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rosenritter posted:For those of you with no plans to take the Deck apart, how did you decide which model to get? I got the top line version of the deck and put a 1 tb sd card in there because I know myself and attempting to crack this thing open to put a SSD in would give me no small amount of anxiety. I know there are a lot of guides and advice or whatever but it's just one of those things that I prefer to avoid. That said if you're planning to do a lot of emulation of older, smaller games then 256 plus an SD is probably fine.
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Ytlaya posted:From what I understand this rarely (if ever) really matters, but when it comes to choosing which games to put on the NVMe SSD vs the MicroSD card, are there certain types of games where I might want to prioritize putting them on the former vs the latter? I'm guessing it depends on how often the game is pulling assets from the storage (and how big they are)? Though it's not that clear to me how to gauge that.
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Ytlaya posted:From what I understand this rarely (if ever) really matters, but when it comes to choosing which games to put on the NVMe SSD vs the MicroSD card, are there certain types of games where I might want to prioritize putting them on the former vs the latter? Games that are updated frequently and take a long time to patch (mostly Unity titles, like No Man's Sky) you might want to put on SSD so those updates don't take forever. Otherwise for current games I'm not sure there's any that noticeably benefit from loading off SSD, though I don't doubt there will be some, someday.
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Ah, so I should probably keep FF14 on the SSD? That's probably the most relevant install.
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You can play xbox game pass games through the cloud streaming. It works pretty well either through installing the Edge browser or there's a standalone game pass streaming app called Greenlight. I played a bunch of games and only had a couple encoding error hiccups. It was nice being able to hop into games without any installing (you just click and go).
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FuzzySlippers posted:You can play xbox game pass games through the cloud streaming. It works pretty well either through installing the Edge browser or there's a standalone game pass streaming app called Greenlight. I played a bunch of games and only had a couple encoding error hiccups. It was nice being able to hop into games without any installing (you just click and go). The downside for me at least is you can’t shut off the screen and resume later. I still use it, but not as much because of that.
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so, what games have ya bought this sale that you're enjoying the hell out of? super time force ultra is pretty actiony and fun-forward, but not quite addictive
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Ytlaya posted:From what I understand this rarely (if ever) really matters, but when it comes to choosing which games to put on the NVMe SSD vs the MicroSD card, are there certain types of games where I might want to prioritize putting them on the former vs the latter? I'm guessing it depends on how often the game is pulling assets from the storage (and how big they are)? Though it's not that clear to me how to gauge that. If you use Cryotools, you 100% want to put those games on the NvME, mainly because of how it handles the swap file and memory management for the game. I straight up have seen a 10-15% FPS bump in a ton of games, which is often the difference between being locked in at 40 (but you could have been doing 50s with frame dips here and there) to straight up being locked in to 60, buttery smooth, same settings. The creator actually made a solid Youtube video where he goes through the install and every single setting and explains how they all work and what to set them to. I just use his recommended settings because I didn't want to break anything. It just ends up reserving 16 gigs of space on your SSD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9EjXYZUqUs&t=1769s
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Mescal posted:so, what games have ya bought this sale that you're enjoying the hell out of? super time force ultra is pretty actiony and fun-forward, but not quite addictive Someone either in this thread or the other Steam thread recommended Monster Sanctuary and I've been playing the poo poo out of that. I've been wanting something with minimal plot that I can play while listening to my podcasts, and this is hitting the spot. It's a metroidvania with a bit of Pokemon thrown in, and I'm having a blast with it.
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Fuzz posted:If you use Cryotools, you 100% want to put those games on the NvME, mainly because of how it handles the swap file and memory management for the game. I straight up have seen a 10-15% FPS bump in a ton of games, which is often the difference between being locked in at 40 (but you could have been doing 50s with frame dips here and there) to straight up being locked in to 60, buttery smooth, same settings. Ah, I actually did use Cryotools after seeing it mentioned in this thread (also with recommended settings). I haven't been able to test how it impacts performance yet, though.
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The Vikings posted:I'm using openMW based on the install below. Took me a little bit to get it working, as I used the steam version rather than GoG that Xinlum used. I just downloaded the most popular user controller settings for morrowind from the deck menu and applied it to the openMW install, works fine. Just for anyone looking to install openMW to play Morrowind, do not use the Luxtorpeda method, it runs awfully at the moment. Getting the version from Discover store runs way way better.
