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Latest Comments by Beaky
Using a Steam Deck to control a Ukrainian automatic turret, now I've seen it all
25 Apr 2023 at 5:29 pm UTC Likes: 28

Quoting: miroWhat the actual fuq?
Is this for real? You do know that this is designed to kill people, not in a cs-fashion but for real. And all with the currently f'ed up narrative and politics, you are cracking jokes with it.

I can not believe this, what a shame.
If russians do not want to get laughed at they could just leave or surrender and not slaughter anything that lives.

The only fucked up thing is what the russians are doing in ukraine.

EVERSPACE 2 out now, devs focus on Proton for Linux - Steam Deck optimizations planned
7 Apr 2023 at 4:19 pm UTC Likes: 4

I really enjoy Everspace 1, so I immeadiately bought this when it came out of Early Access. :grin:

But then again I don't really care if it's native or Proton. If it runs, it runs and this is supported by the devs, so I don't see why I should care.

Valve fixed up Dead Space on Steam Deck
2 Feb 2023 at 3:44 pm UTC

Quoting: Termy
Quoting: LeflI'm not arguing for launchers, I'm arguing against boycotts.
Without boycotts, publishers won't step down from their BS launchers though...
Of course. The problem is that for the vast majority of people, launchers are just a minor inconvenience.

Hell, I'd say probably most people dislike loot boxes in games. And most people don't even buy those.
It would take a massive effort of the entire gaming community to fully boycott launchers. But most people don't care, because for most they're just an extra button to press and people want to play their games.

Valve could step up and say "No more launchers on our platform!" but I wonder how well that would turn out for them...

Valve fixed up Dead Space on Steam Deck
2 Feb 2023 at 2:24 pm UTC

Quoting: Termy
Quoting: LeflA launcher only shows up at worst twice.
No, at worst, the launcher doesn't show up at all while being needed without justification.
Case in Point:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/02/ubisoft-broke-their-games-on-linux-desktop-and-steam-deck/
Sure, but then the game does not work and I don't buy the game. With things like protondb I can just check beforehand.

If i would just straight up boycott every game that has a launcher I would never have played some of my favourite games.

I'm not arguing for launchers, I'm arguing against boycotts.

Valve fixed up Dead Space on Steam Deck
31 Jan 2023 at 1:22 pm UTC

Quoting: Termy
Quoting: LeflLaunchers suck, yes. But they're not going to stop me from playing a game I want to play.
That's something everybody has to decide for themselves. I hope, you are saying this with a parrot on your shoulder though ;)
No, I just buy the game anyway. A launcher only shows up at worst twice. Before the game is started and maybe after it closes.

What really sucks though is games using their launchers to update instead of pushing the updates to steam.

But that still beats pirating games.

Valve fixed up Dead Space on Steam Deck
30 Jan 2023 at 6:37 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: TermyBut as some are insane enough to not boycott 3rd party launchers, it is nice to see it being tweaked either way. Valve is really putting in the effort.
Launchers suck, yes. But they're not going to stop me from playing a game I want to play.

dbrand bait Nintendo with their new SwitchDeck skin for Steam Deck
24 Jan 2023 at 6:46 am UTC Likes: 1

These skins sure do look nice, but they're a pain to apply

MineClone2 version 0.81.0 (free Minecraft-like) for Minetest out now
6 Dec 2022 at 1:30 pm UTC

What differentiates this game from minecraft?

Or rather, why should I play this when the real Minecraft exists?

Half-Life 2, Portal, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2 all get upgraded with DXVK 2.0 Vulkan
22 Nov 2022 at 9:29 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: DefaultX-odThat's cool and all, but... Where is Portal RTX??? It is already THE END of November!
And also do you think people with RTX cards would be able to play it on Linux?
Portal RTX isn't made by Valve

Steam Deck Beta adds QR code logins, Gaming Mode UI in Desktop Mode
28 Oct 2022 at 12:13 pm UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: Liam Dawe
Quoting: tfkI just use 12345, which is the same code as my luggage... 🧳
For the lock screen maybe but not for the actual login which is the point of this.
That's what my high security password is for: "password123"