It is videos like this that taught me everything I needed to know in my professional life that you can do anything if you just never give up on settings. There’s always a way.
Does this not work for whatever the current SteamOS or for OLED users? When I get to connecting Battlenet . lnk I had to show hidden files to find it in “Home” but then when changing the shortcut properties, both “Target” and “Start In” have their own individual Browse buttons instead of one general “Browse” below them. “Start In” doesn’t have the “show hidden files” function and copy pasting the target file path over didn’t work. What am I doing wrong here?
I have NEVER seen someone abuse proton this way... For FIVE YEARS I was like "Sure would be cool if I could use Proton the same way I use WINE. Too bad it's a steam thing" You sir have opened pandoras box for me. Thank you!
So i did everything correct with battlenet and installed COD MW and Warezone but when I click play I get a error saying check installation or scan for errors. Idk what im doing wrong and then I scanned for errors and the game files wich took awhile then tried starting it up again and it got the same error. I believe im on proton 7-28
I will say that I only did half his steps and mine worked just fine I already made a comment but if you are having an issue with the keyboard go into steam settings and disable the in-game overlay
Hey, just want to add a few things as a new steam deck owner that may end up seeing this video. theres a few very important steps that werent mentioned in the video about switching your deck to a desktop style mode that he is using but never mentions. its quite literally step 1 to what is being done here and should probably be added to this video
I've decided to go into "Gaming mode" and run the app from there. Keyboard doesn't keep disappearing that way. After logging in, go back to "Desktop mode" to install games because it doesn't run full screen when running it on "Gaming mode". Yeah, LinuxOS is pretty complicated stuff.
what were to happen if i do not have the same version of proton as you. because mine does not look like that: edit: nvm proton experimental worked for me. thank you
tried doing this but whenever i go to the battlenet the games wont load it says games.oops an error occured while loading game information. tried restaring in desktop and game mode. i cant access my games. :(
im having trouble on step 1 , i literally cant install battlenet to desktop. i go to the website and press download and nothing happens nothing downloads
it Works. How did you specific Install addons? I got them in the right folder but the Game doesnt Seen to know. There is no trace that there are addons installed. Also when i Open Blizzard Launcher the Controller doesnt Work, only the Mouse or Touch. How can i Change that?
Do you know how to get it so I can load games to SD card. I downloaded overwatch but it keeps crashing instant so I’m going to try Warzone but it’s huge
yes you need to add the Steam_compat_data command if we didn't add it to this video apologies, but its timestamped in the How to install the Epic Launcher video
The link part is not working… when I go into the desktop folder the file isn’t there… I made sure to check “all files” as well…. This is a bummer… any help?
been trying to run this for 2days, the game tab doesnt load and always shows error. blzbntbna00000006 tried doing multiple proton versions still not working lolsad
@SteamDeckGaming Gotcha. I'm actually having that problem right now lol. Deleting the installer file deletes the entire compatdata registry along with the .exe. Can you be a bit more specific when you say to replace the installer file instead of deleting it? Replace it with what?
@@ZyklonBeast12 after installing the launcher, go into the properties and change the target to the file it installed (like you would add the .exe to steam or the .lnk file but replacing the installer file not deleting it)
This doesn't work for me and the layout is different. I managed browse the first time by typing in .local and continuing but when I went to "start in" and browse it takes me back to the beginning and I cant browse and find it. Sad.
When I try to open Warzone it keeps saying an error has occurred while launching the game. Please check for updates or scan and repair to fix this issue. I deleted the game and redownloaded but it still doesn’t work. Please help!
It's a VERY widely publicized fact that Multiplayer games running cheat protection DO NOT work on Steam Deck. Give up, for now. No working around it. The statement that 90% of all Windows games run on Proton is true; however that 10% is ALL the multiplayer games that run cheat protection. Valve is working on it, though. They seem to think they can fix it.
I got to the step to find the exe file. But when i look for it, it doesn’t show any of the other files event tho i have show hidden folders and files. I only see a gray battle net and a white battle net but not battle net exe
I m having a problem .i have two battlenet accounts, and I installed and played overwatch 2 on one account . when i switched accounts the launch button never showed back up. When i switched accounts . when I switching back the launch button was back . how do i fix it to show up on both accounts?
