Steps below assume you are in desktop mode.

1. Download a copy from web archive

• https://archive.org SLASH details SLASH batman-arkham-asylum-game-of-the-year-edition

2. After extracting files, add BmLauncher.exe found in Binaries folder as a non-steam game
3. Hit play button so it will generate files in steam's compatdata directory. Additonal files are required to install so just stop the game.
4. In Steam, edit BmLauncher.exe by selecting Properties > Target > Browse > navigate to _Redist folder and select vcredist_x86.exe

• example: /home/deck/Games/Batman Arkham Asylum - Game of the Year Edition/_Redist/vcredist_x86.exe

5. Hit play button to run and install vcredist which is for Visual C++ libraries
6. Repeat steps 4 & 5 to install the other required libraries which are also under _Redist folder:

• /home/deck/Games/Batman Arkham Asylum - Game of the Year Edition/_Redist/PhysX_9.08.14_9.09.0814_SystemSoftware.exe
• /home/deck/Games/Batman Arkham Asylum - Game of the Year Edition/_Redist/DirectX/DXSETUP.exe

7. Once done, install protontricks to add d3dcompiler_47:

# run commands via terminal
flatpak install com.github.Matoking.protontricks

Launch protontricks gui > select BmLauncher > Select default wine prefix > Install a Windows Dll or Componen > select d3dcompiler_47 and click ok

Or using the terminal again:

flatpak run com.github.Matoking.protontricks <game-id> d3dcompiler_47

The <game-id> can be found in /home/deck/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/ directory. Usually the game you just added in steam will be the first directory when browsing it through Dolphin:

• navigate to this folder > right-click > select Sort By - Modified Newest First.

8. Repeat step 4 to add BmLauncher.exe back as the Target
9. Make sure to force Steam Play compatability to Proton-GE. Latest version (GE-Proton9-1) works fine on this game.
10. Hit play and enjoy.

Post is for people who's having hard time setting this up. There are plenty of posts out there (mostly in reddit) but missing some steps, so I decided to give this a try on what has worked for me.

1. Download game version 1.405.2.0 cracked by Empress

• (primary) search in https://doditorrent.org
• (backup) archive.md SLASH rYR06

2. Add the setup.exe as a non-steam game and proceed with installation
3. Once completed, add the ForzaHorizon5.exe as a non-steam game and force compatability to use Proton GE
4. If it's not yet downloaded, use ProtonUp-qt to install Proton GE
5. Download Goldberg emulator files

• (primary) mr_goldberg.gitlab.io SLASH goldberg_emulator
• (backup) archive.md SLASH hyYxh

6. Unzip file then copy all dll from /experimental folder to game folder. Backup original DLLs before proceeding.
7. If steam_appid.txt is present, edit and keep it empty. Otherwise, create this file with no contents or just delete it.
8. Play game in Gaming mode
9. Enjoy

I've been pirating on Linux with Bottles for years and I've never had any problems, I would consider myself an "experienced user" because I always solved my problems on my own but lately I can't run any pirated game on Wine with Bottles.

To start with, I first downloaded Terraria and the game wouldn't open, so I ran the game with the terminal and got this error:

wineserver: using server-side synchronization.
wine: RLIMIT_NICE is <= 20, unable to use setpriority safely
002c:err:wineboot:process_run_key Error running cmd L "C:\windowsystem32\winemenubuilder.exe -r" (126).
0084:err:hid:udev_bus_init UDEV monitor creation failed
Application could not be started, or no application associated with the specifi
ed file.
ShellExecuteEx failed: Internal error. 

Investigating I simply realized that it is a generic error, so I started to install the dependencies of the game (from the Redist directory) and they do not open either, I get the same error, literally no executable opens through Bottles, and the funny thing is that I tried everything and nothing changes.

I already tried to change the prefixes, disable GPU acceleration, remove the prefix and create another one (that is, the Bottle) and obviously Bottles has permission to write and read the directory where the games are, so I really don't know what could be causing the problem but it's pretty fucked up.

The curious thing here, is that I have a Bottle where I have EA Play and Battlefield V, and the game opens perfectly, but the Terraria executable does not. I wonder if it is simply some misconfiguration of my system, or the Bottles devs made some change that affects running executables, and I doubt it is the fault of the games being pirated because they are DRM-free games, such as Terraria.

Edit: Nope, reinstalling Bottles did nothing.

As of this writing, Baldur's Gate 3 updated to 'Patch 4' with a lot of changes. Unfortunately, those changes mean there will not be a standalone 'Patch 4' to update your game. The developers made a lot of changes to the system files, thus not allowing the ability to create a update patch. You will have to download the whole game again with Patch 4 included.

As of this writing, Fitgirl/DODI have not updated to this version. The only torrent one I know of is a Steam version on 1337x by IGGGAMESCOM; full game w/ Patch 4 included.

Just to note: Patch 4 has broken a lot of mods, and has a few issues of its own. Also, from reports here, it breaks Vulkan on Linux. User beware.

that's the sequel to FC 5. tried a couple of times to get it to work with various wine versions, had no luck. apparently, it has some unbreakable protection. not sure if that's correct, I can run both Far Cry 5 and 6 without issues, why would they just protect the interim version?

hello fellow pirates, yesterday it ried for a very long time to get reign of chaos for streaming working.

