I am a hacker god.
I got the 2008 Windows game Spore to run on my Ubuntu desktop.
Downloaded the Windows version of it via Linux Steam (its on sale for $5), used Steam's Proton compatibility layer, and attempted to run it.
Got 1004 and 2000 errors.
Went into ProtonDB and noticed folks running Ubuntu having the same errors but no solution.
Ran down a solution for another game from three years ago posted on Reddit. It involved editing the systems Windows registry (IN LINUX!!!) which amounts to a text file in linux. Tweaked the old solution to match today's environment (the file paths were off).
AND IT WORKED!!!
Need to go add the solution to ProtonDB now.
Tinker ☀️ /
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2024-05-08 01:02:54
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