Battle net is crazy slow. If it’s running under proton experimental it takes about 5 mins to launch and then a minute or so to react to any touch. It’s not the best experience.
Once you get to the step where you're ready to launch it - don't! Go back to Game Mode in steam OS and launch it there. It will rapid-fire resolve the keyboard windows within a few seconds instead of seizing up the whole OS like it did for me in desktop mode. Then, you can get it to remember you and you're good to go at next boot! I also had a problem where it didn't size correctly the first time I opened it. I closed it, went to desktop mode and opened it there and then went back to game mode and opened it and it started using a good resolution for the window from then on. Hope this helps!
I followed all the steps, Installed COD WARZONE to play MW, but it asks for an update and it gives an error when trying to do it. Any idea for fixes? Seems to be the BN launcher. Thanks in advance
Did you ever figure this out? If not, you need to manually set it up for downloads to go directly to your external because it'll automatically download into your internal. :') I'm not the best at explaining it but there are tutorials on YT.
getting a steam deck next week and i wanna get back on mw2 but i have it on battlenet. Is this method good or should i just buy mw2 on steam and use the windows method?
Mine just wont work. I tried using proton, but my version isn't the same as the one used in your video. I don't even have that one available to me. I keep getting an error from Blizzard, saying that there's an error and to wait and try again.
If I wasn't technically inclined, this video would be impossible to follow. Like wtf do you add the desktop shortcut to bnet, then change it to point to the exe?
New much easier Install method for all launchers - ua-cam.com/video/svOj4MTEAVc/v-deo.html
So I can play warzone on steam deck without windows using this method?
Bro you are great people say you need windows 11 and stuff but you showed us we don’t thank you your a life saver
This is only possible now because of proton being improved. But it's great to know it works.
You need to install first windows to play warzone not battle net
This is an impressive video. Great job dude!
installing it without windows isn't the issue. it's the anticheat that REQUIRES windows that's the hurdle.
@@joeloden9466 It's been possible on linux for a long time thanks to lutris.
I really hope ConsolePort jumps in on the SteamDeck train. Having updated icons and maybe some added features for the touchpads would be pretty cool.
This is more helpful than you could possibly realize. Thank you SOooo much!!
It is videos like this that taught me everything I needed to know in my professional life that you can do anything if you just never give up on settings. There’s always a way.
I am not sure why you linked the lnk then just changed it to the exe, you could've just selected the exe in the first place
2:53
I get to this point and the file is never here!
Can anyone explain this?
Having the same problem. I've factory reset and everything
Make sure you change File Type to “All Files”
@@danibarstad Thank you!!
Does this not work for whatever the current SteamOS or for OLED users? When I get to connecting Battlenet . lnk I had to show hidden files to find it in “Home” but then when changing the shortcut properties, both “Target” and “Start In” have their own individual Browse buttons instead of one general “Browse” below them. “Start In” doesn’t have the “show hidden files” function and copy pasting the target file path over didn’t work. What am I doing wrong here?
Nope. I can download bnet app ok but I keep getting errors during the install.
What is Battlenet Link? I dont can add it, i installed battlenet but cant find link
I have NEVER seen someone abuse proton this way... For FIVE YEARS I was like "Sure would be cool if I could use Proton the same way I use WINE. Too bad it's a steam thing" You sir have opened pandoras box for me. Thank you!
LOL, i'm not sure if thats good or bad
@@SteamDeckGamingIt worked for Shrek Sex Simulator 5.422, that's all that matters. thanks boo 😘
So i did everything correct with battlenet and installed COD MW and Warezone but when I click play I get a error saying check installation or scan for errors. Idk what im doing wrong and then I scanned for errors and the game files wich took awhile then tried starting it up again and it got the same error. I believe im on proton 7-28
Same issue here
U need windows
You can't play it, the title is misleading
I'm having same issue it's the anti cheat who wants to spend 60 on steam too test it out
I will say that I only did half his steps and mine worked just fine I already made a comment but if you are having an issue with the keyboard go into steam settings and disable the in-game overlay
We're do I do that
Super helpful. Thanks so much
Hey, just want to add a few things as a new steam deck owner that may end up seeing this video.
theres a few very important steps that werent mentioned in the video about switching your deck to a desktop style mode that he is using but never mentions. its quite literally step 1 to what is being done here and should probably be added to this video
Could you do some tests on Black Ops Cold War Using This Method ?
