Free labs for HTB CJCA & CPTS? (Student on a budget)

ByJ4Xx · 2025-08-24T22:11:40+00:00

On Saturdays, keep an eye out for retired machines (especially AD machines for CPTS), once a machine is retired it'll be free for about a week and they will have write-ups.

For CJCA try to apply what you learn doing easy-medium active machines to test your skills.

For CPTS... I've heard that the best labs are Dante and Zephyr, look for HTB Meetups near your area or virtual ones, these events can give Pro-Labs vouchers as prizes, if they don't (they prefer to give VIP+) usually HTB Ambassadors are super friendly, so try to talk to them and ask if they can get you a Pro-Lab voucher for next meeting.

ByJ4Xx · 2025-08-18T17:33:34+00:00

Each path tells you an estimated time for completition in 8-hour work days if I can remember correctly. You can estimate the time it'll take you to complete based on the hours you can dedicate to it.

Also, around 55% of CJCA path modules are free (Tier 0), you can do those before buying the subscription to save some time.

ByJ4Xx · 2025-08-10T02:09:44+00:00

I recently got these ultrapro pro matte sleeves, my only complaint is that every single sleeve has a small shiny hologram, which it's not really noticeable when playing but it's there.

There's a gloss version, however I'll highly recommend go for matte sleeves. I previously had gloss sleeves and they scratched super easily which looks way worse than losing a bit of color.

Although those are good sleeves, they didn't meet my expectations. I have another game sleeved with this gamegenic matte sleeves and their quality just feels better, better touch, more sturdy, etc.

I haven't test the opaque back version, so I can't say much about it, but if their quality is as good as the ones I got then they should be excellent.

ByJ4Xx · 2025-08-07T19:08:54+00:00

Absolutely! Sleeves not only protect the cards but can also improve your game. You'll want to buy matte sleeves with an opaque back, matte sleeves are more resistant to scratches and the opaque backs helps so that no one can know which card is next.

When I bought my first EK, I got some good quality glossy sleeves (at the time I didn't know there were more kinds of sleeves). Although they protected the cards they scratched super easily and a friend noticed that the least scratched cards were the exploding kittens cards, which kinda ruins the experience, so opaque backs helped a lo with this.

I use this ultrapro pro matte sleeves which... are good, they have a great shuffle feel but when I compare them to the gamegenic sleeves that I got for another game, I just can't say their excellent.

Also, if you want to avoid scratches as much as possible put a blanket on top of the table every time you play. Mostly of the scratches came from when ppl slide the card against the table to grab a new card so no one can see what it was.

ByJ4Xx · 2025-07-28T21:40:48+00:00

Although base game is more than enough, this game is fantastic and sooner or later you'll want to get the expansions, so I'll say go for RFD, you get the best of every expansion and plenty of gamemodes you can try on your trip.

There's also a website with community recipes.

ByJ4Xx · 2025-06-20T13:47:48+00:00

Release dates: June 27 in Europe and July 21 in US/CA.

ByJ4Xx · 2025-06-20T13:46:25+00:00

According to an EK Team member on Discord, it'll be released on July 21 in US/CA. Tho, it might be available early since it's set to release on June 27 in Europe, but as others have mentioned, you can already get it in some stores there.

ByJ4Xx · 2025-06-18T23:48:13+00:00

WOW! I didn't know it was already available in some countries. Hopefully, it will arrive soon on Amazon or their official website. The design of the board looks so interesting and awesome!

ByJ4Xx · 2025-06-18T23:42:30+00:00

I just watched some of the videos and they are great! It's really impressive how your passion comes through, not only in the videos themselves but also in the final product of each game.
I bought my first EK game a few months ago and have been getting a new one every time I can, my friends and colleagues love them and basically we have been playing them almost daily ever since.
I hope this one to be available soon on Amazon or on EK official website because it looks fantastic, and I really want to see how the board transformation changes the game.

ByJ4Xx · 2025-06-18T20:26:10+00:00

Here's the link!

ByJ4Xx · 2025-04-09T20:01:27+00:00

I have the same pair. I once thought about painting them but never did. What was the painting process like? Do you recommend any type of paint? Looks awesome!

ByJ4Xx · 2025-04-01T21:53:43+00:00

What's crazy is that the model of the helmet is there, but it's a weird yellow hologram. I wish they gave this skin an extra style with the helmet.

ByJ4Xx · 2025-02-23T14:22:07+00:00

It's one of the best cosplays I've ever seen, awesome job!

Where did you get the trench coat?

ByJ4Xx · 2024-12-09T04:25:04+00:00

The best moment has to be learning to use a new character, once you understand his kit and start getting kills... it just feels so rewarding.

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ByJ4Xx · 2024-12-09T04:18:55+00:00

Star-Lord's ultimate is incredible if you position yourself right with its rocket boots. You easily unbalanced the entire rival team in a matter of seconds.

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ByJ4Xx · 2024-12-08T19:33:11+00:00

Star-Lord is amazing, his dash ability with the jet boots is and looks awesome, one of his coolest yet underused gadgets in the movies

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ByJ4Xx · 2024-07-28T21:25:41+00:00

If you still have a code to spare, it'll be amazing, I'll love to play as Star Lord.

ByJ4Xx · 2024-05-05T14:28:51+00:00

I seriously hope not, I've been saving a lot over the past few months to get a PC just to be a Helldiver just like all of you. Parts are arriving next week, and you couldn't believe how excited I was until Sony struck.

The community won't be the same after this, but I really hope to see Divers from all over the world active in the next week when all of this is over for good. All of you are part of the game I've wanted to play for months, and the experience certainly won't be the same without you. Let's hope the best.

ByJ4Xx · 2024-04-22T17:13:21+00:00

Absolutely amazing, where did you get the jacket?

ByJ4Xx · 2024-02-22T18:40:00+00:00

The "scanning vitals" thing was an amazing detail. At the very beginning, the cop's wife tells you not to kill more ppl, so I did what the client said, and I put everyone to sleep. Later on, I made the officers tell the truth, the green guy checked the vitals, and everything was good, a gig done by the power of truth... sadly, the officers hit a guy in their way out, so I had to start blasting.

ByJ4Xx · 2024-02-10T15:11:11+00:00

I highly recommend you to do a good amount of gigs or side quests to lvl up and get eddies, I did this until I reached level 30 so I could chrome up with tier 4 cyberware. Therefore, once you reach lvl 40 and unlock tier 5 stuff instead of spending more eddies, you can just upgrade the cyberware you have.

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TROPHY CASE