monthly summary · April 2022
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Overview
April 2022 centers on Daniel's YouTube channel in transition. Elden Ring guide viewership was declining, so he moved toward personal and household streams, renamed the channel from Hiding in My Room to Daniel to reduce links to older videos, and moved back to his mother's house.
Game content included Elden Ring builds and a tier list, a negative LEGO Star Wars review, and stud-farming and Executor/Death Star unlock guides. Some carried sponsorship segments (aoea.com, Raid Shadow Legends).
Source recordings (12)
- Elden ring - Lightning and Thunder build [Nq0_ad5TBaY]
- 5 Most OVERPOWERED Weapons in Elden Ring - TIER LIST
- FASTEST Stud Farming Guide - BILLIONS of Studs Per Hour - LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga [rZDHJO0GLag]
- Elden Ring - SAMURAI KATANA Build [AaTYZebt0nc]
- Elden Ring - SAMURAI KATANA Build
- BEST SELF HEALING 'VAMPIRE BUILD' - Elden Ring BUILD
- [2022-04-02] hello everyone [Kp7JccpFz_Y]
- DO NOT BUY LEGO Star Wars - The Skywalker Saga - VERY disappointing
- How to Unlock the Executor Capital Ship in Lego Star Wars the Skywalker Saga
- I MISSED YOU GUYS ❤️
- FASTEST Stud Farming Guide - BILLIONS of Studs Per Hour - LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga
- How to unlock the Deathstar in LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga
Dating-app bans on Tinder, Hinge and Bumble recurred, with workarounds such as Fawkes cloaking, Brave Browser, VPNs, emulators and cheap Android or burner phones. He also described social anxiety and isolation.
Chihiro and past relationships recur. Daniel reported her message about suing him, speculated about her social media, and described the Apple Watch dispute. His claim that his ex-wife cheated with his best friend is unverified.
Investing (Russian securities, leveraged gold, Starbucks, defensive dividend sectors, trading losses) and energy costs recur; Daniel concluded money has not made him happier. Household content included an air fryer, rice cooker and cooking streams, and Malaysia (possibly Thailand or Japan) trips were considered but unsettled.
Source recordings (11)
- Setting up my new rice cooker
- MY EX WIFE WANTS TO SUE ME!
- Setting Up My New AIR FRYER
- Life Update - Its Getting Worse...
- [2022-04-18] Cooking rice in my new rice cooker [ko53xGAmx6g]
- [2022-04-02] hello everyone [Kp7JccpFz_Y]
- Why I Moved Back into my Mum’s House
- I'm bored
- I MISSED YOU GUYS ❤️
- Cooking rice in my new rice cooker
- DO NOT BUY Cosori Airfryer - VERY disappointing
Themes
YouTube strategy, sponsorships, rebranding and subscriber changes
Elden Ring builds and rankings; LEGO Star Wars reviews and guides
Source recordings (9)
- 5 Most OVERPOWERED Weapons in Elden Ring - TIER LIST [hWRxkJTBnEk]
- Elden ring - Lightning and Thunder build [Nq0_ad5TBaY]
- FASTEST Stud Farming Guide - BILLIONS of Studs Per Hour - LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga [rZDHJO0GLag]
- Elden Ring - SAMURAI KATANA Build [AaTYZebt0nc]
- BEST SELF HEALING 'VAMPIRE BUILD' - Elden Ring BUILD
- DO NOT BUY LEGO Star Wars - The Skywalker Saga - VERY disappointing
- How to Unlock the Executor Capital Ship in Lego Star Wars the Skywalker Saga
- FASTEST Stud Farming Guide - BILLIONS of Studs Per Hour - LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga
- How to unlock the Deathstar in LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga
Dating-app bans and evasion attempts
Investments and macroeconomic outlook
Past relationships, Chihiro and marital fallout; family home and history
Returning to his mother's house, social pressure on men to move out, attachment to childhood homes
Kitchen appliances and cooking streams
Travel planning for Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and South Korea
Undated: Daniel stopped playing Elden Ring after finishing it twice (about 400 hours); a $2,000 sponsor payment for a ten-second ad was reported.
Source recordings (1)
Developments
Recording dated 2022-04-02: a new Bumble account was banned within half a day, and Daniel later found concurrent bans on Hinge and Tinder. He also used a Magic 8-Ball in the stream and matched with Chloe on Tinder.
Source recordings (1)
Around 3 April (catalog), Elden Ring lightning build content centered on Thunderbolt and a Keen katana.
