Multicar discounts are pretty significant, my coworker went to drop a car from his plan recently and found out that it would cost him more to insure just 1 car than to insure 2. Doesn't make any since logically.
I mean Valorant has a lot of cheaters, it doesn't really seem like kernel anti-cheat has been more effective than other forms of anti-cheat. There's also an increasing number of hardware peripherals that offer cheating assistance, and these can't be detected by kernel anti-cheat because the cheating happens on separate hardware.
My point is that kernel anti-cheat has major privacy and security tradeoffs, which is a steep cost to pay. A steep cost is only worth it if it has a significant benefit to the users, and in practice it doesn't.
No Rest for the Wicked now Steam Deck Verified thanks to latest update
No Rest for the Wicked from Moon Studios GmbH and Private Division has been through another major upgrade, and thanks to it the game is now Steam Deck Verified.
![No Rest for the Wicked now Steam Deck Verified thanks to latest update](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6245e7c0-f710-4cfe-a494-58e3e5996662.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Microsoft looking to restrict kernel level access after CrowdStrike incident might help us with our current Anti-Cheat dilemma
Microsoft drops subtle hints about the future direction of Windows security.
![Microsoft calls for Windows changes and resilience after CrowdStrike outage](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/b8f01ffd-ad83-4713-ac12-5abe66c88ae4.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Kernel anti-cheat systems are currently the bane of Linux/Steam Deck gaming, haven't actually proven to be effective at stopping cheaters (see Valorant for an example), and lead to various security concerns from giving 3rd parties full access to your machine to being used to install ransomware and malware.
Windows tried to restrict kernel access years ago, but backed down under pressure from various companies. However Crowdstrike's outages have shown the sever consequences of leaving kernel access open, and we might finally see kernel access to be cut off.
To be honest with you, my reply was supposed to be to the comment saying that humble has gotten worse overall since IGN bought them. Didn't realize my mistake until now.
They still have a good bundle from time to time, but it's a far cry from the bundles of old.
At least in the western world I think it's possible. A lot of people I know who don't know much of anything about computers before this now know of Crowdstrike, although they don't know any specifics.
Is Kamala Harris popular enough to win against trump?
Slice & Dice is the best game I've ever gotten on my phone, I bought it over Thanksgiving in 2021 and haven't stopped playing it since. It's similar to deck builders, but dice based.
It's $7 on mobile, but has a good free to try demo. So you can see if you like it for free. It's also available on Steam and itch.io
The game is still in active development, but the dev only releases updates every 1-1.5 years. The updates are absolutely massive though and add a ton of content.
iFixit now offers a Steam Deck toolkit
The essential, premium opening tools and screwdriver bits you need for Steam Deck LCD and OLED repairs and upgrades.
![Steam Deck Toolkit: LCD, OLED | Open, Upgrade, Mod](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/9419d637-52cd-460e-a050-f36a7c9e429d.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
If I remember right for steam, you can't disable updates for all games, but you can set some restrictive rules for when it can update. Stuff like it can only download updates for 1 minute monday morning at 3am.
There's not much concrete data I can find on accident rates on highways vs non-highways. You would expect small side streets accidents to have lower fatality rates though, with wrecks at highway speeds to have much higher fatality rates. From what I see, a government investigation into how safe autopilot is determined there were 13 deaths, which is very low number given the billions of miles driven with autopilot on (3 billion+ in 2020, probably 5-10billion now? Just guessing here since I can't find a newer number).
But yeah, there are so many factors with driving that it's hard get an exact idea. Rural roads have the highest fatality rates (making up to 90% of accident fatalities in some states), and it's not hard to image that Tesla's are less popular in rural communities (although they seem to be pretty popular where I live).
But also rural roads are a perfect use case for autopilot, generally easy driving conditions where most deaths happen due to speeding and the driver not paying attention. Increased adoption of self driving cars in rural communities would probably save a lot of lives.
It reminds me of the debate around self driving cars. Tesla has a flawed implementation of self driving tech, that's trying to gather all the information it needs through camera inputs vs using multiple sensor types. This doesn't always work, and has led to some questionable crashes where it definitely looks like a human driver could have avoided the crash.
However, even with Tesla's flawed self driving, They're supposed to have far fewer wrecks than humans driving. According to Tesla's safety report, Tesla's in self driving mode average 5-6 million miles per accident vs 1-1.5 million miles for Tesla drivers not using self driving (US average is 500-750k miles per accident).
So a system like this doesn't have to be perfect to do a far better job than people can, but that doesn't mean it won't feel terrible for the unlucky people who things go poorly for.
