Hey dudes! Please check out the XIV launcher page for answers to any questions, more info and how to install the game on an SD card - goatcorp.github.io/faq/steamdeck.html Most details should be here!
Can i ask something?, i followed your instruction. And in at the last part. But when i'm running the xiv launcher and after i log in. It states that waiting for dalamud to be ready. But returns upadater returned no integrity. Whats should be the problem? Can you help me?
I can't thank you enough. I tried to play a non-Steam version of FFXIV on the Steam Deck several different ways according to various UA-cam videos....all requiring text editing and modifying game properties. Frustrated, I came across your video last and it worked like a charm...first time. Just got my Steam Deck today and spent hours on this until now. Thank you so much, Mike. You're the best!
Thanks for this message! Was planning on getting a steam deck for playing ff14 on the go and emulating old games that I have bought in the past (dead internal battery rip). And this gave me the final push to look into ordering one as I play non-steam version!
Hello, is FFXIV working well enough with the steam deck? I tried to play windows version with nintendo switch pro controller in the same way as in the video in a normal pc... It didn't worked very well since the game has not native support to switch controller. I'd like to try with a steam deck, could you give me your feedback?
omg i was about to return my steam deck because of how frustrated i was with this installation before i came across your video 😭😭 THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT WORKS AND THE GAME RUNS WONDERFULLY. you’re a lifesaver!!!
I was getting an error when trying to start game from character creation also my controller layout isn't picking up default controls. How did you get yours to work what layout were you using.
One thing to note! When you finish after adding the game to non steam games, and run the launcher in game mode, it will bring up a menu that you can pull up the install guide, just select the other option that says "done"
Fantastic, easy to follow and clear guide. I've been unable to get it working using other guides and immediately got it setup and logged in using this one!!
Omg thank you soo much. I had trouble following the steps but then realized what I needed to do and everything went smooth with your guide. Thank you soo much!!!
I just needed to stop in to say thank you so damn much for this. I went through sooooo much mucking about for it to not work anyway. Followed this simple guide and it worked excellent. Thank you!
Ooh... thanks for this video. You made it look so easy! Just swapped out my 64gb drive for a 2tb in my Steam Deck because. Can't wait to install FFXIV! 😊
Great tutorial! One thing I would add to it if you have slow internet like I do and want the patch to download while you sleep is to go into your settings and turn off the sleep option on your steam deck. For some reason this won't download like normal games onto the deck and your deck will time out and go to sleep. Found out the hard way this morning.
This worked perfectly. Thank you for the guide 👍 Does anyone else have the problem that the game closes by itself from time to time? I don't know how to fix it.
I've gotten my Steam Deck a few days ago. Today i wanted to set up my FFXIV Standalone game and thanks to you with this well made video, you have lead me directly what to do. Thanks alot! I subscribed this channel because i like the vibe here :p
2024 and still works good perfect. When first installing the 90+gb it may bug for a moment and go back to log in screen, just let it cook and should return to downloading stuff soon enough on it's own before 5 seconds elapse.
Great vid!! Super useful and straight to the point My only question is - if I download and install the game this way, how can I uninstall and delete it and all the files afterward?
Just to let anyone know (if you're watching this 1 year later) that this is for XIVlauncher and not the official FfXIV client. Just a warning that this is a 3rd party client and using the plugins does have the possibility to get you banned. I've used XIV launcher for years and never had any issues, but do not talk about it in public chat because any grumpy mods do have the right to ban you for it Edit : That uploading character settings button is something I never knew about and wish I did😅 took me forever to set up everything like I have on my pc
I followed your guide but how the heck do you get the SD controls to work??? I've activated/deactivated gamepad. I've also made my own layout. But all im getting is my right trackpad controlling the mouse??????
