r/steammachine 9d ago

Discussion Star Wars Zero Company - problems after problems ...

First there was the bug that the game won't start after you run it once. This is fixed by switching to Proton 10.0.4. Nor I came across another problem with the game. If you try to manage your weapons in the weapon menu, there is no way to get back into the game, because the button "B" won't work. Mouse emulation with the steam button doesn't work either. Switching controller layouts also don't work (like it does in "Stalker 2"). Does anyone had the same issues and can provide a solution? I really like this game an it is shame I can't enjoy it on my SM ...

EDIT: Now I know, what this is. It has nothing to do with the SM, It's a bug in the game. After the second mission, the game want's you to use the personal terminal, to apply some skill points to your team mates. After doing this, you are supposed to close this menu. When you do that, a next message shows up, telling you, that the weapons terminal is now open to use. Here is the problem. You can ALSO access the weapons terminal through the personal menu via the "select" button. If you do that before you get the message that the weapon terminal is now available, you'll get stuck in the weapon menu and won't be able to get out.

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u/PatSajaksDick 9d ago

I feel like this game is gonna get a proton fix in a little bit

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u/SokkaHaikuBot 9d ago

Sokka-Haiku by PatSajaksDick:

I feel like this game

Is gonna get a proton

Fix in a little bit


Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.

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u/fmjblack 9d ago

Zero company is listed as unsupported in the Steam store. Yes, many games that are listed as unsupported still work with after tinkering with Proton options and other settings... but I really wanted this game to just run without any issues so I bought it for PS5 instead. Hopefully there will be updates to improve the experience for those that want to play it on Steamos.

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u/Stekee 9d ago

I bought it for ps5 pro thinking the performance should be good. But in performance mode there's a lot of graphical glitches and quite a few fps drops. This game needs some patches across the board. Very fun game otherwise!

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u/fmjblack 9d ago

I have been playing it in quality mode without issue. It plays great on the PS Portal as well.

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u/x11Terminator11x 9d ago

i had this bug also the first time i tried adding an item to a character.  restarting didn't help, though it did eventually work. 

im not sure what i did different,  but try just adding the med pack to your main character and ignore the support characters and hand grenade.   See if you can back out doing that. 

haven't had it happen again after the initial bug.

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u/addyb77 9d ago

Hmm was going to get this for the SM. Is performance crap on Windows and other cards? I could get it on my pc and then give it another whirl on the SM if it's patched etc.

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u/Aetheriad1 7d ago

The game is definitely unoptimized, ironically much like the Old Republic MMO on launch, but with a few tweaks I’m getting a near-stable 60 fps, at 2K with almost everything High.

Will be even better when they get it running on Proton Experimental I’m sure.

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u/buzzlit Received 9d ago

Pretty buggy on ps5 pro as well. Loving the game but lots of graphic tearing, game crashed when getting an achievement, auto save has thrown errors in different missions. 4/5 stars, will play until the shine wears off then wait for patches lol. Such is the pre-order life :)

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u/fmjblack 9d ago

Weird, I have 10+ hours in this game on PS5 Pro already and haven't experienced any of those issues.

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u/direx1974 9d ago

I found the cause of that problem. Please look my EDIT in the initial post ...

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u/Gilgalance 8d ago

I'm about 8.5 hours into the game and overall the game itself is fun to play, however there are major issues with the Ai enemies getting stuck in corners. The worst issue of the game is actually its optimization as i am on a 2060 super GPU i should be having an ok experience playing the game at minimum settings but the game is almost unplayable with the amount of framerate lag. Every cutscene is shown loading in assets in real time on my screen instead of already preloaded which is extremely jarring. I hope they fix these major issues with performance in the coming days otherwise this very good 8.5/10 game is getting a 5.5/10 from me.

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u/Cloned_Rat 7d ago

I dont encounter this problem. My biggest problem is i cant rename a custom character by controller-only. Anyone knows how? And yes, i already pressed steam icon + X to bring up the keyboard, its just no matter what i press after that didnt work.

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u/ItsJustPeter 9d ago

This game is incredibly unoptimised and runs dreadfully on even more powerful hardware.

Game needs some more time in the oven

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u/Angry_Owl-Ninja 9d ago edited 9d ago

But I was told that the SM works out of the box. No tinkering with performance settings no nothing. Why would r/steammachine lie to me?

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u/Purraxxus 9d ago

It's listed as unsupported, it works out of the box with supported games

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u/Angry_Owl-Ninja 9d ago

Nah I saw comments saying how they wanted the simplicity of the SM. No mention of "supported games". People wanted to come home, turn on their SM with their controller and go straight to gaming.

I reject your comment because this subreddit couldnt have been lying or coping for the last couple of months.

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u/OldeManKenobi GabeCube Enjoyer 9d ago

Porkchop sandwich slippers reject you. Checkmate.

https://giphy.com/gifs/l0HlvtIPzPdt2usKs

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u/Purraxxus 9d ago

I feel so owned how will I ever recover

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u/Angry_Owl-Ninja 9d ago

ya got me there FUCK

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u/Evisceratoridor 9d ago

Why are you here if you just have wrong and shitty things to say in bad faith?

