MattyXarope

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So recently, for reasons unknown to me, the old trick of

 WINEDLLOVERRIDES="steam_api64=n,b" %command%

has not been working, at least with SteamOS 3.5 on the Steam Deck.

So here is the fix if you've been having the problem of "SteamAPI_Init() failed" in your logs, particularly when using something like the Goldberg emulator that relies on implementing a replacement for steam_api64.dll. This should work for other cracks like TENOKE's which use the same method.

1.Navigate to the folder of the Proton version that you want to use for the game (it defaults here on the Steam Deck):

 /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/(THE PROTON VERSION THAT YOU USE)/user_settings.sample.py

2.Rename that file to:

 user_settings.py

3.Within that file, erase everything and add one single line:

 user_settings = {"WINEDLLOVERRIDES": "steam_api64=n,b"}

4.Save the file and check to see if your games are working through Steam.

I don't know why this works over WINEDLLOVERRIDES in the launch options - it really shouldn't. But I've found that it does.

Let me know your experience.

[–] MattyXarope@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

After the Wii U fiasco I'd be shocked if they called it anything other than Switch 2.

[–] MattyXarope@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Been using this mod. It's scaled down textures and a few ini tweaks - appears to be with draw distance and lod. Seems to work well enough until patches come out.

[–] MattyXarope@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They had absolutely 1 thing to do:

Remake Saints Row 2.

And they continued to ignore what everyone wanted.

[–] MattyXarope@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I'm just concerned about Grandma Shirley being able to play this. It won't be the same without her commentary :(

[–] MattyXarope@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've heard this since 2008. No kidding. Search this topic on Google and you'll find the exact same thing for more than 15 years lol.

[–] MattyXarope@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Does the pro exist? I've seen so much conflicting information.

[–] MattyXarope@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Please tell me that I'm not the only person who immediately thought of this when reading "droid"

[–] MattyXarope@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, honestly cherry tomatoes are the only ones that I find have any kind of discernable flavor nowadays.

[–] MattyXarope@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I swear, it seems like getting a decent tomato is impossible nowadays. They're all refridgerated and horrible, completely bland.

[–] MattyXarope@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am someone who mods every console that I have. I even mod https://lemmy.world/c/linuxcracksupport here. But fiddling with the Deck can be very tedious and tiring. It's like modding a game - you'll spend hours getting it right, only for your will to play the game be gone.

I've even taken to not doing beta updates anymore on the Deck because the uncertainy that they cause just gets into my playtime. It somewhat ruins the concept of the Deck, which is 'pick up for a few minutes and play' in my mind.

[–] MattyXarope@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

It looks sick. I actually have no problem that it's thicker if that means that the battery life is longer (although weight is a concern over thickness, of course). Lenovo hardware is hit and miss though (and I say this having used a Legion laptop for the past few years).

Also, Steam Deck will still remain king until the other companies can make a good track record of consistent software improvements which are needed on a device like this. I see all of these other clones - the Ally, the 50000 Aya devices - and I still am not tempted until I know that they will be supported long term. I really think that this support sets the tone for these devices - is this market going to be a 'it's a year old and already outdated so I'll just buy a new one' kind of thing? Or will it be 'this is good for a quite a few years and I'm happy with my purchase and not immediately getting fomo'? I really hope it's the latter.

Another thing is that, and maybe I'm misremembering, but didn't Nintendo patent some part of the detachable controller design that scared companies from doing anything similar for a long time? I could have sworn that was happening for quite a while...

 

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