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Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOP

12 points

2 months ago

May I ask for further clarification on when you tried when running the game?

I haven’t tried Guild Wars 2 on Linux however it seems like it works according to ProtonDB.

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andrewta@lemmy.world

8 points

2 months ago

Sorry I should have been more clear. I have mint linux installed. The speakers and the headset works. When I get a chance I need to work on gw2. It’s the last step. Sorry for the confusion.

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AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world

12 points

2 months ago

I think all you have to do is add it to Steam as a non-Steam game and then run it with Proton.

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Fonzie!@ttrpg.network

5 points

2 months ago

Or add it to Lutris, then it’s also click-and-play without needing an account with another proprietary service that needs to run in the background.

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Cethin@lemmy.zip

4 points

2 months ago

You can also use one of the many Launchers if you don’t want to add it to Steam as a non-steam game. Alternatively, you can also launch it directly with proton/wine yourself, though this is the most annoying option.

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Aceticon@lemmy.world

2 points

2 months ago

Yeah, too many little details to remember in the manual option.

That said, it’s worth it to learn how to do it by hand if only for the handful of games that won’t just run when launched from a Launcher like Lutris and you have to manually read the logs and then tweak the config or just because there some interesting advanced features in the various adaptor layers we’re using that aren’t mapped to config options in the Launcher - for example, just yesterday I discovered how to get DXVK - the layer than translates DirectX calls to Vulkan calls - to overlay various pieces of useful or interesting information such as FPS and CPU load on screen (in what’s called the DXVK Hud) on the game during play and because I understood how it was launching Windows games a while ago I figured out how to get Lutris to default to launch games inside a firejail sandbox which disables networking and blocks system level access.

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andrewta@lemmy.world

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1 month ago

Is there any side effect of adding it to steam as a non steam game?

For example on the windows side would I now need to do the same?

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Cethin@lemmy.zip

1 point

1 month ago

No. It’s fine to do.

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andrewta@lemmy.world

2 points

1 month ago

Thank you

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andrewta@lemmy.world

1 point

1 month ago

It’s asking what directory to install into.

What would you suggest?

Not sure exactly where to install it.

The installer shows this currently (hopefully you see the image)(sorry for the potato quality)

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2 points

2 months ago

Ok have steam installed. Have steam set to the newest proton version.

To add the game as a non steam game :

Click games then click add a non-steam game to my library

Not sure where to go from here.

Do I download the game from arena net?

Sorry for the dumb questions

I should add I didn’t get the game from steam. I bought the game on a disc years ago when it first came out.

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AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world

2 points

2 months ago

Installing Guild Wars 2 on Linux can be done using Steam’s Proton compatibility layer or by adding the game as a non-Steam game. Here’s how to achieve this:

Option 1: Install Guild Wars 2 via Steam using Proton

Enable Steam Play for all titles:

Open Steam and go to Settings.

Navigate to Steam Play.

Enable the checkbox Enable Steam Play for all other titles and select the latest Proton version from the dropdown.

Download Guild Wars 2 setup:

Go to the official Guild Wars 2 website and download the Windows installer (Gw2Setup.exe).

Add Guild Wars 2 as a non-Steam game:

Open Steam.

Go to Games > Add a Non-Steam Game to My Library.

Click Browse and locate the Gw2Setup.exe file you downloaded.

Add it to your library.

Force compatibility with Proton:

Locate the added Gw2Setup.exe in your Steam library.

Right-click it and select Properties.

Under the Compatibility section, check Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool and select the latest Proton version.

Run the Guild Wars 2 installer:

Launch the added game from Steam. The installer will open.

Install the game in a desired directory.

Configure the game executable:

Once installed, replace the shortcut for Gw2Setup.exe with the actual game executable (e.g., Gw2-64.exe) by right-clicking the entry in Steam, going to Properties, and editing the Target field.

Play the game:

Launch the game through Steam. Proton will handle compatibility.

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andrewta@lemmy.world

2 points

2 months ago

Got to step five. Got stuck. I’ll send details tomorrow. I will get five hours of sleep at this point.

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AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world

1 point

2 months ago

Haha. You were supposed to be asleep already. Goodnight!

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2 points

2 months ago

Thank you. I will work on this tomorrow. I need to get some sleep.

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andrewta@lemmy.world

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1 month ago

OK, I got it installed, the game ran because once it finished installing it Offered me the option of going right into the game, which I took and I played the game.

And then exited the game, but now I am looking at steam I’ve clicked on library, in the left-hand column shows The Guild wars, two install executable. I write clicked on it, which brings up the shortcut window for Guild wars, two, the shortcut. I changed the target to the actual executable for the game.

I then look in the compatibility tab in that same window, it still says” Force the use of a specific steam play compatibility tool” And I am using proton 9.0–3

I hit the X in that window, in the right hand side of the window or more centered. It shows Guild wars two, because I renamed shortcut and right below is a big green rectangle that says play, I click it and for a moment it says running, but the game does not run, it just stays at the steam window and the game doesn’t launch.

I’m hoping you can figure out what I’ve done wrong.

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AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world

2 points

1 month ago

I would try just removing it now that you’ve got it installed, and adding the actual launcher exe to steam as a non steam game. Then do all the things like compatibility proton and shit, make sure you’ve applied your changes, then try again. If it does weird things then exit steam and possibly reboot and try again.

Option 2 if the above fails: Install Guild Wars 2 using the non-Steam method and Lutris

Install Lutris:

On Arch-based systems:

sudo pacman -S lutris

On other distros, use your package manager or visit Lutris.net.

Install dependencies for DXVK and Wine:

Ensure you have Vulkan drivers and Wine installed. On Arch:

sudo pacman -S wine vulkan-icd-loader dxvk

Add Guild Wars 2 via Lutris:

Visit the Lutris Guild Wars 2 page.

Click Install to download and configure the game.

Follow installation instructions:

Lutris will automatically download the installer and set up the environment for you.

Launch the game:

Open Lutris and select Guild Wars 2 from your library.

Additional Tips

Performance Tweaks:

Use Proton GE (Glorious Eggroll) or the latest Wine version for better compatibility. Proton GE can be installed via ProtonUp-Qt.

Check GPU Compatibility:

Ensure your Vulkan drivers are correctly configured for your GPU.

Fixing Issues:

For any crashes or performance problems, check the ProtonDB page for Guild Wars 2 for custom tweaks: Guild Wars 2 on ProtonDB.

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2 points

2 months ago

figured out how to log in

Now to install proton dB…if I can find the install program.

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