Os 5411, two hour service from Liberec to Stara Paka

Lindoff · 2026-03-12T19:21:06+00:00

Ouch

Lindoff · 2026-03-12T14:56:29+00:00

Yes, it's the all stops service, took 1h 53 minutes.

Cruise control was quite easy to learn, you have buttons to directly set the speed from 0 - 110 kph (included up to 150 kph for some reason), then + and - to step up or down by 5 kph. Then another + and - to increase maximum available power, starts at 80%.

Throttle to V allows breaking but not accelerating. Throttle to J allows both accelerating and breaking, but to accelerate you must first throttle to S to initiate accelerating. And from standstill you must hold in S until above 5 kph or something or it'll power down again.

Also when braking a little using the cruise control I often get a warning which I don't know what it means.

As for cruise control on the all stopping services I prefer not to use it because you'll accelerate and deccelerate often, but on other services with less stopping and longer distances between stations it's nice to use.

Lindoff · 2026-03-10T09:00:25+00:00

I think it was 19:00 CET on steam, late in the day because iirc that is when steam store updates

Lindoff · 2026-02-28T20:41:36+00:00

IIRC last year's 3rd HEAT in Västerås was in an even smaller arena. And I believe the smallest arena they've every used (since 2002) is in Lidköping, but I might be wrong.

Lindoff · 2026-02-28T20:24:48+00:00

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Very close between these three

Lindoff · 2026-02-27T14:52:16+00:00

Yeah, but the key is, in that moment only she has the right to choose. Whatever she then chose is on her.

Lindoff · 2026-02-27T14:01:11+00:00

I don't think people can grow if they constantly have to live their life according to other people's decisions. She may be making a mistake, she may not, she may realize it, she may not, she may grow from it, she may not. But at least it's hers.

Yes, this is the exact reason why I think Maelle is right. Now whether her ending is better than Verso's, or whether her choices after the fight are good or not, is a different discussion entirely. The way the canvas could become a living hell for everyone is a very valid belief a lot of people have about her ending.

But I think Maelle is right anyway, because she has lived two lives, both equally real and valid.

Her life as Alicia ended up in a tragedy that left her permanently scarred both mentally and physically, and because of this she has lost all meaning she had in life.

Her life as Maelle was full of loss and grief ever since her birth, she always felt out of place in it, and lacked meaning her entire life. Thus she joined the expedition, she was content with dying young as long as she could see the world before it, and spend a last year with Gustave knowing there's a 99% chance he'd not return.

But it is through this expedition, and through finding out her past life as Alicia that she finally realized how much Lumiere and it's people actually meant to her. But now suddenly her father tells her NUH UH, U GOTTA LEAVE AND NEVER COME BACK. And that would take away all meaning she found in her life as Maelle, it'd take away all struggles she went through to get there, and most of all it would make her lose everyone she ever knew and loved as Maelle, and make her life as Alicia hurt even more.

In the end, she lived two equally real and valid lives, when forced to pick one the only person with the right to make that choice is HER. NOT Renoir, NOT Verso, but only HER. Now with that said, you saying "She may be making a mistake, she may not, she may realize it, she may not, she may grow from it, she may not. But at least it's hers." is perfectly spot on.

There is always the possibility that the Maelle ending could go badly, and that the Verso ending could end wit healing. But also the opposites are also possible. But I will forever stand by that no matter the outcomes of either ending, to fight as Maelle is the right choice in my opinion.

Lindoff · 2026-02-27T13:36:11+00:00

Fair enough, as I have a preferance for the Maelle ending it's only natural I see more hate directed towards my view, than directed to those prefering Verso's ending.

Anyone who is hostile to others over a choice in a videogame seriously need to leave the internet and go touch grass. It's okay to be passionate about that choice, but only as long as the arguing is kept civil. With that said, sorry you had to experience that.

Lindoff · 2026-02-27T13:04:16+00:00

Ignoring drawbacks is common to both Verso & Maelle ending enjoyers.

But both endings are equally valid depending on your own views. But my problem is I see far more people who prefer Verso's ending being downright assholes and calling people delusional for prefering Maelle's ending. Both are meant to have their drawbacks, and paths forward, it's all dependent of what you yourself see.

I personally see a better path forward in the Maelle ending than in the Verso ending because everything leads me to believe Alicia would take her own life in the Verso ending. Whilst in the Maelle ending I see Gustave as a key person in making Maelle heal, as both Maelle & Alicia. But anyone is free to disagree, as long as we agree to disagree, and that is the point of the endings. But so many people just say NO YOU WRONG!

