So i started using ludusavi and i really like it! I can just dump all my saves onto my NAS and i’m good to go.

I now made two .sh files, one for ludusavi restore --force and one for ludusavi backup --force I made the global Lutris setting to exectute the restore BEFORE launching a game and backup AFTER exiting.

This should then give me a steamcloud like automatism where my savegames would be always on the newest version regardless on what PC i played on last time.

But this only works if i play them via Lutris. I have a steamdeck and a minipc with chimeraOS (steam gamepadui per default). I start the games via steam there, not lutris… does anyone know of some possibility to globally start a script or command before starting and another one after exiting the game in steam?

Because i have quite the few non-steam games in my library and also have all my emulated games in there.

That would be fantastic!

  • Nibodhika@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I don’t remember the file specifically, but steam uses a script to launch games if I remember correctly. That script sets up some library paths and other stuff that’s needed, I remember editing that script a long while back to include either prime-run or gamemode, but I couldn’t find any references to that script on Google, whenever I’m on the computer I’ll try to find it.

    Edit: I think the file is ~/.steam/debian-installation/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/run.sh or similar, look for a run.sh in some of the steam runtimes.

    • RandomLegend [He/Him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Heyho,

      thanks! I found the script but tbh it’s a bit over my head^^ But the solution presented by @neoney@lemmy.neoney.dev is good enough for me…yes i do have to set it up manually for each game but it works reliably and is a simple copy&paste process where i just go through my games while watching something on youtube 😀

      • Nibodhika@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Just modify the script, right near the end where it says exec "$@", and add one line before to do anything before launching the game and one after to do anything after, e.g.

        ludosavi restore --force
exec "$@"
ludosavi backup --force

        If you do it per game you can write ludosavi restore --force && %command% && ludosavi backup --force which should execute the commands before and after the game.

  • SuperiorOne@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If you already use gamemode it has custom section in gamemode.ini file to execute custom scripts before and after game sessions. You simply use gamemoderun %command% as launch option for all of your games.

    Another option is directly chaining your scripts with %command% but your mileage may vary.

    I was able to log game start and end with this naive launch option.

    echo "start" >> ~/Desktop/test.txt && %command% && echo "end" >> ~/Desktop/test.txt
  • lckdscl [they/them]@whiskers.bim.boatsEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Are you just talking about the ability to set a run/launch command on steam? This is set per game by going to the game settings (cog icon) and it’s right there at the bottom.

    Edit: not sure for post-exit though…

    • RandomLegend [He/Him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      yeah i could put the restore command at the launch command…but as you already said: manually for each game and it doesn’t do anything on exit.

      And tbh it would be really cumbersome to add them all by hand…