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[Arugela]

Can anyone, or a staff member, copy the default freshly installed system.cfg contents.

I'm running linux and did a fresh install and it made the file but it's blank. I'm wondering if copying and pasting the contents into the file will help solve the unexpected error I'm getting and be a simple solution to getting the game to at least log in again. (It did initially.)

It seems like this might be a stupid error with a simple solution. I was hoping this could get me back in the game. And there seem to be similar errors with windows users. So, I was thought this might be useful for others.

Is there an existing source with the proper system.cfg?

I was going to try to force it to full screen and mess with the graphics settings to see if anything unstuck the game for me and might get linux user back in the game.

I'm also assuming there isn't anything sensitive in the file. Correct me if I'm wrong please.

Or am I thinking of the wrong file?

Edited by Arugela, 23 April 2020 - 10:38 AM.

[Aidan Crenshaw]

it's empty by default

[Arugela]

What file has the graphics settings saved in it? I wanted to modify them to see if it helped. Things like full screen and the high low settings for stuff.

[Aidan Crenshaw]

attributes.xml in your profile folder in userdata/*youruser*/appdata/*one of the three folders i keep forgetting which"/mwo/

[Ignatius Audene]

Sounds to easy but repair tool?

[Aidan Crenshaw]

repair tool does not alter the files in your profiles folder.

Here, look at this for trying to run MWO on LINUX:
https://mwomercs.com...ntu-steam-play/

Edited by Aidan Crenshaw, 24 April 2020 - 01:04 AM.

[Arugela]

I don't think file checking worked sadly. Did it a couple times. There was something about deleting cache or shader something, but I don't remember what it was. Have to keep looking again.

Does anyone have it actually working in linux atm? Or does anyone know anyone who can still play?

[Gagis]

I am playing MWO on Linux right now.

My guide was an addendum to my MW5 on Linux guide: https://www.reddit.c..._linux/fgpb3ay/

Note that WINEESYNC will crash the game on loading to Crimson Stait or River City. Disable that if you run into that problem.

My user.cfg for general improvements. Good for Windows too: https://pastebin.com/xDwgXfD6

Even more edits, my current mwo startup script:

#!/bin/bash
export WINEPREFIX=/home/gagis/.local/share/wineprefixes/mwo
cd $WINEPREFIX/drive_c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Piranha\ Games/MWO\ Portal
export WINEDEBUG=-all
export DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=/home/gagis/.shadercache/mwo
export __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE=1
export __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_PATH=/home/gagis/.shadercache/mwo
export __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_SKIP_CLEANUP=1
wine MWO\ Portal.exe

Edited by Gagis, 25 April 2020 - 12:03 PM.

[Ignatius Audene]

Repair tool does clear shaders folder. But since u are talking about file validation sound like u are running steam client. Dont know what it clear or not.

Edited by Ignatius Audene, 25 April 2020 - 11:34 AM.

[Arugela]

Gagis, on 25 April 2020 - 10:30 AM, said:

I am playing MWO on Linux right now.

My guide was an addendum to my MW5 on Linux guide: https://www.reddit.c..._linux/fgpb3ay/

Note that WINEESYNC will crash the game on loading to Crimson Stait or River City. Disable that if you run into that problem.

My user.cfg for general improvements. Good for Windows too: https://pastebin.com/xDwgXfD6

Even more edits, my current mwo startup script:

#!/bin/bash
export WINEPREFIX=/home/gagis/.local/share/wineprefixes/mwo
cd $WINEPREFIX/drive_c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Piranha\ Games/MWO\ Portal
export WINEDEBUG=-all
export DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=/home/gagis/.shadercache/mwo
export __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE=1
export __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_PATH=/home/gagis/.shadercache/mwo
export __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_SKIP_CLEANUP=1
wine MWO\ Portal.exe

How do you install the custom wine. Are there instruction somewhere with command paths?

If that problem with boost were fixed would it likely work in wine and proton? Would valve be likely to help fix it for proton? That might get more people in the game and playing. Or would the guys running this game fix it so it run in wine and proton?

Edited by Arugela, 26 April 2020 - 06:48 AM.

[Gagis]

The git repository has a PKGBUILD and a configuration file for building it for Arch Linux and a shell script for building it for some other distributions. For arch its just running "makepkg -si" in the right directory but installation may differ on other distributions. Relevant line in configuration is to flip on _mwo_fix="true"

There is also a tool called Lutris that is designed to make installation of game-specific flavours of wine and proton as easy as possible, but I have no experience using it myself. People tell me its very good, so its probably worth checking out.

[Arugela]

Got it to work with the lutris intall and the mwo version.

Holy crap the tanking stuff is hard to do with how slow mechs are now. They really messed the game up. They need to put back an option for coupled engines! That would make for some fun builds again.

Edited by Arugela, 02 May 2020 - 01:44 PM.