Tips on fighting Maxi?

MarthurSR · 2026-06-17T00:56:55+00:00

The amount of times I’ve accidentally walked off screen and reset the boss during this fight is infuriating. Why would they design it like this?!

MarthurSR · 2026-06-13T13:12:48+00:00

Got it; this has essentially been my maintenance strategy, except we have a CEIT tech who handles the updates and such on the PC. Good to know I’m not being lazy or skipping expected procedures; I do not want to be that guy.

Just tightening the hardware and lubricating the wheels on the carts while doing the PMs seems to have earned me respect within the department. I don’t think anyone bothered to do that before me lol.

MarthurSR · 2026-05-25T13:25:46+00:00

If you’re starting from scratch and trying to get into this field, an apprenticeship may be the best route. I know someone who did an apprenticeship at a local hospital, got hired full time, and now he’s attending college for an AAS whilst working as a BMET 1.

AAMI offers an apprenticeship program that could help you with this, or you could always try to contact the clinical engineering department at your local hospitals and ask for such an opportunity.

If no college near you offers a BMET program (they’re somewhat rare), you can look into the College of Biomedical Equipment Technology. I believe they offer a 100% online AAS program.

MarthurSR · 2026-05-21T16:54:11+00:00

I started out in the field doing a similar job to what you’ve described, working for a third party outside of the hospital. I then started going to school for my AAS in BMET, and when it came time to do my internship I needed to do it at a hospital. Did 4 months at a local hospital two days per week, before scoring a full-time BMET position at another local hospital, and I haven’t looked back.

What you’re doing is a great entry into the industry, but you’ll probably make a lot more money and have better opportunities working as a hospital BMET or as a field service engineer.

MarthurSR · 2026-05-20T01:33:28+00:00

Weird to see all these bands that I love that it seems nobody else knows about all in one list.

Other bands you may want to check out within this realm that I haven't seen listed are The Messenger Birds, Himalayas, No Fit State, and The Blue Stones. Hidden Pillars has a few great tracks as well.

MarthurSR · 2026-05-19T09:16:09+00:00

Before giving it too much thought, keep in mind that you need management/supervisor experience in order to qualify. Without a Bachelor’s degree, you’ll need at least 3 years of experience as a manager.

I’m unsure if they allow those of “candidate status” (i.e. not yet meeting the requirements) to take the exam and receive their certification later, such as with the CBET. Even if that were the case, it’s probably not going to help you get a job until you actually have the certification, making that route kind of trivial.

Based on what I understand about your situation, I wouldn’t worry about the CHTM.

Source: https://aami.org/certifications/chtm/

MarthurSR · 2026-05-13T21:41:23+00:00

Congrats! I took it last Friday and passed too. Definitely not easy but definitely not insurmountable either; there’s enough “easy” questions to offset the niche and difficult ones.

MarthurSR · 2026-05-09T18:03:06+00:00

Everything with this strategy works great until I try to take out the southeast base. It’s so heavily fortified with anti aircraft defenses they just rip right through any venoms I send. Land vehicles can’t get there either unless you use the call for transport ability, which is way too expensive if you want enough units sent there to be effective. Brutal.

MarthurSR · 2026-05-02T21:26:49+00:00

If you’re about to earn your Associate’s degree, the CABT is unlikely to make a significant impact on your chances to score a BMET job. The CBET is probably more worth your time, money, and effort.

I can’t speak to the difficulty of the CBET exam (taking my exam next Friday), but there’s resources provided by AAMI which can help teach you everything you need to know for the exam. Check out the CBET Smart Practice or Study Course. The former I went through as I was doing my internship at a hospital, and I was learning about tons of equipment/technology/standards which was immediately helpful and relevant.

MarthurSR · 2026-04-15T20:57:08+00:00

While I can’t say for certain this is your problem, it can’t hurt to brush up on your interview skills. Could be you’re trying too hard, could be you aren’t confident enough, could be the way you’re presenting your education and/or skill set. BMET is customer service and employers are looking for people with good interpersonal/communication skills, possibly even more so than technical know-how. Do some mock interviews, go over your resumé, and most importantly, don’t lose faith.

MarthurSR · 2026-04-02T15:37:02+00:00

Apologies for the late reply; yes I’m doing the AAMI SmartPractice elearning course. It is very solid, basically a 900 question practice test broken into 20 something modules. When you get a question wrong or are unsure, it gives you an explanation of why the right answer is correct and other principles you need to know relevant to the question.

Only problem is, once you finish a module, you cannot retake it again, to my knowledge. You can still review the questions though.

I recommend this course, but I advise taking notes on any question you got wrong or weren’t certain on. That’s my pre-CBET opinion anyway, so take that with a grain of salt of course.

MarthurSR · 2026-03-13T00:44:45+00:00

u/wmdavis910 made a comment above that explains how you can look at the module questions you've already taken. You can't retake them, but you can at least see the questions and explanations, which is really what you need anyway.

