Can anyone help me install star citizen on my steam deck

[AceHercules1196]

I have managed to get the launcher to work but as soon as I press install it gives me a JavaScript error

[ReBoot]

What error?

[AceHercules1196]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

What error?

Like I said a JavaScript error

[ReBoot]

Does it say ANYTHING more? Some error text maybe?

[AceHercules1196]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Does it say ANYTHING more? Some error text maybe?

A lot of text

[ReBoot]

Mind quoting it?

[AceHercules1196]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Mind quoting it?

A JavaScript error occurred in the main
Process

Uncaught exception
TypeError: createemptysparsefile is not a function
At chainaction.future.both.chain [as mapper] (z:\home
\deck\.local\share\steam\steamapps\compatdata
\4157654795\pfx\drive_c\program files\Roberts space
Industries\RSI Launcher/resources/app.asar/main.js:444:16)
At chainaction$resolved [as resolved] (z:\home
\deck\.local\share\steam\steamapps\compatdata
\4157654795\pfx\drive_c\program files\Roberts space
Industries\RSI Launcher/resources/app.asar/node_modules/index.js: 798:27)
At resolved (z:\home
\deck\.local\share\steam\steamapps\compatdata
\4157654795\pfx\drive_c\program files\Roberts space
Industries\RSI Launcher/resources/app.asar/node_modules/index.js:213:19)
At resolved_fork (z:\home
\deck\.local\share\steam\steamapps\compatdata
\4157654795\pfx\drive_c\program files\Roberts space
Industries\RSI Launcher/resources/app.asar/node_modules/index.js:636:3)
At drain (z:\home
\deck\.local\share\steam\steamapps\compatdata
\4157654795\pfx\drive_c\program files\Roberts space
Industries\RSI Launcher/resources/app.asar/node_modules/index.js:273:25)
At settle (z:\home
\deck\.local\share\steam\steamapps\compatdata
\4157654795\pfx\drive_c\program files\Roberts space
Industries\RSI Launcher/resources/app.asar/node_modules/index.js:199:15)
At resolved (z:\home
\deck\.local\share\steam\steamapps\compatdata
\4157654795\pfx\drive_c\program files\Roberts space
Industries\RSI Launcher/resources/app.asar/node_modules/index.js:213:5
At computation$res (z:\home
\deck\.local\share\steam\steamapps\compatdata
\4157654795\pfx\drive_c\program files\Roberts space
Industries\RSI Launcher/resources/app.asar/node_modules/index.js:542:7)
At clientrequest.https_1.request (z:\home
\deck\.local\share\steam\steamapps\compatdata
\4157654795\pfx\drive_c\program files\Roberts space
Industries\RSI Launcher/resources/app.asar/node_modules/node-muti-downloader
\dist\remote.js:27:19)
At objects.oncewrapper (events.js:315:30)
At emitone (events.js:121:20)
At clientrequest.emit (events.js:211:7)
At httpparser.parseronincomingclient [as onincoming]
(_http_client.js:551:21)
At httpparser.parseronheaderscomplete
(_http_common.js:117:23)
At tlssocketondata (_http_client.js:440:20)
At emitone (events.js:116:13)

[MSPaintRose]

why was this so hard lol

[MrSandman]

https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/vzb39i/bizarre_launcher_error_createemptysparsefile_is/

[AceHercules1196]

Originally posted by MSPaintRose:

why was this so hard lol

Probably because the steam deck is my first proper Linux machine and I don’t know much about Linux

[MSPaintRose]

oh wow looks like having a vpn solved that issue

[AceHercules1196]

Originally posted by MSPaintRose:

oh wow looks like having a vpn solved that issue

Well I don’t have a vpn

[MSPaintRose]

Yeah I was wondering myself if it's even possible to get a VPN to work while in gaming mode. There must be a way right. Maybe the same way you would have Spotify running in the background. Something to try I guess.

[AceHercules1196]

Originally posted by MSPaintRose:

Yeah I was wondering myself if it's even possible to get a VPN to work while in gaming mode. There must be a way right. Maybe the same way you would have Spotify running in the background. Something to try I guess.

Running the launcher through proton experimental fixed it now I can download star citizen

[MSPaintRose]

oh cool thank you. I will try to download it as well

[AceHercules1196]

Now I get a error code (code 5) which seems to be a easy anti cheat error