Reason for Playing:
This game was in the Recommended section of my Steam Deck home page.
20220805:
While Deponia was recommended, I also had Deponia: The Complete Journey on Steam and opted to install and play that version instead. However, on this day, I hardly played the game.
Setup: Inventory key to pull down inventory (the Steam Deck has multiple buttons mapped to this action)
Steam Game Time: 12 minutes (total game time)
20220806:
Gameplay Log:
Collected the magnets and set off some alarms, but didn't figure out how to actually make use of them.
Steam Game Time: 2.0 hours (total game time) / 1.8 hours (session game time)
20220808:
Gameplay Log:
Wandering around and revisited Lonzo's place. Apparently that progressed the story for me. Lesson learned here is the importance of double-checking places previously visited
Collected some items from Gizmo's place (Emergency Station).
Steam Game Time: 2.5 hours (total game time) / 0.5 hours (session game time)
20220809:
Today, I figured out various solutions which resulted in being able to make the espresso.
One of the simpler realizations was being able to walk around Toni's house. I thought the player was restricted to being in the first floor, but due to needing to access the first aid kit, I eventually realized the player can click the ramp to walk to the second floor.
Steam Game Time: 5.2 hours (total game time) / 2.7 hours (session game time)
20220810:
I tried to boot up the game today and the area in which I could move the cursor was just a portion of the screen. I suspect a recent OS update was part of the problem. In trying to fix the problem, I forced Steam to load the game using Proton. While this did solve the cursor issue, it also caused the platform to use a different file save location. I tried to restore my save files to this location so I tried to set up Syncthing. Unfortunately, my computer overheated and I got sidetracked into replacing the AIO with a Noctua fan (a replacement I had put off). When I completed maintenance of my computer, I set up Syncthing and waited for various folders to sync. I copied over the save files, but this attempt didn't work. Desperate, I turned off the forced use of Proton. My former progress was loaded, but so was the cursor issue. Fortunately, I found the option to manually set the game resolution and that resolved the problem.
After getting the game to work, I ended up spending some time tuning the controller layout.
20220811 AM Hours:
Gameplay Log:
Figured out how to deliver coffee to Goal (I noticed the sign with fire and an "X" over it on the door of the cupboard)
I'm currently stuck with trying to obtain/create a set of headphones (I already have a mic set up in the vault)
Steam Game Time: 8.9 hours (total game time) / 3.7 hours (session game time)*
*Including time to fix the cursor issue (~10 minutes of in-game time) and playing around with the controller layout (~30 minutes of in-game time)
20220811:
Gameplay Log:
Got the headphones and escaped with Goal
Decided I didn't want to deal with this new area (junk yard) and stopped playing
Steam Game Time: 9.9 hours (total game time) / 1.0 hours (session game time)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deponia_(video_game)
This game was in the Recommended section of my Steam Deck home page.
20220805:
While Deponia was recommended, I also had Deponia: The Complete Journey on Steam and opted to install and play that version instead. However, on this day, I hardly played the game.
Setup: Inventory key to pull down inventory (the Steam Deck has multiple buttons mapped to this action)
Steam Game Time: 12 minutes (total game time)
20220806:
Gameplay Log:
Collected the magnets and set off some alarms, but didn't figure out how to actually make use of them.
Steam Game Time: 2.0 hours (total game time) / 1.8 hours (session game time)
20220808:
Gameplay Log:
Wandering around and revisited Lonzo's place. Apparently that progressed the story for me. Lesson learned here is the importance of double-checking places previously visited
Collected some items from Gizmo's place (Emergency Station).
Steam Game Time: 2.5 hours (total game time) / 0.5 hours (session game time)
20220809:
Today, I figured out various solutions which resulted in being able to make the espresso.
One of the simpler realizations was being able to walk around Toni's house. I thought the player was restricted to being in the first floor, but due to needing to access the first aid kit, I eventually realized the player can click the ramp to walk to the second floor.
Steam Game Time: 5.2 hours (total game time) / 2.7 hours (session game time)
20220810:
I tried to boot up the game today and the area in which I could move the cursor was just a portion of the screen. I suspect a recent OS update was part of the problem. In trying to fix the problem, I forced Steam to load the game using Proton. While this did solve the cursor issue, it also caused the platform to use a different file save location. I tried to restore my save files to this location so I tried to set up Syncthing. Unfortunately, my computer overheated and I got sidetracked into replacing the AIO with a Noctua fan (a replacement I had put off). When I completed maintenance of my computer, I set up Syncthing and waited for various folders to sync. I copied over the save files, but this attempt didn't work. Desperate, I turned off the forced use of Proton. My former progress was loaded, but so was the cursor issue. Fortunately, I found the option to manually set the game resolution and that resolved the problem.
After getting the game to work, I ended up spending some time tuning the controller layout.
20220811 AM Hours:
Gameplay Log:
Figured out how to deliver coffee to Goal (I noticed the sign with fire and an "X" over it on the door of the cupboard)
I'm currently stuck with trying to obtain/create a set of headphones (I already have a mic set up in the vault)
Steam Game Time: 8.9 hours (total game time) / 3.7 hours (session game time)*
*Including time to fix the cursor issue (~10 minutes of in-game time) and playing around with the controller layout (~30 minutes of in-game time)
20220811:
Gameplay Log:
Got the headphones and escaped with Goal
Decided I didn't want to deal with this new area (junk yard) and stopped playing
Steam Game Time: 9.9 hours (total game time) / 1.0 hours (session game time)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deponia_(video_game)
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