Ooh that looks very promising, thank you very much!

That’s really good to know, thank you!

Just a question, since I am definitely not experienced with PC gaming. Is the default Skyrim launcher different to that found on Steam?

Fantastic info, thanks so much; they both look great and this is an amazing headstart into modding the game.

Thanks for the reassurance re the mods I’ve listed as well. My thinking was the same as yours in that I’m not after anything graphically intensive, but I didn’t know whether the engine had some quirks which flooded RAM if there were too many assets included in some mods, or whether some well-known mods were infamous for chewing up CPU cycles with borky scripts which would result in an unplayable game on the Deck.

Thanks so much for the swift reply, and the incredible info.

Yeah I’ve never modded games before (I’m techie, but not that into games) but there’s a few tutorials knocking about which has made me confident that I can manage to wrap my head around it.

Thanks again this was incredibly useful :-)

No worries re long replies. That’s really interesting. I’ve never used any LSP features before (I am definitely out of touch though) so perhaps this wouldn’t be such a blocker.

Ah that sucks to hear :-( I didn’t know there was even a plugin ecosystem to Android Studio but of course there is.

I might just use Android studio to set up the project and then do my actual keyboard-bashing in Neovim later. All I really want is the boilerplate set up properly and my app will be a single activity with maybe 3 views, so once that’s all generated I’ll try switching.

Out of interest, what has been the failure points for you trying this in the past?

Thanks for reply comrade. I’m not really a Javascript person, but it’s good to know there are alternatives to use for building apps quickly. The last time I used Javascript for anything was jQuery on a website in 2017 and even I think it was outdated in favour of all the fancy frameworks. I haven’t the head for keeping up with it al.

I also got burned by multiplatform frameworks back during my undergrad during a group project when the self-elected team lead — a proper bourgie moneyed type who went to like Stow or something — forced us to use Titanium to build an android app when the rest of us wanted to write it in native Android Java. It was godawful, and then when I later came to developing apps I had a pleasant enough time writing in Java.

Cheers for the reply comrade.

Since this is just a personal project I’ll be installing the app just on my phone via USB and adb, and don’t need a proper CI/CD build system. I just need to compile on my machine and stick the apk file onto my phone.

Thanks comrade, I’ve never worked with entr but it looks really cool! Thanks for the share.

I doubt I’d need the constant builds on this project but it’s going into my list of tools to keep in the back pocket.

That really really sucks comrade.

I understand you’re currently fighting to get your disability benefits restored. If you can show proof that you’ve historically been on benefits or income support then the NHS should give you them for free in the same way that you should have previously been receiving free prescriptions.

Do you have a HC2 certificate? This entitles you to free NHS prescriptions, dental care, and fabric supports (which I assume these dressings fall under).

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-low-income-scheme/hc2-certificates-full-help-health-costs

You’re absolutely correct in that these things should be free, however the NHS has historically charged for fabric supports and wigs in the same way that they charge a nominal fee for prescriptions in most cases. The NHS absorbs the rest of the cost. This is crappy and puts you on the spot if you can’t afford it and aren’t prepared with evidence that you get free prescriptions, and I’m sorry you experienced this.

There should be someone at the hospital or at the NHS trust you can speak to about getting the charges dismissed.

If you’re wanting to lift weights I recommend Starting Strength. If you are open to training bodyweight calisthenics in a strength-training style, I seriously recommend Convict Conditioning.

When I lifted weights I did Starting Strength. Absolutely solid program, even if the author/coach gives off a few “don’t tread on me vibes”. I did this in my early twenties for about 18 months before I switched to a bodyweight strength training system, since I found bodyweight stuff to be more fun and allowed me to train outdoors in parks and whatnot.

For the last 10 years I’ve basically been training using a slightly-tweaked Convict Conditioning system. Beyond the “grr convicts” gimmick in the book, the contents are top-notch and aren’t pitching anything other than using bodyweight exercises as a serious strength and muscle building tool. It really kickstarted the progressive calisthenics movement in the 2010s. I’ve grown bigger and stronger for a decade using the exercises in this and the follow-up book (which is focused on some assistance exercises). The author outright says that their goal is to give you the building blocks to make up your own routines from the basic principles and does a good job of this, but also provides some sample routines to get you started.

In 2019 I threw in some mid-distance running (5ks and 10ks) as well, although I can’t run atm due to life things and injury. Running interferes pretty noticeably with recovery, and can slow down your strength/hypertrophy gains compared to a pure strength or hypertrophy system and some people really don’t like this. I found that I could still progress but it was a lot slower than before running, although I liked having the basis in cardio to complement the strength. I didn’t lose much strength or muscle mass because I ate more to compensate and over time my recovery ability increased notably.