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  • @AntVenom
    @AntVenom  Před rokem +451

    Today, I'll get Minecraft Java Edition working on the Steam Deck. Thanks for watching!
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    • @User-zh7jh
      @User-zh7jh Před rokem +3

      Hey antvemon I have a joke
      Guess what

    • @vectorimagefun
      @vectorimagefun Před rokem +5

      spamton g spamton

    • @cirkulx
      @cirkulx Před rokem +1

      noice

    • @speedythehedghoggaming8348
    • @MolecularKey694
      @MolecularKey694 Před rokem +2

      11 mins since uploaded and already 2k dang nice keep up the good work I was actually thinking about getting a steam deck and this actually helped me a lot with my decision

  • @kirbythingys
    @kirbythingys Před rokem +3096

    My dream of having Minecraft this good on Switch will sadly probably never come to be

    • @heroinbath1877
      @heroinbath1877 Před rokem +232

      Elytra flight on switch is god awful. If you set the fps to 20 and render distance to 10 and turn off EVERYTHING(fancy leaves/bobbing/render clouds...) It kind of works.

    • @PrivateLZG
      @PrivateLZG Před rokem +117

      well thats mostly just an issue of bedrock edition and we all know what that situation is
      Edit: apparently this got picked up differently; i was referring to the "openess" of Java, with mods, custom launchers and customizability
      Edit 2: Why do so many still not get I'm not referring to the performance on switch

    • @dungeontnt
      @dungeontnt Před rokem +26

      @@PrivateLZG no it isn't it work just fine on my 3 year old budget phone 🙄 but not any of of the consoles 🤷‍♂️ idk why

    • @jashi7729
      @jashi7729 Před rokem +98

      @@dungeontnt its because they didnt give enough of a shit to optimize it for switch

    • @kirbythingys
      @kirbythingys Před rokem +52

      @@dungeontnt cuz bedrock edition was made original for phones not for consoles which is why all console bedrock editions suck

  • @nanopi
    @nanopi Před rokem +1555

    Fun fact about shortcuts in Steam: The name of shortcuts will determine which community configs you get to see.
    naming it "Minecraft" will show a list of community configs.
    naming it "Minecraft: Java Edition" will show another list of community configs.
    I don't recommend changing the shortcut name after making a controller config. The config will still be there under the old name.

    • @GrimlandCS
      @GrimlandCS Před rokem +17

      That seems highly archaic

    • @FunctionallyLiteratePerson
      @FunctionallyLiteratePerson Před rokem +118

      @@GrimlandCS not really. You cant detect much with just a shortcut.

    • @nikkoa.3639
      @nikkoa.3639 Před rokem +14

      I was so surprised to see dolphin have A BUNCH of shortcuts just from this

    • @maboesanman
      @maboesanman Před rokem +84

      @@GrimlandCS it’s surprising steam supports config sharing for non steam games at all! This is about as good as we could expect for an non steam game.

    • @DogsRNice
      @DogsRNice Před rokem +5

      @@maboesanman yeah it was really helpful for openrct2
      It has some pretty good layouts, though I changed the one I used to have some different functions I used more and added a turbo click which is actually really helpful for stuff like adding lots of track or path pieces

  • @Ryan-ct3rv
    @Ryan-ct3rv Před rokem +752

    As a Linux gamer, it's been amazing to see how PC gamers have embraced the steam deck. The steam deck has lead to a massive improvement in Linux gaming across the board and I can now play 90% of my games on Linux. I do still have a windows 10 partition for the games that simply don't run, or don't run well, but the deck has pushed a lot of Devs and / the community to fix these issues

    • @PeculierOne
      @PeculierOne Před rokem +39

      Ive never used linux before I got the deck and I like it more than I thought, still alot to learn deff not like windows

    • @TheLPCGAMING
      @TheLPCGAMING Před rokem +32

      Really goes to show how lazy developers can be, as Valve has shown that support can be added without major changes.

    • @Ryan-ct3rv
      @Ryan-ct3rv Před rokem +62

      @@TheLPCGAMING most people working on Linux gaming through the years have been volunteers. Only recently with valve moving in have any paid developers actually been working on it which has been responsible for massive improvements.

    • @charlieking7600
      @charlieking7600 Před rokem +3

      You are so ridiculous. Steam Deck never made advancements to Linux gaming, it did Linux community themselves. And now someone praises the company which did nothing but used results of hard work.

    • @Ryan-ct3rv
      @Ryan-ct3rv Před rokem +70

      @@charlieking7600 this is just wrong. Valve is investing big bucks into Linux gaming because windows is an existential threat to their business model. If Microsoft ever got their shit together with Xbox / Windows integration they could kick valve off their turf so Linux is valve's backup plan. As a consequence, valve has made significant contributions to Linux gaming and the Linux desktop as a whole.

  • @istvanbarta
    @istvanbarta Před rokem +20

    My biggest concern about this is like playing Minecraft on a console with a console controller after I play this game with a keyboard and mouse for years now, but the MidnightControl and the Steamdeck basic input methods look different and therefore promising for a PC gamer/user. Very well workaround Ant, thank you!

