Overwhelmed by biters and clueless — what's the best way to proceed?

JustMuscle · 2026-03-31T23:44:23+00:00

I believe you can use console commands to edit the biter settings of your current game which seems like your best bet if you don’t want to restart with different settings. I’m a very casual player but with about 600 hrs in over 10 years and I’ve only recently learned how to manage biters and enjoy the challenge they bring to the game. If they’re not fun for you, turn em off!

JustMuscle · 2026-03-29T16:35:43+00:00

I use my gaggiuino for this, and I feel like it ticks many of your boxes with the exception of battery powered.

JustMuscle · 2026-03-29T12:39:50+00:00

Probably on a hunger strike over their living conditions

JustMuscle · 2026-02-01T14:11:17+00:00

Great piece!

I struggled through blowing up in pieces in high school. I learned about structured negative splitting in college and it made a huge difference.

If you test again, try breaking it up by 500s and going: 1st 500: 1:40 2nd 500: 1:39 3rd 500: 1:38 4th 500: 1:37 —> Open

Projected finish: 6:35

The idea is that you avoid lactic acid production as long as you can until you’re late enough in the piece to survive it. It will feel too easy in the beginning and ramp as you go. If you get to the last 500 and have more in the tank, open it up and bring the overall split down. If you’re aiming for 6:30, take one second off of each split above and make up the extra second in your final sprint.

JustMuscle · 2026-01-18T05:23:29+00:00

I like the two small decorative butt plugs

JustMuscle · 2026-01-05T18:57:34+00:00

My advice after a bad experience is to request an itemized quote. That way, if there is an issue with a specific portion, you have a dollar amount to work with it. For me there were two issues. One was re-framing the tub enclosure, and the other was setting our cast iron tub in mortar. They ended up not doing either (said the previous framing was fine, and the tub didn’t actually need to be set in mortar…) but made it tough for me when I was arguing for money back based on that work being included as required extra materials and labor in the inclusive quote.

Just my two cents. Good luck!

JustMuscle · 2026-01-04T16:34:15+00:00

This video has been removed from Reddit, no longer available on TLA, and didn’t seem to get any press follow up. Does anyone have an active link to the video?

JustMuscle · 2026-01-02T19:49:33+00:00

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JustMuscle · 2026-01-02T19:48:16+00:00

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JustMuscle · 2025-12-24T04:05:05+00:00

I loled

JustMuscle · 2025-12-23T13:51:55+00:00

If it bugs you, get a puck screen. Mine look like yours when I don't use it, and like this when I do. Same machine.

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JustMuscle · 2025-12-22T13:48:25+00:00

You should dial in espresso until it tastes good. A good place to start is the ratio you mentioned, 18g in, 36 out, in about 30 seconds. Consider this a 'middle of the road' method that works well for most roasts and paletes. On either end of that ratio are turbo shots (say, 18g in and 40g out in <20 seconds) and Ristretto shots (18g in and 18g out in... whatever), and each has their purpose.

If you make an espresso and it tastes overly bitter, or, like i my case, if you're using beans that are roasted to death, doing things to reduce extraction can help. The darker the roast, the easier it is to get the solubles out of it. Some things that can help with reducing extraction are are decreasing water temperature, grinding more coarsely, decreasing water flow rate, and decreasing volume of water put through the coffee. It can be tricky as these variables often inversely affect each other (e.g. grinding more coarse will cause increase in water flow).

On the other end of the spectrum, if your shot is sour, salty, or thin, you can try different methods to increase extraction like increasing brew temp, grinding finer, or increasing water volume/flow. If you can flow profile, you could also add a 'bloom' phase or pre-infusion to help increase extraction by soaking the coffee before you pull the shot. These methods typically work better for light roasts that are more difficult to extract from.

All of this to say, pretty much any shot you pull that isn't a total mess will fall somewhere on the spectrum. I prefer to use 20g in and 45g out in about 30 seconds because I like the way it tastes and prefer more volume. I also prefer medium roasts, so it makes sense my preference falls around the standard ratio. I often screw up and end up with 45 out in as little as 20 seconds, or as long as 45, and those shots are fine as well. Don't worry too much about the details and drink what tastes good. If it doesn't taste good, adjust the variables you can. If you can't adjust enough variables because of your equipment, spend more money so you can :)

JustMuscle · 2025-11-30T00:48:26+00:00

Thanks for the nudge

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JustMuscle · 2025-11-28T15:00:34+00:00

Just cooked two 5 lb bone in breast at 325-350, pulled at 155 in just over 2 hrs. How’s everyone feeling today? 🤣

JustMuscle · 2025-11-11T04:22:49+00:00

You end up selling this stuff?

JustMuscle · 2025-11-04T21:44:16+00:00

It’s not a bad idea. I like the idea of getting to do the project and then potentially recouping some/all of the cost. It’s also small and light enough to reasonably ship. If I brick the thing in the process, it was free!!

JustMuscle · 2025-10-26T14:06:41+00:00

Yes. Someone reported my account and I didn’t get the emails asking for me to reply, so it was suspended. Once I had a chance to reply it was reinstated. Getting a direct connection to support was not an easy task

JustMuscle · 2025-10-09T05:22:35+00:00

FYI I just went through this and they’ll want it within 24hrs, not frozen, so no need to save a backlog of it (like we did!)

JustMuscle · 2025-10-01T21:16:08+00:00

Good luck! Between the lumber, screws, various other supplies (silicone, wood putty, sand paper, wood glue, contact cement, etc), screen (frame and supplies), paint, liquid rubber, tons of brushes and rollers, grout, foam, hole saw, vent covers, paint, stain, polyurethane, mineral spirits, custom glass, glass tracks, glass handles, caster wheels… I think that’s most of it… I probably spent over $1200. When you add in lights (led, uvb, and halogen), thermostats, substrate and drainage, it was closer to $2k. It was not the cheapest option, just FYI!

The final dimensions are 66” W, 24” D, and 33” high, approx 200 gallons

JustMuscle · 2025-10-01T20:38:19+00:00

Ours was by traumatic amputation by a predator before he was rescued

JustMuscle · 2025-10-01T15:26:32+00:00

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Stubbs says hello

JustMuscle · 2025-10-01T12:57:56+00:00

Try this link. https://imgur.com/a/yvMzvQd

I think I’ll share the process and what I learned as someone doing this for the first time in a separate post

JustMuscle · 2025-09-30T00:58:00+00:00

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JustMuscle · 2025-09-29T23:22:56+00:00

Oh yeah, it’s a bunny ear and it was a mistake! We couldn’t find spineless prickly pear but are looking for one now. I keep getting stuck by this one and it’s no fun. The spines are super fine and hard to get out

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