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Ineffiable posted:Steam Deck: The sex update comes out in just two days!
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Jan 14, 2024 19:13
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I have my OLED coming this week after my original deck died an ignoble, me being an idiot death and I’m excited to have a deck again. Any new “must have this if you have a deck” games come out since September?
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Jan 14, 2024 21:18
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Ineffiable posted:The sex update comes out in just two days! this was honestly a crazy headline and article to read with zero context https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cult-of-the-lambs-highly-anticipated-sex-update-is-coming/1100-6520171/
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Jan 14, 2024 21:22
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Ineffiable posted:The sex update comes out in just two days! they just can't help themselves, can they.
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Jan 14, 2024 21:26
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Mr.Maximilian posted:It's a good suggestion but it wasn't wired when I was getting flawless performance on the Backbone + iPhone -- otherwise I'd have worried more about that. When I'm sat in the same room, there's literally line of sight from PS5 to Eero, Eero to SteamDeck. And a few metres distance, tops. I haven't used an Eero (nor use meshes in general), but chances are it's smart enough to use different channels at each base station to reduce crosstalk. So you're using the same channel for both PS5 to base station and base station to Deck when you're connected to the one in the main room, but different channels when you're connected to one of the others with the Deck. Transmission is noise to everyone but the two devices in that conversation, so you get more noise on both legs when you're on the same base station: ps5 to base station and base station to Deck.
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Jan 15, 2024 03:20
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Just get a 50ft Ethernet cable and connect it to the Deck with a USB-C adapter.
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Jan 15, 2024 03:24
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PantsBandit posted:I've heard that it gets repetitive after a while and I have a weird mental block with starting a game I think I won't finish. But I'm gonna give it a go. It's a new year and a new me It gets extremely repetitive but you can "win" before you reach that point. I'd say the biggest problem is that the town upgrades eventually become unbelievably boring (the toilet is a shockingly exciting upgrade, the slightly larger toilet is much less so) so that side of the game really falls off. If you struggle at any point and take too long to progress you can find yourself well beyond the interesting parts of the various upgrade systems before you reach the end. But it's still a great game and if you don't insist on throwing yourself at it after you've beat the final boss then I think it's the kind of thing you can safely expect to finish before it really wears out its welcome.
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Jan 15, 2024 06:21
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Is there a steam deck dock that also works with the nintendo switch?
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Jan 15, 2024 07:41
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Barreft posted:Yeah if it's set up right you don't have to do anything, it even stays between switching from stable to beta. No such luck for me, I can't connect with WinSCP unless my VPN is off (nordvpn, even with split tunneling telling WinSCP to operate w/o a VPN doesn't work 😞). Are you using WinSCP or another client?
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Jan 15, 2024 08:22
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The Saddest Rhino posted:Is there a steam deck dock that also works with the nintendo switch? https://skullnco.com/collections/steam-deck/products/steamdock?variant=44494667612452
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Jan 15, 2024 08:29
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The Saddest Rhino posted:Is there a steam deck dock that also works with the nintendo switch? Genki stealth dock
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Jan 15, 2024 09:01
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Dave the Diver and Dredge were both great on the Deck but I'd like to test it's capabilities a bit more. I know it's possible to get Red Dead 2 working on the Deck but is it actually a fun way to play? Or does a game like that just not work in a handheld form?
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Jan 15, 2024 14:13
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it works great at 30fps
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Jan 15, 2024 14:14
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Pierson posted:Dave the Diver and Dredge were both great on the Deck but I'd like to test it's capabilities a bit more. I know it's possible to red Red Dead 2 working on the Deck but is it actually a fun way to play? Or does a game like that just not work in a handheld form? There are a ton of big games that work great. RDR2, Elden Ring, Death Stranding, Cyberpunk, just to name a few
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Jan 15, 2024 14:17
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Elden Ring in particular works waaay better than it has any right to, because apparently Valve specifically worked with FromSoft to get its performance up.
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Jan 15, 2024 14:23
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Beve Stuscemi posted:There are a ton of big games that work great. RDR2, Elden Ring, Death Stranding, Cyberpunk, just to name a few
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Jan 15, 2024 14:23
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Midjack posted:https://skullnco.com/collections/steam-deck/products/steamdock?variant=44494667612452 Quantum of Phallus posted:Genki stealth dock Thanks both!
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Jan 15, 2024 14:50
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Pierson posted:Dave the Diver and Dredge were both great on the Deck but I'd like to test it's capabilities a bit more. I know it's possible to get Red Dead 2 working on the Deck but is it actually a fun way to play? Or does a game like that just not work in a handheld form? Sifu runs and plays really really well if you bring the graphics down from the top setting. 90fps. It feels and plays like it was developed for the Deck. Fantastic game, hard, but fair.
