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alexandriao posted:Like as someone who's been a distrohopper since the mid 2000s poo poo only started getting "good" graphics and gaming-wise after Valve started funding cool projects like Proton and funding advancements in mesa, etc. Proton feels even more amazing when you lived through the days of wine, winex, crossover...
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I'm not ignoring those contributions, I'm saying they are getting a ton done with a remarkably slim team and non-exotic hardware. Here's ACO: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/commit/93c8ebfa780ebd1495095e794731881aef29e7d3 That's a few well-known contributors. There aren't legions of programmers toiling away, but a relatively small number of experienced devs improving important bits, and they are doing most of it upstream. That means you can run a mostly unmodified recent Linux distro on the Deck and it'll just work. Contrast this with some laptops where important bits are locked behind weirdo proprietary hardware you can't even get a spec sheet for. Or some of the consoles with their weirdo double-IOMMU setups and whatnot. Valve taking mostly off-the-shelf hardware is great, it means you can gently caress with the Deck to your hearts content.
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alexandriao posted:Like as someone who's been a distrohopper since the mid 2000s poo poo only started getting "good" graphics and gaming-wise after Valve started funding cool projects like Proton and funding advancements in mesa, etc. FishMcCool posted:Proton feels even more amazing when you lived through the days of wine, winex, crossover... Abso lutely EDIT: Steam Deck - it can do anything! quote:Valve's Steam Deck is making headlines in Ukraine as the a new tool for the Ukrainian army. To clarify: a recent posting demonstrated a remote-controlled machine gun turret that seems to be powered (or at least controlled by) the popular portable PC gaming handheld device. I wonder if gyro aiming works... Squiggle fucked around with this message at 21:41 on Apr 28, 2023 |
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Apr 28, 2023 21:32
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Having a bit of an issue: I’m trying to add Prism Launcher to steam as a non-steam game (so I can play on Game Mode). However, Steam is not seeing Prism Launcher. It doesn’t show up on the list of non-steam games/applications (which is what most guides online show). I can’t just select it and click “add to steam” on the desktop main menu since that just opens up the add non-steam game prompt… which doesn’t have Prism listed. I’ve tried browsing to where it’s installed but steam is only looking for .exe files and this is some flat pack fuckery I can’t quite understand but it’s not finding it. I’ve restarted the Deck, reinstalled Prism, nothing.
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Apr 28, 2023 22:18
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If its a flatpak you're not going to find its executable, but you should be able to make a shortcut to it in desktop mode, which will generate the .desktop file. Or you can make a script to launch flatpak directly and add that.
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Apr 28, 2023 22:47
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Can you set up the metadata on those things to be like, visually interesting instead of just grey cards?
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.desktop files are like .lnk files not .exes
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tuyop posted:Can you set up the metadata on those things to be like, visually interesting instead of just grey cards? Yes. Icon=(path to a png) https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Desktop_entries
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jokes posted:I hope they don't need IPv6/BT connectivity! 
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Aaaargh why is it so hard to find a dock / adapter that will let me use the nreal air with other peripherals
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tuyop posted:Can you set up the metadata on those things to be like, visually interesting instead of just grey cards? Use SteamGridDB on Decky, there's probably a cover for your app already unless you're trying to use something really obscure
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Ignis posted:Use SteamGridDB on Decky, there's probably a cover for your app already unless you're trying to use something really obscure Oh cool, thanks!
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Ignis posted:Use SteamGridDB on Decky, there's probably a cover for your app already unless you're trying to use something really obscure 
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I am looking for a follow up game to Moonlighter and Cult fo the Lamb is on sale. Any opinion how that plays on Deck? And what is the gameplay like?
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Hopper posted:I am looking for a follow up game to Moonlighter and Cult fo the Lamb is on sale. Fantastic on deck. I’ve had no issues. Plays like moonlighter + binding of Isaac + a little bit of stardew.
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Ive been saving for the 512 Deck and Docking Station for a while and Ill be getting my tax return next week. Im very excited. Sooooo.... What do I need to know? Whats my starting point for doing cool poo poo with this machine? Where do I learn about how to run non-Steam games? If it sucks, Im holding you personally accountable: TraderStav posted:You're going to loving love it
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wizard2 posted:Ive been saving for the 512 Deck and Docking Station for a while and Ill be getting my tax return next week. Im very excited. Sooooo.... What do I need to know? Whats my starting point for doing cool poo poo with this machine? Where do I learn about how to run non-Steam games? Check the OP and then just dive into the Goon wiki, it's what I did https://goondeckwiki.com/goondeckwiki/index.php/Main_Page If you like some light tinkering, you can get a lot of great stuff going on the Deck with fairly little effort. It rules.