09 august 2023 - this method works! user errors i ran into along the way and how to troubleshoot: 1.) Entering the gaming mode and running the launcher for the first time does not open anything when the play button is pressed. >>> fix by double checking the code you pasted into the Launch Options in the Properties menu. I had the best success via Gaming mode and making adjustments there (desktop mode has the keyboard blocking the menu). The best way to navigate was to use the "" keys at the bottom of the on screen keyboard. very tedious. Code Errors I had: Extra quotation marks, some original script remained, code was double pasted, and the new code was not completely copied and pasted. 2.) scroll lock occurring while adjusting Launch Option code. >>> fix by backing out of the keyboard, out of the properties menu, and click on Steam's Gaming mode start button on the lower left. This should stop it and you can resume back to normal. It occurs when trying to navigate with the "" keyboard and you exceed the line. Have your volume on and up, easy to miss without the audio ques.
Thanks man! So before you boot into the game on steam you can change the controller layout. Just select mouse as one of the trackpads and you’re good to go!
Doesn't work. Hitting Play on the XIV launcher after changing the launch settings in desktop mode does nothing but open it and instantly close it. I'm never brought to a login page.
How can I download this through sd card though? I am using the 64 gb model and when I try to configure the file location it just continues to give me error messages stating "Error does not exist".
do you log into the steam version of ffxiv with your enix account? or do you make a new account, i dont want to lock my account out, had a friend that suffered this as a result of trying to own both copies of the game.
Sorry, my mistake… Heavensward has a level cap to 60… and I only own Shadowbringers on PS4/5… which is why I’m not getting the exp points on steam deck… all that reinstalling for nothing… my own fault… argh… so please disregard what I said below, it was my own fault. Thanks for the video! So this doesn’t work for me. It works for you because you have the steam version of the game. If you use the free version, after level 60 your character *no longer gets experience points.* That is why the *other* instructions are more “complicated” as you say. I had it installed and working perfectly, when I hit level 60, it actually took me a while to realize I wasn’t getting any experience. The experience bar is orange and has a “forbidden” sign. I’ve tried everything. I’ve played with the settings and it’s taken hours to reinstall everything again, supposedly not the steam version. And still I have that same issue. No experience whatsoever. And the orange forbidden bar. I already purchased the collector’s edition PC version of Heavensward, the original FFXIV on PC. The PS4 physical version of the game and also the Shadownbringers physical PS4 version. And I have paid all through to level 60. I refuse to purchase yet another version that won’t even have my expansions.
No worries at all my man. It's all pretty complicated with the amount of versions FFXIV has right? 😂 Super glad you got it working in the end though. Happy playing mate 😊
Wait! I own the Windows PC version without Steam, that means I only need to install XIV Launcher and can download the game from there without having the Steam version?
Not sure if this question has been asked already, but I didn't see a window for the one-time password (Authenticator) do you not have one on your account and that's why it was not there (which I hope is not the case as having an authenticator should honestly be mandatory now a days) or did you hide it like you did with your username? Otherwise great video, glad to see it is possible to play it on the steam deck and that it plays well, although I am more going to save up for the Asus ROG Ally which is fully windows 11 and almost double the power of the steam deck which i'm excited about as if the steam deck can play it this well the ROG should be as good or better. :) if you get the chance it would be a great follow up if you did a ROG FFXIV test.
I followed every step, when it says ready, just press the steam button and switch tabs theres nothing there for me to switch to, the game doesn't show up
I'm unfortunately one of few who are afflicted by "Could not obtain Process Handle" when at the last part, already tried turning off the deck and let it be off a while, making sure I'm logged out from the game on the PC for a while before reattempting but still the issue persists. May I ask what system update channel you guys are in? I'm in the preview so I'm not sure if that's what makes the difference here.
QUESTION!: Im on the step where the launcher downloads the actual game but it says that it needs more space. I already have the SD card as my default place to download, do you know how I can make it so it downloads to the card???
Thank you for this! Anyway since I have play FFXIV on PC, is there any way for me to just move all my FFXIV folder to steam deck so I don’t need to download it all over again?
