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Bulkhead's official statement on linux support in Wardogs (steamcommunity.com)
submitted 2 days ago by lemdeggity@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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We do not officially support Linux and we cannot commit to having support for launch. We are still working on Official Linux Proton compatibility.

This official stance has not changed since pre-release.

We admit there was a mistake in communication by our CM which was unfortunetly screenshotted in our Discord and then posted on the linux Reddit, when the official stance has always been 'we are working on proton compatibility'.

Any previous Alpha/Beta test where Linux worked was by happen stance, which led to some users discuss the game as being Linux compatible. However, as previously stated - we do not yet officially support Linux and we are still working on our proton support for WARDOGS. We will update our stance once we have this confirmed. That is our goal.

We cannot commit to having Linux support for our Early Access launch. So please, refund the game if you mistakenly bought it thinking you would be able to run Linux via Proton on September 10th. We hope to have you back as soon as we can confirm official compatibility.

We know this is not what you want to hear... but the continued demand for Linux has been heard and it is still in our sights. Thankyou.

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[–] femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They added new anti-cheat so it no longer works until they enable it again.

[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I don't think they can flick a switch to enable this one, but I think Embark themselves are looking into getting it working much like developers can with EAC.

[–] femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn't that the same anti-cheat on arc raiders?

[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not sure? Didn't that start off with EAC? Perhaps I'm getting confused with the Finals?

[–] femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Ahhh, they use a couple different ones.

Embark Studios runs a three-layer defense: Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) at the kernel level, Anybrain AI for behavioral analysis, and an automatic loot-return system called Abnormal Match Compensation.

[–] vikingtons@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

ah good to know. I think they'll be switching to eyltra later on, given it's their in house solution. glad they're looking at supporting Linux though.

https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/25085/the-era-of-guarding-game-files-is-over-the-shift-seen-by-embark

[–] Switorik@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Thanks for the update. I played it the previous play test.