Localhorst86
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- Comment on 8BitDo announces it's controllers now have Steam/SteamOS compatibility 3 days ago:
I can get this to work on my steam deck. Back buttons and gyro.
But on my PC, it doesn’t work. Does anyone know what the requirements for this to work are? Do I need a specific Bluetooth version?
- Comment on [Discussion] Steam Summer Sale has started, what are you buying to play on your Deck? 1 week ago:
Crash Bandicoot trilogy for 3,99€ was in instant buy for me.
- Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #21 1 week ago:
honestly, it’s mostly the same for me, as well. I might play a game on epic, give it a whirl and if I like it, put it on my wishlist, hoping it’ll appear in a bundle anytime soon.
- Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #21 1 week ago:
AFAIU, the GOG extension was a perk that you received for a one-time payment ($6 iirc), and I believe there were two different ways to make that payment. Continous membership/subscription to patreon was not necessary.
Unfortunately, they seem to have completely wiped information regarding this from their website, I can’t find it there anymore.
- Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #21 1 week ago:
Feedback in their discord seems overwhelmingly negative. Personally, them putting the GoG extension behind a paywall already left a sour taste in my mouth. Lack of GOG and Amazon support in Junk Store was always a big inconvenience that required use of heroic anyways, so for me it was more convenient to just stick to heroic. I will keep using Heroic launcher, instead.
I don’t wish junk store bad luck in their endevour, but I strongly believe if they actually pull through with this, it is going to crash and burn. Hard. It wont generate enough revenue to sustain long term development and be either partially or fully abandoned within 18 months. The concept of Junk Store is too niché to not be a FOSS community driven project.
They try to make it sound like it is not a subscription model: you pay $40 for 12 months of updates and support and keep using the software afterwards without receiving updates. But in practice, this wont work for very long. Store APIs are gonna change, backends are going to break, etc., making updates be a necessity. Software as a Service.
One thing I found to be a particular slap in the face for current supporters was a FAQ regarding the future of the GOG extension for the Decky plugin:
Q: Since GOG addon support is going to be bug-fix only, will it be added to the public domain?
A: We’re using the GOG addon as a canary in the coal mine. If enough people continue to support it by purchasing, that sends a clear signal we should keep investing time into both the GOG addon and maintaining the open-source code. However, if sales drop off significantly, it will indicate we can safely scale back or stop work on the open-source version without jeopardizing the project’s sustainability.It’ll be self fullfilling. People are going to stop buying the GOG extension for the current decky plugin, because future updates are not guaranteed. That reduction in sales is going to indicate to them, that there is no longer demand for it and every current supported is SOL. They are not even guaranteing a fixed ammount of support for the current extension here, they keep it vague and open.
If I had paid for the GOG extension, this FAQ would make me mad. - Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #21 1 week ago:
40€ for junk store is an insane price, even more insane that its a yearly subscription 😳
- Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #19 3 weeks ago:
Same here, gotta have to wait for the Firefox version being approved.
- Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #19 3 weeks ago:
FYI, your section about PS2 hacking has a header titled “PS3 jailbreak”
- Comment on This is actually a pretty good idea. 3 weeks ago:
You can also find plenty of similar designs for third party chargers.
Since my original charger is set up behind my TV for when I want to hook the deck up, I am using a small Anker 313 45W charger for on the go.
- Comment on Spicy pillow 🧐 5 weeks ago:
Actually less worried about shorting something, note worried about it damaging some adhesive or protective film, or anything on the screen, really :)
- Comment on Spicy pillow 🧐 5 weeks ago:
I’ve reached out to Steam Support atleast, hopefully they can directly sell me one, or point me somewhere that I’m not buying one off Amazon
From what I understand, iFixit is their official partner, valves support website directed me towards that as well.
When did you get your steam deck? Mines an original Q3 an curious if this is something common for our 2 year old devices?
August 2022, close to three years old now.
- Comment on Spicy pillow 🧐 5 weeks ago:
I just went to ifixit’s website and ordered the battery. Ordered it on sunday night, according to my tracking app it has just been delivered, so no long waiting times.
Maybe it depends on your region? It’s in stock on the german website. Image
- Comment on Spicy pillow 🧐 5 weeks ago:
I thought about that, but checking the ifixit guide revealed there are holes spread around the battery tray, I was worried that any isopropyl alcohol I tried to get underneath the battery would just drain through those holes onto other hardware, potentially causing damage.
In hindsight, tough, maybe putting some IPA onto the plastic card I used to insert underneath the battery would have worked well.
