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News - Yodelee Golf is a unique funny-sounding chaotic casual co-op golf game
By Caldathras, 22 May 2026 at 5:49 pm UTC
By Caldathras, 22 May 2026 at 5:49 pm UTC
Not my kind of game (i.e., it's multiplayer) but it sounds like it will be hilariously fun.
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By vic-bay, 22 May 2026 at 5:13 pm UTC
By vic-bay, 22 May 2026 at 5:13 pm UTC
keep your room tidy, pay attention to your electric equipment and nothing bad will ever happen, unless a cat or a mouse chews on wires.
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By mindedie, 22 May 2026 at 4:26 pm UTC
Molex... try using (detachable) molex cables from one manufacture PSU on different manufacture or even same manufacture, just different model.
By mindedie, 22 May 2026 at 4:26 pm UTC
Quoting: KlaasCharging BL-5C batteries, right now, dock/slot pins are nice and exposed. Looking at camera pack, AA, AAA, 18650, 21600, 6LR61 chargers... kinda same, exposed. If shorting pins with something conductive, charging brick (stops) start blinking for errors...Quoting: mindedieAll external battery chargers/dock (for cylindrical, prismatic, random battery packs and whole devices) have exposed pins.No, they don't.
Molex... try using (detachable) molex cables from one manufacture PSU on different manufacture or even same manufacture, just different model.
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By Kimyrielle, 22 May 2026 at 4:03 pm UTC
By Kimyrielle, 22 May 2026 at 4:03 pm UTC
Quoting: benstor214Why go after one single company? Something smells fishy…Getting a precedence ruling. Law on our side of the pond is very precedence oriented. You typically pick the target you think you have the strongest case against. IIRC, from what I heard, Valve lootboxes are really atrocious, even by the standards of lootboxes. Never played any of their games though, so I wouldn't know why.
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By SlayerTheChikken, 22 May 2026 at 4:03 pm UTC
By SlayerTheChikken, 22 May 2026 at 4:03 pm UTC
Valve is right, card packs still exist, loot boxes are no different other than the fact it's a paid random digital item instead of physical.
To be honest I hate paid loot boxes and I want them to poof, but I also hate pokemon card packs, just slightly less because they are physical items.
No one can really make a good argument against digital loot boxes if the same thing exists irl, unless they can prove manipulation/dark patterns then also prove the same thing isn't happening with card packs.
I think a good middle ground is to either situationally ban both physical/digital "loot boxes"/packs/whatever based on proven maliciousness, or limit spending amounts for them. Banning something completely is kind of ridiculous imo because it starts to step on freedom of choice; people have the choice, just like people have the choice to eat 10 big macs in a row, but you can't ban everything just because some people have no self control.
To be honest I hate paid loot boxes and I want them to poof, but I also hate pokemon card packs, just slightly less because they are physical items.
No one can really make a good argument against digital loot boxes if the same thing exists irl, unless they can prove manipulation/dark patterns then also prove the same thing isn't happening with card packs.
I think a good middle ground is to either situationally ban both physical/digital "loot boxes"/packs/whatever based on proven maliciousness, or limit spending amounts for them. Banning something completely is kind of ridiculous imo because it starts to step on freedom of choice; people have the choice, just like people have the choice to eat 10 big macs in a row, but you can't ban everything just because some people have no self control.
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By Klaas, 22 May 2026 at 3:57 pm UTC
This is pure laziness. Even if you limit the current (which obviously you should) you have to assume as a designer that that mechanism can fail (and it will wither by aging or by production error).
By Klaas, 22 May 2026 at 3:57 pm UTC
Quoting: mindedieAll external battery chargers/dock (for cylindrical, prismatic, random battery packs and whole devices) have exposed pins.No, they don't. There are some, but most that have exposed conductive surfaces only have ground connections on the outside. Take a look at the cylindrical connectors of olden times (okay this one can have the positive on the outside depending on polarity), all types of USB-plugs, Molex, the power part of SATA, etc. are safer by design.
This is pure laziness. Even if you limit the current (which obviously you should) you have to assume as a designer that that mechanism can fail (and it will wither by aging or by production error).
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By benstor214, 22 May 2026 at 3:51 pm UTC
By benstor214, 22 May 2026 at 3:51 pm UTC
Why go after one single company? Something smells fishy…
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By mindedie, 22 May 2026 at 3:46 pm UTC
By mindedie, 22 May 2026 at 3:46 pm UTC
Quoting: KlaasIt is bad design to have exposed pins that carry a current.All external battery chargers/dock (for cylindrical, prismatic, random battery packs and whole devices) have exposed pins. Sound way to close to alarmist BS...
Quoting: Cley_FayeIt's hard to say from pictures, but that metal strap seems to have been quite conductive. There should be some safety shutdown when a short is detected across the pins.Puck it self just connector/plug like barrel jack or any other? All "intelligence" are in charging bricks. Good stuff have all safety features: shorts, wrong polarity, current surge protection etc. More important what was connected to other end of Puck... PC/laptop and similar USB port are low power, except USB C power delivery ones.
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By tfk, 22 May 2026 at 3:43 pm UTC
By tfk, 22 May 2026 at 3:43 pm UTC
I had something like this happen to my PS4 dualshock controller when I put it in the microwave to dry after cleaning.
News - Discord attempt to put out the fires with a clarification over new age verification
By PixelDrop, 22 May 2026 at 3:35 pm UTC
By PixelDrop, 22 May 2026 at 3:35 pm UTC
Quoting: soulsourceYeah Unreal themselves, I said "Unreal devs" as in the people selling stuff on the market place. I have dozens of plugins where the only place for support is Discord.Quoting: t3rr0rh4wkAnyone still willing to remain deserves any and all of the dystopian b.s. that Discord is pulling here. Please, please make the jump to something else. We have the power here. They barely support us on Linux anyway. We're clearly not very worth their time, so let's treat them in kind.Tell that to my boss... We have tousesuffer Discord at work...
Quoting: PixelDropWhen all the Unreal devs and..etc stop using Discord as their main source of priority supporFunny that you mention Unreal, because it is luckily not using Discord, but rather this forum: https://epicprosupport.epicgames.com
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By PixelDrop, 22 May 2026 at 3:33 pm UTC
By PixelDrop, 22 May 2026 at 3:33 pm UTC
"Can parents purchase packs of baseball cards for their children"
As somebody who plays TCGs and who played a ton of TCGs as a kid, one of the biggest things that I hated, absolutely hated, was the fact that you had random odds of getting cards and you just had to endlessly spend money on booster packs and hope you got the one that you wanted. So, if there was actually a law that came through and destroyed this system, and turned TCGs into buy the set and play the game, that would be awesome. IMO
A lot of TCGs are really fun to play. The problem is, is the trading aspect because of the random loot box effect. Which especially sucks when you're a kid. One of the biggest things about TCGs that I remember as a kid is the feeling that I was poor and didn't deserve nice cards because of that.
As somebody who plays TCGs and who played a ton of TCGs as a kid, one of the biggest things that I hated, absolutely hated, was the fact that you had random odds of getting cards and you just had to endlessly spend money on booster packs and hope you got the one that you wanted. So, if there was actually a law that came through and destroyed this system, and turned TCGs into buy the set and play the game, that would be awesome. IMO
A lot of TCGs are really fun to play. The problem is, is the trading aspect because of the random loot box effect. Which especially sucks when you're a kid. One of the biggest things about TCGs that I remember as a kid is the feeling that I was poor and didn't deserve nice cards because of that.