It's not working for me a "Welcome to xivlauncher!" screen pops up stating "in order to use XIVlauncher to play ffxiv on your steam deck in gaming mode, a small manual change is needed to your non-steam app configuration" Please click the button below to open our setup guide (which does nothing, but there is another page opened the has the instructions that I already did).
He fails to mention that unless you know how to download the game to your SD card, 64 gig steam deckers are screwed, unless he knows of a way to download the game to SD card?...
My steam deck isn't able to find FFXIV in the steam store page? And even if I did find it, I doubt Valve would let me download the files without a license to play thru Steam
Thanks for sharing this. Do you play mostly solo or with friends? I know XIV can be played alone but I’m a bit worried about how enjoyable it is without friends lool
It’s pretty fun playing solo! You can play it like a JRPG with some optional multiplayer and the community is lovely so you’ll probably find people if you do want to play with others
I dont understand what I'm doing wrong - I follow everything you do, then when I go back to gaming mode and try to open XIV Launcher it just doesnt launch/open.
Hey dudes! Please check out the XIV launcher page for answers to any questions, more info and how to install the game on an SD card - goatcorp.github.io/faq/steamdeck.html
Most details should be here!
Can i ask something?, i followed your instruction. And in at the last part. But when i'm running the xiv launcher and after i log in. It states that waiting for dalamud to be ready. But returns upadater returned no integrity. Whats should be the problem? Can you help me?
I deleted the game but it seems like there’s still a huge folder remaining. I see a ffxiv folder in the common folder. Can i delete it?
I can't thank you enough. I tried to play a non-Steam version of FFXIV on the Steam Deck several different ways according to various UA-cam videos....all requiring text editing and modifying game properties. Frustrated, I came across your video last and it worked like a charm...first time. Just got my Steam Deck today and spent hours on this until now. Thank you so much, Mike. You're the best!
Hey Scott! Thank you so much for such a kind comment. Massively appreciate it and I’m so glad it helped you out 😊 Have a great day dude!
Thanks for this message! Was planning on getting a steam deck for playing ff14 on the go and emulating old games that I have bought in the past (dead internal battery rip). And this gave me the final push to look into ordering one as I play non-steam version!
Hello, is FFXIV working well enough with the steam deck? I tried to play windows version with nintendo switch pro controller in the same way as in the video in a normal pc... It didn't worked very well since the game has not native support to switch controller. I'd like to try with a steam deck, could you give me your feedback?
omg i was about to return my steam deck because of how frustrated i was with this installation before i came across your video 😭😭 THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT WORKS AND THE GAME RUNS WONDERFULLY. you’re a lifesaver!!!
You’re so welcome 😊
Omg no you weren't
I was getting an error when trying to start game from character creation also my controller layout isn't picking up default controls. How did you get yours to work what layout were you using.
@@Chadley10 I was going to also. The reason I bought a steam deck was for this game.
THANK YOU! This was by far the easiest video I have seen to get the windows version of FFXIV running on Steam deck. You are awesome!
Dude. I’ve seen COUNTLESS guides. Yours was by far the simplest. Thank you!!
Easily the best tutorial to do this on UA-cam. You made it so easy to follow. I can’t thank you enough.
One thing to note! When you finish after adding the game to non steam games, and run the launcher in game mode, it will bring up a menu that you can pull up the install guide, just select the other option that says "done"
You might have just saved me. ❤
@@genxas3107 glad to be of service!!!!
This helped me!!
@@kyhassen glad it helped!
you gotta be kidding me. thank you so much
Fantastic, easy to follow and clear guide. I've been unable to get it working using other guides and immediately got it setup and logged in using this one!!
Omg thank you soo much. I had trouble following the steps but then realized what I needed to do and everything went smooth with your guide. Thank you soo much!!!
I just needed to stop in to say thank you so damn much for this. I went through sooooo much mucking about for it to not work anyway. Followed this simple guide and it worked excellent. Thank you!
