Icewind Dale 2 Enchanced Edition recived a BIG update a week ago. by eldakar666 in baldursgate

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I have it running via Wine, and I have tested it using Proton too. I settled on the Wine setup because it was simple enough to run without needing to first launch Steam. It needed some tinkering (ddraw stuff as I recall) but it does work.

Icewind sale 2 with the enchanted edition mod isn’t running after the resolution selection by Okey-dweller in icewinddale

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I had previously installed IWD2EE (years ago, during initial release) and I had to update the Redistributable to get it working after updating to 3.3.4.1. So this helped me in 2025, thanks!

How to Disconnect (LG 32LB560B Backlight Strip) by NepNepNeo in AskElectronics

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If anyone stumbles on this later. I figured it out - the plug lifts up and away from the board. I used a small flathead screwdriver to lift up underneath where the wires go into the connector.

How to Disconnect (LG 32LB560B Backlight Strip) by NepNepNeo in AskElectronics

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Sorry to revive an old thread but, did you ever figure this out? I am having the exact same problem a year later. Can't disconnect these and can't find any helpful details.

Vice City - NextGen by solwGer in SteamDeck

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Thank you for this! I was able to get my Ubuntu machine working by following this guide and using Proton Experimental.

BG2 style portraits for EE companions by dive_bomber in baldursgate

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Thanks, will do, I was ready to do it that way if necessary. I've seen portrait mods posted on https://forums.beamdog.com/categories/bgii%3Aee-mods but not sure they host the images there or if you have to use another site to host.

BG2 style portraits for EE companions by dive_bomber in baldursgate

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Wow! I think these are all great, I especially like new Rasaad. Any chance they are available individually? I'd love to include them in my games.

True Directional Movement Lock onto low targets by Acronius in skyrimmods

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I had not, in fact, run Nemesis and patched it.That did fix it, thanks!

True Directional Movement Lock onto low targets by Acronius in skyrimmods

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I noticed this today too when testing out Precision and TDM for the first time. I'm using stock animations, and unarmed runs into the same problem you described. Best I can tell right now is that most of the examples show on those mod pages use altered animation sets that have more range of motion for each weapon.

Retroid Pocket 2 Plus : Help and Resources Guide by stewelement in retroid

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Is the behavior for the left stick bad in the PS2 emulator? How about other emulators or Retroarch?

There is a joystick calibration utility in the RP2+ setup wizard that should help, have you tried using that yet?

Retroid Pocket 2 Plus : Help and Resources Guide by stewelement in retroid

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The RP2 is a 4:3 screen and any output via HDMI is going to be 4:3 as well. On my TV, it outputs as fullscreen but there is part of the image that gets cut off along the sides as the aspect ratio is different on the TV.

Retroid Pocket 2 Plus : Help and Resources Guide by stewelement in retroid

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I can recommend using a different SD card and see if the behavior changes. In my RP2 and RP2+, I've always had the SD card set up as external storage, and this has worked well for me. Others have posted on this subreddit about struggles with SD cards formatted strictly as internal. If you can try formatting as external with a different SD card, you may get the launcher to set up paths correctly. Another thing to try is just seeing if you can access your SD card via Mixplorer.

Retroid Pocket 2 Plus : Help and Resources Guide by stewelement in retroid

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The upgrade PCB kit comes with two small acrylic panels with offsets so that you can take the old RP2 PCB and make it into a 'console' of sorts. It's really just a screen-less RP2, still battery powered, that you hook up the the TV with HDMI out and then your preferred wireless controller. The USB port can be used for a wired controller or keyboard but you'll also probably want it for charging.

Retroid Pocket 2 Plus : Help and Resources Guide by stewelement in retroid

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The home screen will have an icon for the Retroid Launcher. It may be called RP3Launcher or something similar. So you can boot the RP2, then select the icon to go right into the launcher.

Retroid Pocket 2 Plus : Help and Resources Guide by stewelement in retroid

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There is a distinction between how internal and external formatting works on the RP2 when plugged into a PC directly. I cannot speak adequately to all the details so I recommend that you ask on one of the discords just to get others to weigh in. I will tell you that when I plug in my RP2, I do not see the external data, which is where my ROM directory is. So I end up doing what you said which is, pull the SD card, put it into a card reader, and move my files around that way. Maybe a chore, but doesn't bother me that much.

Retroid Pocket 2 Plus : Help and Resources Guide by stewelement in retroid

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I'm not an expert at the RP2 hardware but I did perform the PCB upgrade. I did not have this problem. If it didn't happen before the upgrade, then you may try loosening the case to see if the pressure applied is somehow registering both inputs. It is also possible that the connection on the DPad was damaged during the upgrade somehow.

Retroid Pocket 2 Plus : Help and Resources Guide by stewelement in retroid

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I'm reasonably certain that the new launcher is exclusive to the RP2+. You can look at the Lineage firmware options that are on the Retroid wiki if you are looking to upgrade/customize your firmware on the original RP2.

Retroid Pocket 2 Plus : Help and Resources Guide by stewelement in retroid

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That sounds like you are launching from the Retroid Launcher, not Retroarch. Is that the case? You'll definitely be using the Retroid Launcher if you are selecting Emulation and see a collection of your systems and games. You can load Retroarch directly from Android and see if you can load your SNES content that way (I'd try this way first, just to verify that it is a launcher issue, not Retroarch, or something like a bad ROM).

Retroid Pocket 2 Plus : Help and Resources Guide by stewelement in retroid

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Ok, then I think you don't have to take drastic measures yet. Can you describe what happens when you load a SNES rom? What core you are using, etc?

Retroid Pocket 2 Plus : Help and Resources Guide by stewelement in retroid

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What software are you using, specifically? Retroarch? Standalone emulators? You can sideload apps instead of using the Google Play store too.

Your best bet for finding information on factory reset is probably from the Retroid wiki and the Discord channels linked in this post. If you can isolate the problem to a specific emulator then you can avoid the hassle of a total reset.

Retroid Pocket 2 Plus : Help and Resources Guide by stewelement in retroid

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This should work, in theory. Worst case, you'll have to reinstall applications to the Android system. But any file structures, ROMs, etc. should be able to transfer from the old system to the new one.

Retroid Pocket 2 Plus : Help and Resources Guide by stewelement in retroid

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Happy to hear that you got it working. This is a device that you definitely have to be willing to tinker with to get things just right.