Lutris game manager adds support for Origin integration

Hasn't Origin been on there for a long time now? Like at least a year...

Wait, maybe I am thinking of GOG Galaxy...


Last edited by slaapliedje on 24 January 2022 at 3:45 pm UTC

Quoting: slaapliedjeHasn't Origin been on there for a long time now? Like at least a year...

Wait, maybe I am thinking of GOG Galaxy...

Well it's not among the sources in the current version so probably not. I have though games like Dead Space 3 installed in Lutris and that one opens the Origin Client in order to launch the game so this is probably just to streamline the installation of Origin games somehow.

Installing Origin and the games is one thing, but one feature I really wish they could pull from Origin is the friends list and being able to join a game directly from it. I've many times had the issue that I start a game and then can't join because the Origin overlay doesn't work, and Alt-Tabbing out to join from the friends list doesn't work because either the game or Origin itself freaks out. So my workaround is to never start the game first and always join via the friends list.

So if that could be done directly from Lutris, at least I wouldn't have troubles with the Origin UI when I Alt-Tab out of a game to join a friend. Not sure it can be done technically though since it might just be internal Origin APIs that can't be interfaced easily with from a third-party.

Quoting: robertosf92maybe it's a stupid question, but... what exactly does integration mean?
Will it be able to have a single install of origin and launch the various games using game specific configurations?

Good question.

Quoting: GuestIt means you can view, install and launch your Origin games directly from Lutris, it will open Origin in the background if the game needs it open, and should shut it down when you exit the game, like it does with Steam.

imho not really a great achievement that you can press install or launch button. I get that you might say there are several platforms in one launcher but in actuality for several of them lutris is just acting as a 'button', at least at the moment. Origin itself is still a complete mess in itself and still needs to be run with the same mouse click you spend on lutris instead, let alone it being your typical bloated 3rd party spyware.

I really think the word 'integration' is being slightly over used here with many of these launchers.

Stellar, hopefully we can get together and make Lutris installers for EA games using the EA App instead of Origin, as it works much better in Wine. I believe using the EA App instead of Origin fixed my BF4 stutter issues.

Quoting: Arthur...but one feature I really wish they could pull from Origin is the friends list and being able to join a game directly from it.

Try using the EA App instead, I can join my friends and use the overlay in Battlefield 4 using it. Install the EA App in your prefix using a fork such as Wine-GE or Wine-Lutris, and once logged in, you can "migrate" your game by picking its existing install location when "installing" it.


Last edited by ridge on 24 January 2022 at 10:19 pm UTC

QuoteTry using the EA App instead, I can join my friends and use the overlay in Battlefield 4 using it. Install the EA App in your prefix using a fork such as Wine-GE or Wine-Lutris, and once logged in, you can "migrate" your game by picking its existing install location when "installing" it.

Thanks, I've tried, but the EA App is still missing a bunch of games and DLCs, so it's unfortunately not an option for me. Wish I could use it.

Nice, I was thinking about this the other day. Also be nice if UbiSoft games could show up in this launcher.

Quoting: chelobakaAre there any similar apps made with Qt? This modern GTK interface looks completely alien in KDE and I find it very inconvenient as well.

Indeed. I love Lutris, and the work they do, but that Gnome/GTK-style UI feels both cumbersome and a hassle to use.

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Quoting: slaapliedjeHasn't Origin been on there for a long time now? Like at least a year...

Wait, maybe I am thinking of GOG Galaxy...

Well it's not among the sources in the current version so probably not. I have though games like Dead Space 3 installed in Lutris and that one opens the Origin Client in order to launch the game so this is probably just to streamline the installation of Origin games somehow.

Yeah, I think this is likely doing what GOG Galaxy does, where it connects to your Origin account, and lists the games you have there. Then when you pick it to install in Lutris, it'll just install it via Origin.

ha, EA seems to have just given up on Origin, and let people buy games with it through Steam, like most of Ubisoft's games are as well. They (Ubisoft) does seem to still have a time limit before their games go onto Steam though.

Quoting: TheRiddickNice, I was thinking about this the other day. Also be nice if UbiSoft games could show up in this launcher.

I think that's the last one that GOG Galaxy has that Lutris doesn't? I still find it silly that GOG supports the Mac with Galaxy, yet I'm fairly certain I have more games supported on Linux on GOG than I do Mac games (though part of that is due to the two things; 1) I have an m1 Mac. 2) Apple dropping 32bit support.)