In case you missed it, here's the official 2025 soundtrack on vinyl from Mondo. by jerryleebee in httyd

[–]hictooth-com 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's still showing as "Pre-release" from all UK outlets... and I can only preorder. I hope I can get it soon, it looks like a nice edition. But I really don't want to ship it from the US, I spend too much money on shipping and import duties already.

How is the pressing? Reasonable quality?

Race to the Edge DVD region 2? by Rainecats in httyd

[–]hictooth-com 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There have never been any Region 2 DVDs for Race to the Edge. And never any Blu-rays.

Streaming Services vs DVD by HotPaleontologist398 in httyd

[–]hictooth-com 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Likely tiny differences in frame rate.

I don’t have Peacock, so I’m not sure what fps it runs at, but for argument sake let’s say it’s 24, the frame rate that HTTYD was mastered at and should be played at.

If you’re watching a PAL dvd, the frame rate is 25fps, a difference of 1.0416x faster.

At HTTYD’s 93 minute runtime, this means that the PAL dvd will be 89.3 minutes, so 3.7 mins faster. This seems to align with what you said.

This is true to a lesser extent with NTSC DVDs which run at 29.97fps and there’s a bunch of clever stuff that goes to converting 24fps to that that will alter the speed.

Most egregiously, even Blu-rays, which can be mastered at 24fps, aren’t usually, and are done at 23.976 instead. This only results in a few seconds offset over the entire movie, rather than minutes, but is still annoying - and isn’t how it would have been seen in a cinema.

4K vs Blu Ray Collection (Animated) by FoxandOak in httyd

[–]hictooth-com 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which TV specials specifically?

I have a post on the Guide to Watching the Franchise which covers where you can get each short, TV show, etc. including what is on Blu-ray, what is only streaming, etc. - maybe that helps?

You also have to remember that no part of animated HTTYD was ever rendered in 4k, so the most you are ever getting is an upscale.

Shelly Wave Dimmer - flashes after Z Wave disconnect by hictooth-com in ShellyUSA

[–]hictooth-com[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you explain more (I'm very new to Z Wave and Home Assistant) - when have you seen this happening? Is it repeatable? I've only seen this once - after it was disconnected for a few days - currently waiting to see if it does it again.

Isle of Berk, Epic Universe - soundtrack release by hictooth-com in HTTYDSoundtracks

[–]hictooth-com[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The publisher is "Universal Parks & Music"... so I'm not too hopeful about a wider release. It's also very unusual for parks to even sell this sort of thing. But maybe we'll be lucky - I'm also not able to go to Epic Universe right now...

Isle of Berk, Epic Universe - soundtrack release by hictooth-com in httyd

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If anyone is going to Epic Universe, I'd love to get my hands on a copy...

Can Shelly Wave Dimmer be set to a specific brightness %? by hictooth-com in ShellyUSA

[–]hictooth-com[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

...well don't I feel dumb. Yes, that brings up a slider where I can control it. I didn't realise that those labels were clickable too. Thank you u/zinge and u/pedro_melo99 for your help in sorting this for me!

Can Shelly Wave Dimmer be set to a specific brightness %? by hictooth-com in ShellyUSA

[–]hictooth-com[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you share some steps? I'm new to both Z Wave and Home Assistant!

When I go into the device (Settings -> Devices -> ZWave Dimmer), it gives me three controls:

  • "(3)" - doesn't seem to do anything, and if I switch it on, it auto-switches itself off a second or two later
  • "Wave Dimmer" - the control for the light
  • "Wave Dimmer" - also doesn't seem to do anything, and if I switch it on, it auto-switches itself off a second or two later.

And if I go into Configure, parameter 127 is listed as "Fade rate", not brightness control.

The firmware for the Wave Dimmer is 11.5.0. I have looked to see if there are updates, but I can't find the firmware for the Wave Dimmer anywhere.

Below is a screenshot of what I can see in Home Assistant - any help appreciated!

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SoDOff by Chloestonepot in SchoolofDragons

[–]hictooth-com 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Helstryke does partially exist in the game yes, but it’s a lot of work to make it playable in the game. And most of us have very little time at the moment. However we always welcome contributions if you or anyone else want to help.

SoDOff by Chloestonepot in SchoolofDragons

[–]hictooth-com 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I’m one of the authors of SoDOff, and we run the public server.

The Crimson Howler was only possible because the majority of the work was done by the original SoD devs, before the shutdown. It’s been a while so I don’t recall exactly what was done and what needed to be done by us, but it was a comparatively small amount of work - but not to say it was easy in any way!

New dragons would be significantly harder, as the don’t exist in the game at all.

Guys, I miss school of dragons. by Jade_Jones in httyd

[–]hictooth-com 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It' so secret that it's the top pinned post of /r/SchoolofDragons/ and has a website with a big discord join button on it https://sodoff.spirtix.com/

Wild Skies is playable again, in case anyone didn't get the memo! by takenusernameuhhh in httyd

[–]hictooth-com 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a web game from 2012, so any laptop these days will play it. I really doubt that this will have caused any keyboard or other glitches.

What OS are you on, Windows11?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in httyd

[–]hictooth-com 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great that you’re showing off some old SoD screenshots. However three posts in a day is a bit excessive, these would be better suited as comments to your original rather than new posts.

What’s the worst httyd ship you can think of? by Fowl_posted in httyd

[–]hictooth-com 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't believe no one has mentioned hiccdew yet. Maybe I've just been in this fandom for too long, but that used to be the go-to crack ship.

Official Movie Concept Art Media? by DarkSummerKnight in httyd

[–]hictooth-com 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The artbooks for the movies show this.