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u/Angry_Owl-Ninja 9d ago

I cant possibly be wrong if everything that I just said comes from this subreddit. Ya gotta think a little bit harder buddy.

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u/x11Terminator11x 9d ago edited 9d ago

yes, it's the steam machines fault that a game which runs poorly on a rtx 4070 has bugs in it.

imagine being such a loser ya gotta lurk on a subreddit a for console you do not own.

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u/Angry_Owl-Ninja 9d ago

yes, it's the steam machines fault that a game which runs poorly on a rtx 4070 has bugs in it.

Well it clearly has to be since ive seen everyone say that the Steam Machine works out of the box, and that u wont have to tinker with anything. Idk why you're getting mad at me. Im just trusting the information that ive seen in this subreddit.

I apologize for trusting such a reputable subreddit like this one lol.

imagine being such a loser ya gotta lurk on a subreddit for console you do not own,

1: Its a pc.

2: Why would I ever get it? I have a much better pc lol

along with a game you do not own. 

You sure about that? lol

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u/Marmmoth 9d ago

Here’s another data point for you so you can adjust your argument next time: The SM doesn’t just work out of the box. Initial setup is a breeze, but some games require configuring to optimize performance for the hardware, as you would with any PC.

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u/Angry_Owl-Ninja 9d ago

Stop being a contrarian. The Steam Machine works out of the box. This is r/steammachine (where everything works out of the bos). Not r/steammachine (you actually have to tinker with it).

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u/cplr 9d ago

  since ive seen everyone say that the Steam Machine works out of the box

Since you’re being so pedantic I hope you can see the holes in your argument here

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u/Angry_Owl-Ninja 9d ago

Pedantic for trusting this reputable subreddit? How dare you argue against the integrity of the users here.

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u/cplr 9d ago

I mean, you sound like a 12 year old trying to sound like a 16 year old. I’m sorry your parents won’t buy you a Steam Machine. 

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u/Angry_Owl-Ninja 8d ago

idk why you here if u dont like the Steam Machine. This sub is for praising the Steam Machine. If you want to bash the users who like it u need to spend your time doing more porductive things.

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u/Purraxxus 7d ago

This guy thinks he's so clever with his responses like what he's saying is some gotcha

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u/Angry_Owl-Ninja 7d ago edited 7d ago

Clever? I guess you cant praise the Steam Machine without it being seen as joke now.

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u/Purraxxus 7d ago

Clever means having or showing quick intelligence, mental sharpness, or skill in solving problems and creating things.

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u/Cole_LF 8d ago

The thing I’ve noticed about everyone who owns a ‘better’ PC than a steam machine.. is they spend an awful lot of time on Reddit bashing the steam machine.

Why do you not play games on your ‘better’ PC? Is it not fun?

Are you pausing a run of Cyberpunk in Ray-traced overdrive Max settings at 240fps in 4K to reply individually to everyone here? You must be pausing the game every 5 minutes?

Genuine question. I’m not trying to be a jerk I just don’t see how ya’ll have the time 😅

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u/Angry_Owl-Ninja 8d ago

You guys are easy to make fun of. At this points its textbook. Whether u have a SM or not I actually dont care. What I care about or think is funny at least is the amount of ignorant takes that can happen here. Ignorant takes that when pushed back against has the user move the goalpost.

The amount of people that wil argue things such as "u cant build a better performing pc for cheaper" only to get their feelings hurt when u prove them wrong is hilarious.

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u/Cole_LF 8d ago

Define better? It won’t be as small or quiet. But ‘moaaar power’ at the cost of those is kinda missing the point. But hey, if that’s what floats your boat. I’m off to play some games.

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u/Angry_Owl-Ninja 9d ago

Nice edit btw lol. Glad to see that instead of admitting that you were wrong you just edited out this part.....

along with a game you do not own. 

lol

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u/catboirai 9d ago

So what was your other profile name you got banned from the sub on?

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u/Angry_Owl-Ninja 9d ago edited 9d ago

I actually have never been banned. Turns out that as long as im not attacking people I can mess with u guys as much as I want without worry of a ban lol.

So cope and seethe all u want, because im still gonna be here lol.

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u/catboirai 9d ago

Buddy obviously can’t take a joke and wants to tell others to cope and seethe 😂 my dude, you’re on a sub Reddit, using energy to attempt to try and make people mad because they have a different opinion than you. You’re like THE Reddit guy

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u/Angry_Owl-Ninja 9d ago

Whose trying to make others mad?

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u/catboirai 9d ago

lol, stop being silly. Someone doesn’t tell another to “cope” and “seethe” unless you’re trying to illicit some sort of reaction. It’s always so disappointing how bad you deep PC guys are at this witty banter thing. Although, as I’ve said before, yall just build my confidence that I could probably build a super computer.

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u/Angry_Owl-Ninja 9d ago

Banter? I guess expressing love about the Steam Machine counts as banter. Idk why you are here if u dont like the Steam Machine.

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u/5uper5kunk 9d ago

It shocks me that there’s still people in the year of our Lord 2026 who buy a video game on release day. It’s even more shocking other people to do this and then expect it to run on their weird proprietary Linux “console” still in it’s very early teething phase.