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By Kimyrielle, 22 May 2026 at 3:19 pm UTC
By Kimyrielle, 22 May 2026 at 3:19 pm UTC
Quoting: cooliticYour point is certainly valid, but it's not a reason not to get lootboxes banned, or at least put them under gambling legislation. It's a reason to do the same with the things you named. It's really about time to treat these things as what they are: gambling. I have no idea when it became normal not to know what you're buying.Quoting: doragasuAs much as I love Valve, they should stop this loot box nonsense.I'd almost agree if people were being remotely principled and actually applied the same logic to every "surprise mechanic" on the market, like trading cards, or literally every single "gacha-game" there is, by definition of the word "gacha".
But nope, it's just "loot-boxes" because of some contemporary cultural zeitgeist.
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By coolitic, 22 May 2026 at 3:11 pm UTC
But nope, it's just "loot-boxes" because of some contemporary cultural zeitgeist.
By coolitic, 22 May 2026 at 3:11 pm UTC
Quoting: doragasuAs much as I love Valve, they should stop this loot box nonsense.I'd almost agree if people were being remotely principled and actually applied the same logic to every "surprise mechanic" on the market, like trading cards, or literally every single "gacha-game" there is (by definition of the word "gacha").
But nope, it's just "loot-boxes" because of some contemporary cultural zeitgeist.
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By Cley_Faye, 22 May 2026 at 3:07 pm UTC
By Cley_Faye, 22 May 2026 at 3:07 pm UTC
I'm surprised that this can happen. These being pins is an issue, but at some point they have to expose some contacts. What worries me is that it seems that this is more or less a passthrough from the power source, and there's no current limit or any other safety feature.
It's hard to say from pictures, but that metal strap seems to have been quite conductive. There should be some safety shutdown when a short is detected across the pins.
I wonder if there's some extra details we're not aware of, or if it really is that "dumb".
It's hard to say from pictures, but that metal strap seems to have been quite conductive. There should be some safety shutdown when a short is detected across the pins.
I wonder if there's some extra details we're not aware of, or if it really is that "dumb".
News - SteamOS 3.7.25 and 3.8.5 Beta released - bug fixes and better dGPU video memory management
By Klaas, 22 May 2026 at 2:57 pm UTC
How long until the re-re-re-disabled yadda-yadda-yadda?
By Klaas, 22 May 2026 at 2:57 pm UTC
Re-re-enable Bluetooth Wake for Steam Deck LCD😁
How long until the re-re-re-disabled yadda-yadda-yadda?
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By Klaas, 22 May 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
By Klaas, 22 May 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
It is bad design to have exposed pins that carry a current. Even if they are not magnetic. There is always a risk that something conductive falls on top of it and starts a fire.
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By Liam Squires-Hand, 22 May 2026 at 2:53 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 22 May 2026 at 2:53 pm UTC
Quoting: BumadarI think you vastly overestimate how many people understand that at all.But, who actually reads this kind of small-print? My bet is only a very tiny minority of people, especially for something usually as simple as a game controller. Ideally, Valve should look to add a much more prominent warning (like in the Steam client) - just to be a bit more on the safe side.Oh please, take responsibility, its magnetic, it has electricity......
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By Bumadar, 22 May 2026 at 2:51 pm UTC
By Bumadar, 22 May 2026 at 2:51 pm UTC
But, who actually reads this kind of small-print? My bet is only a very tiny minority of people, especially for something usually as simple as a game controller. Ideally, Valve should look to add a much more prominent warning (like in the Steam client) - just to be a bit more on the safe side.Oh please, take responsibility, its magnetic, it has electricity......
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By syylk, 22 May 2026 at 2:48 pm UTC
By syylk, 22 May 2026 at 2:48 pm UTC
Tbh, live charging connectors should be sockets, not prods, to reduce the chance of involuntary short-circuits.
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By Kimyrielle, 22 May 2026 at 2:42 pm UTC
By Kimyrielle, 22 May 2026 at 2:42 pm UTC
People love surprises, but they don't like paying paying for bad ones.
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By doragasu, 22 May 2026 at 2:28 pm UTC
By doragasu, 22 May 2026 at 2:28 pm UTC
As much as I love Valve, they should stop this loot box nonsense.
News - Here's what was revealed during The Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026
By Jarmer, 22 May 2026 at 2:27 pm UTC
By Jarmer, 22 May 2026 at 2:27 pm UTC
(man there's so many wh games wow!)
of all of these I think I'm most looking forward to Boltgun 2, and Dark Heresy. The rest aren't my jam (multiplayer racer, multiplayer pve, etc).
Mechanicus 2 just released! Going to go play some of that right now! I played for about an hr yesterday and got to the part where I'm the necrons fighting the first human squad with a good leader and died lol ... so let me go remedy that right now!
of all of these I think I'm most looking forward to Boltgun 2, and Dark Heresy. The rest aren't my jam (multiplayer racer, multiplayer pve, etc).
Mechanicus 2 just released! Going to go play some of that right now! I played for about an hr yesterday and got to the part where I'm the necrons fighting the first human squad with a good leader and died lol ... so let me go remedy that right now!
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By williamjcm, 22 May 2026 at 2:14 pm UTC
By williamjcm, 22 May 2026 at 2:14 pm UTC
Reminds me of EA's "surprise mechanics" defence.
News - HELLDIVERS 2 is getting multiple upscaling modes, VRR, VRS and other tech improvements
By Brokatt, 22 May 2026 at 1:43 pm UTC
By Brokatt, 22 May 2026 at 1:43 pm UTC
Quoting: CerberonI found the game runs really well for how good it looks, this will certainly help people push things further though.I have also found the game to generally run just fine on my system. And that was before I upgraded from a RX 6800 to a RX 9070 XT. Personally I love how this game looks and prefer it to most Unreal Engine games but improvements are always welcome. The player count has been stable for like the last couple of years with ups and downs depending on what new content comes out. I revisit it sometimes and always have a blast.
News - Here's what was revealed during The Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026
By Snak30, 22 May 2026 at 12:14 pm UTC
Iron Harvest is pretty good, I have high hopes for DoW 4. Though maybe I would've preferred if relic made it, as long as they went back to their roots instead of continuing the path of DoW 3.
Thankfully we're seeing good games lately.
By Snak30, 22 May 2026 at 12:14 pm UTC
Quoting: PhlebiacDawn of War IV is being done by KING Art; I loved the Book of Unwritten Tales series, but this is a pretty big shift. Will be interesting to see how it pans out.They also made Iron Harvest, which is pretty similar to Company of Heroes, made by relic, who made the three first Dawn of War games. Dawn of War 2 is also very similar to Company of Heroes.
Iron Harvest is pretty good, I have high hopes for DoW 4. Though maybe I would've preferred if relic made it, as long as they went back to their roots instead of continuing the path of DoW 3.
Quoting: ArehandoroHi, I'm Troy McCLure and you might know me from "Warhammer: Market Saturation" and "Warhammer: How many spoons you want, one? Here, have 3".You joke but Warhammer is so interesting with it's lore and has huge potential, yet most games were mediocre at best (save for Dawn of War) up until somewhat recently. It was a shame that potential was wasted while Star Wars for example had amazing games. Imagine something like Battlefront II, KotOR, etc. but in Warhammer. It always baffled me that no AAA Warhammer game existed until what, Total War Warhammer?
