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I apologize if this is already answered somewhere but I'm curious what exactly a fitgirl repack is? I know it's a pirated version of a game but like is it just an installer or something? And if you imported the game into steam for example can you be "banned" or VAT (idr the term)

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[–] singinwhale@lmy.singinwhale.com 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a cracked version of the game that has been heavily compressed to reduce download size. This is why the installer will eat a lot of CPU resources during installation. While you probably won't be banned, I would generally avoid playing these games through steam as a precaution. Usually multiplayer doesn't work normally anyways.

[–] SeekPie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Playing through steam might be useful for linux users, because proton is on there (but idk if it works with self-added games).

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

It works amazingly well for me, I install fog games with proton and it just works.

I tried with lutris and bottles but I was always having issues.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fitgirl repacks rarely work with Linux

[–] SeekPie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I meant to say pirated games in general, sorry for not clarifing.