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Steam Deck Tips For build "15.2"

Warning!: changing resolution to 720p has been reported as "unstable" with the imported refresh rates through (CRU). To avoid this do not adjust the resolution, only the refresh rates.

★ Non-steam games have steam closed.

★ For steam games have "HC" Closed and open "Steam" First, then open "HC". This should eliminate any double inputs.

★ Mouse control - We will be using "Desktop layout" for mouse control. You will want to setup a hotkey/keybind for toggling on and off on the fly. Go to HC main menu > Hotkeys > find desktop layout. Set the desired key or chord (combo keys) you desire to toggle mouse control on/off. Once setup & enabled you will have multiple options for mouse control (track pads/triggers/joysticks). Left joystick/track pad you can scroll with. Left track pad click/left trigger will be right mouse click. Right track pad/trigger will be left mouse click. Left joystick click will act as the Windows key.

I will list my personal keybinds at the very end as an example/guide. These can be changed to your personal preference.

⚠️latest ps remote play update has made all ds4 emulation stop working with all third-party software⚠️

chiaki version 2.1 still works with HC currently.

★ Ps remote play and playstation plus cloud gaming make sure you select the ps4 controller to be emulated & that the service is started. It's recommended to not have other applications running in the background that you are not using that could potentially interfere with HC (steam,SWICD,Glossi)

★ If you cannot switch what controller you are emulating (DS4/xbox) and you can see three controller options you need to (deploy/start) services in Handheld companion main menu (bottom left). Now you should be able to switch the controllers.

★ Handheld companion "quick access menu" does not always work with "Fullscreen". If you cannot use HC "quick access menu" when playing a game, switch in-game settings to (fullscreen borderless or windowed). You can also pin "switch Fullscreen to windowed" into the quick access menu and force the change there. Some other recommend tools for forcing any game to have fullscreen borderless is Lossless Scaling, Bordless-Gaming and Magpie.

★ HC brings gyro aiming to virtually any game or software outside of steam, including native support over PS Now and PS Remote, support for DSU protocol on all emulators and any games using our Universal Motion Control (UMC), On the Steam Deck, make sure you have your sensor selected as Controller for motion source on the Settings menu. You may need to create a profile for the game you want to enable gyro (UMC). Open the game you want to play. Bring up "quick access menu" once you are in the game and select "create profile". Now you should have a profile for the game created and can enable Gyro for it/setup hotkey activation (L2).

Mute's Hotkeys/keybinds: example

Start button (long press/hold) = Desktop layout (mouse control)

Steam button + A = Display Action Center

Steam button + B = Force Application Shutdown

Steam button + X = Display Touch Keyboard

Steam button + Y = Display & Hide the Desktop

(...) button = Quick access menu

(...) button long hold/press = Display & hide main window

Custom keybinds

Overlay (Rtss) = Dpad up + Y | keyboard keybind #9 (whatever you have your osd bound to should go here)

Fullscreen = Top left backpaddle (L4) long press/hold | keyboard keybind = F11