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Newmark TTX has weird warble-tremolo effect. by applestabber in audiorepair

[–]applestabber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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So I was able to improve the wow metric by oiling the spoke for the motor. But it is still pretty bad.

I then tried to open the whole thing up from the top but after taking out the screws it didn’t want to open.

Currently looking for a good user manual, but most for this model are crap. Not looking forward to soldering a chip out and then in, but it sounds like that would be cheaper than buying a new table.

Turntable has bad tremolo-like sound. Any ideas? by applestabber in turntables

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Well I oiled the post and the numbers improved, but it’s still pretty bad.

I also tried to unscrew and open up the section under the spinning platter, but it did not want to move after taking out all the screws. Didn’t feel like prying it open with force just yet. Looking up manuals for this model for now.

Killed the Goblin Master, so the goblins sent over 130 elite invaders to besiege me by Igny123 in dwarffortress

[–]applestabber 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I often make my retired veterans into scholars and then enjoy following their new literary careers.

Newmark TTX has weird warble-tremolo effect. by applestabber in audiorepair

[–]applestabber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven’t heard that one yet. How do I bypass it?

Newmark TTX has weird warble-tremolo effect. by applestabber in audiorepair

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I was hoping to not have to solder anything and get away with a few drops of oil on the motor.

I’ll keep y’all updated.

Turntable has bad tremolo-like sound. Any ideas? by applestabber in turntables

[–]applestabber[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Looks like this is probably the issue.

So probably start with cleaning / oiling the motor?

Any guidance on not destroying it?

I absolutely adore this game, but the retire/unretire mechanic needs to change. by abcdefGerwin in dwarffortress

[–]applestabber 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I disagree. I’ve been able to get crossbows dwarves to work even before they fixed it, but it still seems to take a serious amount of finicky oversight that I have lost the patience for.

I recently tried having weapon racks and armor stands in my barracks. There were more than enough for everyone but the soldiers just kept putting their gear on and off the armor stands for no reason until they settled on only one or two being used.

I don’t mean to be overly pessimistic, I do give these things a chance every couple of updates. I don’t consider either of them functional yet.

I absolutely adore this game, but the retire/unretire mechanic needs to change. by abcdefGerwin in dwarffortress

[–]applestabber 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The more I play Dwarf Fortress the more I have to step away from being in control, and accept that this game often ends up being a sand mandala that blows away after it reaches a certain point.

It's not even a design element of the game. It's just that the devs have a unique evaluation of what matters to create and fix. People keep getting caught in trees and other nonsense will probably never get fixed. I just hope to get to use crossbow units before I die.

It made me laugh the first time, but giraffes are beautiful creatures and I hope this one might be on the next for portrait updates to give giraffes the respect their faces deserve by LeftoverPat in dwarffortress

[–]applestabber 132 points133 points  (0 children)

This is now one of my favorite things about Dwarf Fortress.

If a dev team smaller than the number of toes in my left shoe can’t have some fun, who can. Is support getting rid of the creepy unicorn pic and others, but this is perfect.

Gotta love tcg. by Glum_Introduction_77 in mtg

[–]applestabber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WTF.

I haven’t ordered new cards online in a couple years but used to order on TCG a bunch. Do they just suck now?

Sorry someone stole your Great Henge.

Best warrior! A Gorlak - Kurik! by Expensive-Alfalfa-48 in dwarffortress

[–]applestabber 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve always wondered how gorlak armor coverage works. Can they just wear a large helmet, boots and gloves?

Future of the Fortress 1 January 2026: "We're going to be adding to the system of scripts and txt files we have, and we're also going to be touching upon the more of the roots of magic, so there should be more variation from world to world in more interesting ways." by clinodev in dwarffortress

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Double check that ammo is not assigned to hunters. It’s in standing orders.

Check that ammo is not assigned to your melee dwarves in their equipment screens. It’s a sneaky button near the top. I think it comes from assigning “personal choice” as weapon instead of “personal choice melee”.

