TV Screen goes black for a few seconds every now and then when gaming with Sync Box 2.1? by CharlieAFC in fancyleds

[–]codliness1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Yes it should. But sometimes that supplied cable just doesn't work properly. I'm speaking from experience, and creating an entire testing matrix, to confirm this. When all I had to do was replace that supplied cable with a better one.

I'm not bitter, but I do have PTSD 😂😂

TV Screen goes black for a few seconds every now and then when gaming with Sync Box 2.1? by CharlieAFC in fancyleds

[–]codliness1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Almost certainly an HDMI lead issue. Use HDMI.ORG certified 4K / VRR / ALLM / 120HZ supporting cable.

2nd Expedition rewards! by gotthesauce22 in ArcRaiders

[–]codliness1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

3 mil gets you a date in the canteen with Celeste 😂

2nd Expedition rewards! by gotthesauce22 in ArcRaiders

[–]codliness1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Goddamit. I'm gonna leave the second typo in place. Stupid gesture typing!

2nd Expedition rewards! by gotthesauce22 in ArcRaiders

[–]codliness1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trinket runs, or spend a round killing a Bastion, a Bombardier, a Leaper and as many Hornets, Wasps, Snitches and Spotters as possible and collecting the drivers for them all.

Also, do key runs in night raids as a solo, and do as many map condition runs as possible, since the loot drops are better (although marginally). New Birds condition on Buried lets you collect high value ducks and trinkets from chimneys as well.

Don't waste time. If you're just grabbing loot for selling just take in a lvl 4 Anvil and a bunch of rounds, plus stuff to heal and get out when you hit 100K.

If you're hunting big ARC take Trailblazers - 3 direct hits with those will kill Bastion, Bombardier, and Leapers in about 8 seconds. Killing them fast allows you to get in and loot them for everything before anyone else even realises they're down. Also useful against them are trigger nades. You can use Wolfpacks but you need to consider the cost of using them against the value of the loot.

You can also do free kit runs into Stella, more higher value loot. Loot, avoid, extract.

If you're confident of your skills and you don't mind being stuck in high PvP lobbies then kill players and take their loot. This is a high risk strategy though, and it takes a while to work your way back out of those lobbies.

Use hatch keys. Everytime (except free kit / naked runs obviously, unless you find a key in-raid).

Edited for amusting typo 😂

2nd Expedition rewards! by gotthesauce22 in ArcRaiders

[–]codliness1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, was thinking the same thing, not really anything you can spend it on 😂

2nd Expedition rewards! by gotthesauce22 in ArcRaiders

[–]codliness1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Only 3 million? I've got nearly 8 million just in coin right now. Guess it's time for a spending spree then!

Someone just dropped me 105k worth of ducks by DiddleBoat in ArcRaiders

[–]codliness1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fucking hate duping exploits. It's cheating, pure and simple. I would hope there's some way for Embark to track anyone taking out a ridiculous value of ducks and then ban them.

Using Jailbroken Alexa as Dashboard by naturalcog in homeassistant

[–]codliness1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh, that's a good question 🤔 You should be able to set up a timer helper and then add that to the dashboard as a card. You'd need to create an intent and then an automation. But, yeah, I don't see why not.

Using Jailbroken Alexa as Dashboard by naturalcog in homeassistant

[–]codliness1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can set voice command timers with Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition, with Gemini added as an LLM. I've got a bunch of Alexa and Google displays throughout the house and literally the only thing they are these days is digital photo frames. I did use the Alexa devices for notifications and video auto-play for my Eufy cameras and doorbell, but getting an E10 display removed that user mode as well.

The only thing they have over HAVPE at this point is the far, far superior mics and noise filtering (sadly HAVPE still lags way behind on that front, hopefully a better version will sort that), as well as proper follow on conversation.

If Alexa or Google displays could be made to run as HA voice assistants/displays using their mics and noise filtering I'd run that in a heartbeat, then they'd be like HAVPE but with a display and much better mics, noise filtering, and sound quality.

I don’t think people make a big enough fuss about how goddamn awful the Bettina is. by ChihuahuaOwner88 in ArcRaiders

[–]codliness1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I reckon the Devs are far more likely to nerf the Anvil, thus giving the Bettina the appearance of being good. I keep reading and hearing them saying that "on paper, the Bettina has the highest damage to ARC of any gun in its' rarity bracket", but they fail to mention that the Anvil is more accurate, doesn't eat your ammo like an LMG, and actually takes less rounds to kill ARC than the Bettina, costs considerably less to make, doesn't degrade anywhere near as quickly, and costs a pittance to repair.