Yeah, and in a weird way it makes me feel safer about buying future games from them. I know that no matter what state their future games launch in, that they'll keep working on them until they're good. If NMS had come out in better shape, I wouldn't have that confidence that they'll stand behind a failure until it's fixed.
Only reason not to get an AMD card is if you want to run local AI stuff like stable diffusion. AMD cards can still be used, but not all features are supported.
Otherwise it should be a great card.
Honestly even if you aren't religious, I think sitting down each night and thinking about your priorities, what you want from life, and what you actually really care about can be beneficial.
When else would they post a negative review? The negative change just happened, so it makes sense that players would be posting negative reviews now.
As for why people are responding negatively to this being called review bombing, a lot times the term is used to dismiss the bad reviews. "Those aren't real negative reviews, we just got review bombed. Those players sure are fickle, aren't they?" Basically calling it review bombing just makes it sound like the negative reviews aren't legitimate and don't have a valid reason to recommend against the game.
Yeah, seems to work pretty well on my Steam Deck. It's probably using more power, but it's a small enough increase that I couldn't confirm increased power draw without exporting mangohud values and averaging them.
I dropped the recorded length to 30min (mainly just want time to grab a noteworthy clip if something funny happens).
On top of fixing up various issues with Stardew Valley modding, the new Alpha of the cross-platform and open source Nexus Mods app introduces experimental Cyberpunk 2077 support.
![Nexus Mods new cross-platform app adds experimental Cyberpunk 2077 support](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/082cb81c-b07f-4fee-aadf-97a1a9d8be0a.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Honestly I think this is a bad example. Guys are generally happy to play games with attractive bad-ass female leads. See Metroid/Tomb Raider/Bayonetta/Nier/etc
Try this:
Enable developer mode (settings>system)
Then open the developer menu (settings>developer) and turn on "Show Advanced Update Channels"
Now go back to the System category and you should have separate options for OS Update and Steam Client. Make sure they're both set to stable.
If they're already stable, change the client one to beta, and then back to stable.
Honestly it's the high level of flavoring that makes them good. You aren't meant to eat a ton at once, just get one chip at a time and enjoy the strong flavor.
Two audience members hit, one dead the other in serious condition.
Shooter is also dead.
For both Steam desktop and Steam Deck, Valve released a fresh Steam Beta update that includes more improvements for the awesome new Game Recording feature.
![Steam Beta adds many more Game Recording improvements](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/d6267f72-b7ba-4dcb-9797-e723e796030d.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
dBrand Releases New Steam Deck Skin Based Off of $1 Million Counter-Strike Skin
dBrand has released their newest Steam Deck skin, based off of the $1 million Counter-Strike skin, that was sold.
![dBrand Releases New Steam Deck Skin Based Off of $1 Million Counter-Strike Skin - Steam Deck HQ](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/ecca4ee1-fbaa-49d7-97a0-ca133ee1c211.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Kinda gimmicky, but interesting enough that I read the article so I figured I would share.
All KINGDOM HEARTS games now Steam Deck Verified (plus more games)
Good news KINGDOM HEARTS fans. All of the titles currently available on Steam have now been tested by Valve and given the fancy green Steam Deck Verified tick.
![All KINGDOM HEARTS games now Steam Deck Verified (plus more games)](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/df5ed4e1-d571-4c10-bf63-7125cb4c8a1d.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
PSA: If you use Bazzite on your deck, you need to do a manual fix to get updates
Bazzite, the popular version of Linux powered by Fedora and Universal Blue that's great for handhelds including the Steam Deck, ASUS ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go and others needs a little manual user effort after a bit of human error.
![PSA: If you use Bazzite you need to do a manual fix to get updates](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/ae915ebe-fa83-4585-aa59-2126c9ac9573.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Bazzite is an alternative OS to SteamOS for the deck and other handheld PCs. Unfortunately due to a mistake, anyone who installed Bazzite before July 3rd 2024 won't get automatic updates.
If this affects you, I'd suggest checking out the article to get instructions on fixing it.
Valve may be working on official Waydroid (Android app) support for Steam
Here's the Twitter thread discussing this
Basically, some different apps were linked to the official steamVR app. These apps are hidden, but the data miner was able to grab some assets from them that included some custom art for Waydroid, which is a Linux program that lets you run Android apps on Linux.
Additionally, I've seen comments saying that some valve devs have been making pull requests for the Waydroid github, but I don't actually have a proper source for that.
I wrote about the brand new Nexus mods app before, as it's quite a promising and exciting development for the future of modding (especially for Linux and Steam Deck). And now, they want your feedback.
