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AoE2 Definitive Edition - Steam must be running (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 day ago by to c/linuxcracksupport@lemmy.world
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This seems like a long shot, since the mods are inactive and the last post was 6 months ago. But anyway, I'm trying to get AoE2 Definitive Edition to run on Proton, and I'm getting an error message 'Steam must be running' when I launch the game. Far as I can tell, it works just fine on Windows. Anybody have any advice?

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[–] 1 point 21 hours ago* (2 children)

Hmm 3 things come to mind:

  • did you remember to install vcrun2017 using protontricks?
  • did you try the Goldberg Emu directly?
  • If that doesn't work, you might try e.g. the Ankergames release, which only needs extracting instead of installing (maybe something gets borked at install time), which might help (still need to install vcrun2017 in the prefix)
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  • [–] [S] 1 point 7 hours ago (1 child)

    Have not tried any of them, will give them a shot once I have a chance and report back!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 hour ago

    Yes, please do! I personally havent played AoE2:DE under linux yet, but there aren't many games i haven't been able to run (Omori is the sole game i am completely out of ideas, because it loads and then i get stuck at a white screen)

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