Thankfully we're seeing good games lately.
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Stella, 22 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
By Stella, 22 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
Is that really worth doing though? I uploaded logs and gave really detailed information for 3 different games that have issues with Proton. The Witcher 3, Vampyr, Doom TDA. All 3 are Steam Deck Verified. In all 3 reports, i gave detailed repro steps along with proton logs, and the issue was 100% reproducible. In Vampyr, the report was specifically about a regression in Proton 8 or later on the Steam Deck. I have never heard back from Valve on any of these 3 reports. This effort feels like a waste of time now.😫
News - Proton Experimental gets fixes for Forza Horizon 4, 5 and 6 plus other games
By Ezzy, 22 May 2026 at 10:08 am UTC
By Ezzy, 22 May 2026 at 10:08 am UTC
Quoting: ChuckaluphagusI just uninstalled Forza Horizons 4 from my Steam Deck, because it hasn't worked quite right in ages and was taking up 100 freaking gigabytes of my SD card. Ah well, I'll wait until I feel like driving badly through the countryside and then try it again.I did the same for FH5 on my gaming rig cause they broke it and I just lost my will to keep trying to get it to launch properly.
News - SN Operator from Epilogue brings SNES carts to modern PCs and its now up for order
By doragasu, 22 May 2026 at 9:45 am UTC
By doragasu, 22 May 2026 at 9:45 am UTC
It's cool, but I think the hardware is too expensive for what it is: just a cartridge dumper. I have designed cartridge flashers and dumpers myself, and the BoM cost for those on volume might be lower than 5€ (with the cartridge connector taking most of the cost). Some of my Open Source and Open Hardware cartridge writers/dumpers just in case anyone is wondering:
* SEGA8 (for SEGA Master System and GameGear): https://gitlab.com/doragasu/ch32-sms-gg-prog
* MegaWiFi Programmer V (for SEGA Megadrive/Genesis and Master System): https://gitlab.com/doragasu/mw-ch32-prog-sch
* SEGA8 (for SEGA Master System and GameGear): https://gitlab.com/doragasu/ch32-sms-gg-prog
* MegaWiFi Programmer V (for SEGA Megadrive/Genesis and Master System): https://gitlab.com/doragasu/mw-ch32-prog-sch
News - Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time
By elmapul, 22 May 2026 at 9:18 am UTC
PC has like 1 billion of users, yet most of then dont play games on it, and the ones who do spend less money in games than people playing on consoles anyway, wich spend less money than people playing on mobile.
it dont matter how we try to frame it, we arent so hard to ignore as we think we are.
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i couldnt send this message before, hopefully its not duplicated
By elmapul, 22 May 2026 at 9:18 am UTC
Quoting: GoEsrYou can't really compare a console with a set launch date, a marketing campaign and explicit game releases tied to that campaign to linux distros just continuing to exist.im not comparing in that sense, what im saying is, it dont matter how much we think 6,5 millions of people mater for the market, it doesnt.
PC has like 1 billion of users, yet most of then dont play games on it, and the ones who do spend less money in games than people playing on consoles anyway, wich spend less money than people playing on mobile.
it dont matter how we try to frame it, we arent so hard to ignore as we think we are.
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i couldnt send this message before, hopefully its not duplicated
News - Here's what was revealed during The Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026
By Arehandoro, 22 May 2026 at 8:57 am UTC
By Arehandoro, 22 May 2026 at 8:57 am UTC
Hi, I'm Troy McCLure and you might know me from "Warhammer: Market Saturation" and "Warhammer: How many spoons you want, one? Here, have 3".
News - Yodelee Golf is a unique funny-sounding chaotic casual co-op golf game
By Caldathras, 22 May 2026 at 5:49 pm UTC
By Caldathras, 22 May 2026 at 5:49 pm UTC
Not my kind of game (i.e., it's multiplayer) but it sounds like it will be hilariously fun.
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By vic-bay, 22 May 2026 at 5:13 pm UTC
By vic-bay, 22 May 2026 at 5:13 pm UTC
keep your room tidy, pay attention to your electric equipment and nothing bad will ever happen, unless a cat or a mouse chews on wires.
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By mindedie, 22 May 2026 at 4:26 pm UTC
Molex... try using (detachable) molex cables from one manufacture PSU on different manufacture or even same manufacture, just different model.
By mindedie, 22 May 2026 at 4:26 pm UTC
Quoting: KlaasCharging BL-5C batteries, right now, dock/slot pins are nice and exposed. Looking at camera pack, AA, AAA, 18650, 21600, 6LR61 chargers... kinda same, exposed. If shorting pins with something conductive, charging brick (stops) start blinking for errors...Quoting: mindedieAll external battery chargers/dock (for cylindrical, prismatic, random battery packs and whole devices) have exposed pins.No, they don't.
Molex... try using (detachable) molex cables from one manufacture PSU on different manufacture or even same manufacture, just different model.
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By Kimyrielle, 22 May 2026 at 4:03 pm UTC
By Kimyrielle, 22 May 2026 at 4:03 pm UTC
Quoting: benstor214Why go after one single company? Something smells fishy…Getting a precedence ruling. Law on our side of the pond is very precedence oriented. You typically pick the target you think you have the strongest case against. IIRC, from what I heard, Valve lootboxes are really atrocious, even by the standards of lootboxes. Never played any of their games though, so I wouldn't know why.
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By SlayerTheChikken, 22 May 2026 at 4:03 pm UTC
By SlayerTheChikken, 22 May 2026 at 4:03 pm UTC
Valve is right, card packs still exist, loot boxes are no different other than the fact it's a paid random digital item instead of physical.
To be honest I hate paid loot boxes and I want them to poof, but I also hate pokemon card packs, just slightly less because they are physical items.
No one can really make a good argument against digital loot boxes if the same thing exists irl, unless they can prove manipulation/dark patterns then also prove the same thing isn't happening with card packs.
I think a good middle ground is to either situationally ban both physical/digital "loot boxes"/packs/whatever based on proven maliciousness, or limit spending amounts for them. Banning something completely is kind of ridiculous imo because it starts to step on freedom of choice; people have the choice, just like people have the choice to eat 10 big macs in a row, but you can't ban everything just because some people have no self control.
To be honest I hate paid loot boxes and I want them to poof, but I also hate pokemon card packs, just slightly less because they are physical items.
No one can really make a good argument against digital loot boxes if the same thing exists irl, unless they can prove manipulation/dark patterns then also prove the same thing isn't happening with card packs.
I think a good middle ground is to either situationally ban both physical/digital "loot boxes"/packs/whatever based on proven maliciousness, or limit spending amounts for them. Banning something completely is kind of ridiculous imo because it starts to step on freedom of choice; people have the choice, just like people have the choice to eat 10 big macs in a row, but you can't ban everything just because some people have no self control.
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By Klaas, 22 May 2026 at 3:57 pm UTC
This is pure laziness. Even if you limit the current (which obviously you should) you have to assume as a designer that that mechanism can fail (and it will wither by aging or by production error).
By Klaas, 22 May 2026 at 3:57 pm UTC
Quoting: mindedieAll external battery chargers/dock (for cylindrical, prismatic, random battery packs and whole devices) have exposed pins.No, they don't. There are some, but most that have exposed conductive surfaces only have ground connections on the outside. Take a look at the cylindrical connectors of olden times (okay this one can have the positive on the outside depending on polarity), all types of USB-plugs, Molex, the power part of SATA, etc. are safer by design.
