the16bitgamer

joined 2 years ago
[–] the16bitgamer 5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Underneath they are similar, however I was in the same boat as you. Lutris first however after installing a few apps I moved towards heroic.

Heroic is easier to manage your library requires less tinkering and as a benefit for steam deck owners, has controller support in the gui by default and native integration with epic games store.

Lutris works better for non platform games, like old PC games from CDs or EA App.

How I’ve been moving my games over is rebuying games I would be gutted to loose like Fallout 3, and Doom 2016. Then waiting on sales for the rest. Also Amazon Prime has free gog games so you maybe able to get a handful of games every month to move over

[–] the16bitgamer 21 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Heroic Launcher and GOG is your friend. DRM free ftw.

But seriously Steam Family sharing is the way to go here.

[–] the16bitgamer 5 points 2 days ago

They mention redump.org, so it seems legit. Uploading.

For anyone who want's it as a reference my MD5sum is 6ac0bd9ce061db2a6da03fb1bb89950d

 

Pre-ordered Shantae Risky Revolution last year, finally came in today. (Loving it so far). But I'd like to upload the MD5 Checksum so that emulators can validate it.

Where should I upload the files to?

[–] the16bitgamer 2 points 3 days ago

I mean I would need to know what the problems were with my printer. When I had an Ender3 v1 and I was debating upgrade or switching. I went with switching since the machine had fundamental issues which couldn’t be fixed or the solution was not guaranteed to fix it.

[–] the16bitgamer 2 points 3 days ago

It’s not even the Force Unleashed 1. It’s the Wii/PS2 port of the Force Unleashed.

Slightly different story with less cut content.

[–] the16bitgamer 4 points 1 week ago

I like it when the Gremlins and the protagonist is one and the same. Looking at you Ascendance of a bookworm

[–] the16bitgamer 2 points 2 weeks ago

It wasn’t for gaming but video editing. One video went from a 2:02 render time to 1:26.

[–] the16bitgamer 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I tried looking into AMD, however based on price and performance the 7600XT and 3060 12GB where my only two options. Plus the 6700XT is $400CAD here so if I was paying the same price I might as well save a buck, or get more RAM.

For monitoring it depended on my activity.

Video editing I used mission center to keep an eye on my GPU, but used the Render time for previous projects as the bench mark. See bellow

For games I used MangoHud and just looked at the FPS and GPU utilization. Sadly I didn't get numbers before I upgrade from the i3 to the i7, but from my FreeCAD testing the performance would've only been seen in heavy multicore tasks.

Doom Before

Doom After

Hogwarts Legacy Before

Hogwarts Legacy After

 

So I've been planning this upgrade for a while but wanted to wait for the right price.

Before my upgrade I had a i3 12100F and a RTX 3050 8GB. It was a decent rig, and good enough all but the latest games at 1080p. However I do video editing and wanted to get more RAM on my GPU and more core would help with some games and workloads.

So I waited for the right parts at the right price. My first good luck came in the form of a $170 discount on a i7 12700KF. I paid $270.08 CAD with tax and shipping. For single threaded workload (read FreeCAD) it didn't do much but for games it was a smoother experience and so far nothing has ever maxed out the CPU outside of Shader Caching.

But the upgrade I was keeping an eye out for was the GPU. 8GB of VRAM is just enough for what am doing. However I really wanted 16GB. I was aiming for the RX7600 XT, however $450-$500CAD for it was too much for me to stomach. With no real used options I tried looking for a RTX 3060 12GB. For the same price and no performance difference it's not a good choice new... but used it's frequently $350CAD. However I got it in my head I wanted it for $300CAD. I kept seeing it creep down to $330-$320CAD, and was tempted. But I held since it wasn't an urgent upgrade. Then I found it, a Zotac 3060 12GB for $288.27CAD with tax and shipping. Scooped it up immediately and it finally arrived today.

My upgrade total was $558.35, and the result was actually pretty nice. From a quick comparison from running some games and video renders before and after the upgrade. For games I saw +20FPS improvements in modern games and for games getting 200FPS I saw my GPU utilization drop from 100% to 70%.

