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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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In Which Finds-The-Way Raids the Thalmor Embassy and Visits Alduin’s Wall
In which Finds-The-Way infiltrates the Thalmor Embassy; rescues Esbern from the Ratway and reunites him with Delphine; helps Esbern and Delphine take over Sky Haven Temple so they can access Alduin's Wall; and cleanses a dead knight's corrupted heart to put his soul to rest.
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Experiment: Trying to run Gate to Sovngarde
I was very intrigued by a huge Nexus Mods collection called Gate to Sovngarde, which has over 1,000 mods in it and does a major overhaul of how Skyrim works. However, nothing I have to game on is currently capable of fully running it! This is a writeup of my experiments with this, and includes a few screenshots taken while trying it on the Steam Deck.
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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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Switching to Pikdum scripts for modding my Steam Deck
I've had to switch out my setup for mods on my Steam Deck, because doing it in steamtinkerlaunch was getting in the way of my ability to update Vortex to new versions. I now have a working new install based off of scripts written by Pikdum on Github! Deets in this post for the interested.
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Solving a few issues in Harrowhark’s playthrough
A writeup of three problems addressed in my modded playthrough of Harrowhark: fixing missing MCMs, getting a workaround for a Thieves Guild mod not letting Delvin give me Bedlam Jobs, and a workaround for not being able to hit the Y button to set skills to Legendary status.