This is pure laziness. Even if you limit the current (which obviously you should) you have to assume as a designer that that mechanism can fail (and it will wither by aging or by production error).
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By benstor214, 22 May 2026 at 3:51 pm UTC
By benstor214, 22 May 2026 at 3:51 pm UTC
Why go after one single company? Something smells fishy…
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By mindedie, 22 May 2026 at 3:46 pm UTC
By mindedie, 22 May 2026 at 3:46 pm UTC
Quoting: KlaasIt is bad design to have exposed pins that carry a current.All external battery chargers/dock (for cylindrical, prismatic, random battery packs and whole devices) have exposed pins. Sound way to close to alarmist BS...
Quoting: Cley_FayeIt's hard to say from pictures, but that metal strap seems to have been quite conductive. There should be some safety shutdown when a short is detected across the pins.Puck it self just connector/plug like barrel jack or any other? All "intelligence" are in charging bricks. Good stuff have all safety features: shorts, wrong polarity, current surge protection etc. More important what was connected to other end of Puck... PC/laptop and similar USB port are low power, except USB C power delivery ones.
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By tfk, 22 May 2026 at 3:43 pm UTC
By tfk, 22 May 2026 at 3:43 pm UTC
I had something like this happen to my PS4 dualshock controller when I put it in the microwave to dry after cleaning.
News - Discord attempt to put out the fires with a clarification over new age verification
By PixelDrop, 22 May 2026 at 3:35 pm UTC
By PixelDrop, 22 May 2026 at 3:35 pm UTC
Quoting: soulsourceYeah Unreal themselves, I said "Unreal devs" as in the people selling stuff on the market place. I have dozens of plugins where the only place for support is Discord.Quoting: t3rr0rh4wkAnyone still willing to remain deserves any and all of the dystopian b.s. that Discord is pulling here. Please, please make the jump to something else. We have the power here. They barely support us on Linux anyway. We're clearly not very worth their time, so let's treat them in kind.Tell that to my boss... We have tousesuffer Discord at work...
Quoting: PixelDropWhen all the Unreal devs and..etc stop using Discord as their main source of priority supporFunny that you mention Unreal, because it is luckily not using Discord, but rather this forum: https://epicprosupport.epicgames.com
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By PixelDrop, 22 May 2026 at 3:33 pm UTC
By PixelDrop, 22 May 2026 at 3:33 pm UTC
"Can parents purchase packs of baseball cards for their children"
As somebody who plays TCGs and who played a ton of TCGs as a kid, one of the biggest things that I hated, absolutely hated, was the fact that you had random odds of getting cards and you just had to endlessly spend money on booster packs and hope you got the one that you wanted. So, if there was actually a law that came through and destroyed this system, and turned TCGs into buy the set and play the game, that would be awesome. IMO
A lot of TCGs are really fun to play. The problem is, is the trading aspect because of the random loot box effect. Which especially sucks when you're a kid. One of the biggest things about TCGs that I remember as a kid is the feeling that I was poor and didn't deserve nice cards because of that.
As somebody who plays TCGs and who played a ton of TCGs as a kid, one of the biggest things that I hated, absolutely hated, was the fact that you had random odds of getting cards and you just had to endlessly spend money on booster packs and hope you got the one that you wanted. So, if there was actually a law that came through and destroyed this system, and turned TCGs into buy the set and play the game, that would be awesome. IMO
A lot of TCGs are really fun to play. The problem is, is the trading aspect because of the random loot box effect. Which especially sucks when you're a kid. One of the biggest things about TCGs that I remember as a kid is the feeling that I was poor and didn't deserve nice cards because of that.
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By Kimyrielle, 22 May 2026 at 3:19 pm UTC
By Kimyrielle, 22 May 2026 at 3:19 pm UTC
Quoting: cooliticYour point is certainly valid, but it's not a reason not to get lootboxes banned, or at least put them under gambling legislation. It's a reason to do the same with the things you named. It's really about time to treat these things as what they are: gambling. I have no idea when it became normal not to know what you're buying.Quoting: doragasuAs much as I love Valve, they should stop this loot box nonsense.I'd almost agree if people were being remotely principled and actually applied the same logic to every "surprise mechanic" on the market, like trading cards, or literally every single "gacha-game" there is, by definition of the word "gacha".
But nope, it's just "loot-boxes" because of some contemporary cultural zeitgeist.
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By coolitic, 22 May 2026 at 3:11 pm UTC
But nope, it's just "loot-boxes" because of some contemporary cultural zeitgeist.
By coolitic, 22 May 2026 at 3:11 pm UTC
Quoting: doragasuAs much as I love Valve, they should stop this loot box nonsense.I'd almost agree if people were being remotely principled and actually applied the same logic to every "surprise mechanic" on the market, like trading cards, or literally every single "gacha-game" there is (by definition of the word "gacha").
But nope, it's just "loot-boxes" because of some contemporary cultural zeitgeist.
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By Cley_Faye, 22 May 2026 at 3:07 pm UTC
By Cley_Faye, 22 May 2026 at 3:07 pm UTC
I'm surprised that this can happen. These being pins is an issue, but at some point they have to expose some contacts. What worries me is that it seems that this is more or less a passthrough from the power source, and there's no current limit or any other safety feature.
It's hard to say from pictures, but that metal strap seems to have been quite conductive. There should be some safety shutdown when a short is detected across the pins.
I wonder if there's some extra details we're not aware of, or if it really is that "dumb".
It's hard to say from pictures, but that metal strap seems to have been quite conductive. There should be some safety shutdown when a short is detected across the pins.
I wonder if there's some extra details we're not aware of, or if it really is that "dumb".
News - SteamOS 3.7.25 and 3.8.5 Beta released - bug fixes and better dGPU video memory management
By Klaas, 22 May 2026 at 2:57 pm UTC
How long until the re-re-re-disabled yadda-yadda-yadda?
By Klaas, 22 May 2026 at 2:57 pm UTC
Re-re-enable Bluetooth Wake for Steam Deck LCD😁
How long until the re-re-re-disabled yadda-yadda-yadda?
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By Klaas, 22 May 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
By Klaas, 22 May 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
It is bad design to have exposed pins that carry a current. Even if they are not magnetic. There is always a risk that something conductive falls on top of it and starts a fire.
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By Liam Squires-Hand, 22 May 2026 at 2:53 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 22 May 2026 at 2:53 pm UTC
Quoting: BumadarI think you vastly overestimate how many people understand that at all.But, who actually reads this kind of small-print? My bet is only a very tiny minority of people, especially for something usually as simple as a game controller. Ideally, Valve should look to add a much more prominent warning (like in the Steam client) - just to be a bit more on the safe side.Oh please, take responsibility, its magnetic, it has electricity......
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By Bumadar, 22 May 2026 at 2:51 pm UTC
By Bumadar, 22 May 2026 at 2:51 pm UTC
But, who actually reads this kind of small-print? My bet is only a very tiny minority of people, especially for something usually as simple as a game controller. Ideally, Valve should look to add a much more prominent warning (like in the Steam client) - just to be a bit more on the safe side.Oh please, take responsibility, its magnetic, it has electricity......
