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I keep reading how hard it is to get this game running. I'm still quite new to Linux. Whats the easiest way to get this game working?

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[โ€“] ag10n@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago
[โ€“] JimboDHimbo@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Just popping in to say that I love that some of us are still playing this game ๐Ÿ˜‚

[โ€“] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Not me, but I'm TRYING to play it lmao

[โ€“] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Every time you mention, someone will reinstall it.

[โ€“] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

From what I've seen, you'll need to download the unofficial patch and install it using Protontricks (available on the Discover store).

  • Run protontricks
  • select VTMB (it may not show up if it's on a microSD, you'll either need to use flatseal (from Discover) to let protontricks access your microSD or move the game to internal storage
  • select the default wineprefix
  • Run explorer
  • Navigated the files to the Z: drive and locate your downloads folder or where ever you downloaded the patch
  • Run the patch and install as normal

After that, run the game with the launch options: -full -width 1280 -height 800 -game Unofficial_Patch

Unfortunately, I don't own the game, so I can't promise this is all working. Some guides from a year ago have been updated to say they're broken now. If you do all that but the game isn't working well, try older versions of Proton (Mostly 6 & 7) and see if they work any better.

[โ€“] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm gonna assume that it doesn't play nice with the deck controls, does it?

[โ€“] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

I'm sure there are some community control layouts for it that will provide decent controls.

[โ€“] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Damn dude that's sucks. I really appreciate your response tho.