  • @Fishysalmon02
    @Fishysalmon02 Před rokem +2096

    Finally a form of "pocket edition" I would actually consider playing

    • @AltraHapi
      @AltraHapi Před rokem +293

      whats wrong with you?
      ARE YOU SAYING YOU DONT WANT TO SPEND ALL YOUR MONEY ON MINECOINS!!?!

    • @TelPhi_
      @TelPhi_ Před rokem +135

      @@AltraHapi There are MUCH worse things in Pocket Edition than the optional marketplace, but ok

    • @alinaqirizvi1441
      @alinaqirizvi1441 Před rokem +36

      Oh my god a person who has common sense! What a sight to behold.

    • @IAm-zo1bo
      @IAm-zo1bo Před rokem +14

      I mean playing bedrock on phone is always fun

    • @Fishysalmon02
      @Fishysalmon02 Před rokem +52

      @@IAm-zo1bo I just never got good with touch controls, and modding for free is just non-existent.
      It's not exactly bad, but its not what I look for in Minecraft

  • @guffingtonreal
    @guffingtonreal Před rokem +711

    Adding on to the gyro part, the sticks are touch sensitive and often in configurations I see that used as the gyro activation, so that's always an option.

    • @AntVenom
      @AntVenom  Před rokem +169

      I'm not a fan of the sticks activating gyro, but that's certainly a valid option.

    • @HeyJes
      @HeyJes Před rokem +27

      I would also suggest swapping over the "Gamepad with Joystick Trackpad" controller preset in Steam over to "Gamepad with Mouse Trackpad" and then specifically setting the click action of the right trackpad to mouse left button down. That way you never have to fiddle with the touchscreen. You can also make it so gyro activates only on trigger pull down.

    • @Underqualified_Gunman
      @Underqualified_Gunman Před rokem +3

      ​@@AntVenom its much more useful if your using flickstick aiming style. Not as useful in minecraft but can normalize the differences between controller players and M+KB in FPS games

    • @GrimlandCS
      @GrimlandCS Před rokem +1

      @@AntVenom Yeah, I feel like I'd want it to activate gyro only when you're NOT touching the sticks

    • @vibaj16
      @vibaj16 Před rokem

      @@GrimlandCS I think that might be what they meant

  • @FluffyPuppyKasey
    @FluffyPuppyKasey Před rokem +184

    Heads up, you can actually pass arguments ("-l " in Steam's launch options) to Prism to tell it "hey I wanna launch this instance"
    So you could have a separate shortcut in Steam for EVERY instance you have!

    • @Jack_4775
      @Jack_4775 Před rokem +18

      For anyone else running into issues:
      1. The -l is an lowercase L, for "launch"
      2. If you renamed it, make sure to use the original name. (You can find it out if you mouseover the instance for a second, and it will show the Instance-ID at the end. For example for me it was 1.19.3)
      3. you don't need brackets, -l 1.19.3 is fine
      4. You can go into the Prism settings -> Minecraft and at the bottom you can check both "Miscellaneous" settings if you don't wanna see the prism launcher when starting this instance.

    • @mcbwg1187
      @mcbwg1187 Před rokem

      If you create a shortcut for instances in desktop mode, you can add them as non-steam games to launch straight into them.

  • @polar-star64
    @polar-star64 Před rokem +96

    Been playing Minecraft on the Deck since May, and it's been such a fantastic experience! It does kind of suck though how Controllable's mod creator doesn't seem interested in officially supporting it for the Deck, but it does work. Not great though however.
    But hey Midnight Controls is fantastic! Surprised you never mapped the right track pad to mouse movement, it makes menu navigation a breeze.

    • @DogsRNice
      @DogsRNice Před rokem +4

      What I think would be the best would be a mod that adds integration with steam input itself
      When playing half life 2 and looking at the default control setup you can see that rather than binding stuff to virtual buttons and such you directly bind things to actions (eg. use, primary fire)

    • @braelenslife
      @braelenslife Před rokem +2

      I can’t seem to find midnight controls anywhere

    • @ab.rafy17
      @ab.rafy17 Před rokem +4

      didn't mrcrayfish added steamdeck compatibility in his controllable mod recently?

    • @ratqt.
      @ratqt. Před 9 měsíci

      there is a mod called "controlify" that comes with the modpack Fabulously Optimized(which i do recommend, as it comes with everything you'll need). Though i can't test how well it works with the steam deck since i live in a country where the steam deck is way too expensive

    • @DanTDMJace
      @DanTDMJace Před 7 měsíci

      @@braelenslifeHave you looked at Modrinth and CurseForge?

  • @user-ex6xc5ox3k
    @user-ex6xc5ox3k Před rokem +855

    2:40 The entirety of the steam deck is running on linux. SteamOS is what you call a distribution of Linux. The desktop environment you are reffering to is KDE Plasma. The "gaming mode" is basically just steam big screen mode.

    • @veco311
      @veco311 Před rokem +278

      You forgot to put "I use arch btw" at the end.