News - Oops - someone nearly caused a fire with the Steam Controller Puck
By syylk, 22 May 2026 at 2:48 pm UTC
By syylk, 22 May 2026 at 2:48 pm UTC
Tbh, live charging connectors should be sockets, not prods, to reduce the chance of involuntary short-circuits.
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By Kimyrielle, 22 May 2026 at 2:42 pm UTC
By Kimyrielle, 22 May 2026 at 2:42 pm UTC
People love surprises, but they don't like paying paying for bad ones.
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By doragasu, 22 May 2026 at 2:28 pm UTC
By doragasu, 22 May 2026 at 2:28 pm UTC
As much as I love Valve, they should stop this loot box nonsense.
News - Here's what was revealed during The Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026
By Jarmer, 22 May 2026 at 2:27 pm UTC
By Jarmer, 22 May 2026 at 2:27 pm UTC
(man there's so many wh games wow!)
of all of these I think I'm most looking forward to Boltgun 2, and Dark Heresy. The rest aren't my jam (multiplayer racer, multiplayer pve, etc).
Mechanicus 2 just released! Going to go play some of that right now! I played for about an hr yesterday and got to the part where I'm the necrons fighting the first human squad with a good leader and died lol ... so let me go remedy that right now!
of all of these I think I'm most looking forward to Boltgun 2, and Dark Heresy. The rest aren't my jam (multiplayer racer, multiplayer pve, etc).
Mechanicus 2 just released! Going to go play some of that right now! I played for about an hr yesterday and got to the part where I'm the necrons fighting the first human squad with a good leader and died lol ... so let me go remedy that right now!
News - Valve attempt to get the New York lootbox lawsuit dismissed as "People enjoy surprises"
By williamjcm, 22 May 2026 at 2:14 pm UTC
By williamjcm, 22 May 2026 at 2:14 pm UTC
Reminds me of EA's "surprise mechanics" defence.
News - HELLDIVERS 2 is getting multiple upscaling modes, VRR, VRS and other tech improvements
By Brokatt, 22 May 2026 at 1:43 pm UTC
By Brokatt, 22 May 2026 at 1:43 pm UTC
Quoting: CerberonI found the game runs really well for how good it looks, this will certainly help people push things further though.I have also found the game to generally run just fine on my system. And that was before I upgraded from a RX 6800 to a RX 9070 XT. Personally I love how this game looks and prefer it to most Unreal Engine games but improvements are always welcome. The player count has been stable for like the last couple of years with ups and downs depending on what new content comes out. I revisit it sometimes and always have a blast.
News - Here's what was revealed during The Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026
By Snak30, 22 May 2026 at 12:14 pm UTC
Iron Harvest is pretty good, I have high hopes for DoW 4. Though maybe I would've preferred if relic made it, as long as they went back to their roots instead of continuing the path of DoW 3.
Thankfully we're seeing good games lately.
By Snak30, 22 May 2026 at 12:14 pm UTC
Quoting: PhlebiacDawn of War IV is being done by KING Art; I loved the Book of Unwritten Tales series, but this is a pretty big shift. Will be interesting to see how it pans out.They also made Iron Harvest, which is pretty similar to Company of Heroes, made by relic, who made the three first Dawn of War games. Dawn of War 2 is also very similar to Company of Heroes.
Iron Harvest is pretty good, I have high hopes for DoW 4. Though maybe I would've preferred if relic made it, as long as they went back to their roots instead of continuing the path of DoW 3.
Quoting: ArehandoroHi, I'm Troy McCLure and you might know me from "Warhammer: Market Saturation" and "Warhammer: How many spoons you want, one? Here, have 3".You joke but Warhammer is so interesting with it's lore and has huge potential, yet most games were mediocre at best (save for Dawn of War) up until somewhat recently. It was a shame that potential was wasted while Star Wars for example had amazing games. Imagine something like Battlefront II, KotOR, etc. but in Warhammer. It always baffled me that no AAA Warhammer game existed until what, Total War Warhammer?
Thankfully we're seeing good games lately.
News - Proton Experimental gets fixes for Forza Horizon 4, 5 and 6 plus other games
By Ezzy, 22 May 2026 at 10:08 am UTC
By Ezzy, 22 May 2026 at 10:08 am UTC
Quoting: ChuckaluphagusI just uninstalled Forza Horizons 4 from my Steam Deck, because it hasn't worked quite right in ages and was taking up 100 freaking gigabytes of my SD card. Ah well, I'll wait until I feel like driving badly through the countryside and then try it again.I did the same for FH5 on my gaming rig cause they broke it and I just lost my will to keep trying to get it to launch properly.
News - SN Operator from Epilogue brings SNES carts to modern PCs and its now up for order
By doragasu, 22 May 2026 at 9:45 am UTC
By doragasu, 22 May 2026 at 9:45 am UTC
It's cool, but I think the hardware is too expensive for what it is: just a cartridge dumper. I have designed cartridge flashers and dumpers myself, and the BoM cost for those on volume might be lower than 5€ (with the cartridge connector taking most of the cost). Some of my Open Source and Open Hardware cartridge writers/dumpers just in case anyone is wondering:
* SEGA8 (for SEGA Master System and GameGear): https://gitlab.com/doragasu/ch32-sms-gg-prog
* MegaWiFi Programmer V (for SEGA Megadrive/Genesis and Master System): https://gitlab.com/doragasu/mw-ch32-prog-sch
* SEGA8 (for SEGA Master System and GameGear): https://gitlab.com/doragasu/ch32-sms-gg-prog
* MegaWiFi Programmer V (for SEGA Megadrive/Genesis and Master System): https://gitlab.com/doragasu/mw-ch32-prog-sch
News - Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time
By elmapul, 22 May 2026 at 9:18 am UTC
PC has like 1 billion of users, yet most of then dont play games on it, and the ones who do spend less money in games than people playing on consoles anyway, wich spend less money than people playing on mobile.
it dont matter how we try to frame it, we arent so hard to ignore as we think we are.
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i couldnt send this message before, hopefully its not duplicated
By elmapul, 22 May 2026 at 9:18 am UTC
Quoting: GoEsrYou can't really compare a console with a set launch date, a marketing campaign and explicit game releases tied to that campaign to linux distros just continuing to exist.im not comparing in that sense, what im saying is, it dont matter how much we think 6,5 millions of people mater for the market, it doesnt.
PC has like 1 billion of users, yet most of then dont play games on it, and the ones who do spend less money in games than people playing on consoles anyway, wich spend less money than people playing on mobile.
it dont matter how we try to frame it, we arent so hard to ignore as we think we are.
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i couldnt send this message before, hopefully its not duplicated
News - Here's what was revealed during The Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026
By Arehandoro, 22 May 2026 at 8:57 am UTC
By Arehandoro, 22 May 2026 at 8:57 am UTC
Hi, I'm Troy McCLure and you might know me from "Warhammer: Market Saturation" and "Warhammer: How many spoons you want, one? Here, have 3".
News - Here's what was revealed during The Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026
By Phlebiac, 22 May 2026 at 8:08 am UTC
By Phlebiac, 22 May 2026 at 8:08 am UTC
Dawn of War IV is being done by KING Art; I loved the Book of Unwritten Tales series, but this is a pretty big shift. Will be interesting to see how it pans out.
