Getting Tyrian 2000 to work on Steam Deck - eviltoast

cross-posted from: https://ttrpg.network/post/1361746

I know this might be a bit of a long shot, but I figured I would give it a go;

I am trying to get Tyrian 2000 to work properly on my Steam Deck, via installing it from my gog library on Heroic. While it managed to install correctly I have a few issues that need to be resolved before I can continue;

The controller support is non-existent. I am unsure if that is fixable, though I suspect I might be able to get around it by remapping the Steam Deck controls. Not really a problem though if anybody knows a solution I’d be happy to hear it.

The real issue is that the music is not playing. Sound effects work just fine, so far, but I don’t get any music. I suspect it has something to do with Dosbox, given the age of the game in question.

  • shrodes@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Ha, funny timing, I actually just got this working yesterday.

    I recommend going with OpenTyrian2000 rather than the GOG edition. It has some extra scaling options and music works out of the box.

    Basic steps:

    • download OpenTyrian and data files (in Github description) from https://github.com/KScl/opentyrian2000
    • extract all to same folder. Data files should sit in same directory as OpenTyrian2000.exe
    • (optional) if you have a Windows PC, you can try running it and it should start up normally
    • assuming that’s all working, copy the files to your Deck
    • add a new Lutris shortcut to existing game. I used latest Wine.
    • test that you can run the game on Deck, it should boot and play fine with sound and all. Scaling options are in the OpenTyrian2000 menu option.
    • (optional) on Steam side map escape key to start so you can pause the game if needed. All the other default keybinds seem to work though I did not test for long so others like weapon switching may need to be changed.

    Hope that helps! Let me know if I’ve messed anything up or if it’s not working for you