    • @timecubed
      @timecubed Před rokem +147

      @@veco311 steak deck uses arch linux so in a way every steam deck user is a linux user

    • @veco311
      @veco311 Před rokem +83

      @@timecubed yes I forgot. Omg that means that in a few months most of arch users will be like 10y old kids

    • @Sir-Senf
      @Sir-Senf Před rokem +94

      The desktop environment is called "Plasma" and is developed by KDE. The "gaming mode" is not realy the big picture mode, it's more like a desktop environment based on it since the plasma session doesn't seem to run while using it.
      oh and yes, I uSe ArCh BtW.

    • @RaisinBarXZ550
      @RaisinBarXZ550 Před rokem +29

      @@veco311 I wonder how many kids are actually getting this, since it does kinda work for a diverse range of people, but mainly struck me as a dream handheld PC that's an absolute tinkering paradise

  • @ethancrofty
    @ethancrofty Před rokem +300

    Hi ant! I was chatting with you in a housing parkour the other day when you were playing on the steam deck - its fun to see this video now (impressive turn around). I hope people in the chat of that lobby saw my message trying to push people to your content haha.
    I was planning on reiterating in the lobby how much I appreciate your content before I logged off for the night but, instead I'll hope you see it here. You were a massive part of my childhood, and still are a part of me now! Being able to interact with you, even if it was only limited, brought me a lot of childish joy. So, thank you. I hope 2022 has been as kind to you as it has to me.

    • @AntVenom
      @AntVenom  Před rokem +104

      👍👍 Appreciate that you came back to leave a comment! Good to see ya!

    • @justamrcreeper6467
      @justamrcreeper6467 Před rokem +15

      @@AntVenomaww well this chat is wholesome.

    • @vibaj16
      @vibaj16 Před rokem +2

      could you tell he wasn't playing with what he was used to?

    • @ShiroCh_ID
      @ShiroCh_ID Před rokem +1

      @@vibaj16 maybe after this video xD

  • @chonkycatcankles2643
    @chonkycatcankles2643 Před rokem +1

    i had a flashback of like 10 years ago and i just spent like half an hour trying to find the video/videos,it was your ant farm survival series. im gonna rewatch it

  • @treysph_4532
    @treysph_4532 Před rokem +2

    Can’t wait for this. Definitely one of the things I’m looking forward to coming from being an exclusively Nintendo kid playing with shaders on my handheld is going to be glorious.

  • @Viesta
    @Viesta Před rokem +205

    Happy to see the steam deck gaining popularity, been looking at steam deck news since before it was out to the public and i had to wait nearly a year to get one and so far i have been literally using it as my main desktop... taking it around town every once in a while.

    • @iamarizonaball2642
      @iamarizonaball2642 Před rokem

      Can you play Garry’s Mod on it?

    • @Viesta
      @Viesta Před rokem +1

      @@iamarizonaball2642 yes though it's slightly unstable on certain servers.

  • @jared3049
    @jared3049 Před rokem +46

    The steam deck is shaping up to be the best gaming console ever

    • @akeem2983
      @akeem2983 Před rokem +24

      It's interesting that in order to make the best console you just need to give it all features of full-fledged PC, so it's like jailbreaked out of the box

    • @chitan1362
      @chitan1362 Před 9 měsíci +8

      @@akeem2983 Honestly this is how it should be with all consoles. Just give everyone access.

    • @ArabicLearning-sf4if
      @ArabicLearning-sf4if Před 7 měsíci

      @@chitan1362Some people dont like that, some people prefer to just to turn on a console open up a game and start playing.

    • @chitan1362
      @chitan1362 Před 7 měsíci +6

      @@ArabicLearning-sf4if Nothing says that can't be done while also allowing people to do whatever they want with their purchase.

    • @i_garfed_on_the_carpet
      @i_garfed_on_the_carpet Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@ArabicLearning-sf4iflike what the steam deck lets you do? turn it on and immediately get into a game or switch to desktop mode and mess arounf

  • @Donilzz
    @Donilzz Před rokem +3

    Hey man thanks for the single player commands tutorial. It helped me a lot 8 years ago!

  • @Synnabelle
    @Synnabelle Před rokem

    Normally I don't really go out of my way to like these type of videos but you answered all the questions I had in my head and did it in a concise way thank you.

  • @gecked8560
    @gecked8560 Před rokem +46

    As a steam deck and Linux fanatic, this video is well researched and I'm very happy with it. One thing I'd change is clarifying that gaming mode is also running the same version of Linux, the only change is the frontend. Other than that, amazing video.

  • @souIburger
    @souIburger Před rokem +154

    steam deck minecraft works so flawlessly! cool to see you cover it. (prism launcher ftw)

    • @aprilnya
      @aprilnya Před rokem +11

      until drama happens and we have to move AGAIN like with multimc->polymc and polymc->prism :tf:

    • @zigg7958
      @zigg7958 Před rokem

      @@aprilnya what was wrong with multimc?

    • @Grafii2198
      @Grafii2198 Před rokem

      @@aprilnya There was also ManyMC for Mac users before poly

    • @GSBarlev
      @GSBarlev Před rokem +7

      @@zigg7958 The main problem with MultiMC is that the owner is not interested in creating packages like flatpaks (valid), doesn't want to support platforms like M1 Mac (also valid) and doesn't want non-official builds using his servers for metadata (still valid).
      Again, all of that is valid, but it explains why people typically don't recommend the OG project.

