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What distro are you using for Linux? Civ 6 is literally the only reason I keep my Windows partition and I can't get civ 6 to work with Proton.

gpm 6y ago
Arch. I just checked and it turns out it's running natively not via proton. Not sure if any of this will be news to you, but for generally debugging: If you run `steam` from a command line, and then launch civ 6 (or any game) from steam, it will print any errors to the terminal. Chances are it's some sort of missing dependency. I was told by someone else that I might need to set launch options to `LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 %command%`, for whatever reason I didn't need to, but you might try that.
- Arkanosis 6y ago
  I don't play civ6, but I've managed to play quite a few Windows games on Linux with Proton, Lutris and before that with Wine. The two most important factors for a game to run well are 1) the version of Wine/Proton you're using and 2) the version of your GPU driver you're using. Rolling release distros like Arch are great for gaming, since you always have the last version of Wine and of your GPU driver. It's a real pain in comparison on fixed release distros like Ubuntu, especially if like me you stick with LTS releases. By using Proton within Steam Play you at least don't have to worry much about the version of Proton; just make sure you've not forced an old release and Steam will chose the right one for you. Same when using Wine within Lutris. Your only remaining duty is to make sure you're running up-to-date GPU drivers.
- xrendan 6y ago
  You guys are the best, I had gone through all the debugging steps awhile ago including what you put there (which was required for me). But the culprit to it not working was having some mods enabled that disabled the menu when running on Linux. Thanks for getting me to take another crack at getting it running!
29athrowaway 6y ago
Civ 6 has a native port to Linux. Why do you need Windows?
- Can_Not 6y ago
  I can't connect to local network games hosted by OSX in linux.
- xrendan 6y ago
  I was unaware, I just assumed that it was running on proton since I was having issues with it. But the culprit to it not working was having some mods enabled that disabled the menu when running on Linux. Thanks for getting me to take another crack at getting it running!
  - 29athrowaway 6y ago
    FYI Civ 5 also has a native port. Civ 4 runs on wine, but the Beyond the Sword expo needs workarounds to work (some few winetricks commands). Does not run out of the box. Civ 4 Colonization works out of the box but occassionally it will hang. I have not tried Civ 3 or previous civs. FreeCiv/FreeCol can be fun too if you don't mind the graphics. Especially the online play. The diplomacy is different.
    - sandov 6y ago
      The Civ V port works well except for the fact that it has no anti-aliasing option.
    - gpm 6y ago
      Civ 2 works flawlessly with wine.
nialv7 6y ago
Doesn't Civ 6 have native Linux support? Steam says it does.
- xrendan 6y ago
  It apparently does, I just assumed that it was running on proton since I was having issues with it. But the culprit to it not working was having some mods enabled that disabled the menu when running on Linux. Thanks for getting me to take another crack at getting it running!

gpm 6y ago

Arch. I just checked and it turns out it's running natively not via proton. Not sure if any of this will be news to you, but for generally debugging: If you run `steam` from a command line, and then launch civ 6 (or any game) from steam, it will print any errors to the terminal. Chances are it's some sort of missing dependency. I was told by someone else that I might need to set launch options to `LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 %command%`, for whatever reason I didn't need to, but you might try that.

Arkanosis 6y ago
I don't play civ6, but I've managed to play quite a few Windows games on Linux with Proton, Lutris and before that with Wine. The two most important factors for a game to run well are 1) the version of Wine/Proton you're using and 2) the version of your GPU driver you're using. Rolling release distros like Arch are great for gaming, since you always have the last version of Wine and of your GPU driver. It's a real pain in comparison on fixed release distros like Ubuntu, especially if like me you stick with LTS releases. By using Proton within Steam Play you at least don't have to worry much about the version of Proton; just make sure you've not forced an old release and Steam will chose the right one for you. Same when using Wine within Lutris. Your only remaining duty is to make sure you're running up-to-date GPU drivers.
xrendan 6y ago
You guys are the best, I had gone through all the debugging steps awhile ago including what you put there (which was required for me). But the culprit to it not working was having some mods enabled that disabled the menu when running on Linux. Thanks for getting me to take another crack at getting it running!

29athrowaway 6y ago

Civ 6 has a native port to Linux. Why do you need Windows?

Can_Not 6y ago
I can't connect to local network games hosted by OSX in linux.
xrendan 6y ago
I was unaware, I just assumed that it was running on proton since I was having issues with it. But the culprit to it not working was having some mods enabled that disabled the menu when running on Linux. Thanks for getting me to take another crack at getting it running!
- 29athrowaway 6y ago
  FYI Civ 5 also has a native port. Civ 4 runs on wine, but the Beyond the Sword expo needs workarounds to work (some few winetricks commands). Does not run out of the box. Civ 4 Colonization works out of the box but occassionally it will hang. I have not tried Civ 3 or previous civs. FreeCiv/FreeCol can be fun too if you don't mind the graphics. Especially the online play. The diplomacy is different.
  - sandov 6y ago
    The Civ V port works well except for the fact that it has no anti-aliasing option.
  - gpm 6y ago
    Civ 2 works flawlessly with wine.

nialv7 6y ago

Doesn't Civ 6 have native Linux support? Steam says it does.

xrendan 6y ago
It apparently does, I just assumed that it was running on proton since I was having issues with it. But the culprit to it not working was having some mods enabled that disabled the menu when running on Linux. Thanks for getting me to take another crack at getting it running!