I WAS WRONG about Steam Deck PLUGINS!

[@NerdNest]

My arcade cabinet is powered by a Steam Deck - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2balZ-shL6UjsU

[@jfaristide]

You were mentioning all the iCrap that you have. Have you had a chance to check out Louis Rossmann's recent video about MacOS scanning your local files? You should.

[@NerdNest]

I’m uninterested in console wars / phone wars tribalism nonsense.

[@jfaristide]

@@NerdNest Yeah, concerns over your computer manufacturer actively invading your privacy isn't tribalism (watch the video)... Talk about a hot take

[@NerdNest]

As soon as you use the term iCrap I write off everything else you say.

[@jfaristide]

@@NerdNest Well, that's unfortunate. Hopefully, someone who doesn't trigger your delicate sensibilities will bring it to your attention in a way that gets you to actually watch the video. Louis is a highly respected rights advocate when it comes to all things electronic, and if he's talking about this, it's something we should all pay attention to.

[@CaioBelmonte]

My wife laughs at me because I spend hours tinkering my Steam Deck on Saturdays, then when I finish I’m too tired to play anything 😂

[@NerdNest]

That used to be me. haha

[@solm67]

I totally get that. I love tinkering.

[@arab6745]

You can always tinker, but nothing beats playing games (obviously)!

[@NecolasHamwi]

Let me guess. 30's gamer. Same here dude 😎

[@mechanicalmonk2020]

Tinker 10%, play 90%. That said I spent most of my time on the Steam deck compiling and testing fixes to allow the Deck to use Sunshine

[@yahlov]

I totally agree. 20-25 years ago I was a lot more nerdy and DIY. Now I just want it to work for 90% of the time.

[@jofugatt]

Yes! I still love more techy stuff…I just don’t have the patience to figure it out, lol.

[@silicoid]

I notice that I often hear that it's easier with a mouse and keyboard. It seems very few mention the alternative of using SteamLink. I have it on my desktop and while I don't use it to play games (I just find it to slow) it's perfect to remote desktop into the steam deck and have a desktop. If I only need a shell I use SSH, but for full desktop experience SteamLink works perfectly.

[@Nachoscrosshair]

I use my steamdeck almost only for steamlink for games and ps5 remote play while im not home. if you have a combo of a great router and great internet there almost no input lag. My computer is connected wifi also. picture looks like im playing on the computer also. i have fiber at home so i cant say it would work that great on cable. but playing remotely gives me 6-7 hours of battery. I recommend you try it again.

[@heyIntel]

Moonlight is really really faster and easy to setup tho.

[@da9nerdy]

Something worth noting on the PROTON DB plugging where the proton badge is for the specific game you can select it and it takes you to the website that specifically tells you in detail why it has the platinum or gold badge and what steps if any need to be taken for it to run. So no need to pull up the website on your phone and search for the game

[@NerdNest]

Oh! I didn’t know it would take you to the website, that’s cool, trying this later.

[@johnekopy]

One thing that always comforts me when tinkering with my PC or Steamdeck. I have windows on a thumb drive, and the Steamdeck has a factory reset feature. What's the worst that can happen? You start over.

[@TheAkashicTraveller]

For me that would include literal days of re-downloading games. So looking forward to LAN sharing.

[@johnekopy]

@thejackle42 Yes, that sounds really awesome. Also, they need a feature that allows the screen to shut off when something is downloading. I usually just trun the brightness all the way down.

[@unoriginalname771]

@@johnekopy I agree, it’s pretty odd that you have to keep the screen on to download games.

[@hemilm]

@thejackle42 there's a way to keep your games. In the usb re-install process, you can have it only restore default os and root files. So other game files stay fine, assuming that wasn't the cause of needing the reboot

[@Agret]

@@TheAkashicTraveller does LAN sharing work between your desktop machine and the steam deck? Not sure if you can share steam games between Windows & Linux

[@ToastedSynapseGaming]

Something that you didn't mention about Protondb badges is that the icon that appears is actually clickable. It's a link that takes you to that game's page where you can usually find user comments that will help you setup the game and/or tell you how to save battery life.

