u/GreasyInfant

I have an Omen 30L GT-13 1xxx desktop computer, with a current BIOS of F.21 11/21/2024 version.

A game I’m wanting to play says I need to update my BIOS, however there is only an older version on the HP Support Website (F.13). So I download HP Support Assistant as that’s what the website recommended, and there it is: My PC needs to update BIOS to F.24

Going through the steps, I get to the option asking me to update, put it on a separate drive, or copy the update. I just clicked update, took me to the installer, and everything was fine and dandy

After closing the installer (Not HP Support Assistant), my desktop just freezes. No keyboard input will work, mouse won’t move, everything is just stuck. I’m safely able to reboot my computer after it freezes, as I’ve done it 3 times now and everything still seems to be working normally. But I waited over an hour to see if it would do anything the first time, and no

I got into contact with customer service, and the AI bot really didn’t help with anything, just the same “restart your computer, do you wanna try again” bull crap

So starting today, my HP Omen 30L GT-13 1xxx desktop computer is acting strange. When I go to play rocket league, and I’ve only tried it with that game, but essentially I go to play a match and out of nowhere, my JBL headphones and PS5 controller disconnect at the same time, and will NOT reconnect until I restart the computer.

I’ve tried updating drivers through the device manager, updating the Bluetooth Support Service in the Services window, forgetting and reconnecting both pieces of hardware, and yet still nothing. I’m truly at a loss as to why it does this and can’t seem to find a fix for it online. If anyone can help out that would be much appreciated.

I’ve completed this game only once, and unfortunately I used some QoL mods like farther reach, YouTube tutorials about main buses, and no biters. This was back when space age first released yet I don’t have the DLC.

Because of not having a threat against me, I’ve always had the mindset of perfecting ratios in every aspect of my builds. I spent hours just trying to get my 48 furnace columns to work before I even made stuff, thinking it was okay (obviously not thinking about it now), or getting solid belts of everything before I move onto the next product.

I want to play the game on normal difficulty with biters, yet obviously I can’t perfect my buses when I’m just starting out.

So my questions are:

- How many automated furnaces do I need to start out with?

- How should I deal with biters early on before I automate walls? Should I play with them on lower settings?

- I like the idea of a main bus, but should I build one when starting out?

- Do I really need to worry about ratios right now before getting into more complex stuff?

I would love to see the factory grow and grow, yet I just can get overwhelmed by the biters and ratios and what not. If anyone can help with these questions that would be very helpful.