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## Does RetroDECK include any Firmware or BIOS?
RetroDECK only includes those BIOS and Firmware that are Open-Source. All others can never be done for legal reasons.
RetroDECK only includes those BIOS and Firmware that are Open-Source. All others can never be done for legal reasons and the users needs to provide their own backups of Firmware or BIOS.
### Can you at least point me towards where I can find: Games, Firmeware or BIOS?
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After the upcoming version.
### When will version 1.0 of RetroDECK come out?7
### When will version 1.0 of RetroDECK come out?
In the future.
## How do I connect my Pateron to Discord?
Check the [Pateron Article](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/212052266-Getting-Discord-access)
## Why does RetroDECK need the filesystem=host permission?
`filesystem=host` is the only permission that allows you full access to `/media` and `/mnt`.
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We have provided feedback to the developers regarding this and they are looking into it for the future. As soon as more granular permissions are available we will switch to those.
## Are you related anyway to ES-DE?
RetroDECK and ES-DE are separate projects.
The projects are in open collaboration to give the best possible user experience.
We have a unique partnership where inside the ES-DE code is a section just for RetroDECK specific features.
[Read more on ES-DE FAQs](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/blob/master/FAQ.md#what-is-the-relationship-between-es-de-and-retrodeck)
## Will you add another front-end in the future like Pegasus or others?
We are always up for exploring more possibilities in the future.
## Are you related anyway to Batocera?
No, but RetroDECK had some dialog before the project started with some of the Batocera crew if there were any plans to start a Batocera non-OS application (there were no plans at that moment and their focus is to make the best retro gaming operative system).
RetroDECK and Batocera are separate projects.
RetroDECK and Batocera also have good dialog together with representatives of each project inside the internal development channels.
We have good dialog together as we are active in several common forums. We also share knowledge or have discussions when we can.
## How do I connect my Pateron to Discord?
## Are you related anyway to EmuDeck?
Check the [Pateron Article](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/212052266-Getting-Discord-access)
## Are you related to EmuDeck?
No, the two projects are not related.
RetroDECK and EmuDeck are separate projects.
### What's the difference between RetroDECK and EmuDeck?
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EmuDeck is a shell script interface that you run in the Steam Decks desktop mode that downloads and configures all the separate emulators & plugins for you from various sources using a built-in electron based gui.
RetroDECK is an all-in-one application contained in a sandboxed environment called "flatpak", that is downloaded from Discover (Flathub). This is Valves and other Linux desktops recommended way of distributing applications on the Steam Deck and Linux desktop in a safe way. It guarantees for example even if Valve makes major changes to the file system in a SteamOS update, RetroDECK and its configurations will not be touched and will be safe.
RetroDECK only writes in these two folders: `~/retrodeck` for roms/configurations/bios etc.. And an hidden flatpak folder located in `~/.var/net.retrodeck.retrodeck`.
As everything is contained within those two folders it will not conflict if you decide to install an emulator from another source like Yuzu or RetroArch with your RetroDECK setup. Even if you uninstall RetroDECK all your roms/bios/saves/etc.. are safe until you remove the `~/retrodeck` folder. If you for some reason don't like the application after playing for a while you can easily move out your important files after an uninstall (or you can just reinstall RetroDECK again and start where you left off).
This approach of everything is in an all-in-one package will also allow RetroDECK to do tighter integrations with each bundled emulator in the future and expose all those settings when you are inside RetroDECK, so you do not need to go into Steam Decks desktop mode to do changes and tweaks. All things should be, in the long term, inside the application itself and you can already see a part of that inside the RetroDECK Configurator in the Tools menu.
RetroDECK is an all-in-one application contained in a sandboxed environment called "flatpak", that is downloaded from Flathub. This is several immutable Linux Desktops distros (including SteamOS from Valve) recommended path of distributing desktop applications in a safe manner. It guarantees if Valve (or anyone else) makes major changes to the system in an OS update, RetroDECK and its configurations will not be touched and will be contained.
