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Lands of Lore seriesLands of Lore 2 Steamdeck Issue(2 posts)(2 posts)
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Posted April 08, 2025
When I start the setup through Game Mode after the install, when I press "launch game" everything works fine, it starts DosBos and the game in Fullscreen, I can respec the controls, it's all good...
Once I quit the game though, there is no way for me to start it again.
When I go into desktop mode there is no exe-file or config that starts the game again.
I tried opening pretty much all the files through dosbox, nothing works.
How did the game start itself succesfully? There is no Autoexec.bat file and all the config files won't go anywhere they just open dosbox.
If I create a textfile and write this:

mount c /home/deck/documents/dos
c:
cd lol2
lolg.exe -CD.

when I start that through dosbox it actually stops and complains about the sound not being properly setup.
Why doesn't dosbox use the config file that gog provided where everything is setup already (and what already works, I've seen it).

My question is: Is that a Linux/Steamdeck Issue or is it a skill-issue because I'm bad with dosbox?

Please help, Luther needs me lift his curse.
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Posted April 11, 2025
It's been awhile since I've used my Steam deck, so I may not be of much help. However, the point of the sound not being properly set up is interesting. More than likely it's missing a MIDI work around. You could probably get around it by switching to the digital soundtrack or by setting a Soundfont in a newer version of DOSBox.

Which version of DOSBox are you using? Is it a linux native version? You would probably get the best DOSBox results with a linux version of Staging. I believe you can grab that by using protonup -qt to grab luxtorpeda and then use discover to install DOSBox Staging. Though there may be better ways now.

The following is my personal notes for installing DOSBox games on the Steam Deck. Again, last time I used my Steam deck was around a year ago, so they may or may not be helpful.

DOSBox
Initial Setup
-Use ProtonUp -Qt to install luxtorpeda
-Use Discover to install DOSBox Staging
-Run DOSBox staging once
-type in: config -writeconf
-Exit DOSBox staging and goto ~/.config/dosbox/ and grab a copy of the .conf file
-Save somewhere easy (Desktop, maybe) for later use and rename "game.conf"
-Soundfont\MIDI\MT-32 files should be placed in ~/.config/dosbox as well in the correct directories

STEAM DOSBox Game
-Use settings-manage-open local files to get to the game directory
-Find the .conf file and rename it to something like <game name>_old.conf (need to know old name!)
-copy the DOSBox staging game.conf (created above) and copy it into the directory
-rename game.conf to whatever the <game name> .conf file was named before
-Open both .conf files and copy the bottom section after [autoexec] from the old to the new
GOG DOSBox Game
-Add game to Steam (Under "Tools" if using Heroic), Add non-steam game when using Desktop Steam otherwise
-In Steam, when selecting the game, Open Settings - properties
-[Browse] change the target to: ~\games\heroic\<game name>\Dosbox\dosbox.exe
-Delete arguments line and change to: -conf "..\game.conf" -noconsole -c
-Copy the game.conf file to the main game directory
-open GOG's <game name>_single.conf and copy bottom section after [autoexec] to the new game.conf
BOTH
-While in Steam and selecting the game: Settings - Properties -Compatibility
-Force the game to use luxtorpeda
-When launching the game, make sure to select DOSBox Staging (Can also set as default)
-If gameplay seems off, look through previous .conf file(s) to see if there's any changes to the default and add changes to that games game.conf
-If Missing Music, may have to edit game.conf: midi=fluidsynth, and soundfont = <soundfont filename> *need a downloaded soundfont too!

Another option would be to hunt down the missing 3 Windows files and try running LOL2 in proton.

Anyways, hopefully this might be useful.
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