I wrote about the brand new Nexus mods app before, as it's quite a promising exciting development for the future of modding (especially for Linux and Steam Deck). And now, they want your feedback.

Yesterday, July 1st, they announced the Alpha release of this next-generation mod manager and their new Product Manager got in touch to mention they “would be really keen to get feedback from Linux users”. So this is your chance to ensure Linux (and Steam Deck) finally become a first-class citizen for game modding.

  •  F04118F   ( @F04118F@feddit.nl ) 
    21•3 months ago

    Just install Linux on your laptop or desktop.

    If you want a hassle-free setup, get Linux Mint, or if you use Nvidia, Pop!_OS.

    To get as close to the Steam Deck setup as reasonable, get EndeavourOS with KDE. It is Arch-based and may require maintenance though.

    Kubuntu is a good middle ground, with the same desktop interface as SteamOS (KDE) but also pretty hassle-free setup.

      •  F04118F   ( @F04118F@feddit.nl ) 
        10•3 months ago

        Software-wise, if you are using a Linux installation with KDE interface, on an AMD CPU and AMD GPU, and are using a wayland session with gamescope to play games, it is very VERY close to the Steam Deck and you are benefiting from all the optimizations that were made for Steam Deck. Bonus points if the hardware is Ryzen 3000 series and Radeon RX 6000 series.

        You probably saw this, but Nexus Mods are asking feedback from Linux users, not just Steam Deck. Because, you know, apart from the sticks, size and touch pads, Steam Deck is just another Linux machine.

          •  F04118F   ( @F04118F@feddit.nl ) 
            14•3 months ago

            All Linux installations use Proton, DXVK and Wine to play Windows games. That is the biggest power of the Steam Deck. The rest is just bonus.

            You can launch Big Picture mode on any pc with Steam installed for ease of use with a controller…

                •  helenslunch   ( @helenslunch@feddit.nl ) 
                  1•3 months ago

                  The “biggest power” is the unique first-party processor it uses, the touch pads, the Steam Input configuration, Gamescope, sleep/resume function (tied to the processor) and the direct launch into Big Picture mode. Not to mention hardware that’s simply guaranteed to work with Linux/Steam. All things installing any old Linux distro won’t suddenly provide you.

                  •  RandomLegend [He/Him]   ( @RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English
                    4•3 months ago

                    interesting… can you please go ahead and tell this to my Minisforum PC i hooked up to my TV and let it boot into big picture and resume from sleep etc. just like its a console?

                    Because from what you told me it shouldnt work… but it does… and somebody needs to tell it and i can’t because i didnt spend so much time with it… you know i just installed bazzite and called it a day… so i don’t really have a big connection to it :/

                    But in all seriousness, you’re completly wrong here. The chip used in the Steamdeck sure is special and does a lot of heavy lifting. But everything that makes out the steamdeck is definetely not exclusive to its hardware. You 100% can just hook up any PC, be it some minisforum mini pc, a laptop or a off the shelf gaming PC, install literally any linux on it and within a few hours of installing and configuring stuff - you can make your own “steamdeck”. It works. Reliable, hasslefree.

                    I assume you just don’t have any real-world experience with setting something like this up. Go ahead and try it, it’s not hard and you will see that you just don’t need a steamdeck.

                    It’s absolutely nothing special to produce a console-like gaming experience with linux these days.

                    You really shouldn’t believe to be correct if everyone else has the real-world experience you try to tell others can’t exist

    •  S_H_K   ( @S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
      2•3 months ago

      I’m already a mint user tho in one of my laptops I have atlas cause I’m trying to extract some sprites from an old game and for some reason wine wasn’t making it. But I’m not liking the windows experience any bit.