Another win for Linux Guy accelerationism.
  • AWildMimicAppears@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    If any of those who pirate PC games are reading here: for now all my pillaged goods are working fine on Steam Deck and on Desktop Linux.

    • Cort@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      So you have to do anything different? Install wine, or special install requirements?

      • AWildMimicAppears@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        There are multiple ways, but i like the way Lutris does it:

        • Click on “Add a game”
        • Select “Install Windows Game from an executable”
        • give it a name, if you use the name identifier as it is used on lutris.net you get the box art automatically
        • click through, select install/prefix directory, select setup.exe file
        • install as normal, install on the c: drive (only thing to note is if the game is using stuff like .net or vc runtimes then don’t install them and just remember which ones you will need)
        • If runtimes are needed: run “winetricks” to add those, if you want to install patches: use “run exe inside wine prefix” (both are in the menu next to the Windows-logo Button)
        • Play Game

        Heroic Launcher’s installation is a bit more streamlined, but i found Lutris can do more stuff - i don’t know if i would have managed to mod my (owned) Battletech installation (BTA3062) so easily with Heroic. (involved setting a bunch of Envvars and dll overrides)