Anyone got a Steam Deck?

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MrPlow

Hi Guys,
Just wondering if anyone has the steam deck?
And if they could try Zen Blocks on it for :)
I have steam keys
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spacefractal

#1
Im have. Please, dont uses any MUSIC commands as Steam Deck diddent like it. This is actuelly because Glbasic seens to uses Windows Media player, which is launched as fullscreen, caused the main game behind it. lol.

One of my own game just got a "playable" rating for Spot Race. Its has some button text im needs to remove as the only reason. Rest got passed.
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MrPlow

#2
Hmm, okay - so not to use?

PLAYMUSIC "zenblockstrack3b.mp3",  TRUE

or

 music.play(GETCURRENTDIR$()+"/zenblockstrack3b.mp3", musvol, TRUE)
 music.pause()

etc?

Did you have to remove music or how did you do music?
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MrPlow

I think I found your answer - using loadsound only with music in wav - nothing more advanced?
Then maybe check every few seconds for if the sound is still playing?
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spacefractal

#4
Yep.

Im just used WAV and PLAYSOUND for music as its was a "sample" and used SOUNDPLAYING() for looping. Memory is not a issue on that platform at all, even you load all tunes at once (as im did in karma Miwa to avoid the small loading delay when switch tunes).

If you doing a HTML5 version, then you need using the MUSIC commands as SOUNDPLAYING() diddent work here or you wont could checks looping.

Lol.
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SnooPI

Quote from: spacefractal on 2023-May-16Im have. Please, dont uses any MUSIC commands as Steam Deck diddent like it. This is actuelly because Glbasic seens to uses Windows Media player.

But you haven't compiled for Linux?



spacefractal

#6
No. Steam Deck can run most Windows games. There is some exceptions, like those games with Anti Cheat and such. Also games using Windows Media Player might cause issues too (as seen in the picture in the Attachments). In this case, its launched fullscreen top on the main game......

So you DONT need to compile it to Linux to get it run on Steam Deck. Also The Br Logic game also ran fine with music, because he used a dll for the music/sound part instead rather uses glbasic own commands.

Also in the steam dev, make do sure to mark any game controllers you >DONT< support and select the control your game primary uses.

Example if you only support the xbox controller, mark all other to been unspported in the steam dev. This so the Steam Deck actuelly can automatic remap those as they was a 360 controller for the game (like when playing with PS4, and you dont direct support it).

Im believe your game is best to been used with trackbad or with its touchscreen.....

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SnooPI

Yes, but Steam Deck uses Proton (with Wine inside) to run Windows games. I think the game would be faster (and probably more stable) compiling it for Linux, no?.. it would be worth doing some testing.
In any case, thank you for these very interesting and informative explanations Spacefracatal  :good:

spacefractal

all my games ran perfectly 60fps... Its might run better with linux build. But those kinds of games we do. Im dont think its a big difference at all.
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SnooPI

Yes but for 3d it's very important.
When you have some time, it would be nice to do a simple 3D Windows/Linux test to see the difference in FPS between the 2  ;)

spacefractal

#10
This was not the scope of the thread really. So no im wont do any 3d stuff as im also dont do 3d stuff, so nothing im would do. Its can been a quite costersume to get stuff working outside Steam launcher as well.

But general, im is quite impressed with its performance. No less and no more.

Property the breakthrought with Linux gaming.

The game on this thread should not have any issues at all beside the MUSIC command issue im pointed out.
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