Around 7 April (catalog), an Elden Ring weapon tier list graded C to S and a Raid Shadow Legends sponsorship segment.
Around 9 April (catalog), an Elden Ring vampiric build around the Blasphemous Blade, with an aoea.com code.
Around 2022-04-13, two recordings presented an Elden Ring samurai katana bleed build; in both, the Bell Bearing Hunter killed Daniel in two hits.
Source recordings (2)
Around 2022-04-15, Daniel reviewed LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, rating it 4.2/10 and advising against buying it.
Around 17 April, Daniel described stud-farming methods and reported reaching 1.4 billion studs; the Executor unlock guide followed around 17–18 April, with a second Executor fight afterward.
On 2022-04-18, Daniel returned to streaming after two weeks, set up a new rice cooker, renamed the channel from Hiding in My Room to Daniel, and had an iPhone stream cut out. A related stream covered a 20x leveraged gold position, a £3,000 Starbucks position, deleted older rant videos and cheap Android phones for Tinder.
On 2022-04-19, Daniel gave a guide to unlocking the Death Star in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
Source recordings (1)
Around 20 April, Daniel broke a ceramic knife, unboxed a Cosori air fryer, cooked chicken wings, showed a birthday gift and restarted the stream with a new title due to low viewership. He reported a Facebook message from Chihiro saying she wants to sue him.
Source recordings (2)
Around 24 April, Daniel explained moving back to his mother's house about two months earlier and made a toastie in the air fryer; around 26 April he reviewed the air fryer without sponsorship.
Source recordings (2)
Recording dated 2022-04-25: Daniel looked ahead to a Malaysia family trip, discussed sponsor feedback on game ads and stock-trading losses, and recalled past relationships, living abroad and family history.
Source recordings (1)
Around 29 April, Daniel reviewed Chihiro's social media and recounted the Apple Watch gift and Discord dispute.
Source recordings (1)
Around 30 April, a life-update stream covered Malaysia/Thailand trip planning, a shift to defensive-sector investments and a $700 Raid Shadow Legends payment, ending before his mother came home.
Source recordings (1)
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether dating apps use facial recognition or device tracking, whether Fawkes or masking helps, whether the account is shadow-banned, and what caused the Bumble ban are unknown.
Chihiro's legal threats, any Japanese legal action, whether she still has the SD card, and whether she has a new partner rest on Daniel's reports or speculation and are unverified.
A childhood abuse allegation and Daniel's questions about ADHD, autism or agoraphobia are unverified self-reflection, not diagnoses.
Source recordings (2)
Several game mechanics remain unresolved, including the negative stud display, second Executor spawn, Elden Ring Dexterity and Thunderbolt questions, a third samurai armor set, and lightsaber deflection.
Source recordings (8)
- Elden ring - Lightning and Thunder build [Nq0_ad5TBaY]
- Elden Ring - SAMURAI KATANA Build [AaTYZebt0nc]
- [2022-04-18] How to Unlock the Executor Capital Ship in Lego Star Wars the Skywalker Saga [Gzp7pqCyhJg]
- Elden Ring - SAMURAI KATANA Build
- DO NOT BUY LEGO Star Wars - The Skywalker Saga - VERY disappointing
- [2022-04-15] DO NOT BUY LEGO Star Wars - The Skywalker Saga - VERY disappointing [BFWmv1QuG0U]
- How to Unlock the Executor Capital Ship in Lego Star Wars the Skywalker Saga
- Elden ring - Lightning and Thunder build
Travel plans are open: Japan reopening, Thailand after Malaysia, where to live, whether he stays or returns, family recording consent, and how the trip goes.
Market outcomes, including Russian asset recovery, gold, inflation, recession and why a short lost value, are unknown.
Whether the sponsor accepts his script, whether he re-records the ad, whether sponsorships drove traffic, the effect of the rename, and whether omitting his ex-wife from a title hurt viewership are unclear.
Whether the hair transplant offer is genuine, whether Ashley Madison and Badoo accounts are real, and whether the rice cooker worked properly or caused a melting-plastic smell are unknown.
