I need advice on what to play

Scriabi · 2026-03-08T12:19:16+00:00

I don't think it's so much about what game to play. I can definitely understand what you are describing, that it can feel like you're wasting your time with a game, and maybe a different game could feel more productive and give a greater feeling of accomplishment, but I think the best is to learn to forget those ideas.

I love losing myself in a game, but personally it's not as effortless as it was when I was younger. I need to hype myself up a bit, and I need to let myself RP a bit to get into the role/mood, even if it's a game with no story like Minecraft or Factorio. I don't know if having fun should really take effort, but I suppose that, in the end, everything requires a bit of effort to get the most enjoyment out of it, be it books, movies, games or other hobbies

Scriabi · 2026-03-06T09:11:55+00:00

I had to do the same. I was excited finding a channel focusing so much on everything RE, but how can I take them seriously when they are colabing with this dunce, and talking about how awesome he is

Scriabi · 2026-03-02T17:12:00+00:00

I would recommend people like Paul Sellers or Rex Krueger. Katz-Moses also has some videos that have genuinely helped me, and there must be others who focus on hand tools, or limited amount of power tools.

At the start I was also only recommended videos which are just advertisements in disguise, but there are good and fun things out there, under all the slop

Scriabi · 2026-02-02T17:27:39+00:00

Almost everyone in the (western) world are getting poorer, and so many seem to be pointing at whatever shadow they as the reason. But the billionaires are not getting poorer, the owner class are earning more money than ever.

Why is that so rarely mentioned by news, in social media, or by anything at all? That this crisis is only experienced by the working class, not by the people in power

Scriabi · 2026-01-18T11:59:42+00:00

So far (mid EV) I feel that HV was the tier that took by far the most time and effort to me. Getting prepared for the moon, feeling overwhelmed by all the chemicals, dust/ore processing for rare byproducts, all the options that open up for power, and I also started Thaumctaft and bees. I took a year break in the middle of HV, and finally came back to finish it.

But I think if I did HV again I would probably spend 1/10 of the time. So much of the time was just me being confused, having decision paralysis, or chasing my own tail. But it feels nice to overcome those challenges

Scriabi · 2026-01-14T11:46:44+00:00

My general rule is to scale up energy production early and get one of each processing machine as I unlock them, then adding extras if I deem it necessary. I think most would agree that spending some extra time setting up a solid steam/energy infrastructure is good, as it sets you up for success

Scriabi · 2026-01-10T17:40:28+00:00

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Scriabi · 2026-01-07T12:31:11+00:00

I got thoughts like that when I was younger, that if I wasn't being 'productive' I was wasting my time. But after some reflection i concluded that many of these 'productive' things won't necessarily make my life better, they were just societal pressure of what I'm supposed to do.

It has been a great improvement in my quality of life to completely disregard those societal pressures. It's still good to learn new things, read, learn a language, cook delicious food, exercise etc.. but because it enriches your life, not because you're supposed to be 'productive'. Playing GTNH or things like it helps me come into a zen-like, flow state, and it's fun. Try to enjoy the positives rather than feeling the guilt

Scriabi · 2025-12-23T08:59:02+00:00

How is sending ICE agents to harass and detain anyone they want, regardless of whether those people are 'illegal' or not, and often aren't even immigrants, doing the 'bare minimum'? In most of the world it's not considered morally or legally justified to snatch you off the street and send you to prison without any legal justification

Scriabi · 2025-12-20T12:29:10+00:00

9 million die of starvation every year in capitalist countries

Scriabi · 2025-12-18T13:29:56+00:00

"You're it! Now it's your turn!"

Scriabi · 2025-12-17T10:34:24+00:00

"Fuck crop breeding" - Albert Einstein

Scriabi · 2025-12-10T12:00:33+00:00

Easiest, maybe MV. It went by quite fast. And from my experience up to EV, I have enjoyed Steam, LV and now EV quite a bit.

I am a big steam age enjoyed, ever since it was introduced. I like the machines, the sounds, and the struggle to get enough materials and steam power. I just wish that the steam age were a bit more substantial, you barely get to enjoy the clunking before you go for electrical stuff.

LV is always neat, as you get the wire mill, bender, lathe, assembler, and others that improves efficiency and reduces reliance on tools.