For video editing it's very interesting. My render times dropped by 20-30 seconds depending on the video and number of effects. However after reviewing my hardware utilization, it seems like the software may be bottle necking me more than the GPU. Or maybe it's a RAM issue.

Regardless I am very please with this upgrade, epically the price for this upgrade. Outside of more RAM, I don't think I'll be doing anything else with it for a long while now.

[–] the16bitgamer 49 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

LibreOffice

Free Office Suite which is excellent for personal use. If you are on mobile Collabora Office if you want an Android/iOS version

[–] the16bitgamer 4 points 2 weeks ago

A 3D printer is a tool first and foremost.

These days outside of poorly designed fire hazards any model you can get will be good.

For my two cents avoid the following traps.

  • all plastic construction. Looks nice but assume you will need to service it at some point.

  • no spare parts available. Basically go on Amazon and type “print bed for model of printer” and if you find nothing it’s not getting parts or service.

What to get then. Brands are fickle so these are the features I look for.

  • thermal run away protection. If it doesn’t have the run away yourself.

  • heated bed. Helps with adhesion

  • removable build plate. Easy service and since the build plate is consumable good to have

  • auto bed leveling. It’s not 2018 and manual leveling is a waste of time.

  • direct drive extruders. Bowden isn’t bad but if you want consistency direct drive really helps

Brands I would recommend is Creatily since it’s a good budget machine (do research first their naming is crap) and Prusa since most machines are based off of theirs.

[–] the16bitgamer 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Nope, dasie chaining multiple link cables. Apparently 4 player adapters only work with 4

 

The video goes over Derick’s 2 year obsession with trying to get Faceball 2000 to work with 16 player multiplayer.

In short it works. But the video is well worth the watch as it goes in detail on why it hasn’t happened before.

[–] the16bitgamer 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I agree for existing products. But for new products before reviews are there. It’s very very hard to make your product stand out. Or to convince buyers to try it out.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by the16bitgamer to c/[email protected]
 

So I got a ~~floppy~~ flippy drive for my GameCube and I wanna have the SD card accessible.

But instead of hacking off the original I thought it would be fun to design my own.

So far I got it to fit well enough. However some dimensions needs adjustments before I start final prints.

 

The Model is on Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6979927

and Printables: https://www.printables.com/model/1230465-gamecube-flippydrive-bracket-plus-space-for-micro

The original bracket didn't have the clearance I needed for my MicroSD Card extender so I modeled a new one based on the 3D Printed part I got with my FlippyDrive.

Currently remaking the GameCube IO Panel as well. Hoping when I am done I can add a clean spot for the Micro SD Card.

 

TL:DR HST is dropping from 15% to 14% in Nova Scotia

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by the16bitgamer to c/[email protected]
 

Was a fun weekend project.

 

The article is beyond wordy and hard to decipher but here my TL:DR. And please correct me if I miss understood something.

Currently Fusion 360 projects are stored in the cloud with "single storage". The default save location in Fusion 360.

Autodesk is moving to "Fusion Hub" since they boast it's better at collaboration and file management.

If you receive the email notifying you of Fusion Hub. You have approximately 30 days" to upgrade to Fusion Hub. Auto desk will allow you to "skip the process once", but will force you to upgrade after 24 hours.

Once you start the process of upgrading the "Single Storage" will be remove immediately or available for 30 days for collaborative files. So if you are collaborating with others, ensure to tell them or they will loose access to the project.

Shared links to existing projects will be broken after the upgrade.

My favorite FAQ:

What if I don’t want to upgrade my data to Fusion Hub?

Since we are supporting only one location to store data, you will be required to upgrade to Fusion Hub.

 

If you live in the UK and haven't signed the link for it is here: https://stopkillinggames.com

 

Especially since one of the best features is basically unmentioned. Turn on your steam deck and before you sign in for the first time, you can boot straight to the desktop. Just wish there was a toggle in Plasma to boot to desktop by default.

For all intents and purposes, you don’t need to log into steam to play games on the steam deck which is honestly shocking where most new hardware basically requires you to agree to sign in to begin using your device.

Looking at you Windows 11

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