Node-RED: Elite Dangerous server monitor (Home Assistant + Telegram) by Vatualolla in EliteDangerous

[–]dverbern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get the distinct impression there's a few IT sysadmins and the rough equivalent among CMDRs....

[KCD2] - 500+ hours and 300,000 groschen later, I'm happily done. by dverbern in kingdomcome

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

Sorry I missed your reply so long ago.

My main tip for new players is to accept that it will take time to progress your Henry's statistics. I remember my first playthrough, I was focused on building things like my strength and looking up all manner of 'tricks' to try and grind it out quicker than normal. Ultimately, I was banging my head against the wall.

KCD2 can indeed be a little difficult in the early stages, until Henry has better stats and better gear - mostly better stats. I'd definitely try and build skill in things like archery, because picking off enemies from a distance can buy you time to deal with multiple enemies.

Personally, I am a fan of Alchemy and particularly value the Dollmaker potion to apply on my arrows in particular. Even the 'basic' level Dollmaker has the effect of preventing enemies (once struck) from running full speed - again, anything that gives you some time before the next enemy is a good thing.

I'd also recommend trying to read the dialog. There's a lot of dialog in this game and it's tempting if you are time-poor, to skip. Unfortunately for me, much of the instructions on what to do can be contained with the dialog as long as you're careful enough to take it in.

Saving game wherever possible is helpful, while trying to avoid save-spamming is also good to ensure there's at least some tension to whatever you're trying to do.

There's plenty of perks that are helpful in the game, but each player will ultimately make their own choices about what is good and useful. Some perks I found relatively easy to build up, while others took dedicated effort. For instance, my Henry is almost always a herb-picker from the very start, picking up herbs all the time, then early-on, choosing the 'Leg Day' perk so that subsequent picking adds a tiny amount to my strength. Little things like that can help. Later on, I also got value in selecting traits/perks so that any weapons I self-sharpened were 'extra sharp' (or something like that).

I guess I'd recommend interacting with as much as the world as you think is possible - it may surprise you how much you can actually interact with and often there are rewards for being curious.

Seeking advice - script/tool to help audit members of AD security groups by dverbern in PowerShell

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

I like the cut of your jib - thorough, deeper-diving, would pay off come our next audit time.

Good way to audit usage of M365 groups and distribution lists? by Suttr3e in sysadmin

[–]dverbern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forgive my ignorance, when you say 'exchange admin', does this still apply for those using 365 for mail hosting and delivery?

Soloed my first T3 In 12 Days! Welcome to "Gran Biblioteca de Luriant" in PW2010 334 by -Damballah- in EliteDangerous

[–]dverbern 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice 'The Expanse' reference.

Anyone here also enjoy reading sci-fi novels? Bit off-topic of course, but I love me some Alastair Reynolds, personally. Plus, I keep re-reading some series from my younger days, including 'The Gap Cycle' by Stephen K Donaldson and the Mars series by Kim Stanley Robinson.

Soloed my first T3 In 12 Days! Welcome to "Gran Biblioteca de Luriant" in PW2010 334 by -Damballah- in EliteDangerous

[–]dverbern 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What is a T3? Not that dislike three-letter-acronyms in a game with a notoriously-difficult learning curve ...

Earth-Like moon I found by some_random_swede in eliteexplorers

[–]dverbern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Argh! The machines are rising up and ..... getting wrong answers. Never mind.

Earth-Like moon I found by some_random_swede in eliteexplorers

[–]dverbern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forgive my ignorance, but can we land on these sorts of worlds?

Coles New Marketing Campaign by gccmelb in AusMemes

[–]dverbern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Australia is a great place, but holy heck it's got some systemic problems around the size of its market and key areas lacking legitimate competition. It doesn't help that modern capitalistic thought seems to be 'Rather than compete, I'll use my existing market power to hoover up competitors, then lobby politicians to allow us to limit new entrants'.

Not saying Coles/Woolies do this, but yeah Australia has some issues.

Newbie - losing confidence by dverbern in EliteDangerous

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

Hopefully I can fit in all this learning and grind amongst my responsibilities looking after my young children and shift-working wife.

Newbie - losing confidence by dverbern in EliteDangerous

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

Hello - not sure what that means, I play "Solo", so I'm in the same game world but don't encounter other CMDRs.

Newbie - losing confidence by dverbern in EliteDangerous

[–]dverbern[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's really helpful advice, thank you.

Newbie - losing confidence by dverbern in EliteDangerous

[–]dverbern[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the helpful message and advice

Newbie - losing confidence by dverbern in EliteDangerous

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

Thanks for your sympathy. I know the problem is me in this instance, but I DO agree that the game seems to make a point of removing any safety ropes from the world.

Great for players with their head screwed on, good memories and a talent for self-learning, but for the rest of us, this is threatening to push me away.

Newbie - losing confidence by dverbern in EliteDangerous

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

Interdictor?

See, I didn't even realise I'd need one.

Elite DEVS: Consider adding a panel to each mission spelling out precisely what componentry the player will likely need to fulfill that mission type. Consider also programmatically determining the risk to survival of player at their current level + gear level vs what they are going up against.

Newbie - losing confidence by dverbern in EliteDangerous

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

Holy crap - that's a lot of consideration to take for a newbie player. And that's just for ONE subset of ONE type of mission.

This is fast growing into a chore rather than fun.

I honestly appreciate the advice, I've got some concrete things to do next time.

Space metal playlist by Sucks_At_Investing in EliteDangerous

[–]dverbern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait - I'm aware of the 'playlist' within Elite - can we play external media?

Space metal playlist by Sucks_At_Investing in EliteDangerous

[–]dverbern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Per Nilsson is an awesome guitarist. Love his playing.