SteamDeck

This page contains information useful for developing Minetest for the Steam Deck. Contact rubenwardy with any questions.

Usage as an end user

See rubenwardy's blog post

Installing a dev version

Uploading an AppImage using Deck DevKit

Source: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamdeck/loadgames

• Name: MinetestAppImage
• Local folder: /home/user/dev/tmp/minetestdeck/
• Upload filtering [Include only] Minetest-dev.AppImage
• Start command: Minetest-dev.AppImage
• Save config
• Click Upload
• On deck: cp /usr/lib/libcrypto.so ~/devkit-game/MinetestAppImage/libcrypto.so.1
• Minetest should now be in Non-steam games as "Devkit games: MinetestAppImage"

Note, I had issues reusing the layout from the stable version of the game. Pressing "apply layout" did nothing. I needed to follow this bizarre workaround https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/10tsp1a/i_cant_change_the_default_controller_layout/

Uploading a build using Deck DevKit

Note: Untested

Source: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamdeck/loadgames

• Name: Minetest
• Local folder: /home/user/dev/minetest/
• Upload filtering [Include only] /bin/*** /builtin/*** /games/devtest/*** /games/minetest_game/*** /textures/base/pack/*** /client/shaders/***
• Check "Delete remote files not present in local folder"
• Start command: bin/minetest
• Save config
• Click Upload