Prior to this video, it took me hours, and I couldn’t figure out how to install it. It took me seconds after watching this video!
Thanks for the tutorial, really helpful, didn't really want to download windows 11, thanks.
You're welcome!
Awesome! Works perfectly!
on the 2nd time downloading I don't see anything under desktop. did I miss something?
Did you ever find a solution to this?
Hey does this still work as of now? (Oct 22, 2024)
yes, but there are other ways too if you want a slightly easier process, with NonSteamLaunchers or PortProton
@@SteamDeckGaming okay, any link to the process? Or what should I look up to find the alternative way?
When you go into desktop files at 2:55 I don’t see the lmk file why is that
hey dude, i dont have all the same files as you when finding the launcher folder, i go to home, then to deck and i dont have local
Same
I know this is old but it sure helped me today thanks!
I just can't type my password for Battlenet. The keyboard keeps messing around
If you hold down steam and press x, a keyboard will pop up
Don't use the same button combo to close it tho, use the touchscreen little keyboard symbol you'll see on the bottom right or it will keep popping up
@@liarandahorsethief5203 or just press B
Try input without using touchscreen
I've decided to go into "Gaming mode" and run the app from there. Keyboard doesn't keep disappearing that way. After logging in, go back to "Desktop mode" to install games because it doesn't run full screen when running it on "Gaming mode".
Yeah, LinuxOS is pretty complicated stuff.
Can’t find anything called local or any of these other things.
Thanks for sharing this!
Which proton should I use now? I can’t get it to work.
Hey, thanks for this. Does COLD WAR or MW2019 work on the steam deck with this method here? Or am I better yet to use Windows?
Did you ever figure this out? Just got a steam deck this week. And want to play some CoD.
@@jstrong9160no, only few cods are working on steam os and it’s not mw19 or Cold War or any new cod
Men,i had the "linking " problem and you solved it,you have my blessing dude.
Thanks for this. It worked ver well
It just says fail to launch when I launch battlenet launcher
I don't get it. There's no downloads in my file. Do you mean to say you need to open Battlenet in browser and somehow download from there?
Any chance for a updated video now many of the games via this do not work? Hearthstone and Overwatch especially.
It’s strange, once I hit my language to install battle net it just closes and nothing happens
what were to happen if i do not have the same version of proton as you. because mine does not look like that:
edit: nvm proton experimental worked for me. thank you
If you can’t find the files. Didn’t forget to show hidden files… I spent 2 hours wondering where these files were…
tried doing this but whenever i go to the battlenet the games wont load it says games.oops an error occured while loading game information. tried restaring in desktop and game mode. i cant access my games. :(
im having trouble on step 1 , i literally cant install battlenet to desktop. i go to the website and press download and nothing happens nothing downloads
Will this break with an update to SteamOS or another type of update?
This does not work. After I go to users nothing shows up.
you need to explain a bit more if you need some help
Why not just locate the original file instead of doing the "link" first?
it didn't used to work, but you can do that now
So do all the games u can buy from there work?
Does this still work? Wanting to get Starcraft 1 running on deck.
can you show us how to put pokemmo on the steam deck as a launcher
I'll add it to the list, but you can basically follow the same steps as this but swap out the battle.net installer for the pokemmo one
@@SteamDeckGaming il wait for you bro
do u know why on some other handhelds, the controller doesnt work with battle net? been trying Diablo 3 on battle net but controls dont work
Everytime i relaunch battle net , all my installed Blizzard games need updating to reclaim space and its causing all my addons to reset on wow
what if i dont have GE Proton in steam compatibility check list?
Do you have an updated version?
Steps don’t match what I see and it isn’t working.
What don’t you see? The process is still the same (except you don’t have to use the link anymore. You can use the exe directly)
hey bro I stuck at ‘agents sleep’ on the launch panel do you know what should I do?