Amazing! So simple and easy! Since I couldn't play with my old char on the steam version, I tried this and it worked so great! Thanks for sharing
Followed you step by step and I am amazed (and relieved) on how easy this one to install and play on the Steam Deck. Thank you SO much!
the free trial is not on steam for some reason cant find it
Thanks man!
I was trying without the launcher, always having problem. Either wrong installation or wrong license errors on trial. Now it works!
Ooh... thanks for this video. You made it look so easy! Just swapped out my 64gb drive for a 2tb in my Steam Deck because. Can't wait to install FFXIV! 😊
hows it going?
WHERE HAS THIS VIDEO BEEN ALL THIS TIME? Thank you!
Thank you so much I have been working on this for a while everyone made it so complicated thank you so much for helping us simplify it. YOU ROCK
Worked like a charm for me! Brilliant! Thanks so much!
Great tutorial! One thing I would add to it if you have slow internet like I do and want the patch to download while you sleep is to go into your settings and turn off the sleep option on your steam deck. For some reason this won't download like normal games onto the deck and your deck will time out and go to sleep. Found out the hard way this morning.
Installing now so i’m pretty sure this works still! Thanks so much!
Thank you for this video as I was quite curious as to the setup for xivlauncher on steam deck. I don’t have my deck yet but hopefully soon!
Thanks. I was just streaming it from my pc to my Steam Deck but this is easier and doesn't lag.
finally, the perfect video. doing this first thing tomorrow.
My deck is supposed to be here today and this is the first game to get installed.
Thank you for this guide! I've seen so many that confused me, or just simply didnt work. Really happy I found your video, you earned a sub sir!
Works great in 2023. Thanks dude!
This worked perfectly. Thank you for the guide 👍 Does anyone else have the problem that the game closes by itself from time to time? I don't know how to fix it.
This works beautifully for me. Thanks for sharing.
You’re so welcome! Thank you for the kind comment 😊
I've gotten my Steam Deck a few days ago. Today i wanted to set up my FFXIV Standalone game and thanks to you with this well made video, you have lead me directly what to do. Thanks alot! I subscribed this channel because i like the vibe here :p
Hey! Awh thanks so much 😊 So glad it was useful for you. And a huge thank you for the sub! Glad you like the vibe 😄
literally the reason im getting this lmfaoooooo
Thanks so much for this video. Worked great for me!
Great vid mate. Super helpful and chill.
So glad it helped. Thanks for the kind comment dude 😊
Works perfectly, thanks so much!
Finally a tutorial that worked for me - you're my hero. Thank you.
Oh my god I am going on a long work trip and this saved the day, thank you.
Glad I could help! 😄
Thank you Mike! You've helped me a lot !
Did you manage to get it working? I sadly get an error whenever I've to pick my sever region.
You’re welcome!
God bless you. This made my day :)
Thank youuu! Subbed!
You sir, are a superhero
create guide really helped me out 10/10
2024 and still works good perfect. When first installing the 90+gb it may bug for a moment and go back to log in screen, just let it cook and should return to downloading stuff soon enough on it's own before 5 seconds elapse.
Thank you so much!
No problem bud 😊
This video was a lifesaver. I was in the middle of pulling my hair out when I found this video.
Great vid!! Super useful and straight to the point
My only question is - if I download and install the game this way, how can I uninstall and delete it and all the files afterward?
I've been thinking of getting a Steam Deck, but it would be useless to me if I couldn't play XIV on it. Thanks, that's useful. Nice Strat btw
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Brilliant vid! Sharing! 🤩👍
Ty man, you the goat.
Just to let anyone know (if you're watching this 1 year later) that this is for XIVlauncher and not the official FfXIV client. Just a warning that this is a 3rd party client and using the plugins does have the possibility to get you banned.
I've used XIV launcher for years and never had any issues, but do not talk about it in public chat because any grumpy mods do have the right to ban you for it
Edit : That uploading character settings button is something I never knew about and wish I did😅 took me forever to set up everything like I have on my pc
I followed your guide but how the heck do you get the SD controls to work??? I've activated/deactivated gamepad. I've also made my own layout. But all im getting is my right trackpad controlling the mouse??????
