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Using Proton or Wine to play EA Rugby 08 under Linux
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<blockquote data-quote="J2Three" data-source="post: 1029923" data-attributes="member: 29521"><p>I created a thread to discuss using a gnu/linux based distro to play EA Rugby 08. I stopped using Windows as a daily driver a long time ago and currently using Ubuntu 20.04. I rarely have time to play so I sporadically mess around with Lutris/Wine/Proton.</p><p></p><p>Several years ago the game ran fine but my recent attempts failed at getting the game to run. I started writing an installer script for Rugby 08 using Lutris (<a href="https://lutris.net/games/rugby-08/" target="_blank">https://lutris.net/games/rugby-08/</a>) see the unpublished installer. The current roadblock is that when I try to install the game, Wine does not detect the Drive in the CD. I tested the install under a Windows 10 Virtual Machine and the game installs from the CD. This must be some configuration error on my side.</p><p></p><p>Using Proton: I haven't tried installing from Proton yet but I will try that. For a workaround, I copied the Windows installed folder into the "steam/steamapps/common" folder. I added the game as a non-steam game and forced the compatibility mode to use Proton experimental. I created a compatibility folder in the "steam/steamapps/compatdata" by copying a random compatdata into the folder. I set the game to launch in the compatdata folder. Clicking on 'Play' launches the game but it hangs before the video interlude. I suspect it is some codec missing. I will have to investigate which dll's or other requirements are needed.</p><p></p><p>If anyone else is using Linux feel free to expand in this thread.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J2Three, post: 1029923, member: 29521"] I created a thread to discuss using a gnu/linux based distro to play EA Rugby 08. I stopped using Windows as a daily driver a long time ago and currently using Ubuntu 20.04. I rarely have time to play so I sporadically mess around with Lutris/Wine/Proton. Several years ago the game ran fine but my recent attempts failed at getting the game to run. I started writing an installer script for Rugby 08 using Lutris ([URL]https://lutris.net/games/rugby-08/[/URL]) see the unpublished installer. The current roadblock is that when I try to install the game, Wine does not detect the Drive in the CD. I tested the install under a Windows 10 Virtual Machine and the game installs from the CD. This must be some configuration error on my side. Using Proton: I haven't tried installing from Proton yet but I will try that. For a workaround, I copied the Windows installed folder into the "steam/steamapps/common" folder. I added the game as a non-steam game and forced the compatibility mode to use Proton experimental. I created a compatibility folder in the "steam/steamapps/compatdata" by copying a random compatdata into the folder. I set the game to launch in the compatdata folder. Clicking on 'Play' launches the game but it hangs before the video interlude. I suspect it is some codec missing. I will have to investigate which dll's or other requirements are needed. If anyone else is using Linux feel free to expand in this thread. [/QUOTE]
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