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Random stuff I would post on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and/or Bluesky. In English, German , or even worse: mixed. 

(And for the moment: way too many post about The Bazaar.)

It’s quite impossible to limit 25 years of #Drupal to a mere #Drupal25Words. However, I think I at least managed to add a hint of poetry. Happy Birthday, #Drupal25!

A drop, in an ocean of code. Grows a community. Weathers an armageddon. A symfony sounds, zombifies the Seven. Ripe, the drop splits in two.

Für Leute, die alte, schräge Musik mögen: Ich bin vor ein paar Tagen über das Vintage Obscura Radio gestolpert. Die spielen Tracks, die mindestens 25 Jahre alt sind und weniger als 30.000 Views auf YouTube haben. Querbeet von Pop, Jazz, Electronic, Funk, Punk, Rock. Alles unbekannt (für mich), ziemlich viele schräge Sachen dabei.
Radio auf: vintageobscura.net/
Auf Bsky kann man besser durchklicken: bsky.app/profile/vintageobscura.net

Wenn man ein wenig scrollt, findet man Zeug, das einem gefällt. Zum Beispiel:
bsky.app/profile/vintageobscura.net/post/3mbprjyyjuz2s

Oder dieses Cover:

I just saw the new movie adaptation of »The Long Walk« by Richard Bachman (Stephen King). And while the movie is decent for a long time, they had the idiotic idea to change the ending?! What a waste of a terrific story. Final verdict, as so often: Ignore the movie, read the novel!

Puh, that Zombie game in »Alice in Borderland« season 3 is hard to watch. They could have easily won that game. What a braindead script.

Still rampaging through some optional content in Pharloom. For my taste / skill, the First Sinner is around 15% too fast to be fun. And I hate it when I have to chase the boss around. Ok, done, next. #Silksong

It took some time. But just two years later than intended, here are the necessary files if you want to print one of the DrupalCamp Ruhr T-shirts from 2018, 2023, or 2025 for yourself. #drupal #dcruhr25 

https://talesof.me/en/2025/drupalcamp-ruhr-tshirts

Year after year, I wrestled with the question of whether I really needed the Creative Cloud. Sometimes I take a little longer than other people. But now I’m finally free! Goodbye #Adobe!
Hello #Affinity Suite! (Well, at least till October 30th, when we’ll see if #Serif will ruin their product as well.)

Adobe Logo. Hallo Nicolai, dein Abo wurde gekĂĽndigt. (In English: Hello Nicolai, your subscription has been cancelled.)

Hmm. It took me around 43 hours to reach Act II in #Silksong. HowLongToBeat puts the complete main game at 27 hours. Don’t those people explore the map? I spend, e.g., over 10 hours hunting for certain abilities (I can’t actually get in Act I). Tzz.

Silksong Screenshot: Hornet next to the beaten Last Judge boss.

Muahahaha. Ich habe im Januar 2022 meinen Schreibtisch zusammengebaut. Bis auf ein optionales Element. Das habe ich nun nachgeholt. 5 Minuten Arbeit, es anzubringen. Plus die zwei Stunden, die ich gebraucht habe, um die Schrauben wiederzufinden. #WasDuHeuteKannstBesorgen

Finally »beat« the final boss of #LiesOfP Overture. Kinda. After 268! attempts I still couldn’t solo the boss on »Legendary Stalker«. Intended difficulty my ass! As Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is ready to go I switched to »AwakenedPuppet« to end this. Without a doubt the shittiest boss I’ve ever faced.

Screenshot: Lies of P

It’s been some time since I had ten wins in The Bazaar. This new Shuriken can be pretty OP. Here I have an Obsidian Shuriken that triggers ten times. Buffed with Orange Julian this did 10x 984 damage after 7.8 seconds. That blasted everyone away. 

The Bazaar: 10 Wins, Gold Victory, with Vanessa and an Orange Julian build

Well, that is a nice start into the new season. A Perfect Victory with an old school Deadly Atlatl / Orange Julian build for Vanessa. That was as straight forward as it could get.

The Bazaar: 10 Wins, Perfect Victory, with an Atlatl / Orange Julian build for Vanessa

A website that you build on the side offers the opportunity to incorporate all the stuff you usually don’t use – or need. So here are unnecessary CSS masks, some sticky business, scroll-driven animations, fancy typo, an AI joke & an old-school shoutbox. Needs some fine-tuning though, but published is better than perfect.
drupalcamp.ruhr

Screenshot drupalcamp.ruhr

What?! Did Dinosaurs get nerfed? I don’t recall having that much trouble getting to ten wins with Dinosaurs. (If they nerfed Dinos: Good call.)

The Bazaar: 10 Wins, Gold Victory, with Dooley and a Dinosaur Destroy Build

Finally here. It took me 20 hours to get to the DLC of »Lies of P«. I replayed the first nine chapters on normal difficulty. And that Green Monster Of The Swamp is still no fun. I heard the DLC is annoying as well … #LiesOfP #LiesofPOverture 

Screenshot: Entering the DLC of »Lies of P«

Phew. After a nothing-start I pivoted to a Tortuga Build. Got a Darkstone Engine. And, more importantly, the Sharpened Steel Skill (After you use a Weapon, Adjacent items gain 12% Crit Chance for the fight). That resulted in a slow start, and then two Tortuga hits for 3400 Damage pretty fast one after the other. That blasted everyone to the bottom of the sea.

The Bazaar: 10 Wins, Gold Victory, with Vanessa and an Obsidian Tortuga Build

What now?! That Platinum Fiery Poppy Field in combination with Toxic Flame (When you Burn your Poison items gain +4 Poison for the fight. When you Poison your Burn items gain +4 Burn for the fight) is a beast. That scales really fast. I was so convinced it was absurdly overpowered. And I still lost against a Lifesteal Weapons Mak. Unbelievable.

The Bazaar. My Poppy Field Mak vs. Lifesteal Weapons Mak

Holy Swish! The Langxian is still valid. This one got me from day 1 to day 12. There are not many who can survive a 3216 Hit with a 110% Crit chance from an Obsidian Langxian after around 6 seconds. Tick tick tick, crit, dead. Hehe. 

The Bazaar: 10 Wins, Gold Victory, with Vanessa and an Obsidian Langxian Build

Yepp. Dinosaurs are still highly unfair.

The Bazaar: 10 Wins, Perfect Victory, with a Dooley Dinosaur-Destroyer Build

Just had my first run with a Mak quest item. Got this Idol of Decay early and stuck with it. I ended with nine wins. Not bad. I really like the quest mechanic.

The Bazaar: 9 Wins, Silver Victory, with a Mak Poison Build

Oh, it’s BYOBR – Bring Your Own Bass/Guitar Rap. I like. Just a bit too short.

Well, look at that. Finally a win with a Temple Relic. And probably the first time I won with an Atlas Stone active in the build.

The Bazaar: 10 Wins, Gold Victory, with a Pyg Weapons Build

Wow. Burn Core is still is a viable option. Hell yeah!

The Bazaar: 10 Wins, Perfect Victory, with a Dooley Plasma-Rifle-Burn Build

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