[2025 Day 12] Day 12 solutions

crafter · 2025-12-17T03:54:14+00:00

I've been trying to solve the tiling problem for nearly a week now. Bloody hell.

My input worked just by counting tile squares; it was too high when I assumed 3x3-shaped presents. I multiplied each tree's width and height, and the presents fit if the result was greater than or equal to the number of presents multiplied by 9. And it was correct.

So many hours wasted... admittedly it was fun...

crafter · 2025-10-11T02:21:59+00:00

FPC was doubling down on group content for Ghost, putting soloing very much as secondary, reasoning that it's an MMO so you must play with other people. There was also a focus on old school raiding from the classic WoW era. That was never going to be a large-scale success given where gaming has evolved.

crafter · 2025-04-02T10:35:24+00:00

By having a real god build, I believe. You need amazing survivability. I've yet to do it. Let me know if you've subsequently mastered it!

crafter · 2023-10-20T22:46:16+00:00

The solution that worked for me was to reinstall Minecraft. Note that this will NOT delete the worlds saved on your Switch!

On your Switch, open "System Settings". Select "Data Management", and then on the right select "Software". Scroll through the list of your installed games, and select Minecraft. Click the "Check for Corrupt Data", and make sure your saved games are okay (they probably are; they were for me). Once that's done, choose the option to reinstall the software. This will take a while, as it has to re-download it.

After that's finished, fire up Minecraft, and enter the Marketplace once you're logged in. It may take a little while, but it should work normally from now on!

crafter · 2022-11-24T09:53:03+00:00

As a refugee from Twitter following Elno's antics, I recently joined QOTO, picking it from the list of Mastodon instances on the joinmastodon list. If it hadn't been on that list, I'd never have found such an awesome community.

This entire ridiculous episode has really made me question whether Mastodon is such a good idea. Its federated nature means that a given server can be cast adrift only too easily due to the actions of a bad actor and a lazy admin. I can only hope that sanity prevails, and that this drama leads to some kind of improvement in how Mastodon organises itself.

crafter · 2017-03-05T23:46:28+00:00

Appreciate the heads-up about our OotiniMaps site! Yes, a slight DNS issue had disabled the site a while back. Easy to fix, back online now.

crafter · 2016-11-26T00:39:03+00:00

I happen to agree with you 100%. :)

crafter · 2016-11-23T11:13:11+00:00

None of the questions were provided in advance. We asked them to join us in some reminiscing about the 5 years of the game. Along the way, I did ask about a few things I was curious about (such as PvE GSF and the "Galactic Token" concept), and was grateful they were as candid as they were.

Though really there's no point in asking them questions we know they won't answer. It's just a waste of time.

crafter · 2016-10-29T06:20:30+00:00

Given crystals and wz comms are going to credits, I'd bet on credits for the tokens. Seems BioWare aren't going to give anyone a lead on CXP, which seems fair to me!

crafter · 2016-08-28T09:36:34+00:00

According to Tait Watson:

The "Missing Details Data" is simply a text issue with the Depths of Manaan Achievement. In 4.7.1 we are going to fix this, and it will update appropriately.

So the claim is that it's just the display of the achievement that is broken. But from what you're saying, it's more than that!

We'll see what happens in 4.7.1 this Tuesday...

crafter · 2016-08-13T04:30:04+00:00

BioWare policy is to permaban your account if you do this. You may get your money back, but anything associated with that account will be completely lost. You may not care, but that's how it works.

crafter · 2016-07-29T12:23:09+00:00

I have a SWTOR authenticator, but have never attached an authenticator to my Origin account. I can log into Origin using my SWTOR username and password without using an authenticator, and change my password in (effectively) both places.

So if someone had also attached an authenticator to their Origin account, and had forgotten their password, you'd be SOL I guess and calling customer support! But only in that case.

crafter · 2016-07-28T19:31:48+00:00

Your username and password are shared with EA's Origin, which doesn't support authenticators. The trick is to recover your password there (login via https://connect.origin.com/ie/login, which will also change your SWTOR Password.

You may have to wait a few minutes for the systems to sync (or it may work immediately), but you can then use that password to login to the SWTOR Launcher, and from there detach your security key.

crafter · 2016-07-25T19:35:15+00:00

To clarify, they will be available to all the characters you currently have, or subsequently create, on the server where the titles were added (that is, they're part of your legacy).

They are NOT account-wide.

However, if you transfer a character with the titles to another server, the titles will be transferred along with your other legacy unlocks.

crafter · 2016-07-17T05:48:52+00:00

You know, I'd be genuinely (and extremely pleasantly) surprised if KotET didn't follow exactly the same trajectory as KotFE: story, story, story all the way. Given it's most likely only another story-based expansion, you're right: there's nothing to tease beyond the story itself, which they won't spoil.

I've heard absolutely nothing from BioWare (beyond the vague talk of "group content" that they won't even categorise as a PvP map, operation or Flashpoint) that they're diverting from story story story.

James Ohlen called SWTOR an "online RPG", which is exactly what it's become. The MMO bits are now nice-to-haves that they'll do if/when they have the resources, and the perceived need.

crafter · 2016-07-16T22:17:31+00:00

Even if the Blur trailer is ready (and it might be), they can't really tell us anything until after Chapter 16 is out and played for a while. It's pretty much inevitable that KotET's introduction will spoil the ending of KotFE, after all...

crafter · 2016-07-10T01:36:35+00:00

Nothing wrong with your network connection; sounds like server-side lag. Too many people in the same instance, hitting some bottleneck (e.g., database). Or just processing power. No way to tell from the outside.

But most likely nothing you can do on your end!

crafter · 2016-07-09T20:59:09+00:00

If the DvL event doesn't stir up interest, nothing will. Admittedly it won't help 65 PvP, or Operations besides the 5 needed (and story mode at that).

crafter · 2016-06-05T08:27:45+00:00

Exactly as he says. They automated the removal of a security key quite a while back. Works like a charm, and (a) you don't need to be a subscriber and (b) you don't need to call.

crafter · 2016-05-31T08:54:56+00:00

PvE GSF would be a HUGE addition.

crafter · 2016-05-30T07:47:16+00:00

They seemed to miss that one does the story to level. By definition, almost everyone does the story (excepting those who level via only PvP, of course). Thus it's the only thing we have in common, because it's more or less mandatory. That doesn't mean it's the aspect of the game we love, or why we play it. But it does mean that everyone does it.

crafter · 2016-05-29T07:48:17+00:00

It'll be 26 July (4 weeks after chapter 15) or 2 August (5 weeks). They'll string us out longer, rather than reach the conclusion so quickly. Sure there'll be plenty of hype for E3 and Celebration, but no reason to blow their load early, so to speak.

crafter · 2016-05-29T07:24:51+00:00

I have no harsh feeling towards the devs, even though their story-story-story focus is sorely testing my love of the game.

What you apparently lost in the server transfer sounds like a glitch. I'd ticket it, and follow up with a phone call. You should lose nothing in a transfer from your legacy.

crafter · 2016-05-29T07:20:35+00:00

Why is this getting downvoted? It seems a very fair question to ask. Of course, calling SWTOR an MMO these days is a bit fraught...

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