Water_Melon_boy

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[Discussion] What games are you playing on your deck? - November 2024 in c/[email protected]
[–] Water_Melon_boy 7 points 2 weeks ago

Witcher 3, Just finished the main story. And boy, CDPR really nailed the story/ character writing in this game. Looking to grab "Hearts of stone" & "Blood and Wind" DLC next GOG sale.

What an amazing 50hr time sink!

Gotta be hyperaware of everything everyone does and carefully mirror them so they don't find out I'm neurodiverse and start expressing sympathy or some shit in c/[email protected]
[–] Water_Melon_boy 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I get the feeling that people can sort of "feel" that something is different (Monkey instinct?) despite us acting totally normal.

Colorful Stream Dream in c/[email protected]
[–] Water_Melon_boy 1 points 1 month ago

Is this where dreams are streamed from? 🤔

Compulsion to help others in c/[email protected]
[–] Water_Melon_boy 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I feel the same, it genuinely hurts when I think I let other down (despite they might not feel so).

Compassion is good, but we should probably reserve it for people who are close to us.

For those people who you probably will never meet a second time, close your heart to it.

[Discussion] What games are you playing on your deck? - October 2024 in c/[email protected]
[–] Water_Melon_boy 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nine Sols!

Who would've guessed a hand drawn 2D side scroller runs amazingly at 90Hz. That sound of parrying attacks coming out of deck's speaker is just so satisfying.

So I'm not allowed to see how much data usage certain apps use?!? in c/[email protected]
[–] Water_Melon_boy 82 points 1 month ago

I think it just mean you blocked/restricted these app's internet access.

type the distro you use and is and let your keyboard finish it in c/[email protected]
[–] Water_Melon_boy 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Linux Mint chocolate chip cookies with coconut milk and some other things 🤤.

[Discussion] What games have you been playing on your deck? - September 2024 in c/[email protected]
[–] Water_Melon_boy 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Elden Ring & Resident Evil 6!

Elden Ring: Man this game is so long but fun. I just can't help myself playing this game everywhere. Somehow getting my ass kicked, and winning a fight or two time to time, kills time so efficiency.

RE6: Despite it's bad rep, it's a really good game for couch coop on a TV. The performance was great, and just really enjoyable when laughing at bugs & absurd writing with friends.

[Help] Steam Deck settings for dummies in c/[email protected]
[–] Water_Melon_boy 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

720p upscaled to 1080 looks really good, and is a nice balance for performance.

Some TV don't play nice with the fps caps, try uncapping the framerate if you don't mind some fps fluctuations.

Rock&Stone btw.

Some Performance Presets for Steam Deck. in c/[email protected]
[–] Water_Melon_boy 1 points 4 months ago

Sure would be, hope they don't lower the resolution as aggressive as FSR2.

Steam deck for a TV party game emulation machine? in c/[email protected]
[–] Water_Melon_boy 6 points 4 months ago

I can only speak for Wii emulation, it works great.

OLED deck have excellent Bluetooth compatibility with WiiMotes, I can hook up 4 of them using emulated bluetooth mode. (Can't get passthru mode working tho)

Some configuration beforehand such as changing all four controller slots into "real WiiMote" & enable continues scanning is all you need to do.

Just a side note. Switching between handheld and docked mode is a dull process. In order to switch input source you have to go to desktop mode every time.

SteamOS 3.6.6 Preview for Steam Deck has fixes for ELDEN RING, system memory leak and more in c/[email protected]
[–] Water_Melon_boy 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The Elden Ring one actually isn't so rare. It feels more like a 10%. Every time I boot up the game I half expect it to crash.

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Game got more performance heavy? (self.drg)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Water_Melon_boy to c/[email protected]
2 comments fedilink
 

I've been playing DRG on a steam deck，and I noticed that there are much more stutter, even at max wattage.

~~And CPU usage now are no longer evenly split across threads(Only maxing 1 thread per core).~~ (This one is fixed in a quick update)

Anyone encountering similar lag issues on season 5?

Edit: This is likely shader compilation stutter, since it was the beginning of the season and not much cache is shared & built.

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[Question] Feeling stuck and don't know what to do. (self.privacy)
 

Hi privacy community. I genuinely want to hear from both people who are very private and those who didn't go to such an extent.

I started my journy since high school and replaced a lot of stuff since then.

Ditched most of Google's app . Only 2~3 apps on my phone require google play store(Banking/School's app/ Train ticket).

