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why doesnt valve demand devs make linux builds? if microsoft changed their apis wouldnt new games just not work on proton?

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[–] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

If you launch it via doubleclick it will probably go via wine. Idk how I did it but the way I have configured whenever I click an exe, protontricks loads up and asks me to pick an environment for a game. This way if you pick the env assigned to cities skylines, in theory it should use the same isolated "windows files", which should help with mods I guess.

[–] njordomir@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

It launches from a submenu in the game, but the exe comes from steam workshop and I think it sots in the game folder. Interesting stuff and I'm excited at all the love Linux is getting from gamers this year