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Rolo: Nov 16, 2005; Hmm, what have we here?

I honestly played the whole thing with sticks and the amount of times I had to aim in the air was very low. Most puzzles I could take my time setting up then MAYBE shoot a portal directly in front of me while moving.

Nothing was harder than aiming my move-fast gel jumps and that was with the left stick.

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Mescal: Jul 23, 2005

Question Mark Mound posted:

One of these days I'll spend an hour or two in AimLab and try to force myself to get used to gyro aiming.

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Doctor_Fruitbat: Jun 2, 2013

Pick a game you actually want to play and do it there. You probably already have some installed!

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Quantum of Phallus: Dec 27, 2010

there's nothing to get used to with gyro aiming, it's the most natural thing in the world. it's not some complex code to crack

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Momomo: Dec 26, 2009; Dont judge me, I design your manhole

I don't really understand how you're supposed to use gyro aiming. Call me old fashioned but moving the system itself feels way less precise than just using the stick.

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RBA Starblade: Apr 28, 2008; Going Home.

Games Idiot Court Jester

Momomo posted:

I don't really understand how you're supposed to use gyro aiming. Call me old fashioned but moving the system itself feels way less precise than just using the stick.

Gyro aiming can be fine adjusted but really the answer is just don't, it's not particularly useful

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Rolo: Nov 16, 2005; Hmm, what have we here?

Quantum of Phallus posted:

there's nothing to get used to with gyro aiming, it's the most natural thing in the world. it's not some complex code to crack

I absolutely have a hard time with it. Every time I got back into a switch Switch shooter I try it and lose patience.

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90s Cringe Rock: Nov 29, 2006

Quantum of Phallus posted:

there's nothing to get used to with gyro aiming, it's the most natural thing in the world. it's not some complex code to crack

I keep taking my thumb off the stick because I am an idiot.

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RandolphCarter: Jul 30, 2005

I use the sticks for big moves and gyro for little ones.

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VideoGames: Aug 18, 2003

Is gyro aiming on by default, or something you have to toggle and if you do, where is that option?
I do not think I have ever used it.

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Quantum of Phallus: Dec 27, 2010

depends on the game, usually not on by default. easiest thing to do is map it to the right joystick and have it activate by touching the right thumbstick for FPS.
in third person games I have it activate after pressing L2 so when I aim, it goes into gyro mode. you could do this for any FPS with ADS as well.

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FishMcCool: Apr 9, 2021; lolcats are still funny; Fallen Rib

If anyone ends up playing Graveyard Keeper, note that by default the Deck will run the native Linux version of it, which is fine in itself, but will prevent cloud saves to show on non-linux machines. Setting the compatibility preferences to force it to run through Proton however will run the windows version, and allow it to share cloud saves with Windows Steam. Now I can tend my graveyard from work, yay.

# ? Mar 13, 2023 15:56

Doctor_Fruitbat: Jun 2, 2013

This is what I use for basically every shooter:

Doctor_Fruitbat posted:

Set the right trackpad to mouse (trackball mode, medium friction) so you can flick and tap for quick turns and stops, with gyro enabled when touching the trackpad so you can use the two in tandem.

It really is all in the trackpad, I don't use the right stick at all. Flick and tap for large, quick movements to orient yourself, and when you're facing in broadly the right direction you use thumb movements across the trackpad for a larger aiming sweep and gyro for fine tuning. You learn to combine these in smooth, natural movements in no time, I feel totally kneecapped without them.

E: you'll want to experiment with the sensitivity too, so it all feels responsive according to your personal preference.

Doctor_Fruitbat fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Mar 13, 2023

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ExcessBLarg!: Sep 1, 2001

Momomo posted:

I don't really understand how you're supposed to use gyro aiming. Call me old fashioned but moving the system itself feels way less precise than just using the stick.

The problem is that if you increase stick sensitivity to the point where you can make fast sweeping moves, it's often difficult to quickly make precise fine moves.

VideoGames posted:

Is gyro aiming on by default, or something you have to toggle and if you do, where is that option?
I do not think I have ever used it.

It depends on if it's enabled in the Steam Input profile. Some developers may have it enabled by default (but only active when you're physically touching the right-stick or right trackpad).

If it's not enabled, you can usually just set "Gyro Behavior" to "As Joystick" in the game's controller Quick Settings page and it will do something sensible.

Doctor_Fruitbat posted:

It really is all in the trackpad, I don't use the right stick at all. Flick and tap for large, quick movements to orient yourself, and when you're facing in broadly the right direction you use thumb movements across the trackpad for a larger aiming sweep and gyro for fine tuning. You learn to combine these in smooth, natural movements in no time, I feel totally kneecapped without them.

I mostly use the trackpad without gyro too. But I can understand why folks might still have trouble with trackpads and gyro still helps them. Also for the handful of games that don't support gamepad+mouse controls the trackpad "As Joystick" behavior is garbage and I'd rather use right stick+gyro for those.

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Heran Bago: Aug 18, 2006

I'm really curious if Dr. Fraiser Chain went for Intelligent Qube or Portal for their return to post-SNES gaming.

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Pitre: Jul 29, 2003

Got my clear blue back piece on. I was surprised at the high quality of it plus all the extra screws, three options for back buttons, screw driver, and a handy package of condoms they included. Way more than I expected for the low cost. I went with the middle height back buttons and like them so far. I have no issues with the heatsink on the back.