[@NerdNest]

That’s because it never occurred to me to do that, awesome!

[@aTron0018]

I'm waiting for a plugin to better manage shader cache and compatibility data. I want the ability to delete unnecessary files, or move them to the SD card where the corresponding game is installed so it doesn't hog my internal 64gb drive. That would be the holiest of plugins for 64gb deck owners.

[@bland9876]

Why wouldn't every file for the game be on the SD card?

[@polocatfan]

@@bland9876 it just isn't? I don't know why you're accusing him of lying...

[@jfaristide]

@@bland9876 Shaders need to load as fast as possible, so it makes perfect sense to leave them on internal storage

[@jfaristide]

@@polocatfan He's not accusing anyone of anything. He's asking a question.

[@bland9876]

@@jfaristide yes thank you

[@xenos_n.]

I love the Steam Deck for all of this. So great to have such a versatile machine. I won't be doing most of the tweaking but I am just glad that I can. It's like when i buy tons of games, I might barely play a lot of them but it makes me feel good knowing I have the ability to.

[@ronimal6949]

I’m in the exact same boat

[@Th3Rom3]

Quick note, if the plug tab in the quick access menu ever seems to vanish spontaneously it is in many cases enough to reboot the Steam Deck. Sometimes decky ceases to inject the necessary code but a reboot fixes it more often than not. Funnily enough I went back to the stable steam deck release channel after installing decky in order to minimize potential incompatabilities. Most plugin maintainers update their plugins pretty quickly so when the stable update comes around I don't have to worry that it breaks.

[@PietroPizzi]

Same for me. And if a reboot isn't enough, you can switch to desktop and reinstall Decky. All your plug-ins and settings stay there as well, nothing gets deleted or reset in this process. So, always carry your towel and "Don't Panic!" ;)

[@Cyber_Trash_]

I’m with you on just wanting things to work. I didn’t know I was missing out on so many cool things when it comes to plugins

[@JDabz96]

Proton dB and vibrant deck is awesome

[@tpavisa]

Great video! I was also hesitant about messing with plugins on my Deck but this video convinced me to give it a shot. And you were right, it really does improve the experience. I find the ProtonDB and HLTB integration especially useful but I've also installed the other plugins you mentioned because I can definitely see them coming in handy eventually.

[@DeimosXVX]

I bought a 256gb model. After installing a few non-steam titles and Skyrim SE with many mods I haven't bothered to do anything else with it. Worried about installing big titles on my remaining space as I understand shaders take up a lot of room. I don't have any good size micro SDs or cash for a new SSD either.

[@gamehawk55]

PauseGames is another really good plugin that actually makes it feasible to be have multiple smaller games running at the same time on the Deck and be able to hot-swap between them without any real losses in performance, unless you cap out the RAM. Because even though the plugin is "pausing" the games, they are still actively running and using up RAM. Another feature of the PauseGames plugin is that it can potentially help with preventing the audio stuttering glitch that happens every once in a while when bringing the Deck out of sleep mode.

[@AthanImmortal]

I just started using Decky Loader last week. I'm definitely a tinkerer, but I've had so many thing to enjoy on the deck that it's been fine the way it is. I'm not going back after this though. I installed Vibrant Deck and Power Tools (Does need root access). The power tools are amazing, because while Steam allows you to lower overall TDP of the APU (the CPU and GPU combined) and they even let you reduce the GPU clock, they don't let you play with the CPU clock. Power tools lets you do that. While playing GhostBusters Remastered, I found I could drop the CPU from 3.5ghz to 2.5ghz, and still maintain a flat line 40fps, but the power consumption went from 5.9W down to 1.9W, basically a third. CPU power efficiency curves are like an engine power curve, there's a sweet spot in the middle, but as you get higher it needs more and more power to be stable.