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Stella, 22 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
By Stella, 22 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
Is that really worth doing though? I uploaded logs and gave really detailed information for 3 different games that have issues with Proton. The Witcher 3, Vampyr, Doom TDA. All 3 are Steam Deck Verified. In all 3 reports, i gave detailed repro steps along with proton logs, and the issue was 100% reproducible. In Vampyr, the report was specifically about a regression in Proton 8 or later on the Steam Deck. I have never heard back from Valve on any of these 3 reports. This effort feels like a waste of time now.😫
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Cley_Faye, 21 May 2026 at 5:32 pm UTC
By Cley_Faye, 21 May 2026 at 5:32 pm UTC
Ah, there must be a rule somewhere to state that a solution to a problem will show up when you don't need it anymore :D
I was facing an issue with a game last week, and ended up getting proton logs out this way. It was quite helpful. Ubuntu 24.04 have nvidia 595 drivers, but for some reason they didn't ship with the 32 bit builds of the various libraries. The proton logs showed that the game (a 32-bit windows executable) was just not seeing the GPU *at all* and moved to llvmpipe.
Still, a useful post; I'm sure there are issues that can't quite get fixed on our end.
I was facing an issue with a game last week, and ended up getting proton logs out this way. It was quite helpful. Ubuntu 24.04 have nvidia 595 drivers, but for some reason they didn't ship with the 32 bit builds of the various libraries. The proton logs showed that the game (a 32-bit windows executable) was just not seeing the GPU *at all* and moved to llvmpipe.
Still, a useful post; I'm sure there are issues that can't quite get fixed on our end.
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Yasri, 21 May 2026 at 2:44 pm UTC
By Yasri, 21 May 2026 at 2:44 pm UTC
You can upload the log file, first I have heard of this. I've just been chopping them up and making dozens of posts per bug report.
/this is a joke, don't do this.
/this is a joke, don't do this.
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Savor592, 10 Apr 2026 at 1:32 pm UTC
By Savor592, 10 Apr 2026 at 1:32 pm UTC
I would welcome a post (or an edit) introducing https://modding-openmw.com/ and especially showing a setup that works well on Steam Deck.
Their scripts make modding really easy. But unfortunately the Total Overhaul seems to be too much for the Deck. Would be nice to see a configuration close to it which can be run on the Deck.
Their scripts make modding really easy. But unfortunately the Total Overhaul seems to be too much for the Deck. Would be nice to see a configuration close to it which can be run on the Deck.
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By lucasgomesbz, 7 Apr 2026 at 11:44 pm UTC
By lucasgomesbz, 7 Apr 2026 at 11:44 pm UTC
Thanks so much!
Your trick work!
Your trick work!
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By esapolundead, 11 Feb 2026 at 11:37 pm UTC
Close Lutris, then
Open Lutris, start Battle.net. You will have to login again, but it should be working now. Hope this helps.
By esapolundead, 11 Feb 2026 at 11:37 pm UTC
Quoting: iliyalesanitried wine, wine-staging-tkg, proton experimental, proton-ge, proton-tkg, reinstalled battle.net multiple times on different prefixes even cleared appdata and programdata but still nothing. gave VPN and tethering mobile network a shot as well. the result was always the same:This happened to me as well. Looks like the latest Battle.net launcher update broke something. This is how I fixed it in Lutris.
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
Close Lutris, then
# pkill -9 Battle.net
# pkill -9 Agent
# pkill -9 Blizzard
# rm -rf ~/Games/battlenet/drive_c/ProgramData/Battle.net/Agent
# rm -rf ~/Games/battlenet/drive_c/ProgramData/Blizzard\ EntertainmentOpen Lutris, start Battle.net. You will have to login again, but it should be working now. Hope this helps.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By iliyalesani, 11 Feb 2026 at 9:46 pm UTC
By iliyalesani, 11 Feb 2026 at 9:46 pm UTC
tried wine, wine-staging-tkg, proton experimental, proton-ge, proton-tkg, reinstalled battle.net multiple times on different prefixes even cleared appdata and programdata but still nothing. gave VPN and tethering mobile network a shot as well. the result was always the same:
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
same thing with lutris using different versions of wine runners. even tried starting up the agent before and after launching battle.net to no avail:
EDIT / FIX:
using bottles (AUR, not flatpak) with proton-ge 10-30 worked. bottles also applied this launch option:
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
same thing with lutris using different versions of wine runners. even tried starting up the agent before and after launching battle.net to no avail:
WINEFSYNC=1 WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2240255771/pfx/" "$HOME/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/Proton-Tkg-2634/files/bin/wine" "$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2240255771/pfx/drive_c/ProgramData/Battle.net/Agent/Agent.exe"EDIT / FIX:
using bottles (AUR, not flatpak) with proton-ge 10-30 worked. bottles also applied this launch option:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="locationapi=d" WINE_SIMULATE_WRITECOPY=1 %command%
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
Proton will also do however the default wine is ancient and does not work. I had to give this info in universal blue discord so many times I started to meme about "days since last Battle.net install failure on Lutris: 0". It is a pet peeve of mine😅
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By tuubi, 23 Jan 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
Lutris really needs to cut a new release at some point and make this the default.
By tuubi, 23 Jan 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
Quoting: mr-victoryI forgot this guide existed lol. Option 1 (Lutris) does not work and hasn't for months unless the default Wine version is changed from Wine GE 8.26 to something newer. Other wine versions can be installed by clicking a tiny button that looks like an open box in the main page of Lutris, next to "Wine" button.For most games you'll want to select "GE-Proton (Latest)" instead. No need to download anything manually. Lutris (UMU) will automatically download and manage the latest Proton version for you.
Lutris really needs to cut a new release at some point and make this the default.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 12:44 pm UTC
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 12:44 pm UTC
I forgot this guide existed lol. Option 1 (Lutris) does not work and hasn't for months unless the default Wine version is changed from Wine GE 8.26 to something newer. Other wine versions can be installed by clicking a tiny button that looks like an open box in the main page of Lutris, next to "Wine" button.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By dbarreda, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:54 am UTC
By dbarreda, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:54 am UTC
I did install Steam thru Flatpak (K)ubuntu 25.10;
Proton 9 did not work, but Proton 10 did. It got stuck on "agent went to sleep attempting to wake it up steam".
The location for the directory is here: `~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/`
Hope this helps someone.
Proton 9 did not work, but Proton 10 did. It got stuck on "agent went to sleep attempting to wake it up steam".
The location for the directory is here: `~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/`
Hope this helps someone.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:57 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:57 pm UTC
I've added the Steam Snap path into the guide now, thanks.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By jurquizo, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:55 pm UTC
*mod snip: we prefer note to have user scripts here, especially from an AI*
By jurquizo, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:55 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam DaweThanks for the quick reply. The folder compatdata is in ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps, and there are a two folders with random numbers as names with the same created/modified date. In my case it was easy to find the correct because there were only 2 candidate folders.Quoting: jurquizoFirst of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?Ah, that's an interesting one. Snap is a whole different can of worms.
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
*mod snip: we prefer note to have user scripts here, especially from an AI*
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:25 pm UTC
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:25 pm UTC
Quoting: jurquizoFirst of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?Ah, that's an interesting one. Snap is a whole different can of worms.
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By jurquizo, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:17 pm UTC
By jurquizo, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:17 pm UTC
First of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Caldathras, 4 Jan 2026 at 7:16 pm UTC
By Caldathras, 4 Jan 2026 at 7:16 pm UTC
This is for those looking for a solution that doesn't involve Flatpak. It is primarily intended for desktop Linux users. Although, I imagine with a little tweaking, It might work for Steam Deck as well.
