100%-ing Pokémon Ruby after 18 yearsDrFrugal2026-09-17 | 100%-ing Pokémon Ruby after 18 yearsIsle of Conquest... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2025-01-08 | Out of bounds recording of Isle of Conquest, using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils2.caddy & cgit Setup GuideDrFrugal2024-12-29 | I migrated my servers this month, and since the opportunity presented itself, I was also switching over software for hosting my public Git repositories. Away from Gitea to cgit - the reasoning behind is, that I just wanted something even more barebones than Gitea, since I only work on my own, and which is very secure (the Linux kernel uses it, so I guess it is reasonably secure, if they trust it ;)
The whole video is based on this blog post, but has some additions and a correction included: https://www.sixfoisneuf.fr/posts/setting-up-cgit-with-caddy2/
--- Snippets, should the original blog go offline: pastebin.com/eWpmRTg7Secure Linux Server Setup Guide (SSH Adjusting, Firewall, ...)DrFrugal2024-12-24 | I have learned quite a lot over all the years I have been administrating Linux servers, and by now I have a setup I deem very secure. To make my life easier I decided to note down the exact steps as documentation for myself... but why stop there? Teaching people about more advanced programming and server administration is something I do out of passion for the topic, and thus I decided to wrap it up in a video as well. On BSDs you can reuse most of the video as well, adjusting for different paths and firewall. --- Music: SexuaLobster - What if ur mum was anime? youtube.com/watch?v=ZswE-KirTc4
HUBRID - COSMIC MEMORIES hubrid54.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic-memoriesStrand of the Ancients... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2024-12-09 | Out of bounds recording of Strand of the Ancients, using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils2.Embrace your Inner (Windows) Terminal SnobDrFrugal2024-11-22 | For a bunch of weeks I am happily using Windows Terminal now. It was just a little coincidence I was stumbling over it somehow, and it improved my workflow with some of it's QOL features. There are also a lot of options for forcing your insane requirements for termnial appearance on it - you will be able to make fancy terminal videos that way ;) Thought it would be a nice thing to mention it, because there might be other people who still did not hear the holy gospel of Windows Terminal. --- Background Music: HUBRID - RETURN EARTH - COSMIC MEMORIES IV hubrid54.bandcamp.com/track/return-earth-2WSL Setup Guide in 2.5 minutesDrFrugal2024-11-18 | Earlier this year I was forced back to Windows 11 because of the competency of my company's it department, after blissfully using Manjaro Linux on my workstation for more than 2 years. Thankfully it is possible to retain some form of freedom and development features from Linux: WSL. This is a very lightweight Linux environment, which is seamlessly integrated into Windows and available both on Windows 10 and Windows 11. After using it for some months now, I think it is a good thing to share my experience and give a little guidance to people, who might not have went down the Linux rabbit hole as deep... yet :P
Background music by @Hubrid. LANIAKEA from the album COSMIC MEMORIES 3 hubrid54.bandcamp.com/track/laniakeaEye of the Storm... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2024-11-09 | Out of bounds recording of Eye of the Storm, using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils2.Alterac Valley... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2024-11-05 | Out of bounds recording of Alterac Valley, using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils2. Reupload since I fumbled up the intro sequence... also adjusted voice slightly sine I am already at it... sorry ^^Arathi Basin... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2024-10-28 | Out of bounds recording of Arathi Basin, using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils2.Warsong Gulch... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2024-10-06 | Out of bounds recording of Warsong Gulch, using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils2.Nuevo L.A. Oct 28 2157 - Utopia Must Fall - 32 DaysDrFrugal2024-09-20 | First time making it a month - there is still some potential for making better decisions at certain times... and having better RNG. Hopefully my latest addiction can rest now a little bit at least :PDevlog 2024-07-28 | NeoWowUtils2, LUA Function Parser & 3.3.5a Ghidra RepositoryDrFrugal2024-07-28 | This is just a very crude and surface level recap of what I am working on right now, so you know that I am still alive :P Right now I will focus on NeoWowUtils2 in order for it to be sold again... just don't hold your breath yet, as I will enjoy the end of the summer here. With fall approaching, I should have plenty more time again to dive back into my programming projects on a regular basis. Stay tuned and thanks for all the interest so far :)Ghidra Eclipse Setup Guide (Ghidra 11.0.3 & Eclipse 2024-03)DrFrugal2024-05-06 | Embrace unlimited power by writing your own Ghidra Scripts using Java,... and doing so actually using an IDE and not the built in Script Manager! I made a bunch of very useful scripts myself for my WoW WotLK repository, which helps me doing bulk edits and importing/exporting functions from/to IDA Pro. Even though I already did the setup once a few months ago, I still struggled to pull it off once again in a demonstration VM for this recording... at least 5h were spent just trying to get it going... something you will hopefully be spared ^^ A follow up video will be coming sometime in the near future, where I talk in more detail about my Ghidra Scripts - I still have to do some touch-ups and document them better for others to understand easier. Stay tuned... --- Music is by Hubrid, his album "Cosmic Memories 3" in particular. You can buy his stuff over on Bandcamp, I can wholeheartedly recommend everything he does :) hubrid54.