[@zeththedarkmage]

I absolutely love all the cool things you can do with Decky. Animation changer, Vibrant Deck, and the GameFAQs plugins were my favorite. I would definitely rock the HLTB one as well. However I had to reinstall SteamOS and remove Decky because it interfering with Elden Rings EAC and I wasn't able to play Elden Ring at all. But looking forward to reinstalling it once I'm done with Elden Ring.

[@TheGavranatar]

Is that issue ongoing?

[@zeththedarkmage]

@@TheGavranatar I am actually not sure. I haven't reinstalled Decky since then since so many games are using anti-piracy software. I've missed some of the Decky functions but just gotten used to not using them. The new SteamOS with screen color options renders Vibrant Deck obsolete but I miss the GameFaqs plugin and more customized boot and pause animations.

[@thegamerfrominside]

I really do think if they just gave it a bit more beef in the hardware and drop the gyro gimic and just give you the bare Bones to navigate like a handheld but meant to be more of a universal mini PC They already have a steam controller so if they could work out the issues so they can sell it on the side so everyone can have these options. 1. Steam deck (all three variations) 2.steam deck but gutting the gyro and trackpad if necessary for less handheld and more of a universal travel size pc. I barely use it in handheld mode because I got crappy eye sight so and I've been more interested in tinkering. Just getting give people the option without severely creating another pool of users. If they could just gutt fancy trackpad and gyro for a cheaper and more hands on experience. Please

[@KeyJayHD]

What OS version are you on? Can't get the plug to show up on the quick access menu. Not sure what's going on. Been trying to get this working for some time now.

[@NerdNest]

Latest stable release.

[@steepfrugut]

I just don't understand what the issue is. I have watched this video but cant get the part at 3:16 to happen. When I double click on the Install Decky icon on my desktop, all I get is the Konsole to pop up empty. It does not prompt for an install. I tried to enter my password there and press Enter but nothing happens. I know next to nothing about Linux so I'm probably missing something simple, but I've been at it for hours, and I can't find anyone else with this issue or any fix. I had Decky installed months ago, it was showing up as the plug icon on the right side menu, but then it was gone all of the sudden. Based on what I've read I am assuming it was because I went off of the stable branch to set up PrimeHack. So I went back to stable and it wasnt there still. I got discouraged since I had a problem trying to install the Heroic Launcher before this and I still cant get that to work either, and now PrimeHack and Decky were both not working, so I put down the deck for a few months. Coming back to it I am still just as lost and frustrated. I am not an idiot, I am quite familiar with Windows, but Linux mystifies me apparently. I know that I have to be doing something wrong that I am not aware of, but I just dont see other people having these same issues I have been having when trying to install apps on the desktop of the Deck. The only thing I was able to get working months ago was Emudeck, and that was a rather long process of pulling my hair out as well, even though I am watching and following youtube guides. The deck is fully up to date, I am on the Stable branch, and I have enabled Dev mode, and I am directly connected with an Ethernet cord. Appreciate any help I can get.

[@NerdNest]

Did you put your downloaded file on the desktop? Try that.

[@steepfrugut]

@@NerdNest I did. It didn't help. Someone on reddit gave me a link to put in the konsole which ended up working and directly downloaded it. But it didn't help me figure out why double clicking on the installer just launched an empty konsole window. So while I did get Decky installed, I learned and fixed nothing. Lol

[@SpringonMC]

Did you right click it go to properties and change it to is executable

[@logicalfundy]

You mentioned at the beginning of the video you have a mouse and keyboard that can connect to multiple pieces of hardware - that bought to mind something important I learned about those who put Windows on an SD card and dual boot. Do *not* cheap out if you want to use the same keyboard and mouse for both SteamOS and Windows. Because of the way Bluetooth works, each OS needs its own profile. However, when I bought a cheap Walmart keyboard, I discovered that the keyboard will erase other profiles (of the same hardware) if you try to pair it to the same hardware on more than one profile - even if it's a different OS. This meant that every time I booted to the other OS, I would have to go through the entire pairing process again. Eventually I decided it wasn't worth it and bought the MX Keys Mini from Logitech. I use it along with the MX Anywhere 3 mouse. Both of them switch properly and don't force me to go through the pairing process again whenever I boot to the other OS. . . . and yes, I'm typing this reply on the MX Keys Mini :).

