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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/JShippx on 2024-09-12 11:30:30+00:00.

Just thought I'd write in to let you all know I'm currently travelling through Europe/ the UK and my steam deck has been an absolute life saver for making those 11 hour plane trips and airport layovers bareable.

So pleased with this purchase and bloody loving playing through all the Halos.

Cheers.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/d9wHatena on 2024-09-12 07:53:16+00:00.

This topic is not new; it shows how to use "F**k off EA App" to play EA games, avoiding EA App. I hope this guide is more readable than existing ones.

This method works both for Steam Deck (in fact for Linux) and Windows. I also posted this at my blog.

Edit: This thread got locked, but I can still edit. If you have a suggestion, send me a message.

The problem and some history

(Skip this section if you're already familiar.)

"EA App" is the sole, official way to launch EA games since 2022. It is nearly unusable, troubling many users. (Well, you can try it, but in a week or two you will be thrown into constant troubles.)

Historically EA first provided "Origin", and in 2020 they introduced a completely new launcher "EA Desktop", intending to replace Origin, which was full of problems.

Later EA Desktop was renamed to "EA App". (Confusingly, the launcher still has the executable file named "EA Desktop".)

The workaround: How it works

The workaround I present here manages to use Origin, i.e. instead of EA App, by patching with a DLL, named Fuc* off EA App. It's open source, hosted at GitHub.

Origin can still be downloaded, but when you run it as-is, it urges to update to EA App, and you can't use it a launcher. This hack fools Origin that update is unnecessary.

This way I can now run EA games I own. With EA App it was almost unplayable. Origin is said to be really buggy, but so far it's ok for me.

Is it safe?

**Always check the safety yourself**, but yes. Go to the repository at GitHub, and see the source code. It's small, and you can see nothing harms you. (As of v3, released in 2023-10.) I don't know its installer's safety, so I chose to download the file "version.dll", and put it manually. It is built by GitHub Actions CI, which I believe in, but you can compile it yourself.

Installation

If you run Origin directly in Windows, simply follow the instruction of the download page

In Steam Deck, you have to run Origin in the Steam client. In summary, add Origin as a non-Steam game, put the file version.dll in the same directory, and set the environment variable WINEDLLOVERRIDES.

A detailed procedure is this:

1. Download Origin. Add it to your library by "Add a non-Steam game". Any Proton version seems ok. Run, and it will install.
2. You have to know its installation path. Do "Browse local files", and see its directory. It's something like /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/``/pfx/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Origin. Probably differs for each user.
3. Download version.dll and save it in the same directory as Origin.exe.
4. Configure Origin in Steam. Go Properties -> Shortcut. Choose the directory you found before as "Start in", and choose Origin.exe as "Target". Both have to be put in quotation marks, like "...".
5. "Launch option" also has to be set to WINEDLLOVERRIDES="version=n,b".

Now you are done.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/ElderberryFancy8250 on 2024-09-12 07:42:44+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/DyingSpreeAU on 2024-09-12 00:45:10+00:00.

Pretty much the title. The new steam family sharing allows 2 different games to be played from 1 account at the same time by 2 different accounts. I think it's time to allow the same thing for your own Steam account.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/Negative-Package-639 on 2024-09-12 02:54:33+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/teinimon on 2024-09-11 22:16:59+00:00.

Hi.

I'm asking this because my PC is where I play everything. I'd love to get the SD but I really don't have times of the day where I'm out with nothing to do and carry with me a book or something to entertain myself while I kill time.

English is not my first language so I'm not sure if the question I'm asking is clear.

I have never even owned a gaming handheld before, but the Steam Deck seems like a masterpiece of a device and I feel like I wanna get it just because of that, but I also don't wanna leave it in a drawer and go lots of time without touching it because the PC is still the main gaming rig.

So I ask you players who would mainly game on a PC and got the SD, do you still regularly use the Deck or not really?

This is just a question. I'm not really gonna make a decision based on comments. I'll get one either way, but I'm just curious.

The first thing I'm doing is install EmuDeck and play all my fav ps2 games.

EDIT: I did not know moonlight was thinkg. TIL. That's amazing!

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/laytblu on 2024-09-11 22:07:09+00:00.

Decky loader is nowhere to be seen after updating to the latest OS. I tried to reinstall but I still don't see the option at the bottom of the ... menu button.

Anyone made decky loader work again?

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/Expensive_Plenty3203 on 2024-09-11 17:48:21+00:00.

Have played Fallout 4 to death and looking at some other options. GTA 5 worth a go?

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/CyptidProductions on 2024-09-12 00:07:33+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/Mistaken_Lama on 2024-09-11 15:14:06+00:00.

Mine has to he cyberpunk or doom. Crazy !

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/SkyrimSlag on 2024-09-11 22:10:02+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/Glad-Fox284 on 2024-09-11 12:58:18+00:00.

Hey everyone,

As the title states I am an Nintendo switch user that absolutely loves Zelda. I have been playing for 30 years and recently picked up gaming again. I have been very interested in playing non-Nintendo games, things unavailable on the switch store. So I picked up a new steamdeck, 512 SSD, OLED.

I bought BG3, Elden Ring, and RDR2. If I’m a MASSIVE RPG, Puzzle, survival, action adventure ZELDA fan, what other titles should I throw on it?

As a Switch user, what is the biggest difference I can expect? How are the gyro controls?

I paid yesterday and I’m anxiously waiting for them to ship it! I hope the ship it soon!

Edit—— I guess I picked 3 great, huge, games. Ima stay on these but titles and keep any suggestions for the future. I appreciate them!

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/cronebonerttv on 2024-09-11 11:04:55+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/ObZeyn on 2024-09-11 13:02:04+00:00.