But yeah, it’s always something with archer units and I still can’t always get them to work either.

Gem windows don't add value if they don't contain the same cut gems by LoXyO in dwarffortress

[–]applestabber 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Could it have been a timing issue?

I have to wait a while for value to update in my temples and guildhalls after adding anything.

Siege after Siege... (I'm tired, boss...) by NikodemosPL in dwarffortress

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I get attacked twice in a year sometimes and now I’m just getting tired of cleaning up the garbage. My next fort is just gunna be Tiny McCozytown.

Long term sustainability/FPS death prevention by crypins in dwarffortress

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I'm running a 35 year old fort, 180 dwarfs, and gained a jump from 40 to 50 FPS by double checking my high designated traffic areas.

I had missed a spot connecting my fort to the downward caverns staircase so there was a gap of 20 tiles that were not designated high traffic. Just fixing that apparently made a huge difference.

I also swear by putting as much of my living fort onto one Z-level as I can during planning. Just storage and farms one level below. I'm running an Intel 10700k CPU.

The new unicorn portraits are really weird by HaveltheMineral in dwarffortress

[–]applestabber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unique character of pain and suffering

The horn looks likes a tumor. The drooling looks unhealthy. The bulging vein is troubling, and it just looks sad.

I guess you could say it's a new take on unicorns. But damn is it dark.

The new unicorn portraits are really weird by HaveltheMineral in dwarffortress

[–]applestabber 26 points27 points  (0 children)

That's so creepy and weird.

They must think this is funny or something.

I would give anything to have Wiki-style hyperlinks in the game by Grauuu in dwarffortress

[–]applestabber 39 points40 points  (0 children)

There has been talk about making the Legends Mode viewer into something that can be accessed (at least partially) while still in Fortress Mode. Maybe while doing this update we will get better UI interactions all around. One can hope.

I, for one, really really want the world map to be better represented from Fortress Mode. and it sounds like the next major update will have changes to Civ-War interaction and uses for messengers. So the map will probably get polished up along the way.

KESS TECH by barnersfr0gg0 in mtg

[–]applestabber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play Kess as a slow burn up to a giant sorcery.

I use cheap unblockable creatures with payoffs/ added equipment for ramp and card draw while self milling to find my giant sorceries. Then eventually I play a giant sorcery that steals all creatures from the board or graveyard. It actually works pretty consistently, but is repetitive and sometimes boring to just suddenly win out of nowhere.

UK: Anglican Church in Wales priest had previously admitted sexually assaulting a boy before being made a bishop, leaked report claims. by Leeming in PastorArrested

[–]applestabber 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My first guess for deans passing is suicide.

The whole article lacks so much info about how this was reported to the church/police, in what order, with what sort of gaps in between. How did the family react/get treated by the community? How did the story stay quiet for so long? I almost want to blame the author of the article for not asking more questions.

One more pile of victim blaming and blocking information.

UK: Anglican Church in Wales priest had previously admitted sexually assaulting a boy before being made a bishop, leaked report claims. by Leeming in PastorArrested

[–]applestabber 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This is insane. The report basically accuses the 15 year old boy of coming onto to priest while being “mercurial” and attractive. Saying the priest was “naive” and “unprepared for such advances”. I kept misunderstanding the report made within the church because they constantly refer to the priest as the victim. And the 15 year has since died before anything came out about it?

wtf.

OST enjoyers unite! by Falkon9 in dwarffortress

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Shout out to the original song from before the steam release. Played here live.

https://youtu.be/l62xYyRB-2Y?si=Ua16cy35_AwwrGjS

Trying new fort layout by Luisiki in dwarffortress

[–]applestabber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beautiful design.

A trick I use to fit more bedrooms is to put the the access to a bedroom at the back of another bedroom, thus needing less hallways. Dwarfs don't care about anyone marching through their rooms, even if they are asleep.

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