unifideck Release Notes

Moved all store authentications to the shortcut based approach

Removed Chromium/Chrome fallback. MS Edge is now required and plugin will prompt for it if not already installed.

Fixed Microsoft Login and controller detection. Game will launch automatically from the shortcut but you will need to click on the Play via Cloud button inside Microsoft Cloud Gaming homescreen at least once, to complete OAuth.

Fixed Sync sometimes not triggering on auth

UI Update : Game Details View now appears before Language

UI Update : QAM open immediately after login/auth completes

Ubisoft - You will need to switch Proton versions BEFORE you install the game, otherwise the game and prefix will get deleted.

Notes

If plugin is stuck while installing, please uninstall the current unifideck plugin and install the new zip.

If you have continued issues with sign-in or game launches (specifically Ubisoft), delete chromium-auth, ubisoft_installer_cache and the ubisoft prefixes in /home/{user}/.local/share/unifideck/ and try again.

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Introducing Microsoft Cloud Gaming and Ubisoft Connect

• Added two new stores: Xbox Cloud (Thanks to @src893 ) and Ubisoft
• DLCs - Now downloaded automatically for Epic and GOG games
• Fixed LSFG - use '~/lsfg' command in launch options to enable LSFG for your game
• Custom Download Locations - You can now select and setup a custom default install location along with the auto-detected storage devices
• DOSBox support - Made generic fixes to support DOSBox games (GOG)
• Fix Artwork Query and Filtering - Artwork from SteamGridDB should be much more accurate and higher quality
• Enhanced Cleanup - The delete all data option now properly cleans up all Unifideck managed shortcuts, artwork, prefixes, metadata and auth tokens (Not sure why anyone would use this feature anyway -_- )
• Various other fixes

Major thanks @src893 and all of our community testers on Discord for the contributions and feedback.

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Release Notes

• Game Details Page - Added Download Progress tracker to custom play section.
• Game Update Checking - The plugin now automatically checks for game updates and displays update progress on the play section bar (Needs more tests - please share feedback on our discord )
• Improved Gamepad Navigation - Enhanced focus management and smooth scrolling across all UI elements for better controller support
• Uplay Support (Epic) - Added automatic prerequisite installer and login flow for Epic games requiring Uplay/Ubisoft Connect. You need to connect your Epic account with Ubisoft Connect for this to work
• Fixed Multi-language Play Button. Native play button hiding now works correctly across all Steam UI languages
• Fixed Custom Launch Options being overriden/cleared
• Fixed Game details page not loading properly in offline mode
• Fixed Download error reporting with categorized messages for better troubleshooting
• Fixed Cancelled download cleanup with improved path validation for safety
• Fixed UI injection stability after Steam updates with anchor-based component positioning
• Fixed Controller issues on some games

Release Notes

• Release Notes

• Custom Install/Play Buttons - All Unifideck games will have custom Install/Play buttons to imitate the native SteamOS experience also to allow conditional game states and launch settings

• Simple/Detailed Game Info Section Toggle - You can now toggle between a simple (hide game metadata) and detailed view -for users who prefer minimalism.

• Language Selector for GOG - If a GOG game supports multiple languages, you will get a popup asking you to select your preferred language to download.

• Force Compatibility Settings - The plugin will now try to respect the selected Proton version if you have 'Force the use of specific Steam Play Compatibility tool' enabled.

• Steam Account Switching (Beta) - If you have multiple steam accounts and switch between them, you will be presented with options to either clear the current auth and games or migrate them to new account.

• Offline Mode for Epic Games - Epic games will now run in Offline Mode. Thanks @Lazer-zx5

• Fixed Landscape Grid Images

• Fixed Custom Tabs not being rendered after latest Steam update

• Fixed Sync pulling the same pending records every time on subsequent syncs.

• Fixed some redistributable installations for GOG games like BG3

• Fixed duplicated shortcuts being created sometimes. These will be cleaned on startup.

• Fixed some UKR ( @buddax2 ) and CN ( @Grails125 ) localizations

• As always, thanks to @xXJSONDeruloXx for the code base optimizations.

UNIFIDECK v0.5.3

• Artwork Sync/Force Sync Fixes - Fixed artwork missing issues from last release. Will now force sync all artwork properly if artwork option selected.
• New Source of Metadata - Moved away from RAWG API to custom database for Metadata. Your existing data should still work but simply force sync if you had any issues with the previous source.
• Metacritic - Now fetches data directly from Metacritic.
• Install Buttons - Install/Uninstall Buttons are now moved to the Game's details/metadata section for easier accessibility ( @xXJSONDeruloXx )

UNIFIDECK v0.5.2

Rich Metadata - Game Details screen will now show almost all data that a normal Steam game might display, including Tags, Developer, Steam Deck Verified and other buttons. Store Page will lead you to the actual store page of the game if a Steam page does not exist for it. (Requires one time Sync/Force Sync and restart for data to load)

Icon Downloads - Sync/Force Sync (with Artwork) will now also download icons for most games

Localization Updates

• Add Ukrainian language (@moi952 , @Zadeerade) , Improved Russian ( @ISorokaI )
• Launcher will now try to load games in the language that is selected in the localization options (where supported)

UI / UX Updates

• Cleaner and more accessible download interface with better buttons and alignment ( @moi952 )
• Better Store Login/Logout buttons and indicators with associated icons ( @moi952 )
• Install/Uninstall button should now be generally accessible via controller navigation for all users

GOG Galaxy for Online Games

• Games like Gwent will now be able to connect to GOG Galaxy for online play.

Bunch of other fixes

Thanks to all contributors, including @xXJSONDeruloXx for helping out with code cleanup, best practices and guidance throughout.

UNIFIDECK v0.5.1

Accessibility and QOL Updates

• Localizations Support - Thanks to @moi952 for implementing multi-language support (fr, ru, ja, de, es, it, zh, ko, nl, pl, tr).
• Vivid Install/Uninstall Buttons - Buttons are now much more pronounced and clearly visible against all backgrounds
• Force Sync - Now asks if you want to re-download artwork or just sync game data
• Proton File Deletion on Uninstall - Now asks if you would like to delete the Proton files associated with the game, during uninstall.
• Fixed Broken Shortcuts - Shortcuts that don't have a proper executable associated with them will no longer appear on the Installed tab.
• Hide Epic Plugins - Will now hide all Unreal Engine and Epic plugins/extras.
• More fixes for GOG

Special thanks to DeckWizard, u/EnTei7K, u/IN50MNIAC for all the testing you guys do. Developing this plugin would be much much harder without your feedback!

UNIFIDECK v0.5.0

• PROTON COMPATIBILITY OPTIONS - You can now add your preferred proton versions via launch options. Read more here on how to configure. NOTE: Unifideck only facilitates compat options and I do not provide support for issues with proton versions or in-game issues (as long as they are available for you to use).

• HIDDEN GAMES - You can now hide your Unifideck games and your already hidden steam games will stay hidden.

• FIRST INSTALL INITIALIZATION - Games will not close automatically on first run after install anymore. You will receive updates on the initialization process before the game starts.

• STANDARDIZED ARTWORKS - Switched artwork sources for Amazon and GOG so the artworks are consistent.

• CANCEL DOWNLOAD CONFIRMATION - Confirmation popup before you cancel a game download.

• GOG OPTIMIZATIONS - Switch GOG CLI source and optimized installation process. Games will install directly, instead of install > extract.