Gracklefeet
@gracklefeet.bsky.social
Music theory, DAWs, birds, bugs, plants; Balloon Juice jackal
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November 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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I'm trying to think why my NMS record keeping is such a pleasant little mini-game.
"Look how much I accomplished already!"
"I'm looking forward to these unexplored ones"
No time pressure, no judgement
It's do-able. Not too much complexity
Can I apply these skills to real life? ex my garage
"Look how much I accomplished already!"
"I'm looking forward to these unexplored ones"
No time pressure, no judgement
It's do-able. Not too much complexity
Can I apply these skills to real life? ex my garage
March 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I'm trying to think why my NMS record keeping is such a pleasant little mini-game.
"Look how much I accomplished already!"
"I'm looking forward to these unexplored ones"
No time pressure, no judgement
It's do-able. Not too much complexity
Can I apply these skills to real life? ex my garage
"Look how much I accomplished already!"
"I'm looking forward to these unexplored ones"
No time pressure, no judgement
It's do-able. Not too much complexity
Can I apply these skills to real life? ex my garage
OK the spell is broken, we're back to the cheese. But OMG I laughed and laughed. I have a pet beetle! Ten year old me would have loved this IRL 💚
March 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
OK the spell is broken, we're back to the cheese. But OMG I laughed and laughed. I have a pet beetle! Ten year old me would have loved this IRL 💚
Just me and my beetles.
March 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Just me and my beetles.
I have a whole island to myself.
March 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I have a whole island to myself.
No Man's Sky is procedurally generated; there's so much randomness in what you find, and a lot of what you find is plastic looking or clichéd. But sometimes you are blessed by RNGsus and find a world like this!
March 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
No Man's Sky is procedurally generated; there's so much randomness in what you find, and a lot of what you find is plastic looking or clichéd. But sometimes you are blessed by RNGsus and find a world like this!
I landed here and then swam to the next one
March 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I landed here and then swam to the next one
Then the sun rose over a blue-green ocean. I had to fly for about 10 min before I found an island I could land on
March 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Then the sun rose over a blue-green ocean. I had to fly for about 10 min before I found an island I could land on
I'm getting better at using the base-building commands, but this time it showed me something that looked like a scene from Interstellar 😮
March 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I'm getting better at using the base-building commands, but this time it showed me something that looked like a scene from Interstellar 😮
"Destination reached" 😂
March 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"Destination reached" 😂
And when I saw this double sunset...
March 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
And when I saw this double sunset...
...and this was a reminder that I will NEVER play Elden Ring 😱
March 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
...and this was a reminder that I will NEVER play Elden Ring 😱
This scene was a reminder that I would like to play Portal again...
March 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This scene was a reminder that I would like to play Portal again...
...which reminded me of Stephen J Gould's book about the fossils of the Burgess Shale, and the Precambrian explosion of animal diversity.
March 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
...which reminded me of Stephen J Gould's book about the fossils of the Burgess Shale, and the Precambrian explosion of animal diversity.
has a vibrant, diverse undersea life...
March 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
has a vibrant, diverse undersea life...
One of the ways No Man's Sky is a great mental break is it has been reminding me of things I haven't thought about for a long time. For example this desolate planet...
March 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
One of the ways No Man's Sky is a great mental break is it has been reminding me of things I haven't thought about for a long time. For example this desolate planet...
Even if some of the species are a little immersion-breaking 😂
March 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Even if some of the species are a little immersion-breaking 😂
Soon I will come back to my normal life of cleaning the aviary, planning the garden, doing my random note piano compositions, and carefully looking out at the world deciding what actions I can take.
But in the meantime...it's wonderful to travel, take photos, and observe new species
But in the meantime...it's wonderful to travel, take photos, and observe new species
March 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Soon I will come back to my normal life of cleaning the aviary, planning the garden, doing my random note piano compositions, and carefully looking out at the world deciding what actions I can take.
But in the meantime...it's wonderful to travel, take photos, and observe new species
But in the meantime...it's wonderful to travel, take photos, and observe new species
Another immersion-breaker in this new version of NMS is the amount of drama. I used to love walking on silent, empty, airless worlds but in this week's exploration I haven't found a single one yet. Now everything has dramatic rings! Terrifying lightning storms! Bubbling gases!
March 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Another immersion-breaker in this new version of NMS is the amount of drama. I used to love walking on silent, empty, airless worlds but in this week's exploration I haven't found a single one yet. Now everything has dramatic rings! Terrifying lightning storms! Bubbling gases!
One of the things I had forgotten about No Man's Sky is how inconsistent it is. One of my favorite features is the photography setting, and over the years the photos I collected were of the most beautiful scenes. I had forgotten that there were so many goofy ones!
March 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
One of the things I had forgotten about No Man's Sky is how inconsistent it is. One of my favorite features is the photography setting, and over the years the photos I collected were of the most beautiful scenes. I had forgotten that there were so many goofy ones!
After coming back to No Man's Sky after a 5 year break, I have so many thoughts. I have ideas for my own future video game, and I have ideas for a new video series. It's great to feel inspired in this calm way (rather than white-hot inspiration that keeps me awake til 4 am!!)
March 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
After coming back to No Man's Sky after a 5 year break, I have so many thoughts. I have ideas for my own future video game, and I have ideas for a new video series. It's great to feel inspired in this calm way (rather than white-hot inspiration that keeps me awake til 4 am!!)