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Jan 15, 2024 15:32
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Pierson posted:Oh for sure, I just asked RDR2 specifically because I've played the other ones to death and not really explored the first much. If it can hit 30fps even if it sucks battery life out that sounds like it could be fun! Just don't forget that streaming (especially using Moonlight+MoonDeck) is a great option for big games, too. Sure you could tweak your settings to get by on ~25 fps and a loud fan, or you could stream it from your local PC (or remote using Tailscale) at full performance with a nice, quiet fan. I hate to keep mentioning it but after using it for Starfield and Baldur's Gate 3, I'm really sold on local streaming as the most practical way to play big games on the Deck
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Jan 15, 2024 15:37
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That assumed people have a gaming PC, like some sort of big nerd
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Jan 15, 2024 15:48
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Quantum of Phallus posted:That assumed people have a gaming PC, like some sort of big nerd I.. that's true. It's come up in conversation before, but I keep forgetting that owning even a non-gaming desktop PC is kind of weird and unusual now.
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Jan 15, 2024 15:54
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You can also stream your sports game from your PS5 with Chiaki… for the people who wear sunglasses in the back of their head
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Jan 15, 2024 15:57
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Animal posted:You can also stream your sports game from your PS5 with Chiaki… for the people who wear sunglasses in the back of their head 
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Jan 15, 2024 15:58
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Snackmar posted:Just don't forget that streaming (especially using Moonlight+MoonDeck) is a great option for big games, too. Sure you could tweak your settings to get by on ~25 fps and a loud fan, or you could stream it from your local PC (or remote using Tailscale) at full performance with a nice, quiet fan. I haven't really looked into Moonlight/MoonDeck. Does it just stream whatever's on your PC (including stuff outside of Steam) onto the SteamDeck? Like, could I make it stream my PC Game Pass games to the SteamDeck?
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Jan 15, 2024 16:36
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WhiteHowler posted:I haven't really looked into Moonlight/MoonDeck. Does it just stream whatever's on your PC (including stuff outside of Steam) onto the SteamDeck? That's right, you can add any non-Steam games to Steam and stream them, though Game Pass also does it remote from MS servers via Edge, using these official instructions from Microsoft. (To play Game Pass games streamed locally, there are sometimes some extra hoops to make an .exe file available to Steam from the protected game folders on your hard drive) The full combo is: - Sunshine on your PC https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine as the host - Moonlight on your Steam Deck from the Discover app store in desktop mode - Decky Loader on your Steam Deck, with the MoonDeck plug-in from its extension store (Without MoonDeck, you launch Moonlight as a separate app and then choose a game. With MoonDeck, you launch each game directly from the library using a moon icon instead of the play button - the primary effect being that each game can have custom mapping for controls) Snackmar fucked around with this message at 16:52 on Jan 15, 2024 |
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Jan 15, 2024 16:45
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I got the new AGDQ Humble Bundle despite having most of the games in it. I’d never heard of Astalon before, but it’s turned out to be quite the gem of a game. It’s an NES style Metroidvania with three swappable characters. Every time you die, you can use the orbs collected from killing enemies to upgrade your characters. It’s incredibly charming. Anyway, here’s a key for Sonic Adventure 2: W6DFQ-FB6W4-W2LLF And the Battle DLC: ZQ5HG-GWIMG-AIKPJ
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Jan 15, 2024 16:49
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Snackmar posted:That's right, you can add any non-Steam games to Steam and stream them, though Game Pass also does it remote from MS servers via Edge, using these official instructions from Microsoft. That's not streaming from my PC though. It's setting up Cloud Game Pass to stream through Edge on the SteamDeck, right? Does it even require Moonlight? (Or is that built into the community package for this?) I don't have Game Pass Ultimate, though I guess I could upgrade if that's the best way to get Game Pass games running on the SteamDeck.
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Jan 15, 2024 16:53
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WhiteHowler posted:That's not streaming from my PC though. It's setting up Cloud Game Pass to stream through Edge on the SteamDeck, right? Does it even require Moonlight? (Or is that built into the community package for this?) That's right - so when it comes to Game Pass games, you can either choose to add them as non-Steam games to Steam and then stream via Moonlight, or, you can choose to use the official instructions to do Microsoft streaming of Game Pass games. The local streaming option is better in all respects, but I just wanted to make sure to mention that it's not the only option for Game Pass.
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Jan 15, 2024 16:55
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Snackmar posted:That's right - so when it comes to Game Pass games, you can either choose to add them as non-Steam games to Steam and then stream via Moonlight, or, you can choose to use the official instructions to do Microsoft streaming of Game Pass games. The local streaming option is better in all respects, but I just wanted to make sure to mention that it's not the only option for Game Pass. If I'm streaming locally over Moonlight from my desktop PC, I assume the downside is that I can't do it from outside my WiFi network (or at least the experience probably won't be good, if I do a bunch of port-forwarding fuckery to get it to work)? Whereas Game Pass Cloud should work well from anywhere with a decent Internet/WiFi connection?
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Jan 15, 2024 16:58
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Yes and yes.
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Jan 15, 2024 17:02
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Thanks for the information. A lot of my backlog right now is on Game Pass, so I'll probably give Ultimate a try for a while.