Option 3) Direct Download
https://openmw.readthedocs.io/en/stable/manuals/installation/install-openmw.html#direct-download
Recently, I discovered that OpenMW offers a Direct Download "installer" on their GitHub site. This archive acts just like the Windows installer, allowing you to keep multiple versions of OpenMW installed in Linux.
The problem is that the installation instructions from the online guide are written very poorly. All they say is "run the install package once downloaded. It’s now installed!". It is not that easy. For one, the "installer" is an archive, not an executable. For two, they assume that you know what file to run once the archive is extracted. Here are my expanded instructions:
1) Download the latest Direct Download archive from the GitHub Releases page.
2) Extract the archive to the folder/location of your choice.
3) Launch the "openmw-launcher" script from within the folder.
.... a) If you are simply upgrading, it will use your existing configuration. You are good to go.
.... b) If this is a fresh installation, the launcher will offer to run the OpenMW Wizard to help you set everything up (see Option 1 of Liam's guide above for the rest of the steps).
4) If the launcher script will not start, then you have very likely encountered the rather infamous glibc issue (you can verify this by trying to launching the script in a terminal).
5) Make sure to download the latest version of the Steam Linux Runtime (currently Steam Linux Runtime 4).
6) To add OpenMW to the Steam client, choose the option "Add a Non-Steam Game ...". You may have to manually point Steam at the location of the openmw-launcher script (I did).
7) Go to the Properties menu for openmw-launcher and select "Install Compatibility Tool". Choose the latest Steam Linux Runtime, which you downloaded in Step 5.
8) Update and customize the Steam Library entry to your preferences. You should now be good to go.
Spoiler, click me
There are many ways to install OpenMW. There is even an unofficial AppImage available. The distro repositories almost always offer an out-of-date version. In the past, I used to install via the LaunchPad PPA (only works for Ubuntu derivatives). The problem with PPAs is that they have to be reinstalled with every major version upgrade of your distro. If you are slow to upgrade, the PPA will eventually update to a version of OpenMW that will not run on your outdated distro. Updating uninstalls the version that currently works and then fails on installing the new version.
Option 3) Direct Download
https://openmw.readthedocs.io/en/stable/manuals/installation/install-openmw.html#direct-download
Recently, I discovered that OpenMW offers a Direct Download "installer" on their GitHub site. This archive acts just like the Windows installer, allowing you to keep multiple versions of OpenMW installed in Linux.
Spoiler, click me
NOTE: By default, all installations share the same saves and configuration. There is a feature that was introduced with version 0.48 that allows you to set up a "portable install", which allows you to isolate a particular version with its own configuration and save files.
https://modding-openmw.com/tips/portable-install/
https://modding-openmw.com/tips/portable-install/
The problem is that the installation instructions from the online guide are written very poorly. All they say is "run the install package once downloaded. It’s now installed!". It is not that easy. For one, the "installer" is an archive, not an executable. For two, they assume that you know what file to run once the archive is extracted. Here are my expanded instructions:
1) Download the latest Direct Download archive from the GitHub Releases page.
2) Extract the archive to the folder/location of your choice.
Spoiler, click me
NOTE: If you want to maintain multiple versions, keep in mind that only one of them can be in your default PATH. In fact, it would probably be better to keep the lot of them out of your PATH altogether. Instead of treating the executable/script like a system command, you will just have to provide the entire folder address to launch the game.
This, however, also makes the installation somewhat portable since you can place folder wherever you want. Combined with the "portable install" feature described above, this means you won't even have to have the game installed in your File System partition at all.
This, however, also makes the installation somewhat portable since you can place folder wherever you want. Combined with the "portable install" feature described above, this means you won't even have to have the game installed in your File System partition at all.
3) Launch the "openmw-launcher" script from within the folder.
.... a) If you are simply upgrading, it will use your existing configuration. You are good to go.
.... b) If this is a fresh installation, the launcher will offer to run the OpenMW Wizard to help you set everything up (see Option 1 of Liam's guide above for the rest of the steps).
4) If the launcher script will not start, then you have very likely encountered the rather infamous glibc issue (you can verify this by trying to launching the script in a terminal).
Spoiler, click me
GLIBC Compatibility Issues
One of the big concerns that I have with the OpenMW project is that they don't clearly notify Linux users of a change in system requirements (which they could include with the text for each release on GitHub). The OpenMW Team occasionally increases the version of the glibc library required without clearly advising their Linux users of this change.
For example, the latest version of OpenMW (0.50.0) requires glibc 2.38. This is only available on Ubuntu 24.04 (Mint 22) or higher. (Still running an earlier distro version? Surprise!)
The solution is quite simple. You need to integrate the game into the Steam Client and set the compatibility to Steam Linux Runtime 4, which is based on Debian 13.2 Trixie (and supports glibc 2.38).
One of the big concerns that I have with the OpenMW project is that they don't clearly notify Linux users of a change in system requirements (which they could include with the text for each release on GitHub). The OpenMW Team occasionally increases the version of the glibc library required without clearly advising their Linux users of this change.
For example, the latest version of OpenMW (0.50.0) requires glibc 2.38. This is only available on Ubuntu 24.04 (Mint 22) or higher. (Still running an earlier distro version? Surprise!)
The solution is quite simple. You need to integrate the game into the Steam Client and set the compatibility to Steam Linux Runtime 4, which is based on Debian 13.2 Trixie (and supports glibc 2.38).
5) Make sure to download the latest version of the Steam Linux Runtime (currently Steam Linux Runtime 4).
6) To add OpenMW to the Steam client, choose the option "Add a Non-Steam Game ...". You may have to manually point Steam at the location of the openmw-launcher script (I did).
7) Go to the Properties menu for openmw-launcher and select "Install Compatibility Tool". Choose the latest Steam Linux Runtime, which you downloaded in Step 5.
8) Update and customize the Steam Library entry to your preferences. You should now be good to go.
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:04 pm UTC
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:04 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam Daweyes im trying to play battlefield 3, apologiesQuoting: subzeroThis doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamonSince the guide covers two games, which game are we talking about? Battlefield 3?
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:57 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:57 pm UTC
Quoting: subzeroThis doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamonSince the guide covers two games, which game are we talking about? Battlefield 3?
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:47 pm UTC
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:47 pm UTC
This doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamon
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Mirrored, 29 Nov 2025 at 9:52 am UTC
By Mirrored, 29 Nov 2025 at 9:52 am UTC
On CachyOS:
I was not able to get the Lutris method to work. The installer kept complaining about a file system error and the Battle.net installer would freeze. I attempted this installation many times (~10) and eventually managed to install it without a file system error appearing, but even then, Battle.net would give either the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep" error or the "An error occurred while loading game information" error. I tried changing the Runner configuration to many other options than the default, but they all resulted in Battle.net freezing immediately after launch. I didn't try Jiloup's suggestion of using Proton Plus, though, so look at that if you insist on Lutris.
I was able to get the Steam method to work. Use Steam to run the Battle.net setup exe, and then re-target it to the launcher exe that is installed. However, the suggested Compability setting of Proton 9.0-4 still lead to the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep". Once I switched it to proton-cachyos-10.0-20251120, that error went away, Battle.net started normally, and I was able to install games. I then tried Proton 10.0-3, which also worked.
