Heading to Pandora to continue hunting Handsome Jack! Also testing a new OBS plugin, OMT, a new LAN video plugin. Stream starts at 5:00pm PDT/8:00pm EDT/000 UTC Be there~! #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

The OBS Studio 32.0.x test went without a hitch in the most important respects. The only issue was messaging from Companion to the VTuber machine to move my model around, but that's a very minor issue. (More...)

I just finished migrating the streaming cluster to OBS Studio 32.0.1. You know what time THIS is? Of course you do. It's SMOKE TESTING TIME! As always, beware magic smoke lossage, flying sparks and shedding loose parts! See below. #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising

If you're rawdogging JSON like I've been today, regardless of what you're working JSON with (e.g. OBS Studio), if you're on Windows, I strongly recommend installing Notepad++ and the JSON plugins it offers from its built-in plugin manager. Makes my life so much easier.

In preparation to migrate to OBS Studio 32.0.x at some point, I'm working on a few other items, like migrating from Tree View to Andi Stone's StreamUP plugin which implemented code base on it but with different formatting of the JSON. (More...)

Now that things appear to be far more stable on the encoder side of things now, let's put the system under SOME manner of load! I'll explain on stream. More in the next message below. #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

I've been offline for streaming for a few days owing to the fact the machine I had as my encoder has some problems with it. Nothing that will keep it from being used, whether as my encoder or in general, but there are issues with that computer's motherboard. (More...)

I finally found the issue that was plaguing my encoder machine. The processor is bum. I changed out the Xeon E1230 v5 out for a spare Core i5 6500 I had lying around. It has not choked yet. Leaving it on overnight to see if it gags. Wish me luck!

Technical question for those up to it: Have any of you people have any issues with Crucial/Micron NVMe devices cause trouble? I've had one where it kept one from booting despite proper OS installation, and causing another one to downright randomly shut down. (More...)

I picked two of these up for my streaming cluster. This is an adapter cable to enable installation of off-the-shelf PC power supplies in some models of Hewlett-Packard desktop PCs, like the EliteDesk 800 G2 towers I used to use and the Z240 towers I currently use.

Hmm, it appears I made a few booboos last night. - I must've left my mike muted. Will have to fix that matter. - The one plugin missing on the encoder was but one. NEARLY ALL OF THEM WERE MISSING! A simple xcopy /s/e or a drag-and-drop operation would have fixed that! Oops?

Headed back to Black Mesa in serious duress, and hopefully, with a bit more rest under my belt. Let's find our way outta here! Stream starts at 6:00pm PDT/9:00PDT/0100 UTC. #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

Game issue dealt with, so things will actually work today! Even tested before I started! Okay, Barney! It's time to start Blue Shift! Stream starts at 5:00pm PDT/8:00pm EDT/0000 UTC. #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprsising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

Rather than having to fight a lot on-stream, I decided to fall back and punt tomorrow. I found what needed to be changed, which was switch mouse input to raw mode. However, I think I'll start over tomorrow. New time forthcoming.

While we're playing an OG Half-Life add-on, let's do the other one, Blue Shift! Stream starts at 5:00pm PDT/8:00pm EDT/0000 UTC. Ready for a cataclysm? ;3 #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

Classic Rock Time with Katt Phloxworthy: In 1966, The Beatles would release "Revolver", one of the Fab Four's post-touring works which could not (at least at the time) could not easily be played live, if at all. (More...)

New pinned tweet! #ENVtuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising

Hi! Katt Phloxworthy here! I'm a nerdy, geeky, techie catgirl VTuber! I play a variety of games, plus I like to do tech streams, like spaceflight and computer work! Twitch: twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy YouTube: youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych Signpost: signpost.kattphloxworthy.com

After the backend refresh, I now am in the process of making ready to make some bigger upgrades as time goes by and money becomes available, like PSU adapter cables, power supplies and later, better video cards. (More...)

Here's a little behind-the-scenes peek into how I do my streams, this time, demonstrating how my VTuber PC works. I did this during a recent stream when I was setting up a workstation to act as a new encoder. #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising youtu.be/7WmzYCTAioo

As promised, I have linked most of the software I've installed or referenced throughout the stream I put that machine together. If you have any questions, feel free to let me know! #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising www.youtube.com/live/UEnNGU3...

Now that I have things dialed in, let's REALLY shake things until they fall apart! Oh, and dodge black ops and ninjas... Starting at 5:00pm PDT/8:00pm EDT/0000 UTC. See ya there! #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/@live

Random thought: If you have to use a hub to operate multiple Stream Decks like I do, make sure it's a powered hub and delivers enough power to however many Stream Decks you plan to use. One of the hubs I had temporarily used wasn't fit for task. (More...)

Tweaked one setting and fixed another. Issue wasn't where I thought it was, but the tweak was a nice-to-have. Running another test starting at 9:00pm PDT/12:00am EDT/0400 UTC. #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

I figured I'd check out the new encoder tonight. May not be long, but this is just a "smoke test". I'll explain, but expect some scuff. ;) Starts at 7:30pm PDT/10:30pm PDT/0230 UTC. #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

I wanted to give you all an update on what's been happening. A few issues with some Windows updates have caused the plugin that implements NDI on OBS Studio in the form of DistroAV to behave erratically. More information about a proper fix is forthcoming. (More...)