How does StarCraft II run on it? How high can you set the graphics?
Not one I have
I cant force open it. Maybe i dont have proton? How do i get it?
Mine's asking me where I wanna open it from. Where should I tell it to open it from? Steam, itself?
That is, it's asking where do I wanna open the setup program to install it...
leave it as the default
do you have to have windows installed on steam deck to do this?
No. But you won’t be able to play many games unless you do use it on windows
Every other death in overwatch switches my controls from controller to mnk and mnk never works, do you know how to fix this,
Bump!
I have tried everything to get this to work with Cold War but nothing works. I am on proton experimental but i have tried the other ones.
it Works. How did you specific Install addons? I got them in the right folder but the Game doesnt Seen to know. There is no trace that there are addons installed. Also when i Open Blizzard Launcher the Controller doesnt Work, only the Mouse or Touch. How can i Change that?
Okay everything works for me up until launching the game. It says buy now even though I already purchased it with steam game mode.
Do all of the games from battlenet run on steam OS?
No, hardly any of them
Do you know how to get it so I can load games to SD card. I downloaded overwatch but it keeps crashing instant so I’m going to try Warzone but it’s huge
yes you need to add the Steam_compat_data command if we didn't add it to this video apologies, but its timestamped in the How to install the Epic Launcher video
Can you play warzone?
The link part is not working… when I go into the desktop folder the file isn’t there… I made sure to check “all files” as well…. This is a bummer… any help?
you can just add the battle.net launcher exe directly
been trying to run this for 2days, the game tab doesnt load and always shows error. blzbntbna00000006 tried doing multiple proton versions still not working lolsad
did it ever load for you with the bottom and right part of the screen cut off?
Yeah it happens quite often if you change display output. But if it’s happening on just the steam deck you just have to restart your deck.
Hey man, whats the difference between adding the battlenet.lnk and linking to the .exe (your way) vs just adding the .exe file?
nothing anymore, this is a really old video and a lot has changed since then - but still replace the installer file, don't delete it
@SteamDeckGaming Gotcha. I'm actually having that problem right now lol. Deleting the installer file deletes the entire compatdata registry along with the .exe. Can you be a bit more specific when you say to replace the installer file instead of deleting it? Replace it with what?
@@ZyklonBeast12 after installing the launcher, go into the properties and change the target to the file it installed (like you would add the .exe to steam or the .lnk file but replacing the installer file not deleting it)
mine says "nnot Available in my region" im in NJ! soooo i dont understand
Can you play heroes of the storm on it?
Right at the start looks like you're in a mode that's not the Steam Deck....how do you get to that?
Desktop mode? It’s in the power settings where you can choose to shut down or restart etc.
My friend wants to know where to plug the 32bit script for Wine.
If I install battle net on my steam could I play call of duty I do not have windows installed
This doesn't work for me and the layout is different. I managed browse the first time by typing in .local and continuing but when I went to "start in" and browse it takes me back to the beginning and I cant browse and find it. Sad.
theres a newer, easier method now, check out our easy launcher install guide (nonsteamlauncher)
@@SteamDeckGaming Would you have a link? this video is straight up misinformation at this point.
@@Etine192 ua-cam.com/video/svOj4MTEAVc/v-deo.html
When I try to open Warzone it keeps saying an error has occurred while launching the game. Please check for updates or scan and repair to fix this issue. I deleted the game and redownloaded but it still doesn’t work. Please help!
It's a VERY widely publicized fact that Multiplayer games running cheat protection DO NOT work on Steam Deck. Give up, for now. No working around it.
The statement that 90% of all Windows games run on Proton is true; however that 10% is ALL the multiplayer games that run cheat protection.
Valve is working on it, though. They seem to think they can fix it.
@@freighttrain7143 Easy Anti Cheat works on Steam Deck but why warzone is not working ???
I got to the step to find the exe file. But when i look for it, it doesn’t show any of the other files event tho i have show hidden folders and files. I only see a gray battle net and a white battle net but not battle net exe
use the linked version instead now
I m having a problem .i have two battlenet accounts, and I installed and played overwatch 2 on one account . when i switched accounts the launch button never showed back up. When i switched accounts . when I switching back the launch button was back . how do i fix it to show up on both accounts?
you may need to delete the proton files after signing out (game menu in steam)
If you play wow on the steamdeck you still have to buy time right? It’s been so long since I played that game or is it free to play now?
