Steam Deck

[Five Element Ninja]

Has anyone been able to get this running on Steam Deck? The game starts up fine but crashes after the logos.

[Novajone]

did you try differnt versions 0f proton

[Five Element Ninja]

Originally posted by Novajone:

did you try differnt versions 0f proton

I tried a few different versions but had no luck. Is there a specific one I should try?

[Novajone]

6.3 i got to the start menu might be more issues ahead

[Five Element Ninja]

Originally posted by Novajone:

6.3 i got to the start menu might be more issues ahead

Hey that seems to have done it. I was able to get into the game and run around. I don't have time to fully test it, but it seems stable for now. Thanks for the tip. Much appreciated.

[Novajone]

yea with most games that haven't been verified so switching version of proton any game should work really depends but i wouldn't recommending mmos just like destiny or halo even though they do have anti easy cheat but they will still probably ban you they need to fix it on there side.

[gamename]

This game has a native Linux version that works well, including with gamepads. Did you not try it? Does the native port have problems specifically with Deck or the Deck controller?

I don't have a Deck, so maybe I'm missing something, but I'm a little mystified at seeing threads like this recently (for Proton discussions around games that have ports already). I mean, if it works for you, that's good .. just curious

[Five Element Ninja]

Originally posted by gamename:

This game has a native Linux version that works well, including with gamepads. Did you not try it? Does the native port have problems specifically with Deck or the Deck controller?

I don't have a Deck, so maybe I'm missing something, but I'm a little mystified at seeing threads like this recently (for Proton discussions around games that have ports already). I mean, if it works for you, that's good .. just curious

When you install a game on Deck by default it runs on whatever the latest Proton is. For this game it crashes after the initial logos. In my troubleshooting I tried a few other random versions of Proton and all three Steam Linux Runtime options available (Sniper, Soldier, and regular), and none of them worked. They all crash after the logos. The only thing that worked was telling it to run Proton 6.3-8.

[gamename]

Originally posted by Five Element Ninja:

When you install a game on Deck by default it runs on whatever the latest Proton is.

Even if there's a solid native port? Even Valve games?

all three Steam Linux Runtime options available (Sniper, Soldier, and regular)

I don't think I've heard of Sniper or Soldier, or had to pick between them. Does 'regular' mean 'standard SLR' or 'no SLR'?

I don't know how it was made/tested, but IIRC, the Linux port of this game was reported to run fine on all major distros and hardware (Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, Arch .. Nvidia, ATI, Intel GPU, even, if it's not too ancient.) Is SteamOS or DeckOS or whatever that bad? Do people dual-boot, or switch outright (to Mint or Fedora, eg) - and if so, is the hardware all recognized? (Saw somewhere that the controller is recognized as a Steam Controller, which is finen)

[hschmale16]

I've managed to get to the menu on the steam deck, but I can't get any clicks to register to actually start the game. Tried things like opening the on screen keyboard and using the start and select buttons, but nothing worked.

How do the controls work on the title screen menu? I feel stupid having to ask this.