WidescreenFixesPack VS xpad

Update your WidescreenFix: https://github.com/ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack/releases/tag/nfsc

[FOR WIDESCREEN] ->Install the widescreenfix from here https://github.com/ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack/releases/tag/nfsu2 ->Set WindowedMode = 3 in the widescreen.ini ->Rename d3d9.dll to d3d9.asi ->When the game launches, change your desktop resolution back to it's normal one ->Expand the game's window

Thankfully we have new patches for VCS on the PS2 Emulator (PCSX2) that allow you to use PC controls (keyboard/mouse), PC Cheats (experimental), 60fps support, ultrawide monitor support, improved aspect ratio etc, if you are interested check here: https://github.com/ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack/releases/tag/gtavcs

I've been using ThirteenAG's great collection of widescreen fixes for games on my Windows PC and my Deck, but I've found the results a bit mixed on the Steam Deck side of things and was wondering if anyone has any advice.

Steam Deck set up: Setting up the games on Steam Deck is simple. 1. Enter Desktop Mode 2. Move the extracted files folder somewhere on your Steam Deck (use external drive, ftp etc) 3. Find the game .exe, right click it (left trigger) and click "Add game to Steam". If you don't know which is the executable or you can't find it, go to your uncompressed files, open the start..sh with a text editor and look at the bottom of the script t find where and which files is executed. 4. Switch to Gaming Mode, find the added game and try to run it. - If the game does not run, try changing the compatibility (game properties) to GE or an other proton version (Get more versions with ProtonUp-QT) - Older games may contain a "scripts" folder and a dinput8.dll file. These files are patching the game with setting changes (screen resolution, buttons etc). If your game has these, modify the .ini file inside the scripts folder with a text editor (if available, change resolution x and y to 1280 and 800, and change to xbox controller). You also need to add the following launch option in the game properties in steam: WINEDLLOVERRIDES="dinput8=n,b" %command% You can check for scripts at https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp, just make sure you don't have multiple *.asi files in the scripts folder. I highly recommend this for older games which run in the wrong resolution or you get keyboard controls.

Use Linux there you can install this: https://github.com/paroj/xpad works great, except that videos that you want to use as background have to be in webm or ogv and NOT mp4

I had to compile and install the latest xpad for 2.4 mode to work. https://github.com/paroj/xpad

However, xpad recently added support for the bluetooth version.

Now we're going to acquire the xpad files, and dkms to set it up. sudo pacman -S dkms && sudo git clone https://github.com/paroj/xpad.git /usr/src/xpad-0.4 && sudo dkms install -m xpad -v 0.4

That particular controller doesn't seem to be compatible with Linux, I found a note about it on the XPad driver (https://github.com/paroj/xpad/issues/232) showing that it doesn't work with XPad. Which means it likely also doesn't work with XPadNeo, which Batocera uses.

I installed AntiMicroX and there all my buttons work. I also use this for driver - https://github.com/paroj/xpad

Googling I found a solution where you install an updated xpad , that has the ID for this 8bitdo controller added for it to recognize correctly. I tried installing it but fails stating that this kernel module is already installed, my only option is force install over it, but I got scared of effing up the xone/xpadneo that's working fine with the normal xbox bluetooth controller.

I'm pretty good with tech but I'm still relatively new to Linux, I was unable to find out what kernel SteamOS is built on or where to go from here. On a side note I know (https://github.com/paroj/xpad) exist and has support for the back paddles but it only works wired. Using a 10ft wire to play games on my couch completely defeats the point, I'd rather just play my deck on the couch at that point. If someone can point me in the right direction or help me get this working it'd be greatly appreciated.