    • @dubl33_27
      @dubl33_27 Před rokem +7

      @@GSBarlev nah it ain't valid

  • @ElNeroDiablo
    @ElNeroDiablo Před 10 měsíci

    Thanks to YT reccing this vid at end of one of your others, I now have Prism Launcher able to play my modpacks on my SteamDeck with a custom set of binds that work for me!

  • @timmyturner9497
    @timmyturner9497 Před rokem +1

    Antvenom youve been my favorite youtuber ever. I grew up watching you and ill never forget all the joy your videos gave me thank you!

  • @mikedude2724
    @mikedude2724 Před rokem +15

    Man, I just got my steam deck today.
    This video came out at the right time.

  • @pikasalt
    @pikasalt Před rokem +10

    Glad to see some steam deck content, impressive that it runs shaders so well!

    • @Lunaaaaaaaa.
      @Lunaaaaaaaa. Před 23 dny

      it should be, the steam deck is actually capable of running AAA games!

  • @That_Cube
    @That_Cube Před rokem +1

    This is INCREDIBLE! Great job!

  • @Beesechurger_73
    @Beesechurger_73 Před rokem +191

    Hey thanks for sharing this homie! I was wondering how to get this done on my Steam Deck! 👍

  • @WolfireGaming
    @WolfireGaming Před rokem +3

    I don't have a Steam Deck, but I'm really glad I watched this video and learned about Prism. I've been using the official CurseForge launcher, and all the ads and popups really make it feel like adware and make me super uncomfy. After installing Prism and seeing that it not only allows you to install packs from CurseForge but also Technic and other places, it's definitely my go-to now. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

  • @TheLionBoss47
    @TheLionBoss47 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Thanks for speeding over the more complicated part 😊

  • @jakepearson7403
    @jakepearson7403 Před rokem

    Thank you so much for this, I got a gorgeous shader and the physics mod and it's made it as beautiful as I've always wanted

  • @Legoguy9875
    @Legoguy9875 Před rokem

    Thanks for the video. I remember trying Minecraft months back on my Deck, but it wasn't all that spectacular. Seeing this, I can clearly see where I went wrong, so I'll definitely be giving it another shot in the future.
    Honestly, the fact that the Deck can run Minecraft shaders anywhere above 40 FPS is mad impressive for the kind of hardware it is, even if it isn't practical.

  • @brochard44
    @brochard44 Před rokem +12

    I'm very pleasantly surprised of how much research you did to actually give up to date informations, good job !

  • @xyroah
    @xyroah Před rokem +3

    this is honestly so cool good job man!

  • @gl0ckfather
    @gl0ckfather Před rokem +1

    i want from my tv to my phone just to comment this bro but you did such a good job explaining everything and even giving the file location if you wanna import those maps cuz honestly i would have gotten lost there if i were to be that person who would try this if they could. 10/10

  • @HettyPatel
    @HettyPatel Před rokem

    Jesus youtube brought me back its been YEARS seens I've seen an AntVenom video. Glad to see you're still going on youtube!

  • @mateowoetam
    @mateowoetam Před rokem +5

    Minecraft (Prism Launcher) was literally the first non-Steam game I downloaded; I've been using it with MidngihtControlls, Iris shaders (Complementary Reimagined), inventory Tabs, and I've been checking out ItemSwapper, my controls are set up to use a Trackpad Virtual menu for the Hotbar, the up D-pad for WI Zoom, I use R4 for MouseTweaks item sorting, and L4 to toggle hold sneak on and off. I use my mod pack based on Fabulously Optimised, and with shaders, I get 40-50 fps and without, I definitely get more than 60 if I don't cap it.

  • @1abyrinth
    @1abyrinth Před rokem +23

    It's honestly amazing to see Minecraft Java being played on a console, let alone this smoothly. The Steam Deck is truly revolutionary.
    Awesome video as always!

    • @minneelyyyy8923
      @minneelyyyy8923 Před rokem +5

      its the most pc like console ive ever seen. it is such a valve thing to do, create a console that is more like a pc than anything else. minecraft java edition has supported linux for years, so it makes sense that it works so well.

    • @jamiehughes5573
      @jamiehughes5573 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Steam deck is the best blend of PC and console atm

  • @NoahClevinger
    @NoahClevinger Před rokem +2

    Such a cool video, Ant! I really enjoyed it :)

  • @nakano8412
    @nakano8412 Před 4 měsíci +1

    This was pretty useful in 2024. I saw this video over a year ago, but steam deck wasn't available at the time here (Norway), got mine yesterday and used this guide, got it running pretty easily.

  • @Lampe2020
    @Lampe2020 Před rokem +11

    Wow!
    I was always a bit sceptical about the Steam Deck but wanted to have one because it's a popular device with Linux on it out-of-the box.
    With this video I now know that I certainly want one. I hope I can get me one soon, it sounds like a lot of fun playing Minecraft on a handheld with acceptable framerates! (my best PC struggles when I do anything in Minecraft except standing in one spot)

    • @Apple_Beshy
      @Apple_Beshy Před rokem +1

      Steamdeck is a must have device, the emulation, the customization of it are impeccable, the closest device to it can rival it will cost you around $1.5k. If your PC can do it, steamdeck can do it basically.

