Getting Minecraft And Mods On Steam Deck Is Nice And Simple

Want to get Minecraft working simply on Steam Deck or a normal Linux desktop with out a lot fuss? Here is a method you would do it and it makes it simple. For Minecraft servers picked the PolyMC launcher (a fork of MultiMC) available on Flathub, as the current official Minecraft launcher Flatpak would not save your password on Steam Deck and PolyMC of course offers with modding too.

This is a current video information for you, with text steps below:

You will discover this video additionally on the Steam Deck section of the PolyMC Wiki!

Textual content steps:

- Set up PolyMC from the Discover Software program Centre on Steam Deck, or Flathub instantly for desktop Linux.- Launch PolyMC and add your account in the top proper corner. It supports both Mojang and Microsoft logins.- Go into the main PolyMC Settings, click on Minecraft within the left panel and click the choice to shut PolyMC when the game window opens. Otherwise, loading in Sport Mode / Deck UI on Steam Deck it'll flicker between the 2 windows.- Minecraft servers in the PolyMC Settings that Java is set to the newest version, which is required for the most recent Minecraft.- Click on Add Instance in the top left, then pick both normal Minecraft or find some mods with the constructed-in search and it installs every thing you need for you.- To be able to launch straight from Steam: go to the Video games menu up the top -> click add a Non-Steam sport after which find PolyMC within the listing.

Some YouTube feedback prompt trying out some optimized modpacks, but actually I did not see a giant sufficient difference when it comes to efficiency or energy use to make them actually worth it on Deck compared with vanilla Minecraft when testing on the identical map seed. Controller mods have been also recommended, but they're hardly ever updated and often only work with specific Minecraft versions so sticking with Steam Input and simply adjusting a few keys is the best choice for that.