The taming of the Red Planet has begun!

Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water. As terraforming progresses, more and more people will immigrate from Earth to live on Red Planet.

Will your corporation lead the way into humanity’s new area?

In Terraforming Mars, you control a corporation with a certain profile. Play project cards, build up production, place your cities and green areas on the map, and race for milestones and awards!

In Terraforming Mars, players take the role of corporations working together to terraform the planet Mars by raising the temperature, adding oxygen to the atmosphere, covering the planet’s surface with water and creating plant and animal life. Players compete to earn the most victory points, which are measured by their contribution to terraforming and to human infrastructure.

Players accomplish these goals by collecting income and resources which allow them to play various projects, represented by cards (drawn from a deck of over 200 unique cards), which increase their income or resources or directly contribute to terraforming the planet or building infrastructure.

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Asmodee Digital has a number of mobile games under its belt, but its latest is just now in early access. Ember Knights is a fast-paced action rogue-lite for 1-4 players, where you are the last spark of hope against Praxis and his hordes. Wield powerful weapons & skills, build deadly synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.

When the mad sorcerer Praxis launches an attack and siphons the power of the Ember Tree, Esper, the Keeper of the Nexus, is left with no choice but to summon the Ember Knights, legendary warriors, to go after him and restore order.

The Epic Games Store has been around for a while, the lesser-known alternative to Steam, the nearly-ubiquitous platform for game purchases since it launched in 2003. But, where Steam originally existed and launched to promote Valve games, Epic Games Store launched in 2018 and quickly rose to success on the Fortnite franchise. At the time of Epic’s launch, Steam took a dramatic 30% cut from the sales of video games through their platform! This hurt both game designers and users, and just wasn’t very nice. But the folks behind Epic realized something excellent: they could take a much lower cut and still have a profitable business. This led them to fast domination of the indie market, as small publishers flocked to the far better terms offered by Epic.

Mega Discounts

Epic Games Store offers some seriously incredible discounts on a regular basis, in addition to all the normal discounts one would expect on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the usual holidays. But the most exciting is their weekly free game or add-on, which simply harpoons all competitors.

When I first heard about this free game, I thought that can’t be real. They must only offer tiny indie games. Not at all, dear reader. Not. At. All. Epic frequently lists unbelievable A-lister games on their weekly deal, as well as sometimes offer two free games instead of one. In addition, just because a studio is smaller doesn’t mean the games it makes aren’t impressive. I’ve picked up some of my favorite new games, for free, from this platform, and most of them have been made by smaller studios (or as side-projects for teams from big studios).

The first step is to head on over to Thingiverse and grab the awesome file package by onetimenate (a remix of an earlier calibration program for the original Ender 3).

Remember, the Ender 3 v2 will not work with all files intended for the original Ender 3 and Ender 3 pro! This package handles everything you need, however, and really ensures that you have your printer calibrated to its peak.

• Plug in your USB adapter with the micro-SD card (included with your Ender 3 v2) to your PC
• Download the four .gcode files directly onto your SD card.
• Use your PCs software eject to remove the USB adapter and SD card.
• Plug the SD card into your Ender 3 v2

Sometimes, the Ender 3 v2 doesn’t seem to recognize the plugged in card. Wait a moment, remove it, then slot it back in, and it should be fine. My Ender 3 v2 screen momentarily freezes while it reads the SD card. Once the card is working, under the “Print” menu you’ll be able to see all your files.

Note: Don’t put files into subfolders, Ender can’t sort into those.

This file tests your Ender 3 v2’s Z-axis, X-axis, and Y-axis to ensure that there are no hangups, grinding issues, or binding when the extruder is moving. It will run your Ender 3 through its paces, but this only takes a few minutes to do its thing.

This code, when run, will guide you through the process of getting a near-perfect level on your Ender 3 v2’s print bed.

The goal is to be able to slide a piece of ordinary paper beneath the printer’s nozzle and the glass print bed. You want a little bit of resistance when you pull the paper: not a lot of resistance, or too little. You will be aiming to adjust the screws beneath the print bed plate until you are just barely able to feel some drag when you push/pull the sheet of paper through.

The code will move the print head to each of the print bed’s four corners, and the center, stopping at each point for you to test. Slide your sheet of paper in, use the adjustment wheels to move the plate up or down as needed (the knobs have arrows with “up” and “down” printed on them to help with this step).

Note: the code will halt the printer head at each test location. Once you have tested and adjusted at a stopping point, press down the Ender’s control knob. That will tell the code that you’re done leveling that point, so it can move onto the next.