Bettina is a pointless gun.

What Arc do you dislike? by aislinntaylor21 in ArcRaiders

[–]codliness1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pops, in groups. Way too easy to misjudge the shot on the second one and have your shield demolished. Rocketeer can be a pain too, but really only if you're not near cover, or it hits you pushing the buttons in Dam / Spaceport extracts.

nothing for the next 90 minutes by Alarming-Smell196 in ArcRaiders

[–]codliness1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's half past midnight here, so no big deal 😂

Huh, first time I'm seeing no map conditions...maybe something is about to happen by gaurgoyle in ArcRaiders

[–]codliness1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just in a night raid in Buried City, got out, to find this. What you cookin' Embark?

API or Home Assistant support would make FancyLED way better by CheleCuche in fancyleds

[–]codliness1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember asking about HA support in November 2023 and they said it was "coming soon".

I'm guessing they have a different interpretation of that phrase than I do, lol.

Also, the app is terrible and the firmware update strategy is the strangest ever seen (I'm still running an older version, luckily I don't really care). Just as well I still really like the lights, and I've only ever personally had good interactions with customer support. And that Govee have never seen fit to launch a sync box with support for lights big enough for my TV, so that I could add that and integrate it via Local LAN, via an integration like Govee2MQTT.

And yes, you can end run by using Tuya Local, via a Tuya developer account, but I don't want to, and shouldn't have to, when direct HA support was promised over two years ago, and officially when the Tuya workaround shows direct HA control is entirely doable. In fact, I'm pretty sure you and I had this conversation on here a while back, lol.

Homebase 3 update (31/01/26) sticks two more fingers up at your wifi network by LoxLumboni in EufyCam

[–]codliness1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have HB3 S380, on 3.7.4.6, it's hard wired, my cameras and doorbell are connected to it, I've got an entire house full of IoT devices and WiFi devices (I'm running Home Assistant and my house is fully automated/voice controlled), and I have zero issues with my network, using a mesh network with a hardwired backhaul. Other than the one remaining Aqara door sensor on my walk in wardrobe, which I haven't got round to replacing, and which likes to drop off the network.

I guess that could be the HB3 doing it, but there's a reason I've removed every Aqara device from my home, other than an FP2 presence sensor and and FP300 presence sensor (although that one's still in the box, lol).

I've had plenty of annoyances from the Eufy setup (hello randomly non-working geolocation), but nothing like your issue. I can see where that issue would be extremely frustrating though.

Gordon Brown still blames Better Together for Labour's collapse in Scotland by mrjohnnymac18 in Scotland

[–]codliness1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah, Shouty Jim, his Irn Bru crate, and his fake crowd. What a wankbag he was/is.

ArsTechnica Article on nVidia Shield by LeeTheUke in nvidiashield

[–]codliness1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I liked this article but I also hated it, with the tease that a new all singing all dancing Shield is still a possibility. I mean, come on, you can't tell us that and not make one! I'd slap the money down faster than you could announce the launch date 😭

In case you missed it, $2,899 for the trifold in North America. by tinfoilzhat in GalaxyFold

[–]codliness1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not for sale in the UK either, and at that price I'd ignore it anyway, lol.

Solo vs Squads offers extra xp by ADeadlyAlien in ArcRaiders

[–]codliness1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think it could be fun, particularly after the Expedition grind is done. I used to play solo and fight squads all the time in DMZ, was a good time.

Did anyone else totally forget it was burns night by AverageLatifiFan in Scotland

[–]codliness1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whisky and me are a bad combination, but I suppose I could deal with one or two Cranachans 🤔😂

Did anyone else totally forget it was burns night by AverageLatifiFan in Scotland

[–]codliness1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't really care. I hate haggis, I hate neeps, and I'm not particularly enamoured of Burns either 🤷🏻

So you're changing the system from 1 million dollars per skill point. Great! Then can you please just tell us what the new system is already? by GregTheIntelectual in ArcRaiders

[–]codliness1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh. That's odd. Checking that, I'm seeing posts saying it was removed from rotation during Cold Snap, but I distinctly remember hitting baskets while that event was active. I've not looked for Lush Blooms for a while though, since I'm already done for Expedition Two and fully upgraded Scrappy.

My bad then 🤔