Yea. But not for wow classic
I click "play" on Battle Net after adding to steam and nothing happens.
Do you have it set to proton experiemental?
@@SteamDeckGaming I got it to install, but clicking "install" on any of the games doesn't work.
Restarted the deck and now battle net won't launch...
Battle net is crazy slow. If it’s running under proton experimental it takes about 5 mins to launch and then a minute or so to react to any touch. It’s not the best experience.
Ive tried everything none of the proton things work
hey is anybody having a problem when running the launcher when login in the keyboard poping in and out and minimizing the window all on its own?
Yes the ui is terrible. I had to use an external keyboard
How did you fix the keyboard popup?
Once you get to the step where you're ready to launch it - don't! Go back to Game Mode in steam OS and launch it there. It will rapid-fire resolve the keyboard windows within a few seconds instead of seizing up the whole OS like it did for me in desktop mode. Then, you can get it to remember you and you're good to go at next boot! I also had a problem where it didn't size correctly the first time I opened it. I closed it, went to desktop mode and opened it there and then went back to game mode and opened it and it started using a good resolution for the window from then on. Hope this helps!
doesn't work for me, battlenet just keeps freezing before i can enter my log in details and the steam deck is completely unresponsive :(
Just click the steam button once and you get control back lol
thx a ton!!!! 🤩😘
How do you load up mw2 it won't run?
I followed all the steps, Installed COD WARZONE to play MW, but it asks for an update and it gives an error when trying to do it. Any idea for fixes? Seems to be the BN launcher. Thanks in advance
It seams warzone can not be played through this method on the steam deck due to the anti cheat
Does MW2 play on battlnet?? I don’t wanna have to switch to windows11
No it’s not working on steam os.
I got everything to work but when downloading Bo4, it says I don't have enough memory. Any help would be great
Did you ever figure this out? If not, you need to manually set it up for downloads to go directly to your external because it'll automatically download into your internal. :') I'm not the best at explaining it but there are tutorials on YT.
getting a steam deck next week and i wanna get back on mw2 but i have it on battlenet. Is this method good or should i just buy mw2 on steam and use the windows method?
is this method better than lutris?
Take a drink every time he says "gonna go to".
i downloaded call of duty mw3 on my deck but i cant find the file to add to steam to get it to run
Mw3 doesn’t work on steam os due to the ricochet anti cheat
@@SteamDeckGaming but they have it for steam itself so it still won't work?
while you have problem with popup keyboard you can just press and hold STEAM button to use mouse
I can't express how much I love this tip
Problem I got is I can't see the hidden folders in the steam menu so I can't find the games to add to steam.
click the three dots type menu in the discovery folder view and select show hidden files
is there a way to fix the resolution? it opens in a weird way where the start app button on game mode is unaccessible
Mine just wont work. I tried using proton, but my version isn't the same as the one used in your video. I don't even have that one available to me. I keep getting an error from Blizzard, saying that there's an error and to wait and try again.
Its working again, Blizzard just fixed it.
@@Sherkov_ Literally tried it just 20 minutes ago. The install still doesn't work for me.
How does cod read steamdeck players?
Do you have to do the same processes with each game installed?
do you have to install windows on steam deck first?
No, this is on steam os.
I cannot select “force compatibility”
If I wasn't technically inclined, this video would be impossible to follow. Like wtf do you add the desktop shortcut to bnet, then change it to point to the exe?
You don’t have to do that arhat anymore.
Do i need windows to download it or which version do i choose from the steam deck
You can run it on steam os but it’s very slow and WarZone doesn’t work.
@@SteamDeckGamingi tried playing cod vanguard and it didn’t work
Hey um I'm having a problem when I got done with the 1st part but the second is not working the file is not showing to download
Crashes and dumps a crash report when trying to run the installer on proton experimental. Have tried on stable and beta branches
try re-downlading the installer
@@SteamDeckGaming i attempted on a copy as well, but I ended up having luck with a fresh version of GE