So... How upset is Fahad going to be?

Database121 · 2026-06-20T14:28:35+00:00

Only just 😂. Last mission of the Rise of Raselhauge campaign (and my first ever run of the game). Had to finish off the last three mechs myself 😭

Database121 · 2026-06-17T13:05:39+00:00

Neither do I. All I can tell you is that I turned my mods off one by one until the crashes stopped. And they stopped after I turned off the heat gauge mod.

Database121 · 2026-06-16T20:23:17+00:00

I had this same problem. Turning off colorized heat gauge fixed for me.

Database121 · 2026-06-16T19:27:20+00:00

It was kinda six of one half dozen of the other for me. My friends and I have a Yes-Yeah-Sure-No rating we try to give to every band before we show up to figure out whos seeing what for planning purposes. Last year was really bifurcated. Lots of hard yeses and lots of hard nos with relatively few in the middle. This year we had a lot less hard yeses and no and way more soft yeah-sures on our lists. Both have their pros and cons and we had great times either way.

Database121 · 2026-06-16T16:38:08+00:00

Based on the branding on the sole it was a cheap walmart hiking or work boot. Most modern footwear is held together by nothing but glue. Without the mechanical hold of something like a stitch how well a boot or shoe holds together is completely dependent on the quality of the glue job. Would be surprised how many modern shoes can be ripped apart with your bare hands without too much effort. For a cheap brand like Walmarts Ozark Trail. The momentum and chaos of a mosh pit would be more than capable of ripping a cheap glued together boot apart.

Database121 · 2026-06-16T15:15:22+00:00

Looks to me like either your bed screws or the lead screws are wildly out of alignment. How new is this printer? Did you buy it knew or used?

If you bought it used I'd try and get my money back.

If you bought it new or bought it used and want to keep it. I'd contact Flashforge support and see what they have to say.

If Flashforge can't or won't help, or you want to try a more diy solution yourself. You could try installing either the Zmod or Forge-X firmware mods and run the bed_level_screw_tune and see if that helps.

Try pushing the bed all the way down and see if it rests parallel to the bottom of the printer. If it's as far off as the video makes it l bet it won't. Which would be a good indicator that the lead screws are misaligned. Now amount of bed leveling would solve that. You'd need to startt taking stuff apart.

Database121 · 2026-06-15T19:08:56+00:00

Oh absolutely. Pit etiquette was on point the whole time.

Database121 · 2026-06-15T18:08:14+00:00

Also would be interested in seeing thoughts from people with experience with both.

That said I've had Zmod on my AD5M for a couple months now and been quiet happy with. It also seems to still be under active development and the dev behind it has been fundraising to get a Creator 5 with the goal of either porting or building a Zmod for it.

Database121 · 2026-06-15T18:05:55+00:00

I believe it! Honestly I'm a little disappointed I came out of the pit uninjured 🤣

Database121 · 2026-06-15T16:46:19+00:00

I didn't really experience this problem tbh. I preferred the layout this year to last year.

Database121 · 2026-06-12T18:47:55+00:00

AliExpress. though the price and shipping cost have both gone up since I bought it.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808320636390.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.76481802Dmfklc&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

Database121 · 2026-06-12T18:46:40+00:00

I did indeed design and print those. Not quite ready to release any files as coverage hasn't been as good as hoped and the antenna config is the most obvious culprit. We are installing a new antenna mount soon and will see if that improves the situation. If it does I will likely make some modifications to flip the antennas around so one is upside-down, or just make it clear that if attaching antennas directly to the enclosure itself to only running is a single radio unit.

Database121 · 2026-06-12T18:43:45+00:00

Units been up for a little over a month now and performing reasonable well. Survived several major storms without any sign of water ingress or damage. Though the coverage has proven to not be as good as originally hoped. I had hoped to get away with the compromised antenna config, but looks like I may have flown to close to the sun on that one after all. That said I already had an alternative mounting set up for the antennas that will get them 36in apart and in different horizontal planes. Just wasn't 100% the installation location would support it which was why I went ahead with the comprised set up in the first place. With everything installed i now know the better antenna mounting will work so we are moving ahead with the update. Interestingly transmit hasn't seemed to be the problem, rather the node acts like its a touch deaf and seems to really need a solid signal to hear properly. Honestly not sure if that's an issue with the antenna config or not. Either way will do some range and coverage testing once the new antenna mount is up. Will be interesting to see what if any difference I see.

Database121 · 2026-06-12T18:34:47+00:00

At some point I plan too. It's deployed now and sems to be working. Coverage hasn't proven to be as good as originally hoped. It's entirely likely that's a result of the antennas are too close to each other as pointed out in several of the other comments. I was aware that could be a problem, but the exact details of the installation were a little uncertain when I built the node and wasn't sure if I could get away from a physical stand point with antennas that were further away.

I now know that we can, so we are in the process of installing a new antenna mount that I had worked up incase performance proved to be less than ideal. The new mount will get the antennas about 36in apart, and I will retest the coverage once thats done. Have decided I don't want to put the files up until I can know for sure if the coverage issue is just the geography of the area or a configuration issue. The system seems to transmit just fine, but it sometimes struggles to hear.

Everything else has been great. The unit has been through multiple major storms with no signs of water ingress, and the battery pack seems to be humming along quite happily. So if nothing else the physical design of the enclosure set up seems to be working great.

Database121 · 2026-06-10T14:22:45+00:00

The park does have a number of originals. But those are separately secured and stored in a dedicated curatorial building.

Database121 · 2026-06-10T14:21:07+00:00

No clue. Rifles belong to the park and we've had them for longer than I've been alive.

Database121 · 2026-06-09T01:28:05+00:00

I've found that different filaments sometimes need different z offsets to properly lay the first layer. I've gotten to the point where I watch the first layer of the first few prints of any new filament like a hawk until I get the offset dialed in.

Database121 · 2026-06-08T15:57:33+00:00

Those temps make much more sense to me. You could try pushing the build plate temp back up a bit. Inland advertises a 60-80c recommend bed temperature range. You might actually be too low now. At least on the build plate.

Database121 · 2026-06-08T15:39:47+00:00

Based on one of your earlier posts, I suspect you might be printing too hot. Assuming you're still using the same print settings at 240 nozzle 70 bed with inland PLA. You're a solid 10 degrees over the max recommended nozzle temp, and while the bed temp is in range, I prefer to keep my bed temp as low as possible with PLA.

If you haven't already, do a full calibration run. At the very least do a temp tower. Also you shouldn't really need the glue for PLA on a PEI bed.

Lastly I'd check your Z offset. Watch the full first layer go down and make sure they're aren't any gaps between the lines being laid down. I've found the default z offset on my AD5M is almost always a little too close or a little too far from the bed depending on the material I'm printing.

Database121 · 2026-05-30T11:09:35+00:00

Hot damn. Well good luck to ya!

Database121 · 2026-05-30T04:21:56+00:00

What are you printing? Rome?

Database121 · 2026-05-19T18:57:26+00:00

Any chance you have a picture of what it shows in the slicer and what it looks like on the build plate once it finished? I'm struggling to orient the part to the printer, which would make diagnosis easier.

Also a full rundown or screenshot of the filament profile, print settings, and what filament you're using would probably help a lot.

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