    • @gaminggamesgamergaming2970
      @gaminggamesgamergaming2970 Před rokem +1

      @@Apple_Beshy yeah this thing is like a godsend idek how it's possible for it to be so good, I don't usually shill for shit but man I really want one of these it would be an amazing device to have like it sounds like a blast lol

    • @Lampe2020
      @Lampe2020 Před rokem +1

      Update: My PC's graphics card died after ten or so years of working because it had to be "cooled" with the hot air that already cooled the processor... The PC is an Alienware X51, a terribly constructed computer.

  • @LiterallyStuart
    @LiterallyStuart Před rokem +6

    I actually use midnight controls and steam input as I found there were quite a bit of things that midnight couldn’t do alone. Ps steam input can bind multiple things to one button and more with mode shifting, I highly recommend doing a deep dive on steam input as if you wanted to spend the time you could do a million things with it.

  • @MoonJustMoon
    @MoonJustMoon Před rokem +2

    Thanks ant this helped

  • @lepatenteux592
    @lepatenteux592 Před rokem

    Thank you sir! This video was really useful and detailed! Good job!

  • @Ehllay
    @Ehllay Před rokem +212

    Finally, a stable alternative to switch edition

    • @raptorzeraora2632
      @raptorzeraora2632 Před rokem +4

      Its not a good one tho since its a couple hundred more dollars I would rather much get a decent laptop than a steam deck

    • @liquidmagma0
      @liquidmagma0 Před rokem +99

      @@raptorzeraora2632 a laptop is nowhere near as portable as a handheld.

    • @TheLastBeanBender
      @TheLastBeanBender Před rokem +33

      @@iaminyourballs windows is so bad i'll die if i am within 1000 miles of bill gates am i right

    • @SteveDe935
      @SteveDe935 Před rokem

      @@TheLastBeanBender well, Bill Gates got ousted as a pedophile some time this year or last year

    • @timeTegus
      @timeTegus Před rokem +30

      @@raptorzeraora2632 lol the switch oled has a simular price to the steamdeck

  • @prototry
    @prototry Před rokem +6

    2:46 One small correction is discover comes with KDE, which is the desktop environment SteamOS is using, not with the operating system itself. Anyways great video 👍.

  • @LovelyLori193
    @LovelyLori193 Před rokem +1

    wow I don't think I've seen an ant venom video since like 2013, the steam deck has really brought me back to my roots lmao

  • @pajiacgimpera
    @pajiacgimpera Před 11 měsíci +2

    Its been 6 months will you come back antVenom your videos gave me nostalgia and you going away gives me a double nostalgia effect

  • @RaysWorks
    @RaysWorks Před rokem +10

    I was very impressed with your Steam Deck when I handled it. I use steam controller for java mc and it feels similar.

  • @swifter46ter
    @swifter46ter Před rokem +17

    With gyro controls and back grip buttons, minecraft on Steam Deck is the most viable 'console edition' I've ever played. It's absolutely beautiful.

    • @cqllel5186
      @cqllel5186 Před 2 měsíci

      Wish 4J could make a Minecraft: Steam Deck Edition

    • @Wolphie
      @Wolphie Před měsícem +2

      @@cqllel5186 Hey as long as I don't need to pay yet another version of the game I'm fine with it!
      They could also include controler support to Java Edition as well and it would make everyone's life easier, but somehow I highly doubt it will be the case

    • @cqllel5186
      @cqllel5186 Před měsícem

      @@Wolphie Built on controller suppprt would be nice, but Java has so many keys and bindings. LB + RB to swap items in hands, the select button to open F3 menu maybe, etc. You'll still need a keyboard for other things

  • @enttiygamer205
    @enttiygamer205 Před rokem

    I will always enjoy this man's content

  • @marciebites
    @marciebites Před rokem

    Hey ant i got a steam deck recently and this video is very helpful thank you!

  • @FunctionallyLiteratePerson

    Correction - both modes use linux. Game mode is just basically in a version of Steam Big Picture mode and desktop mode is outside of that, dealing with the desktop environment.

    • @wilsonakawislonly4868
      @wilsonakawislonly4868 Před rokem

      Yeah it's a app that launches at start-up

    • @Liphi
      @Liphi Před rokem +3

      Gaming mode isn't really just a big picture of steam. It's a separate desktop environment with a custom window manager that easily allows to use gamescope(thing that upscales games). When you're switching to the gaming mode, you are basically replacing steam de with kde plasma, which is a popular desktop environment for desktops

  • @ottergauze
    @ottergauze Před rokem +13

    It has always been known that Minecraft runs DRASTICALLY faster under Linux, and here it pays dividends.

