Installing on Linux?

[Sacheverell]

So I've been searching around for about an hour now, on how to install SWTOR on Linux (Ubuntu) via the Linux-specific Steam client. Every place I can find makes it sound like I can just it "download" and call it a day, but the game won't do this, saying it's Windows-only. There's not any options to change this.

I'm pretty sure this is the ProtonDB client, which allegedly works, but I can't figure it out. I must be missing some obvious step, any ideas?

[Belus]

Go to steam play in steam settings. Check box to enable steam play for all titles. Then choose run title with proton experimental. Game should work flawlessly.

[Sacheverell]

Originally posted by Belus:

Go to steam play in steam settings. Check box to enable steam play for all titles. Then choose run title with proton experimental. Game should work flawlessly.

That let me install it, but it still won't launch, weirdly. Hitting "Play" will act like it's starting up, wait about 5 seconds, then revert like it never launched. No errors or anything. Very odd.

Originally posted by ランス:

Install windows. Stop trying to game on a OS that was never meant to be used for gaming.

You must be fun at parties. :)

[defiant]

Originally posted by Sacheverell:

Originally posted by Belus:

Go to steam play in steam settings. Check box to enable steam play for all titles. Then choose run title with proton experimental. Game should work flawlessly.

That let me install it, but it still won't launch, weirdly. Hitting "Play" will act like it's starting up, wait about 5 seconds, then revert like it never launched. No errors or anything. Very odd.

Originally posted by ランス:

Install windows. Stop trying to game on a OS that was never meant to be used for gaming.

You must be fun at parties. :)

Restart Steam, then check again. If it still fails right click on SWTOR in the library and right click, go to Properties, Compatibility and verify its checked for "force the use of...". I am running on 6.3-8 and runs great, later versions should be good too.

[Sacheverell]

Originally posted by defiant:

Restart Steam, then check again. If it still fails right click on SWTOR in the library and right click, go to Properties, Compatibility and verify its checked for "force the use of...". I am running on 6.3-8 and runs great, later versions should be good too.

That did it, nice! Thanks :D

[Xautos]

i'm playing from proton through ubuntu and have had no issues since SWTOR first came to steam. The performance is more-or-less the same as it was on windows 7 back when it was supported.

[Karam]

Originally posted by ランス:

Install windows. Stop trying to game on a OS that was never meant to be used for gaming.

Linux is windows' only competition. Having a singular corporation control 100% of OS-Installed computers is asking for trouble.

I guess you won't be using the Steam Deck when it comes out, considering it games on an "OS that was never meant to be used for gaming".

[Cuponoodle]

Originally posted by ランス:

Install windows. Stop trying to game on a OS that was never meant to be used for gaming.

Windows isn't meant for gaming just sadly most games are meant for Windows.

[Xautos]

yeah, i didn't expect the one or two users who are fanboys of windows would say any different. nothing new there.

[76561198826821904]

Necroing an old thread.
I am running Steam on the latest build of Ubuntu. I installed SWTOR and seemed ok. I made sure to sit it to compatible with Proton Experimental.

No joy,

When I click Play it launches a new blank Black window and nothing happens. That is it.

Thoughts?

[76561198826821904]

Found some workarounds online, including falling back to older proton versions, and the launch option: PROTON_USE_WINED3D11=1

That got me as far as a SWTOR Launcher/login screen, but after entering credentials it just spins and spins.

Thoughts?

[Sidonus]

Imagine thinking windows is a superior gaming OS to linux

[PoesieMau]

Just to answer my experience. Proton last versions, I got hung on login. Went down to 5.13.6 and that runs flawless, better than Windows for me. Using Ubuntu.

[cube]

You can try adding ProtonGE to Steam as well, it supports a lot more games than Valve's version and fixes issues in games that launch but hang somewhere during loading.
https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom

[MadMagzzz]

just "sudo apt-get install swtor" obviously

[anubis57]

Originally posted by Sacheverell:

Originally posted by defiant:

Restart Steam, then check again. If it still fails right click on SWTOR in the library and right click, go to Properties, Compatibility and verify its checked for "force the use of...". I am running on 6.3-8 and runs great, later versions should be good too.

That did it, nice! Thanks :D

Glad this worked 😁 I have Linux and thinking of downloading the game