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Jan 15, 2024 17:05
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So, I got Open X-Com Extended to install and run just fine. What I don't know how to do is run mods. As I recall, mods for it are normally in the Documents folder on Windows. But I installed using Wine. S where did it create the mod folder? I'm a big dum who cannot virtual machine.
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Jan 15, 2024 17:23
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Snackmar posted:That's right - so when it comes to Game Pass games, you can either choose to add them as non-Steam games to Steam and then stream via Moonlight, or, you can choose to use the official instructions to do Microsoft streaming of Game Pass games. The local streaming option is better in all respects, but I just wanted to make sure to mention that it's not the only option for Game Pass. Why would someone have to add non-Steam games to Steam if they're using Moonlight? I thought that would only be a requirement for Steam Link streaming.
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Jan 15, 2024 17:37
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The Saddest Rhino posted:Is there a steam deck dock that also works with the nintendo switch? Genki recently announced the Covert Dock 2 which is 45W with 4Kp60 output and specifically compatible with both the Switch and Deck.
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Jan 15, 2024 17:54
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Quixzlizx posted:Why would someone have to add non-Steam games to Steam if they're using Moonlight? I thought that would only be a requirement for Steam Link streaming. Presumably if you want to use MoonDecky or whatever the name is, so that you can add game-specific input mapping etc. I just went the lazy route and added exes or shortcuts to my EGS games into GeForce streaming, and run Moonlight as its own app. Works fine, I’ll explore MoonDecky if/when I need to mess with inputs.
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Jan 15, 2024 18:37
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speaking of non-Steam games, I have successfully gotten Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown running on the Deck via Ubisoft Connect (Ubisoft+). this is a perfect portable game (given its lead development platform was the Switch) so its stupid as hell that it got caught up in the Ubisoft EGS exclusivity deal, but thankfully it isn't that bad to get running. you'll want a mouse and a keyboard but I promise this only takes a few minutes outside of waiting for the download: (via https://pimylifeup.com/steam-deck-ubisoft-connect/) 1. Go into desktop mode and download Ubisoft Connect 2. Add the installer as a non-Steam game and, in properties -> Compatibility, set it to use Proton 8.0 3. Install as normal 4. Go back to Steam and change the properties of the entry you made for the installer to point at the launcher EXE. You'll have to find the "app ID" under the compatdata folder, which is most recently-updated folder. Launch target "/home/deck/.local/share/steamapps/compatdata/<APPID>/pfx/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Ubisoft/Ubisoft Game Launcher/UbisoftConnect.exe" Start in Directory "/home/deck/.local/share/steamapps/compatdata/<APPID>/pfx/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Ubisoft/Ubisoft Game Launcher" (make sure you put quotes around both entries or it won't work!) 5. Open Ubisoft Connect, log in, and install the game. 6. Add a new entry for the Ubisoft launcher by going to Add Non-Steam Games and adding the same UbisoftConnect EXE. Name this "Prince of Persia" or whatever. 7. Set "launch options" to the following: code:After launching the game you'll probably have a messed up resolution (I think it copies the resolution of the Ubisoft launcher window lol), but you can set it to Fullscreen and then set it to 720p and it should look fine every time you launch it after that. Notes on sharing between PC and Steam Deck: * Saves have to be manually uploaded/downloaded with Ubisoft's cloud on the Load Game screen. * Logging into Ubisoft Connect on the Steam Deck will log you out on desktop. You can get through the login pretty easily on touch screen, but if you're planning to play on a TV, you'll want to make sure you log back in before docking your Deck. It will at least remember your 2FA if you set it as a trusted device, so you don't have to do that every time, just your email/password. abraham linksys fucked around with this message at 19:29 on Jan 15, 2024 |
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Annath posted:Elden Ring in particular works waaay better than it has any right to, because apparently Valve specifically worked with FromSoft to get its performance up. It's because the shader compilation stutter is atrocious on PC and subverted on Deck.
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Jan 15, 2024 20:04
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Question for Canadian goons who have purchased the 1TB OLED recently. How many business days did it take from after you ordered it before you got it in your hands? The limited edition OLED doesn't count.
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Jan 15, 2024 20:09
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abraham linksys posted:speaking of non-Steam games, I have successfully gotten Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown running on the Deck via Ubisoft Connect (Ubisoft+). this is a perfect portable game (given its lead development platform was the Switch) so its stupid as hell that it got caught up in the Ubisoft EGS exclusivity deal, but thankfully it isn't that bad to get running. you'll want a mouse and a keyboard but I promise this only takes a few minutes outside of waiting for the download: Use NonSteamLauncher to automate most of this next time.
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Use NonSteamLauncher to automate most of this next time. i thought about this but the odds that ubisoft releases another game in the next year that i actually care about playing on steam deck is so low i didn't mind doing it manually one time (also i can't tell if NonSteamLauncher actually creates individual game shortcuts or just installs the launcher itself? idk none of these projects ever have clear documentation)
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