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Heretic + Hexen (GOG) with Gamescope from Game Mode not loading
Hi there, I've been trying to get the Heretic + Hexen rerelease working correctly on my Steam Deck for the last day and I can't get it to load past a black screen when I have Gamescope installed and launching the game from Game Mode. If I manually uninstall the Gamescope Flatpak, the game launches correctly but it would be annoying to constantly uninstall and reinstall Gamescope.
The game works every time I launch it from Desktop Mode, both with Gamescope installed or not.
I've attached two logs: One with Gamescope installed and one when it is uninstalled.
Any advice for what to do would be appreciated 😄
Solution:Jump to solution
For HDR to work, you need to use the "beta" branch of Heroic. Note that this might break controller input (hence the beta)
6 Replies
dependent-tan•4w ago
Game mode already applies gamescope, so I would speculate that trying to add a second layer of gamescope is causing a conflict
automatic-azureOP•4w ago
So my understanding (or at least what I've done previously) is that to use HDR for the Steam Deck OLED, you need to also install the Gamescope Flatpak too. This was the way that I got Hellblade to play properly on my Deck when I played it a while back.
After reinstalling Hellblade now to see what happens, I'm unable to get HDR working at all. With Gamescope installed, I get a black screen but the game is still playing in the background and with it uninstalled, I can launch the game but the colours are wrong when enabling HDR.
It's entirely possible I have a misunderstanding when it comes to using Gamescope with Heroic on the Steam Deck
Solution
For HDR to work, you need to use the "beta" branch of Heroic. Note that this might break controller input (hence the beta)
extended-salmon•4w ago
I'm sure its a stupid question but... heretic and hexen were originally dos games made with a 256 color palette....
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Why do you need HDR?
As I understand, the issue happens when Gamescope is just installed, without being enabled
automatic-azureOP•4w ago
Perfect, I just installed the beta build of Heroic with Gamescope 24.08 and everything works, both Hellblade launching with HDR working correctly and Heretic + Hexen launching correctly with Gamescope installed. Guess it's just a matter of time for all the other kinks to be worked out before this all goes into stable, just bad timing on my part to try and get everything working.
Thanks folks!