Great video thanks
thankyou so much
awesome looking for this video
Trying this now. Really hope this works
Amazing!!! Got it to work!!!!
Thanks for the help 😎
May i ask how did you set up steam deck controls?
Thanks for this!
Great steam deck content thanks a lot!
Fantastic.
I do everything as you say and when I try to log in I get an Unknown error
09 august 2023 - this method works!
user errors i ran into along the way and how to troubleshoot:
1.) Entering the gaming mode and running the launcher for the first time does not open anything when the play button is pressed. >>> fix by double checking the code you pasted into the Launch Options in the Properties menu. I had the best success via Gaming mode and making adjustments there (desktop mode has the keyboard blocking the menu). The best way to navigate was to use the "" keys at the bottom of the on screen keyboard. very tedious. Code Errors I had: Extra quotation marks, some original script remained, code was double pasted, and the new code was not completely copied and pasted.
2.) scroll lock occurring while adjusting Launch Option code. >>> fix by backing out of the keyboard, out of the properties menu, and click on Steam's Gaming mode start button on the lower left. This should stop it and you can resume back to normal. It occurs when trying to navigate with the "" keyboard and you exceed the line. Have your volume on and up, easy to miss without the audio ques.
Yus! gg thanks :)
How do you run the game after initial setup? Like through the launcher or the game in the library? Thanks man
I did everything but it's saying "no account or subscription"
That's false. I was literally just kn it. Just renewed subscription
i tried this but when i press the steam button i dont see FFXIV to switch to
Great vid! How did you setup your track pad to use as a mouse without having to hold the "Steam" button?
Thanks man! So before you boot into the game on steam you can change the controller layout. Just select mouse as one of the trackpads and you’re good to go!
Doesn't work. Hitting Play on the XIV launcher after changing the launch settings in desktop mode does nothing but open it and instantly close it. I'm never brought to a login page.
Hey loved the video and thanks for the help! I was wondering how you can uninstall the program if I no longer wanted to play? Thank you!
Worked perfectly, thank you so much. But how can you change the games language with the xivlauncher?
How can I download this through sd card though? I am using the 64 gb model and when I try to configure the file location it just continues to give me error messages stating "Error does not exist".
Do I have to download only the trial launcher or do I actually have to download the full game via the steam launcher?
thanks a lot friend, great video, your the man!!!
do you log into the steam version of ffxiv with your enix account? or do you make a new account, i dont want to lock my account out, had a friend that suffered this as a result of trying to own both copies of the game.
Thanks for the video it helped a lot... Sadly my game won't switch to controller ui... Do you know how?
how do you use steam controller as gamepad? mine always like desktop mode.
The only problem that i had was the controller, can you please show me how you did it please ?
I'm having the exact same issue. Everything works but the controller
I cannot figure it out. Driving me insane. The game looks awesome on the device, just can't move my character!
Sorry, my mistake… Heavensward has a level cap to 60… and I only own Shadowbringers on PS4/5… which is why I’m not getting the exp points on steam deck… all that reinstalling for nothing… my own fault… argh… so please disregard what I said below, it was my own fault. Thanks for the video!
So this doesn’t work for me. It works for you because you have the steam version of the game. If you use the free version, after level 60 your character *no longer gets experience points.* That is why the *other* instructions are more “complicated” as you say.
I had it installed and working perfectly, when I hit level 60, it actually took me a while to realize I wasn’t getting any experience. The experience bar is orange and has a “forbidden” sign. I’ve tried everything. I’ve played with the settings and it’s taken hours to reinstall everything again, supposedly not the steam version. And still I have that same issue. No experience whatsoever. And the orange forbidden bar.
I already purchased the collector’s edition PC version of Heavensward, the original FFXIV on PC. The PS4 physical version of the game and also the Shadownbringers physical PS4 version. And I have paid all through to level 60. I refuse to purchase yet another version that won’t even have my expansions.
