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Still in stock in other regions, depending on where you live you might be able to order somewhere else?

Sayonara Wild Hearts was such an unexpected banger to play through. I still hope they make another one.

I’ve gotten stuck on a boss, closed the game thinking “I hate soulslike games, this was a waste of money,” and then beat the boss on my first try the next day.

Ah yes, the classic Souls experience.

It’s super satisfying.

It is, being in a 5 minute sword fight with swords clashing all the time is really rewarding. Many of my favorite Souls bosses are from Sekiro.

Isn’t Foundry just a website? What’s stopping you from putting a browser window on your second monitor?

I check youtube for replacement videos for battery and screen

You already lost me there. My times of looking up video guides on how to repair my phone are over, I can replace the battery with my hands and the screen is mounted with 8 screws. OEM parts can be ordered directly from Fairphone and arrive within 2 days.

all replacements done with chinese parts, ultra-cheap and locally available.

It is incredibly difficult to get OEM parts for many phones, you never know if it is a good part until you actually have it in your hand. In some cases it doesn’t matter but I have never seen a cheap third party screen which comes close to the original.

I figure I’m doing everyone a service by repurposing a discarded 5 year old phone.

You are, the best phone for the environment is an old phone.

what’s your use case that you need that kind of a phone?

I repair my phones when they break and the easy repair of a Fairphone is in no way comparable to the absolute pain it is to remove the display on a phone released in the last 5 years.

Especially considering they provide a 5 year warranty, source fair materials, 8 years of security updates and many more years to come with full access to replacement parts.

Doesn’t that impact your view of the screen?

Depends on the sensitivity you configure, usually you only tilt a few degress. I do prefer it on a Dualsense controller though with no display attached to the controller.

Do you use it in hectic situations - like doom etc? Or is it better for sniping and stuff where you have time to aim?

Usually for instances where I have time to aim. I have seen quite a few people who are really good with the trackpad but I’m more of a mouse or gyro control guy.

Trackpad rules in strategy games though.

If you like 3D platformers, you will love Psychonauts 2. One of the best in recent years.

Psychonauts 1 aged poorly by modern standards. It is worth playing for the story though or if you can power through some 2000s 3D platformer jank.

Hey, I also picked up the Cyberpunk DLC.

Pacific Drive was pretty good!

I guess trackpad aim is just using the pads instead of the joystick?

You can combine as well. I usually use the stick on the left hand and the trackpad on the right one. You can also go back and forth while playing.

does that require tilting the device?

Yep, you can set it to activate only if your finger is resting on the right joystick. Very useful for precise movement, just bring the camera in an approximate direction with the stick and do the rest with the gyro control.

For the more popular games there’s usually a few community profiles you can download and try before messing with Steam Input yourself.

It’s a bit frustrating how crap I am at gaming, particularly with shooters.

Since you have a Steam Deck, did you experiment with gyro and trackpad aim? I suck at controller aiming as well but that makes it so much easier.

FYI, it’s 35€ on green man gaming right now.

I finally bought Nine Sols.

Played through it on my Linux PC, worked flawlessly. Fantastic game!

My tip is to play the game until you find it fun, while developing it.

That’s a good tip, if your testing sessions get longer and longer because playing the game is fun you’re on the right track.

I never used gamescope on Xorg, so not sure.

Lots easier now with far fewer cables to be run, cases offer more space behind the mobo for hiding cables and not the 3/4” of space they used to offer.

That’s why I only use cube cases nowadays. Just shove all cables into the back and you’re done.

Do you happen to know if you still need the HDR layer when using Wayland directly? I know gamescope didn’t require it for a while now but I never saw anything about it for Wine.

I have a Voron 2.4 right now, and had a Prusa MK3 before that.

It remains to be seen what additional work the kit amounts to. The Prusa XL can be assembled within a few hours while the Prusa MK3 is a day project and the Voron is a multi day project, not even including the time needed to research the different Voron kits.

Assuming it does not lack in features or quality, I think the price for the kit is fair since it includes the full Prusa support, next day shipping for replacement parts and it is made in the EU. The Voron with its flying gantry is dope, but I do sometimes miss being able to just write Prusa about an issue and get replacement parts under warranty in 2-3 days.

Price is still too high IMO, it should be €1050 for the assembled printer, not the DIY kit.

Considering the Bambu X1C costs 1050€ I’m surprised they were able to get the kit price down to 1050€ while still manufacturing in the EU.

Looking forward to the reviews to see how they compare.