The code will guide you through this process twice, ensuring that you have the bed level. Don’t be surprised if, when you first adjust all four corners, sliding the paper under the nozzle in the center is impossible. Just slightly adjust all four corners until there’s room to slide the paper into the middle with just a tiny bit of drag.

Get your Ender 3 v2’s nozzle preheated in preparation for slotting in the PLA line.

From the main menu:

• Navigate to and press on “Prepare”
• Navigate down to “Preheat PLA” and press

The printer will begin heating up the printer head automatically. The Ender 3 v2 is set for 200 degrees (C) which is the ideal average for most PLA needs.

The Ender 3 v2 comes with a small spool of PLA to use for testing purposes and your first few prints. Because of the nature of 3D printing, this will likely last you a while as you play around with the basic prints available to you and get comfortable with your new printer. I do recommend getting more PLA in advance, though, as moving on to more complex prints will go through your small spool with surprising speed.

To prepare your PLA spool, carefully snip the end at an angle. This helps you feed it into the tube that leads to the nozzle head. If your PLA line is bent or kinked, I recommend just snipping off the bent section, as this can cause issues with the print. If it’s a mild bit of bending, you might be able to straighten it out, however.

Now hang your spool on the Ender 3 v2’s hanger. Make sure it’s facing the right way to eliminate awkward bending as the printer draws the PLA into the print nozzle.

Gently push your fresh PLA string (diagonally-cut end first) into the little copper slot beneath the blue knob. You may feel a little resistance, that’s okay! Just give it a good little push, and it should start feeding through. You will be able to see it inside the tube.

You can also manually depress the idler arm and push the PLA line in further.

Now, use the idler arm and feeder knob to feed the PLA line into your Ender 3 v2. You want to feed the PLA line all the way through the tube until it reaches the nozzle. Keep turning the knob until a small amount of filament is extruded from the hot top of the nozzle onto the plate.

Running this next bit of code will help you ensure that your print bed is leveled correctly.

You want to have the squares printed so that you cannot easily smudge them during printing if you brush them with your thumb, nor so tight that they’re printing incorrectly.

The nozzle will repeat the square motion several times, building up the layers and giving you a chance to test and recalibrate (by pausing the print and turning the adjustment knobs on the bottom) as you go.

You can also let it complete and then recalibrate using the paper method.

This final step will put your printer through its paces, producing a fully-functional test cube. If you notice any imperfections in the cube during the printing process, you’ll know that further adjustments need to be made before you begin your first big printing project.

Here is the test cube just starting out.

The test cube is about halfway done, now!

A completed test cube!

And that’s all there is to it. Once you’ve run these test, your Ender 3 is as ready to go as it will ever be, and you can get on with all the fun printing projects you have planned. Just remember: your Ender 3 v2 will frequently need to have its bed re-leveled. I recommend doing this before every new print to ensure that your bed is level and to avoid problems arising during your real prints.

Open up the Clip Studio launcher and locate the Clip Studio Assets link underneath the Services tab.

Before opening CSP Assets, however, make sure you’re signed in! This is crucial since the assets will be saved to your Materials under your account.

Once logged in, go ahead and click Clip Studio Assets.

After clicking CSP Assets, you’ll come to a screen that looks like the one above. This is the main home page. Here you can either browse by category or by using the search bar.

There are quite a few useful categories to choose from! The top three are usually New, Top Free, and Top Paid. There’s also the Recommended Materials section if you scroll all the way down that lists several other categories such as Drawing & Painting, Design Patterns, and more!

You can also search for tools directly with the search bar at the top of the page—

—or tailor your search even further by clicking the Details button to the right.

A drop down will appear with various categories to choose from. I highly recommend using the filters Details to help you narrow down what type of tool you’re searching for. If you are just browsing, you can also click one of the filters and press close, which will pull up all options for that tool or category.

After clicking a tool or category (for this example, I clicked “Brush”), you can then filter your search even further by choosing New, Published Date, or Popular. I personally like choosing the Popular filter because it brings up the most well-loved and used brushes!

Important note! Make sure you check whether it’s a free material or one that requires Clippy Points or Gold to purchase! You can check the cost at the bottom of the box containing the material.

You can also favorite tools and materials for later by pressing the star to the right! Your favorites will be held under the same star icon at the top of the page next your icon located above Search bar.

After selecting what tool or material you would like, you are brought that item’s page, which lists information on said item, its creator, and any additional comments from the creator.

For demonstration purposes, let’s download this pretty lineart pen pictured above. Click the red download button to the right. A small popup will appear and tell you that the tool/material has been downloaded. This box also lists several help and troubleshooting articles in case you get stuck.