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Mescal posted:so, what games have ya bought this sale that you're enjoying the hell out of? super time force ultra is pretty actiony and fun-forward, but not quite addictive GTA5/Online. I played it at launch and then my wife and I had a baby, so I got zero game time in back then. What I had played, I loved. And now it's even better.
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Are there any good replacements for the four rear buttons? They really need a bit of a lip, I have short fingers so they're quite awkward for me to press.
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:GTA5/Online. May be a stupid question but has the base game changed at all since then? We're in opposite roles - I loved it at launch and 100%'d it on the 360, now I've got a bit of nostalgia but also a baby so time is more limited.. I've never played online (and can't see myself doing so), just wondering if the base game will offer anything beyond mindlessly cruising around? (which granted is very fun in this game) Edit: Actually just realised I have this in my Epic library so definitely don't need to spend another 15 quid on it in this sale. Froist fucked around with this message at 11:48 on Mar 21, 2023 |
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Froist posted:May be a stupid question but has the base game changed at all since then? We're in opposite roles - I loved it at launch and 100%'d it on the 360, now I've got a bit of nostalgia but also a baby so time is more limited.. I've never played online (and can't see myself doing so), just wondering if the base game will offer anything beyond mindlessly cruising around? (which granted is very fun in this game) I have no idea; I've played all of 5 minutes of the single player this time around because gently caress that. I did maybe 50-60% of it at launch and that was enough. I'm not saying it's bad, I'm just saying that I no longer care about it at all. Online isn't just avoiding pubbies and poo poo like that, you can set up your own invite-only session, and even with no one else there, there's tons to do, and you don't have to be relegated to any narrative whatsoever. It's like some sort of single player RP, with the option to play with others. I literally no longer car about Michael, Franklin, or Trevor, because anything that I'd want to do in SP is available in Online, plus more. Even when I do play with other people, it's fine. I just don't do freeroam mode with them. And yesterday, a friend of mine bought it and we'll be playing together tonight or tomorrow night. I've started up my own motorcycle club and having an extra driver will help immensely.
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Single player, no. It was basically left as-is after Online exploded into the most profitable thing in existence. Online has changed massively, for better and worse - there's an absolute mountain of stuff to do depending on taste and a ton of custom multiplayer game modes and maps, although some of the classic ones that depended on exploits (like building stunt tracks under the map) no longer work after patching. There's also still a certain amount of hackers roaming around, not enough to make the game unplayable but it tends to flare up between patches. Online is fantastic with a posse of friends to play with, but if I was solo then I probably wouldn't bother. Single player is exactly as you remember it.
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Ytlaya posted:From what I understand this rarely (if ever) really matters, but when it comes to choosing which games to put on the NVMe SSD vs the MicroSD card, are there certain types of games where I might want to prioritize putting them on the former vs the latter? I'm guessing it depends on how often the game is pulling assets from the storage (and how big they are)? Though it's not that clear to me how to gauge that. I think if you're playing new AAA releases on Deck, you probably want to keep half an eye on this from now. I wasn't really happy with the performance of the Dead Space remake on Steam Deck, and apparently SSD vs Micro SD is totally a thing there. I didn't put that much stock into it at first, but it was the last performance tweak I didn't/couldn't make. By process of elimination I'm inclined to agree that it probably does make a difference with Dead Space and may well become an increasing concern from here.
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Doctor_Fruitbat posted:Are there any good replacements for the four rear buttons? They really need a bit of a lip, I have short fingers so they're quite awkward for me to press. Jsaux sells a back plate with replacement buttons in various sizes. https://jsaux.com/products/transparent-back-plate-for-steam-deck-pc0106 I am debating screen swapping to the 512 screen. It doesn't look too bad after I replaced a phone screen recently. It would be pretty dumb in case I had to RMA again, though. I'll have to see what 64 gb ones sell for used and see if it's worth trading up. Suburban Dad fucked around with this message at 14:08 on Mar 21, 2023 |
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Question about Cyberpunk and the crackling audio. I know it's not a Deck specific issue, but I've tried modifying the PulseAudio config to pin the audio to max out at 44000hz, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I also disabled the haptic feedback which (oddly) helped. However, it doesn't have any real fix. Since this is being wrapped by Proton, the Windows audio fixes don't really apply... Does anyone have any fixes that work?
