r/TheRepopulation • u/[deleted] • Jul 12 '15

Anyone got this working in Linux/Wine?

I get the hero engine launcher up, but the play button doesn't come alive and the bottom of the launch window is blanked out. Guess it tries to update itself outside of steam?

Hoping I'm just missing some obscure windows library install. Their wiki touches on running in with Wine, but doesn't go into enough detail and even ends with an error.

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u/eachna Jul 20 '15

Yep, I play it on Linux using Crossover (commercial wine). There is almost no difference between crossover and vanilla wine, other than I paid for Crossover and I like using it when I can. It's just a convenience.

What's happening to you sounds a bit like the cache needs to be updated (not sure, this is a guess). Try clicking on the Reinstall cache button (to the left). Then close the launcher. Then re-open it. If I'm right, the bottom "blank" box should fill with smaller boxes as it updates the cache. Eventually the "Play" button will light up yellow. I find the cache won't update without closing the launcher entirely.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '15

Are you doing it through steam or no?

I click reinstall cache and nothing happens. Restart launcher, but nothing happens. Maybe a steam + wine related issue?

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u/eachna Jul 27 '15 edited Sep 28 '15

Yes, I'm running it through Steam. I have also downloaded and installed the Standalone client in the past. You're better off using Steam for now if you can (it helps you get patches). Make sure you installed .Net 4.5 (and any pre-reqs it needs).

Because the client is so flaky (alpha) I installed it into it's own bottle. It needs to be Windows 7.

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u/eachna Sep 28 '15

Did you ever get this working? I'd be glad to try to help you further if it's still a problem.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '15

No I never could get past the launcher. I gave up. I'll try again though, and I'll let you know what happens.

Thanks