[BUG] Steam Deck not finding game path. External drive compatibility?

[ghost]

Info DZGUI version: Newest Mode (normal/debug): Normal Server ID: Not Applicable Linux distribution: Steam OS

Bug description I have my game on an external drive in this case the Steam Deck SD card. I have tried manually specifying the path. Maybe due to a drive permission error?

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Edit config and use the SD card game path
2. Malformed pop-up

Expected behavior Add game path should be able to run the launcher

[aclist]

It could be ownership; we could run some tests. But I assume the default user can read the contents of that card.

I'm wondering what the path looks like, though. Can you post the path (redacting any sensitive information)? The path must include steamapps/common/DayZ somewhere under it.

The path should be the top level path before entering the steamapps directory itself. E.g., if steamapps resides below /my/drive/here, the path to supply should be /my/drive/here alone.

Is the path enclosed with quotes in the config file?

Does the path contain spaces or special characters?

[ghost]

Here is the path: /run/media/mmcblk0p1/steamapps/common/DayZ/ It is enclosed in quotes in the config No special characters it seems

[aclist]

The path you need to supply is /run/media/mmcblk0p1, nothing else.

[ghost]

That worked thank you

[aclist]

Thanks for confirming. Be aware of some design limitations: the SteamOS overlay in gaming mode will have difficulty entering text into certain fields, so you'll have the best experience in desktop mode.

[ghost]

I noticed that. I don't think the Steam Deck is at full performance in desktop mode. So, adding servers in desktop then playing in Game Mode seems like the solution at the moment.

[aclist]

Right, I don't think gamescope is enabled in desktop mode. There is actually a full server browser on the testing branch that facilitates searching for and connecting to any public server (instead of having to add servers and switch), but I think you'd be limited to browsing (versus searching by keyword) if using game mode.

I need to analyze this text entry issue further and escalate the problem to Valve, or considering using some alternative GUI scheme.

[ghost]

Is there a reason why with the official launcher my mods can be downloaded but are corrupted?

[aclist]

As far as I know, it is simply unsupported. This problem might be exacerbated if you have an RTX card. I don't know much else about the official launcher, as it's closed source.