I was wondering if anyone has tried upgrading the textures on Skyrim? Is it possible to do this without affecting the performance too much on Steam Deck?

I actually haven’t played the game since the original release, so if it’s possible to run it now with extra enhancements that would be a great incentive for me to get back into it.

What mods would you recommend, and how hard is it to get them running?

  • OmegaMouse@feddit.ukOPEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Thank you, this is very insightful! I believe the Steam Deck has 1GB of VRAM assigned by default - would that be sufficient for most purposes?

    Most guides for the Steam Deck seem to focus on installing Vortex. If I understand correctly, Vortex has it’s own ‘collections’ (i.e. modpacks) whereas Wabbajack modlists are installed using the alternative program ModOrganizer2. Speaking of Wabbajack, I did find this specific guide for Linux/Steam Deck. The Dragonborn modpack in particular sounds interesting…

    As another alternative, you can also install mods using the built in mod manager? I’m guessing that is a lot more limited.

    • Yote.zipEnglish
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      1 year ago

      1GB is nothing - I would be surprised if that’s the most you can get. As for mod managers I’m not sure how best to do it on a Steam Deck. You can get Mod Organizer working tmk, but it’s not native. I’m not sure what the built-in mod manager is but yeah I would stick with Vortex and MO2

      • OmegaMouse@feddit.ukOPEnglish
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        1 year ago

        I know you can turn up the VRAM to 4GB if you like. When I eventually give the modpack a try, I’ll see how I get on with the default first.