How to use console commands on steam deck?

[HellRaizer4785]

My mini Bluetooth keyboard and the on screen keyboard do nothing when I hit the tilde key to bring up the box for the command. Is there a way to get it to pop up?

[kdodds]

Yes, assign tilde and enter to the back keys.

[HellRaizer4785]

Originally posted by kdodds:

Yes, assign tilde and enter to the back keys.

How do you assign keys?

[Death Approaches]

are you capable in linux? do you know how to get to a console, how to get to the fallout 3 compatdata directory, etc? What about the game files under common?

cause let me tell ya, it's not editing an .ini file like other games, you need to modify the game code. you need a BSA archive extactor, then extract Fallout - Misc.BSA, find the xml file(s) you want.... they all end in "_menu.xml" IIRC, then edit them... if you're a controller person it might be a bit confusing, keypresses are called PCButtons. So make your edits, and then re-pack your BSA, and Bob's your uncle.

Q: Could it be you're just a Windows person normally?

See there's scancodes and input events and all sorts of control processing ways... like what people in Windows call "tilde" isn't really tilde, is it? No it's a backquote. To make a tilde, you need to hold shift first. Then you get a ~. So is it mapped to scan code or key mapping? AH!

heh, Try holding shift and pressing ` and see if your console opens up?

Also are you on EN_US mappings? Like if you're a Francophile you'd probably use single quote ' to open the console, etc.

[@314]

Settings, controls, turn off gamepad. It's an either or as far as controls go, same for New Vegas

[Jack]

Originally posted by @314:

Settings, controls, turn off gamepad. It's an either or as far as controls go, same for New Vegas

This is the answer. Turn off 360 controller in game settings both physical and onscreen keyboard will work.