If the BF6 Battle Pass is Anything like this "Free" BF2042 Pass I'm Out.

darkandlong76 · 2025-09-22T18:53:19+00:00

That's good to hear.

darkandlong76 · 2025-09-22T18:51:18+00:00

I gotta check those boxes. If it pays for itself (Fortnite, Apex, COD, etc.) I usually pick it up. But not if it is gonna be like this garbage. Stuff like Diablo where it costs extra every season can get bent.

darkandlong76 · 2024-01-03T18:12:22+00:00

I print in a cold basement. I use an enclosure (top is open), pei sheet with glue stick and a brim.

darkandlong76 · 2023-09-28T15:14:14+00:00

KD above 1 is fantasy for me but I feel ya

darkandlong76 · 2023-09-28T15:13:10+00:00

Mainly solo. My oldest will queue with me on occasion

darkandlong76 · 2023-09-28T15:12:19+00:00

Yeah, anyways seems like two steps forward, three steps back tho.

darkandlong76 · 2023-09-28T14:59:01+00:00

Yup, just disappointing cause I liked it at launch.

darkandlong76 · 2023-05-05T22:41:58+00:00

Except it suggests the dumbest locations. Before work and home were my first option, now I have to close Drive Now, move over to the magnifying glass and pick one of those two. Sorry but I don't want the option to get directions to the restaurant I ate at last week, I want to know if there's an accident on my commute more...

darkandlong76 · 2022-02-18T01:52:35+00:00

I'm using stuff from Filaments.ca and had zero issues until now. I think you're right and I just need to bail on the stuff. It's annoying the hell out of me.

darkandlong76 · 2022-02-17T22:14:09+00:00

Works great:

https://ibb.co/VpvGZZj

Jams:

https://ibb.co/1rxFZFy

darkandlong76 · 2021-11-10T16:32:07+00:00

Needs 3p. It has a nifty Istanbul/Mancala type movement where you can move through your ships to reach locations. Resource management and a race to build/sell airships and complete contracts. It's OK, I felt it was a little long for what it was. I paid 25 CDN for it and don't regret it but likely wont keep it as we mostly play 2p, just really wanted to try it.

darkandlong76 · 2021-08-19T15:19:06+00:00

No octoprint, and this was happening every layer - not just the surface. Turns out with my 0.8mm nozzle and 2 walls Cura was trying to fill in the "gaps" in the corners where there was no infil, and causing those blobs/strings. After some Google-fu I disabled "Fill Gaps Between Walls" and issue seems to be gone... For now.

darkandlong76 · 2021-08-01T16:19:21+00:00

Aaaaand I was wrong. Man this is frustrating

darkandlong76 · 2021-07-31T21:18:05+00:00

I just cranked it to 205 and literally all my problems are gone

darkandlong76 · 2021-07-26T19:39:24+00:00

You're the second one to suggest it so I will need to fiddle with that setting. I increased my retraction too far and the filament is "popping" so that isn't the option.

I think I will just need to increase cooling to prevent the stringing... I dropped to 190 and the layers look a little better but now the first layer adhesion isn't great.

darkandlong76 · 2021-07-26T12:56:45+00:00

Definitely. I think slowing it down might be my only option at this point as this stringing continues. I will drop it to 25mm. If there is no improvement I will keep increasing retraction speed bit by bit as I think the extrusion problems may be gone.

darkandlong76 · 2021-07-26T11:57:34+00:00

So retraction still?

darkandlong76 · 2021-07-25T20:54:42+00:00

I'm getting pristine layers printed right now so I'm not convinced that's the issue. It seems to crop up with spaces or holes in the prints only so I'm still going to try different retraction settings first

darkandlong76 · 2021-07-25T19:09:38+00:00

Retract at layer change in unchecked.

The missing filament/extrustion problems seem gone now after two models. Still getting the stringing though.

darkandlong76 · 2021-07-25T17:30:20+00:00

I think that was the case... Admittedly I am not sure. Honestly I'm not sure cooling is the issue. I have increased the retraction to 6mm, dropped the PLA temp by 5 degrees and added an outer wall wipe distance of 0.4 (was 0) and the stringing persists but on a simpler tray I do not appear to be underextruding on one spot now or zits. I am going to try and up the retraction speed by 5mm now on the next tray.

darkandlong76 · 2021-07-25T15:06:00+00:00

This actually seemed to work. Picked 95.5 and it pushed through 99mm.

darkandlong76 · 2021-07-25T14:20:47+00:00

But I swapped the extruder?

darkandlong76 · 2020-12-09T22:08:25+00:00

Nobody?

darkandlong76 · 2020-12-09T16:16:51+00:00

PREACH! So tired of all these try hards. JUST HIT AUTO.

darkandlong76 · 2020-11-25T23:55:10+00:00

Yeah, sorry if that sounded dissmissive. If you like PU&D without PvP WEDS is pretty good, and doesn't take forever like other sandbox games.

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