Lovely article as usual :grin:

I think you got this link wrong though:

Quoting: HamishA detailed overview of Abuse versions can be seen in this VOGONS thread:
https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=6363 [External Link]

Maybe you meant to link to this one? https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=44100 [External Link]

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Quoting: BlooAlien

Quoting: CybolicHow on earth does one get the demo to install on Steam Deck?

Or on Linux in general for that matter. I went to the game page in Steam and there's no demo button at all.

I ended up going to the SteamDB.info page [External Link] (in desktop mode) and using the install button there - that worked.

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Those are some nice, heavy Delphine Software / Amiga vibes! This is one I'll be keeping an eye on :grin:

EDIT: How on earth does one get the demo to install on Steam Deck?

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Oh, that's a tricky one! While I like pretty much everything about the concept, I also dislike pretty much everything about the audio :/
If there's an option to disable the soundtrack and voices, I'm in :grin:

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Quoting: redmcg

So perhaps some older readers might want to keep an eye on Zoom Platform.

"Older readers". This hurt.

To be fair; at our age, what doesn't hurt? :wink:

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What an odd store. Gen X and no Speccy games?

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Well, it had been a while since they've had negative publicity in the press; guess it was time to make sure people don't forget to avoid them.

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I like that this exists, but I can find bags that'll fit the same amount of gear for much less, that also look a lot better, so...

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyFunny thing is, I don't think I've ever actually used Big Picture mode. Never seemed like there was anything I wanted/needed to do that Big Picture mode would give me and the normal, um . . . small picture mode :grin:, wouldn't. Is this likely to change that?

If you like using something like the Plex Media Player instead of mpv or the "party" mode on various media players, then the new Steam Deck UI could fit you. It doesn't necessarily have any major features that the "small picture mode" hasn't, but the feel is different. For me, it was a nice way to put myself into gaming mode - no distractions, no window handling, just games.

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It's actually been in the stable client for months. Before now, it just had to be launched with two arguments instead of the one. I was running it for a couple of months earlier in the year with gamescope (behaves better that way) using the following command:
gamescope -W 3440 -H 1440 --steam -f -- /usr/bin/steam-runtime -steamos -gamepadui
Back then I got annoyed with the client trying to control the system - things like shutting down the OS on exit or wanting to restart the system, which makes perfect sense on Steam Deck, but not on desktop - so I went back to the standard client.

EDIT: I assume the new stuff is that it works better without gamescope - first step to becoming a proper desktop client.

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