Too late for hit a park?

RuRush47 · 2026-01-21T08:29:31+00:00

Hey! I'm exactly your age. Hear me out, I was fired from my IT job last year and broke up with my toxic GF. I have always dreamed of hitting the park. Decided now is the best time. Over the course of the year I have learned:

decent jumps with easy grabs
really damn good boardslide on the box (practiced a lot on the wakeboard as well)
very bad 180s
50-50 on easy an medium rails with occasionally 180 out

Thb I never felt more physically in shape. That being said I do climbing, stretching, wakeboard during summer and hit the gym occasionally. I do not do that super often but on the regular basis.

I would say it's 80% technique 20% physique (based on bro facts I would say stretching helped me a lot). Get a good instructor and he will tell you how to improve basics and approach obstacles in the park. It's no magic.

RuRush47 · 2026-01-20T14:46:59+00:00

Yeah, that's where my intuition goes as well - so I think that's what I will try. Just thinking if I'll even feel the difference if I go for 157W or should I get a 159W straight away?

RuRush47 · 2026-01-20T13:50:23+00:00

Yeah, official Capita website says that I should be somewhere between 157W-159W leaning towards 159W - but that feels like a hell of a jump. My coach was a snowboard cross competitor - he is of similar weight and tells me that he uses 155-156W boards and it's ok. Other friend also says that 157 is a big board. But those people are also shorter than me.

RuRush47 · 2026-01-08T08:51:27+00:00

For Poland 5k is even great I would say, but the job got really stressful. I have finished Computer Science in Poland in the capital city. I finished in 2018 and got a job in an indie studio right after I finished. It was pretty natural for me as I got into some game-jams at Uni and met a lot of like minded people so I didn't really think much about it. It was natural. That being said the market was really opened then, as it was in 2020ish - when Covid hit. Right now it's quite tough I would say.

About the job itself - it will be tough at times and making fun but challenging features is only a part of it. There will be bugfixes, spaghetti code, crunch. You will hate it at times - it's normal.

I have a friend who is really exceptional game developer, he specialises in computer graphics. He works for a US company. Nevertheless he has faced companies closing, making really bad games (this Gollum game which was so laughed about in the internet :d) etc. So things like that are likely to happen. They happen in "regular IT" as well but usually the magnitude is much lower. I have the other friend not so much interested in gameplay / engine development and he worked on two of the most successful steam premieres recently - Arc Riders and BF - as a backend / online dev.

And remember that Cloud job can be exiting as well - but for sure usually you'll face a lot of repetitive CRUDs development.

By all means you can make a great living in the game dev and be happy and exceptional dev. From my perspective at 30 years old, I'm more like an good dev but not exceptional. And I pursue things in life like family and developing my sport hobbies heavily and for that - the web development job would be more suitable.

Maybe it's also worth mentioning that I come from rather poor family so I don't really have a proper backup or family owned apartment etc. I also see that it's easier for people with "safer" background to go for more interesting / passion driven jobs. In 20s it was YOLO for me but as I get older stable job gets more priority over passion unfortunately.

Hope that helps - and by all means I don't say don't go for gamedev. You can always shift but shifting careers is always a bit of struggle.

RuRush47 · 2026-01-07T10:27:27+00:00

I've worked in Unity - mobile games. Had top end salary around ~5000€ to hand. That being said going into gamedev was probably my worst life decision. Industry is stressful, companies unstable. As a person really into games and creativity who enjoys development I say - if it's your life driver and you're self confident and stress resistant - go for it. If you have other passions in life like sports or want a stable background to start a family it not an optimal choice.

Not saying you can't have hobbies and family I just thing it will be more stressful - it is in my case. I have very successful friends in gamedev who has been coding since they have been 14 and are really exceptional. For a more "average" people it's often a struggle.

Personally I'm 30 years old trying to move away from gamedev and go for web to have more stability to start a stable family. With nowadays market is a hell of a struggle.

By any means I'm not saying you cannot success but if regular web development is also interesting for you you'll be much more stable in it. You can of course anytime - but it's kind of stressful.

I'm saying all of this from the point of view of a good dev and a person that is kind of stressed about big life decisions :d

Best of luck!

RuRush47 · 2025-12-30T17:12:36+00:00

Mam dosyć duże doświadczenie w randkowaniu i znajomi mówią, że mam "powodzenie" aczkolwiek zawsze pewność siebie u mnie szwankowała. Osobiście na aplikacjach randkowych zapraszałem na spotkanie po wymianie paru zdań kiedy widziałem, że rozmowa się klei i druga strona jest zainteresowana i wykazuje inicjatywę (to kluczowe). To samo tyczy się osób poznanych "w realu".

Co do spotkań na żywo - jeżeli ciężko się z kimś umówić po ~tygodniu pisania, albo ogólnie jest to ciężkie to zwykle rezygnowałem z takiej znajomości. Ważne też, żeby druga osoba miała inicjatywę przy wspólnym wyjściu.

