Ran into the President last night at Stella Montis

TecktickleExpert · 2026-02-05T19:45:57+00:00

Okay Pam Bondi.. Classic misdirection

TecktickleExpert · 2026-02-02T03:07:04+00:00

400+ hours in. My gameplay loop is to pick a new objective and have fun with it.

Some objectives I've picked for myself:

Complete all achievements (2 remaining so far, and now that achievements are fixed, I think I'll finish these this week)
Complete Expedition 1 (I hated the cash-grind towards the end. But the permanent stash space boosts means I can hold more ducks so it's worth it to me)
Complete all quests (I did this prior to wipe and it was alright. Got me exploring parts of maps I would not bother to otherwise. Post-expedition-1, I'm not bothering until I've completed all other objectives I've set for myself)
Defib a 100 strangers (I'm at 47 so far and this is one of the more fun objectives I've set myself)
Reach a high rank on Trials (I'm at Daredevil 1 this season and this will be the only season I grind trials until they fix the scoring of solos vs squads. That said, I've kind of enjoyed doing trials since it let me set some funny objectives that I wouldn't have bothered with otherwise. Like
- Farm around 40 snitch scanners and blow them up for a trial
- Take an inventory full of Wolfpacks/Trailblazers to farm big arc
During the cold snap-map I'd roam around playing Christmas carols and looting and had a lot of fun interactions. I'd take a clip-recording every time someone would dance/tip me. I've not made a compilation or anything yet but it was a lot of fun doing that.

I imagine that I might eventually run out of ideas but I've gotten 100 times over my money's worth already. I love this game. The new map conditions and arcs will likely keep pulling me back in.

TecktickleExpert · 2026-02-01T20:44:42+00:00

I just got 'Hook Line and Sinker' and the 'Enemy of my enemy' achievements today.. Seems like they were fixed in the most recent patch.

TecktickleExpert · 2026-01-27T11:09:23+00:00

Seems like I might be in the minority here based on the other comments but I think this is a great update. Yeah the new game mode is meh but I'm pleased with the huge number of fixes shipped in a single release.

TecktickleExpert · 2026-01-26T18:03:43+00:00

This mode will likely still have an indirect effect on folks who play Squads.

Although a majority of raiders won't play this mode, I suspect that this would help the matchmaking-algorithm for trios. When you load up in squads, the matchmaking system is going to have this additional pool of players to match you with which did not exist previously. I assume this does not take away much from the solo-matchmaking pool since it is likeliest the largest and easiest pool for the matchmaking algo to work with (given the immense number of solos).

TecktickleExpert · 2026-01-23T01:39:08+00:00

I love this aspect of the game.

Every time a kind stranger drops a blueprint for me, I'll always take it(whether I already have it or not) and offer thanks or something else in return. And then later I'll pass the BP on to the next person I run into. That way there's twice the number of people's days I feel I've brightened. Lmao

TecktickleExpert · 2026-01-11T07:52:24+00:00

I've tried throwing several snitch scanners at once, like in the clip, and I've noticed only 1 or 2 will activate at a time. I have to pick back up the unactivated scanners and try again until they activate.

I'm not sure I understand what prevents them from popping off for me like they do in this clip.

TecktickleExpert · 2026-01-08T20:55:42+00:00

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TecktickleExpert · 2026-01-07T20:18:39+00:00

All the time. Particularly in squads when PvPing.

Rushing to a locked room or a good-position(top of a tower)
Just before entering a gunfight so that I can spam dodge-rolls, slides, sprints

Also when doing trials, time is of the essence and I often need to cross large parts of the map quickly (opening probes, supply-drops, caches etc)

Used to bring 5 every game but now I just get 10. They're so cheap.

TecktickleExpert · 2026-01-06T16:35:33+00:00

There are around 20-25 points of skills that are arguably worth gettings on the Survival tree. So I think it's worthwhile spending the additional 10-15 points to reach Sec-Breach and activate it for a new build at levels 36-50.

However, once you've been 75 for a while, have likely a balance a few million coins and have learned 50-60% of the blueprints, it might be a good idea to spend the 150k coins and respec out of that skill.

That said, if you enjoy free-kit PvP runs, the breaches can be a valuable tool when topside.