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic-memories-3 --- The article of malware.news which helped me a few months back: https://malware.news/t/a-guide-to-ghidra-scripting-development-for-malware-researchers/47217Finally defeated Malenia, the most cursed boss in FromSoftware historyDrFrugal2024-04-14 | In preparation for Shadow of the Erdtree I was cleaning up bosses in order to be able to access the DLC area. In addition I also wanted to get rid of Malenia, the most cursed boss in this game... or any FromSoft game for that matter. After failing miserably going in blind, I changed my approach by reading up on her online. She only does physical damage (barring the Scartlet Rot buildup in phase 2) and is practically immune to both poison and Scarlet Rot herself (second one makes sense tbh). Just for this single boss I finally upgraded and used Mimic Tear, in order to more or less keep her with broken stance and drain her of blood as fast as I can. All in all I think I spent around 5 to 6 hours nibbling at her, until I got a lucky run. After switching to the new approach I was pretty much consistently getting into phase 2. Best of luck to you as wellHow to defeat the MOST EVIL ENEMY in ValheimDrFrugal2024-04-13 | Valheim, a game known for myriad of great gameplay design choices enjoyed by each and every player in the universe (without exception), harbors one of the biggest threats to humankind: the camera shake! Thankfully I can provide you quick help with this guide, so you no longer have to suffer. Safe travels, see you in Ashlands!Azshara Crater... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2024-03-17 | Out of bounds recording of Azshara Crater, using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.I saved the Blue Child in WoW WotLK 3.3.5.12340DrFrugal2024-02-03 | Here is a quick glimpse into how I reverse engineered what was going on with the Blue Child, the less known second moon of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms. This is only a reenactment of the thought process, but you still might find it interesting... and maybe even helpful to get into such shenanigans yourself.
The fix will be available on my Git repository sometime tomorrow (heading out now)... meanwhile you can use these instructions to play around with this yourself: --- WoW 3.3.5.12340 (enUS - might work for other locales too): Start overwriting Wow.exe at offset 005CFBC0: C705748ED300D4E2E7FFC3 --- WoW 1.12.1 (enUS - might work for other locales too): Start overwriting Wow.exe at offset 003E5B83: C705A498CE00D4E2E7FFC20400Black Morass (+ OMO Island)... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-12-24 | Out of bounds recording of Black Morass (+ OMO Island), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Q U A C KDrFrugal2023-12-15 | Just found this easter egg once I completed Cavern of Dreams... It made me laugh, so I thought I would share it ^^ Game is a clear recommendation if you search something to play.How I recorded my ZulAman No-Cull video with my own tool, NeoWowUtilsDrFrugal2023-11-27 | Just a simple video showing off the process how I record those "... but Without Culling!" videos. Long ago I have written myself a tool to properly do World of Warcraft recordings, since the available software was really horrible. More than 50 videos later I wanna give you a "short" glimpse behind the scenes, so you can see yourself how it works. Have fun ;)
00:00 Context 01:06 Recording Intro Segment 06:35 Recording Instance SegmentGM Island... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of GM Island, using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Auchindoun: Sethekk Halls... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Auchindoun: Sethekk Halls (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Gruuls Lair... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Gruul's Lair (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Tempest Keep: The Botanica... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Tempest Keep: The Botanica (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Caverns of Time: Hyjal Summit... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Caverns of Time: Hyjal Summit (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Auchindoun: Auchenai Crypts... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Auchindoun: Auchenai Crypts (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Coilfang Reservoir: Serpentshrine Cavern... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Coilfang Reservoir: Serpentshrine Cavern (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.ZulAman... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Zul'Aman (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Hellfire Citadel: Magtheridons Lair... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Hellfire Citadel: Magtheridon's Lair (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Tempest Keep: The Mechanar... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Tempest Keep: The Mechanar (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Coilfang Reservoir: The Underbog... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Coilfang Reservoir: The Underbog (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Coilfang Reservoir: The Steamvault... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Coilfang Reservoir: The Steamvault (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Tempest Keep: The Eye... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Tempest Keep: The Eye (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Hellfire Citadel: The Shattered Halls... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Hellfire Citadel: The Shattered Halls (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Black Temple... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Black Temple (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Sunwell Plateau... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Sunwell Plateau (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Auchindoun: Mana-Tombs... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Auchindoun: Mana-Tombs (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Auchindoun: Shadow Labyrinth... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Auchindoun: Shadow Labyrinth (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Tempest Keep: The Arcatraz... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Tempest Keep: The Arcatraz (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Hellfire Citadel: Hellfire Ramparts... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Hellfire Citadel: Hellfire Ramparts (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Magisters Terrace... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Magister's Terrace (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Coilfang Reservoir: The Slave Pens... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Coilfang Reservoir: The Slave Pens (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Hellfire Citadel: The Blood Furnace... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Hellfire Citadel: The Blood Furnace (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Caverns of Time: Old Hillsbrad Foothills... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-11-19 | Out of bounds recording of Caverns of Time: Old Hillsbrad Foothills (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.What a wild ride... my closest battle so far! (Gen3OU)DrFrugal2023-11-16 | A few weeks ago I found out about play.pokemonshowdown.com Certainly was an obsession for a few days back then haha
It is kind of a love/hate relationship - I love the 3rd generation a lot, and fighting with real players instead of the duel tower NPCs certainly is a lot more challenging. Still... those stall battles which happen here and there absolutely make me despise it. Now I do a battle here and there just for fun.
The last day I spent on two things: * setting up OBS in a proper way to record full-screen video of the battle (with correct resizing filter) * writing a Violentmonkey script, so names/sprites are hidden or rewritten (to keep private who was fought... and not get into trouble for certain names lol)Oceanmane Village & Andrestrasz - Things Lost to TimeDrFrugal2023-08-26 | Here is an update to my video "Hidden Tauren village and cave southwest of Silithus in World of Warcraft Classic". This time there is a proper camera tool being used for the main footage and I also tell you the name of this little camp: Oceanmane Village. Afterwards I also talk about the cave and the sleeping red dragon in there: Andrestrasz. There is quite some trivia to unload, and most likely something new in there for you as well. Enjoy :D
Patch 5.3.0: wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Patch_5.3.0How to solve broken errands in Postal 4 - Console CommandsDrFrugal2023-08-25 | I think I played through Postal 4... not sure about it to be honest lmao Unfortunately the game is a big mess and some errands are so unbelievably broken that you can not progress at all. After searching for a bit I found a Steam Community page with a nice write-up about all the available cheats, and some of them help you to nudge the game just a little bit in order to progress. Hope this helps to save you some headache :) Steam Community: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2234385093Razorfen Kraul... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-08-15 | Out of bounds recording of Razorfen Kraul (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.ZulFarrak... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-08-15 | Out of bounds recording of Zul'Farrak (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.Dire Maul... but Without Culling!DrFrugal2023-08-15 | Out of bounds recording of Dire Maul (and the area leading to the instance portal), using my modified 3.3.5.12340 client with increased rendering capabilities. Camera movement and other adjustments have been made with my own tool, NeoWowUtils.