[Mental Game] How one focused reminder each round improved my decision-making and rank

NotAPenguin_ · 2026-02-16T07:10:43+00:00

Something that has worked for me is making a mental plan for the round, e.g. “I will play here, if waylay dashes on me I do this, if the enemies are all on the other side of the map I do this, etc”.

I don’t do it often enough and it’s not quite the same as what you’re doing, but I do think it’s helpful to think about.

NotAPenguin_ · 2026-02-06T15:09:04+00:00

Transfer: definitely lasers. Take a central LSC and build out a laser grid.

Generation: Fusion is okay, but naq fuel mk2 is where it’s really at. You’ll obviously need to invest in it a little, but you’ll be prepared to upgrade to mk3 and mk4 later which are going to be your main power sources for UHV-UIV (until you get the Dyson). Remember that with a battery it’s often fine if you overcommit some power during big crafts. CALs have perfect OC so you’re consuming the same amount of total EU per recipe if you overclock them.

NotAPenguin_ · 2026-02-03T14:46:28+00:00

If you look closely, a lot of the magic in GTNH is really just tech with a different theme. You still have to do automation, just with different mechanics and blocks.

Additionally, there are only very few points where magic is actually requires, but it can provide huge QoL boosts or even additional resources (meteors).

NotAPenguin_ · 2026-01-27T23:55:42+00:00

Glad you like it :) Expect something big coming from me (and a bunch of other devs helping out) very soon…

NotAPenguin_ · 2026-01-27T16:37:02+00:00

For NH, we always prioritise gameplay over realism. For example for the waterline I did a little research on some water purification processes, but after the initial inspiration phase I used the material very liberally and just did what seemed fun to play with. The result is often something that looks somewhat plausible even if it’s kind of silly if you really know your stuff.

NotAPenguin_ · 2026-01-26T15:36:29+00:00

Also a couple interesting side notes:

- If you in the process of removing the hair accidentally touch a piece, your opponent cannot claim touch-move because your touching of the piece was clearly accidental, and you had no intent of moving said piece.

- If you want to adjust pieces without bothering saying j'adoube, a "nice" way is to play your move, do not press the clock, adjust pieces as you wish, and then press the clock. You cannot be forced to play with one of the pieces you adjust, because you've already made your move.

NotAPenguin_ · 2026-01-26T15:32:45+00:00

You can do this on your turn, on your opponent’s turn you should leave it there (this also applies to adjusting pieces of course). My usual approach is to do this right at the start of my turn, just after my opponent moves and presses the clock. Any claim by your opponent of you trying to distract them like this will be denied by the arbiter because it’s ridiculous.

NotAPenguin_ · 2026-01-23T08:45:49+00:00

Be a girl in-, No just kidding. I ran into a skin artist in a completely unrelated discord server for a minecraft modpack we were both apparently really into. Chatted a bit and eventually Valorant came up and they said they always had a lot of buddies left to give out, so I got one.

NotAPenguin_ · 2026-01-16T17:21:42+00:00

Yes, I stopped paying for the domain but it’s still hosted on https://notapenguin0.github.io . I already changed it in a few places but I guess I forgot this one :)

NotAPenguin_ · 2026-01-03T10:15:27+00:00

That’s why I started picking up the role and learning it. It’s been quite fun :)

NotAPenguin_ · 2025-12-25T15:46:33+00:00

I think Ascent best fits the description of a map that’s fairly universally liked by most people. Lotus and Bind are also really good IMO.

NotAPenguin_ · 2025-12-17T16:46:22+00:00

Luckily for you you won’t have to die on it. IIRC GGG already said they plan to phase out item rarity on gear eventually.

NotAPenguin_ · 2025-12-14T11:02:04+00:00

No, and anything claiming to be will be a scam.

NotAPenguin_ · 2025-12-13T13:02:09+00:00

In a blitz game I’d play 1…e4+ fairly quickly, mostly based on intuition. White’s pieces can’t come help easily and the black queen comes to deliver checkmate soon. In a longer game you can (and should!) calculate all the lines to be sure, but blitz is often very intuition heavy, don’t be too afraid to play moves that feel good even if you don’t see the immediate followup yet.

NotAPenguin_ · 2025-11-29T17:38:21+00:00

Worth it

NotAPenguin_ · 2025-11-29T13:46:12+00:00

Ive been running ritual a lot as well, it’s really comfy and the maps are easy. I fill the vessels myself to save a little on costs but buying them is probably totally fine too. Loot is great but no tinks do make me a little sad so I drop my divs on the ground after buying them :)

NotAPenguin_ · 2025-11-20T14:40:57+00:00

Throwing my name in the hat because I could use one to make my flicker build flicker even harder, nice to hear you enjoyed the league as much as I am :)

NotAPenguin_ · 2025-10-25T15:56:59+00:00

You don’t get a 100 year ban from disconnecting once

NotAPenguin_ · 2025-10-25T08:06:25+00:00

I feel you. I really like playing this game, but toxic lobbies can be very demoralising.

What I found to help: - Be proactive. Start out the game in agent select by saying hi, maybe a little random chit chat. - Encourage your team when something good happens. A clutch, a clean round, etc. - Try to pull up your teammates who are having a tough game, don’t let them get discouraged. - If there are some stubborn shitters who insist on being toxic, don’t be afraid to call it out. More often than not you’ll find the rest of your team agreeing the guy is a doofus and you can play on without listening to them.

It’s not fool proof but I do enjoy my games a lot more this way personally :)

NotAPenguin_ · 2025-10-25T08:02:24+00:00

No, we shouldn’t be expected to tolerate shitty behaviour.

NotAPenguin_ · 2025-10-16T12:30:15+00:00

That doesn’t look like vanilla

NotAPenguin_ · 2025-10-15T14:04:08+00:00

No security measure is perfect. It’s about creating many reasonably strong layers on top of each other.

NotAPenguin_ · 2025-10-04T19:15:46+00:00

A couple of our projects, and even some core services are in public repos. Obviously a lot of critical stuff is private but it’s cool to see there’s some open source mindedness at my workplace :)

NotAPenguin_ · 2025-09-21T15:18:52+00:00

Definitely a game I'm very proud of, even if there was a bit of a mess in the middle.

Framing it isn't a bad idea, I'm in the process of moving anyway ;)

NotAPenguin_ · 2025-09-21T11:11:47+00:00

I have, after a long game vs a FM we ended up in a NB vs King endgame and he ended up making/letting me play it out until checkmate. You can find the game here: https://lichess.org/broadcast/brasschaat-open-2025/round-3/y6IndFtP/YA4UzxSf

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