****Hey! My gf wanted to try out Trackmania since I’ve been getting into it. However we can’t get it to run on her steam deck at all.

For reference here’s how I did it on my deck: Install trackmania from the store. On first launch it briefly says “running instant script: ubisoft connect” or similar. Then Ubi starts, i logged in, done. Now anytime I launch TM, ubi pops up briefly, takes care of things and runs the game.

However, on her deck, the instant script runs, then she’s greeted with an old-school windows error box from TM informing her that it needs Ubi connect.

We’ve tried all kinds of trickey like installing Ubi as a non steam app, changing proton versions, changing the proton context, reinstalling, deleting compat data for a clean slate…

Most guides online are old enough to not mention the instant script.

If anyone has an idea of what might be going on, I’d greatly appreciate any pointers.

  • prole@beehaw.org
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    3 days ago

    Have you tried installing and/or opening in desktop mode? Sometimes you have to do that even just for the first time you run with games that have separate launchers.

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      3 days ago

      Yep we tried a lot of combinations. All of which seem silly since on my deck i could just tap install in gaming mode and jump into the game.