Source recordings (2)
Explore this period
- Recording · April 2022
Elden Ring - SAMURAI KATANA Build [AaTYZebt0nc]
An Elden Ring samurai build guide covers aesthetics, katana weapons, Ashes of War, bleed synergies, and talismans. Armor recommendations include the Land of Reeds set bought for 4,500 runes in Caelid and the White Reed set found in the snow
- Recording · April 2022
How to unlock the Deathstar in LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga
Unlocking the Death Star in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga requires accessing Yavin 4 from Episode 4 and Coruscant's Federal District from Episode 1, receiving a mission from a Rebel Engineer on Yavin 4, defeating a thief named Plans Pi
- Recording · April 2022
DO NOT BUY Cosori Airfryer - VERY disappointing
Daniel unboxes and assesses a Cosori premium air fryer, examining its build, weight, packaging, interface, and included materials, while noting the item comes with a two-year warranty and the video lacks sponsorship. Daniel prepares and coo
- Recording · April 2022
BEST SELF HEALING 'VAMPIRE BUILD' - Elden Ring BUILD [xDwPSrpa2DU]
A vampiric Elden Ring build prioritizes rapid health regeneration in combat, enabling players to rely predominantly on mana potions instead of health potions. The build centers on the Blasphemous Blade alongside specific talismans to recove
- Recording · April 2022
5 Most OVERPOWERED Weapons in Elden Ring - TIER LIST [hWRxkJTBnEk]
Daniel grades multiple prominent weapons in Elden Ring, reviewing their combat mechanics, skills, acquisition methods, and practical effectiveness. Daniel delivers a promotional sponsorship segment for Raid Shadow Legends, discussing gamepl
- Recording · April 2022
[2022-04-18] How to Unlock the Executor Capital Ship in Lego Star Wars the Skywalker Saga [Gzp7pqCyhJg]
Unlocking the Executor capital ship in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga requires completing Episodes 4, 5, and 6, finding the ship in Bespin or Tatooine space, defeating exterior defenses, and clearing the hangar and a boss to obtain a ke
- Recording · April 2022
[2022-04-15] DO NOT BUY LEGO Star Wars - The Skywalker Saga - VERY disappointing [BFWmv1QuG0U]
Daniel reviews LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, rating it 4.2 out of 10 and recommending against buying it due to severe disappointment across its narrative, combat, puzzles, vehicle controls, and building systems. The game simplifies an
- Recording · April 2022
[2022-04-20] Setting Up My New AIR FRYER [dFXevh5vA08]
Daniel broke a ceramic knife, criticized its fragility, noted it remained usable, and recalled childhood memories of smashing plastic pencil sharpeners under chair legs to extract blades. Daniel presented a new air fryer, a loud ticking clo
- Recording · April 2022
FASTEST Stud Farming Guide - BILLIONS of Studs Per Hour - LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga [rZDHJO0GLag]
Strategies for amassing billions of studs in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga include acquiring essential abilities like Counter Cash and maxed Attract Studs, retrieving data cards to activate five stacking stud multipliers reaching x3840
- Recording · April 2022
[2022-04-18] Setting up my new rice cooker [J-Biq29wN_g]
Daniel returned after a two-week break to run an iPhone livestream from his mother's house, unboxing and cooking with a Yum Asia Sakura rice cooker while testing his phone's camera, battery status, and stream stability. Daniel addressed cha
- Recording · April 2022
Why I Moved Back into my Mum’s House [WY72wpHej0U]
Daniel transitioned from Elden Ring content back to personal videos following a drop in viewership, addressing his return to his mother's house after living independently in Manchester and Scotland became financially and mentally exhausting
- Recording · April 2022
[2022-04-18] Cooking rice in my new rice cooker [ko53xGAmx6g]
Daniel tested his broadcasting setup across Android and iPhone devices, preferring his older Android phone due to stability issues with iPhone screen blackouts and swiping disconnections. Daniel detailed the management, strategy, and earnin
- Recording · April 2022
Elden ring - Lightning and Thunder build [Nq0_ad5TBaY]
Daniel showcases an Elden Ring lightning build focused on using the Thunderbolt Ash of War with a Keen-infused katana to maximize dexterity scaling. Daniel outlines gear configurations, stat constraints, and item locations, featuring Radago
- Recording · April 2022
[2022-04-02] hello everyone [Kp7JccpFz_Y]
Boredom emerged after completing Elden Ring twice, with higher income failing to produce happiness alongside thoughts on the Will Smith Oscars incident. Persistent bans took place across platforms including Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Plenty of
- Recording · April 2022
Why I HATE my Ex-Wife's New BOYFRIEND
Daniel reviews the social media of his ex-wife Chihiro after two years apart, inferring from romantic venues, higher camera angles, and dual meal portions that she may be dating someone new, and acknowledges a need to accept the situation.
