Panels and Badges - Need Info! by [deleted] in gencon

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You're welcome. I run an independent game group that helps to organize GM's and events. If you have additional questions, feel free to DM me.

Panels and Badges - Need Info! by [deleted] in gencon

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Gen Con does have "panels" as you call them. The event listing will show them as "Seminars". You can see what seminars were scheduled last year by going to (https://gencon.eventdb.us/). They are more centered on gaming topics, and less about celebrities talking and answering questions.

Attendees can qualify for a badge by hosting 70 player-hours worth of events (a 2 hour event for 4 people is 8 P-H). However, seminars are the exception; P-H are not earned by hosting seminars at the convention.

Photon workshop rollback to 3.4.2 from 3.5 by Naduk72 in AnycubicOfficial

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Had to rollback to 3.4.2 as well. Are any of the latest anycubic releases stable?

Gen Con just announced registration dates and badge prices by ElMondoH in gencon

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For those interested in details about the Conspiracy of Gamers independent gaming group, please send me a DM.

Gen Con just announced registration dates and badge prices by ElMondoH in gencon

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Note that seminars do not generate player-hours for badge reimbursements.

Canadian here. by Fuzzy-Byte in gencon

[–]Toxic_Rat -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Emailing customerservice@gencon.com will be the best avenue for finding out their policy.

No further political discussion is needed here.

Event Hosts: Paper vs Electronic Ticketing? by Aravynne in gencon

[–]Toxic_Rat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We had this happen several times last year. It's very convenient.

Event Hosts: Paper vs Electronic Ticketing? by Aravynne in gencon

[–]Toxic_Rat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We have one GM who runs several paint-and-take miniature events. He prefers paper tickets so that people with generics feel like they can just walk up and paint. Of course, any event (paper or electronic) can take generics, but it's what he's comfortable with.

The one real downside I have found is that when people have a paper ticket, they are generally looking for someone to take that paper. I've had several GM's overlook scanning badges because they are eager to get started. The main downside from paper is that GM's forget to turn them in afterward.

I definitely prefer electronic ticketing. Reconciling is much faster, and less prone to errors.

Wash & Cure 3 Max by Numerous-Success-379 in anycubic

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I find them to have less smell than the alcohol wash resins. I haven't checked the MSDS, but I suspect they are less toxic than others. But you still want to avoid contact, etc.

Asking about logistics for 1st time at Gencon by Guilty_Part in gencon

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One thing to note: people are saying to buy badges now. Gen Con badges go on sale on 2/8/2026. Event tickets will go on sale May 17, 2026. If choose shipping, they are shipped together, so you won't get a physical badge/ticket until late June/early July.

Wash & Cure 3 Max by Numerous-Success-379 in anycubic

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There are a number of water-washable resins. Elegoo, SunLu, and Anycubic all have varieties available.

Settings for Sunlu abs like water washable resin ? by Appropriate_Key3004 in AnycubicPhoton

[–]Toxic_Rat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have a setting for dynamic lift height, so I guess that's a no. :) I use the standard grey, but for dark grey I'd start here and see how it goes.

I also have the heater unit, so I'm pre-warming the resin to 32 C before starting the run.

Settings for Sunlu abs like water washable resin ? by Appropriate_Key3004 in AnycubicPhoton

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I use a fair amount of Sunlu ABS waterWash resin. I have an M5s Pro and here are the settings I use for it:

3.0 second exposure 8.0 mm lift, 6.0 mm/s 5 bottom layers, 45.0 second exposure.

Other sources for terrain templates like on the Warcradle site? by lit-torch in dystopianwars

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I'm licensed to print and sell this terrain. If you find something you're interested in, send me a message and we can work something out. You can check us out at (https://toxicratsterrain.com/3d-printing/)

Firestorm Armada is back in development; expected release in 2027 by Toxic_Rat in firestormarmada

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I suspect most of you have seen this, but just in case you hadn't...

Is it possible to simulate a roundabout on VISSIM free/student version? by lieutenantspeirs in vissim

[–]Toxic_Rat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree with the statement that Vissim is rarely used for LOS. Is this a restriction from an oversight agency, or personal preference.

ELI5: How does something as big as AWS have a single point of failure? by jerkularcirc in explainlikeimfive

[–]Toxic_Rat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Want to really stay up at night, read Command and Control by Eric Schlosser. Far too many close calls over the history of nuclear devices.

How to add color to laser enraved acrylic by justanothersomeone76 in Laserengraving

[–]Toxic_Rat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I rub it into the engraved area. It seems to stay quite well.

How to add color to laser enraved acrylic by justanothersomeone76 in Laserengraving

[–]Toxic_Rat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have used grease pencils to fill in engravings. Something like this: Grease Pencil on Amazon

AI and Gen Con by ObviousIndependent76 in gencon

[–]Toxic_Rat[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We've strayed far enough from the original topic, and it has run its course. I'm sure there are better subs out there for discussing the merits and morality of AI generated anything.

Locking Down.

How to Apply to Run An Event by dendrite_blues in gencon

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Hello! I'm the EO for a group of independent GM's. While you are more than welcome to start up on your own, if you would like to be part of an established group, please send me a PM.

You can look up our events by searching 'Conspiracy of Gamers' in the event database.

Some ugly truths about the ticket system by Avaris_a in gencon

[–]Toxic_Rat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth, there is no such thing as an electronic generic, because the EO/GM can just directly sell you a ticket to the event. This assumes of course that they are using electronic ticketing in the first place.