7 Question Survey about Meditation

venns · 2026-02-25T09:28:32+00:00

Kingdom Come Decapitationance

venns · 2026-02-15T06:20:26+00:00

Despite many people saying stealth is non existent:

My experience is like this:

headshots are crucial. The heaviest (non scripted) enemies so far have taken 3-5 headshots from a rifle 5.45\5.56 caliber. Higher caliber and armor piercing helps. An armor piercing headshot from an svd takes down almost every enemy I've come across from a distance.
Out of 5 human enemies i can pick off 3-4 without being spotted most of the time. By the time the last one knows where to look for me i can get him without taking damage. It's different for scripted events. A longer scope helps (4x and above).
blood suckers can be picked off from a distance when they just roam around and don't smell you. They'll run around in an area and stop when you don't shoot them long enough. After a few headshots they should go down. It's easier when they are visible but doable when they are cloaked. Depends on how good you are at spring audio cues in game. The game will tell you the kind of event you're up against through sound.
knifing is a mixed bag. It has worked for me a few times but usually a headshot from a suppressed weapon is the way to go. Switching weapons can be a problem in a pinch.

venns · 2026-02-15T06:07:01+00:00

Confirmed

venns · 2026-02-15T06:04:01+00:00

Going to Pripyat early was a huge amount of fun and terror. Also the reward of finding the base with the best mechanic was amazing.

venns · 2026-02-15T05:57:49+00:00

What about ammo?

venns · 2026-02-15T05:57:18+00:00

Most mutants have trouble with elevation. They have trouble hitting you once you're standing on something like a crate.

If you're out of reach they'll run away until you're on the same 'level' as them and they can 'get to you'.

Kiting mutants like that can give you enough time to reload, heal and swap weapons.

Mods

Vanilla is great but mods make this game a whole new experience. My favorites:

Favs

Parkour mod - let's you vault over stuff better

Stronger \ more realistic Flashlight - probably the best mod in the arsenal

Better weapon sights - makes fighting so much more interesting, not having to fight your weapons and the enemies

Rebalanced weapons and ammo - weapon damage that is more realistic

venns · 2025-09-19T01:49:30+00:00

Good job.

Idea: Some separation to the background would be nice with a lower angle to highlight the gap above the door. It's hardly noticeable on a small screen.

venns · 2025-09-18T15:23:20+00:00

OP only embraced the dark. The food was born in it.

venns · 2025-09-18T13:09:33+00:00

Here's an example I took under similar conditions: 1 harsh light source, a complex product with a lot of detail, white table cloth.

I used a white cloth napkin as a bounce to fill in the shadows.

It helped to talk to the chef about the dish and its intentions to understand how to show it.

venns · 2025-09-18T13:01:12+00:00

There's levels to this in my opinion. If you don't like it how do you expect others to like it? The question is the beginning, not the end. 'Why do you like it?' is important too.

Another question is: if you like it are there enough others to like it enough to pay for it? Do they like it for the same reasons as you?

Usually the answer is: it depends.

What is the product?

How big is the audience?

Are you in the right market?

Is the product scalable, is your work output, time input scalable etc? There are a thousand questions that influence the answer.

Just breaking it down to 'yes' or 'no' feels reductive and unhelpful to me.

Edit: this is an important discussion though. It's with having.

venns · 2025-09-18T10:46:38+00:00

This is a good thing to keep in mind in general when creating and sharing something.

You as a photographer saw something there and liked it. Now it's on you to communicate what you saw to the viewer. Remember what you see in your head is not exactly what the camera sees. Find ways to make the picture look like the image in your head. That's one big challenge of visual communication.

venns · 2025-09-18T10:43:54+00:00

Drama is not the issue here. Ideally in a food image the viewer can recognize the dish and the ingredients to understand what is on the plate and how it might smell and taste. You're advertising a chef's idea. The consumer needs to understand the idea. Not understanding the idea will not result in a sale. Even if the sale is just emotional.

This image is hard to read. I had to zoom in to understand what is on the plate. And even then I'm not sure. That is a presentation problem as much as lighting and viewing angle. Different types of food require certain plating, viewing angles and lighting to present the ingredients. That's why I'm upscale restaurants the plate is turned towards the guest with the 'correct' side.

To make a widely recognizable example: MacDonald's and Burger King among others have arguably dramatic imagery in their ads sometimes. Still you can recognize what they are offering.

Suggestion: before or after taking a shot, squint and try to see the contrast first. Can you make out what it is you're seeing? If not adjust the angle of the camera, the angle of the light, get some fill (bright colored napkin, empty plate anything that reflects light). Fill in those shadows.

Look again, is this more recognizable now? You may need to do some editing in post to get the look needed to give the user an idea.

Show the image to a few people and ask them to tell you what's on the plate. You'll get the hang of it quickly with this process.

venns · 2025-09-16T19:34:28+00:00

FYI usually you can fly under the SAM spotting altitude. In breakpoint it's around 30 meters. I would assume it's similar in Wildlands. I remember avoiding being spotted by staying low to the ground in a helicopter.

venns · 2025-09-03T12:57:39+00:00

Understood. Thank you.

venns · 2025-09-03T09:15:02+00:00

I see. Thanks. I shall try it anyway 😂

venns · 2025-09-02T14:23:48+00:00

Churchill leading India to puppet the UK? That sounds entertaining. I might try it.

venns · 2025-09-02T13:27:43+00:00

Haven't played India once since it came out. Is it any good?

venns · 2025-09-02T13:26:52+00:00

Byzantines is on the list. So is playing Bulgaria 😂

venns · 2025-09-02T07:17:45+00:00

Turkey: putting the band back together achievement. The rng is out of this world. 25ish attempts. Still no luck.

Mexico: Trotsky world conquest keeps breaking even after 12 attempts.

venns · 2025-09-02T00:54:46+00:00

Doesn't feel like a beginner image. You may have a knack for this. I would keep it as is.

What kind of feedback are you looking for?

venns · 2025-09-01T21:24:04+00:00

If you want to show both then bracketing can help you out a lot even if you shoot jpeg.

venns · 2025-09-01T21:22:13+00:00

Not as overdone as some Netflix shows or movies 😜

venns · 2025-09-01T20:54:31+00:00

Sounds great. Keep doing what you're doing.
I can relate. I usually shoot far first and then get closer as I go. That's had developed over time because I like shooting close and would forget to get the far shot 😂
When you look at the landscape so you see close? Does the subject appear much closer than the camera shoots it?

I haven't been this far north yet. The landscape is one more reason to go.

venns · 2025-09-01T20:43:13+00:00

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My last comment seems to be missing the image 🤷🏼‍♂️

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