Simcity 2000 Special Edition (GOG) won't run on Steamdeck

New Steamdeck user so this might be dumb. I couldn't find any relevant articles about running this game on Steamdeck. I get the same behaviour in both Deck mode and Desktop mode. I tried a few WINE options with no difference. The graphics config launcher option will run, but the game itself just shows the DOSBOX logo for a second then closes.
Log file is at https://paste.debian.net/1309986/

CommandMC•3/9/24, 12:36 AM

as soon as Discord will let me

You might have to first copy the log to your home directory & then select it using the file picker (as opposed to drag&dropping it)

Please also send in the goggame-someNumbersHere.infogoggame-someNumbersHere.info and goggame-sameNumbersAgain.scriptgoggame-sameNumbersAgain.script files from the game directory

worthy-azureOP•3/9/24, 12:38 AM

1207658969-lastPlay_copy.log20.92KB

worthy-azureOP•3/9/24, 12:39 AM

goggame-1207658969.info1.47KB

worthy-azureOP•3/9/24, 12:39 AM

goggame-1207658969.script1.79KB

worthy-azureOP•3/9/24, 12:48 AM

Interesting that I don't see a dosboxSC2000.conf file that's referenced in the info.

CommandMC•3/9/24, 12:54 AM

Yup that'll be because of 692a64c975fd1a54eafbaad8f4d1e697c0158f5b692a64c975fd1a54eafbaad8f4d1e697c0158f5b

You have two options for getting this game closer to working:

Wait for the next Heroic release
Use this version of gogdl:
1. Download the gogdl binary from here (requires a GitHub account)
2. Extract the archive and move the executable inside into ~/Games/Heroic~/Games/Heroic
3. Make sure the file is executable
4. Open Heroic, navigate to Settings (Sidebar) -> Advanced and select the executable you moved as an alternative gogdl binary

Whichever option you choose there, once it's complete, verify your game files and those conf files should then show up in the game directory

worthy-azureOP•3/9/24, 1:07 AM

I tried option 2 (obviously) but no conf files appear…

worthy-azureOP•3/9/24, 1:10 AM

I tried uninstalling the game and reinstalling too

worthy-azureOP•3/9/24, 1:31 AM

FWIW I can get the game to run in a DOSBOX directly if I copy the game to documents and mount /home as C: in dosbox

Simcity 2000 Special Edition (GOG) won't run on Steamdeck

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