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.
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.
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 😀
Just modify the script, right near the end where it says exec "$@", and add one line before to do anything before launching the game and one after to do anything after, e.g.
If you do it per game you can write ludosavi restore --force && %command% && ludosavi backup --force which should execute the commands before and after the game.
If you already use gamemode it has custom section in gamemode.ini file to execute custom scripts before and after game sessions. You simply use gamemoderun %command% as launch option for all of your games.
Another option is directly chaining your scripts with %command% but your mileage may vary.
I was able to log game start and end with this naive launch option.
Are you just talking about the ability to set a run/launch command on steam? This is set per game by going to the game settings (cog icon) and it’s right there at the bottom.
I don’t remember the file specifically, but steam uses a script to launch games if I remember correctly. That script sets up some library paths and other stuff that’s needed, I remember editing that script a long while back to include either prime-run or gamemode, but I couldn’t find any references to that script on Google, whenever I’m on the computer I’ll try to find it.
Edit: I think the file is
~/.steam/debian-installation/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/run.shor similar, look for arun.shin some of the steam runtimes.Heyho,
thanks! I found the script but tbh it’s a bit over my head^^ But the solution presented by @neoney@lemmy.neoney.dev is good enough for me…yes i do have to set it up manually for each game but it works reliably and is a simple copy&paste process where i just go through my games while watching something on youtube 😀
Just modify the script, right near the end where it says
exec "$@", and add one line before to do anything before launching the game and one after to do anything after, e.g.If you do it per game you can write
ludosavi restore --force && %command% && ludosavi backup --forcewhich should execute the commands before and after the game.Thanks i’ll give it a try then!
yeah the command to do that per game i figured out already, thanks again
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.
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…