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[Durvelle27]

Another update

says deck will be here tomorrow. That’s only 1 day shipping

 

[Durvelle27]

Received

 

[Nordic]

SteamOS 3.3 released​

General

• Added Achievements page to overlay (while in-game press Steam button)
• Added Guides page to overlay (while in-game press Steam button)
• Added notification when Steam Deck temperature goes outside the safe operating range
• Added a scheduled night mode feature, allowing players to choose if and when they’d like night mode to automatically turn on
• Added a button to clear entered text in search bar
• Adaptive Brightness toggle is now active again
• Fixed notification for claiming digital rewards firing endlessly for some customers
• Fixed issue with medium length game names in the Main Menu Overlay not properly scrolling
• Fixed some issues with claiming Steam Deck digital rewards
• Fixed sound playing for achievement progress notifications
• Fixed washed-out colors in the Remote Play client when playing with specific hosts
• Fixed Xbox login window for Flight Simulator and Halo Infinite not rendering certain characters properly

Steam Input

• Added missing Deck buttons for Gyro Enable and Button Chord options
• Added support for game-bundled Virtual Menu icons in the in-game Deck UI
• Miscellaneous performance improvements

Keyboards

• Added support for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean keyboard. We are still refining these keyboards, please provide feedback in the forums.
• Added initial IBus IME input support on the desktop for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean keyboards
• Fixed desktop mode keyboard sometimes failing to show or dismiss
• Fixed on-screen keyboard showing up under the Steam or Quick Access menu
• Updated keyboard behavior for improved fast typing on trackpad and touchscreen. (pressing a key while holding another key will now commit the held key instead of waiting for first to release)
• Fixed some touch styling issues with the virtual keyboard

System Updates

• Added a new Steam Deck software update channel selector – there are now three options:
• Stable: Recommended experience for most users. This option will install the latest stable Steam Client and SteamOS.
• Beta: Testing for new Steam features. Updates frequently. This option will install Steam Client Beta and the latest stable SteamOS.
• Preview: Testing for new Steam and system-level features. Updates frequently. You may encounter issues. This option will install Steam Client Beta and the SteamOS Beta.
• You will only see patch notes for the update channel you've selected. As this feature is in Beta, if you opt into the Stable channel, you will not see this selector anymore.

Performance / Stability

• Fixed some performance problems for users with many screenshots
• Fixed several crashes related to managing screenshots
• Fixed several crashes related to non-Steam shortcuts
• Fixed some native Linux games not exiting when force-quit through Steam
• Fixed flatpak Chrome closing improperly when quit through SteamFixed a bug where some flatpak applications (like Edge) couldn't successfully quitFixed a performance issue with some games when the backlight changes intensity

Desktop Mode

• Updated Firefox to be installed as a Flatpak, rather than from the OS repositories, to ensure timely updates
• First-time launches of Firefox from the desktop will now prompt for installation via the Discover Software Center, which will handle updates as they are published.
• Updated network connections created/edited on the desktop to default to system-wide, ensuring they are available in gaming mode
• Added VGUI2 Classic Plasma Desktop theme
• Resized virtual keyboard in Desktop mode to the appropriate dimensions
• Added support for the Qanba Obsidian and Qanba Dragon arcade sticks in Desktop mode

Docked Mode

• Added an option to scale the Steam Deck user interface for external displays
• Added a toggle for automatic scaling of the Steam Deck user interface for external displays
• Added ability to adjust image display settings for external displays that have overscan issues
• Fixed the panel staying off when disconnecting from dock shortly after resuming from sleep
• Fixed the panel backlight staying on while docked

Audio / Bluetooth

• Fixed Bluetooth profile selection not being saved when switching away from Desktop mode
• Fixed echo cancellation CPU overhead when the microphone isn't being used, improving power usage in idle or near-idle scenarios
• Fixed multi-channel audio on external displays
• Fixed audio out on some capture cards
• Fixed some instances of corrupt audio after resuming from sleep
• Fixed audio output with some 32-bit games that use ALSA

Drivers / Firmware

• Updated graphics driver with compatibility and performance fixes
• Updated wireless driver with fixes for WiFi disconnection issues on 5Ghz
• Updated controller firmware utilities to support future controller hardware revisions

https://www.steamdeck.com/en/news

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Sign me up, mine arrived today

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

So I had to wait until 1 am to get one game on it, Ace combat 7.

First impressions, bloody brilliant but damn that battery, I am seriously impressed with the performance though.
I have now also tried and benched dirt 5 at 37 FPS , but smooth and playable, nice.

And Dishonoured, brilliant.
I'll be optimising settings though.

 

[Durvelle27]

So I had to wait until 1 am to get one game on it, Ace combat 7.

First impressions, bloody brilliant but damn that battery, I am seriously impressed with the performance though.
I have now also tried and benched dirt 5 at 37 FPS , but smooth and playable, nice.

And Dishonoured, brilliant.
I'll be optimising settings though.

Yea battery is pretty bad

 

[Nordic]

Are you messing with the power settings? I can dramatically increase battery by locking 40 fps / 40 hz, lowering tdp, and decreasing gpu speed. I haven't played a game with less than 5 hours battery life, but that may say more about the games I am playing.

 

[Durvelle27]

Are you messing with the power settings? I can dramatically increase battery by locking 40 fps / 40 hz, lowering tdp, and decreasing gpu speed. I haven't played a game with less than 5 hours battery life, but that may say more about the games I am playing.

its very game dependent. I can get close to 4hrs playing Rogue company

 

[r9]

Got mine couple days ago and I'm very impressed runs anything you throw at it.
Already gave up the the SteamOS.
Installed Rage and textures popping all over the place and I was like alright time to get the ole trusty Win10 on this thing.

