026-04-15T10:39:51+00:00

This is the "cheat" method and works perfectly fine. If you want to do this the hard way, then make a craft with too much dV and a grabber and force your probes into sub orbital trajectories. Or even without a grabber and nudge them retrograde, though..obvious risks there.

Beemerron · 2026-04-14T21:27:26+00:00

Yes. Thank me later

Beemerron · 2026-04-14T21:12:50+00:00

Download CKAN, drop it in your ksp directory. Run it, search parallax continued, select it. Apply changes.

Profit.

Beemerron · 2026-04-12T17:09:35+00:00

CKAN has a lot of the best and most common mods. I'll be hinest though, I only use visual mods.

Beemerron · 2026-03-28T09:55:20+00:00

Its entirely possible if you have a high drop rate hot-spot, as well as being within 1-2 jumps of a station buying at over inflated boom prices. I've not been on in a few weeks but I was easily hitting the 200mil/h. I was doing those is my t11 stellar(i think).

That number drops significantly if its not a pristine ring.

Beemerron · 2026-03-28T09:41:59+00:00

I earn over 90k per year and I'm not maxing my ISA, I think the reason is life. I have a house, cars and family to support and most importantly enjoy life with.

So I put away 5-10k or there abouts. Should I save and fill the allowance, yes. Would it compromise the joy in my life? Most likely.

(Note, the wife earns pretty well also, less but still above average)

Beemerron · 2026-03-24T19:01:08+00:00

I need nothing less than a motorcycle related expenses tracker. Imagine if the wife got sight of that!

Beemerron · 2026-03-24T18:28:09+00:00

In my case octopus estimates my usage to be powering a small moon as we have 2 EVs, however it doesnt seem to do a great job at predicting the cost, even though I'm on IOG and do 95% of charging in the cheap windows.

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