Thanks for all your efforts but somehow it isn’t the same for me. You did mention you have a SSD, that isn’t standard in the Steam Deck or is it? I got an unmodified Steam Deck, so maybe that’s the deciding factor?

I also got the update and it made me hopefully, but no change. I made sure Heroic isn’t running through proton as you said.

There seems to be a “low spec” version available via Steam beta program that could resolve this: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1985960/discussions/2/4516632045452106751/

However this is not available on Epic Games as far as I can tell. I tried setting graphics to low to see if that is it, but also no change. I give up for now but maybe a future update will make it work.

My favourite gene is still the RING gene. The Really Interesting New Gene.

I guess the Germans stole that one. In German this is “flanieren”.

Not an English native speaker so this is probably on me, but I find it weird to call it a fertility decline. Like, fertility of people is probably going down but the reasons people don’t have more kids are purely economical, as the article also says.

For me a better descriptor would be something like birthing rate or whatever. Fertility decline sounds to me like people are really at it like rabbits and just cannot get any pregnancies.

Ah, the good old times.

Instant downvote, you know why…

Hey now, where’s the one being stabbed in the butt by a pike or a spear or something?

Crocoslut is yesterday. AlligatorAlly is the more friendly fork!

OK, I tried. Even uninstalled it again and installed in Desktop mode, via Heroic launcher started via Steam. Started with selection of latest GE Proton. As I write this it is stuck again, frozen loading screen after starting a new game. Waited 10 minutes so far, but not really willing to leave this for an hour just in case.

Sorry if I am asking this, but you actually got in the game? Or just the start menu? Because the menu works fine me for. Starting a new game just freezes during loading.

This will be repooorted.

Oh what, good you said it again, I missed that detail. Thanks!

So, wait… You are launching Heroic launcher from inside Steam and then you launch this game from the Heroic launcher inside Steam? Wow, surprised that even works. Will try when I have the time.

Unfortunately I already did, wrote that in my post. If this is all because it comes via the epic store I could probably stop trying I guess, so I am still hoping someone got it running and has any insights. Might be I am doing something different wrong, no idea what.

Oh in that case, perfect game experience, 5/7!