Steam Deck updates out for Stable and Beta, better Refresh Rate Switching

Quoting: slaapliedjeI did see a post on Reddit about the left trackpad feeling weaker on the haptics than on the right one. Sounds like it's intentional though.

With regard to the two trackpads, I can't see any difference on my device.

Quoting: slaapliedjeSo far I've fired up Neverwinter (which runs really fast and smooth) and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, which runs flawlessly. I haven't played much of Neverwinter, as it finished downloading very late last night and I need to figure out the controller layout for everything.

Performance-wise, the device has far exceeded my expectations so far. The performance of Nier:Automata, for example, is downright amazing. But are there also defects with your device or is everything perfect?

Quoting: slaapliedjeI did have to tweak the desktop mode so it actually had the right controller config to scroll, etc.

In desktop mode, the right trackpad goes to full haptic, but remains functionless. The left one does nothing. But this is certainly a software problem.

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Quoting: slaapliedjeI did see a post on Reddit about the left trackpad feeling weaker on the haptics than on the right one. Sounds like it's intentional though.

With regard to the two trackpads, I can't see any difference on my device.

Quoting: slaapliedjeSo far I've fired up Neverwinter (which runs really fast and smooth) and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, which runs flawlessly. I haven't played much of Neverwinter, as it finished downloading very late last night and I need to figure out the controller layout for everything.

Performance-wise, the device has far exceeded my expectations so far. The performance of Nier:Automata, for example, is downright amazing. But are there also defects with your device or is everything perfect?

Quoting: slaapliedjeI did have to tweak the desktop mode so it actually had the right controller config to scroll, etc.

In desktop mode, the right trackpad goes to full haptic, but remains functionless. The left one does nothing. But this is certainly a software problem.

My device is fine, played Dark Alliance for like 4 hours(?) Last night.

Change the controller profile to the Desktop Template and the problems of navigating mostly go away.

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Quoting: damarrinThere’s people who still play d&d? How awesome.

My package hasn’t moved an inch since Fri evening, I guess German people don’t work on weekends, even in shipping companies.

Ha, 5th edition is HUGE right now. Granted, I hate it, but sadly you go where the players are.

I've been playing it some lately too--when Covid started, my group decided to add an extra game, and we went for a nostalgia hit with old school AD&D 1st edition, doing the original Giants/Drow modules. After a couple of years we got a bit sick of the shortcomings of 1st edition, so we thought hey, let's update to the latest--translate our characters into 5th edition.
After playing it a bit, I'm sort of surprised by how . . . not different it is. It has some cute new stuff, all the character classes have various interesting options and schticks they can do. And the system is clearly more systematic--rules are more consistent across the board and stuff.
But you're still really limited by the class system. And there's still hardly any way to do stuff that isn't fighting. Skills are very limited, if anything more so than in late 1st edition. And the spells are still just this ad hoc list of "If the system has this particular spell, you can do this particular thing"--there aren't a lot of utility spells, and your wizard might be able to sling a fireball but there's no feeling like they generally know anything about fire.
All in all, it's kind of fun for a little short term experiment, but there's no way I'd go for it as a system to use for a real campaign.

Yes! Can't agree more.

I once got into some debate with a roandom internet stranger about D&D encouraging the murder hobo. It literally gives you advancement for mainly killing things. There is very little non-combat ways to grow your character. This was in a thread where others were complaining that GURPS had a bunch of useless skills in it...

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Quoting: superboybotThe Phawx's latest video tested Steam Deck's RRS and found the black screen lasted about 2/5ths of a second. Assuming this newest update came after he filmed that part, the change between refresh rates must be practically instantaneous at this point.

If they keep going down this dark path, Valve will end up evoking vile powers, reaching back through time itself to deliver 'negative black screen time.'

Soon, the screen will go black for 2/5 of a second before you change the setting.

Secret freesync/VRR support confirmed!