its not the gtk theme it's the window decorations. the slimline one I mentioned is old mac os like. didn't fit in the original reply lol

also check if xubuntu has the "xfwm4-themes" package for some nice ass themes. if not just download the archive from the arch repo here archlinux.org/packages/ext... and unarchive it to ~/.themes/ No idea why theyre not bundled by default with xfce. I really like the "slimline" theme personally

install terminus then set the terminal font to "xos4 Terminus" or similar

PROTON_FSR4_UPGRADE=1
PROTON_USE_NTSYNC=1

you should collect the legs you snip off from components, they're nice for bridging pins like this

i like cachyos, just arch but preconfigured + packages compiled with recent cpu optimizations. also has the latest proton compatibility shit in the repos for gaming stuff. haven't had any issues at all. wiki.cachyos.org/cachyos_basi...

ya I know, but the samidare shield system is also a parrying system. just not the same as touhou

Samidare has a shield system that eats up enemy bullets and powers up your own shots in return. I'd say thats pretty similar to parrying?

something like this www.digikey.com/en/product-h.... and
a.aliexpress.com/_EINwnYE

There are addressable rgb LEDs specifically in a footprint for this kinda stuff. They get used in keyboards a lot

how are those usb c hotplates? they seem pretty fucking nice for the price. can you run them off of straight DC 24v or do you specifically need some usb power delivery communication?