Controlller problems

Hello! I’ve installed death stranding on my deck from egs thanks to heroic. But steam deck controller is not working at all. The game is running, screen sensor is working. But there is no response from buttons. Heroic version 2.17.2. Wine ge latest. Please help!

HeroicBotAPP•6/25/25, 10:26 AM

Wine-GE is rather old now (last release is almost a year ago) and thus might not work correctly. Please follow these instructions on using GE-Proton:

Head to the Wine Manager in Heroic, click the "Proton-GE" tab, and install "Proton-GE-Latest"
Head to the settings for your game(s) (icon on game card in library). In the "Wine Version" dropdown, select "Proton - Proton-GE-latest"
Rename your Wineprefix (path is shown in game settings), e.g. from
```
current-name
```
```
current-name
```
to
```
current-name_bak
```
```
current-name_bak
```
. To clarify: Rename the actual folder on your hard drive, do not change the option in the game settings.
Note: This will make game-specific configuration data (e.g. in-game settings or save files) unavailable. If this is an issue, let us know & we'll help you restore them.

faint-whiteOP•6/25/25, 11:52 AM

Ok, I’ll try, thank you. I will respond does it work or not.

faint-whiteOP•6/25/25, 12:10 PM

Looks like it is not working at all now. Game can not be started.

Now I use proton ge latest
Wineprefix end folder was renamed.

faint-whiteOP•6/25/25, 12:11 PM

faint-whiteOP•6/25/25, 12:12 PM

That is all I see.

faint-whiteOP•6/25/25, 12:12 PM

faint-whiteOP•6/25/25, 12:24 PM

It is interesting, but now brotato game also doesn’t work. But few months ago I launched it.
Generally I need help only with death stranding.

nursing-lime•6/25/25, 2:26 PM

don't launch from Heroic in game mode. either launch from a shortcut added by Heroic, or open Heroic in desktop mode

inadequate-blush•6/25/25, 3:25 PM

I had the same issue but not on Steam deck, I had to run winetricks > default winetricks prefix > run regedit> and add a specific file

inadequate-blush•6/25/25, 3:25 PM

Fix_Heroic_Gamepad_Issue.reg922B

inadequate-blush•6/25/25, 3:25 PM

its safe to install you can open it with the text editor to see the contents

Nnursing-lime don't launch from Heroic in game mode. either launch from a shortcut added by He...

faint-whiteOP•6/25/25, 3:41 PM

I also launched directly from steam library, same reaction.
I’ll try from desktop mode a bit later. Thanks

Iinadequate-blush I had the same issue but not on Steam deck, I had to run winetricks > default wi...

faint-whiteOP•6/25/25, 3:43 PM

Ok, I’ll try this variant also. Thanks! Response will be here.

inadequate-blush•6/25/25, 4:19 PM

Keep in mind that this fix is working for Epic Games launcher wrapper

inadequate-blush•6/25/25, 4:19 PM

if it works you have to do it for each individual games unfortunately

inadequate-blush•6/25/25, 4:19 PM

I also own death stranding but director's cut version for epic games

nursing-lime•6/25/25, 4:36 PM

I do not have this issue on a Deck or Ally X, both running Bazzite.

faint-whiteOP•6/28/25, 7:03 AM

Proton ge does not launch death stranding. I don’t know why. Same thing experimental, hotfix, proton 9.0…. But! Old wine ge latest works! Why? No answers… Somebody tell me please what wine do you use in this game.
Launching from desktop mode works. Gamepad is working (I also changed gamepad mode via ///-settings button)

faint-whiteOP•6/28/25, 7:18 AM

I’ve just found another variant how to fix gamepad in game mode. But it is specific one.
I tested launching via port proton, and it was successful) :rollsafe:
However I don’t know yet what about saves, cloud saves and multiplayer in this case.:thonk:

Ffaint-white I’ve just found another variant how to fix gamepad in game mode. But it is speci...

faint-whiteOP•6/28/25, 10:53 AM

Of course no multiplayer in port proton version. Also they have different saves.

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faint-whiteOP•6/28/25, 11:16 AM

_bak method also doesn’t work with different wines

Iinadequate-blush I had the same issue but not on Steam deck, I had to run winetricks > default wi...

faint-whiteOP•6/28/25, 11:31 AM

Thank you, but this method didn’t help me.
May be I do something wrong
Looks like the simplest way to start DS is desktop mode.

HeroicBotAPP•6/28/25, 12:25 PM

To help you, we need a game log. Please see the following images on how to get it.

Ffaint-white 1. Proton ge does not launch death stranding. I don’t know why. Same thing exper...

nursing-lime•6/28/25, 12:27 PM

What do you mean by does not launch? What is the behavior you’re seeing?

Nnursing-lime What do you mean by does not launch? What is the behavior you’re seeing?

faint-whiteOP•6/28/25, 1:49 PM

nursing-lime•6/28/25, 1:50 PM

post a log right after it kicks you back

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faint-whiteOP•6/28/25, 1:53 PM

https://0x0.st/8lhb.log

Nnursing-lime post a log right after it kicks you back

faint-whiteOP•6/28/25, 1:53 PM

https://0x0.st/8lhb.log

faint-whiteOP•6/28/25, 1:55 PM

raise Error("Destination path '%s' already exists" % real_dst)
shutil.Error: Destination path '/home/deck/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/cache/umu/SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper.tar.xz.3.0.20250519.130773.parts' already exists

nursing-lime•6/28/25, 1:57 PM

Game (Monomyth; from gog) not launching with umu

faint-whiteOP•6/28/25, 1:58 PM

I see here some error
But I don’t understand why old wine version has no problem