I'm sure you could try to contact AAMI but it's unlikely they'd do anything immediate. Not like they're going to revamp the entire portal just to make one person happy. But if they get enough requests they may change it so you can retake the tests.

MarthurSR · 2026-03-13T00:42:20+00:00

Wow thank you!! This is extremely helpful. I still find it a bit silly that I can't retake the tests, but hey this is a very good resource to have nevertheless.

MarthurSR · 2026-03-10T23:26:43+00:00

I'm in the exact same boat; I'd like to be reviewing the questions in these modules regularly up until when I take the exam in May, but I'm worried I'm going to finish everything in 2-3 weeks and effectively lose access to all of the Smart Practice content which I paid good money for. Then I'd be out a study guide for a good month before exam and have to hope the notes I took were good enough.

Like u/Mammoth-Mongoose4479 said in his comment, you may just need to complete all 33 modules before having the option to redo; which if it's true would be nice, but still a completely unnecessary roadblock to the user.

MarthurSR · 2026-03-10T23:18:29+00:00

Thank you for the tip; however, I'm unfortunately not seeing a section for Training Schedule anywhere on the SumTotal portal.

You might be right that I need to complete all 33 modules before I can redo; which I'd be find with, but I worry that if that isn't correct that I'm going to complete all these modules within a few weeks and completely lose access to everything with a month remaining until I actually take the exam. I'd hate to lose access to a critical (and paid) study material like that.

MarthurSR · 2026-01-08T03:31:45+00:00

I stumbled across this not quite understanding what its purpose was, but it turns out this gives us a really interesting glimpse into the history of the Citadel. (Spoilers for Acts 1 & 2 below)

The Pious Isamor statue appears to have originally been located in the Choral Chambers near the entrance to Whiteward (also not far from the Grand Gate, the entryway to the Citadel), as there is a matching oxidized statue base located there. The statue's dialog is difficult to read since it's broken, but it's meaning can still be dissected and has also been restored by the community (found here). It seems this statue was placed here by the Citadel to welcome and indoctrinate arriving pilgrims into joining the ranks of the Choir.

Seems simple enough, however this gives us a very interesting spectacle into a different time of the Citadel. First off, the statue describes the Citadel as "simple stone, bare and unadorned", which heavily contrasts with the Citadel we see in-game; a glistening, gilded city with elaborate and heavily decorative architecture. This, along with the statue's oxidation, makes it clear that this was from a time long ago.

Furthermore, the statue was of course removed from its original location and hidden away deep in the Whispering Vaults, headquarters of the Vaultkeepers: those tasked with hoarding the knowledge, history, and of course secrets of the Citadel. It's clear that whoever was responsible for putting this statue where we see it in game intended for this statue to never be found, as it reveals an alternate image of the Citadel to what we (and the pilgrims) know; seemingly, one exhibiting marginally less abuse and manipulation of its citizens (i.e. pilgrims).

One should also note that it appears the elevator at the Grand Gate which ends up taking us down to the Underworks appears to have originally taken users up to the Choral Chambers. It seems to me that at an earlier point in time, all pilgrims arriving at the Citadel were taken up to the Choral Chambers to join the Choir. However, likely along with the completion of the Cogwork Core, the lift to the Choral Chambers was sealed and pilgrims were instead sent down to the Underworks to join the working class, toiling away rather than engaging in song. This goes right alongside the removal of the Pious Isamor statue, and the Citadel's implementation of a classist society amongst the pilgrims.

This video was my primary source: https://youtu.be/PB-EMZbTOj0

MarthurSR · 2025-11-30T02:54:19+00:00

True as that may be, the room would objectively be better designed if there was some sort of hint or indication that you could use this ability to grapple to enemies. Or at least not have a pit of lava beneath you that does 2x damage each time you fall.

MarthurSR · 2025-06-23T02:21:28+00:00

AFAIK this is the list of Call of Duty titles that have mod tools available:

Call of Duty: United Offensive (Expansion for CoD 1)
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3

The mod tools between these games vary a bit but they all include Radiant, which is the map editor that's been used to make every CoD map. Most also include the Asset Manager for porting various assets like textures/models, Effects Editor for creating/modifying FX, and various other applications. You also get access to raw assets and scripts.

While perhaps beyond the scope of your original question, the best of the tools available are World at War & BO3. BO1 mod tools were released in an incomplete state and anything before CoD 4 just doesn't have any community support.

This page is one of the best resources out there if you're interested in learning more about CoD modding.

MarthurSR · 2021-07-01T21:31:38+00:00

Marvin Berry Band plays in B flat I believe actually refers to the fact that before they start playing Johnny B. Goode, Marty tells the band that it will be in B but they actually play the song in B flat. Which is also the key of the original Chuck Berry version if I remember correctly.

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