considering getting one, but i've got a question

[milosaurus rex]

i've been considering getting a steam deck recently, i know the hype is over but i still think it could be worth it for me. question is, and this is probably a stupid thing to ask but i want to make sure.
i can have different games actively downloaded on the steam deck and my pc, right?
as in, everything is in my library of course. but, on my pc i can have bg3, resident evil, and skyrim downloaded. yet on my steamdeck i have dbd, stardew valley, and ect you get the point.
one of the main reasons im even considering getting a steamdeck (besides wanting to play steam stuff at places besides my desk) is that i want to have different games downloaded on it, since i can't have everything i'd like to play downloaded at once for storage purposes on my pc. i'm 99% sure it would work like this, i can't think of a reason it wouldn't but i still want to make sure before i spend a hell of a lot of money on a steamdeck.

(another question, do mods work on steamdeck? say on my pc i have stardew valley modded, if i download and play it on my steamdeck would those mods be there too?)

[MarvinR]

both devices share the same library, but you can choose which games are actually installed(and you can stream games from 1 to the other)

mods from within steam will work without issues.
mods from outside steam should work too, but require a little more fiddling because of different install locations and launch methods.

[Drak3]

Originally posted by lielowmilo:

i've been considering getting a steam deck recently, i know the hype is over but i still think it could be worth it for me. question is, and this is probably a stupid thing to ask but i want to make sure.
i can have different games actively downloaded on the steam deck and my pc, right?

Yes. You can have different games downloaded on different systems. You just can't play two games on two different systems at the same time (ie. if you're playing BG3 on desktop, you can't play Stardew on the Deck at the same time), cuz Steam'll close whatever is running on the first system. Blame out of touch publishers and shareholders for that.

Originally posted by lielowmilo:

(another question, do mods work on steamdeck? say on my pc i have stardew valley modded, if i download and play it on my steamdeck would those mods be there too?)

It depends on the game. If a game uses the Steam Workshop, it should automatically sync mods.
If a game uses a third party mod publisher (like how Deep Rock Galactic uses Nexus mods), it's up to the mod platform to support Deck and the game devs to auto sync (for the most part, if a game can automatically sync games on Windows machines, it usually works with the Deck too).
If you need to use a modloader/launcher like the FTB App or Overwolf, you'll probably miss out on mods on Deck, but thankfully, most games on Steam don't use this.

[Mahjik]

Originally posted by lielowmilo:

another question, do mods work on steamdeck? say on my pc i have stardew valley modded, if i download and play it on my steamdeck would those mods be there too?

https://youtu.be/ia1gGpXGtDQ?si=eU1hgYPWWSyomXWD

[milosaurus rex]

Originally posted by 🏌 Jerry 🍕 VRcia 🏓:

"the hype is over"

what a way to live your life :soyface:

hence me not caring about that lol, im considering getting it cuz i want it. only brought up hype cuz now its hard to find new info about it

[milosaurus rex]

Originally posted by Drak3:

Originally posted by lielowmilo:

i've been considering getting a steam deck recently, i know the hype is over but i still think it could be worth it for me. question is, and this is probably a stupid thing to ask but i want to make sure.
i can have different games actively downloaded on the steam deck and my pc, right?

Yes. You can have different games downloaded on different systems. You just can't play two games on two different systems at the same time (ie. if you're playing BG3 on desktop, you can't play Stardew on the Deck at the same time), cuz Steam'll close whatever is running on the first system. Blame out of touch publishers and shareholders for that.

Originally posted by lielowmilo:

(another question, do mods work on steamdeck? say on my pc i have stardew valley modded, if i download and play it on my steamdeck would those mods be there too?)

It depends on the game. If a game uses the Steam Workshop, it should automatically sync mods.
If a game uses a third party mod publisher (like how Deep Rock Galactic uses Nexus mods), it's up to the mod platform to support Deck and the game devs to auto sync (for the most part, if a game can automatically sync games on Windows machines, it usually works with the Deck too).
If you need to use a modloader/launcher like the FTB App or Overwolf, you'll probably miss out on mods on Deck, but thankfully, most games on Steam don't use this.

okay, that all makes sense, thank you. i had a feeling i was right but it's so hard finding information about the steamdeck now. at least for me, everything i find is outdated and about when it first came out

[milosaurus rex]

Originally posted by MarvinR:

both devices share the same library, but you can choose which games are actually installed(and you can stream games from 1 to the other)

mods from within steam will work without issues.
mods from outside steam should work too, but require a little more fiddling because of different install locations and launch methods.

i'll look more into the mod thing, i have a few games that the mods are filed inside steam but a few that just use separate mod managers/nexus.

[crystal_raine]

Hey! Related question about mods because I'm also in the considering whether to get one camp.

I've heard you can remotely stream from your gaming computer through your steamdeck. If you play that way rather than downloading a fresh install to the deck, do the mods on your computer carry over to the streamed game? I would think so since the computer is providing the processing right?

[1337Dude]

Originally posted by crystal_raine:

Hey! Related question about mods because I'm also in the considering whether to get one camp.

I've heard you can remotely stream from your gaming computer through your steamdeck. If you play that way rather than downloading a fresh install to the deck, do the mods on your computer carry over to the streamed game? I would think so since the computer is providing the processing right?

Yup. A lot of people use the Deck to stream their desktop to their Deck using "Moonlight", which means that you'll be playing exactly as it is on your desktop, mods and all.

It works extremely well. But as I've told people, it's not plug and play, and will require setup and troubleshooting. If you like to tinker, then you'll be right at home.

It works but personally I'm not a fan of regularly playing games this way. All game streaming is done with x265 compression. It looks good and it's responsive, but you're always looking at a noticeably compressed video/image. Some people can't tell the difference. Some people can tell the difference but don't care.

I'm never in a position where I have WiFi 6 network access to my PC but unable to simply just...use my PC.