Telorand
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- Comment on Does anyone else miss Marcan42's Mastodon page? 5 days ago:
Perhaps it’s incumbent upon those visionaries to take time to train their replacement, rather than focus upon code.
In practice, that might be easier said than done, however.
- Comment on Does anyone else miss Marcan42's Mastodon page? 5 days ago:
Very true, and that’s kinda the crux of my point. We should prepare for the inevitable loss of any person and not take them for granted. Whether through burnout, death, or whatever, most people won’t stick with the same project their whole life.
And so, somebody(s) should join those people such that they aren’t irreplaceable.
- Comment on Does anyone else miss Marcan42's Mastodon page? 5 days ago:
No. Perhaps you’re new to change, but I’ve experienced project leads come and go with less notice than this.
We need to normalize, again, the fact that these leaders are human, and they have limitations. Celebrity idolization is not a particularly endearing human trait, and people need to learn to respect that when those aforementioned leaders need to break from their past, they are under no obligation to leave anything for posterity.
- Comment on How to Install Waydroid on Steam Deck: Full Guide 6 days ago:
Still, I believe and hope next big SteamOS update will switch to Wayland, leaving X11 behind
Same! This would be amazing, and hopefully their teamwork with Arch will see that happen sooner than later. I noticed that they fixed some CVEs in this latest stable update, so perhaps we’ll see more!
- Comment on How to Install Waydroid on Steam Deck: Full Guide 6 days ago:
How does this work? SteamOS uses X11, and Waydroid requires Wayland.
Xwaylandtranslates X11 calls to Wayland, but I’m not aware of any Wayland to X11 compatibility projects. - Comment on The DeckFilter app got a big update recently, with faster library/wishlist sync, IsThereAnyDeal integration, and more 1 week ago:
Not the person you asked, but maybe they also mean the SteamDB extension?
- Comment on Best Steam Deck games under $5 in the Couch Co-Op Fest sale 1 week ago:
I’ve experienced similar in 2D games that are more or less fancy Flash games. I wonder if that has less to do with Godot (it might, anyway) and more to do with optimization and LOD.
Either way, I still appreciate the heads up that it’s battery intensive. Good to know before traveling and winding up searching for an outlet.
- Comment on Best Steam Deck games under $5 in the Couch Co-Op Fest sale 1 week ago:
Have you tried forcing lower TDW? I don’t have the game, but I wonder if that would help
- Comment on Tuttle Capital files for ‘alien tech’ ETF 1 week ago:
How to lose a lot of money, a case study.
- Comment on Steam Deck Brick Mod: No screen, no controller, and absolutely no sense, just a power button and a USB port. 4 weeks ago:
Reminds me of mods like the GameCube Nano. I dunno if it’s possible, but it would be kinda cool if someone figured out how to shrink the Deck further.
- Comment on PC game development surges in Steam Deck handheld era — But don't count Xbox and PlayStation out 4 weeks ago:
I’m not. I’m more hoping for Nintendo to get a wakeup call that improving customer satisfaction and giving them actual value, rather than clawing and squeezing and litigating every dollar possible from their freaking fans, is actually a viable business strategy.
- Comment on PC game development surges in Steam Deck handheld era — But don't count Xbox and PlayStation out 4 weeks ago:
I mean, I know what you’re saying. Nintendo is no slouch when it comes to drawing people in, but they’re no longer the only fish in the pond. Couple that with the general customer satisfaction with Deck-likes and the flat deluge of games to which you have access, and there’s a real chance of people at least thinking twice before jumping on a Switch 2.
Some people won’t care, but Nintendo is going to have to really work to pull others away from all those extras you get by design. Plus, that’s not even getting into how stupidly easy it is to set up emulation, which you have to pay a lot for via Nintendo.
- Comment on PC game development surges in Steam Deck handheld era — But don't count Xbox and PlayStation out 4 weeks ago:
They’ll also have potentially more exposure, as many other companies have and will be coming out with SteamOS handhelds of their own. So if anyone had to choose, it might make more sense to skip the Switch 2.
- Comment on GPD WIN 4 handheld plans to support Valve's SteamOS in 2025 1 month ago:
It looks like it’s trying to be a dual-purpose handheld, a controller with a laptop inside. 32GB of RAM is for running multiple programs simultaneously, and with their special dock connector to get it going with a monitor and other peripherals, I would guess they are targeting people who want to replace their setup with something smaller than a traditional gaming laptop.
