Last year I achieved my goal of de-clouding, and de-subscription servicing by self-hosting my own server. This year I'm going to try de-Googling. I don't suppose anyone has experience using GrapheneOS? My only issues standing will be using banking apps and Pokémon GO on it.

omygodomygod it him I fOUND HIM ITS WALLY

I have my new PC case, she has her new humble abode.

Fallout 3 and New Vegas, I guess? But on a new engine.

France and/or Québec I am URGING you to bring O'Tacos to your UK for my general wellbeing and happiness.

I broke bad.

Did a lil' 650-metre ascent today.

Never really invested much playtime into Oblivion. Fallout 3 was my true gateway into Bethesda RPGs, and it's been super-refreshing to explore. Bit challenging on Expert but that's an incentive for me to keep playing. Still amazed about how Virtuos slapped UE5 on top of Gamebryo to achieve this.

🎉 KupoCon London Pop-Up Updates! 🎉 August 8-10 • Friday Social Mixer ➡️ Moved to Saturday night! • Tickets updated on Eventbrite! 🎟️ • Friday now = Patron Early Access (7–10PM) • Pop-up FREE Sat/Sun (10–5)! • Pre-register for priority access! kupocon.com/8663/

Starting a new campaign just for a photo montage of my best boy Azeir. Prepare your timeline. #BaldursGate3 #BG3 #Photomode #BG3PhotoMode

Patch 8 will be ready to roll out on Tuesday, April 15th! To celebrate, get ready to join us on Twitch where we’ll talk all things Patch 8 with guest developer Ross, whose work on the new subclasses will be arriving next week. 📆 April 16th, 1pm UTC 📺 twitch.tv/larianstudios ▶️ youtu.be/h5ZC8Y_X78Y

Here's an actually good starter pack:

Who's that Pokémon?

Viktor brought a form of art direction into the gaming industry that was unheard of at the time. Half-Life 2 had become one of my all-time favourites because of the level of environmental storytelling and atmosphere it captures and delivers. You won't be forgotten, Viktor.

Been out for longer walks more often and even tried some small jogging bursts, lo and behold it's nice to have most balance back (so far). Also found a neat spot in the woodlands to sit down and watch the Clyde flow by.

So just disregard developmental history and replace it with slop and consider this preservation? Damn, Phil. Really want to appease the shareholders, don't you?

Except in a crowded market it's hard to get attention, players are sticking with games longer, the middle of the market - games that do okay - are disappearing, all of which means there is no way for small studios to absorb games that aren't homeruns hence older small indies closing.

Me when I see dog (I started FFVII Rebirth today).

Man I can't believe Duo the freaking Duolingo Owl is dead

I had a phenomenal time this weekend volunteering - met lots of talented cosplayers (and Moogle drawers). I've no photos myself but this tends to happen whenever I'm in the moment. Roll on #KupoCon!

Since I'm off work recovering from my hip replacement I've the downtime to de-Windowsify and install a Linux distro - Fedora 41 w/KDE Plasma desktop specifically (the one Steam Deck desktop mode uses). Thought I'd regret it but to make it brief; everything I need just works for me, and then some 💯

Got home today and recovery is looking swift so far. Here's a comparison my surgeon was able to get for me.

As 2025 approached I was greeted with some good news that after 9 years of chronic pain I'm finally getting my hip replacement surgery on the 10th Jan. Still having a hard time believing it's real but I can barely contain myself.

The Wand Company has outdone themselves. LOOK AT IT.

Been doing some server hosting on a Linux laptop and delved into Minecraft. Some of the addons are sick af. This one (Bluemaps) creates a webserver where you can view a 3D map of the worldspace on your browser.

Vault 131 is being hosted by The Cocktail Geeks in Edinburgh and it was a blast (not the irradiated kind) and I'm planning on going again for sure :^)

Gottdamnb - the Pip-boy based on the Fallout TV series lets you modify the firmware. I wonder who will be the first to run DOOM on it?

Half-life colour-based Crowbar turned out well C:

Weekend shenanigans: • Cold and snowed (barely). • Got Minecraft JE running on Steam Deck + hosting a server outside my network just doesn't seem to want to work. • Bought a crowbar and will be painting it a certain way to celebrate the Half-Life 2 20th anniversary (you'll see).

20 years later it is SURREAL seeing what HL2 was aiming to be, not to mention the fact this footage was practically non-existent until a few days ago youtu.be/wU4yPEFXzo0?...

The 20th anniv of Half-Life 2 is an amazing documentary! Great case study not only on game design and technical side of game development, but also on the legal side. Managing battles with both, a hacker and a predatory publisher…while also running out of money. m.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjN...

Noticed a surge of joiners. I'm Stephen - sometimes known as Este. Here's some things I like: 🖥️ PC Gaming & Modding 🎮 Half-Life 🎮 Fallout 🎮 Final Fantasy XIV 🎮 Valve, Steam Deck and PC Hardware 🧑‍🍳 Cooking and Recipes 🪴House Plants 🎲 DND 🎨 Digital Art and Graphics 🐕 Doggies 🦑Lovecraftian Horror

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In order to create an optimal Fesco Meal Deal experience in Fallout London I'm playing throughout the entire game with the Creation Kit open and placing my BLT mod where I deem appropriate (Fesco is a good example).

Damn :C

Good dog

My hobbies and interests include modding a Tesco meal deal into Fallout

I redownloaded this. Looks more fleshed out now. Here's a picture of me admiring Bold and Brash.

I found all these cool Spyro pictures today

I travelled south to my hometown to spend Christmas with some of my family (first time since moving to Glasgow). Glad to have done something different this year - no presents or anything like that, just glad to spend it with them :^)

I got a new toy c:

Today on Baldur's Gate 3 i do an arson youtu.be/BqXn9f-nUXU?...

Queue joke about how Valve should take all my money. The good news is, a family member is willing to buy my current Steam Deck :^)

Accidentally peeled off the A from ASUS monitor, now it's...

1 month into the Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 update and it's really showing its true colours - it got the extra time it needed, and having a lot of fun :^)

Been practicing more with Gpose on FFXIV recently and I'm only really starting to realise how much lighting can make your photos truly s l a p.

I may have a problem, but it's a refreshing problem.