- Recording · April 2022
Setting up my new rice cooker
Daniel returned to livestreaming from his iPhone after a two-week absence to discuss his channel status, gaming trends, and changes in content strategy following declining engagement with Elden Ring. Daniel unboxed, configured, and initiate
- Recording · April 2022
5 Most OVERPOWERED Weapons in Elden Ring - TIER LIST
Daniel reviewed and ranked notable Elden Ring weapons, evaluating combat utility, special skills, acquisition methods, and letter grades. The Ruin's Greatsword received a C grade, the Starscourge Greatsword received a B grade, the Blasphemo
- Recording · April 2022
MY EX WIFE WANTS TO SUE ME!
Daniel unboxed, tested, and cleaned a Cosori air fryer while preparing and cooking chicken wings with egg and flour, encountering kitchen messes, broken utensils, and confusion over proper settings and battering methods. Daniel discussed gr
- Recording · April 2022
Setting Up My New AIR FRYER
Daniel broke a ceramic knife, observed that it remained usable, and recalled childhood memories of crushing pencil sharpeners under chair legs to remove their blades. Daniel showed a new air fryer, a large and heavy birthday gift, and a new
- Recording · April 2022
Elden Ring - SAMURAI KATANA Build
Daniel presented recommendations for an Elden Ring samurai bleed build covering armor sets, katanas, Ashes of War, and talismans. Recommended gear includes the Land of Reeds or White Reed armor, katanas like Rivers of Blood, Uchigatana, and
- Recording · April 2022
Life Update - Its Getting Worse...
Daniel prepares meals, reflects on dietary trials, and explores condiments, personal habits, health musings, and video game experiences with Elden Ring and Sekiro. Preparations and considerations for upcoming travel to Malaysia and potentia
- Recording · April 2022
BEST SELF HEALING 'VAMPIRE BUILD' - Elden Ring BUILD
Daniel introduces an Elden Ring vampiric build focused on healing via attacks and enemy defeats using the Blasphemous Blade and its skill Taker's Flame to eliminate reliance on health potions. The Blasphemous Blade is acquired by defeating
- Recording · April 2022
DO NOT BUY LEGO Star Wars - The Skywalker Saga - VERY disappointing
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is disappointing, flat, and lacking in luster across its story, combat, puzzles, vehicle controls, and building mechanics, earning a 4.2 out of 10 rating without a recommendation. The game features simplif
- Recording · April 2022
Why I Moved Back into my Mum’s House
Daniel returned to his mother's home roughly two months prior after finding independent life in Manchester financially draining, lonely, and unhelpful for dating. Living in a 29th-floor skyscraper apartment in Manchester and featuring it on
- Recording · April 2022
How to Unlock the Executor Capital Ship in Lego Star Wars the Skywalker Saga
Unlocking the Executor capital ship in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga requires completing Episodes 4, 5, and 6, locating the vessel in Bespin or Tatooine space, defeating outer space defenses, and clearing stormtroopers inside to captur
- Recording · April 2022
I'm bored
Daniel reflected on completing and quitting Elden Ring after roughly 400 hours of play, shifting channel content to gaming, securing a $2,000 video sponsorship, and earning approximately $4,000 in a month despite alienating his earlier audi
- Recording · April 2022
I MISSED YOU GUYS ❤️
Daniel reflected on his YouTube metrics, past persona, and editing strategies, observing a decline in negative engagement while managing channel revenues from niche topics like Elden Ring and dealing with monetization changes. Daniel delibe
- Recording · April 2022
Elden ring - Lightning and Thunder build
An Elden Ring lightning build centers on repeatedly using the Thunderbolt Ash of War on a Keen-affinity katana to maximize dexterity scaling. The build utilizes equipment including Radagon's Soreseal, Shard of Alexander, Prosthesis Wearer H
- Recording · April 2022
FASTEST Stud Farming Guide - BILLIONS of Studs Per Hour - LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga
Players can rapidly accumulate billions of studs in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga by obtaining core upgrades such as Counter Cash and Attract Studs alongside five stacking multiplier extras that total a 3840x boost. Unlocking the five
- Recording · April 2022
Cooking rice in my new rice cooker
Daniel conducted streaming and audio tests from home while managing domestic tasks such as operating a £129 rice cooker, storing food, and dealing with connectivity issues around the house. Daniel analyzed YouTube channel operations and str