It's a constant struggle...if I play, I feel guilty for not studying/working/spending time with my young kids. If I don't play, I feel like I'm not doing anything for *me".
I watched the show and then read the books in grade 7...my son is now obsessed with them in grade 1! They have contributed so much to his drive to read. Such a fantastic series.
I have an 8 gig RPi4 (OS is Dietpi) with a 16 terabyte HDD for storage. No issues at all...super fast and reliable. There are great FOSS apps on F-Droid covering just about anything you'd need...the official app, cookbook, bookmarks, notes, news, etc. If you're using an HDD instead of an SSD, just make sure you have a dedicated power supply for the HDD.
I have this exact same issue with Proton VPN using RethinkDNS...my Wireguard proxy works for a while but then randomly cuts out (on my second user profile). In my case it looks like there's a kill switch when that happens at least but still...can't find any reason why it keeps dropping.
I prefer the first game as you're exploring a wild and hostile world while trying your best to survive and discover what's actually going on. You have no idea why assassins keep coming for you, what's going on with the iron crisis, or how it could possibly relate to you...but for some reason, you are tangled in a messy web of intrigue, politics, and danger.
You're right...you are SO underpowered and helpless in the first game. Getting to any town is such a relief. But this makes adventuring so very worth it and so rewarding. I feel like the first game is brutally realistic, whereas the second is more fantastical. I love the cool gear and interactions of BG2, but the first one just feels so urgent and pressing to me.
The EE versions really changed the game...so many improvements without needing mods. However, the modding community is amazing as well. NPC banter packs, item packs, new quests, etc...there are so many options to modernize the game!
Baldur's Gate, both 1 & 2 on PC (I prefer #1). I had to actively consider whether it had been at least 25 years it came out and...I feel super old now 😅.
Fennec is a great project but it doesn't have as many privacy-oriented changes as Mull had. For a true successor, I'd recommend the Mull fork IronFox. You can use this gitlab link to download via Obtanium!
Being able to mod Skyrim on Linux was the final nail in Window's coffin for me too! Haven't found a game that doesn't work...even anti-cheat games like Elden Ring work flawlessly with Proton.
I happily took an awesome nursing chair from my next door neighbour's curbside...the only awkward part will be putting it to the curb myself one day in the very near future 😂
It's a constant struggle...if I play, I feel guilty for not studying/working/spending time with my young kids. If I don't play, I feel like I'm not doing anything for *me".