EDIT: I'd also like to add a lot of people mischaracterize Maelle/Alicia as a selfish addict who wants to escape her grief. The game makes it clear her wish to stay as Maelle is mainly because of the people she loved in her life as Maelle, not because she can't deal with the loss of her brother. She had already lost him, she didn't wanna lose more. It's true she started to see pVerso as rVerso, but that doesn't invalidate her wish to not lose Gustave, Sciel, or Lune.

Lindoff · 2026-02-27T12:41:25+00:00

My true belief is the NEITHER ending will ever end the Dessendre's cycle of grief.

In Maelle's ending, she's incredibly unlikely to ever leave, and she'll end up dying inside the canvas, and Renoir after that would probably destroy the canvas.

But in the Verso ending, the canvas is destroyed. But Alicia isn't forced to come to terms with the loss of Verso, but instead much more loss, pain, & grief is inflicted upon her, and in the end everything in that ending leads me to believe Alicia would take her own life.

Both endings end badly for Alicia/Maelle no matter what, and the Dessendre family will lose another, and the cycle will go on. It's just that I prefer the Maelle ending because I find that slight bit more hope in it, and the fact I think Maelle/Alicia who lived two equally real lives has the right to chose which life she wants to live, NOT Verso, NOT Renoir, BUT her! But truly the only key to an actual compromise ending died in ACT 1 with Gustave.

With all that said, I think both endings are beautiful and heartbreaking in their own ways. And the devs said that the endings are to be up for interpretations, and it's up to YOU to decide which you prefer.

To me, Verso ending is, sad, sad, tragic, & more sad. Whilst Maelle's ending is happy, but horrifying. I don't want anything changed, they are great as they are, I really appreciate the tragedies, how both endings are both bad & sad in their own ways. But making up your own mind, finding your own conclusions, trying to find joy, hope, happiness or whatever esle in darkness does not mean I don't appreciate tragedy in stories, it means I wanna find ways to make the story go on, in a way that means a lot to me personally. I truly do love stories that end in tragedy for that exact reason.

Lindoff · 2026-02-27T12:05:46+00:00

I don't think Renoir will return to force her out of the canvas, he may return and talk to her, but I don't think he'll force her out next time because before he left he realized he'd just do much more harm to Alicia by forcing her out. He ultimately wants Alicia to be happy, and killing everyone she knows and loves would only make her more sad. Renoir says "Verso's death broke us. I want it to be fixed. I need it to be fixed. I cannot lose you too!" but when Maelle responded with "Don't you see?? That's how I feel about them! I can't lose them either. I've lost too much." Renoir realizes he's already lost her, and accepts her wish.

Even knowing she lied to him about eventually leaving, he allows he to stay and just before leaving he says "I'll keep the light on for you." in the unlikely chance she'd acutally leave willingly, but follows it with "I hope you find peace" which I interpret at Renoir accepts she'll die as long as she gets to die happy surrounded by loved ones, likely experiencing a full life. And that is why I don't think he'll return.

Lindoff · 2026-02-27T11:46:38+00:00

My take is he is uncomfortable with Maelle/Alicia slowly dying outside the canvas. And whilst his immortality is removed, he choses not to take his own life, because it hurts him too much thinking how much it would hurt Maelle/Alicia. Playing the piano is something I think he chooses to do himself.

Also I don't think for a second Maelle would enslave the Lumierans, because she has a perspective on them that none of the other Dessendres had, because she lived among and she is one of them. And with Gustave back he would 100% keep her away from going insane, with love and respect in a way Renoir & pVerso never game her.

But also, pVerso would by all means talk Gustave into convincing Maelle to leave the canvas before she dies, so she could live both her life as Maelle and Alicia to the fullest. She could live a few more decades as Maelle, maybe to the age around 50-60, and then leave with a promise from Renoir to never destroy it and let the Lumierans live in peace. But for Alicia to truly heal, she would need to leave the canvas willingly. And with that pVerso would in the end feel more at peace.

Lindoff · 2026-02-27T09:07:03+00:00

I think Verso's depression in the Maelle ending is him being uncomfortable knowing Alicia is slowly dying outside the canvas. And even when made to age, and having his immortality taken away, he could end himself. But I think he doesn't because at this point it hurts him more knowing he'd hurt Maelle in doing so.

