Mine is playing AOE2 in easiest (or standard if I want a bit of challenge) mode against 3 bots. I just build my economy, wall up (and laugh at the enemy soldiers attacking my walls in vain), reach imperial age and attack once my army reaches the population limit. I also send 104 in the chat so they don’t surrender and I can enjoy razing their all buildings one by one. If any of them builds a castle, even more fun. A build a trebuchet and watch it raze the castle from a safe distance. If there is sea, after I am done with the land, I build 3 docks, do research and build a navy and hunt down ships around the unxplored sea. It is fun, satisfying and relaxing.
What is yours?
Cycling. It’s the only way I can relax.
Fuck yeah, I see you buddy.
Nothing like the clear head when you’re putting the miles down.
Whenever I feel like I need a breather, I ride my bike. Just ride, not hard or fast, just spinning the cranks. Feels amazing.
Same. Moving my body, experiencing the world, it’s good.
Agreed, this can be so zen.
Getting near blackout drunk and then hating myself for doing so for a couple days with a hangover.
A nap.
Recently it’s listening to audiobooks. Makes commuting or doing chores great.
I like driving around in open world games like Forza Horizon and Watch Dogs. Not even doing anything, just exploring the streets.
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I call it ‘havin’ a stare’. I just sit and either look into the distance or middle ground and do nothing. We don’t get to do a lot of nothing as we get older, so when you get those moments it’s nice to indulge in them. I’m not meditating, or being mindful, or any random words you want to use. Just havin’ a stare.
My dog does this also, but his gaze is fixed on me and from the top of the stairs or round corners. It’s very unnerving and not even remotely relaxing for me, but maybe he enjoys it.
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You may not be consciously meditating but what you’re describing is meditation
I prefer the lack of association with that. The moment I think I’m doing a thing, the less interested I am in it.
Call it whatever you want man, whats important is that it helps you.
Factorio. Hands down. I have a few other games that I self-soothe with, mostly colony builders, idle games, or automation games, but Factorio is my go-to when I get into a bad headspace. To the point that my “end of world” plan includes immediately scraping the entire mod database to a portable hard drive, along with Rimworld’s entire collection. If I have those + my Steam Deck, I feel like I would be able to manage in a full social collapse and Mad Max-esque world. I know how to build a variety of generators and the proliferation of solar panels has made post-collapse planning a lot easier.
I am also regularly doing mirror backups of the whole of Wikipedia. I am thinking of adding Wikihow to that automated task. Wikipedia is only like 20GB for the aggregate knowledge of most of humanity, so well worth keeping for research after the internet dies.
Could you go into detail, even just privately, that seems like a solid use for some otherwise idle storage space.
Then again, the only part of being a scout (boy) that stuck with me involved fire or survival methods, and to always be prepared is a good maxim.
Assuming you are talking about Wikipedia here. It is pretty straightforward at the most basic level. So much so in fact that Wikipedia has a page dedicated to it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_download
I use Python on a scheduled job on my Windows PC to update it every so often, but you could setup a cron job in any job scheduling software for whatever OS you are using to do it. There are even ways to do it on your phone. I am only doing text currently, but I will likely so images and videos for certain knowledge domains in the future. Articles in fields of Math and Engineering rely heavily on them for illustrating (duh) the concepts.
If you are talking about the emergency download of all of the mods for Factorio and Rimworld, that I still need to research some. I was planning on just using the check all and download inside Factorio’s in-built mod manager. Rimworld I will probably have to see if an api exists for the Steam Workshop and build off that.
This one seems promising at first blush for downloading from steam workshop in bulk: https://github.com/shadoxxhd/steamworkshopdownloader
I have two:
- Lichess vs computer, easiest setting, trying to promote as many pawns to queens as I can before checkmating.
- Civ 5, duel, Shoshone vs. Venice. No city-States, the only winning condition is time. Farming generals until Venice is reduced to a single hex.
I don’t normally watch streamers, but I suddenly want to watch you streaming lichess.
Watching old Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes. They never showed on tv where I’m from, so I got in to them about 10 years ago.
There’s something comforting about watching an old movie with dated pop culture jokes being made in the background. I don’t really focus on either one and just enjoy the coziness.May the Rowsdower be with you. That is supreme coziness. Minnesota jokes I don’t understand? No problem. No need to look up anything, I’m just happy to be with the boys.
Playing Civ V with Vox Populi née Community Balance Patch née Communitas. When I’m bored, feeling bad, feeling blue and not wanting to play anything else, this is what I always return to and what’s by far my most played game. Always single player, not a single multiplayer game in 2447 hours.
I’m now vey knowledgeable with civ v. What do those do and what is nee
what is nee
née is a pretentious (and slightly incorrect) way of saying “formerly known as”
What do those do
Completely rebalance the AI, game play, units, everything. I can highly recommend getting it, it’s still in active development after all those years. For a slightly less balanced, but more expansive overhaul, get 3rd and 4th unique component for VP as well
I like wandering around skyrim and doing occasional side quest
Making TTRPG maps. I just put on some music, throw down a background and a grid and start doodling. Thinking about details to add in here or what kinds of encounters could go there is pretty meditative.
Meditation
Sleep. I like sleep. It’s incredibly soothing to switch off from reality and often my dreams are vivid and interesting.
I haven’t been able to remember my dreams for the past 10 years, I envy you. Sleep is definately my comfort too