- Comment on Spicy pillow 🧐 5 weeks ago:
Dang. You understand batteries.
eh, apparently, not really. When it comes to battery health, it feels to me like the wisdom changes every few years. It probably wasn’t very healthy for the battery to be on the charger for dozens of hours on end, despite battery management.
- Comment on Spicy pillow 🧐 5 weeks ago:
If youre talking about before the operation: I let the battery discharge completely (fired up a game and played until the system shut off on its own). I haven’t charged it afterwards, but imidiatelly removed it.
If youre talking about general usage: it was plugged into the outlet whenever I was not gaming, It barely drained below 40% when I used it.
- Comment on Spicy pillow 🧐 5 weeks ago:
This was a chore to remove. I had to heat up the battery so much, I was really worried.
I remember batteries that had a pull tab, why can’t they use those anymore
I am considering not using the adhesive that comes with the new battery, but using something a lot less adhesive.
- Comment on Spicy pillow 🧐 5 weeks ago:
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- Comment on Steam Deck News 4 months ago:
One thing to note about Junk store is the fact that out of the box it only supports epic games store. GOG is an additional add-on that you need to purchase.
Personal, I just use heroic and have that added to steam so I can launch it in gaming mode. A lot more convenient
- Comment on This Steam Deck mount looks silly, but greatly reduces the risk of dropping Valve's handheld on your face while gaming in bed 4 months ago:
I just use an IKEA Len breastfeeding pillow…
- Comment on LGR had best experience of The Sims 1 & 2 Legacy Collection on the Steam Deck (timestamp at 14:16 min) 4 months ago:
I also experienced that getting older games to run is often easier on Linux using wine and proton than it was on windows 7+.
- Comment on Picture-in-picture for Decky, watch videos in a floating window while you play 5 months ago:
I can See this possibly being useful for having a walkthrough playing during the game
- Comment on DOOM + DOOM II enhanced versions get Steam Deck Verified 9 months ago:
Make that “Gaming on Linux”. I’ve barely come accross a game that wouldnt work at all, ocassionally (usually with older titles) setting up a decent controll scheme can be some worm. To be fair, though, I mostly play single player games or casual multiplayer games - I don’t play any exports titles or competitive multiplayer games, so unsupported anti-cheat hasn’t been an issue for me.
All the effort Valve has put into proton for the steam deck has paid off for regular Linux gaming as well. So much so, that Linux has been my main OS for about a month.
- Comment on DOOM + DOOM II enhanced versions get Steam Deck Verified 9 months ago:
Tbh, I haven’t been paying attention to the compatibility marker, at all. The day the game released, I played it on steam deck, unlocked all achievements a few weeks ago - entirely on the steam deck.
- Comment on Adding gog games to steam deck 9 months ago:
Thanks. I didn’t realize that was the case, I installed the plugin at some point but eventually uninstalled it, because I always fell back to Heroic Games Launcher, because GOG has my third largest library of games (after steam and the free epic giveaways).
Having to join their patreon to get early access to a beta plugin (essentially paying money to become a tester) does sound like embracing the current state of game development and not something I am willing to encourage/participate in.
I’ll stick with HGL for the time being, I can just add that to steams gamescope.
- Comment on Adding gog games to steam deck 9 months ago:
What aspect of it is paid?
- Comment on The one accesory I would recommend with the Deck 9 months ago:
If you have access to a 3d printer (owning one, having a friend that owns one, or a makersoace near you), this is a really handy print:
printables.com/…/461009-steam-deck-usb-c-port-cab… - Comment on Gamescom Showed Me That Devs Really Care About Steam Deck Compatibility - Steam Deck HQ 10 months ago:
When I got my steam deck in 2022, I prepared an SD specifically for booting windows, because I figured I might need to boot it at some point for playing a game. 1 year later, I have not once had to boot windows to play a game. Incidentally, it often was easier to get older games working on proton in Linux than it was on a modern windows system.
I am not personally playing many multiplayer games, though, but I can see how being locked out of playing a current multiplayer game with your friends would be an issue. We can only hope that kernel level anti cheat is going the way of the dodo. But from what i understand, that would in a lot of cases mean for Tim Sweeney to get off his high horse, because of EOS, no?
- Comment on Gamescom Showed Me That Devs Really Care About Steam Deck Compatibility - Steam Deck HQ 10 months ago:
I know you are kidding, but after the failed Steam Machines, the Steam deck has made people realize that gaming on Linux is mostly viable. Microsoft has pissed me off enough with windows 11, that I have decided to switch to Linux as my main OS on desktop as well.
- Comment on Gaming Pillow holder for Steam Deck 10 months ago:
I just use an IKEA Len pregnancy/breastfeeding pillow. Does the job very well.