Lutris scripts arent working. bottles script isnt working. playonlinux script isnt working. native wine isnt working (that one got the fathest, it showed the menu maybe once, killed itself and messed up my displays)

i tried my utter best but nothing seems to be working.

any help would be appreciated

I'm trying to run Baldurs.Gate.3.GOG.Rip-InsaneRamZes on Steam Deck.I tried both on Lutris with various runners (in this moment I set it on lutris-GE-Proton8-13..) and Steam as a non Steam game with various Proton versions as well (mainly 8 and Expermiental).In any case I got a black screen of the duration of 1 second followed by a crash.

With Lutris (lutris-GE-Proton8-13) I got this error log:

Started initial process 1312 from gamemoderun /home/deck/.var/app/net.lutris.Lutris/data/lutris/runners/wine/lutris-GE-Proton8-13-x86_64/bin/wine /run/media/deck/DeckSD/baldurs-gate-3/drive_c/Baldurs Gate 3/bin/bg3_dx11.exe --skip-launcher
Start monitoring process.
gamemodeauto: 
wineserver: using server-side synchronization.
wine: RLIMIT_NICE is <= 20, unable to use setpriority safely
[204:296:20230804,171610.340:ERROR crashpad_client_win.cc:521] CreateProcess: File not found. (2)
[204:496:20230804,171611.878:ERROR crashpad_client_win.cc:132] crash server failed to launch, self-terminating
Monitored process exited.
Initial process has exited (return code: 256)
Exit with return code 256

Any help?

FYI: Baldurs.Gate.3.GOG.Rip-InsaneRamZes is the same as DoDi but I downloaded it earlier than their repack.

Heyo, I posted this over in /c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com as well, but this feels like a better home for it.

I originally posted some notes about cracking games on Linux. Those notes started as a reply to someone, but they evolved into more of a small treasure map for a lot of the important parts of cracking games on Linux. As I finished up the post, I noticed that it was almost exactly at the maximum length it could be on Lemmy (10k characters). I kept wanting to come back and expand just a little bit on something in that post but anything over 10k characters would not save. I eventually got so annoyed that one thing led to another and now I actually have a proper bible, this time at 100k characters.

The GNU Testament of the Linux Cracking Bible is located on GitHub: https://github.com/YoteZip/LinuxCrackingBible

A brief list of topics covered in it:

• Configuring Lutris
• Configuring Wine
• Sourcing clean games
• Discovering what DRM your game has
• Step-by-step guides for cracking each type of popular DRM using community tools:
  • CEG (Steam Custom Executable Generation)
  • Epic Online Services
  • GFWL (Games for Windows Live)
  • Origin
  • Securom
  • SteamDRM (Windows)
  • SteamDRM (Linux)
  • Steamworks API
  • Uplay r1
  • Uplay r2
  • Xbox Live
• Some of my personal scripts for automated cracking
• Repacking games on Linux

My primary goals for this guide are to:

• Demystify cracked gaming on Linux
• Teach you to crack games by yourself, instead of relying on scene/p2p crackers

As you might now, the mod team of r/LinuxCrackSupport abandoned the subreddit due to the recent API changes.

We are going to rebuild our community here, which will take time. Feel free to ask any questions, whether it's regarding the topic of this community or the transition from Reddit to Lemmy.

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This guide will show you how to run a steamworks fix in linux with Steam and Proton.

This guide assumes basic knowledge of Linux,Steam and SteamTinkerLaunch.

1. Install the game by any means ex: using Lutris or wine(standalone) to install it.

2. Install Steam Tinker Launch as a compatibility tool in steam. Guide to add the tool.

3. In the terminal run "steamtinkerlaunch addnonsteamgame" without quotes, this will open tinkerlaunch's GUI to add a game.

4. Fill the app name, the exe path and the start dir(start dir is important for some games that report missing assets without it, usually it's the same folder where the game's exe is located).

5. Restart Steam so the game shows up.

6. In Steam select the new game entry and go to it's properties.

7. Force a compatibility tool and select steamtinkerlaunch.

8. Start the game, when a popup appears(That's the tinkerlaunch GUI) select "Main Menu".

9. In the "Main Menu" press "GAME MENU"

10. Scroll down to the botton until you see "WINE DLL OVERRIDES".

11. In the Text Box place the dll's used by the fix in this manner ex: "OnlineFix64=n;SteamOverlay64=n;winmm=n,b;dnet=n;steam_api64=n" without quotes.

12. Press "Save and Play" and your game will boot up with the fix active.

BONUS RUNNING TRAINERS INSIDE A STEAMWORKS FIX:

1. Open the "Game Menu" inside steamtinkerlaunch GUI and in the misc options(right at the top) there should be a custom command section.

2. Select "Use Custom Command" and in the text box select the trainer.exe or cheat engine.exe.

3. Select the option "Inject Custom Command"

4. Press "Save and Play" and your trainer should pop up with the game.

EDIT: It's also be possible to skip steamtinkerlaunch and just use the options to launch the game as normal from Steam, but this aproach will not let you run trainers for your games!

WINEDLLOVERRIDES="OnlineFix64=n;SteamOverlay64=n;winmm=n,b;dnet=n;steam_api64=n" %command%

In STEAM launch options for the game but SteamTinker let's us well....tinker alot more like running trainers and stuff.

EDIT 2: IF THE GAME STILL TAKES YOU TO THE STORE OR REFUSES TO OPEN STEAMTINKERLAUNCH, PLEASE VERIFY THAT A FILE CALLED "steam_api.txt" IS NOT IN THE GAME'S FOLDER, IF IT IS REMOVE IT.