 

[xBruce88x]

I miss mine... Financial things came up so it's in pawn shop jail. I'll be "posting bail" shortly though

 

[Nordic]

KDE developer claims that Valve has shipped over a million steam decks so far. https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/10/kde-steam-deck-akademy-2022/

 

[sam_86314]

Sad news, guys...

My Steam Deck died.

I was loading a PS3 game, and I had it on my JSAUX dock, when it suddenly switched off and wouldn't come back on.

I've started the RMA process and I really hope it goes smoothly since I did open the Deck to back up the SSD and wipe the Home partition.

A few signs are pointing toward the JSAUX dock being the culprit, but I have no way of verifying that. But I am definitely hesitant to use it moving forward.

 

[Nordic]

Jsaux's dock appears to be superior and cheaper to Valves. I was planning on getting one.

 

[r9]

So I had to wait until 1 am to get one game on it, Ace combat 7.

First impressions, bloody brilliant but damn that battery, I am seriously impressed with the performance though.
I have now also tried and benched dirt 5 at 37 FPS , but smooth and playable, nice.

And Dishonoured, brilliant.
I'll be optimising settings though.

Velcro and battery pack problem solved.
At least that's what I did.

On another topic ... has anyone heard of any plans for newWindows drivers ?
I understand that Valve want's to push SteamOS but releasing one driver per year for Windows that is just terrible.

 

[sam_86314]

Velcro and battery pack problem solved.
At least that's what I did.

On another topic ... has anyone heard of any plans for newWindows drivers ?
I understand that Valve want's to push SteamOS but releasing one driver per year for Windows that is just terrible.

For the GPU, I was really hoping that either the NimeZ drivers would support it or, with Mendocino being basically the same silicon, that it'd be supported by the mainline Radeon drivers.

So far neither seems to be the case.

 

[r9]

Changing the UMA buffer

I thought that was a clickbait but oh man oh man I was in for surprise.
If you have a deck and you have done this do it now!

Before I've noticed that the VRAM was always at 100% utilization and I just assumed that it was because dynamically shares the total ram between the GPU and CPU which might me the case with SteamOS but definitely not in Windows.
So I set from 1GB to 4GB the UMA buffer and all the random stuttering basically choking every time you make a quick turn or go in new area is now gone.
And another thing Grid legends would restart my steam deck on loading every time that is gone now too.
Before if I was impressed now I'm super impressed with the deck.

 

[ne6togadno]

arrived way faster than expected (during check out there was note for 2-4 weeks delivery time it came just in a few days).
it is way smaller than i've expected but yet it has weight in it so it will be stable enough to hold the deck.
not sure if i'll be able to test it tonight thou

 

[sam_86314]

My RMA replacement arrived today.

Not going to be using my JSAUX dock anymore. I'll pick up an official one at some point.

 

[sam_86314]

I'm starting to worry that my RMA replacement Deck may be defective...

One weird quirk that this one has is that it makes a metallic clinking noise when I press some of the buttons or tap it in certain places. Slightly annoying, but that's not my concern.

My concern is that the majority of the time when I wake it from sleep, the physical controls do nothing. So I have to use the touch screen to enter my PIN, which isn't a huge deal, and then use it to navigate the menus, which is a big deal because a bunch of the UI elements really aren't designed for touch. Eventually, I'll get to the controller calibration page, and everything starts working again.

I'm running SteamOS beta, but I did that with my original Deck and never had this issue to this extent. It prevents my new Deck from being a device that I can turn on and immediately use. I'm starting to miss my original one.

Please don't tell me there's another RMA in my future...

EDIT: Trying to revert to the stable build seems to have soft-bricked it. Whenever I turn it on, it gets to the little splash screen, and then it gets stuck on the Steam logo with a swirling effect around it. Guess I'll have to re-image it.

I wonder if I just got extremely lucky, and my original Deck just happened to be a golden sample (that died unfortunately). This one is having lots of little issues that my previous one didn't.

 

[Nordic]

I have not heard of anyone having as many issues as you are. Valve seems to have great quality control. You must be really unlucky.

 

[sam_86314]

I went ahead and imaged the backup I made from my old Deck's SSD onto the new one. The control issue persisted, but after reverting it to the stable build (which actually worked this time), it works fine now. I guess it's a problem with the latest beta release.

 

[Nordic]

This is fascinating. I would think that the performance or ui being small might deter people from some of these games.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1587193499174465536

 

[Mac the Geek]

This is fascinating. I would think that the performance or ui being small might deter people from some of these games.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1587193499174465536

I've played Stardew Valley and NMS on my Deck, and FO4 and Skyrim are downloaded and waiting. Got an Amtrak "travel day" coming up, and I'm looking forward to some quality time alone on the train.

 

[sam_86314]

I've played Stardew Valley and NMS on my Deck, and FO4 and Skyrim are downloaded and waiting. Got an Amtrak "travel day" coming up, and I'm looking forward to some quality time alone on the train.

The primary games I've played on my Deck are Dragon's Dogma, Skyrim SE, Saints Row 2, and Minecraft Java.

I've also done a bit with emulation, mainly PS3, Wii U, and Switch.

 

[Octavean]

Sad news, guys...

My Steam Deck died.

I was loading a PS3 game, and I had it on my JSAUX dock, when it suddenly switched off and wouldn't come back on.

I've started the RMA process and I really hope it goes smoothly since I did open the Deck to back up the SSD and wipe the Home partition.

A few signs are pointing toward the JSAUX dock being the culprit, but I have no way of verifying that. But I am definitely hesitant to use it moving forward.

What power supply were you using with the Steam Deck and JSAUX dock,….?