the world layout is very similar, but bigger

The general layout of Hyrule is never quite the same, but it’s always similar, dating back to the first Zelda game for the NES. That includes the general layout of key landmarks such as Lake Hylia, Zora’s Domain, Death Mountain, Gerudo Desert, and the Lost Woods, all of which are from the original NES title. Other key landmarks such as Hyrule Castle and Kakariko were introduced in A Link to the Past, which was the third game in the series.

Hmm, I haven’t played Minish Cap. How is Twilight Princess similar?

The story of Twilight Princess is most similar to Minish Cap IMO:

• guide character is a dubiously good character from a parallel world cursed by the antagonist
• antagonist invades from that parallel world and fills Hyrule with monsters
• Link transforming between two forms is the core gimmick
• the conflict between the guide character and the antagonist is more of a focus of the main plot than anything to do with Link specifically, besides that Link is “the chosen one”, and he has personal stake in the world getting ruined

That being said, Twilight Princess is a sequel to Ocarina of Time, including the end of Ocarina of Time as a core plot point and the Link from Ocarina of Time returning as the skeleton sword ghost.

Dungeon design feels very similar too, just with more detail and fancier puzzles. The water temple is still a chore, with backtracking between levels being a core mechanic.

I think a lot of what you are seeing here is just the Zelda series tropes and staples in general. However, Twilight Princess definitely is a deliberate return-to-form after the more experimental games that were Wind Waker and Majora’s Mask, but it includes some of the features, and improvements from Wind Waker, and some significant portions of Twilight Princess were built from cut content originally intended for Wind Waker.

It’s good to get comfortable in the command line, including over ssh.

Especially considering ai and documentation along the way?

If I am going to ask AI or Google about something, I just do that to help me find the answer and then apply the answer myself. That way I learn, and can double check the AI isn’t hallucinating, at least on in obvious ways.

As for documentation, I keep a notes folder with detailed notes on manual configuration I’ve done, how and why, and the things I’ve learned along the way. I’ve found it’s both useful to help remember the things I’ve learned, and it is useful to go back to refer to.

Nah Twilight Princess is more of a Minish Cap remake.

All 3 of those games are excellent though.

free cooling courtesy of the icy death vacuum of space

Cooling in space is actually really hard. The only way to get rid of heat out there is to radiate it away as black body radiation, which is a really really slow process. It’s like wrapping your computer in a really really thick blanket.

The solar power is the only thing space has going for it.

“yeffy”

I think last time I bought one it was a 50 foot one for something like $15-$20.

People are mentioning buying from a spool but I am thinking more going to my local computer store,so there’s a some markup.

There’s also cases of feral children developing their own language which suggests that the human brain is wired for language.

The snaky boy is more than $3 these days, at least if you get a long one.