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How I choose radial menu items for Tuxborn on a Steam Deck
A look at how I choose to set up my radial menus and back buttons when playing Tuxborn on my Steam Deck.
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HOWTO: Make modding Skyrim easier on a Steam Deck
Some tips on ways to make modding Skyrim easier on a Steam Deck, drawing on things that have worked for me personally.
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Initial tips for install of Emissaries of Tux on Steam Deck
I did a test install of Emissaries of Tux, the modlist by the same dev who brought us Tuxborn for Skyrim. Since there isn't a formal install guide for how to install Emissaries on Steam Deck yet, I wrote this post up to cover my notes for how it worked for me. Emissaries is not currently installable due to a mod in the list going into Nexus mod review, but bookmark this post to refer back to when the list can be installed again.
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HOWTO: Set up a radial menu on a Steam Deck game
Walkthrough of how to set up a radial menu on the left trackpad of the Steam Deck. Example steps given here are for players using the Tuxborn Skyrim modpack, but they can be extrapolated out to other games as well. Includes screenshots!
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HOWTO: Sync Skyrim saves between devices
Detailed instructions for players of the Tuxborn modpack for Skyrim to use if they want to synchronize saves across multiple directories or devices. Includes options for how to do so locally as well as using cloud services, and what apps to consider for the task.
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HOWTO: Set Tuxborn Skyrim modpack to save to Steam Cloud in Deck Dolphin app
Explainer post for how to make the Skyrim modpack Tuxborn save its games out to Steam Cloud, if you are working in the Dolphin app in Desktop mode on the Steam Deck.
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HOWTO: Set Tuxborn Skyrim modpack to save to Steam Cloud in Deck command line
For anyone besides me who wants to play the Tuxborn Skyrim modpack on Steam Deck, this is a writeup of what to do if you want to make Tuxborn save its save files to the Steam Cloud, and you're comfortable with working with the Deck's command line in Desktop mode.
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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.