Cheat Engine

SnakeWildlife · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 22 Jul 2013 Posts: 8

Had my deck for a while now but Linux has always been something i am admittedly TERRIBLE at using.

Proton made gaming accessible, but applications are a whole 'nother ball-game. Mostly i just use the Discover store to One-Click-Intall things i need. Swapped Winamp for Audacious with a Winamp skin for example.

I have found instructions in order to try and get CE working on Steam Deck, but my computer literacy isnt as up to par as you folks.

My request to the Developers of CheatEngine is simple, can we please get an easier method to install and launch your application on Steam Deck / Linux?

It would sure be helpful if i could just download your program in the Discovery store, and then just launch the application without the zig zaggery currently needed to get it going.

To an untrained Linux user like myself, it is currently a huge headache trying to run CE on Steam Deck.

I hope CE breaks the shackles placed on them by Microsoft, and become more universally easy to use across the OS's. Linux now more than ever, needs you to jump on board.

ParkourPenguin · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 1:37 pm Post subject:

I haven't looked too much into it, but given licensing, I think only DB is allowed to package CE with flatpak. It wouldn't help that much anyway: the user is still responsible for allowing CE to access other processes.

Installing CE is pretty easy for me (Arch desktop, not steam deck). Just install wine and CE works. On Arch, the wine bottle needs ms fonts as well, but that's not too difficult.

For proton games, I use a wrapper script called protonhax. This lets you run CE in the same wine instance as the game.
For native Linux games, you need ceserver. Wrap it in a systemd service if you want.

Doing this correctly would involve porting CE to Linux. This task is far easier said than done.

Marcus101RR · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 5:29 pm Post subject:

Wouldn't it be easier to just install windows?

SnakeWildlife · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 22 Jul 2013 Posts: 8

Ardnevad · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 28 Apr 2024 Posts: 2

The way I use to install take a lot less then having to install Lutrus, Proton tricks find the prefix etc.

I got it to work but, its a little buggy because you have to go back into Game Mode in order for it to start up right.

It use to work in both Desktop and Game mode. For me right now it starts up Cheat Engine before the game and the game doesn't load until you close Cheat Engine but, in Game Mode it works like it should.

So the steps are:

Enabled Developer mode on the Deck settings.

Install ProtonUp QT to install Steam Tinker Launcher.

Install WINE only.

Install Cheat Engine.

Once they are installed set the game to use Steam Tinker Launcher.

Same step as setting up Steam Tinker Launcher custom command and fork command and find where you have Cheat Engine.exe file was installed.

That should work right of the box like it should in both Game Mode and Desktop Mode.

In my case I update my SSD to a 2TB SSD and move all my games to a 4TB External SSD (Moved before the upgrade). Which is why I think I had issue of finding the Cheat engine.exe in Steam Tinker Launcher.

Its really in this location:

/home/deck/.var/app/org.winehq.Wine/data/wine/drive_c/Program Files/Cheat Engine/

Once added, save and play button, that will make it save the setting and then I have to go into Game Mode to use it. Again that may only be because of the upgrade but, I tested with having a game locally on the internal SSD and external SSD and they both work but, I have to go into Game mode for it to start up right.

Hope that helps folks, if I find out what it is that stopping the game from running while in Desktop Mode I will post it.

It actually just started working today without needing to go into Game mode.

BallsToYouMyGoodSir

find myself unable to get cheat engine working at all.
cant find any guides on how to get it working after the new update and none of the old ones seems to work