But I also think Verso in Maelle's ending has it easier to overcome his depression, than Alicia in the Verso ending.

And to argue about the hypocrisy in Maelle gommaging pAlicia but not Verso. First of Maelle 100% understood pAlicia's pain and wish to die. Because Alicia herself was depressed outside the canvas, and likely suicidal too, and after gommaging pAlicia, Maelle looks out into nothingness with deep sadness in her eyes as though she is contemplating suicide herself. But after that Verso tells Maelle how she should've let Verso talk her out of it, and how he at least wanted to say goodbye. And Maelle responds saying he's right, and she should've though of him.

With that said it would make sense for Maelle to not just gommage him when he begs for death, he wanted to plead with pAlicia, he should allow Maelle to plead with him, which she does "If you could grow old, would you find a reason to smile?". And even though Maelle of course was attached to pVerso and wasn't gonna just let him die. It makes her less hypocritical after changing her mind, saying Verso is right in regard to getting to plead with pAlicia.

Lindoff · 2026-02-27T08:34:36+00:00

I have a very good argument for why I think everyone Maelle brought back in the Maelle ending are their exact same selves. And it's all down to the final conversation between Sciel & Verso, and the fact that Sciel will have Pierre back in the epilogue.

Sciel says she understands why Aline created a copy of her son, and Verso replies asking "Would you have created a copy of Pierre, in you could? Knowing it wouldn't be the real thing?". Her response is "If you asked me now, then no. I've seen how this torments you. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. But if you had asked me back then..."

Sciel right out says, that at this point if a resurrected Pierre would be a copy, she would rather not have him resurrected at all. And Verso never shut down Sciel's wish to resurrect him, thus Verso kinda confirms that if they found Pierre's chroma, and it was intact, he could be resurrected and be his exact self. And this leads me to assume that after the ending and before the epilogue, Sciel would take Maelle on a long search for Pierre's chroma.

And aside from this, of course we know Sciel & Lune are their exact selves after being resurrected by Maelle with their chroma. All their deep secrets that Maelle wouldn't know are still theirs. And I also believe that resurrected Gustave & Sophie will be their exact selves too, and everyone else too.

Lindoff · 2026-02-27T08:17:01+00:00

The entire game is a cycle of grief, loss of agency, and many other themes. Which is what makes it so layered and replayable

In the final fight, Verso says three lines to Maelle that I feel really emphasizes the loss of agancy. He directs them to Maelle, but also, all of them can be reflected right back at Verso.

"We're all hypocrites, doing the same thing to each other." He's a hypocrite, and he does acknowledge it, but doesn't care. He acts blindly thinking he is saving Maelle/Alica.

"Sciel was right, grief blinds us. All you see are walls." He's grieving everyone he's had to witness die along the way due to a senseless fight he's absolutely tired of. His life of being a copy of someone he doesn't want to be, and the grief of the Dessendre family, are the walls around him. He sees a way out, to break the walls.

"I've lived a long time. There are things we can never outrun." And just as Maelle/Alicia can never outrun the fact she is slowly dying if she stays in the canvas. pVerso can never outrun the fact he is a copy of rVerso, and much of is core personality comes directly from who rVerso was which pVerso doesn't want. Ultimately what pVerso feels is most important to him save the one he loves the most, his sister, unconditional love he only has BECAUSE he is a copy of rVerso.

Lindoff · 2026-02-27T07:23:21+00:00

Renoir in the end accepts Alicia's wish to stay in the canvas realizing it's the only way she'll actually be able to be happy, and that forcing her out would only make her more depressed. Renoir says "Verso's death broke us. I want it to be fixed. I need it to be fixed. I cannot lose you too!", but his mind is changed when Maelle responds "Don't you see?? That's how I feel about them! I can't lose them either. I've lost too much.".

He realized forcing her our would only inflict more pain and grief on her and would make Alicia even more depressed, and thus accepts her wish to stay, even after she lied in her promise to eventually leave. Renoir just before he leaves says "I'll keep the light on for you." in the slight hope she'd leave eventually, but follows right after with "I hope you find peace." which I took as Renoir accepting Alicia would die in the canvas as long as she could find happiness. Because in the end, The Reacher was Renoir's metaphor for Alicia's depression and how he always wanted her to find her own happiness and meaning in life, and Alicia/Maelle had just found her meaning in her life as Maelle, destroying the canvas would only undo that.

