Crazy thing is, Hampus launched the embedded node long before @evankaloudis, but Zeus' implementation is flawless... Before that Zeus was a remote controller for your home node..

expatriotic

lightning

How to choose nodes for your Zeus embedded node.

I get it. I have the same issues and generally have to route a larger (100,000 Sats, plus) transaction through a custodial service, and then chop it into smaller amounts. I assume it is my channel sizes and management that needs improvement, but the wallet is beta, so we know Hampus is working through issues and bugs. 