Undead Zeratul

@penquin sometimes it’s even more exciting overcoming the FPS drops, especially when I can tell why it’s happening and/or if it’s only temporary/rare. I’ve definitely caused my fair share during some overly modded Doom setups

@penquin like, I can tell the difference under 60, and I can tell it gets choppy under like, 40? But I probably don’t make a comment about the “lag” or framerate dropping until it’s below 20-30

@penquin oh! Well in that case I used to be a 1080p 60Hz monitor kinda guy, and about a year ago I had to upgrade to dual 1440p 165Hz monitors.

While I can definitely feel the difference, 60 FPS is barely noticeable, and even 30 FPS is acceptable.

I grew up with slower machines so sub-30 was fairly normal, even older consoles targeted 30 and faltered below that, so at this point I’ll take anything above what’s acceptable for film

@penquin does it have to be first person? If third person is allowed I’d say Warframe. If not, classic Doom with mods

@innkeeper@gamerstavern.online I’ve played on both, and I can agree with M&K being more intuitive, but I don’t mind the twin stick controls they have on the Steam Deck. Probably helps that I grew up on M&K shooters and first person games, so it comes a bit more natural to me.

Glad to see the gameplay itself is working for you! It’s the systems that you engage with during your downtime that can get a bit dense, so if it ever gets to be too much just go run some more defense or survival missions, let your brain zone out for a bit while you clear rooms, then come back later

@innkeeper@gamerstavern.online of you decide to give it a shot, don’t rush it, let the game’s systems digest at your own pace. It’s a huge game with over a decade of feature/scope creep. The main questline & story is wonderful (if you know nothing about the game, the second dream is/was a HUGE spoiler that many people still respect, myself included), the gunplay and visual fidelity are fantastic, and the game runs perfectly fine on the Steam Deck!

It’s a fantastic game to pick up, run a few missions, craft a few things, put down for the night and pick back up tomorrow. It’s also a very dense and at times grindy game. I’ve been playing it on and off since it released on steam, and even I’ve felt burnt out on it after a while.