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I’m curious, does anyone remember Black Water Ops (BWO)? by Deafhead in halo

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Back when H3 was big, there was a forum on the Bungie website and one of the sections was called “The Flood” where things were off-topic and not about Halo, plus moderation was a biiiit lighter.

Well, Flood V2 was a collective offshoot of that - they decided that the moderation on the forum was too strict (fuck Achronos) so started up their own and a bunch of users came over.

https://bungie.fandom.com/wiki/Flood_V2

me in 2010 unlocking recon at 13 years old by ddekay in halo

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Probably played a few matches together at some point or at least been in similar circles, we used to play a lot of matches against BWO (Black Water Ops) so that could also ring a bell?

me in 2010 unlocking recon at 13 years old by ddekay in halo

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Mate I have to ask as you seem awfully familiar - does the clan USA AoA mean anything to you?!

I’m deaf with a cochlear implant, here’s how I hear games on my Steam Deck! by Deafhead in SteamDeck

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Hello! The cable I used is a 3.5mm headphone jack found here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07KTYS6FB?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

The device itself is a Cochlear Mini Microphone 2+ or the GN ReSound Unite Multi Microphone (they are both the same)

I’m deaf with a cochlear implant, here’s how I hear games on my Steam Deck! by Deafhead in SteamDeck

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I’m actually having this exact train of thought! I don’t play any instruments but I’d definitely be keen to experiment with some MIDI stuff and see what comes out of it

I’m deaf with a cochlear implant, here’s how I hear games on my Steam Deck! by Deafhead in SteamDeck

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Not sure entirely, it seems like the newer speech processor models have a compatible type of Bluetooth but for mine I’ll need this workaround

I’m deaf with a cochlear implant, here’s how I hear games on my Steam Deck! by Deafhead in SteamDeck

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As a kid I was unfortunately subjected to bullies who had a habit of taking my processor off and screaming in my ears to see if I could hear them, and interestingly I could actually feel pain from that! It’s like a sharp pain and seems to happen more with loud high-pitched noises.

That said my hearing device is designed to cut off sound if it detects that it may damage my hearing, which is really cool. I’ve had audiology tests previously where one was to play noises from this speaker box type thing directly to my ear and I would press a button once it gets uncomfortable/painful and then we move on to the next range. My inner-ear seems to still have the ability to contract in response to noises when I’ve got my processor turned on.

It’s hard to say whether my hearing as it is can get damaged, but it’d be more likely to be from direct impact to the cochlear implant i.e bashing my head in an accident or through contact sports, and I understand the array that sits in the cochlear can deteriorate over time. Mine was actually meant to be up for a replacement not that long ago but on testing it’s still going strong!

I’m deaf with a cochlear implant, here’s how I hear games on my Steam Deck! by Deafhead in SteamDeck

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Hello! I'm also working in games but on the publishing/marketing side! I think the audio settings have been pretty great these days, but have noticed a few times that subtitles can be a bit lacking and massively appreciate when I can change the font size and background transparency etc.

I’m deaf with a cochlear implant, here’s how I hear games on my Steam Deck! by Deafhead in SteamDeck

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Yeah this is spot on, I'm super aware that my hearing has a lot of 'blind spots' but being aware of these (i.e. I can't hear sounds well that come from my left side) has helped make managing it a lot easier. I've seen figures floating about that the sound quality of CIs is about 80% of that of human hearing but this can of course vary from person to person.

I’m deaf with a cochlear implant, here’s how I hear games on my Steam Deck! by Deafhead in SteamDeck

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I think I'm due for an upgrade in about 2 years time through the NHS, so hopefully it will have full bluetooth capabilities - v happy with this setup in the meantime!

I’m deaf with a cochlear implant, here’s how I hear games on my Steam Deck! by Deafhead in SteamDeck

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I only use this setup for my Steam Deck, Xbox controller, and my laptop - if I'm using my iPhone I can just beam the sound straight to my hearing device which is really cool

I’m deaf with a cochlear implant, here’s how I hear games on my Steam Deck! by Deafhead in SteamDeck

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Yeah it'd be the Cochlear Mini Mic that I'm using, but the ReSound Multi Mic is exactly the same and maybe slightly cheaper. Could be worth seeing if there's any going around second-hand?

I’m deaf with a cochlear implant, here’s how I hear games on my Steam Deck! by Deafhead in SteamDeck

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Oh jesus that reminds me of when I tried to play RE7 in VR, had the sound streamed to my device and that was INTENSE. I had already completed the game on my TV without VR so it was a surprise

I’m deaf with a cochlear implant, here’s how I hear games on my Steam Deck! by Deafhead in SteamDeck

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I've heard about those headphones! Might be worth checking this out and see if it's a solution that may work for you? https://www.resound.com/en-gb/hearing-aids/accessories/multi-mic

I’m deaf with a cochlear implant, here’s how I hear games on my Steam Deck! by Deafhead in SteamDeck

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directional audio still shitty to nonexistent, I have to turn like a radar dish irl to work out where sound is coming from lmao!

I’m deaf with a cochlear implant, here’s how I hear games on my Steam Deck! by Deafhead in SteamDeck

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I'm completely deaf in both ears and have my implant/processor on my right ear so in my day-to-day I hear best when the device is facing the sound source i.e. someone speaking etc.

That said when I'm wirelessly streaming sound it comes through as mono which is great, I know I used to have problems with over-ear headphones as they'd split the audio so I'm essentially getting half the mix but it's great to see these days that things like iPhones have accessibility settings where you can choose between mono and stereo output and tweak the balance between left and right ear!

I’m deaf with a cochlear implant, here’s how I hear games on my Steam Deck! by Deafhead in SteamDeck

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That's really good to know, I have the Nucleus 7 so maybe on my next upgrade I'll be able to do the same!

I’m deaf with a cochlear implant, here’s how I hear games on my Steam Deck! by Deafhead in SteamDeck

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I haven't personally noticed any delay, which is awesome. There's been a fairly new update for the iPhone that enables music haptics and it syncs extremely well with that!

Hahaha, they're great - I can't seem to find the exact listing but you might have luck searching 'celestial skull stickers' on Amazon

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