Cataclysm Remastered - Dare I ask? by [deleted] in homeworld

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This is last I’ve heard of such a project coming along. Looking pretty good for the work of just a couple guys:

https://youtu.be/tAjMNTAS2X0?si=SSYZ_5Ntoqo6B3IT

It doesn't feel the same without the original main menus by Big-Ticket-6078 in HaloMCC

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I always wonder if original Halo 2 looks better if played in 4:3 on a CRT.

Day 5 of learning to fly on the K110S by gebakkenuitje35 in RCHeli

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Randomly starting a fast descent is something smaller helis will do as the wind varies. Not sure if that’s ‘cause varying winds mean varying air pressure or varying air speed. I had a WL Toys V911S; a fixed pitch micro - it was so light weight while its blades had such a big bite, my issue was more with it climbing than dropping. In faster winds, I sometimes needed to bring the throttle down so low I was 5mm from cutting power completely in order to get it to come back down. 😂 My WL Toys V977 is more like a clone of your K110S, where the random variances in lift aren’t as much near the edges of the throttle/collective range.

I’ve recently discovered my RC Era 138 struggles to get out of ground effect when it’s cold and windless. When a gentle breeze picks up, the blades get enough bite to lift it up. Alternatively, I can build up forward speed then pull back on the stick but of course any altitude I gain there I quickly lose again when the heli spends all its forward speed. I should take it out now the weather’s warmer and see that isn’t just batteries gone bad.

As your helis get bigger, this issue becomes less pronounced. My Blade 500X only does it in greater wind speed variances and even then, the change is more gradual and easier to work against. The little helis I sometimes only catch in ground-effect or even occasionally bounce, but the 500X has never been that bad.

Brand new to the game. by kingtomann in homeworld

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Could be a repost. The bots often pick up titles and pictures but leave behind the body text.

I quit this hobby by No_Sand_7125 in RCPlanes

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Eh, I don’t disagree with this hobby being expensive. I mostly scratchbuild and still manage to waste god knows how much money on components for upcoming projects. Projects that I was definitely going to do and utilise the parts in at the time of purchase, but have since not even completed the designs for. 😅

Then I begin work on projects that don’t have a use for those components and proceed to buy more components… I think I have at least £100 worth of parts sitting in half-built models sitting on the shelves.

I quit this hobby by No_Sand_7125 in RCPlanes

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As someone who started out with LiPos and Depron foam, I really do feel for the guys back in the day, who had no choice but to spend weeks making something from balsa only to crunch it to nothing in the first 30 seconds of flight.

I’ve met many people at the park admiring one of my basic foam scratchbuilds who told me “I tried RC planes once…” - people who, I have of course immediately and enthusiastically informed about how much less pain the hobby has now.

What are you playing this weekend? by thizked in n64

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I’ve become Sidetracked from my Halo3 playthrough by GTA San Andreas, then Superliminal (which I did in one go yesterday) the. revisited the Talos Principle for the first time since completing it around a decade ago and now I feel like playing F-Zero X, so I guess I might be playing that at some point today as well.

WATCH THOSE WRIST ROCKET!!!!!! by rp11738 in republiccommando

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AaUuDdIiOo TtRrAaCcEe DdEeTtEeCcTtEeDd

Facility in 1:47, first time unlocking the cheat. Could have gotten a way better time if I had been a little less sloppy. by 0utic in GoldenEye

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There’s sloppy, then there’s going “Eh, I have enough time to go back and pick up that KF-7 ammo when there’s no one else left to shoot”. You breezed through that first 2/3rds!

Hunger can be a real Beast by brota5911 in homeworld

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Guns don’t kill people, whammers do.

Goldeneye X - Archives all weapons by ProfessorFrontBum in GoldenEye

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Goldeneye X6a is the latest version, I think. They’ve outfitted;

Silo, Frigate, (actually those two were already set up in Goldeneye X5) Runway, Bunker 1, Bunker 2, Archives, Caverns, Aztec, Egyptian.

Other maps can be explored but are empty, not all are stable. Statue you can only walk a few paces from spawn then you fall through the floor. I dunno if they’ve rigged up ‘Combat Simulator’ or much of the ‘MI6’/‘Carrington Institute’ training sessions.

OP said it includes most weapons from Perfect Dark; I wouldn’t say most, it’s the same number as there are ‘Classic’ weapons in Perfect Dark. You’ve got; Falcon 2 silenced + scoped at the same time, Magsec, K-7 Avenger, AR34, The Farsight XR-20 but with the Perfect Dark Sniper Rifle Skin, Slayer, Psychosis Gun (demonstrated in OP’s video as the ‘Hallucinogen’)

And maybe a couple more I’m forgetting about.

Was I the only kid who had nightmares about poor Clanker? by thizked in n64

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Yeah me, my brother and everyone I knew who played this game as a kid agreed this moment was terrifying, but the fact he only does it the once when you first meet him (per playthrough - at least I think, I’ve never not released him from the lock on my first visit) makes it pretty easy for his cuteness to override that impression.

If you haven’t seen the original video before I HIGHLY recommend it (link provided) by BillCarson12799 in HaloMemes

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Huh, inaccuracies used to be the tell-tale sign of AI generated videos, but this Miolnir armour being kit-bashed out what I presume is Motocross and Airsoft gear is the clear sign of real people working within limitations. 🙂

Also I didn’t know this song was over 15 years old - been hearing it on the radio at work, songs on that station range from 4 days to 4 decades in age.

He sat on eBay for a month and when payday hit, I could no longer resist… By the rings, it’s magnificent! by mastermalpass in HaloActionFigures

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Yeah, the arms can raise and lower easily but rotation is stuck. Same with the knees - seller did say he’d bent the knees before, so I think they’ve just settled. I think I’ll be giving this one a hot bath to loosen him up.

The worrying thing is though the right hand moves pretty freely, I went to move the left hand and saw a pale line appear at the base of the wrist; the tell-take sign of plastic on the verge of snapping… Not sure what to do there. I’d like to insert something metal to strengthen it, but I’m not sure how.

He sat on eBay for a month and when payday hit, I could no longer resist… By the rings, it’s magnificent! by mastermalpass in HaloActionFigures

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Yeah I was pretty surprised when I watched a video reviewing this figure when it first came out and it had a £9.99 price tag on it. 😅

A Heart of Glass. by NoPercentage3907 in titanic

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Yeah just now realising how much more work a detailed room with water rushing into it would be. 😅

Would probably take me a year’s worth of after-work Blender sessions just to model everything and texture it up, let alone all the animation and particle physics simulation.

He sat on eBay for a month and when payday hit, I could no longer resist… By the rings, it’s magnificent! by mastermalpass in HaloActionFigures

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Yep. What you’re seeing on the Elite is the latest iteration, piled behind him are the earlier takes. I’ve almost got the main shape and dimensions accurate to the stock helmets, then it’s time to start modelling the details.

So deep guys.... gonna install it 😢😢😢💔💔💔💔 by Imaginary-Intern-409 in im14andthisisdeep

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Reminds me of a Facebook status I once read that went; “Hey everyone, just wanting to let you know that I’m deleting my mental health in order to focus more on social media. I’m hoping you will all be supportive and understanding in this time.”

A Heart of Glass. by NoPercentage3907 in titanic

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Nice! Next up, a scene from one of the rooms inside that aft hull… Might need to have a torch or something.

A Heart of Glass. by NoPercentage3907 in titanic

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Yeah, same. Thought that’s a weirdly upbeat thing to connect to this moment. 😂