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diff --git a/docs/installing-northstar/using-northstar/playing-on-linux.md b/docs/installing-northstar/using-northstar/playing-on-linux.md index 7c4212b..ce37edb 100644 --- a/docs/installing-northstar/using-northstar/playing-on-linux.md +++ b/docs/installing-northstar/using-northstar/playing-on-linux.md @@ -33,6 +33,34 @@ Now just launch the game through Lutris and you should be greeted with a Northst > **Note:** Origin might prompt you to log in and "set an installation folder for future downloads" on first launch. Just do those, close Origin, then launch the game again. +## SteamDeck + +{% hint style="info" %} +This guide is really basic and needs fleshing out to make it more accessible. It also assumes you own Titanfall2 on Steam and run it from there. +{% endhint %} + +- Install Titanfall2 via the Steam store on the SteamDeck and run the vanilla game at least once +- Switch to desktop mode + (A mouse + keyboard plugged into the Deck are recommended for the next few steps) +- Install Northstar like you would in the Linux+Steam guide. + If you installed Titanfall2 on the Deck's internal storage, it will be located at `/home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Titanfall2` +- Like with the Linux guide, rename `Titanfall2.exe` to something else (like `Titanfall2.original.exe`) and rename or link `NorthstarLauncher.exe` to `Titanfall2.exe`. + +We now need to configure Steam to use the right Proton version for Northstar due to current incompatibilities on Northstar's side. + +- Install [_ProtonUp-Qt_](https://flathub.org/apps/details/net.davidotek.pupgui2) via the _Discover Store_ on the SteamDeck. We'll use it to easily add special Proton versions. +- Launch ProtonUp-Qt and click on "_Add version_". Wait a bit for it to load. Then for "_Compatibility tool_" select `Proton-GE`, for "_Version_" choose `7.3-GE-1`, and click on "_Install_". +- Wait a bit for it to install, then go to "_Show game list_", go to _Titanfall2_ and select `7.3-GE-1` as the compatibility tool. Afterwards close the pop-up and ProtonUp-Qt. + +At this point we can go back to Deck UI. The mouse and keyboard are also no longer needed. + +- In Steam go to Titanfall2 -> settings -> _Properties_ -> _Compatibility_ and make sure "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tools" is checked and `Proton-7.3-GE-1` is selected. If not, do so. +- Now go back to the main page of TItanfall2 and hit "_Play_". +- On the first launch, Titanfall2+Northstar will take a long time to boot (like 5+ minutes, seriously). Do not close the game, just wait until you see the main menu screeen. Subsequent launches should be faster. +- If you get "Northstar has crashed!" error close out of the game and try again. Make sure you followed the above instructions. + +Should you at any point want to play vanilla Titanfall2 again, go back to Desktop mode and change the previously renamed `Titanfall2.exe` (now `Titanfall2.original.exe` if you followed the steps above) back to `Titanfall2.exe`. Additionally you stop forcing the different Proton version in the Deck UI game settings. + ## LatencyFleX LatencyFleX is a Linux-only input latency reduction alternative to Nvidia Reflex that is supported by Northstar. Currently, LatencyFleX requires manual installation. A full install guide and current releases [can be found on their GitHub](https://github.com/ishitatsuyuki/LatencyFleX). |