Discovery on Linux: A guide

[Corile]

Try installing directplay with protontricks

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[Stuffz]

Thanks guys, after some fiddling this worked =)
Only issue I have now is that alt tabbing returns me to a black screen when I tab back in. I guess this can be solved with some windowed mode tweaks maybe.

[Groshyr]

Use virtual desktop or whatever its called - it will fix the alttab issue

[darkwind]

Thanks to @emawind84, i was able to install Discovery Freelancer at linux working correctly.
I wrote article for that with pictures and exact dependencies used.
I found instructions very simple (i did them with initial nearly zero knowledge in Lutris and Wine) and reliable for reproducing, so hopefully it will live long and will be easy to update for maintenance.

P.S. this version of Linux installing uage does not have problems with switching accounts, patching the game and etc. We just use Discovery Launcher normally.

UPD: Forum thread is created about it over there

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[TheKusari]

I wonder if there's a guide on how to install Discovery on the Steam Deck.
Controller may work for the game to some extend, with hotkeys and such, but this is more of a curiosity than anything.

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The Starfliers are the best faction.

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[Lanakov]

I'm going through it just now. Lutris is easy to install on the Deck through SteamOS, we'll see if the rest is comparably easy.
Control scheme will be a different matter, but my Deck is docked, as it were, and I'll be on a standard mouse/keyboard configuration.

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[Karmotrine Dream]

The guide above has been written following the advice given by a Steam Deck user, so good news for those who have one

[Groshyr]

@emawind84 helps once again and clarifies correct installation of dxvk 2.4. Step ## 6. Setup DxVk was updated with next changes for manual dxvk2.4 32bit setup.
New version of the article should be already visible

This update with applying properly dxdv v2.4 fixes issue with alt-tab, now it works reliably in full screen without needing gamescope or virtual desktop

You should make it a separate thread.

[darkwind]

@emawind84 helps once again and clarifies correct installation of dxvk 2.4. Step ## 6. Setup DxVk was updated with next changes for manual dxvk2.4 32bit setup.
New version of the article should be already visible

This update with applying properly dxdv v2.4 fixes issue with alt-tab, now it works reliably in full screen without needing gamescope or virtual desktop

You should make it a separate thread.

Fair note. Moved guide to its own thread

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[dirmaster0]

So I've been trying to get Disco running on my Debian (bookworm) laptop using the Lutris (https://lutris.net/games/freelancer/) installer (Includes discovery mod 5.00.8); which gets the entire way through the installation--However on first run of the Disco launcher it gets to the point where it needs to patch but notices there aren't any accounts that exist, but closes the launcher immediately without a chance to create an account.
Any idea what I can do in order to get this working, i.e. if I grab my old account files off my windows desktop and place them in the corresponding directory where the launcher pulls from within the Lutris/WINE Environment has them, would this get past this issue so I can patch and play?

Specs for the system are as follows:
OS: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) x86_64
Host: Latitude E6320 01
Kernel: 6.1.0-23-amd64
DE: Plasma 5.27.5
WM: kwin
CPU: Intel i5-2520M (4) @ 3.2ghz
GPU: Intel 2nd Gen core processor family
Memory: 2293MiB / 7819MiB

Lutris version is 0.5.17, I've downloaded numerous fresh copies of the ISO off the Disco download page (however I have my original game disc to pull a new copy from as well if need be).
Alternatively I have also tried just installing the base FL game, however when Ive attempted to mount the ISO in Debian, then map with WINE config I get an error stating it cannot detect the CD-ROM drive--despite it seeming like the proper steps to do this.

Thanks!