diff --git a/content/getting-deus-ex-running-on-linux.md b/content/getting-deus-ex-running-on-linux.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4fbe6db --- /dev/null +++ b/content/getting-deus-ex-running-on-linux.md @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@ +--- +title: Getting Deus Ex GOTY Edition running on Linux +date: 2022-03-12 +--- + +I've been struggling with this for a few hours, so I might as well document how +I did it. + +I have a particular setup, which ended up causing issues. Most important are +that I'm using Sway, a tiling Wayland compositor, and a flatpak install of +Steam. + +## Mouse doesn't move when the game is launched +It looks like there's a problem with the game window grabbing the cursor on my +setup, so moving the mouse doesn't move the cursor in the game and if you move +it too much to the side it takes you out of the game window. + +The solution to this is using Gamescope, which is a nested Wayland compositor +that makes the window inside it play nice with your actual compositor. + +Because I'm using the flatpak install of Steam, I needed to install the +[flatpak version of gamescope](https://github.com/flathub/com.valvesoftware.Steam.Utility.gamescope). +One catch here is that for me, this wouldn't work if I also had the flatpak MangoHud installed. +The only solution I could come up with right now was to uninstall MangoHud. + +```bash +flatpak remove org.freedesktop.Platform.VulkanLayer.MangoHud # if you have it installed +flatpak install com.valvesoftware.Steam.Utility.gamescope +``` + +Then, right click on the game and select properties, then in launch options type +`gamescope -f -- %command%`. This will launch the game inside gamescope, and the +cursor should move inside the game now. + +## The game is too dark to see anything +It looks like the game relied on some old DirectX or OpenGL features or +something, because once you do launch into the game, everything is extremely +dark and hard to see. At first I was wondering how anyone could play the game +like this, but it turns out that's not how the game is supposed to look! + +I finally managed to solve this by following the installer steps for the +[Deus Ex CD on Lutris](https://lutris.net/games/install/948/view). Yeah, +roundabout way to solve it, but it worked. + +First download the updated D3D9 and OpenGL renderers from the page, and extract +them into the `System` folder inside the game. + +```bash +cd "$HOME/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Deus Ex/System" +wget https://lutris.net/files/games/deus-ex/dxd3d9r13.zip +wget https://lutris.net/files/games/deus-ex/dxglr20.zip +unzip dxd3d9r13.zip +unzip dxglr20.zip +``` + +Next, download and install the `1112fm` patch. + +```bash +cd "$HOME/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Deus Ex/System" +wget https://lutris.net/files/games/deus-ex/DeusExMPPatch1112fm.exe +env WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/6910/pfx/" wine DeusExMPPatch1112fm.exe +``` + +Follow the steps of the installer. It should automatically find where the game +is installed. Once the install is done, launch the game, then head into the +settings and pick "Display Settings", then "Rendering Device". In the renderer +selection window, pick "Show all devices", and then select "Direct3D9 Support". + +![](/img/deus-ex-render-settings.png) + +Launch back into the game, head into the display settings again, pick your +resolution, and restart the game. Then head into the display settings yet again, +this time change the color depth to 32 bit. Restart once more. Yes, you do have +to do them separately or the game doesn't save the color depth change for some +reason. Finally, you can start playing! + +![](/img/deus-ex-renderer-comparison.png) + + +## Other small issues + +Here are a few more issues you might hit during this whole process: + +> My cursor moves too fast! + +You need to turn down the cursor speed. My mouse has buttons to adjust the speed on the fly, so I use those to turn down the speed. + +> After changing resolution, I can't move my cursor! + +Use the keyboard shortcuts (arrow keys and enter) to exit the game. It should work again when you restart. + +> The cursor doesn't move when I open the game, even with gamescope! + +I'm not fully sure why or how this happens, but a few things I found useful: + +- When the game is launching, and it's showing the animation of the studio logo, don't click! Press escape to bring up the menu instead. +- Press escape to bring the menu up, then hit escape again to dismiss it. It sometimes starts working after that. +- Use the keyboard to exit the game and restart. 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