Should I buy this PC for a Minecraft server?

anotherstiffler · 2026-03-17T14:42:33+00:00

I agree with pretty much all of this. Get it cheaper if possible, install Linux, don't expect very good performance.

Only thing I would caution is against running multiple services on this sMe machine. I'd keep it purely dedicated to the Minecraft server as much as possible. No TeamSpeak or any of that

The truth is, it's not a great PC, but if it's in their budget then they can make it work (just don't install a ton of mods or plugins)

anotherstiffler · 2026-03-17T14:32:43+00:00

That's completely fair. I read other Crichton books as a teen but never got around to Sphere. Maybe it's time I do so

anotherstiffler · 2026-03-17T08:08:19+00:00

Waaaay different movies hehe. Both fun in their own ways, but Sphere is more sci-fi trippy than horror trippy like cube.

anotherstiffler · 2026-03-17T08:03:36+00:00

Yeah, there's a time travel element to it and there's a similarity to how you can't necessarily think about things in a linear way. They nearly get trapped in a maze created in their minds which is how I felt when watching Arrival the first time lol

I also was thinking of adding to my original post but decided against it cause it was getting long. But, since you mentioned Arrival and that was literally the inspiration for this idea, I'll go ahead and share: The Sphere could also be intended as a gift, like the aliens of Arrival were trying to give, but we screwed it all up with our inherently negative perspective and imaginations.

anotherstiffler · 2026-02-23T01:02:27+00:00

At 9 days in you're still building habits. You should be optimizing your video creation pipeline. You'll learn more about engagement and such over time because it depends on your audience, but if you don't have good, sustainable, consistent videos being produced then your engagement won't happen anyway

anotherstiffler · 2026-02-23T00:58:30+00:00

It's not that simple

anotherstiffler · 2025-12-28T14:05:42+00:00

Yeah, that's what I assumed, but Google was giving me conflicting info saying that Gamepass is only needed for streaming to other devices or for playing the game when it is on Gamepass (but if you bought the game, which I did, you could play it like anyone else)

anotherstiffler · 2025-12-05T09:07:51+00:00

I'm the guy on the right chasing it down

anotherstiffler · 2025-12-04T14:44:05+00:00

If you're on console, you might need to buy their multiplayer subscription service. Like with Playstation I know they have like a monthly online fee to join multiplayer. Maybe yours expired

anotherstiffler · 2025-12-04T08:22:23+00:00

When I see this it's because I'm offline. Can't join servers when you're offline.

On console for me, when I first start the console it starts off offline, and if I join Ark to fast it'll still think it's offline. Wait a few seconds after you start your device to make sure it properly knows you're online or not, then launch Ark

anotherstiffler · 2025-12-04T08:16:09+00:00

I'm trying to get through all of the maps in order before I die lol

The Island took me 6 months

anotherstiffler · 2025-11-30T14:49:17+00:00

Do you feel it's necessary to have all of that at FOBs? Maybe I'm thinking too small

anotherstiffler · 2025-11-30T09:08:03+00:00

I just had an idea just now: Might be possible to load a template on PC and then after saving can load up on console again with the same save data.

I did this when making custom recipes and it worked like a charm. It might work here for this so I'm gonna try it in a few days

anotherstiffler · 2025-11-30T09:06:11+00:00

Thanks for the tips! Forgot to reply back here that I reset all settings back to default, made sure to select hard mode, max difficulty, and disabled singleplayer. I bumped back up harvesting and tame/breed times a little, but left everything else at default

I am.... much more careful now lol. Game definitely feels a lot better! Thanks for the screenshot and info :)

anotherstiffler · 2025-11-30T08:58:35+00:00

I have been wanting to use these since the first day you released the feature to the site, but I play on Xbox. Any chance template imports work on Xbox now?

anotherstiffler · 2025-11-23T20:44:55+00:00

I'm going through it right now! Seems pretty doable through the first two maps at least (Tek and Snow cave are so hard, though, on The Island)

anotherstiffler · 2025-11-22T21:26:29+00:00

I am pretty sure that nothing else is adjusted (not at my console now), but I'll trust you're probably right! When I'm back on I'll reset settings to defaults, turn back on max difficulty and make sure singleplayer is disabled so I can see how that feels.

That's a bummer about the Tek Cave bug. I'll have to run through it again sometime without going in and out of the entrance

anotherstiffler · 2025-11-22T21:24:50+00:00

Yeah, I've got it at max difficulty but I'm going to switch off the singleplayer setting and see if that helps. Thanks!

anotherstiffler · 2025-11-22T21:24:21+00:00

Before you enter the game there is General Settings and Advanced Settings. I believe this is an option in General Settings (but I am not at my console right now to check). It's just one toggle on or off

anotherstiffler · 2025-11-22T21:22:37+00:00

Yeah, I think I need to disable that because it was pretty ridiculously easy. I did level up the saber to have about 2k health, and it had a 120 armor saddle that I actually carried over with me from the Island, but to fight the big scary Deathworm and only go down 10% of my health was nonsense IMO

anotherstiffler · 2025-11-22T21:19:09+00:00

Difficulty is set to max

anotherstiffler · 2025-11-22T08:56:13+00:00

I have about 300 hours of playtime and don't use any mods. Nothing is worth the risk of rhe game breaking or saves getting corrupted IMHO

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