![Nexus mods want feedback from Linux / Steam Deck users on their new cross-platform app](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/e926dd39-a46b-42e4-bc23-ee8750249fd2.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
> 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.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17546163
Will anything dethrone the Steam Deck? Probably not -GamingonLinux
While other vendors continually push out new handheld pc models, sticking similar internals into different shell designs and gradually bumping up RAM or the Processor, the Steam Deck just keeps selling like hot tasty cakes.
![Will anything dethrone the Steam Deck? Probably not](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/aa4bbee8-6180-41a0-a17b-64716451fa64.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Bazzite 3.5 gets expanded handheld support (including Steam Deck OLED)
Bazzite is one of the best options to get Linux on various gaming handhelds, and the 3.5.0 release is out now that has improvements pretty much everywhere with expanded hardware support.
![Bazzite 3.5 gets updated NVIDIA drivers, expanded handheld support (including Steam Deck OLED)](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/27f95161-531e-48a9-b9a4-2ec5a91f8b9c.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Bazzite is a cool alternative to SteamOS, but it's only had partial support for the OLED Deck. Thankfully that seems to be fixed in the new release.
Turn Your Steam Deck Buttons Into Game Boy Ones With New Upcoming Button Set
A new custom Steam Deck button set from Deck Buttons takes the color scheme of the original Game Boy, with some cool unique features.
![Turn Your Steam Deck Buttons Into Game Boy Ones With New Upcoming Button Set - Steam Deck HQ](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/d1e952c6-1aeb-4c5e-9489-7be0870886e7.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
FSR 3.1 and Frame Generation Now Available in Spider-Man, Ghost of Tsushima, and More PlayStation titles
Nixxes has added FSR 3.1 Frame Generation to 5 of its released games, and it works pretty well on the Steam Deck.
![FSR 3.1 and Frame Generation Now Available in Spider-Man and More Nixxes Software Titles - Steam Deck HQ](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/12ff3dec-c1c0-4141-b4fc-b9c072a146e7.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
They've added FSR 3.1, XeSS 1.3, and FSR 3 Frame Generation to:
- Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
- God of War Ragnarok (Releasing Soon)
- Horizon Forbidden West (20% Off)
- Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered (40% Off)
- Marvel's Spider-Man Miles Morales (40% Off)
- Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (40% Off)
Frame generation is usually only beneficial if you already have a reasonably high fps, but the author of this article mentioned that it actually worked really well for him in Spiderman on Deck and let him hit 60fps.
Decky Loader is a very popular tool to add plugins to the Steam Deck Gaming Mode, and Decky Loader 3.0 should be a big improvement.
![Steam Deck plugin system Decky Loader 3.0 gets a first pre-release](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/b77a1225-5b0a-4428-8328-528cb025dbfe.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Decky broke with the Steam game recording update, but the 3.0 update fixes that and features a lot of behind the scene updates that should make Decky more reliable and plugins run better.
Hori Announces Controller Made Specifically for Steam
Out of nowhere, Hori announced a new controller specifically made for use with Steam and the Steam Deck, with some very nice unique features:
![Hori Announces Controller Made Specifically for Steam - Steam Deck HQ](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/baddf1e1-1985-4fab-a5d9-e3368fef2b68.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Features:
- 4 Custom Buttons to assign Functions
- Full Gyro Support (only when "Steam Mode" is activated)
- A customization feature to only activate Gyro when a specific joystick is touched
- Continuous button pressing or "Rapid Fire" mode for face buttons
- Supports both Bluetooth and Wired connections
- A dedicated Steam button to start big picture mode or bring Steam up
- A Quick Access Menu button
However it doesn't have:
- vibration function
- trackpad
- Headphone jack
It will cost around $50
Steam Deck Users Account for 10% Of All Players Using Steam Input
Valve has posted about more detailed information about their Steam Input feature, and shows how many users are using a Steam Deck!
![Steam Deck Users Account for 10% Of All Players Using Steam Input - Steam Deck HQ](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/d831f223-1dc8-4152-bf7d-ae32a0987272.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Game Recording Beta - Now available for Steam Deck and desktop
A new built-in system for creating and sharing your gameplay footage
![Game Recording Beta](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/9aa960a6-ff84-43ad-b22d-04a8bc2fdab0.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
To enable it on steam deck, you need to switch to the beta channel. After that, you'll have a new setting category for it, and should have a new tab in the overview page.
Default binds are steam button+A to start recording (if you don't have passive recording enable), and steam+y to flag a time in the recording.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is Playable on Steam Deck - First Look and Recommended Settings
Elden Ring's DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, is finally released, and it is playable on the Steam Deck. Here are our impressions so far:
![Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is Playable on Steam Deck - First Look - Steam Deck HQ](https://sopuli.xyz/pictrs/image/9d573429-469e-4b45-a2b9-8b11ea8ec048.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)