  • @ronaldiplodicus
    @ronaldiplodicus Před rokem

    Just got re-excited about my steam deck arriving soon

  • @e9x.pyroooh
    @e9x.pyroooh Před rokem

    i just wanted to come here and say i love ur thugpro stuff and couldn’t believe it was u, someome i used to watch so much as a kid right after my thug1-2-thaw phase :) also think i saw u in main lobby for a literal split second yesterday 🤣🤣

  • @Grafii2198
    @Grafii2198 Před rokem +55

    If you are going to play just one modpack, you can set it so it won't launch Prism at all and straight up go into Minecraft! Or just make multiple entries for each modpack you want. I personally don't know how to set it up exactly on the Deck, but I saw one of the Prism devs @Scrumplex comment here so if you want, you can ask him for help and maybe make a new pinned comment or quick additional video to show it!

    • @rileyn2983
      @rileyn2983 Před rokem +14

      If you want to do this, in the steam entry, where it says Target just add "-l [name]" after prismlauncher. eg. if your profile on Prism Launcher is called Fabric, you would add "-l Fabric".
      So the full text in the target field would be something like "prismlauncher -l Fabric"
      Also that's an L not an i

    • @backwardsface3046
      @backwardsface3046 Před rokem

      @@rileyn2983wait why is it an L that makes no sense

    • @ArtixBTW
      @ArtixBTW Před rokem

      @@backwardsface3046 "L" as in add "-l [name]" not "-I [name]"

    • @TheEclecticDyslexic
      @TheEclecticDyslexic Před 9 měsíci

      l@@backwardsface3046 I know this is pretty old, but the answer can be found by running prismlauncher --help
      L is for (L)aunch
      you could also put it as "prismlauncher --launch Fabric"

  • @Big-Image
    @Big-Image Před rokem +27

    The fact that you can play modded Minecraft with your friends while on the go already makes the Steam Deck one of most versatile gaming platforms.

  • @geoffblevins977
    @geoffblevins977 Před rokem +1

    Waw thanks man I need to step up my game Minecraft survival hardcore roles 🤗

  • @yomanyo327
    @yomanyo327 Před rokem +2

    Using the fabulously optimized modpack is probably the way to go for this. Also, you can create a shortcut for the specific instance of Minecraft you want to run, letting you skip the launcher.

  • @Professor_Prink
    @Professor_Prink Před rokem +3

    I just wanted to say that I've had my steam deak for a couple of months now, and one of the first things I did was try and get minecraft on the steam deck. The first launcher I found and used was polyMC. It was great until the executives went nuts. Now I use GDLauncher. Great app, I can download popular mod packs from Curse forge and FTB both in the launcher. Sometimes, some mods can't be downloaded because mod creators opt out of modpacks, or something I don't really understand that part, but when you have those mods, GDLauncher will automatically download those mods via the browser. It will get them all without you touching it. In fact, it recommended you don't touch it while it's doing that 😅. I highly recommend checking them out as well!

  • @reillythewingaming8220
    @reillythewingaming8220 Před rokem +10

    I grew up with legacy edition (Xbox 360), so when I tried Minecraft on steam deck it almost felt natural for me to use a controller.

  • @bananaman8693
    @bananaman8693 Před 15 dny +1

    Mod packs work good too, had a lot of fun playing Medieval MC with friends.

  • @short0811
    @short0811 Před 5 měsíci

    Holy hell the things i need to do to play Minecraft with my daughter. I bought her a steam deck OLED for her birthday and purchased both Minecraft games from Steam... not realizing they arent what we had played together previously. Now to jump through all these hoops!
    I appriciate this video man. I'm taking it slow to get this up and running for her.

  • @myrminki
    @myrminki Před rokem +24

    2:39 Both modes use linux because that's the operating system. I think you were talking about the user interface. Game mode uses the Steam Deck UI and Desktop mode uses KDE Plasma as the desktop environment.

  • @Tlbsoftware
    @Tlbsoftware Před 6 měsíci +6

    For anyone trying to get this to work on 1.20
    Midnight controls and controllable are not available yet for this version. Instead you will need to make sure that you renamed the Prism Launcher to Minecraft: Java Edition and then hit the steam button while in the game, go to controller settings, and change the layout to a community layout ( I used the second one). This will get you 99% of the way but I personally had to make some further adjustments to the controller layout. I disabled gyro, and made the shoulder buttons (which are mapped to the scroll wheel) only activate on press down that way it does not scroll through the hotbar too quickly. Game runs amazing on the switch with Complimentary Unbound shaders and I managed 60 fps on average and dips only went to 40 fps. Also the game might not start out with the max quality, to fix this jut change the video settings to fullscreen inside of minecraft

    • @TallyHalll
      @TallyHalll Před 5 měsíci

      I tried to do it but at the last step it said to make your profile but it stayed that it couldn’t create the profile,is there a way I can fix this?😅

  • @Thecreashhacks
    @Thecreashhacks Před rokem +1

    I love antvenom, and i love the steam deck. This is great!

  • @TheElevenz
    @TheElevenz Před rokem

    Thank you so much. I really wondered what happened to PolyMC. Will try it out tomorrow.

