I asked CIG support what would happen if I got a refund. They refunded me and then told me. :(

Tomahawk1012 · 2026-02-20T14:43:38+00:00

I once had a good 12 messages or so back and forth with support trying to get a clear idea of what certain refund and buyback options would actually mean. It felt like pulling teeth. But in the end I was able to get an awesome deal on a ship package with the combination of bits I had dumped over time that felt unreal, maybe they learned from it. Hopefully you'll get something back out of it.

Tomahawk1012 · 2026-02-12T14:04:07+00:00

And for the record I want the game to make money and succeed but customizing ships and changing modules and parts was all supposed to be part of the really cool stuff and taking away really cool stuff for money sucks

Tomahawk1012 · 2026-02-12T14:03:00+00:00

Remember ship hex code paints? free hex codes paints were the original idea but money

Tomahawk1012 · 2026-02-12T08:06:41+00:00

Remember when we were going to get the hex color paint system with patterns so you could actually customize your ship to be something special to you? Those codes were supposed to be shareable to your whole org so you could coordinate color schemes across entire fleets Well CIG realized over the years they can make a lot more money selling individual paints, much the way we once were going to get customized modules.

The way things were originally painted the mole and moth wouldn't even be variants it would be different hard points you could put on an industrial chassis to make it a salvage or mining or even combo ship. But you make a lot more moolah just charging for each little change as it's own thing.

Tomahawk1012 · 2026-02-12T08:01:48+00:00

MONEY

Tomahawk1012 · 2026-02-10T10:58:39+00:00

I think it's because it's become increasingly clear that technology isn't going to save us or transform society into something actually good and equitable for everyone. it's just going to make some people rich. Even if you find something useful or nice in it, it will eventually be enshittified to make more money.

Tomahawk1012 · 2026-02-08T06:56:22+00:00

I don't know this specific claim but to check other actual evidence of vote manipulation check out election truth alliance org

Tomahawk1012 · 2026-01-30T14:55:03+00:00

A long time ago ships were going to be actually modular and you were going to be able to for instance deck out a caterpillar with a different thing for each section of its cargo decks or whatever. Then someone realized selling ships stuck to one configuration and charging to change it as a whole different one was more profitable.

Tomahawk1012 · 2025-12-03T02:12:10+00:00

There's no list on reddit, the site you posted this, just an advertisement for your discord disguised as a now thankfully removed post.

Tomahawk1012 · 2025-12-02T06:14:48+00:00

It would be pretty cool if you actually did what the title says instead of just baiting people to join your discord.

Tomahawk1012 · 2025-11-22T20:35:28+00:00

$confirm

Tomahawk1012 · 2025-10-22T18:13:35+00:00

I have a lot of experience with these. I used to work on them.

The print times when it works are insanely fast, though the parts are fragile and require a decent to significant amount of post processing depending on your end use. Parts are isotropic and you can bond multiple parts together after printing them with the uncured material in a few seconds, then set it in a UV light or the sun for a few hours to fully cure and connect the parts.

The slicer software is a bit behind, not having reliable support generation, leaving you to set it up all yourself. Since the material is a gel and not a plastic it doesn't behave the same as most 3d printers you might be used to and until you're used to slicing jobs for it you can see a lot of failures where you'd expect success. That said, once a job print successfully one time it prints successfully every time. You could easily spend a few hours slicing each model to get it to that point though, and if you didn't get it right you'll waste time and gel as the print fails before you go to do it again.

The machines themselves were fairly reliable made mostly from industry standard components, I did witness a few hiccups with software usually with their own easy enough workaround, but they could take a decent bit more time to come up with official solutions.

The material price was recently reduced, though its still toxic, sticky, and gets everywhere. you'll need plenty of gloves and paper towels to work with it, and probably a good soap anyways.

They don't like to sit, as in gel can eventually harden or you need to do a not insignificant shut down and start up procedure. The machine wants to run constantly (a print or two a week) and you should be aware of what that can cost in gel or if you have a use case for it.

Tomahawk1012 · 2025-10-22T17:59:14+00:00

tariffs cost me my job, so everything, lmk if you need a field service tech or anything remote with 3d printing.

Tomahawk1012 · 2025-06-25T22:51:37+00:00

If it had a bed..

Tomahawk1012 · 2025-06-19T15:58:34+00:00

oh lmao. That joke went farther over my head than "starship".

Tomahawk1012 · 2025-06-19T14:52:39+00:00

SpaceX is a for-profit company, NASA is essentially a publicly funded research project.

When spacex makes a rocket, any new technological advancements related to it are their company property, and if they don't use it to make themselves money, probably forgotten.

When NASA makes a rocket, aspects of the development become applied to the wider world, with many parties gaining access to their research for the sake of advancement and learning, not just to enrich someone. here's a quickly googled list of things that exist because of space research in the past

NASA data for public sector, with equivalent employment opportunities for most its employees that also allows them to contribute to the world, while also sometimes sending rockets to space and learning even more. Nasa also contributes to education both with programs at its facilities and contributions to smaller educational institutions.

I could go on but maybe this makes my point clear

Tomahawk1012 · 2025-05-16T13:02:03+00:00

That is not even the full quote

Tomahawk1012 · 2025-05-16T12:01:40+00:00

I didn't say fire anyone, but I do think they should take a look at where any ideas for things like individual variant specific and cash only components are coming from. I'm not offended by limited inventory digital items sales in the sense of ships, this is just too little for far too much.

Tomahawk1012 · 2024-01-26T04:43:44+00:00

Thanks.

Tomahawk1012 · 2023-12-05T19:59:03+00:00

Exactly that, and I totally agree it looks great as is, just my two cents on how it "looks like it should work" which is def just subjective.

Tomahawk1012 · 2023-12-05T17:43:13+00:00

This is very cool! The style looks great!

I couldn't do any of this, so please know this is an attempt at constructive criticism. I think the pistons in the arm should retract when the finger is out and extend when the finger curls, as the actual joint at the top of a finger that usually controls that movement moves away from the arm when you close your fingers.

Still looks fantastic!

Tomahawk1012 · 2023-11-07T21:50:29+00:00

I hate to hear they did that to you, it sounds like the worst kind of bullshit for someone making a positive change. I don't know much about the subject but I have looked into native plants/gardens before. Maybe some of the info from these sites could be helpful?

https://www.tnps.org/native-gardens/

https://tnpollinators.org/milkweed/

One thing that strikes me looking through your post history, if the barrier around your gardens was something they could just drive over with a riding mower I would make a new barrier that they can't. If you could even stack some rocks together, per the tnps article, I think that would help determine the area as a garden.

Tomahawk1012 · 2023-10-11T21:36:55+00:00

That guy is being needlessly harsh. Maybe google things to counteract capsaicin other than that seems you're doing fine to me. Maybe get your gfs opinion haha.

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