No worries at all my man. It's all pretty complicated with the amount of versions FFXIV has right? 😂 Super glad you got it working in the end though. Happy playing mate 😊
Wait! I own the Windows PC version without Steam, that means I only need to install XIV Launcher and can download the game from there without having the Steam version?
followed your guide downloading ff14 now man... taking awhile 🤣 ... once i followed your last step can i remove or uninstall xiv launcher from os? ty
Not sure if this question has been asked already, but I didn't see a window for the one-time password (Authenticator) do you not have one on your account and that's why it was not there (which I hope is not the case as having an authenticator should honestly be mandatory now a days) or did you hide it like you did with your username?
Otherwise great video, glad to see it is possible to play it on the steam deck and that it plays well, although I am more going to save up for the Asus ROG Ally which is fully windows 11 and almost double the power of the steam deck which i'm excited about as if the steam deck can play it this well the ROG should be as good or better. :) if you get the chance it would be a great follow up if you did a ROG FFXIV test.
I followed every step, when it says ready, just press the steam button and switch tabs theres nothing there for me to switch to, the game doesn't show up
Same issue.
I'm unfortunately one of few who are afflicted by "Could not obtain Process Handle" when at the last part, already tried turning off the deck and let it be off a while, making sure I'm logged out from the game on the PC for a while before reattempting but still the issue persists.
May I ask what system update channel you guys are in? I'm in the preview so I'm not sure if that's what makes the difference here.
Ah man Im so sorry! Im on the latest update, not the preview, if that helps?
Did the new XIVLauncher update prevent anyone from entering their OTP?
Just a quick question, does this mean that you install the game twice?
Is the process the same if you normally played on PS5?
QUESTION!: Im on the step where the launcher downloads the actual game but it says that it needs more space. I already have the SD card as my default place to download, do you know how I can make it so it downloads to the card???
I am having the same issue, were you able to find a solution?
I got unexpected error while selecting the server. How do I fix that?
Thank you for this! Anyway since I have play FFXIV on PC, is there any way for me to just move all my FFXIV folder to steam deck so I don’t need to download it all over again?
U have to re download so wine and proton installs what it needs to. Same with any pc game
Thanks for the guide! Everything seems good so far, except nothing happens when I press the triggers, so I can't use the hot keys. :/
Can’t I just buy the steam version then link it to my service account and play my character?
I wish this just worked but I've had multiple crashes and no one on the discord seems to know the answer
Great video but I had gotten an error stating " could not obtain process handle". Know what that is what can be done to fix it?
Did you ever figure this out? I’m getting the same error.
It's not working for me
a "Welcome to xivlauncher!" screen pops up stating "in order to use XIVlauncher to play ffxiv on your steam deck in gaming mode, a small manual change is needed to your non-steam app configuration" Please click the button below to open our setup guide (which does nothing, but there is another page opened the has the instructions that I already did).
How long does it take for the game to boot up once you followed all the steps mines has been stuck at the steam logo loading screen for awhile
He fails to mention that unless you know how to download the game to your SD card, 64 gig steam deckers are screwed, unless he knows of a way to download the game to SD card?...
My steam deck isn't able to find FFXIV in the steam store page?
And even if I did find it, I doubt Valve would let me download the files without a license to play thru Steam
After downloadin the launcher. Do u have to keep the free trial?
so when I buy a license do I buy a license for windows? I only played on ps4 so im kinda confused
Thanks for sharing this. Do you play mostly solo or with friends? I know XIV can be played alone but I’m a bit worried about how enjoyable it is without friends lool
It’s pretty fun playing solo! You can play it like a JRPG with some optional multiplayer and the community is lovely so you’ll probably find people if you do want to play with others
Crashes instantly. Says on the website to not have compatibility checked, and mine isn’t. So now what? Anyone got any solutions?
I dont understand what I'm doing wrong - I follow everything you do, then when I go back to gaming mode and try to open XIV Launcher it just doesnt launch/open.