Other Commentary
Posts that aren't specifically related to games
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Performance tip for Steam Deck players running Legacy of the Dragonborn
I was having some performance issues in my Legacy of the Dragonborn run in Skyrim on my Steam Deck, and I think I've solved them! This is a writeup of what I did, for the benefit of any other Deck players who might want to run Legacy.
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Shell script to copy addon files off my Steam Deck
One more quality of life improvement for my new Steam Deck: setting up a way to easily and quickly copy files for my ESO addons off the Deck and over onto the computer, for those times when I want to play on computer instead of the Deck. Possibly of interest to any other ESO players who play on more than one device.
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Additional housekeeping on the new Steam Deck
A writeup of all the non-game-specific housekeeping I wanted to do on my new Steam Deck in Desktop mode, to make it easier to administer the thing when I want to rearrange game mods and addons. Includes details on setting a permanent IP address for it on our house LAN, setting up sshd, setting up a VNC server, and setting up a way to do backups.
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Getting up and running on the new Steam Deck
My overall impressions of the new OLED Steam Deck I've acquired (picoreview: overall splendid, especially improved Bluetooth). Reinstating all my previous games was easier than expected! This post goes into detail on how I reinstalled everything, and has my general impressions of the device as well.
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The Saga of My Surprise Steam Deck Replacement
My Steam Deck's battery started swelling, so I tried to replace it--only to have an extremely generous friend who works at Valve intervene. And now I have a new Steam Deck! This is a writeup of what happened, including what fellow Steam Deck owners should do if they run into similar problems.
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Solstheim is broken in Anniversary Edition on Nintendo Switch
In my playthrough of Kendis, where I'm running the Anniversary Edition on my Nintendo Switch, I discovered that some parts of the content on Solstheim are actively broken: you can't get Severin Manor, and you can't run the quest involving Thirsk Mead Hall. Includes some thoughts on workarounds if you're feeling patient enough to try Solstheim even given these problems.
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Setting up VNC and sshd on my Steam Deck
A writeup of the steps I had to follow to get a VNC server running on my Steam Deck, so I could access its desktop from my computer, and also get sshd running for command line access. Includes links off to the blog posts I followed for help.
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Interrupting my playthrough posts for this important note
My response to word going around Mastodon today of Zenimax/Bethesda railroading a transgendered employee into resigning. Includes the videos I've seen, in which the employee in question brings hard evidence of her situation. Also includes a copy of the letter I just sent to Bethesda expressing my profound unhappiness, and that I will not be buying Starfield or giving ESO any further money unless they make this right.
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Bailing on Survival Mode in Kendis’ playthrough
As of hitting level 32 in Kendis' run, I'm officially bailing on playing her in Survival Mode. Main reason for why: it takes a lot of the fun out of the College of Winterhold for me. :( More deets as to my reasoning in the post.
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Alternate possibilities for the Blessings of Nature quest
Some thoughts about how I'd rearrange the Blessings of Nature plot in Skyrim, since I have _issues_ with how the game implemented it.