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FL Server and Client under Linux: Success - He||oween - 07-26-2016

Freelancer is dead but this now works.
Too late.

P.S. I have success to connect from office to my linux home server...

Thx to TSP people Smile

Run Server
Run Client

RE: FL Server under linux: Success - Quetz - 07-30-2016

So you can run FL on linux?
Sorry for the n00by question. Smile

I always run into failure whenever i try to run FL on linux. Sad
I don't know winecfg setting and winetricks modules that FL needs to make it run properly. Sad

RE: FL Server under linux: Success - HeyImRuu - 07-31-2016

try PlayOnLinux, last I tried it worked out the box with freelancer. Running the server however I believe is a different story, haven't really tied myself.

RE: FL Server under linux: Success - Quetz - 07-31-2016

(07-31-2016, 03:57 AM)RamRawR Wrote: try PlayOnLinux, last I tried it worked out the box with freelancer.

I seem to remember that playonlinux gave me no difference than wine's result.
I encountered massive lag on both (it was like 1fps Cool )
Dunno what caused that bizarreness.

RE: FL Server under linux: Success - Durandal - 08-01-2016

So, you want to share how you pulled it off?

RE: FL Server under linux: Success - Quetz - 08-01-2016

(08-01-2016, 03:57 AM)Durandal Wrote: So, you want to share how you pulled it off?

I'd happily make a tutorial out of it if someone could aid me out of this trouble first (sun)

It's just that Linux somewhat give me a peace of mind when i do my work on it. Something that i don't get on my Windows side.

RE: FL Server under linux: Success - He||oween - 09-13-2016

I've used this tutorial but under wine 32 bit prefix Smile
Code:
rm -r ~/.wine
WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wine" WINEARCH=win32 wine wineboot
DSPM, Dsam x86 are working well and FLHook too.
This works both for server and client - you may play disco for example or host disco for others.

RE: FL Server under linux: Success - White - 01-19-2017

Has anyone made success in running disco on Ubuntu? I want to move completely away from Windows, so I wish to know how/does FL run on Wine/PlayOnLinux?

RE: FL Server under linux: Success - Ichiru - 01-20-2017

(01-19-2017, 11:13 AM)Advent Wrote: Has anyone made success in running disco on Ubuntu? I want to move completely away from Windows, so I wish to know how/does FL run on Wine/PlayOnLinux?

I can confirm that disco works on wine 1.9.23 or higher (mileage may vary).

  1. Install wine 1.9.23 or higher. Refer to distro-specific instructions on how to do this.
  2. Install winetricks
  3. Create a new, clean 32-bit wine prefix. Example:
    Code:
    WINEPREFIX=~/.winedisco WINEARCH=win32 wineboot
  4. Install mfc42, directplay and dotnet40 using winetricks. Example:
    Code:
    WINEPREFIX=~/.winedisco WINEARCH=win32 winetricks mfc42 directplay dotnet40
  5. Set up an install of Vanilla Freelancer. I had a copy on my Desktop already, but you can install it in wine using
    Code:
    WINEPREFIX=~/.winedisco WINEARCH=win32 PATH_TO_FL_SETUP.exe
  6. Run the disco installer using a command similar to the above
  7. The disco launcher should now be in your programs menu. Run this and FL will work like normal!