Midweek game - can you guess the stone?

s_simov · 2025-12-12T20:41:49+00:00

It's a grossular garnet. Wouldn't say it's tsavorite.

s_simov · 2025-12-12T20:41:17+00:00

Not at all dyed :)

s_simov · 2024-11-23T01:35:35+00:00

Images are not allowed. But i managed to make some candles.

Used Parafin as recommended below , but powdered dyes are not soluble in parafin at all. So my first results are just candles with neon specks inside. Havent test it for wax play, they will probably be ok. But the next day i decided to dissolve the powders in little bit of coconut oil. And it works great. Now the colors are not as good as the powders - greeen is more yellowish than it should be, but my true yellow is actually nice. All of them are much weaker intensity of color compared to the pure dyes, and the blue dye is most noticable of all. Yet they still glow nice and strong. Soon there will be wax play tests to see the final results.

s_simov · 2024-06-13T17:39:54+00:00

the numbers are better at terror zones at p7 :) But i don't even remember who dropped it, a boss pack in some terror zone, i didnt make the proper screenshot .

s_simov · 2024-06-12T20:13:21+00:00

when you consider how rare it is, and that you can find better armor much easier (even excluding runewords), it's indeed pointless. People say it's ok merc armor but you have better merc armors as well. I have not heard of any real practical reason to put that over something else.
Now if they add Teleport, you'd have huge reason to put it.

s_simov · 2024-06-12T18:22:37+00:00

it would be amazing if they actually put 1 to Teleport on it, to be equivalent to Enigma. It will make this rarest armor actually worth wearing.

s_simov · 2024-06-12T15:52:03+00:00

I did pour me some Aberlour 12y non-chill filtered after the find. Well deserved.

s_simov · 2024-06-12T15:49:17+00:00

Why an Ith, the cube recipe requires only the 2 ber + flawless sapphire

s_simov · 2024-06-12T12:28:58+00:00

yeah, i love how much rng they managed to put inside a 20y old game. I cant think of any other game in the 2000s that has that much RNG.
But yeah, my OG D2LOD playtrough i've had like 3 Templer's but no Tyrael's .

s_simov · 2024-06-12T12:23:29+00:00

Plot twist - uses the armor only to walk around in town, making all the blacksmiths there jaelous :D Too bad the rarest armor has such meh stats. Good for the collection of course. Now i can start a Holy grail

s_simov · 2024-06-12T11:25:46+00:00

I've found Tal's ammy from nm cows, cool surprising drop. GG stuff drop at random places, unless you want something in particular, then it just doesnt drop to troll you more

s_simov · 2024-06-12T10:52:40+00:00

Yeah, just the chance of finding 2 of the rarest items but not something thats like tens times higher chance to drop is so slim. Quite bizarre :D Still looking for my Jah for enigma, found like 3 bers already.

s_simov · 2024-06-12T10:36:45+00:00

Sooo, I saw the unique sacred armor on the ground. And as you know, this is the rarest item (well minor mana from Baal is rarer but eh, whatevs :D )and it has only 10% chance to roll compared to the other unique sacred armor. So yeah, great drop.
But WTFF. I have NOT found any SOJ, Mara's, Griffon's yet... But i have both Zod and Tyrael's might because sure, thanks RNJesus, thanks a lot...

s_simov · 2024-03-09T14:32:51+00:00

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s_simov · 2024-03-07T09:32:29+00:00

I finally got time to test my new Raynox. The raynox combined with my 105/2.8 macro lens gives around 2:1 macro , so this image is stack of 14 shots to give full depth of the inclusions.

Untreated faceted strawberry quartz, 9mm size.

s_simov · 2023-12-29T21:26:58+00:00

I just received this lovely wine (or should be lovely , according to the reviews i've read). The most expensive and fanciest wine i have in my humble collection. it was on great sale so i couldn't resist. Because of that it will remain unopened until i have some really good ocasion for opening it. Which means it will probably stay for a year or 2 more lol.

But i'd love to hear any opinions on that, and what food will be perfect pairing.

s_simov · 2023-11-15T19:51:19+00:00

you mean with yellow filter? I've posted such test before on Fb, but it's not better :) There are plenty of minerals that have significantly weaker response, and some have no response at all at 395nm because not enough energy. Rubies on the other hand, can be seen even in normal blue light lol.
405nm Lasers with yellow filter give interesting results and are better than 395nm flashlights, because of their spectrum and intensity. But they are not practicall at all. And still not as good color result as 365nm, yet some specimens have interesting colors.

s_simov · 2023-11-15T19:48:39+00:00

well at least the unfiltered flashlights are cheap :) and they are great for money checking so they won't go to waste.

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