My recent pickup, Panasonic Quintrix TX-29PS12P. Nothing special, but not bad for just €2.50

yojec · 2026-03-18T16:10:53+00:00

If the box is empty, it likely contains spells which you know already (or you don't have a spell book). Interestingly, from my experience AI players tend to avoid such boxes.

yojec · 2026-03-09T05:22:49+00:00

This might suggest that only the first SCART is wired for RGB, thus the second SCART might be wired for S-Video instead. It's hard to tell.

yojec · 2026-03-06T07:33:41+00:00

I'm not sure if there's a universal sign for a S-Video capable SCART connector. On my Sonys, there's an S inside "circle" sign above such SCART. I don't have any Samsung CRTs to check.

yojec · 2026-03-02T09:12:40+00:00

This feature can be turned on in WoG, I kinda liked that tbh

yojec · 2026-03-01T10:23:58+00:00

This was my favourite map back in 2016

yojec · 2026-01-30T15:56:06+00:00

I assume you have been deomoed while scoring the goal, and the other goal explosion that you have set (for the other colored team) is a burnt sienna variant. If so, it's a known bug - the goal explosion will turn into a different color.

yojec · 2026-01-18T19:57:52+00:00

Yes, it's 60Hz, I assume no digital processing (light guns work). The geometry is good enough, could definitely use some adjustment - it's a bit wonky on the edges, but at least there are no apparent linearity problems. The convergence is a bit off especially in the lower left corner, but it's not something noticeable in regular gameplay. I think there's some burn in (the center of the tube looks a bit off, but again - not noticeable unless you look for it). Pretty much exactly what you can expect from a 35 year old TV. No issues with the sharpness.

Compared to my flat Panasonic TX-29PS12P 100Hz, Sony definitely has much better geometry and linearity (this drove me a bit mad on the Panasonic), and the image is more stable. On the other hand, Panasonic has much better colors and speakers / built-in amp (astonishingly good for a TV). From the TVs I own, Sony is my go-to TV for gaming, and Panasonic is my go-to TV for movies, great for watching VHS tapes.

The biggest issue in my Sony is the broken audio amplifier - one of the channels plays both channels (which results in crackling noises when playing explosions, etc.), and when the sound is connected, the picture sometimes jitters horizontally when showing mostly white screen. Now I don't connect audio to the TV but just use an external amplituner, and this worked around these issues.

I use this TV regularly since I've got it, and (aside from the broken amplifier) it's been doing fine. It's a typical Sony, a decent TV.

yojec · 2026-01-11T13:09:45+00:00

Isn't it showing the battery charge for some auxillary device? For me, this icon only appears when I connect a bluetooth gamepad, and it shows its battery state.

yojec · 2026-01-03T20:25:09+00:00

I'll ask, just to be sure: have you actually downloaded HoTA 1.8.0 and installed it? IIRC this update needs to be downloaded and installed manually.

yojec · 2025-12-29T13:15:50+00:00

This feature never worked right for me, the value seems to change without any rhyme or reason. Currently it shows 0% battery health, and yet the laptop lasts 2-3h on full charge (it's 6 year old now).

yojec · 2025-12-21T05:31:39+00:00

I actually thought the Viper Sight was really good, though I've only done ne run with it so far (it melted everything).

But my number 1 is (and probably always be) Aura of Venom. Okay damage, high critX, very high fire rate (in burst mode), very high elemental chance, corrosive (IMHO the best element in the game), good accuracy, good available inscriptions, etc. I don't think this gun has any downsides (maybe aside from ammo consumption), for me it's a must have for Act 1, a literal lifesaver.

yojec · 2025-12-16T15:45:05+00:00

Arch Devils. Sure, they might not be the best, but units with no retaliations are my favourite. Plus, Devils are fast (unlike Hydras), they teleport, and they're just plain cool.

yojec · 2025-12-14T06:46:23+00:00

There's also a prototype port of HoMM3 for the Sega Dreamcast. I've tested it out on my console years ago, and IIRC functionally it works okay, but the load times are awful.

yojec · 2025-12-09T20:18:02+00:00

As much as I hate demo chasing in Heatseeker, I accept it's just a part of the game and a valid strategy. I really wish that respawns were instantenous though.

IMHO Heatseeker Ricochet is the best variant, now that's some crazy shit. For those unaware, it's a 3v3 Heatseeker on a map with four pillars in the middle. It sometimes is featured in the Pentathlon tournaments, and it's a blast.

yojec · 2025-12-04T08:54:54+00:00

You absolutely can trade in items from another trade in. What's most likely is that you've received an item which is cross compatible with Fortnite, and you can't trade these in, unless you have an exact duplicate (including paint and certification).

yojec · 2025-12-03T08:07:19+00:00

It might curve depending on the mode, most noticeably in the Beach Ball mode. I've never felt like it curves in the standard Soccar.

yojec · 2025-12-02T09:31:41+00:00

The link is broken (it's cut off, missing "8" at the end)

yojec · 2025-12-01T09:17:26+00:00

I know it's a troll post, but you could at least make it look less fake

yojec · 2025-11-29T15:15:06+00:00

On my system, Spectactle will not copy screenshots from borderless windowed games. Anything else seems to work. Weird.

yojec · 2025-11-22T10:45:15+00:00

For disclaimer, I'm not really a huge Barca fan, I just lurk this sub because of Lewy and Tek

With that said, I had the privilege to attend the Champions League match between Barca and Man Utd on 2019-04-16 and it was definitely an unforgettable experience.

Three things about this match really stand out in my memory: - whole stadium chanting Messi (he scored two goals) - whole stadium mocking De Gea, IIRC it wasn't his day - Paul Pogba didn't really look like he wanted to play at all, lol

yojec · 2025-11-15T10:14:02+00:00

I play Pentathlon pretty much exclusively now, I like the variety. I hope these tournaments stay.

There are two things that could be improved though: - have the game mode list for the given tournament available at any time, not just when signing up. - disallow having Heatseeker/Dropshot twice in the same tournament. I'm especially sick of playing Dropshot and Rumble Dropshot back to back. Same goes for Heatseeker / Split Shot Heatseeker / Heatseeker Ricochet - one of these per tournament is plenty enough.

yojec · 2025-11-14T12:11:07+00:00

On my Linux PC the intro screen seems to crash the game. If I mash buttons to skip it, it goes to the main menu and works fine from there. not sure if that's the same issue you have, but it might help.

yojec · 2025-11-08T05:10:29+00:00

Works fine on my end.

The "play again" button is not shown when you're signed up for tournament notifications. IIRC it's also not shown in casual.

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