Hello,

I’m not sure how many of you here use Linux for gaming, but there might be someone who can help me.

With my friends, we play a few games that, based on the place I’m writing in, are assumed to be pirated copies. We use something called an “Online fix” for Steam, which tricks it into thinking we’re playing a different game in order to access its API and play multiplayer together.

How do I actually do this under Linux? I use Bottles, which allows me to play Windows games. I’ve installed a Windows version of Steam through it, and it works quite poorly, but it gets the job done (or rather, it used to). Basically, I just have to start it up to be able to play. The problem arose recently when Valve released a new update that significantly changed the Steam UI.

After the update was applied, I encountered several issues:

  • When Steam starts, a strange symbol appears on the screen, which stays on top of every window or application, and it’s quite annoying.
  • Steam itself started crashing. And when that happens, the game crashes logically as well.

Before the update, I had no problems, and now I don’t know what to do. To play these particular games, I need to have Steam running. If I run the native Linux version, it works, but the game can’t detect that Steam is running since it’s not actually inside the Wine container.

EDIT: I think I found a solution for now. Adding -vgui will launch the old Steam UI.

  • delcake@lemmy.songsforno.oneEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I had a strange issue where the Store interface couldn’t be interacted with until I swapped to the Library and back again. I side-stepped the issue by just telling Steam to always open to the Library tab on launch which is honestly preferable behavior anyways.

  • pokkst@monero.townEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    For me, Steam just keeps starting, crashing, then re-starting, after the update.

  • Chais@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Yes. None of the issues you describe, though.

    • I can’t use the steam overlay at all. Shift+Tab does nothing. I made sure it’s enabled.
    • I can’t click any of the options in the context menu of friends’ icons.
    • Sa6o90@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I don’t understand what you’re talking about. You don’t have these problems? How are you running your Steam? Are you running the Windows version or the native Linux one?

      • Chais@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Linux version, of course. I bought my games, though, so that might help. Contributing factors to my issues may be Wayland and gamescope.

        • Sa6o90@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          You probably missed it. I said there is no problem with the native Steam version, but I want to play my pirated games with my friends.

          • Chais@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Seems I did. Never mind, then. Raises the question if you have issues with the overlay on the native version though :D

    • Clairvoidance@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      I got the white flash too but I don’t have any of the other issues described in OP
      For some reason in Settings > Storage, when I try to select anything on this dropdown nothing happens

  • 8565@lemmy.quad442.comEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    …why would you use bottles to play windows games and not just use Proton? If you don’t know Proton is a incredible tool built right into steam and it works with most games. You can check Protondb for comparability with the games you want to play

  • CubitOomEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    If running Nvidia drivers, you might want to disable hardware acceleration in the steam settings.