hellerphant

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How many steam deck folks are here and what are you playing? in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[–] hellerphant@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I use my deck daily. Anything that is super intensive I actually just stream from my PC upstairs to my deck / or TV downstairs using the deck. For native games I am currently playing Diablo IV, Eastward, and about to start XCOM 2 after finishing the first game entirely on deck earlier this year.

Apollo for Reddit is shutting down in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] hellerphant@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

This is really sad. I rarely posted on Reddit, and I mostly use it as an information source, but Apollo is how I mostly interacted with the platform, and when I did post, it was always through Apollo.

One silver lining is I found Beehaw as a result, and I like interacting and posting here, so I guess... thanks for being shit Reddit!

Is PopOS the best for easy gaming? in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml
[–] hellerphant@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I will have to check this on out too! Thank you.

Is PopOS the best for easy gaming? in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml
[–] hellerphant@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thanks, was aware of that. I have pretty much stopped playing Val, and if I ever needed to, I could boot back into Windows.

Is PopOS the best for easy gaming? in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml
[–] hellerphant@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the tips. I liked PopOS' vibe, but I might check out Mint seeing it is recommended a bit.

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Is PopOS the best for easy gaming? (beehaw.org)
 

Hey folks!

Thinking of switching back to Linux. I was running PopOS about 1.5 years ago and was pretty happy with the gaming aspect of things, but I was playing a lot of VALORANT back then, and I got sick of dual booting. That is less the case now, so I would like to try going back to Linux for the majority of my gaming / streaming setup, and just use Windows for the handful of games like Destiny 2 that won't run on Linux.

I am fairly new to Linux. Don't mind learning some terminal stuff, but I am basically a noob so it does need to be pretty easy to start with. Got a NVIDIA 3080 and AMD CPU if that matters at all.

Recommend me a distro please fellow penguin gamers.

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This building feels so oppresive (beehaw.org)
 

Snapped this on my way home from work the other day. The sun was hitting it just right, makes the brown bricks look like chrome. Trying to play with textures and repeats lately.

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Calckey.social down? (beehaw.org)
 

I have been trying to get access to my feed for most of the day, and I am just getting timed out messages and no feeds. Anyone else part of this instance? Can you confirm if it is alive.

I really like calckey but the stability has me thinking about switching back to vanilla Mastodon.

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Considering changing to PopOS as a content creator (beehaw.org)
 

Hi folks!

I was using PopOS regularly a few years ago, and it was working great. Good performance, and I was actually noticing a lot of my gaming was running smoother too. I ended up going back to Windows because I could not play VALORANT, Destiny, or HUNT: Showdown on the platform. While I don't play VALORANT anymore, I don't think that the other games have support on Linux either.

The other reason was Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, and DaVinci Resolve. I need to do some video editing, and general live streaming too, and I never really dabbled with that on Linux.

I guess my question is for those who game / content create - has Linux been viable for you? Or do you often find yourself dual booting anyway to get the latest updates, driver support, anti-cheat support, plugins etc.

Shadows Of Doubt is an amazing game but when I play it I always feel like a conspiracy lunatic in c/gaming@beehaw.org
[–] hellerphant@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really want to check this game out, but I just do not have the time right now. It is so up my alley though. So it is on the wishlist.

How does the end-game work? Like, do you solve your mystery and then start a new run? Or what's the actual structure there?

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Playing with reflections (beehaw.org)
 

Snapped this walking to work the other day. I have been really enjoying playing with reflections lately. So lucky that they were looking right at the camera, and just the way the crosswalk and doubles are showing from the window was just great!