1: there is, but at this point its pretty niche and scattered. Lots of its hush-hush due to like you said potential security/insurance concerns. Mostly used for cracking and getting system/diagnostics readouts and error codes, Fob cloning, etc. without forking out cash to do so through the so called “proper channels”.

2: not that I’ve seen, and from they software they do use it seems mainly in house additions.

Though im not super into the scene, and i see it growing rapidly over the next few years seeing manufacturers keep doing some scummy shit to lock down their products.

Edit: fat fingered post before i finished typing it out oops.

Yea its doable. Really depends on the games anti-cheat. You’d want to check each game.

Battle Eye based anti cheat games like R6S and Tarkov gave me issues last time i tried a similar setup. That was a few years back however, and with valves proton push, much of the compatibility has improved since then.

Yep exactly what i stated, you can create local accounts. It’s dumb you have to do the work around, i agree with that.

Yep i agree. That is why i prefer using Linux distros as my general use OSs.

Was just mainly pointing out the articles fallacies in their reasoning from the section i specifically quoted.

(Mostly) mandatory Microsoft account sign-in.

• yea you can just create a local account lol.

Setup screen asking you about data collection and telemetry settings.

• so just like some current Linux GUIs and installs that also ask this. Same with MacOS

A (skippable) screen asking you to “customize your experience.”

• just press skip like any other OS that asks.

A prompt to pair your phone with your PC.

• also skipable, and isnt even asked on a local account setup.

IDK man win11 is pretty simple to “debloat” and most of the shit in this article that they complain about is common on multiple Linux, Apple, android, etc. setup/install processes.

Win11 is dogshit for a variety of reasons, like the shitty new start menu formatting/lay out. The god awful menu nesting. The laggy audio panel. The list goes on.

If we’re gonna be nitpicking an OS. Atleast nitpick shit that actually impacts operation and isnt also common on many OS’

Edit: alright some of you keep spinning this as me defending dog shit windows 11… i never did nor did i state it was a good OS. Bunch of over zealous wierdos.

As a sysadmin/dev you should know its not a computers = bad situation. It’s God awful system implementation, trash software, trash components, and even worse redundancies.

It’s like you’re saying “why use email, when i can send a physical letter” in some aspects

But I agree these manufacturers produce shit products in the form of vehicle electronics.

I find this comment so strange. People can enjoy somthing as a hobby, not everything needs to be completely practical / used as a tool. Like I explained I enjoy tinkering with 3d printers.

I went into conversation in the thread about what I print and a goal with another user.

This thread was purley asking for reccomendations on other aspects of the hobby and more of a what aspect of the hobby should I explore next. While listing what “tools” I have already experienced.

Thought conversion was the the whole point of having online communities around a related topic.

I use my printers various random objects, functional repair prints, stuff like that. Not doing any sort of production on them. I mainly just enjoy the hobby and messing around with the printers themselves with no objective.

Main reason I’ve been considering adding in a resin printer is more intricate small designs like game peices or some more complex shapes in general. Currently I get some pretty nice results as far as surface finishes go on the FDMs, but feel I could get more out of a resin print as far as micro details go.

Thanks!

I’ve seen the Mars 2 mentioned around a few times. I’ll take a deeper look into it for sure. Thanks!

I like to drop my cooling fan down to 10% and drop my layer hieght slightly for the first 3-5 layers of the prints for PETG. It tends to like to shift a bunch if cooled too quickly. I also have better results on a textured print surface.

Really comes down to the fidelity of the model you’re printing. If there’s a lot of micro detail and you want that to be encapsulated in the final print it could be worth sacrificing time for. Highly reccomend just playing around with a few prints to form your own opinion, as that’s half the fun of 3d printing!

BTW, those are looking good for a first print, congrats!