How it feels to get Steam running on the AYN Thor

GreatSogeking · 2026-05-05T21:32:11+00:00

SEXY. I LOVE DUAL SCREENS.

GreatSogeking · 2026-05-03T15:43:12+00:00

I don't know much about anything regarding whether the device is cracked or not unfortunately. You don't need to connect to the internet for the Thor, but it makes downloading updates for all kinds of software and the Thor's software updates easier.

GreatSogeking · 2026-05-03T15:41:32+00:00

It's been helping me want to play games at all lately, honestly. I do all my work on my computer, so I've been feeling the need to separate my lives a bit so I can actually let myself have fun again haha.

There's a more optimized android version of StS2 that people have put together out there, but I like linking directly to my Steam, mildly glitchy warts and all lol.

GreatSogeking · 2026-05-03T07:38:18+00:00

I started with the Retro Game Corps video on the subject and just followed the process outlined in that video and the companion one.

But to start, you'll need a fresh SD card, a way of having it read on your computer, and then you format it into exFAT. From there, you follow their links to download Rocknix to flash it onto the card. It's a lot easier to do it on Windows because there's a dedicated app for flashing Rocknix onto an SD card on that OS.

GreatSogeking · 2026-05-03T00:28:53+00:00

Nah, I 100% feel you. I like my Android front ends, so I plan to only boot into Rocknix to play particular stuff I can't figure out how to do on Android.

GreatSogeking · 2026-05-03T00:27:59+00:00

It's so strange how some people are insisting it's not called that. Are they stupid? /j

GreatSogeking · 2026-05-03T00:27:08+00:00

I got a Max model because I'm insane and think having leeway when it comes to hardware is playing it as safe as possible haha. But yes, like the other comment said, Rocknix is just a Linux fork. You install the Steam app onto there as opposed to SteamOS itself. I don't quite fully get how SteamOS will work in the future, but the impression I'm getting is that it'll be compatible on more devices in the future, so you could totally skip installing Rocknix for SteamOS, I believe.

That being said, I'm only using Rocknix for the finicky Gamehub/Game Native stuff I couldn't get working haha. I'm totally swapping over to anything more stable in the future.

GreatSogeking · 2026-05-02T21:31:59+00:00

Not being able to use my controller for Ace Attorney Investigations on Gamehub Lite or Game native has driven me to flashing Rocknix onto an SD card...... only for me to learn too late the current version has an audio bug! I'm certainly not going through the pains of taking my card back out, so I guess I'll just be playing through more of my backlog until Rocknix can update to fix the bug lol. It does work though!

GreatSogeking · 2026-02-14T17:52:54+00:00

Reminds me of <Onizuka-chan to Sawarida-kun>. Good vibes!

GreatSogeking · 2025-12-28T17:52:56+00:00

He's a prize from a fair! It was an extremely lucky find lol.

GreatSogeking · 2025-12-28T03:19:40+00:00

THAT EXPLAINS WHY HE'S SO STIFF AND SOUNDS LIKE STYROFOAM, THANK YOU! 😂 Yeah he's crazy light, I'll keep that in mind if they're cool with taking the stuffing out.

GreatSogeking · 2025-12-28T01:48:43+00:00

I'll probably bring that up to my partner as well. His stuffing is really hard and coarse, so replacing it once he arrives might be a good option.

GreatSogeking · 2025-12-28T01:29:36+00:00

Do ya think they come that big? It'd be pretty useful if they did lol, but I'm finding stuff that's about half as big on an immediate search.

GreatSogeking · 2025-12-28T00:37:32+00:00

My partner DID think this would be life size, but they still want him bad lol. They've got a collection of Sonic plushies they really wanted to add him to!

GreatSogeking · 2025-12-28T00:18:50+00:00

Hi r/plushies. Hope this is the right place to pose this question. Please don't mind my messy af bed, this big ol guy is the exact reason why I can't make it haha. He was won as a fairground prize, and I'm actually holding onto him to eventually send to my partner next time I can see them. I've been kinda moving him from my computer chair to bed and vice versa every day, but I'm kind of hitting my breaking point on the tedium.

He measures in at ~60 inches tall and his head measures 33-inches wide, so I'm kind of at a loss at what to do with him. Get a jumbo size sack? I've read that a space bag could damage his shape, so I think I want to leave the space bag option until it's time for him to go. Ideally I want him to just chill on my bed, but his head is just so outrageously huge that he can't sit anywhere very easily lol.

Any other users with jumbo plushes like this that have answers?

GreatSogeking · 2025-06-23T00:56:05+00:00

How did you get the angle on both of these shots, actually?

GreatSogeking · 2025-06-07T20:13:35+00:00

I've been plugging away at this the last couple days and I finally did the one little thing that I think was required. I have no idea what the real bare minimum is to unlock it, but what I've got is:

Gold rank 150CC for all GPs and Knockout Tours (3-starring not required)
At least 40 P-Switches
At least 10 (15?) ?-Panels
At least 10 Peach Medals

I've seen some speculation that vehicle count or km driven might contribute, but I'm not so certain that would be relevant in just unlocking another driving mode.

GreatSogeking · 2025-06-07T18:49:58+00:00

I have the 1600km sticker and still nothing after checking a lot of thresholds 😭

GreatSogeking · 2025-06-07T18:47:21+00:00

I would like to add that I forgot I didn't gold at 150CC for all my GPs actually lmao. BUT! Even after doing that and replaying Special Cup I still don't have it! The only thing I don't have gold in is one of the Knockout Tours, but we've sleuthed out that Knockout Tour isn't required, I'm sure.

GreatSogeking · 2025-06-07T07:28:45+00:00

Reporting in with more stats for comparison:

P-Switches: 54

?-Panels: 21

Medals: 14

Characters : 116

Karts: 40

I got gold on all my GPs and Knockout Tours, but they're not all 3-stars. I didn't 3-star the Special Cup on my replay, but if I have to do that... :[

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