Guide for running TES3mp on Steam Deck (migrating my guide from reddit)
Couldn't find a guide anywhere for this when I started trying to figure it out so I figured I'd make one. OpenMW and tes3mp run native on Linux so it seemed like running on the Steam Deck would be pretty straightforward to setup since it runs on a version of Arch. There's a few hurdles that'll slow you down so hopefully this helps.
First you need to go to Desktop mode and do the standard setup of Morrowind, OpenMw, and TES3mp:
- Install Morrowind from Steam
- Install the OpenMW flatpak from the Discover app
- Download and setup the most recent GNU+Linux-x86 package from the TES3MP releases page
- Make sure to launch the setup wizard and point it to your main game file (mine was
/home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Morrowind/Data Files/Morrowind.esm
)
This is where the hurdles come in. At this point you should be able to launch the server browser and select a server, but trying to connect will crash the app and not launc