  • @kreuner11
    @kreuner11 Před rokem +12

    This video will never be outdated, as it's not a console you're jailbreaking, you are just installing Minecraft

    • @BCDeshiG
      @BCDeshiG Před rokem +8

      The mods might change though

    • @angelapuzzle
      @angelapuzzle Před rokem +3

      The launcher might also change

    • @kreuner11
      @kreuner11 Před rokem

      @@angelapuzzle idk, multimc, polymc, even if they were hijacked they still work, if something happens to prism it might still probably work

  • @delxmos
    @delxmos Před rokem +23

    I knew you can install Minecraft on the steam deck, Because in the steam deck you have Linux and Minecraft is on Linux, but I didn’t know about the further steps
    Good video like always

    • @SuperTort0ise
      @SuperTort0ise Před rokem +6

      Minecraft isn't on Linux, java is on everything including Linux.
      Because as the programmers say java is "write once, debug everywhere" ;⁠)
      Fr tho java runs great on Linux, windoze not so much.

    • @MrTypho
      @MrTypho Před rokem +1

      @@SuperTort0ise so, minecraft java on a smart tv is possible. right?

    • @prototry
      @prototry Před rokem +5

      @@MrTypho Technically, but I have yet to see anyone actually taking the work and root their TV.

    • @hannessteffenhagen61
      @hannessteffenhagen61 Před rokem

      @@SuperTort0ise technically, but Minecraft depends on some native code (mostly windowing/input/OpenGL bindings) that need to be compiled for each target platform. You don't need to think about that normally because the java version just ships with the binaries for windows, macos and Linux.

  • @Papapickles69
    @Papapickles69 Před rokem

    It’s really cool to see Ant still doing videos. I appreciate the fact he ever lost his touch.

  • @EeveeEuphoria
    @EeveeEuphoria Před rokem +1

    something important to note is that the trackpad is *really* really useful for stuff like mods that don't work with midnight controls
    i use litematica quite a bit, and as such i need the right trackpad to emulate mouse controls, so i just set it to do just that, and it works a treat if i want more precise aiming without using gyro.
    and btw it would've been helpful if you told us what shaders were used, but i personally use sildur's vibrant shaders lite and it works pretty alright

  • @MZZenyl
    @MZZenyl Před rokem +9

    It's nice to see the KDE Plasma desktop environment embraced by the Steam Deck.

  • @The_Sw0rdman
    @The_Sw0rdman Před rokem +5

    Amazing video !

  • @MrMorgan316
    @MrMorgan316 Před rokem +1

    Daaang. The Steam deck looks great with minecraft. I plan on getting it eventually but this makes me wanna get it more now! :D

  • @Lio___________________________

    thankyou i just went and got minecraft so i can enjoy it once again and mow me happy

  • @glenne.7585
    @glenne.7585 Před rokem +3

    Now go try some radial menus, they’re so great in Minecraft. I have both trackpads set up as separate radial menus, with the right one doubling as a mouse in menus, so nice.

  • @_junkFOx
    @_junkFOx Před rokem +3

    You don’t need midnight controls if you use a community controller setup. Works great!

  • @ThaAftrPartie
    @ThaAftrPartie Před rokem

    I didn't know ant played osrs. What a video to find this information out on

  • @johadelet4826
    @johadelet4826 Před rokem +1

    This guy was my childhood and he still makes high quality videos

  • @FewVidsJustComments
    @FewVidsJustComments Před rokem +5

    Minecraft splash screen: "Not on Steam!"
    2023: "It is now"

  • @zOOpygOOpert
    @zOOpygOOpert Před rokem +6

    5:33 you can bind multiple buttons to one button in steam input you just have to add an extra command with the gear icon

    • @AntVenom
      @AntVenom  Před rokem +5

      Oh oops! I guess I hadn’t understood Steam controls that deeply yet. It’s truly complicated, but in a good way.

    • @SuperTort0ise
      @SuperTort0ise Před rokem +5

      @@AntVenom steam input is like a deep lake if you don't know how to swim you'll in for a bad time but once you learn its amazing.

    • @williamtran3208
      @williamtran3208 Před rokem +1

      @@AntVenom AWESOME Content!

  • @label4733
    @label4733 Před rokem

    Glad you’re still around. It’s cool you adopted the ant theme, i always thought you were eventually going back to Ant1venom

  • @gordonfreeman9641
    @gordonfreeman9641 Před rokem +1

    i've messed with this on my deck, i highly. and i mean HIGHLY recommend setting up the right trackpad as a mouse, both controllable and midnight controls let you use mouse input at the same time as the controller and it makes moving the camera around a lot easier

  • @every_eve
    @every_eve Před rokem +4

    ant will find a way to run minecraft on anything. can't wait to see "I Ran Minecraft On A Ti-84" in my recommended in a month

    • @A2ne
      @A2ne Před rokem

      While you can't exactly run Minecraft on a calculator, you absolutely can play it! Someone made a program called calc2key (it might only work for the ti-84+CE, I'm not entirely sure) which will cast your screen to the calculator and allow mouse and keyboard control from the calculator itself.

    • @every_eve
      @every_eve Před rokem

      @@A2ne that's utterly insane hahaha

  • @twixerclawford
    @twixerclawford Před rokem +17

    I bought my steamdeck exclusively because it could run Minecraft, since that game is what I mainly play as someone who doesn't game much. I can say it's extremely weird watching you play the game using the joysticks, when using the touchpads to control movement and mouse is so much easier. Other than that, I've been playing Minecraft basically daily for several months now, and it's been a fantastic time. Highly recommend from me!