Switched to Protonmail + Email alias, and manage my passwords with Bitwarden.

Got off social media and made sure I removed all data that can be found about me in quick Google searches.

Switched to Linux for desktop.

But

I can't get rid of gmail because I still need those apps, and some professors heavily relies on google services.

Windows ain't getting off my laptop because I need to make sure document format and software compatibility don't become reasons I fail a class.

I feel like the obstacle I hit isn't just convenience anymore, it's my life and the situations I'm in.

I wish to hear what kind of dicisions / realizations / mindsets you guys had in your journy.

Thanks in advance.

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[Guide] Pull out Dolphin's menu during emulation. (self.steamdeck)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by Water_Melon_boy to c/[email protected]
4 comments fedilink
 

Been tinkering with Wii emulation and found that most posts about how to access Dolphin's menu in game mode are too complex. So I decided to make a post about a simpler method I discovered.

[Assumptions] I'm using EmuDeck to set everything up and accessing the game through game mode. (Steam game Icons set up by Steam ROM manager).

[How To]

  1. So first , go to the game's page and click on the "gear" icon. Then click on "properties".

  2. In launch options, delete the -b in org.DolphinEmu.dolphin-emu -b -e (The -b prevents Dolphin's menu to be created in the first place)

  3. Launch the game, then press the steam button. You will see a second window under the "Switch windows" section. Choose the second one, and you will see Dolphin's menu.

  4. (Edit: There are better navigation solutions in the comments!) ~~In order to navigate it, change controller config to "Web Browser" preset~~
    Click on settings you wish to adjust. All the tabs you open in Dolphin menu will also show up under "Switch windows" too.

  5. After you finish adjusting stuff. Simply close the tabs you opened and switch back to the tab that the game is on.

Hope this help people who stumble across this post!

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Some Performance Presets for Steam Deck. (self.drg)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Water_Melon_boy to c/[email protected]
3 comments fedilink
 

DRG on Steam Deck OLED performs well, but I want to see how low I can push the TDP while maintaining playability. And I want to share it so others don't have to go thru the hassle.

Assuming battery usage from 90% to 10%，so only 80%(40Wh) is used in playtime estimation.

All presets are tuned with Haz 5 difficulty. Different cave generation/ swarm sizes will cause dips and power hungry moments from time to time.

Modded difficulty are not tested.

(Cyro utility 2.0 used)

In game Settings:

Texture Quality:High , the rest all low.

Using DX12.

fov 103⁰.

Mods used:

-Remove decals

-No ragdolls

-Cyro cannon partical fix

-No flares.

Presets:

7w / 45fps (to be sync with 90Hz) / FSR 2 Ultra Quality / Gpu Auto/ ~4.5 HR / TotalDeckPow=11w

(This one is surprisingly stable, it even have headroom up to 50fps)

9w / 60fps / FSR 1 performance / Gpu Auto / ~3.5 HR / TotalDeckPow=14w

(Really like this one, used most when not desperate for battery.)

11w / 60fps / FSR 1 Ultra Quality / Gpu Auto / 2.5~3 HR / TotalDeckPow=16~17w

(Nice upgrade over the last one, couch gaming recommended!)

2024/4/29 Update, Aiming for nicer stability and no longer pins GPU (Valve fixed the apu's power allocation)

🪨 & 🪨!

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［Solved］Steam Deck stuck loading user profile after rebooting in offline mode. (self.steamdeck)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Water_Melon_boy to c/[email protected]
3 comments fedilink
 

Hi, first time posting on lemmy.(Yay!).

So I often put my steam deck into offline mode since I travel between places a lot . And when I was expecting another gaming session today(without internet), it was dead stuck in "loading user data" screen.

Some symptoms:

  1. The wifi icon have a purple X on it , indicating it's still in offline mode.
  2. Enabling internet does nothing.
  3. Everything in desktop mode works(including internet), except steam.

I've faced this problem once before and had to resolve to a factory reset. Back then I tried

  1. Get away from any Wifi signal and boot up
  2. Go into desktop mode and wait for it"
  3. Hard reboot and switch to a different Wifi network"

None of them worked.

I've heard that you can attempt to recover from this by copying steam user data files from a pc, but I can't confirm this right now.

I want to ask, had anyone encountered this before? Is there a way fixing it other than factory resetting? Thx for any help in advance!

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