TL;DR: I'd recommend the Steam method, and Proton 10.0+
I was not able to get the Lutris method to work. The installer kept complaining about a file system error and the Battle.net installer would freeze. I attempted this installation many times (~10) and eventually managed to install it without a file system error appearing, but even then, Battle.net would give either the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep" error or the "An error occurred while loading game information" error. I tried changing the Runner configuration to many other options than the default, but they all resulted in Battle.net freezing immediately after launch. I didn't try Jiloup's suggestion of using Proton Plus, though, so look at that if you insist on Lutris.
I was able to get the Steam method to work. Use Steam to run the Battle.net setup exe, and then re-target it to the launcher exe that is installed. However, the suggested Compability setting of Proton 9.0-4 still lead to the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep". Once I switched it to proton-cachyos-10.0-20251120, that error went away, Battle.net started normally, and I was able to install games. I then tried Proton 10.0-3, which also worked.
TL;DR: I'd recommend the Steam method, and Proton 10.0+
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By Turkeysteaks, 23 Nov 2025 at 5:12 pm UTC
By Turkeysteaks, 23 Nov 2025 at 5:12 pm UTC
Realise this is a bit old now, but I've been playing with BF4 for a year or so and one thing is really annoying - no steam overlay. Which also means no steam recorder.
Do you or anyone have any experience with getting the steam overlay to work with this?
Do you or anyone have any experience with getting the steam overlay to work with this?
Guide - How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS
By Eike, 17 Nov 2025 at 12:27 pm UTC
Installing nvidia-drivers on Debian is basically
> apt install nvidia-driver
I made I video talking way too long for the easy task of installing Steam plus Nvidia drivers on a virgin Debian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6mXW7KPoU
By Eike, 17 Nov 2025 at 12:27 pm UTC
Added some notes for Debian.Our wiki is bad.
Installing nvidia-drivers on Debian is basically
> apt install nvidia-driver
I made I video talking way too long for the easy task of installing Steam plus Nvidia drivers on a virgin Debian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6mXW7KPoU
Guide - How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS
By Liam Squires-Hand, 17 Nov 2025 at 11:58 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 17 Nov 2025 at 11:58 am UTC
Added some notes for Debian.
Guide - Why are there so many different Proton versions? Proton 8, Proton 9, Experimental, GE-Proton
By vertigo, 3 Nov 2025 at 6:40 pm UTC
By vertigo, 3 Nov 2025 at 6:40 pm UTC
Great write up, very useful for new users. It could be worth adding [proton-cachyos](https://github.com/CachyOS/proton-cachyos) given how popular CachyOS is now.
Guide - An idiots guide to setting up Minecraft on Steam Deck / SteamOS with controller support
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By blindcoder, 28 Oct 2025 at 10:07 am UTC
Thank you, I just setup the Steam Deck using this guide and now my kid and I can play together on my own server! <3
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Cu5t0m1z3, 19 Oct 2025 at 8:43 pm UTC
By Cu5t0m1z3, 19 Oct 2025 at 8:43 pm UTC
I think you missed a huge part of playing a TES game by leaving out modding. I know modding on Linux tends to be difficult but the website modding-openmw makes it so easy.
I followed their Automatic Installation guide for the Total Overhaul of 589 mods on Linhx Mint and it worked flawlessly with no crashing after a few hours of playing. It downloads mods from Nexus through your terminal into your game install. If you pay for Nexus it'll be quicker and smoother, otherwise you have to acknowledge all 589 mods so it can take a few hours.
I followed their Automatic Installation guide for the Total Overhaul of 589 mods on Linhx Mint and it worked flawlessly with no crashing after a few hours of playing. It downloads mods from Nexus through your terminal into your game install. If you pay for Nexus it'll be quicker and smoother, otherwise you have to acknowledge all 589 mods so it can take a few hours.
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By quot, 10 Oct 2025 at 2:47 pm UTC
By quot, 10 Oct 2025 at 2:47 pm UTC
The next release is focused around their new gamepad UI feature.
https://openmw.org/2025/openmw-0-50-0-is-now-in-rc-phase/
It's not officially released, but the RC releases of OMW are very stable.
https://openmw.org/2025/openmw-0-50-0-is-now-in-rc-phase/
It's not officially released, but the RC releases of OMW are very stable.
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Wintergale, 4 Oct 2025 at 5:29 pm UTC
By Wintergale, 4 Oct 2025 at 5:29 pm UTC
How good it is with gamepad?Wait for OMW v0.50, there will be a huge uprade of gamepad support. As I understood, you will not need a mouse anymore.
Guide - Alternatives to popular games that don't work on Linux, Steam Deck and SteamOS
By Turkeysteaks, 1 Oct 2025 at 4:45 pm UTC
By Turkeysteaks, 1 Oct 2025 at 4:45 pm UTC
IMO I'd split the FPS categories up into even more categories, while CS and Battlefield are technically both FPS, I'm not sure how much the fan overlap is. To suggest some additional alternatives:
Esports shooters:
Valorant -> CS2, Fragpunk
Rainbow 6 Siege/X -> Zero Hour, CS2*, Due Process*
Large-scale shooters:
Battlefield -> Battlefield 4*, Insurgency: Sandstorm*, HLL* (bit more milsimmy but still), Rising Storm Vietnam*, Planetside 2, THE FINALS*
Hero shooters:
Valorant -> Dirty Bomb, Overwatch 2*, Multiversus*
Arcade shooters:
Call of Duty -> Titanfall 2* (GOAT), Splitgate 2, Halo Infinite, Shatterline?
Could mention WWII and earlier, however most of them need custom clients due to the RCEs (this applies to both windows and linux)
Extraction shooters:
Tarkov -> Tarkov SINGLEPLAYER, Gray Zone Warfare, Marauders, Deceive Inc, Zero Sievert* (but singleplayer only)
Not sure where they'd fit specifically but I also think For Honor and Rocket League are worth mentioning somewhere within esports because they both work on linux and have some big fanbases
Also it would be wrong for me not to bring up Garfield Kart as a mario kart alternative lol
Esports shooters:
Valorant -> CS2, Fragpunk
Rainbow 6 Siege/X -> Zero Hour, CS2*, Due Process*
Large-scale shooters:
Battlefield -> Battlefield 4*, Insurgency: Sandstorm*, HLL* (bit more milsimmy but still), Rising Storm Vietnam*, Planetside 2, THE FINALS*
Hero shooters:
Valorant -> Dirty Bomb, Overwatch 2*, Multiversus*
Arcade shooters:
Call of Duty -> Titanfall 2* (GOAT), Splitgate 2, Halo Infinite, Shatterline?
Could mention WWII and earlier, however most of them need custom clients due to the RCEs (this applies to both windows and linux)
Extraction shooters:
Tarkov -> Tarkov SINGLEPLAYER, Gray Zone Warfare, Marauders, Deceive Inc, Zero Sievert* (but singleplayer only)
Not sure where they'd fit specifically but I also think For Honor and Rocket League are worth mentioning somewhere within esports because they both work on linux and have some big fanbases
Also it would be wrong for me not to bring up Garfield Kart as a mario kart alternative lol
Guide - How to install Hollow Knight: Silksong mods on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck
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Updated for the new release of BepInEx 5.4.23.4, you no longer need to manually replace a file.
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