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I do have one complaint: the left stick has started to feel a bit scratchy, it's picking up some black gunk from somewhere. It gets better when I clean it with a q-tip, but is there a known fix? It's not yet enough of an issue to return the drat thing. The right stick is perfect.
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What's the trick to downloading demos on the Steam Deck? Every time I try to grab one I end up having to use a regular computer (or Desktop Mode), and search for the links outside of Steam, because every time I search the Steam Store interface, even when I click on the one that has Demo on the picture, it just goes to the regular page and I cannot for the life of me find the download demo button. Also has anyone played Cassette Beasts? It looks up my alley.
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LIVE A LIVE loving owns and is great on Steam Deck, that is all.
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wizard2 posted:Ive been saving for the 512 Deck and Docking Station for a while and Ill be getting my tax return next week. Im very excited. Sooooo.... What do I need to know? Whats my starting point for doing cool poo poo with this machine? Where do I learn about how to run non-Steam games? You're going to love it, but just make sure you really want the 512gb because it's a big price jump for relatively small improvements. No judgment either way, just mentioning it because I took the "gotta have the best one" route and regret the extra money.
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The screen on the big deck is worth it if you play anywhere that there’s light, ever
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I dunno, having seen a matte screen protector on a 64gb side-by-side with my 512gb I really don't agree, but to each their own.
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Also: white zip pulls and blue dot on the case so everyone knows that once upon a time you had enough money to buy the big dick deck
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I actually think the glossy screen looks better under normal lighting conditions. 
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barbecue at the folks posted:I do have one complaint: the left stick has started to feel a bit scratchy, it's picking up some black gunk from somewhere. It gets better when I clean it with a q-tip, but is there a known fix? It's not yet enough of an issue to return the drat thing. The right stick is perfect. I RMA'd mine because it got pretty rough. It's either the case tolerances which some people have sanded down or you can put the little rubber bands on around the sticks. I did that to my new one but it has started to eat through the rubber too. It's such a dumb issue and annoying. The rubber makes them way less clacky which I like. True to my user name I play while the kids are in bed (in their room when they don't want me to leave because it's dark or whatever) sometimes and the additional quiet is nice. History Comes Inside! posted:Also: white zip pulls and blue dot on the case so everyone knows that once upon a time you had enough money to buy the big dick deck Suburban Dad fucked around with this message at 16:23 on Apr 29, 2023 |
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barbecue at the folks posted:Check the OP and then just dive into the Goon wiki, it's what I did https://goondeckwiki.com/goondeckwiki/index.php/Main_Page If you like some light tinkering, you can get a lot of great stuff going on the Deck with fairly little effort. It rules. thanks for the reminder  its been a bit since I last scoped out the OPParadoxish posted:You're going to love it, but just make sure you really want the 512gb because it's a big price jump for relatively small improvements. No judgment either way, just mentioning it because I took the "gotta have the best one" route and regret the extra money. the moneys as good as spent! Ive been saving up by throwing my weekly Fun Money into Steam Balance. I have an extremely bright apartment and Im going for that etched glass, but thanks for looking out! 😁
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Paradoxish posted:I actually think the glossy screen looks better under normal lighting conditions. I dont care about conspicuous consumption but my apartment is so sunny that I cant comfortably play Nintendo handhelds certain hours of the day except in my bedroom bc it has blackout curtains
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I've been very happy with my 64gb and a couple of 512gb SD cards, but I also mostly use the deck to play Yakuza remasters, Vampire Survivors (I'm beginning to think there's no vampires in it, curious), indie games and emulated stuff which run fine from the SD card. I also live in a country where for nine months of the year direct sunlight is something that happens elsewhere, so the screen is fine for me. I like that there's room for choice between models for those who feel they need the extra stuff and can pay for it! It's a nice change of pace from suspect emulator handhelds, most of which I've always felt have been more or less faulty compromises between hardware performance and price.
