Bethesda Finally Fixes Fallout 4's Virtual Keyboard Crash On Steam Deck

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I love playing giant open-world games on the Steam Deck, since taking it on the go makes the experience feel so much more rewarding. One of my favorites is Fallout 4. It’s an extremely fun game, but it has one major issue on the Steam Deck that would consistently cause crashes. However, with a new update today, it has officially been fixed, though it took a good chunk of time for it to get here.

In a new update that came earlier today, the crash that happens whenever the virtual keyboard is opened has been fixed. This was a major issue in the game for quite some time, and it has persisted, regardless of the Verified badge. But now, it’s not going to be an issue, and I couldn’t be happier to see it.

The new patch includes some other fixes as well, including the archive limit being raised for larger collections of mods, creations category list should now return results more consistently, Bink files can I be added to Creation uploads, and more.

Here is the full changelog for this update:

Added and Updated Features 

Game 

• Increased the BA2 archive limit from 256 to 1024 to better accommodate larger collections of mods. 
• Added localized strings fixes for UI and platform terminology. 

Creation Kit 

• Archives are now supported on PlayStation. New file types (.nif, .dds, .bink, .cdx, .csg, .wav, and .fuz (with embedded .wav)) for PlayStation Creations. 
• Bink files can now be added to Creation uploads via an Extra Files browser. 
• Added Localization export support. 
• Creations up to 2 GB in size can now be uploaded for Xbox. 
• Updated "Search and Replace" to align with Starfield, adding buttons for "Select Form in Object Window" and "Open Form Editor."

Crashes 

Game 

• Fixed a crash when the player opens the Virtual Keyboard on a Steam Deck device. 
• Fixed a top crash that would occur due to a streaming audio error. 
• Fixed a crash on the Microsoft Store when players enter the Creations menus after resuming internet connectivity. 

Bug Fixes 

Game 

• Exiting out of Search when viewing a specific Creation now properly returns the player to the Details page of that Creation. 
• Creations category lists should now return ordered results more consistently. 
• Error messages from the Bethesda.Net service now contain error codes that can be provided to Customer Service for investigation. 

Creation Kit 

• Archiving a plugin that uses pre-existing assets in a new form no longer causes the pre-existing assets to be duplicated.  
• Material or Heightmap terrain edits now cause grass to generate properly. 
• Running LipGen from the command line or launch argument now properly generates .lip files. 

Miscellaneous 

• Updated the game credits. 

Fallout 4 can be purchased for $19.99 on Steam.

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