Their previous offerings have been laptops with controllers attached, but given the popularity of handhelds, this seems like the logical move for them to stay relevant in the market. It’s niche, but it will probably attract some.
- Comment on After a year in its company, I’ve done a complete 180 on my Steam Deck 1 month ago:
It helps me play games that I would otherwise avoid on my desktop (usually low-requirement games like Vampire Survivor-likes or action platformers). If I gotta pick up a controller to play it, the Deck is probably better. I can also play in shorter bursts, so if I have ten minutes of nothing to do, that’s ten minutes I can make progress on a game.
And because of that I’ve finished a lot more games than I did with only my desktop.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Mac should be able to read Fat32, and so should the Deck. You should use a universal drive format when possible, not whatever each one recommends (probably HFS or APFS for Mac and ext4 for Linux).
If you’re trying to install Windows on the Deck via Mac, you might need to create a virtual machine first with Windows on it:
www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/
Or possibly Linux (which you could probably do via the Deck, too):
linuxiac.com/how-to-create-a-windows-bootable-usb…
I did read that the WoeUSB program mentioned in that article might also work on Mac, but I can’t verify if that’s true. Option three is to ask a friend to create a Windows Media USB for you.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
- Get a USB-C flash drive for system reinstalls or flashing a new distro.
- Look into handheld-oriented distros like Bazzite, Nobara, and CachyOS (there’s others, too).
- Consider a screen protector.
- Look into getting a Deck Lifesaver or printing one yourself.
- Comment on [help] Getting my first steam deck tomorrow 2 months ago:
Bazzite supports Secure Boot…😉
But thanks for the info! I’ll be looking at it more closely later.
- Comment on [help] Getting my first steam deck tomorrow 2 months ago:
If you plan to use yours as a laptop replacement, get Bazzite (maybe CachyOS, but I don’t have experience with their handheld version). SteamOS is great, but the major drawback for daily computing is that every update will wipe out your modifications to the core system (not your home directory). Bazzite and some others will give you a persistent system with each update.
For gaming, Hades works flawlessly. It’s easy to pick up and put down, doesn’t consume a lot of battery, and the story/gameplay are phenomenal.
Make sure to also check out RetroDeck/EmuDeck and Decky Loader to extend what your Deck can do
- Comment on Will there be a restock on the white OLED steam deck? 2 months ago:
There’s probably white shells for the OLED models, now, though I haven’t checked in a while. Most of the custom shells come with matching buttons, and you can buy separate buttons of other colors, so you could probably make a facsimile with a little searching and elbow grease.
- Comment on [Leak] Steam Controller 2 render thumbnail leaked in SteamVR drivers 2 months ago:
As an avid and current Steam Controller user, top-down twin stick shooters are still awkward. Having a second stick while still having both pads will be a monumental improvement.
- Comment on Steam Deck AU launch date: 19 Nov 2024 3 months ago:
Congrats, Australia! Hope y’all have lots of fun!
- Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your deck? - November 2024 3 months ago:
Alone. I don’t currently have friends that play it, but I still have a good time. Works great on Deck, and you can even make use of HDR settings, if you have an OLED version.
- Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your deck? - November 2024 3 months ago:
It’s a good time for SNES spiritual successors!
- Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your deck? - November 2024 3 months ago:
Mostly CrossCode. A fun little sci-fi action puzzler that pays homage to the SNES era of games. It’s similar to Spirit of Mana. Low power requirements, and it has a Linux-native version that works better than the Windows version (you need updated engine files if you play from itch.io).
I’m also playing a little bit of No Man’s Sky, but just here and there; I’m mostly playing that on my desktop.
- Comment on the official dock is never quite plug & play when it comes to an external display (DVI) 3 months ago:
Not saying that will fix things, but you never know!
- Comment on the official dock is never quite plug & play when it comes to an external display (DVI) 3 months ago:
I didn’t see you mention it, but have you connected it to the dock then checked for updates? The official dock gets its own set.
- Comment on Gaming 2024 4 months ago:
There’s bumpers you can add to raise up the back paddles. I wonder if those might help.
- Comment on Gaming 2024 4 months ago:
Always, when a game tries to force me to use a stick-click to sprint or I need to perform an action with ABXY while turning via right stick/pad.
- Comment on Sid Meier's Civilization 7 Specs Were Released And It Should Run on Steam Deck - Steam Deck HQ 4 months ago:
I think that’s a fair point, and also it’s cool that they want to try to be sensitive to a group that’s historically gotten the raw end of the deal much of the time.
It’s small progress, but better than business as usual.