Here's a video of gameplay on the deck

For others trying to find how many charges you actually get from power banks, because it turned out to be not that easy to find, especially with all these variables (see below) and a lot of misleading comments/posts/review from people who are mistaken. Sharing is caring, so please add your devices in comments.

Some thoughts for other lurkers:

• Amper-hours depend on voltage, so 20000mAh (why not 20Ah, god damn marketing and our monkey brains) might differ from power bank to another.
• Watt-hours (Wh) might also be a lie, according to some reviewer even known brands might sin.
• On top you have conversion loss 80-90% roughly speaking.

I bought INIU 20000mah 65w mini P62-E1 for ~50$. It says it is 73Wh. I got exactly one charge 0-100% for my Steam Deck OLED (50Wh) while it being off.

It was as fast as wall charger and thing is small and weights 320g, which is perfect for me. Also design/surface is above what I expected. Included cable is crap and does not support 65w charging, don't ask me why. Steam deck will on repeat go full charging and then stop with that cable. I can recommend it I guess, but for sure there is something better, depends on discounts, too.

The controller doesnt appear at all in the list of avialable bluetooth devices on the deck

• I've updated the controllers firmare via accessories app
• I've also checked in desktop mode its not showing
• Putting a cable in it connects but I'm aiming for wireless so it can go on the TV

Its a 3rd gen xbox one controller - works fine with the PC

...or buy an oled one, maybe?

I've been trying to install rocm on the deck following this guide

(https://old.reddit.com/r/SteamDeckTricks/comments/102xxww/guide_how_to_install_rocm_for_gpu_julia/)

with the only exception that i used a generic ubuntu container on podman instead of using distrobox; I reach to the point where i need to use amdgpu-install to run rocm, but when i do it tries to install 30gb of files; which unfortunately it's not feasible on my metered connection and storage (╥﹏╥). From what i saw from this issue on github there should be a way to select only the needed binaries for the specific chipset;

The question is, what should i do to install only the stuff necessary for the deck?

Sorry for the long post.

I have a 'screenshots' folder on my laptop. I would like my steam deck to send the screenshots that I take on it to that same folder, or have it synchronized somehow. What is the best or most intuitive way of accomplishing this?

$80 USD, includes

• 6-in-1 Connectivity: Equipped with a gigabit ethernet port, multiple USB connections, and HDMI out, enabling a comprehensive gaming setup.
• 100W Power Passthrough: Designed to charge devices quickly, keeping them ready for action at any moment.
• Rugged Portable Design: Constructed from durable aluminum, the dock is foldable for easy transportation.
• Razer Chroma RGB Lighting: Features customizable RGB lighting options for added flair.

Just wondering if anyone has been streaming games from their desktop and how it works when they put their Deck to sleep.

I am thinking about building a new desktop, but I almost exclusively play on my Deck and so it would primarily be for streaming to the Deck. My main concern is that the game will continue to run on the desktop either using a lot of electricity or causing me to die in game. I play several Souls-like games that don't allow you to pause and will often have to break away to do something else at a moment's notice.

I modelled and printed a custom mount for my portable monitor for my deck, it's surprisingly comfortable to hold

Like 45° or below. Something that won't break easily or damage the Steam Deck and is not toxic or won't cause cancer somehow

I like the steam deck, but I have many physical copies of PC games, any good way to install these? Ideally without internet access. Thanks!

First of all, this isn't my guide, so I may not be able to help if you have issues. The source for the guide was a reddit comment here.

Here's the guide:

Its been a while since I first went through getting LAN to work on the steam deck and i think i left a comment somewhere but if you want a more in depth tutorial let me know. Its a decent amount of work to get it running but afterwards you can start a local network / play with a friend in a game that supports LAN. It works in gaming mode too! Its as if it were stock. Heres a quick rundown

1. In desktop mode make sure to Install arch linux distro box with root access

2. Install yay and its dependencies to the distrobox as well as the git command

3. Install the create_ap dependencies from the create_ap github using the install git command (theres a newer fork but the older one worked for me)

Create a .sh file and put the following text inside (the export paths should be where distrobox was installed to- if the distrobox is somewhere else then the path would be different)

`!/bin/sh

export LD_PRELOAD= export

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin export

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/podman/bin export

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/podman/lib/podman`

konsole —noclose -e /home/deck/.local/bin/distrobox enter —root Arch (or name of your distrobox) — sudo create_ap —daemon -g 10.10.10.1 (or desired ip address) —ieee80211n —ht_capab ‘[HT40+]’ -n wlan0 DeckHotspot (or name of your local hotspot) 11111111 (or password of your choosing)`

After you have the .sh file create another sh file called something like StopHotspot and put the following code inside

!/bin/sh

export LD_PRELOAD= export

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin export

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/podman/bin export

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/podman/lib/podman

konsole -e /home/deck/.local/bin/distrobox stop —yes —root Arch (or name of your distrobox)

1. I cant remember exactly right now but i can look later if you need me to but after steamOS 3.5 the hotspot stopped working and i think it was fixed by adding something with dhcpv6 to the firewall settings (found the fix from a github comment)

2. Install Bash Shortcuts from the decky plugin store and direct your newly created shortcuts to your two sh files (one that starts hotspot and one that stops the hotspot)

All finished! You can now play LAN games offline with your own personal hotspot that can be controlled from gaming mode:) Keep in mind that doing this will cause the other persons deck to wig out when they try going into desktop mode if still connected to the hotspot, so i just remember to stop the hotspot whenever finished playing. The wifi will also not show until the hotspot is disconnected or if you power down the device and back on again. Also since the distrobox is created as a root it will ask you for a sudo password every time you launch the hotspot (unless youve managed to disable the sudo password which isnt recommended)

Sorry i know this isnt super in depth but like i said if its requested to do a more in depth tutorial i can. Its fun being able to play LAN hotspot straight from the deck though! Hope you enjoy!!

EDIT: I found the other comment i made. I added the fix for steamOS 3.5 in this comment as well. Also the konsole window displayed error messages when launching the hotspot but by adding the first line in the code above ^ fixed that issue for me. Let me know if you have any questions!

Hi. So background is I'm 50 and I've not done much gaming since vice city and the original silent hills +unreal tournament. I'm trying to get back into it but I'm frustratingly crap.

I've got a steam deck and my neighbour has one too, we were looking for games we could play either head to head or cooperative. People suggested left 4 dead 2 and we managed to get that working through lobby thing but it was laggy and TBH it was a bit chaotic for us. Too much constant running and shooting and no time to pause for thought or discuss strategy.

I think we're looking for something with a bit of occasional violence but also some strategy - not just bang bang all the time. Maybe even something that doesn't involve violence at all. But we both working and only got an hour or two a day for game time.

Any suggestions?

First if it's possible to locally connect 2 steam decks (without a fuckin cable!). Second on what games might be fun. Needs to not have a big learning curve and be something we can just play for an hour or two when we have time.

Any suggestions would be very welcome. Cheers