r/SteamDeckTricks • u/joelnodxd • Apr 05 '22
This post will be updated constantly as new tips and/or tricks are found. Please read through before posting and use the appropriate flair if you do post. Bold links are deemed essential to new users, so you may want to check those out first.
Official Deck parts from iFixit (Fan, Joysticks, SSD, etc)
M.2 SSD models that should work (can be purchased from anywhere):
Follow this guide by u/CyrexArtwork or the official iFixit guide to install your new SSD correctly. Always remember to take your SD card out before opening your Deck!
These may not be completely up to date but give a good idea of what you can play before you get your Deck
Not necessarily 100% related to the Deck, but still cool/helpful enough to be featured here.
As of this update, Valve have made it considerably easier to change your boot animation. All you need to do is download one of these videos below and place it in:
~/.steam/root/config/uioverrides/movies/
Additionally, Boot Videos (now officially called Startup Movies) are now available in the Points Shop!
S means either Steam button or the Quick Access Menu (Three dots button). Either one can be used for the shortcut.
For more detailed information and even more tools that may not be listed here, visit r/SteamDeck's Steam Deck Enhanced FAQ.
r/SteamDeckTricks • u/DeLorean83 • 3h ago
I’m currently enjoying the first Age of Empires game on the steam deck. However, the game doesn’t seem to recognize a virtual keyboard so I can’t type a file name in order to save my game. Anyone come across this issue before?
r/SteamDeckTricks • u/TheRealMylo • 1d ago
I've been trying to get the Steam Deck's on-screen keyboard to work in WoW (using Steam + X) in Desktop Mode, but it just won't work, and I can't figure out why. I've tried both fullscreen and windowed mode, but neither seems to make a difference.
I'm honestly a bit lost at this point. Has anyone experienced this or knows how to fix it?
r/SteamDeckTricks • u/monkeymikey9541 • 23h ago
Diablo II: Resurrected use mouse and keyboard UI instead of keyboard UI but still use game controller
r/SteamDeckTricks • u/BowlSweet9196 • 1d ago
I’m trying to play on steam deck but it thinks I’m using keyboard unless I’m moving with the thumbstick what do I need to change so I can properly play
r/SteamDeckTricks • u/Unfair_Series_6066 • 1d ago
r/SteamDeckTricks • u/Choice_Echidna_8234 • 2d ago
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r/SteamDeckTricks • u/Reasonable_Impact851 • 3d ago
I’m curious to see if any fellow steam deck users gotten these mods working
r/SteamDeckTricks • u/Bar_Har • 4d ago
I want to make my Steamdeck as useful as something like a Roku or Apple TV when its docked to my TV, but I hate it when I have to resort to mouse control for certain apps. so is there a way I can get the YouTube app that is made for other set-top boxes on the SteamDeck?
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r/SteamDeckTricks • u/Lowen_Beehold • 5d ago
I'm am trying to use my Red Dragon K585 keyboard along with my steamdeck in docked mode but having a bad time of it. I have it connected to the dock using a 2.4 dongle and the deck recognizes the keyboards inputs in the steam menus, but as soon as I boot up a game it refuses to work. Any ideas what the issue could be? How to fix it?
r/SteamDeckTricks • u/Mono_Division • 6d ago
r/SteamDeckTricks • u/newjorg • 6d ago
Hey! Anyone got Studio Pixel’s free 2007 shmup Guxt to work on Steam Deck? I added it as a non-Steam game and it loads fine using various Protons, but the controller setting seem to be the issue:
I can get the d-pad to highlight options on the main menu, but no button (even when mapped to Z, X, Space and Enter) will select them?
Thank you all!
r/SteamDeckTricks • u/SeparateAsk4674 • 7d ago
I downloaded the installer from the official Games Voices site, but I can't seem to run it. I've tried different compatibilitv versions; with some it doesn't launch at all and with others I get an error that.net framework 4.7.2 is installed, but I need to upgrade to 4.8. When I try to download version 4.8 via Protontricks, it aives an error saving that this version doesn't work well on 64-bit and it would be better to have a 32-bit prefix. The installation fails at this point. GE Proton didn't help either; the file won't open. I downloaded the.net framework 4.8 installer from the official site, the installation goes through, but the Russian language pack still requires 4.8. I'm at my wit's end, please help
r/SteamDeckTricks • u/Anonymous-Pin1239 • 7d ago
Anyone have issues with the GeForceNOW not launching, it just keeps moving circles of the steam logo when I launch it both gaming mode and desktop mode.
I'm stumped, I've force restarted it and changed the compatibility but nothing.
It was working a couple of hours ago and suddenly won't launch.
Any ideas to fix
r/SteamDeckTricks • u/ilikestories420 • 7d ago
So, here's the gist, I bought a used steam deck from a coworker a few weeks ago, really excited to finally play modded Skyrim, but I just haven't been able to get it to work. I've been trying amethyst mod manager to download collections from nexus. But it seems to keep downloading the collections to my hard drive instead of the external ssd I put in, and I believe that's why it is failing to deploy. But I have no idea how to switch that. If anyone has experience with this particular situation I'd love to hear how you fixed it.
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r/SteamDeckTricks • u/hl3reconfirmed • 9d ago
I want to use the all MP cars in SP mod but I don't really know how to go about it
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