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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.

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[โ€“] Bagel5941@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have Tyrian 2000 on GOG as well and was feeling nostalgic. I could replicate the issues and here's what I did to fix it.

  • Installed the game with Heroic and added it (automatically) to Steam.
  • Applied a community control layout named "Tyrian" to fix the mapping issue.
  • Launched the game from Steam and used the onscreen keyboard to press 3 to go to "Game DOS settings". I had to run it twice before the controls worked for some reason. Change the music device to "FM Sound" (I think the default was "Midi 330h") and saved.
  • Returned to the launch menu and pressed 1 to launch Tyrian 2000.

I usually like running DOS games in EmuDeck/Retroarch though.

[โ€“] maquise@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 year ago

That seems to have fixed the music problem, thanks!

I have a new issue though; I'm getting a phantom control input, seems to be pushing to the right sometimes. This is exclusive to Tyrian, so it's not a worn out stick or anything.