[PhD] Dr. Xenon Bloom
Published
Game plays well once getting past the initial setup and launch issues. Built in controller support is great.
PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 PROTON_SET_GAME_DRIVE=1 %command%
Also configured paddles and left trackpad for common hotkeys.
Capped refresh rate at 40hz. Manually configured UserSettings.txt and set
SET MinFrameTime.2 "0.02625000"
to get the game capped at as close to 40FPS as possible. The steam deck frame limiter caused the game to run significantly lower than the selected value.
Had to use the normal methods to get past the black screen witht he installer, use on-screen keyboard to press enter when the screen is black.
Using google fiber (wifi or hardwired) the initial launch failed with "Unable to load applications list" connecting to a hotspot on my phone allowed me to download the ~200MB update. Afterwards I was able to switch back to regular internet, but the launcher would take ~3.5min to become active and would fail to load the news. I switched to the Steam OS Beta update channel and that resolved the launcher issues (takes ~20s to get in game now), but haven't reinstalled to confirm if it also solves the first launch issue.
The game takes some significant configuring to get setup on steam deck, once this is done though, the game runs flawlessly.