I'm live and happy to report things now appear to be working as they should thus far. As of right now, they're MUCH butter than they were! Come geek out with me! #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

After a bit of educated troubleshooting and a fix, I now have a new start-of-stream time! 2:30pm PDT/5:30pm EDT/2130 UTC. Let's geek out! #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #ENVTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

PROGRAMMING UPDATE: I found the problem, which was a Windows update which caused NDI output from OBS Studio's DistroAV plugin to stop working properly. Start-of-stream update forthcoming. Stay tuned! #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising

PROGRAMMING UPDATE: I'm pushing back a half an hour due to some other prep time I need to spend to make sure things work properly. Stream starts at 12:30pm PDT/3:30pm EDT/1930 UTC. #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@katpthloxworthych/live

Let's watch as I do a few things with this machine I just got! I will be using it as the "new" encoder machine. More details below! Stream starts at 12:00pm PDT/3:00pm EDT/1900 UTC. #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

I'm nearly done with some of the initial work on the "new" (we,, to me, anyway) machine, I'm going to do a bit of co-working on-stream a bit later on, doing some setup on that machine prior to deploying it. Time to be determined, usual spots! #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising

My newest project... For some context, this is the third of three machines I wanted to migrate to a "nicer" setup. "Nicer" means in this context that I have a few more different expansion options, including and especially space for a video card. #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising

Classic rock time with Katt Phloxworthy. The main sequence of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" has Robert Plant (vocals), Jimmy Page (guitars) and John Paul Jones (bass) along with an orchestra playing in 3/4 and John Bonham (drums) playing in 4/4. (More...)

One item of note before I retire for the night: I went to see the doctor about what happened with the cardiac monitor I had in the ensuing weeks after my stroke back in May. The doctor told me that they couldn't find any arrhythmias during this test. (More...)

I'm live! I'm not sure what I'll do, but heck, I'm live! Come check in! #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

Good morning, everyone! Due to circumstances entirely outside of my workplace's control, there will be no work today. That said, I might do a stream at some point today. I haven't decided just yet, but as always, you can keep your eyes out for any info here!

I forgot how many times I'm going between Earth an Xen. Anyway, gonna do some more! Stream starts at 6:00pm PDT/9:00pm EDT/0100 UTC. Come say hi! 💖✨ #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

Come watch with me as Rocket Lab launches Electron on the "The Harvest Goddess Thrives" mission later this evening! More details including start and T-zero times below! #ENVTuber #VtuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

I've been chasing streaming earlier in the day on a Saturday for a while. Well, here you are! Starts at 1:00pm PDT/4:00pm EDT/2000 UTC. C'mon in a bit! You know you wanna! 💖✨ #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

I managed to finally change my car's engine oil. It was a bit later than I would have liked, but it's at least done. I just hate being in the sun, but at least I was able to finish the job in the shade.

Been doing some updating work on my long-forthcoming redebut I should have done ages ago. Now that GIMP 3.x is finally in a form I'm happy with, I've been doing some work with, finding some functionality I really like. (More...)

Meanwhile, I bought a Cat5 punchdown block so I could make it easier to jack in stuff like computers and gear on the back of my setup while keeping the environs around the front where my switchports on my 1GbE network nice and neat. I'll have to show some pics when I'm done.

Tonight, I'll start one of my favorite Half-Life add-ons, Opposing Force (OpFor). More weapons and baddies, but no Source adaptation.. yet. Starts at 5:00pm PDT/8:00pm EDT/0000 UTC. #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

Tomorrow, I have a collab with @puzzlepulsar.bsky.social celebrating his birthday, along with guests @lunamiuravt.bsky.social, @niya.rest and FaeriHexi (x.com/FaeriHexi) Festivities start at 5:00pm PDT/8:00pm EDT/0000 UTC. twitch.tv/puzzlepulsar #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising

It's bad enough to be hounded by those offering graphics design services (GFX), by way of Discord or even normal socials/SNS/Web 2.0 DMs. But to have the UNMITIGATED GALL to do this IN CHAT ON-STREAM... "Beyond the pale" isn't enough. #ENVTuber #VTuber #VTuber #VTuberUprising youtu.be/WZzLfLiyFVA

It's been a while, so I have to find the time key to head throughout in the world of Chrono Trigger. Starts at 6:00pm PDT/9:00pm EDT/0100 UTC. Be there! #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

Orange-white, orange, green-white, blue, blue-white, green-white, brown-white, brown...

Quick notice and late hour, I know, but I wanted to get something today! I'm playing a title I haven't played since I started, Sega Hard Girls! Starts 11:30pm PDT/2:30am EDT/0630 UTC. #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live

I'll be covering this event a bit later tonight, my first Electron launch in a while! Stream starts at 11:30pm PDT/2:30am EDT/0630 UTC. Scrub and delay disclaimers apply. #ENVTuber #VTuberEN #VTuber #VTuberUprising twitch.tv/kattphloxworthy youtube.com/@kattphloxworthych/live