[@NerdNest]

Good tip. I've not installed Windows so I hadn't run into that.

[@lord_bozo]

Yes, some desktop PC gamers DO love to tinker, break, fix and test things, but generally a PC gamer is a person with a job too - everyone want's their PC to just work and be convenient. There is a cost to convenience though ... and this applies to playing on console too. Nintendo is notorious for shutting down their online stores, so it's only a matter of time until all those purchased digital Switch games disappear. Sony and MS lock online behind a paywall that adds up over time. All three consoles have exclusives that (unintentional or not) force you into buying all three consoles if you don't want to miss out. These things have become accepted and overlooked "necessary evils". Those "necessary evils" are the cost to convenience, and the weigh of these cost depend on the gamer. And yes I am aware that PC does come with it's own "cost of freedom" as well, however the bottom line is -many PC gamers go through the "tinkering" cost because all those necessary evils I listed can be remedied. They are doing it because (to them personally) cost of convenience outweigh the cost of freedom. Everyone want's things to just work. It's why the Steam deck (and eventually the Steam Console thing Valve is working on) is so interesting. It's trying to be the best of both worlds. The future looks bright for the Deck and it's successors.

[@mrbobandmrbird]

I want to download Plugins but I have read lots of post on Forms and such That say after updating certain Games or Steam OS it’s ruins everything and you have to redownload all plug-ins again manually how True are These claims???

[@TWISKED]

I was the same way! I avoided Decky Loader until about two weeks ago. ...I can't imagine using a Steam Deck without it now. Especially if you're doing emulation! Change the SMT cores from 8 to 4 via Powertools for Switch games and just look at the difference.

[@nicklong27]

You mean so the deck is only using its 4 strong cores and no hyper threading? Does that really work? Will it lower wattage requirements as well?

[@DouglasWalrath]

it's a good idea to reboot the steam deck after installing decky loader, while it'll work without a reboot there's some obscure problems that can crop up until after a reboot is done

[@thaigrocer]

@nerdnest I actually have a k4 keyboard purchased before steamdeck. initially connecting the bluetooth is spotty. In other words, when I switch between devices, steam deck has issues connecting. You have to try multiple times before it connects. have you experienced this? Is there a fix?

[@frankcastlefan]

Dear NerdNest: I wanted to comment, and let you know I like the things you make, you're a good speaker and you show preparation. You're in the top 5 of Steam Deck KZbinrs I admire, along with Cryobyte33 and Fan the Deck (Let's share love with Deck Ready and LTT, though the latter is plenty famous enough XD), and I am glad to watch your videos. You have a good style and could not be more easy to relate to and learn from. I will say that your candid admission of not being a pro-user means your content is going to be a gentler introduction and a more pleasant learning curve. I appreciate that, and I hope you keep going.

[@NerdNest]

I’m friends with all those you mentioned except for LTT. I don’t know him. They are awesome.

[@ChristopherToro]

I LOVE the music control plugin, playing music while playing a fighting game, feels like the good ol days with the XBOX 360!

[@carlthewinner]

Always awesome content. Also frequenlty helpful :)

[@NerdNest]

Thanks so much!

[@onety3578]

One thing i love abt the steam deck is how you're never forced to do anything that you dont want to. Trying to install something and having troubles? Well, just go back to gaming mode and finish the setup whenever you want (or never).

[@amandaschluter7479]

Hello.I am new to the Steam Deck and have had it for a few months now. I came across your video while trying to find how to install discord after it needed an update (still trying to figure that one out by the way.) Anyways, I was curious if you might know or heard of any issues or a fix for why my steam deck would be freezing up on me during gameplay. It will go just completely stop all sounds, not even the fan running and I will have to force restart it. This is my second one. I did an RMA on my last one after tech support said it was a faulty machine. I had only had that one since July. I just got the new one they sent about a week and a half ago and it still does the same thing. I have the second highest GB and a 256gb SD card for it and a dock with a cooling fan. Any advice you can give or help with is much appreciated. Thank you so much.

