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It seems like it used to work in Linux until recently. Now it uses a stricter anti-cheat. https://www.protondb.com/app/671860 https://www.protondb.com/app/6718

It seems like it used to work in Linux until recently. Now it uses a stricter anti-cheat. https://www.protondb.com/app/671860 https://www.protondb.com/app/671860

dmm 3y ago
Roblox also broke Linux/Proton support recently, supposedly for anti-cheat reasons.
- catgirlinspace 3y ago
  This was actually a (seemingly) temporary thing for telemetry purposes as Roblox moves the Windows client to 64-bit. https://devforum.roblox.com/t/the-new-roblox-64-bit-byfron-client-forbids-wine-users-from-using-it-most-likely-unintentional/2305528/28?u=catgirlin_space https://devforum.roblox.com/t/the-new-roblox-64-bit-byfron-c...
dadoomer 3y ago
Thanks for the heads up, I was about to try it.
- Tiberium 3y ago
  All games on Steam have a 2-week after buying or 2 hours after playing refund period, so it's easy to try to see if the game works on Linux or not.
  - mgalgs 3y ago
    I just bought it on Steam under Linux and it won't install due to "unsupported platform", so I guess it's currently not working with Proton :( EDIT: never mind! I forgot to check the "force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool" in Settings -> Compatibility. With that checked (Proton 8.0.2) it installed and launched just fine (after launching the "repair easy anti-cheat" once)!
Tiberium 3y ago
This is not true, I've played it on Linux with Proton myself just fine today. Maybe the poster has a different issue.
- gxnxcxcx 3y ago
  I've been trying to follow up on this in other places than prontondb to add a clarification since the moment I noticed a more recent review reporting it still works. It's still working because the game hasn't transitioned from the more lenient EAC to FACEIT yet. About the future of it I've only found a Steam discussion[1] confirming the change will still occur and a youtube pinned comment with a dev quote whose origin I can't find[2]: "since BattleBit is not competitive as CSGO or R6 etc, the restrictions become overkill for the majority of our player base, because of this, we are still investigating something in between EAC and FACEIT Anti Cheat in terms of requirements" [1] https://steamcommunity.com/app/671860/discussions/4/6717729343875694726/ https://steamcommunity.com/app/671860/discussions/4/67177293... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U-BLMqgn5M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U-BLMqgn5M

It seems like it used to work in Linux until recently. Now it uses a stricter anti-cheat. https://www.protondb.com/app/671860 https://www.protondb.com/app/671860

dmm 3y ago

Roblox also broke Linux/Proton support recently, supposedly for anti-cheat reasons.

catgirlinspace 3y ago
This was actually a (seemingly) temporary thing for telemetry purposes as Roblox moves the Windows client to 64-bit. https://devforum.roblox.com/t/the-new-roblox-64-bit-byfron-client-forbids-wine-users-from-using-it-most-likely-unintentional/2305528/28?u=catgirlin_space https://devforum.roblox.com/t/the-new-roblox-64-bit-byfron-c...

dadoomer 3y ago

Thanks for the heads up, I was about to try it.

Tiberium 3y ago
All games on Steam have a 2-week after buying or 2 hours after playing refund period, so it's easy to try to see if the game works on Linux or not.
- mgalgs 3y ago
  I just bought it on Steam under Linux and it won't install due to "unsupported platform", so I guess it's currently not working with Proton :( EDIT: never mind! I forgot to check the "force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool" in Settings -> Compatibility. With that checked (Proton 8.0.2) it installed and launched just fine (after launching the "repair easy anti-cheat" once)!

Tiberium 3y ago

This is not true, I've played it on Linux with Proton myself just fine today. Maybe the poster has a different issue.

gxnxcxcx 3y ago
I've been trying to follow up on this in other places than prontondb to add a clarification since the moment I noticed a more recent review reporting it still works. It's still working because the game hasn't transitioned from the more lenient EAC to FACEIT yet. About the future of it I've only found a Steam discussion[1] confirming the change will still occur and a youtube pinned comment with a dev quote whose origin I can't find[2]: "since BattleBit is not competitive as CSGO or R6 etc, the restrictions become overkill for the majority of our player base, because of this, we are still investigating something in between EAC and FACEIT Anti Cheat in terms of requirements" [1] https://steamcommunity.com/app/671860/discussions/4/6717729343875694726/ https://steamcommunity.com/app/671860/discussions/4/67177293... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U-BLMqgn5M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U-BLMqgn5M