bacon of hope
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Steam magnifier did not work like it was supposed to
Maybe optimize battery life as suggested by other reviewers
Set the MTU of my WiFi connection to 1452 bytes
Uplay might not connect after the intial login / 2nd factor authentication. Two common workarounds are available: go to desktop mode and 1) use a VPN ; 2) or set the MTU on your wifi to 1452 bytes. Both are valid solutions and let you log in during desktop mode. I could not persuade Uplay to go online launching from Deck UI, so save sync was not available.
Might show keyboard prompts instead of controller
Cloud save sync won't work while Uplay is offline
sudo ip link set dev wlan0 mtu 1452
I've only given it a minute or three. But it seems to run just fine
Enable DXVK and VKD3D in the Wine Extensions tab of the game settings @ Heroic Games Launcher
Change in-game graphics preset to "steam deck"
Not quite happy with the graphical performance. Even the steam deck preset seems to tax the device a lot
There are small deadzones on the left and right side of the screen. They won't hurt the experience if you stick to button controls.
I recommend very much playing this one on the Steam deck!
Changed in-game bindings as per instructions
I've played through the first mission with the vanilla controls and wasn't quite comfortable with those. The community layouts have great ideas. I'm sure that GW2 will come along on the Steam Deck, if the developers put in the effort.
Controller bindings conflicted with Steam Desktop Mode
On-screen keyboard not working as expected
Can't install via Heroic. Installed via Lutris and Epic Games Launcher in Desktop mode. I had mouse clicks bound to the LB and RB so the game sometimes confused mouse and gamepad input. All in all, it runs smoothly, if you can work around the missing on-screen keyboard.
This game was clearly designed for large screens and a mouse. It will work, but it's not the addictive experience that you might get from playing it on the desktop.
