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Skyrim still does not work. Try pulling up the virtual keyboard on the Steam Deck while in the game.
What happens when you do that? And does doing that on windows work? Because it sounds like an incompatibility between the steam virtual keyboard and Skyrim.
Why are you bringing up Windows when we are talking about Proton?
Because you brought up a non-proton related issue. It's highly unlikely this is proton related, this is an issue on how the steam virtual keyboard and Skyrim interact, and since the keyboard doesn't cause issues on any other game I think it's very likely the culprit is Skyrim, and if that's the case I want to know if the issue also happens on Windows.
Is it possible that the issue is within proton? Yes, but the problem you presented can be in multiple other places that proton can't touch. For example if the game crashes on windows too then proton is working correctly, and even if it doesn't it can still be something else besides proton, e.g. steam closing the keyboard in a different manner, Skyrim has had a famous bug where it crashes when you alt+tab away from it and come back on Windows for a long time, and opening a virtual keyboard on top of the game and going back is essentially alt+tabing, so I wouldn't be surprised to find out that this is the same bug in Skyrim showing up with a different face.
PS: out of curiosity I went and loaded my old prisoner save, and named the character which is how many people reported the bug and it just worked, so even if this used to be an issue, doesn't seem like it is anymore.
when you open skyrim, go to the mods section, hit left bumper when there to open the search. it will bring up the virtual keyboard.
now just simply exit the menu and start the game. and the keyboard will work without crashing the game.
its a workaround, but I'm used to doing it whenever I load up skyrim.
enjoy! <3
I've already tried that, it does not work. Appreciate your help however.
That's a steam deck issue, not a Linux issue though. Skyrim works on Linux
You are incorrect, it is 100% a linux issue: Steam Deck runs Steam OS, which is an Arch linux flavor.
The virtual keyboard isn't used while gaming in regular desktop Linux. That is a steam issue, specifically a steamdeck issue since a regular desktop would use the physical keyboard to type in Skyrim.
I know about the OS the deck is running and that it's an arch form, but it's not a Linux issue, it's a steam deck issue since non steamdeck desktop Linux pcs don't have that issue because they use a physical keyboard.
What you are saying is like me saying that the inability to read Chinese is a human issue because I can't read it and in human. Naaah.
That doesn't make it a Linux issue. It's an issue with some component that is in a Linux distribution, but it probably has nothing to do with the Linux operating system. It sounds like it's specifically some component of the Deck at fault, not a part of Linux.
Sounds more like a skill issue
That's like pointing at an Android-based smart fridge, saying it doesn't run Skyrim, and saying it's a Linux issue, because android is based on Linux.
If you want to play the semantics game, Android does not run a Linux kernel and is only based on it. Which makes it no longer Linux.
Nice try.
A patched and modified Linux kernel is still a Linux kernel
Your uneducated made-up definitions of what is Linux kernel or not don't change reality
Then show me Arch or Debian booting with the Android kernel if you think so much that its still a Linux kernel. Don't worry, I'll wait
Keep waiting, I won't indulge for your imaginary definition. The Linux kernel is not defined by whether or not it can run desktop or server distributions.
Android is not Linux, its an OS with its own kernel. You cant define it because I dont think you even know what you are talking about.
Try pulling up the virtual keyboard in Windows while playing Skyrim. I'd be surprised if the results were helpful.
There's gotta be a nexus mod that handles the issue.
The game is fifteen years old . A third-party mod fixing this issue instead of Bethesda tracks so hard.
Pretty sure the latest update with a load of paid mod bs is what caused the bug lol
I play nodded akyrim just fine with linux
It worked for me, but then again I don't use a virtual keyboard.