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Anyway, I saw this article yesterday and I thought it was an interesting counterpoint to the recent ASUS PR push that sums up my feelings pretty well: https://www.howtogeek.com/888751/even-the-best-steam-deck-competitors-lack-one-major-feature/ quote:The right trackpad on my Steam Deck is a godsend for all kinds of games. You can fully replace analog stick aiming with the trackpad + gyro combo in first-person shooters. The setup process is time-consuming and far from being straightforward, but once you nail the trackpad settings in one game —many Steam Deck owners recommend Portal and Portal II for setting up the trackpad, and I agree— you can use it in every other FPS. Basically, a handheld PC really needs to understand both the "handheld" and "PC" parts. The Switch is already a really, really good handheld console that doesn't quite have the PC's library of indie games, but comes pretty close. It's perfectly fine as a primary handheld gaming device if all you want to do is play games that work well with a controller, though, especially if you have access to a regular PC for non-handheld gaming. Where the SD actually shines is that you can pretty much play everything on it. I use mine to mostly burn through old RPGs that either have poop controller support or no controller support at all. And it's fine. It's good, actually. The trackpads aren't as good as using a mouse, but they hit the important point of being usable and not frustrating, unlike the touchscreen. They're also faster and better than the analog sticks for menu navigation even in games where I'm using the sticks 99% of the time. It's honestly amazing that my only real concern with any game on the deck is "will it run?" If It'll launch and run at a playable FPS, then I know I'm going to have options for input that will, at a minimum, not frustrate the hell out of me. And that's loving amazing when you're talking about 15 year old games that no one ever dreamed would be playable on anything except a mouse and keyboard.
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Question Mark Mound posted:There’s an old indie game called Warning Forever that I desperately want nice images for on SteamGridDB but they’ve been closed for new game submissions for ages now. Old indie game, come on, that can't be TWENTY loving YEARS OLD oh God where has my life gone Dang now I need to figure out how to get this onto my Deck Deathlove fucked around with this message at 20:54 on Apr 29, 2023 |
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I got a steam deck and it rules. The trackpad makes controls so much nicer than a typical console controller for a PC gamer weak fingered baby like me.
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Since I finished Dredge up, what are some other non-sim fishing games for the deck? Less Fishing Planet or Rapala something, and more Dredge or Stardew level of fishing. WoW level of travel around grinding a fishing skill and getting different lunkers around the world would be great. Red Dead 2 fishing is fantastic also.
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Athanatos posted:Since I finished Dredge up, what are some other non-sim fishing games for the deck? I have had Dave the Diver on my wishlist for a bit now. Might be worth looking into.
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Intergalactic fishing maybe? Haven't tried it on the SD but now that I'm typing this post I really want to. edit- like if you're just after an extremely chill fishing game where you can make number go up and the point is literally to explore the world looking for the biggest fish you can find then IF may never let go of you Paradoxish fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Apr 29, 2023 |
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Hammer Bro. posted:Also has anyone played Cassette Beasts? It looks up my alley. Playing it now, runs very well and enjoyable so far.
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So I have moonlight/playnite setup on my deck/desktop and it works great. I am trying to automate a couple things and I'm sure there's a way to do it but I'm not sure how. Basically, I load moonlight, then launch Playnite xxxp (whichever resolution I choose) and play. Then hit the start/select/l1/r1 to close moonlight. What I'd like to do, is have it so that once I'm done, it also resets my desktop resolution to it's native, and puts my PC to sleep. Is this possible to setup in some way?
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PageMaster posted:So I have moonlight/playnite setup on my deck/desktop and it works great. I am trying to automate a couple things and I'm sure there's a way to do it but I'm not sure how. Basically, I load moonlight, then launch Playnite xxxp (whichever resolution I choose) and play. Then hit the start/select/l1/r1 to close moonlight. What I'd like to do, is have it so that once I'm done, it also resets my desktop resolution to it's native, and puts my PC to sleep. Is this possible to setup in some way? Im not home at the moment but I found a script online for doing exactly this minus sleep, which shouldn’t be hard to add. If you don’t manage to find it out there I can post it if I hopefully remember.
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Dryzen posted:Im not home at the moment but I found a script online for doing exactly this minus sleep, which shouldn’t be hard to add. If you don’t manage to find it out there I can post it if I hopefully remember. Thanks! I found that playnite resets the resolution on exit, and also has options to put the PC to hibernate in its menu. So asfar as I can tell, I need to make sure to exit the game to desktop, then either exit playnite, or tell it to shut the PC down. I'm not sure if telling playnite to shut down the computer also counts as exiting it and has it reset the resolution or not, though.
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