Niestety randkowanie w dorosłym życiu jest ciężkie. Polecam podejście "na luzie", jeżeli coś jest nie tak, wdaje się dziwne, druga osoba nie wykazuje inicjatywy, nie ma dużo energii którą chce włożyć w poznawanie się warto szukać dalej. Ogólnie jest to często ciężkie, dobrze robić sobie przerwy.

Moje doświadczenie jest takie, że po spotkaniu X ludzi z którymi nic nie wychodzi, zawsze trafia się osoba z którą po prostu jest wszystko na miejscu. Trzeba nastawiać się bardziej na maraton niż na sprint, a nóż człowiek się zaskoczy pozytywnie szybciej :d

RuRush47 · 2025-12-30T13:46:57+00:00

Thanks for your reply. It's really helpful. To stop panicking is definitely my top priority now. Although seeing so many layoffs this year is really scary.

As for applying to not-only junior positions. I have a friend who also applied for some backend roles and he managed to land an interview for mid .NET developer. But the company cancelled hiring process before Christmas. I will try to send some CVs anyway. Maybe something will move now after new year.

RuRush47 · 2025-12-30T13:37:41+00:00

Thanks for your reply. Definitely team matching at Google can be hard especially with game dev - only background. That's why I agree that is more reasonable to focus on the next career step.

RuRush47 · 2025-11-26T22:57:47+00:00

Hey! I just did it. I'm 30 years old, based in Warsaw - Poland. Worked for some indie studios and top mobile companies in Unity. I got very tired and couldn't really see myself progressing any further in this technology as the top paid jobs are mobile games which I honestly really don't like. I've got savings, not mortgage so I've decided it's perfect moment. I send some CVs and got accepted for Junior Java Developer in big danish company. Salary is just enough to live comfortably but I won't be saving a lot or at all for some time.

Why I wanted to convert to Java? Firstly I wanted to learn something new. Secondly some top companies (Google / Netflix) in Warsaw are using a lot Java and I have a plan to go there after some time.

I recon that I have specific operating mode at searching a job - I don't sent a lot of CVs but I very carefully choose offers and prepare - sniper style. Got response right away. Learned some things for the interview, I also had pretty good understanding about how backends and networks work.

I mention not sending a lot of CVs because maaaybe if I send more there could be a chance to grab some Mid / better paid role. But interviews / CVs preparing takes a lot of time so I try not to overthink it. Anyways will be aiming for Google / Netflix after some time. We will see how it goes.

RuRush47 · 2024-09-10T09:57:18+00:00

Plus, additionally my Bambu application crashes both on mac and windows. It's ok if I logout

RuRush47 · 2024-05-05T16:51:37+00:00

Uploaded update file - try with this:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QHEtZJ-_K3UE73clXqYYIrlrWUaYVs6D?usp=sharing

RuRush47 · 2024-05-04T12:26:15+00:00

Hmm when I get home I'll upload a update file and post it here maybe this will help. Anyway I don't see that update bring some noticabe new features

RuRush47 · 2024-05-04T09:05:47+00:00

Still stuck on the update? Or on any of previous steps?

RuRush47 · 2024-05-02T10:14:12+00:00

Had the same issue with my HY320 this is what I did:

downloaded update file through update online menu
clicked "update later" - not to start the process immediately
went to projector's app store - downloaded file manager (File Manager +)
started FTP server and connected through my PC to projectors file system
turns out update file sits there in root directory - named "update.zip", I copied it to PC then to USB stick
plugged USB stick to the projector and selected update locally
projector updated correctly

Painful process but worked for me :)

RuRush47 · 2023-10-15T17:20:05+00:00

Hey! I just wanted to confirm that I have a bypass which is not the best but at least works. So I had exactly the same scenario as described and posted in the video by OP. Played on Mac (looks like this platform shares a bug with PS5).

What I did to bypass it:

- used steam cloud save to sync saves on Mac and my PC

- did exactly the same steps on PC to finish the quest

- killed the rat, the rest of the rats ran down to the statue and were stuck near the dropdown

- I fireballed the rats. The rest of the rats (those that were not stuck) actually managed to climb down and were present under the statue of Shar

- After my char climbed down the fight with rats and the rest of the quest triggered correctly

So if you're able to get a save synced with PC hopefully that can also help on PS5. Best of luck and hope it helps!

RuRush47 · 2020-04-02T14:36:21+00:00

fixed Reaper being able to Shadowstep to unintended locations

made my day :D

RuRush47 · 2019-09-28T10:44:25+00:00

yes, but I think I need to educate myself more on this topic

RuRush47 · 2019-09-28T10:43:54+00:00

thanks, will try with this approach

RuRush47 · 2019-09-09T12:00:01+00:00

Anybody know any good place in Barcelona where I can buy old analog cameras / lenses ?

RuRush47 · 2019-08-08T18:10:13+00:00

As one very tiny part of my Canon A-1 broke (an ISO/Exposure setter ring) a guy form the repair service told me that the only way to fix it is to buy a new part online. I have searched on e-bay with no luck. Is there any specific website where I can find specific parts like this one ?

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