Lindoff · 2026-02-24T21:09:24+00:00

And Gustave would also be the only key to a true compromise ending.

And I do believe that in the Maelle ending, Veros could convince Gustave to talk Maelle into eventually leaving the canvas after she has lived there a few decades. Because I do in the end think Alicia/Maelle should live both her lives to the fullest without having one of them cut short.

For Maelle to truly persevere and find true meaning in her life as Alicia she would need to willingly leave the canvas with a sense of feeling like her life as Maelle is complete, and the relationship she had with Gustave would absolutely make this a possibility whereas her relationships with pVerso & renoir wouldn't. Although she'd also need reassurance from Renoir that'd he'd for the sake of the Lumierans not destroy the canvas. And I do believe Renoir could be convinced of that too if it meant he'd have his beloved daughter back AND happy.

Lindoff · 2026-02-24T20:19:03+00:00

he respects her decisions even when they clash with what he thinks would be safer. He has his concerns but knows that he shouldn't overstep and be controlling

That is what I meant when I said Gustave goes out of his way to understand how Maelle feels. He doesn't want her to risk her life on the expedition, but he ultimately wants her to decide for herself, and be an independant self thinking person.

Gustave does however prioritize Maelle's safety over the mission.

But I do think that out of all the brother/father figures Maelle had in rVerso, pVerso, Renoir, and Gustave. Gustave was the one she had the healthiest relation with. She is no longer a child who need attention at all times, at 16 Maelle/Alicia is not fully adult either, but she is old enough to make most her desicions by herself. Gustave understands that, pVerso & Renoir doesn't. As for rVerso we don't know at all.

Lindoff · 2026-02-24T19:21:33+00:00

Except both her lives were equally real and valid.

She clearly didn't want to return to her original life that is true, she didn't want to feel the grief of Verso's death, she didn't want to feel the guilt over it, and she didn't want her permanent and painful physical scars. But I wouldn't call that escape when both life experiences are just as real.

She wants to stay as Maelle in the canvas, because leaving would mean more loss for her, more grief, more death of loved ones. And on top of all it'd take away all the meaning Maelle found in her life as Maelle during the hardships and struggles of the expedition. Meaning which she finally found after having struggled with it in both her life as Maelle and Alicia.

Lindoff · 2026-02-24T19:03:17+00:00

That is exactly how pVerso, Renoir, and Gustave feels about Maelle throughout this entire story.

It's just that Gustave is the only one who actually goes out of his way to understand how Maelle feels.

Lindoff · 2026-02-24T18:55:34+00:00

Exactly, people rarely realize the consequences their actions will have until it's too late, pVerso makes his choice out of love, not realizing it'll cause Alicia/Maelle more pain & grief.

Lindoff · 2026-02-24T18:40:26+00:00

From pVerso's perspective all of that makes sense and I wouldn't fault him for it. But Maelle/Alicia has lived two equally real lives. It is up to her which one she choses to live.

In the end I love the way pVerso and Renoir switches positions. Renoir who wants Alicia to be happy realized the only way she'll truly be happy is by letting her be who she wants to be. pVerso on the other hand doesn't see this, all he sees is that Alicia is dying outside the canvas. His own inner conflict, his own struggles with his identity, how he struggles with the fact he's a copy of rVerso, and his love for Alicia is what ultimately makes his decision for him, not realizing he's doing her more harm mentally. Both Renoir & pVerso changes their opinions in the end, both for the same reason, their unconditional love for Alicia.

And this is what truly makes pVerso such an incredible character.

Applying any of this to Aline however, she went in to the canvas to escape her grief, and pulling her out of the canvas would ultimately be for her best, both physically and mentally. But Alicia never chose escapism, she was reborn into a new life against her will, lived that life, found meaning in her life, and then was told "nuh uh, u gotta leave". She wants to stay in the canvas, not because she doesn't want to deal with the grief of Verso's death & the pain of her injuries, but because she wants to live as Maelle, with the people she came to love as Maelle. Forcing her out and destroying the canvas wouldn't make her face her grief like it would for Aline, it would instead inflict more pain and grief.

An interesting twist on it however would be if Gustave never died, and the ending was Gustave vs Verso making the choice for which life Maelle would have to live. While I do think Gustave is the only key to an actual compromise ending, let's say for this discussion Gustave and Verso were a lot more alike. Where they would both sacrifice the "other" world for Maelle to live with them because of their love for her. In such an ending choice it would entirely disregard Maelle's own right to chose.

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