[@jamesbaynes6580]

Great vid. I’m a newbie as well. I played console games years ago, but stopped when everything seemed to get smaller on my tv screen (aging eyes). The Steam Deck has brought me back in. That being said, I don’t need any plugins to be satisfied with my unit. I’m afraid I’ll mess something up!

[@JoachimVampire]

sorry for the dumb question, what's that WoW looking game you're playing at 3:49 ? is it some kind of wow with plugins to be more controller friendly? if so, what plugins are? i'm HIGLY interested.

[@NerdNest]

That's WoW, Console Port UI mod.

[@lufelipe78]

That red sweater seems super cozy, thanks for video!

[@bonexdaddy5770]

Do you have a video or point me to one where you got WOW to work with the UI you have that is on this video? i got battle net to install but hearthstone never worked and diablo 3 had bad controls so i just quit with it

[@NerdNest]

It's called console port.

[@Dezero]

what game is at the end around 11:34 that you are changing the scenery for?

[@NerdNest]

Skyrim

[@ralph4lyf]

The plugins are amazing , the Vibrant deck (i have mines at 135) makes it OLED ish style , the boot video uploader let's me use cool boot up animations & the other plugin i use makes my them feel Miami vice neon colored. So fresh 😎

[@deckum23]

I may have to factory reset my steamdeck because updates have made the plug in interfaces dissappear, and I've waited for updates on both ends that might fix it and they haven't come.

[@drbakerbeats]

I believe I had sharedeck-y installed on my SD but now I see something called "decksettings" instead?

[@pceslayer6815]

Is the map behind your head Ultima Online? Looks a lot like the map from Ultima IV...

[@NerdNest]

Yes Ultima Online!

[@RobFisherUK]

My main concern is security. We're turning on developer settings and running code downloaded from the internet. Are plugins signed? How do I know they don't contain keyloggers? I've never seen it discussed and that bothers me.

[@NerdNest]

This is 100% valid. I decided to risk it as I have 2 factor authentication on everything. It’s no different than installing something on your PC. Which I do all the time. It could be bad.

[@RobFisherUK]

@@NerdNest most things I install on my PC are signed. Windows software from publishers; Steam games. But not everything, it's true. Decky could implement a system along those lines but as far as I can see it hasn't. But maybe if we can be sure everything comes from e.g. a known GitHub repo it might be enough. Just to have some accountability in there somewhere. I'll investigate further at some point.

[@neuroticdev]

What case are you using for your Steam Deck in this video? I checked the links in your description but don’t see it. I love how sleek and minimal it looks.

[@NerdNest]

dbrand.com/shop/grip/steam-deck-cases

[@Shiatama]

I forgot my sudo password and wanted to install the deckyloader but when i enter " Decky! " it doesn't work

[@NerdNest]

You need your computers password if you’ve set one. If you didn’t set one, then it temporarily sets it to Decky!

[@Shiatama]

@@NerdNest Thank you, i got into recovery mode and deleted the sudo password and now it worked!

[@kevinwalker.5]

I've literally did this to my deck like 2 days ago, and it's a big difference just watching another theme on the menu, but I don't wanna put too many plugins like some KZbinrs making their menus so laggy I'm fine with vibrantdeck and some themes

[@asimk]

Does ShareDeck-y go by another name now? Cant find it

[@oOZellzimaOo]

I'm still waiting for hardware plugins. OLED screens, better and quiet coolers. Stuff like that. I've seen shells and joysticks being available for a while, but those don't really peak my interest.

[@somederp8915]

There is a higher res screen, but no OLED yet. There is a revision with a new cooler, BUT it's really hard to add a better AND quieter cooler in that small space the current one occupies (unless you have the delta fan, in which case, there IS an upgrade available for you!). I mean, there are Thermal Mods and you can also try to undervolt to get the same power at lower wattage, thus needing less cooling and thus a less agressive fan curve... I guess that's the best option for you.