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I’m getting a bug where the system information panel bar on the top disappears permanently after a suspend. Anyone else getting that? It appears on the lock screen but nowhere else. Edit: Aha! It came back the moment I disabled “Use as wake movie” in the customisation settings, which is also not working. ottergauze fucked around with this message at 14:14 on Mar 21, 2023 |
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unruly posted:Question about Cyberpunk and the crackling audio. I know it's not a Deck specific issue, but I've tried modifying the PulseAudio config to pin the audio to max out at 44000hz, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I also disabled the haptic feedback which (oddly) helped. However, it doesn't have any real fix. There is rumblings of a fix where you put the deck into dev mode and disable the wifi power saving feature. People are saying it fixes the audio crackling. Are you running the GOG version or the Steam version?
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Mescal posted:so, what games have ya bought this sale that you're enjoying the hell out of? super time force ultra is pretty actiony and fun-forward, but not quite addictive Mad Max. Runs locked at 60 with maxed out settings, looks great, and is actually a lot of fun so far.
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The Mad Max game rules, I should absolutely reinstall that. Good call. Gonna add my voice to the "I set up CryoTools with the defaults and did the memory allocation tweak in the bios and holy poo poo" crowd too, god drat. Took the first-10-minutes stuttering out of Farming Sim 22 almost entirely, and Forza runs realgood.
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Hello, I know for replacing the internal SSD it needs the short (2230) and single sided form factor. Any recommendations on brands, or more specially brands/listings to avoid? Most of the in stock ones are very close in price so I’m just wondering if any are known to be more failure prone. Focused on the reliability because I imagine any marginal performance difference is erased by a bottleneck on the deck anyways
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:There is rumblings of a fix where you put the deck into dev mode and disable the wifi power saving feature. People are saying it fixes the audio crackling. Otherwise, the game works fine. Pretty consistent 40fps and I've only had a minor crash or two while playing.
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unruly posted:Running on GOG version, as I (stupidly?) purchased it on sale right before the big Steam Spring Sale. I was having this issue among others. For me the solution was ome of the following: Cryotools: all recommended settings, plus upping the VRAM in the bios settings. Adding the following as a launch script in heroic launcher (if you are using lutris you apparantly can add it instead as an environmental variable): `DXVK_ASYNC=1 %command%`
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RME posted:Hello, I’m keeping an eye out for solidigm/sk hynix P41 2230, excellent quality/value combo. Backordered all in my region though.
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RME posted:Hello, I bought the Inland TN436 1TB drive at MicroCenter when they released back in September and has been fantastic. Great price too it was $110 when they first came out.
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No micro center near me, unfortunately. Online prices seem to float around 150-170 for a 1tb, which is still a decent save overall but I almost wish I didn’t know the price MC offered it for lol
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Wow. Anyone going to be picking up the REm4ke? RE4R? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lppo5cNxrhk
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:There is rumblings of a fix where you put the deck into dev mode and disable the wifi power saving feature. People are saying it fixes the audio crackling. That fixed it for me once. I turned it off and then I was good! Then I stopped playing for the day, turned off my Deck, and now the audio is cracking again. If I re-enable the WiFi power saving, reboot, disable it again, reboot, then reboot one more time it stops again. I normally play muted anyway so I figure Valve will put out a patch before it starts to bug me too much, but it is annoying. Part of me wonders if it's related to the custom boot/suspend videos since it only started cracking for me after I installed those though Decky.
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RME posted:Hello, Kingston is the OEM for the deck drives. I bought a 512 but if you want bigger I'm not sure they have one.
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Soysaucebeast posted:That fixed it for me once. I turned it off and then I was good! Then I stopped playing for the day, turned off my Deck, and now the audio is cracking again. If I re-enable the WiFi power saving, reboot, disable it again, reboot, then reboot one more time it stops again. I normally play muted anyway so I figure Valve will put out a patch before it starts to bug me too much, but it is annoying. Contrary to my previous suggestion I got the crackle again- what DID help, was turning off controller rumble
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Wow. Slammed the preorder button today. Demo runs great.
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How's RE8 on this? I've never played it but I want to after giving RE3MAKE a go.
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Slammed the preorder button today. Demo runs great. Oh hell yeah! Is it comparable to how the Re2make runs?
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It's the same engine so probably just as well.
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So, I ordered the POPSkin Gundam Edition Skin, but it turns out the skin is much more intricate/complicated than dBrand skins. Does anyone have any experience with this brand and have any tips on how best to apply it?
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Go slowly and use a hairdryer to heat it up and shape it around the curves of the device
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