Vortex Acherontic
Published
Some menu items are not accessible using the default controller layout. "Dress" in main menu and "Reset" and "Retry" in mini games. Either use the touchscreen or switch to Mouse and Keyboard layout. Click the buttons and switch back to the default controller layout.
PhysX. Set it to low otherwise the game won't even hit the 30fps (in game fps lock) in heavier screens and especially with black goo on the ground.
Note: The game has an build-in 30fps lock you can not disable from within the game it self.
Text is a bit small and hard to read on a 7" display.
If the Steam Overlay (or Steam Deck Quick Access menu) is opened the game still reacts on controller inputs.
If VSync is enabled in-game it can't keep up with 60fps.
Without VSync it does not follow gamescope 30 or 15fps limit and will always run at 60 no matter what.
But at least it has no performance issues if VSync is disabled in-game
Either Online Coop is not working or nobody plays this game online.
My Personal Deck compatibility rating: Playable
Detailed QA Report: https://gitlab.com/z-ray-entertainment/gamezone/steamplay-qa-testing/-/issues/11
If gamescope is limited to 15 or 30 fps the game will also run slower. Not just only in FPS everything is slower, the entire game throttles.
My personal SteamDeck rating: Playable.
Detailed QA Report: https://gitlab.com/z-ray-entertainment/gamezone/steamplay-qa-testing/-/issues/12
In handheld mode I always run the deck at 40Hz/40fps to gain some more playtime. But nothing dedicated to this particular game
Slightly hard to read but manageable
lauch window requires touch screen interaction to start game
controler input is not enabled by default.
requires touchscreen interaction to change.
afterwrds there where still buttons in some menus not accesible with controller. touchscreen interaction is required then
online is either dead or not working
only playable on deck, after some tweaking
- If an external controller is attached the game gets confused and no controller works at all.
- Also you have to use Keyboard+ Mouse layout or touch screen to select the default input method.
- If you wish to play with an external gamepad, launch the game without it connected. The in the main menu connected your external controller. Quit the game, keep the external controller connected, start the game and all will be fine onwards.
External controllers are kinda weird to setup but works all fine with just the Decks internal controller with no issues
- If an external controller is connected everything seems fine in the main menu but all inputs will stop working as soonas you get in game
- Disconnecting external controllers and then start the game everything will be fine
- If you wish to use external controllers launch the game and start a mission, connect the external controller and quit the game. Everything will then just work
- With only the Decks internal controller everything will be fine right from the start
Same as with Spartan Assault, external controllers are weird
With Proton 8.0-3 there are frequent disconnects from an online Lobby. Switching to Experimental solved this. Tested: Halo 2 and Halo 3
Game shows keyboard bindings all the time. Not sure how it got the verified mark which lists "Shows steam deck glyphs" if the game doesn't.
With the lack of auto aim it is very hard to play on deck. But the game play fine and runs on solid 60fps on the high preset.
Switched to the native version as Valve set Proton as a default for this game
Switched to the native version to save DXVK and Proton overhead in favor for better battery life and slightly better performance.
Text in the main menu is a bit small and hard to read on 1280x800 resolution
Even on lowest in-game settings the game can not keep a steady 60fps on Deck.
Swithcing to the native version instead of Proton however gives you a few fps but still in a margin of error after all.
Detailed QA Report: https://gitlab.com/z-ray-entertainment/gamezone/steamplay-qa-testing/-/issues/13
- The games sometime mixes controller glyphs with keyboard glyphs. Or switches back to a keyboard and mouse layout for some menu while others still are for gamepad. Most notable is the skill tree here. Sometimes if you want to assign skills to the quick select menu. You need to restart the game if this happens or go back to the main menu and re-load your save game to recover from this state. Seems to be a game bug to me.
- Another example is the weapon switch button. Later in the game your character can wield two of it's primary weapons (maybe only the Elf can dunno(?)) and you can press the right thumb stick to switch between a bow and another bow for example. The button binding for this is never shown in the game instead the game will show "Shift" instead of the right thumb stick for this action.
First time setup required the touch screen.
A bit inconvenient if attached to a regular TV. Had to unplug the HDMI to use the touch input and reattach in order to proceed
With default Proton 7-1 there where serve performance issues.
Switching to GE Proton solved this
First launch had a setup window not supporting gamepad
Didn't launched with Proton (default) for me. Had to use the native Version. That one ran like a charm.
Only upon closing the game there is always a crash dialog. But since it's upon closing the game it isn't an issue
You need to patch Microsofts Games for Windows Live out ot this game.
- Go to desktop mode
- Download: https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/576-xliveless/
- Unpack the file
- Copy the xlive.dll and xlive.ini to the main game directory (next to Republic Heroes.exe)
- Switch back to gaming mode
- Enjoy
The game will show a message that the user needs to be logged in to Games for Windows Live for achievements.
You can confirm this screen by using the touch screen, press "Steam + dpad right" or "Guide + dpad right" on external controllers.
The games does default to English text and voice output. If the game supports your native language you have to switch this manually in the in-game settings.
Uhm, there is no "Online Multiplayer" maybe because Games for Windows Live was manually removed from the game(?)
The game does not properly quit upon exiting it. You need to force quit it from within the Steam interface. (Press B)
Limited the game to 30fps because the Deck can not run it much faster and that with FSR on by default.
Actually I have to answer this question with no as the game offers a dialogue allowing to change the font size at the very first boot. However the answer is yes if you keep the defaults.
A very rare crash, on Desktop Linux (nvidia system) as well as on Steam Deck (AMD system). But only once.
Due to the LCD effect on the HUD it is difficult to read the text in the inventory
All settings on medium to gain (more or less) solid 60fps
Loading screen of doom. Idk maybe it's because I have a 64GB deck and run everything from SDCard. But the loading time is abysmal even for SD Cards. While writing this I am still waiting for the Deck to load what ever happens after you got caught right at the beginning. 10 Minutes already have passed. I guess it got stuck.
Also there is an issue when every now and then the game will get stuck in a black screen upon launching it. Dunno, force quit and restart helps.
Also I feel like there are missing cutscenes as the intro sequence starts right in the middle of a sentence of that guy with the mask right at the beginning and in a short glimpse I could see there was an island before that scene where he talks. Either missing cutscenes or it's because of the loading time.
Also I am not sure if the main menu is supposed to be all silent. No background music and occasional UI sounds. Dunno never played this game before.
My previous report was "probably not" but as I moved the shader cache back to the internal drive of my 64GB Steam Deck all the mentioned issues where gone.
External Controller did not work properly. It was impossible to walk. Looking around, navigate menus all worked fine. But no way to properly play it. With the Steam Deck internal controller everything was fine.
Playing in docked mode with external controller is impossible
In handheld mode I always run the deck at 40Hz/40fps to gain some more playtime. But nothing dedicated to this particular game
With "Next gen content" enable there where rendering issues on some models. Most noticeable in cut scenes where Laras Hair goes nuts an had white flicker. Some enemies had the same flicker on their trousers. Without "Next gen content" none of there are there.
On Steack Deck you may want to disable "Next Gen content" due to rendering issues. (Does not happen on Desktop Linux /w nvidia driver. Probably a Mesa or amdgpu bug)
On first launch the setting dialog is shown. This can't be navigated with gamepad. Either use the touchscreen or community layout