[@muglokdecrepitus1301]

I think that when you install decky loader through the installer without a password, he will set the password but after finishing with the installation it will automatically remove the password. He just set the password to be able do the installation but then he will remove it, at least that is what I read

[@Greydawg]

Color of Grey 0 seconds ago I love my Steam Deck, & plugins are great, but the Steam UI itself still really just doesn't work right, & I don't get why it gets glossed over so often. The Store, functionality & UI, anything community-related, I get why most Deck users don't do anything with Steam but for those of us that do (er, want to?), we're kinda stuck on the Deck. I have no idea why so few reviews even mention the Steam issues on the Deck, but that may be implicitly why Valve hasn't addressed it since I got a Deck at launch. This is a great video, for sure! But we all seem to gloss over how bad the Store & all Steam participation; wishlists, guides, reviews, anything community-related, mods (in spite of being supported on the Deck the Steam UI on the Deck limits mod functionality by nature), for some reason it never comes up "because the rest of the Deck is so good." It's true, but yeah, it's an inescapable outlier that likely & literally every Deck owner has experienced, yet nobody brings it up (or makes an excuse for it). Going over the UI in this video, for example, the Store experience on the Deck seems like a glaring omission---I'm not mad, just not sure what to do about it, know what I mean? It SEEMS like a fixable problem but nobody mentions it outright, which is the strangest thing to me. Still, the Store & Steam UI are both so often absolutely atrocious on the Deck & I don't know how or why it's still as bad after a full year except that nobody notices enough to mention it in spite of likely everyone having similar functional issues, including input presses being literally the opposite of the input, missing graphics, et al. Use a PC or phone or tablet or anything other than Steam's own Steam Deck to do anything Steam-related is my advice, I just wish it wasn't the case. Great video. Keep it up!

[@surrealchemist]

I used to have Linux as my desktop before I moved to mac years ago. I got tired of messing with it when I did that all day for work on web servers. Its really cool having an easy way to just pick up and game now and see all these people getting exposed to Linux that may not have been before.

[@Haddouk3n]

Proton DB has information on where it was played and how it performed, just not on the plugin but on the website itself.

[@SirWaffleGaming]

As a long time Linux user and SE, I'm often incredibly biased in my perception of how easy Linux is to use. I like watching these videos to give me a reality check, but also feel really excited about how accommodating the FOSS and SD community is to new Linux users!

[@AuthorJakeAStrife]

Not a noob, but Im interested to hear your experience with plugins. Im waiting anxiously for a *working* screen capture plugin. Game mode seriously needs it. I just use desktop mode... which i really dont care for for gaming.

[@BTMaverick707]

I tried Vibrant Deck and it just sucked the battery life to quickly out of the Deck unfortunately.

[@briom1425]

How is the controls ? Are they fully working with everything in the game ?

[@NerdNest]

For what?

[@briom1425]

Diablo 4 on steam deck , is it fully playable and all controls working etc

[@NerdNest]

Yes, the controls are great. You replied to a different video though, so I was confused.

[@gman102formyspace]

"See that plug? That's where Decky lives" *acknowledges Decky's house* *never looks at plugs the same way again*

[@ChuckHickl]

I do appreciate your identifying yourself as a Mac guy as I am not and the experience and expectations that go along with that mindset is not something that would relate to me and my experience. Some people want to be spoonfed their tech expereince and I am not that guy! Good luck not being a tinkerer and diving into Linux!

[@spidersav]

3:50 what game is that

[@NerdNest]

World of Warcraft

[@spidersav]

No way, isn’t that game a hot bar type game?

[@bland9876]

The steam grid db plug in is so cool I wish I had that on Windows though I don't play on windows very much anymore.

[@ockyguru]

I previously had decky loader. However , due to me being on the Beta updates, it actually removed my deck loader plug in completely.

