diff --git a/hosts/ocean-desktop/configuration.nix b/hosts/ocean-desktop/configuration.nix
index 79551ca..9461b88 100755
--- a/hosts/ocean-desktop/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/ocean-desktop/configuration.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
           switch = true;
           wii = true;
         };
+        utils.overlays.vkbasalt = true;
       };
       awesome = {
         enable = true;
@@ -36,6 +37,24 @@
     '';
   };
 
+  programs.alvr = {
+    enable = true;
+    openFirewall = true;
+  };
+
+  # required for NixOS SteamVR to work
+  # https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/VR/en#SteamVR
+  boot.kernelPatches = [
+    {
+      name = "amdgpu-ignore-ctx-privileges";
+      patch = pkgs.fetchpatch {
+        name = "cap_sys_nice_begone.patch";
+        url = "https://github.com/Frogging-Family/community-patches/raw/master/linux61-tkg/cap_sys_nice_begone.mypatch";
+        hash = "sha256-Y3a0+x2xvHsfLax/uwycdJf3xLxvVfkfDVqjkxNaYEo=";
+      };
+    }
+  ];
+
   #services.davfs2 = {
   #  enable = true;
   #  settings.sections = {
@@ -60,6 +79,16 @@
   #    #"async" # ??
   #  ];
   #};
+
+  fileSystems."/tmp" = {
+    device = "none";
+    fsType = "tmpfs";
+    options = [
+      "defaults"
+      "size=150%"
+    ];
+  };
+
   networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [
     3216 # EA App
   ];
diff --git a/modules/desktop/gaming/emulation.nix b/modules/desktop/gaming/emulation.nix
index ca55b64..7209c89 100755
--- a/modules/desktop/gaming/emulation.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/gaming/emulation.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ with lib;
 let cfg = config.modules.desktop.gaming.emulation;
 in {
   options.modules.desktop.gaming.emulation = {
-    enable = mkEnableOption "enable the emulation module";
+    enable = mkEnableOption "the emulation module";
     switch = mkEnableOption "Nintendo Switch";
     gamecube = mkEnableOption "Nintendo GameCube";
     wii = mkEnableOption "Nintendo Wii";
@@ -15,18 +15,10 @@ in {
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
 
-    programs.gamemode = {
-      enable = true;
-      enableRenice = true;
-    };
+    # some emulators support gamemode natively
+    modules.desktop.gaming.utils.gamemode = mkDefault true;
 
-    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-      # helpful overlays and such
-      mangohud
-      vkbasalt
-      # a configurator for them
-      goverlay
-    ]
+    environment.systemPackages = []
       ++ optional cfg.switch pkgs.ryujinx
       ++ optional (cfg.gamecube || cfg.wii) pkgs.dolphin-emu
       ++ optional cfg.primehack pkgs.dolphin-emu-primehack;
diff --git a/modules/desktop/gaming/steam.nix b/modules/desktop/gaming/steam.nix
index 40df715..414eca7 100755
--- a/modules/desktop/gaming/steam.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/gaming/steam.nix
@@ -12,33 +12,26 @@ in {
     programs.steam = {
       enable = true;
 
-      remotePlay.openFirewall = true;
-      localNetworkGameTransfers.openFirewall = true;
+      remotePlay.openFirewall = mkDefault true;
+      localNetworkGameTransfers.openFirewall = mkDefault true;
 
-      # wayland thing
+      # makes Steam Input and such behave better under Wayland
       extest.enable = true;
 
-      protontricks.enable = true;
-      gamescopeSession.enable = true;
+      protontricks.enable = mkDefault true;
+      gamescopeSession.enable = mkDefault true;
     };
 
-    programs.gamemode = {
-      enable = true;
-      enableRenice = true;
-    };
-
-    environment = {
-      sessionVariables.STEAM_EXTRA_COMPAT_TOOLS_PATHS = "\${HOME}/.steam/root/compatibilitytools.d";
+    modules.desktop.gaming.utils = {
+      protonup = mkDefault true;
 
-      systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-        protonup-qt
-
-        # helpful overlays and such
-        mangohud
-        vkbasalt
-        # a configurator for them
-        goverlay
-      ];
+      # both gamemode and mangohud will have to be enabled manually per game
+      gamemode = mkDefault true;
+      overlays.mangohud = mkDefault true;
     };
+
+    environment
+      .sessionVariables
+      .STEAM_EXTRA_COMPAT_TOOLS_PATHS = "\${HOME}/.steam/root/compatibilitytools.d";
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/desktop/gaming/utils..nix b/modules/desktop/gaming/utils..nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4f5f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/desktop/gaming/utils..nix
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+
+{ config, pkgs, lib, inputs, system, ... }:
+
+with builtins;
+with lib;
+let 
+  cfg = config.modules.desktop.gaming.utils;
+  # mkEnableOption, but you can set the default
+  mkEnableDefault = name: default: mkOption {
+    inherit default;
+    example = true;
+    description = "Whether to enable ${name}.";
+    type = types.bool;
+  };
+  # or operation for a list - if a single value is true, return true
+  anyTrue = list: lists.any (x: x) list;
+  isSteamEnabled = config.modules.desktop.gaming.steam.enable;
+in {
+  options.modules.desktop.gaming.utils = {
+    overlayConfigGUI = mkEnableDefault
+      "goverlay - a configurator for game overlays"
+      (anyTrue (attrsets.attrValues cfg.overlays));
+    
+    overlays = {
+      mangohud = mkEnableOption "MangoHUD - FPS counter";
+      vkbasalt = mkEnableOption "vkbasalt - shaders";
+    };
+
+    protonup = mkEnableOption "protonup-qt - GUI manager for compatibility tools";
+
+    gamemode = mkEnableOption "gamemode for extra performance during games";
+  };
+
+  config = {
+    programs.gamemode = mkIf cfg.gamemode {
+      enable = true;
+      enableRenice = mkDefault true;
+    };
+
+    environment.systemPackages = []
+      ++ optional cfg.overlayConfigGUI pkgs.goverlay
+      ++ optional cfg.overlays.mangohud pkgs.mangohud
+      ++ optional cfg.overlays.vkbasalt pkgs.vkbasalt
+      ++ optional cfg.protonup pkgs.protonup-qt;
+  };
+}
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