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submitted 1 year ago by sapphiria to c/guildwars2@lemmy.wtf

Thought I'd share it here in case anyone was looking for something similar. It's based on the Windows instructions found here, but also adds GUI via kdialog.

This will create a folder next to the script named .gw2-account-manage and copy the Local.dat files between this folder and the game's appdata folder. To set it up, you just need to save this script to a file somewhere (I have it in /home/deck/gw2-account-manage), make it executable via chmod +x gw2-account-manage, and update the launch options in Steam.

Launch options should look something like this: /home/deck/gw2-account-manage "gamemoderun %command%"

You should be able to name each entry whatever you want - I just used account name since that's easier for me. Though I haven't tested it very thoroughly with special characters.

#!/bin/bash

datfile="/home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/1284210/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Roaming/Guild Wars 2/Local.dat"

parentdir=$(readlink -f $(dirname "$0"))
gw2amdir="$parentdir/.gw2-account-manage"

if [ ! -f "$datfile" ]; then
    kdialog --error "Local.dat not found.\n\nExpected at:\n$datfile"
    exit
fi

mkdir -p "$gw2amdir"

choose() {
    options=""
    files=$(find "$gw2amdir" -type f -print0 | xargs -0 ls -tU)
    while read file; do
        options="$options \"$file\" \"$(basename $file)\""
    done < <(echo "$files")
    options="$options \"+\" \"Add a new account...\""

    choice=$(echo "$options" | xargs kdialog --menu \
        "Select an account:")

    if [ "+" = "$choice" ]; then
        newname=$(kdialog --inputbox "Account Name")
        if [ "$newname" ]; then
            cp "$datfile" "$gw2amdir/$newname"
        fi
        choose "$@"
    elif [ -f "$choice" ]; then
        cp -r "$choice" "$datfile"
        eval "$@"
        cp -r "$datfile" "$choice"
    fi
}

choose "$@"
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[-] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 year ago

How is it playing GW2 on a Steam Deck? Do you feel like there is some things that is more difficult to do?

I’ve been thinking about a Steam Deck for some time now, but I’m afraid I’ll get frustrated with it, when playing GW2 on it 😅

[-] nyankas@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

GW2 is my most played game on Deck (probably around 200 hours) and I think it plays very well in most situations. The community controller layouts available via Steam work very well (full disclosure: I've created the second most popular one).

I personally would recommend playing on Deck, if you're mostly doing open world content, like leveling, world bosses, events, world completion, dailies, farming or something along those lines. Story content works very well, too.

Crafting and jumping puzzles can get a bit tedious because of the smaller screen.

WvW can work, if you're just doing some PPT.

I wouldn't recommend raiding, sPvP or intense WvW, as you'll always be limited by using a controller.

Performance-wise, the Deck holds up very well. I've set most settings to high, capped my FPS at 40 and didn't have any major issues yet.

So, all in all, I'd recommend GW2 on Deck to anyone who isn't exclusively playing very intense or competitive content. :)

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