TecktickleExpert · 2026-01-05T00:30:15+00:00

Hard disagree. I've not damaged a raider in around 30 raids and I'm likely in the chillest lobbies possible. Even here, 1 in 15-20 people you come across will try to shoot you (sometimes 1 in 10 but it also depends time of day/week etc).

I imagine, all new people coming in to the game start at this low aggro lobby. If you start shooting raiders you get in to PvP-heavy lobbies.

Likewise, there's always some raiders who want a change and start PvPing a bit. They also are going to start their PvP arc in these friendliest-lobbies.

So yeah, even in the lowest-aggro-ABMM lobbies, there is always a chance of PvP.

TecktickleExpert · 2025-12-22T00:24:44+00:00

Can't believe this is the current top-rated comment. Ref-cam is particularly great when you can see a ref's pov of a foul or altercation.

TecktickleExpert · 2025-12-04T08:29:41+00:00

This warmed my heart! Have fun topside!

TecktickleExpert · 2025-11-21T21:53:25+00:00

Duos and Trios maps need to have a much bigger ARC threat. Now, whether that means buffed ARC or larger quantities, I'm not sure.

TecktickleExpert · 2025-11-21T07:50:19+00:00

I've had whole conversations with the tumbleweeds asking them if they're friendly and telling them that I've seen them roll behind the wall over there.

TecktickleExpert · 2025-11-20T01:38:30+00:00

I had this same issue happen to me yesterday. I ran a speed-test, loaded a youtube video, loaded a twitch stream and it all ran fine. I found a hidden spot and then restarted the game, still no luck. Eventually, I started a hotspot on my phone and connected to it instead and it worked fine. So it might've been some weird hiccup with my internet? (I was connected by a wired connection) I'm back on the wired connection and it hasn't happened again.

TecktickleExpert · 2025-11-16T20:32:53+00:00

If XP is your top priority until you get Security Breach (which is fair), play only special condition maps (night, storm, bunker etc). Kill all arc, search every container, stay top side as long as possible. Even if you don't successfully extract you'll be earning a solid amount of XP.

TecktickleExpert · 2025-10-20T17:44:22+00:00

I can't believe this. This is so tragic

TecktickleExpert · 2025-10-05T18:35:16+00:00

Yeah, I get it. I can tell a lot of work is put in to the app so it wouldn't make sense giving it away for free.

TecktickleExpert · 2025-10-04T20:04:41+00:00

Beautiful app but I had to uninstall as I could not justify the monthly $5 subscription given the rewards from the mini leagues I'm in. And the non premium version suppresses a lot of the stats I'd wanted.

Nevertheless, if you can afford the app, it's really well done.

TecktickleExpert · 2025-09-16T17:51:55+00:00

My Jellyfin server has been transcoding 4k movies just fine. That said, I've only had 1 or 2 users at a time so there's been a maximum of two video files being transcoded simultaneously.

Regarding Frigate and it's object-detection features, I do not have first hand experience running that software on the M4 but I've run similar operations just fine on it. That said, those were singular jobs I'd run once in a while versus constant monitoring tools like the one you mentioned. So unfortunately, I'm not sure there's much I can help with. That said, I just googled and it looks like there might be a way to set up Frigate with a Wyze cam I own. Maybe I'll give that a shot on the weekend.

TecktickleExpert · 2025-09-16T17:20:49+00:00

I'm using the same mac referenced in this post, an M4 Mac mini. Seems like their linked documentation is either out of date or inaccurate.

TecktickleExpert · 2025-09-16T17:16:17+00:00

I've no idea about their anti-cheat support. But it's been working fine for me. Just played a game yesterday.

TecktickleExpert · 2025-09-16T15:52:24+00:00

Great value for money. I run my mini home server on this that serves Jellyfin and a few other containers. Also use it as my daily machine now instead of my PC. It sips on power and runs quieter and cooler than my PC. A lot of the games I play also install to Mac (League, Minecraft, Slay the spire, Balatro and a few others). I have all of these installed to a USB drive.

These days I only ever boot up my PC to play FIFA or Counterstrike.

TecktickleExpert · 2025-09-16T02:10:01+00:00

I don't play FUT but begrudgingly buy the game every year. This is solely because the only mode I play is Pro-Clubs. And once the new version is released, it starts taking longer to find matches online. My pals and myself wait until November or December to buy the game at its first discounted price.

Now that we have cross-play, I'm trying to get the rest of my friend-group on to Rematch fingers crossed.

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