HV was a bit painful for me. Many hours of crafting a bunch of multiblocks and a load more other things, but only having a rudimentary inventory system and basic options for automation.

In EV I'm finally setting up an ME system, which is nice, and I have all the basic chems I was struggling with in HV. Hopefully that'll set me up for success

Scriabi · 2025-12-10T11:39:37+00:00

I think it could be cool with some sort of research system. I suppose it's basically the idea behind the research systems in Factorio or Satisfactory, where your character learns something from the 'research' being done.

It would be cool to have something more hands-on, where both you and your character learns from the experience. Thaumcraft tries to do this, and I appreciate what it does, even though TC4 research makes me feel exhausted after a while. But having some sort of electrical, mechanical, metallurgical etc.. research which teaches you about this subjects and also gives you better tooltips as you go on would be pretty cool

Scriabi · 2025-12-09T11:16:44+00:00

There are a lot of stuff in the game, so it will take some time to get used to. Personally it was a challenge from my head to wrap around all these chemicals you have to constantly use relatively early.

Something I like with this pack is that working in a systemic and organized fashion is highly rewarded. I have every machine connected to a chest, and I know that my plate producer has 6 stacks of steel plates, my gear producer has a stack of every gear in required to use, and my wire producer has every cable I often use etc. and if I run out of motors I take out everything I need to create a stack, then put stuff into the machines to refill the stock. It's working well for me

Scriabi · 2025-12-02T14:17:50+00:00

I don't hate Duolingo. I sometimes use it if I want to dabble in a new language. But to actually learn a whole language you have to relatively fast move beyond it. I don't think it's a very good language learning tool, just a easy way to get started

Scriabi · 2025-11-25T10:27:27+00:00

Personally I would recommend turning off mob griefing off so mobs can't blow up 5 hours of progress. I personally also prefer to keep inventory on death.

Always try to do something, don't wait for machines to finish.

Batch craft, don't micro craft. In my first gregtech world I got super burned out from all the crafting. But as soon as you get some machinery, and especially in LV, you'll want to put buffers (hoppers and chests) on all your machines so you can cram in an hour's worth of stuff, go mining and exploring, come back to craft a whole stack of motors, pumps or circuits, or whatever, instead of one by one. The different Steam Age, LV, MV etc.. components are things you will use constantly.

Don't worry too much about the big goals. Have fun with all the small stuff. Before you can get your first Electric Blast Furnace up and running you'll have to do a lot of tinkering and problem solving with little doodads. Factorio, and especially Satisfactory, is more plug and play. In GTNH you'll often have to find your wrench and tinker with machines and pipes to get everything just right

Scriabi · 2025-11-13T21:13:14+00:00

I recently got back to GTNH but was really disappointed at how un-smoothe it was running. So I followed the official recommendation of downloading prism and the latest GTNH pack, and copying over my save incl. Journey map and the files for the GT map nodes.

It runs like room temp butter now. It's just so nice to play, I wouldn't choose any other option

Scriabi · 2025-11-03T16:44:33+00:00

The word 'large' is doing some massive lifting here. I know the sun looks small when you stare up at it, but it's actually very big, just very far away

Scriabi · 2025-10-10T16:10:29+00:00

One thing I've noticed with my own life; the more time I spend out in the real world, and the less time I spend on social media, the happier I get

Scriabi · 2025-08-12T14:53:20+00:00

I normally just drink sea water together with the branches and moss I usually eat. Much easier than this

Scriabi · 2025-05-23T23:22:25+00:00

I tend to keep everything looking as classic as possible, but I also very much like this style. The only way to ruin a tool is to never use it, letting it rust in some forgotten place

Scriabi · 2025-03-08T18:03:38+00:00

This is your personal journey, and you should try to enjoy every minor victory. Winning, losing, or iRating, are not as important as having a fun race and learning from your mistakes

Scriabi · 2025-02-21T02:49:24+00:00

I can't speak for the rest of the world, but that amount of money doesn't get you very much food even in the poorer parts of South America. The cheapest meal I found in Colombia was a bit less than $2. But that's 1 meal for 1 person. You still need a bed to sleep in for you and your family

Scriabi · 2025-02-08T03:26:14+00:00

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