  • @Trimint123
    @Trimint123 Před rokem +1

    I recommend mapping the Right Trackpad to emulate Mouse, giving it a pseudo Mobile-styled camera control for it for precision on top of Gyro, while also giving an ability to control the Mouse when necessary like for item management. Maybe also map the Left Trackpad to do a quick Item Slot as well.

  • @StabanGaming
    @StabanGaming Před rokem

    Great video AntVenom

  • @NoOne-dj1ou
    @NoOne-dj1ou Před rokem +9

    It looks like this distro of linux might actually get more people interested in it. Hopefully even more games have linux support in the future (though Steam has already made most games compatible with Proton.)

  • @MyurrDurr
    @MyurrDurr Před rokem +4

    The official launcher also has a bug in it;s Flatpak version (The version you get in Discover), where it cannot remember your login details so you must login to your Microsoft account each time the launcher opens ;-; I wish they fixed this issues so bady
    If you disable read-only mode and install the non-flatpak version of the official launcher, then it does work without issues! But since SteamOS updates are immutable, it *may* be removed when a large update takes place, but I have not tested that yet

    • @kuppi8023
      @kuppi8023 Před rokem

      This is a problem with minecraft on arch when using a desktop environment other than gnome. You need to install gnome-keyring. That fixes the issue.

    • @MyurrDurr
      @MyurrDurr Před rokem

      @@kuppi8023 Apparently the new version of KWallet also fixes the issue...
      But Valve have not upgraded Plasma desktop for stable yet ;-; And Preview channel gives me more issues than it's worth to use

    • @My_Old_YT_Account
      @My_Old_YT_Account Před rokem

      Pretty sure that's not an issue on PolyMC, which is better

    • @MyurrDurr
      @MyurrDurr Před rokem

      @@My_Old_YT_Account This is an issue only on the Flatpak version of the OFFICIAL launcher!
      Third party ones are not affected

  • @nothoundyy
    @nothoundyy Před rokem

    Now, THIS is epic. I need this.

  • @jenktland3558
    @jenktland3558 Před rokem

    Finally Someone who talks about this beauty
    I bad a steam deck since february and minecraft in it is simply beautiful

  • @GabrielM01
    @GabrielM01 Před rokem +7

    Just some information, the Steam Deck runs Linux in every "mode", that being the game mode or desktop mode, the only difference between the two is that game mode uses a custom interface made by valve and desktop mode uses KDE, both are linux under the hood, you are not switching operating systems when switching modes

  • @tytanium4701
    @tytanium4701 Před rokem +5

    I love that the steam deck is subtly bringing more ppl to linux

  • @friezfnbr
    @friezfnbr Před rokem +1

    bro i remember ur songs bro 8 years ago nostalgia damn

  • @DarthMacLord
    @DarthMacLord Před rokem

    Hey, Great video, got up and running with little work. One thing to mention is that you need the Fabric API as well. I had errors saying that 0.71 + was not installed after installing the API, it worked great :)

  • @Skeleton-wn2zu
    @Skeleton-wn2zu Před rokem +28

    This video helped me a lot but not in the way you think. I use Linux as my daily operating system and used PolyMC to play Minecraft.
    I was real bummed when I heard that PolyMC was hijacked which meant I couldn't use it safely. Now that I know of the prism launcher I can play Minecraft mutch easier now. Thanks Ant!

    • @SwampKryakwa
      @SwampKryakwa Před rokem +1

      PolyMC WAS NOT hijacked. Everyone who tells that either lies or was misleaden by those lies. PolyMC owner booted off the team bunch of idiots for trying to bring politics in, not more nor less

  • @yeethechild5288
    @yeethechild5288 Před rokem +6

    For anyone saying he is dead check the community tab he posted there just a month ago

    • @emilelesaffre
      @emilelesaffre Před rokem

      What does it say? Many people are on mobile so can’t see community posts.

    • @ShiroCh_ID
      @ShiroCh_ID Před rokem

      @@emilelesaffre he sharing a video about world detecting anomaly with math and redstone

    • @braziliantsar
      @braziliantsar Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@emilelesaffre What? All mobile versions have community posts

  • @RealDJB
    @RealDJB Před rokem

    This is actually really cool!

  • @KyleGK01
    @KyleGK01 Před rokem +1

    Oh cool, I remember watching you as a kid a long time ago.
    Also now I just gotta get a steam deck

  • @gassug2
    @gassug2 Před rokem +3

    don't have a steam deck but i wondered if it would be a pain to run minecraft on it or not. i use a linux PC so i figured it would basically be the same setup, save for controller configuration.

  • @its_theo_here9700
    @its_theo_here9700 Před rokem +11

    Antvenom where are you

  • @BUMMY105
    @BUMMY105 Před rokem

    I've been playing Java Edition on the deck for a month now, and it's amazing on how I was able to play Minecraft flawlessly.
    I've tried to start playing with a modpack on it, and let's just say that my deck is crying in agony :D