This is a guide for The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky – How to Fix Video Playback on Steam Deck

Did you play the game for the first time, only to look at the color patterns but no video playback? This is a quick guide to set up your Steam Deck for the game. It assumes you are familiar with Linux and are able to follow a few simple steps.

This was created on July 4, 2023, using Steam Deck OS version 3.4.8, with help from u/DarthFly. All credit goes to the user. This information is provided in the form of a guide only.

Reference:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Falcom/comments/uxpi4r/trails_in_the_sky_and_steam_deck_video_fix/ – [reddit.com]

Steps

• Switch to desktop mode
• Open the Discover application
• Search and download “Protontricks”
• Do not ignore any warnings about the directory you are in.
• Choose the game
• “Select the Winprefix default”
• Install Windows DLL
• Check the boxes below.

  Amstream

  b. quartz

  c. lavfilters (Just the one that is named. Not the other 0.xx version)

• Hit “OK” and wait a few minutes, as nothing will show up.
• Install Windows will be displayed
• Install the software, selecting your options, or click ok to accept the default settings.
• Close all windows following the installer
• Go back into handheld mode
• Game>cog>properties
• General>Game Resolution 1280×800 (This is required because the cut scene resolution would be incorrect during playback)
• Compatibility: Force the use of …>At the time of writing I am using Proton Experimental
• Close
• Play a game

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