[@Eragon-go4ww]

CSS loader is an nice plugin to change the look of the steam deck and if you want to change the startup animation there is animation changer

[@Tom-pk4ye]

I was waiting for you to give in to deckyloader. I would argue one point. The steam deck screen is not bad or middle of the road. It’s actually fantastic. They just shipped it uncalibrated.

[@alex59861]

Share Decky doesnt seem to be on the decky marketplace.

[@hawkmankt]

Great video. I had been toying with the idea of doing some of this stuff. You helped me make the decision to dive in.

[@NerdNest]

Glad I could help!

[@travismccoy8316]

I just wanted to comment and say this video was so clear and concise with great information and snappy demonstrations of the topics. As a new deck owner this literally has me feeling great about diving into the plug-in world Subscribing.

[@NerdNest]

Thanks so much!!!

[@Itsjustmedan]

I literally subscribed just because of your first comment haha I just want it to work. Moved everything over to Mac myself. But still found myself wanting steam deck plugins

[@aelaan12]

The last time I build my own PC was 2003, and no, that was not yesterday. I am just testing if SD is for me, wasting hours of my days tinkering.

[@adventure_onthedaily9851]

I'm new to your channel and doing a binge, loving it! Can I just say, you have a magnificent beard.

[@felixchiang]

I excitedly pay express post so my Steam Deck would arrive in approx 48 hours, but when it arrived.. I got so busy with work, and only able to open it a week after... We do need things to just work LOL... As we grow from young gamer, now we are burdened with many responsibilities.. Adulting they say 😅

[@michaelm1053]

If you’re on stable. You need the latest release. If you are on preview(the beta os) you need the pre-release Edit. I didn’t know where the update was thanks!! 4:40

[@gh0st65]

The first bit of the video explains getting older in a sentance... I feel the same, tend to run more of my tech stock now just for convenience

[@WickedMuis]

I've had decky loader installed on my deck before, but one of the updates must have removed it again.. that's something that makes me want to skip on the plugins.

[@sabagecabage7828]

Yeah... my videos folder in dolphin? Gone... yeah be careful lol. And I was just trying to add it to the desktop.. I worked it out in the end. But then it was all pointless because the recorder plug-in breaks the desktop... still loving my deck and it's plugins lol

[@Soundtrack2Chaos]

Where can we get that sweater? Looks nice.

[@NerdNest]

No clue. My wife bought it for me. As she does all my clothes.

[@Soundtrack2Chaos]

@@NerdNest She has great taste!

[@adambickford8720]

The tweaker's curse. I want it customized exactly to my liking... but someone else can maintain it.

[@XtianApi]

As someone who does tinker and build species and works in the industry and knows Linux and blah blah blah, I can say that even I in my non-professional life I'm going more towards that I just wanted to work mentality. Not because of a major change from me I wouldn't say, but because the stuff is just so good stock

[@Robbobloke]

The Decky1 password is temporary and removed after installation.

[@NerdNest]

Ahh, I already had a password set, so I didn’t get that as an option. Thanks for the clarification.

[@manny3273]

I wish there was a little box with the game name in your videos. I seen some games that look interesting but have no idea what it was.

[@NerdNest]

I think the only games in this video was Skyrim WoW Vampire Survivors.

[@Morgan423Z]

Protip: VibrantDeck works the other way around as well. If you're in a weird mood and want to play a game in black and white for some reason, you can totally set saturation to zero and do that.

[@NerdNest]

Ghosts of Tsushima on PS5 has a Black and White mode, its beautiful.

[@laserad]

I love the pipboy style via CSS loader, mixed with some other addons to it feels great, the only thing missing are pipboy sounds :)

[@Chrysophrase2]

That's an Ultima Online cloth map... Nice.

[@NerdNest]

Yeah it is, good eye.

[@RealRogerFK]

I switched to Beta and man, not having ProtonDB Badges just makes me lose soooo much time. I don't need anything else, but that one thing...

