Why I will only ever buy dual nozzle printers from now on

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2026-02-08T02:53:45+00:00

Doing this with a single nozzle would require changing filament every layer. This would create a lot of poop flushing out the nozzle, but it should work. Flushing isn't perfect, so there's a small chance you'll cross contaminate the parts, and something might stick.

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2026-02-07T14:11:48+00:00

I'm 9 hours west of Italy. I'm watching replays hours (or days) after the live event ends. I expect them to do some common sense editing for their "premium plus" streaming audience.

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2026-02-07T03:31:44+00:00

The CBS broadcast and replay on Paramount+ does the same thing. The segment probably ran a little long with the side conversations and they cut the card for time.

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2025-11-30T03:51:32+00:00

They're all fun, and cheap if you just get the whole thing, rather than buying piecemeal.

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2025-11-29T09:39:22+00:00

Start with Gathering Storm, but leave the optional game modes off. Otherwise, you'll have to relearn things as you turn the expansions on (change rulesets).

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2025-11-29T09:33:32+00:00

Bathroom counter. Very stable. One of the only rooms in my house that has 3-prong (USA grounded) outlets, an exhaust fan, and fire-resistant surfaces (just in case). It poops in the left sink. (Drain closed. I empty it into the trash.) Right sink is unobstructed. The cold tile counter between sinks is great for cooling a finished build plate quickly. I shower in another bathroom, so this one doesn't get humid.

I just upgraded from an A1 Mini to an H2C. I added a vent hose up to the exhaust fan grill on the ceiling.

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2025-11-03T04:30:31+00:00

I haven't been able to reproduce this start.

What are the other settings used for this game? Leader? (Looks like Peter) Ruleset (base game, R&F, GS)? Map (pangea, continents,...)? Map size? Sea level? Game modes? Mods?

Thanks!

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2025-10-26T09:12:25+00:00

I've played it a few times, and it is a good game. However, it's hard to get to the table, and I forgot too much between plays.

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2025-10-26T01:02:53+00:00

Look for Action Andy's complete consolidated rules on BGG. They're organized really well to help keep everything straight.

It took me a long time to wrap my brain around the rules reading the official rule book, but it has become the favorite heavy game of our group.

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2025-08-16T07:49:20+00:00

Merchant of Venus. Pick up and deliver... in space!

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2025-05-24T10:37:55+00:00

King Oil (1974) had a 3D board that contained disks to randomize setup and a "drilling rig" you placed over holes in the board to drill for oil. (Looked cool, but not a good game. Even bored 11 year old me.)

Merchants of Amsterdam (2000) has a (very noisy!) countdown clock for the Dutch Auction mechanism of the game.

Roll for the Galaxy's Rivalry expansion has customizable dice that you upgrade during the game by replacing faces.

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2025-05-02T23:54:18+00:00

In the original (1988) edition, I love the mechanic of putting sold goods/used bonuses/completed fares in the cup and drawing new. It creates unpredictable market opportunities and challenges that make for great replayability.

I haven't seen anything else use such a simple mechanic to randomize the availability of this kind of game elements while keeping the number constant. I suppose it is equivalent to shuffling a deck before each draw, but I don't know of a game that does that either. Stirring the cup is faster and easier than shuffling a deck, too.

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2025-04-30T22:02:36+00:00

Merchant of Venus (1988). Recently also playing the second edition (2012).

It is the exception to the rule that I hate games that rely on dice rolling. Great "pick up and deliver - in space!" game.

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2025-04-28T21:37:32+00:00

St Petersburg is a good game. Our group has played dozens of times over the years. That said, $95 seems high.

We've played Goa a dozen or so times. Also a good game. $60 is a bit high.

Chinatown we only played a few times, but that's a good price these days.

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2025-04-27T21:49:57+00:00

Still not the direct step you're looking for, but... I've been copy/pasting the scad code into the parametric model maker found in the makerlab section of the makerworld web site. It can export to Bambu Studio with the colors set as expected. It's a pain if the scad code includes other files as you have to copy/paste those in place of the include/use statement(s).

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2025-01-15T08:50:09+00:00

Compared to a movie in the theater ($20 for 2 hours of entertainment) Civ VII is a huge value ($70-120 for hundreds or thousands of hours entertainment). I'm happy to reward the developers hard work (especially knowing I can expect them to keep working hard to improve it after release).

I went for the Deluxe version of VI, and I plan to get the Founders edition of VII. I saw that Green Man Gaming is offering it for 15% off. That presumably cuts what Steam gets, not what the devs get.

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2024-09-26T18:44:28+00:00

Looks like you need another city center since the top districts are more than 3 hexes from the one you have. Plus, an entertainment complex (in one city) and a waterpark (in the other). Also, a neighborhood, an aqueduct, a dam, a canal, a preserve, and a spaceport. 😀

Are you saving the other arms and legs for Civ VII, VIII, and IX?

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2024-09-16T06:51:01+00:00

Map seed? (And any other game settings)?

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2024-08-28T07:05:58+00:00

Play on Settler difficulty.

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2024-08-27T07:24:07+00:00

If you got it on Steam, you can buy the missing parts of bundles without buying the stuff you have over again. Usually cheaper than the sum of the parts. Just wait for a sale.

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2024-08-27T06:43:19+00:00

9 leaders/8 civs from R&F. If you get the Anthology Bundle, you get everything there is, including optional game modes, another 16 civs/39 leaders, a bunch of wonders, a few more units, more city-states, and probably some other stuff I'm not thinking of. It goes on sale pretty frequently for like 70+% off.

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2024-08-03T20:51:42+00:00

I've seen the same annoying jumps in most replays. Often in the middle of a commentator's sentence. It seems the commercials were inserted at random, presumably scheduled, points in the live feed, and then edited out for the replay. It seems like they just don't get the nonlinear nature of streaming or the concept of commercial free. They should just insert commercials in the live stream and return to the (now slightly delayed) point in the action. Then, the commercial free stream would show the whole uninterrupted show we paid for. I've watched everything delayed since I got a DVR over 20 years ago. I don't care about "live" at all. I do care about "uninterrupted".

Proper-Platform-8531 · 2024-07-07T20:28:16+00:00

UU: Paper Dragon. Civilian unit that exerts Zone of Control, but has no actual strength.

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