can't drop items!!

[notapigeon26]

Plays fine on Linux Mint 19 with Proton via Steam, but in the inventory....can't drop any items!

[notapigeon26]

tried pressing A then Y tried a bunch of keyboard buttons, with combos. read somewhere there's supposed to be a drop 'button' at the bottom of the screen but there isn't only weapon mods....lol?

[Hound]

Guy, I put it the time, and I think I have the solution.

I'm my case (Xubuntu 18.04, proton, etc.), the drop button was off of the screen. For me, you could tell that the UI was being cutoff because the compass, at the top of the circular HUD wasn't visible, and the health and stamina/battery bars weren't fully visible.

Solution

I had to change a configuration file used by the game. Here's what I did:

In the file

~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Deus Ex Invisible War/System/Default.ini

there is the value (near line 783)

FOV__d

which, for me, was set at 67. I adjusted this value to 57, and that made the HUD and UI smaller.

Once the UI is smaller, the "Drop" button is viewable at the bottom left of the inventory, just where everyone kept saying.

My current settings in the relevant section are:

FOV__d=57
AssumedUIScreenWidth__d=640
AssumedUIScreenHeight__d=480

The other two values seem to relate to how big text is in the UI. I tried changing them too, but so far it looks like only FOV__d needs to be changed. I left the "AssumeUIScreen*" settings as their default value, as seen above, but they are kind of relevant.

Source

I found mention of the setting at http://www.wsgf.org/dr/deus-ex-invisible-war, which is some sort of website for playing games in widescreen. Originally, I thought it was a resolution issue, where the entire view of the game was being cropped, but now I think it was only the UI.

I found this setting under the heading "Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues", where it reads

Originally posted by wsgf.com:

3) UI
Program Files\Deus Ex Invisible War\System\Default.ini
fov__d (scale of the "wheel" interface) - use 21 for 48:10, 19 for 48:9
AssumedUIScreenWidth__d=1680 (your single-screen width)
AssumedUIScreenHeight__d=480 (default height)

Again, I only had to adjust "FOV__d" to get it right. I don't know exactly how the values work. I just jumped around until I found that 57 seemed to work the best. His numbers are too small for me, but, again, I didn't change the other values.

Hope this helps.

[Hound]

UPDATE: The value 50 works even better than 57. It seems 57 was still cutting off some of the circle. With 50, I can see the entire circle, top and bottom. I can now see how many credits I have at the top of the inventory.

Keep in mind, you might have to adjust slightly for your own screen, but 50 is good for me.

Originally posted by Hound:

Guy, I put it the time, and I think I have the solution.

I'm my case (Xubuntu 18.04, proton, etc.), the drop button was off of the screen. For me, you could tell that the UI was being cutoff because the compass, at the top of the circular HUD wasn't visible, and the health and stamina/battery bars weren't fully visible.

Solution

I had to change a configuration file used by the game. Here's what I did:

In the file

~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Deus Ex Invisible War/System/Default.ini

there is the value (near line 783)

FOV__d

which, for me, was set at 67. I adjusted this value to 57, and that made the HUD and UI smaller.

Once the UI is smaller, the "Drop" button is viewable at the bottom left of the inventory, just where everyone kept saying.

My current settings in the relevant section are:

FOV__d=57
AssumedUIScreenWidth__d=640
AssumedUIScreenHeight__d=480

The other two values seem to relate to how big text is in the UI. I tried changing them too, but so far it looks like only FOV__d needs to be changed. I left the "AssumeUIScreen*" settings as their default value, as seen above, but they are kind of relevant.

Source

I found mention of the setting at http://www.wsgf.org/dr/deus-ex-invisible-war, which is some sort of website for playing games in widescreen. Originally, I thought it was a resolution issue, where the entire view of the game was being cropped, but now I think it was only the UI.

I found this setting under the heading "Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues", where it reads

Originally posted by wsgf.com:

3) UI
Program Files\Deus Ex Invisible War\System\Default.ini
fov__d (scale of the "wheel" interface) - use 21 for 48:10, 19 for 48:9
AssumedUIScreenWidth__d=1680 (your single-screen width)
AssumedUIScreenHeight__d=480 (default height)

Again, I only had to adjust "FOV__d" to get it right. I don't know exactly how the values work. I just jumped around until I found that 57 seemed to work the best. His numbers are too small for me, but, again, I didn't change the other values.

Hope this helps.

[notapigeon26]

WOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought I knew how to comb the antiquities of old Web-stuff. Call me gettin my edumacation-ed!! I was going to play the game HACKED, with boosted EMP augment to use a baton on like everyone, meaning no guns, only melee and mission items. Added strength augment for extra inventory.

ah, well, it was fun getting horribly shot up trying to sneak around and melee everyone, guess it's back to normal mode.... Thanks on the update!!!

BTW: While Steam Proton is way cool, the community is what makes it really especial. Thanks guys!

[Justanaveragedude]

Thank you so much for this! You solved my can't drop item and resolution issue in one go. I used a value of 50. I'm running LinuxMint 20.1 Cinnamon 64-bit.

[Kim Jong Luv]

Thank you for this! Confirmed works on the steam deck. You have to go to pc mode to edit the file. Same process.