Today, Easy Anti-Cheat from Epic Games / Epic Online Services has officially announced a full expansion for Linux including native builds and Wine + Proton. This is big for Linux Gaming and the Steam Deck.
For those who don't know, Epic Games owns Easy Anti-Cheat and earlier this year they made it free for all developers making Windows games. Today this has been expanded to fully support developers doing native Linux games (and macOS too).
Not only that, this is the big one we've been waiting for — they've also expanded Easy Anti-Cheat support officially for the Wine and Steam Play Proton compatibility layers.
Earlier this year, Easy Anti-Cheat for Windows games was made available to all developers, for free. Today, we extend support to Linux and Mac for developers who maintain full native builds of their games for these platforms.
To make it easy for developers to ship their games across PC platforms, support for the Wine and Proton compatibility layers on Linux is included. Starting with the latest SDK release, developers can activate anti-cheat support for Linux via Wine or Proton with just a few clicks in the Epic Online Services Developer Portal.
Sadly it's not an automatic thing for Wine and Proton, as developers do need to actively go and do those "few clicks" but it's a huge step. In the documentation, it says how developers need to "test and activate client module updates for Linux regularly in addition to Windows". Hopefully many developers will go and do it, since it sounds like very little effort on their part. Considering just how many of the most popular games use Easy Anti-Cheat, this is the start of something massive.
Have a favourite Windows game that doesn't work on Linux currently with Proton or Wine? Looks like it's time to politely ask them to hook it up. Just a few of those that would hopefully work if developers update include:
- Apex Legends
- Dead by Daylight
- Fall Guys
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- Rust
A good time to remind game developers and readers to ensure you email us news tips, especially if a game enables this to start working so we don't miss it.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
More likely that Valve dumped a steaming pile of cash on Tim's lawn.
Lol.
I don't know why but this sentence of yours reminded me of a piece of lore I once read about Orks in WH40K, on how they only put value in weapons but that nobody can successfully trade weapons with them.
"The only thing that Tim values is cash. However nobody was ever able to successfully trade cash with him. In fact due to his self righteous nature, once he receives the cash he will immediately use it to sue whoever gave it to him." 😂🤣😅
Last edited by Mal on 25 September 2021 at 2:40 pm UTC
slaapliedje Sep 25, 2021
I am hoping that Microsoft adds to it by forcing people to deprecate their hardware or run Linux, due to their decisions on Windows 11.Before this news
EG: there's no player on linux
After this news
EG: let's support linux
What element has changed their mind ?
Everything is changing in rapid pace right now in our world. They can get on for a ride or stay with their old stance and wither out. What times being alive for Linux gaming and towards platform agnosticism
Then again we have all hoped that with every bone headed release they do. Though the number of *nux users do increase from them, it isn't like a torrential flood.
The failure (I have always been convinced of this) of the Steam Machines were that they were not made by valve, and that there were too many models / tiers. OS wise it seemed fine for its purpose (to boot Steam). It was too pricey and too hard for the console users to pick a brand / set up. Then also manufacturers wouldn't even always put SteamOS on them and just loaded them with Windows anyhow...
But now with Proton, a handheld that is going to push the Linux based SteamOS without being 'just a small PC' with a bunch of different specs, it should be a winner. That missing piece of the anti-cheat methods (sorry, AC still means Armor Class or Air Conditioning to me...) certainly is one of the big blockers for games to work. Funcom at one time had rumored Conan Exiles for coming out for Linux. Maybe we can convince them to Proton it up, and we can have a dedicated server so we can run around and be eaten by hyenas.
We're about to find out how little some of these publishers/developers actually care about Linux. "just a few clicks", can they be bothered?
sadly history has proven No no they can't
Currently, Vermintide 2 will not work for Linux users via Wine/Proton as it has to be manually enabled on our end. Whilst we wish it could be done in a couple of clicks, realistically we require dedicated resource, planning and QA to ensure it runs as seamlessly as possible.
Before this newsWell, I guess this might have an impact too....
EG: there's no player on linux
After this news
EG: let's support linux
What element has changed their mind ?
Maybe - as part of all the above said - Epic are also searching for some new "hunting grounds" for their games...?
Apple scores legal win over Epic in Fortnite lawsuit: What you need to know
I know, I know, Valve takes 30% too. But lets not forget that if a game is big enough, they take a smaller percentage...
Before this newsWell, I guess this might have an impact too....
EG: there's no player on linux
After this news
EG: let's support linux
What element has changed their mind ?
Maybe - as part of all the above said - Epic are also searching for some new "hunting grounds" for their games...?
Apple scores legal win over Epic in Fortnite lawsuit: What you need to know
I know, I know, Valve takes 30% too. But lets not forget that if a game is big enough, they take a smaller percentage...
that is what i was thinking about losing a case against apple then fight back with linux they planned it but hoped to use a plan C
Before this newsWell, I guess this might have an impact too....
EG: there's no player on linux
After this news
EG: let's support linux
What element has changed their mind ?
Maybe - as part of all the above said - Epic are also searching for some new "hunting grounds" for their games...?
Apple scores legal win over Epic in Fortnite lawsuit: What you need to know
I know, I know, Valve takes 30% too. But lets not forget that if a game is big enough, they take a smaller percentage...
well 30% of 0 is 0.. Fortinite is free 2 play, and as far as I know valve doesn't take a piece of IAP or in anyway shape or form try to prevent you from having you own ingame shop.
I could be wrong ofc.
Sil_el_mot Oct 5, 2021
Whats even more markable is, that this is no move to achived sells through steam deck
Last edited by Sil_el_mot on 6 October 2021 at 6:19 am UTC
shortcircuit Oct 27, 2021
I have started a thread on the feedback forum for New World to hopefully get the devs to add the support so all us Linux gamers can join what looks to be a great new title! I am going to add a link to the forum topic, so if anyone else wanting to play New World on Linux wants to add their voice in support, that would be great!
Can we get EAC support enabled?
I have been gaming on Linux exclusively for over 10 years now, and using Linux for almost 25, and am very excited for how well gaming on Linux is growing! You don't even have to be a tech now to get most games working, and many games actually run better on Linux than they do on Windows, thanks to the great work from the DXVK dev team!
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