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haha, maybe its just me, I prefer to have it :)
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Thanks for the post! CU made it so I could actually play through the Marvel Xcom style game. Before using CU it would crash every time I went to sleep in the game when on the Steam Deck. I was then able to beat the whole game on the SD thanks you CU. Thanks for all your hard work, I have not uninstalled it because I have not had any issues while using it and also because the Marvel xcom game was such a good experience, until I have an issue I will leave this installed.
Thanks for the post and all the hard work you do!
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Some are saying with latest update its not working. But in the past I couldn't even play the Marvel xcom game without having CryoUtilities, it would just crash during sleeping and fps would be low, beat the whole game on steam deck after installing CryoUtilities, ran better and would let me past the going to sleep and crashing.
Back in the day it wasn't a plasibo thing at all, playing games again with it after playing them without it I could tell the difference. But its been awhile since I did any testing comparing it and some on here are saying the dev said the latest steam update made it so this won't work anymore, Ill have to look up that stuff :)
Just posted my experience from the past :)
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No problem at all, was hoping it would help atleast one person but many people have commented saying thanks for shared the post, I appreciate all the love! Usually just lurk around here but thought it was time to make a decent post :)
Take Care
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D:OS2 is the best choice, wonderful game from the same devs.
I would also suggest maybe checking out Into The Breach and maybe Wasteland 3. Even Pillars Of Eternity 2 or xcom if you don't mind using k+m (tried POE2 but not xcom).
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That is one of my favorites, love Larian games all the way back to Divine Divinity :)
And you are right, Divinity OS2 is wonderful on the steam deck, I forgot to mention it, thanks for bringing it up :)
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Yup, I am trying games in genres I never did before and its also allowed me to enjoy many of the PC games I love in bed. I have spine issues and am in bed some days and this steam deck has done a wonderful job on my rough days dealing with health stuff.
Also when family is over, its great hooking it up to the tv to, just a wonderful piece of gear. So many cool ways of customizing things.
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No problem! That game came out of nowhere for me, just loved it to bits. Wonderful story, great on the steam deck. In my personal Top 10 for this year, Enjoy!
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No problem! Really fun doing the campaign mode together on the same team. Have a blast on it when my nephew is over, he loves hockey and has a blast on this one.
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This is exactly why I posted for a change haha. Have a few friends who just got Steam Decks and I have been meaning to put a little post together for awhile, so thought it was a good time now. Glad its helped even just a few people, take care
Overall I love it, have used it WAY more than I expected. I am disabled and many days stuck in bed so this thing has just been perfect for me, not having to be up at my computer all the time for gaming related stuff. A few tips for people new to the Steam Deck: \- Get a SD Card to store games, I use the main storage for updates and apps and sometimes a game or two but not many games, I put most those on my SD card. \- Get a Docking Station, even if its not the official one from Valve, it is great for hooking up to your TV to play and also good for if you want to hook up a USB storage stick or an external hard drive,etc.. Also can use it for a plug in if you have a mouse or keyboard you want to use when its docked. Many good uses for it, I picked up a 3rd party one and its been mostly great (the bottom things came off but I just put my own ones on there that are used for the bottoms of chairs and desks). \- Get Decky going on your Steam Deck, it works awesome and I have not had any big issues. The ones I use are: ProtonDB, Animation Changer, Storage Cleaner, VibrantDeck, Steam Grid DB, CSS Loader and Bluetooth. Adds many good things that I find useful. Get Decky and mess around to see what ones work best for you. \- Get CryoUtilities. This is pretty awesome here, I waited about 3 months to try this and I wish I would have got it right from the start. Easy to install and helps a decent amount for performance. \- When you launch each game for the first time, press that button below the RIGHT Mouse pad. This will bring up a section for Performance. Set each game how you want it for Power usage and Framerate and Hz limit. I have mine set to low power usage for the default, but then every game I play has its own settings for framelimit, power usage,etc.. \- Have had a blast setting up 4 xbox controllers when family comes over and hooking it up to the TV, works really good with wireless controllers (just make sure the are updated and they should work). \- I use Lutris for playing Diablo 4 and Diablo 2 Resurrected on [Battle.net](https://Battle.net) and also some Epic game games. For me it has worked great. \- Set your Sudo password and save it to a text file or something incase you forget it, its needed to install CryoUtilities. \- Yes its great for Emulation but I would honestly say wait a few months to try that stuff, try out your old steam games, try some new ones, try your battle net, gog and epic games out,etc.. and then later start to tinker with some emulators if you are interested. \- I am sure most won't agree, but I love using it before bed as I am laying in bed to watch a movie or tv show. You can either stream something from a browser or you can also download say VLC from the Discovery app and watch your movies you have backed up from DVD, Bluray, downloaded, etc.. \- Have fun! You will learn and enjoy this thing more and more as you learn the ins and outs of things. Also, check out youtube videos and reddit places, you will find some interesting things about the steam deck around those places. My favorite games on the Steam Deck: \- Elden Ring, runs well once you get settings right and have CryoUtilities done up. This got me back playing it again and I have played it a ton on here \- Pretty much any Bullet hell/Vampire Survivors style game, like Halls Of Torment, Fatalzone, Death Must Die, Army of Ruin, Brotato,etc.. \- Sea Of Stars and Tactics Ogre: Reborn are great modern jrpgs style games that control good and look good on SD \- Thronefall, really fun tower defense style game that controls great with a controller \- Witcher 3 Next Gen \- Diablo 4, I have been playing the non steam game for awhile now, works good with Lutris, but now that its on steam even better time to play it. Handles great with a controller, performance is good to. \- The Pale Beyond, one of my favorite games this year, perfect for the steam deck. \- Resident Evil 4 Remake, runs great and looks awesome on the Deck \- Tape 2 Tape, me and my Nephew love playing this game in coop on the Steam Deck on the big tv with controllers, its great fun. \- Terror of Hermasaurus, another great game when friends or family are over, good silly fun \- Tetris Effect: Connected, works great :) \- Batman Arkham City \- Cuphead \- Dave The Diver \- Dirt Rally 1 \- Disco Elysium \- Risen Anyways, just some thoughts from an older gamer who has had the Steam Deck for a little over a year now. Take Care