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Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

The finger condoms are definitely not necessary for doing this but you might have fun wearing them lol

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Jack-Off Lantern: Mar 2, 2012

They were too tight & i had trouble getting them on,so i did it bare.

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JazzFlight: Apr 29, 2006; Oooooooooooh!

Pitre posted:

Got my clear blue back piece on. I was surprised at the high quality of it plus all the extra screws, three options for back buttons, screw driver, and a handy package of condoms they included. Way more than I expected for the low cost. I went with the middle height back buttons and like them so far. I have no issues with the heatsink on the back.

Gotta say, that looks sick.

# ? Mar 13, 2023 18:22

jokes: Dec 20, 2012; Uh... Kupo?

Pitre posted:

Got my clear blue back piece on. I was surprised at the high quality of it plus all the extra screws, three options for back buttons, screw driver, and a handy package of condoms they included. Way more than I expected for the low cost. I went with the middle height back buttons and like them so far. I have no issues with the heatsink on the back.

Bold to drink a beer and smoke a cigar while working on electronics but I respect the game.

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Squiggle: Sep 29, 2002; I don't think she likes the special sauce, Rick.

Welp, sold.

Jack-Off Lantern posted:

They were too tight & i had trouble getting them on,so i did it bare.

Cmon man we had a class about this in high school

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GreenBuckanneer: Sep 15, 2007

jokes posted:

Bold to drink a beer and smoke a cigar while working on electronics but I respect the game.

coors light isn't beer, it's swill

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History Comes Inside!: Nov 20, 2004

Beer snobs are hilarious because all beer tastes and smells like farty water regardless

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GreenBuckanneer: Sep 15, 2007

History Comes Inside! posted:

Beer snobs are hilarious because all beer tastes and smells like farty water regardless

I'm sorry your tongue can't tell the difference between obvious flavors

# ? Mar 13, 2023 19:40

jokes: Dec 20, 2012; Uh... Kupo?

GreenBuckanneer posted:

coors light isn't beer, it's swill

coors light rules. you can crush them and stay the same level of drunk no matter how many you drink. if you want to get more drunk, you just chug one.

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GreenBuckanneer: Sep 15, 2007

jokes posted:

coors light rules. you can crush them and stay the same level of drunk no matter how many you drink. if you want to get more drunk, you just chug one.

I'd have to shotgun two of them at once, and I haven't had a drop of alcohol in two weeks? Generally speaking I like a nice heavy lager or IPA

regardless, they don't taste good. If I'm just pouring these things out I may as well do something better like drink tea or flavored water.

# ? Mar 13, 2023 20:05

Nancy: Nov 23, 2005; Young Orc

jokes posted:

coors light rules. you can crush them and stay the same level of drunk no matter how many you drink. if you want to get more drunk, you just chug one.

Just find any 4%ish beer and it'll do the same thing. Often not as cheap, but if price is your focus you can go cheaper than Coors.

# ? Mar 13, 2023 20:08

Ytlaya: Nov 13, 2005

Jack-Off Lantern posted:

They were too tight & i had trouble getting them on,so i did it bare.

You're going to regret this when you wake up one morning and there's a new baby Steam Deck

# ? Mar 13, 2023 20:11

jokes: Dec 20, 2012; Uh... Kupo?

Nancy posted:

Just find any 4%ish beer and it'll do the same thing. Often not as cheap, but if price is your focus you can go cheaper than Coors.

Yeah those rule too

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Mescal: Jul 23, 2005

folk,s please dont derail this thread to talk about beer

talk about weed instead

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Subjunctive: Sep 12, 2006; ✨sparkle and shine✨

I already have the "internals" sticker back on mine but...I'm thinking thoughts now. Hmm hmm.

# ? Mar 13, 2023 20:39

PantsBandit: Oct 26, 2007; it is both a monkey and a boombox

Mescal posted:

folk,s please dont derail this thread to talk about beer

talk about weed instead

Getting stoned and playing Brotato for an hour is a great way to regret the way you spend your time.

# ? Mar 13, 2023 20:50

sigher: Apr 22, 2008; My guiding Moonlight...

Jack-Off Lantern posted:

They were too tight & i had trouble getting them on,so i did it bare.

Please don't make the rest of us feel inadequate.

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Trucker Hat: Jul 25, 2021

PantsBandit posted:

Getting stoned and playing Brotato for an hour is a great way to regret the way you spend your time.

Just wanna get high and play EDF5 and Vampire Survivors all evening long

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Suran37: Feb 28, 2009

So are MicroSD really basically as fast as putting an SSD in? Might save myself the trouble and return this SSD for a MicroSD as i also don't have a usb to usb-c adapter to reinstall the OS.

# ? Mar 14, 2023 00:41

Vic: Nov 26, 2009; malae fidei cum XI_XXVI_MMIX

Suran37 posted:

So are MicroSD really basically as fast as putting an SSD in? Might save myself the trouble and return this SSD for a MicroSD as i also don't have a usb to usb-c adapter to reinstall the OS.

For videogames they are. Not for actual data moving tasks. Do not crack open your deck just for videogames.

You're trading seconds of load time during level loads.

# ? Mar 14, 2023 00:46

jokes: Dec 20, 2012; Uh... Kupo?

Swapping the SSD is very easy if you follow the guide, but you gotta follow the guide

YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE GUIDE MAN

You should swap the SSD but YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE GUIDE

YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE GUIDE TO THE LETTER

DON'T SNAP YOUR SD CARD

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