### Can I install RetroDECK if I have EmuDeck already?
Yes, as RetroDECK is completely standalone.
Yes, as RetroDECK is completely standalone an you can run both if you wish.
### Why create RetroDECK when EmuDeck and other solutions exists?
RetroDECK is older than EmuDeck, EmuDeck was created later.
### Batocera or EmuDeck or RetroDECK I still don't get it?
## Batocera or EmuDeck or RetroDECK I still don't get it?
- Batocera is a retro emulation operative system that you need to boot into separately (like from an SDCard) or replace your current OS. For the Steam Deck you lose access to the SteamOS features and your emulation gaming is separate from your SteamOS gamemode gaming. That said; Batocera has many years of development time, is a great mature OS with a lot of features.
- Batocera is a retro emulation operative system that you need to boot into separately (like from an SDCard) or replace your current OS. For the Steam Deck you lose access to the SteamOS features and your emulation gaming is separate from your SteamOS gamemode gaming. Batocera has many years of development time, is a great mature OS with a lot of features RetroDECK don't offer yet.
- EmuDeck is a shell script interface that you download and run. The interface downloads & configures all the separate emulators & plugins for you from various sources for various operative systems and create a common linked folder structure in that system from the native emulator folders.
- EmuDeck is a shell script interface that you download and run. The interface downloads & configures all the separate emulators & plugins for you from various sources for various operative systems and create a common linked folder structure in that system from the native emulator folders and ship their own configs.
- RetroDECK is an all-in-one application that should provide a preconfigured but modifiable environment to make it easy for both the new user and hardcore veteran to use. The goal is to provide everything you need in one application without the need to download tons of separate apps on your system, only one thing to update. As RetroDECK is a flatpak and on Flathub, it allows the users to update the application from standard update methods already built into the operating system like KDE Discover or Gnome Software. All the important userdata files (roms/bios/scarped things/etc..) are contained within one folder and not all over the filesystem.
- RetroDECK is an all-in-one application that should provide a preconfigured but modifiable environment to make it easy for both the new user and hardcore veteran to use. As RetroDECK is a flatpak and on Flathub, it allows the users to update the application from standard update methods already built into the operating system like KDE Discover or Gnome Software. All the important userdata files (roms/bios/scarped things/etc..) are contained within one folder.
You can see RetroDECK as the in-between of EmuDeck and Batocera. We hope that one day we can offer a complete Batocera-like experience right inside your operating system.
You can see RetroDECK as the in-between of EmuDeck and Batocera. We hope that one day we can offer a complete `Batocera-like` experience right inside your operating system.
### What is your relationship with ES-DE?
## RetroDECK is contained?
ES-DE and RetroDECK are separate projects, but we collaborate to give the best possible user experience.
We have a unique partnership where inside the ES-DE code is a section just for RetroDECK specific features.
RetroDECK only writes in these two folders: `~/retrodeck/` for roms/configurations/bios and a hidden folder located in `~/.var/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/` where all the config files and defaults are stored.
[Read more on ES-DE FAQs](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/blob/master/FAQ.md#what-is-the-relationship-between-es-de-and-retrodeck)
As everything is contained within those two folders it will not conflict if you decide to install an emulator from another source like `MAME` or `RetroArch` with your RetroDECK setup. Even if you uninstall RetroDECK all files there in are safe until you remove the `~/retrodeck/` folder. If you for some reason don't like the application after playing for a while you can easily move out your important files after an uninstall (or you can just reinstall RetroDECK again and start where you left off).
This approach of everything is in an all-in-one package will also allow RetroDECK to do tighter integrations with each bundled emulator in the future and expose all those settings when you are inside RetroDECK, so you do not need to go into Steam Decks desktop mode to do changes and tweaks. All things should be, in the long term, inside the application itself and you can already see a part of that inside the RetroDECK Configurator in the Tools menu.