Easy-peasy! Now, on to adding it into Clip Studio Paint.

Open up Clip Studio paint and select the corresponding tool and its Sub Tool menu. In this case, it’s a pen tool, so I will click Pen. In my workspace, I keep the tool panel and Sub Tool menu next to each other for quick access, but this may look different for you! If you are missing the Sub Tool menu, then at the top of the screen click Window > Sub Tool to view this menu.

You can either scroll to the bottom of the Sub Tool menu and click Add Sub Tool or press the small square with the down arrow right below it to add a new tool.

Once that’s done, another box will pop up in the middle of your screen. This is the Add Tool window, which will display all of your materials and downloaded items. Usually, your most recent download will be at the top, but you can also filter your search with the tags in the left-hand sidebar.

Select the tool you wish you add and click Add Palette.

You can check to see if the new tool has been added properly by scrolling to the bottom of your Sub Tool menu.

And that’s it! Since everything is located within the Clip Studio launcher and program, adding new tools and materials is super easy and accessible! Have fun experimenting with everything the program and community has to offer!

Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz.

Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, whose past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy.

Paradigm’s unfortunate life begins at DUPA genetics, a company who sells prodigy children to the rich and powerful who don’t want to leave their inheritance to their poor excuse for biological children.

Something went wrong during Paradigm’s growing process, and he was left horribly mutated. To save their reputation, DUPA dumped the hideous infant in a nearby post Neo-Soviet abandoned town, forcing him to fend for himself.

Paradigm didn’t let this get him down and found solace in music. He dreams of becoming the best electronic music artist the world has ever seen! Unfortunately, his past is set to catch up with him, and he must reluctantly step up as the world’s savior. When really he just wants to finish his latest EP.

On his journey, Paradigm meets an array of strange characters. Some include: a psychopathic superhero, an evil sloth, a secretary knight, and a glam metal cult leader pug.

The Dungeon Experience is still forthcoming, and it’s been a couple of years since development began, so it’s anybody’s guess when this will be finished, but if you found Paradigm to be the sort of wacky experience that really gets your goose, this has to be on your wishlist.

The Epic Games Store has been around for a while, the lesser-known alternative to Steam, the nearly-ubiquitous platform for game purchases since it launched in 2003. But, where Steam originally existed and launched to promote Valve games, Epic Games Store launched in 2018 and quickly rose to success on the Fortnite franchise. At the time of Epic’s launch, Steam took a dramatic 30% cut from the sales of video games through their platform! This hurt both game designers and users, and just wasn’t very nice. But the folks behind Epic realized something excellent: they could take a much lower cut and still have a profitable business. This led them to fast domination of the indie market, as small publishers flocked to the far better terms offered by Epic.

Mega Discounts

Epic Games Store offers some seriously incredible discounts on a regular basis, in addition to all the normal discounts one would expect on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the usual holidays. But the most exciting is their weekly free game or add-on, which simply harpoons all competitors.

When I first heard about this free game, I thought that can’t be real. They must only offer tiny indie games. Not at all, dear reader. Not. At. All. Epic frequently lists unbelievable A-lister games on their weekly deal, as well as sometimes offer two free games instead of one. In addition, just because a studio is smaller doesn’t mean the games it makes aren’t impressive. I’ve picked up some of my favorite new games, for free, from this platform, and most of them have been made by smaller studios (or as side-projects for teams from big studios).

Located inside your library, click the browser app with the trigger on the touch controller.

In the top right corner of the browser window, click the ... button with the controller.

In the dropdown menu, choose “Enter Private Mode”. A new window will appear.

A new window will appear that explains what is and isn’t shared while private mode is enabled.

The Oculus browser won’t save:

• Browsing and search history
• Cookies, site data, or temporary files
• Information entered into forms

Unfortunately, your activity will be visible to the websites you visit, your employer or school, and your internet service provider (ISP).

Check out our guide on how to access files on the Oculus Quest 2!

Keep in mind that moving the bottom UI will move the entire screen interface. A main reason to move the UI is so that it’s easier to see and at a proper viewing height. We already look down at our phones too much, it doesn’t need to be the same for a VR experience.

To move the UI, use the trigger button located at the back of the controller and grab the bar underneath the toolbar. Hold and drag the UI to wherever you want!

You can move the top screen vertically to position it better for viewing, separate from the menu toolbar.

To do this, hold and drag the bar underneath the window with the trigger button on the touch controller.

The screen will adjust its view automatically if you drag it to the highest point possible.

If you’d like to learn how to take photos or [videos] on the Oculus Quest 2, check out those respective guides!