[@obake6290]

On ProtonDB: Ratings - I believe the Platinum/Gold/etc ratings are just based on an average of the Thumbs Up/Down ratings. They used to be as you explained, but that changed quite a while ago. Unless they changed it back when I wasn't looking anyway. Vs the "Deck Verified" program - Neither system is perfect, but I think as a rule of thumb ProtonDB users tend to give the Thumbs Up if they can get it to run decently at all no matter what lengths they had to go through to get there. Whereas Valve's program has much higher standards, arguably too high. Plugins: Honestly the only plugin I've heard about that really interests me is Vibrant Deck. But do I really want to install a whole plugin system just for that? Especially since it's pretty darn common to read "the newest SteamOS update broke Decky!" I don't mind tinkering, don't get me wrong. But the thing is, I like to tinker until something works and then leave it alone. I do not like having to fix things repeatedly. I really wish Valve would just integrate vkBasalt into SteamOS, I use it on my desktop and it's great.

[@DatHombre]

I mean updating Decky is extremely easy and gives you a popup when it has an update, which is what I assume would fix the "SteamOS update broke Decky". Dont even need to be in Desktop mode.

[@patrickheneghan1228]

I just got an iPhone at the request of my wife. I told her I was shocked that it just works and it works like every time. No tinkering or figuring out how to sync things. It just works.

[@steeveejee4647]

been using decky since the beginning and it is a game changer it takes the steam deck to another level of awesomness

[@PauloPink]

Never felt so represented in a video! Thank you for this... As soon as my new SSD arrives I'm stalling all this plugins

[@jonathanross149]

You really want a mouse and keyboard. I stubbornly tried to do installs without it, and it is needlessly frustrating.

[@NerdNest]

The ones linked in the description are fantastic wireless inputs.

[@maxducoudray]

My best guess for the map behind you is Norrath. I.E., EverQuest.

[@NerdNest]

Nope, but you’re in the right ballpark!

[@michaelschipper1099]

More advanced caution: do not run this command on Linux terminal: sudo chown deck -R /*

[@xcrysizz8781]

I can't find share decky anywhere

[@wookiemart]

I feel like that's Lost treasure, the old Parker Brothers game.

[@kewlztertc5386]

The one mistake they made with this decky install, is setting the password to "Decky!", it should've been "admin"

[@jfaristide]

ProtonDB does actually indicate those things, as each game's listing is segregated, with steam deck results first and other linux users listed after that

[@NerdNest]

But not on the plugin.

[@jfaristide]

@@NerdNest Yeah, the plugin could be better. If you actually click on the badge, though, the page it takes you to does list the steam deck results first :)

[@hodgesmt]

I love the UO map! I played UO online for 5 years and sold my account for 500 bucks when I went to college. When I saw it I knew right away. Unless I am wrong then I apologize :)

[@NerdNest]

100% right.

[@carlthewinner]

I ignored this video on the past. I wasn’t interested. But I just watched it again and I decided to try it. So awesome! Thanks for the recommendation. ❤

[@NerdNest]

Glad it was helpful!

[@carlthewinner]

@@NerdNest SOOOOO helpful! :) My Battlenet icons now all look rad. I am loving the saturation too! I think the colors look WAY BETTER after the change. So awesome. :)

[@obake6290]

0:30 - Name what game? There is no game on screen here. Do you mean the one 10 seconds later?

[@NerdNest]

The one that has the map on the wall behind me.

[@MarkDanielMiller]

@nerdnest - timestamps? 🙏

[@ThepurposeofTime]

My Steam Deck looks mad and organised. I don't even use the emudeck launchers anymore I just play each game like normal games

[@mechanicalmonk2020]

If you have an Android phone then using Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse app with Hacker Keyboard works great in a pinch

[@mrkoyunreis]

Watching videos from this channel feels super weird as a 13 year old. I mean no offense but never thought old people would be so passionate about these stuff :D

[@DGrimReeper]

what if i forgot my steamdeck password ?

[@gamemeultimate495]

Your videos are awesome. I've watched your videos when I first got my Deck and Learned a lot. Thank you. :)

[@NerdNest]

Glad you like them!