launching titanfall through steam opens an ea app installer and then immediately crashes (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by Lime66@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8576840

I have installed the ea app through lutris, but when I click on titanfall in steam it says it is running ea app installer, a popup ea window opens and crashes immediatly

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[-] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I've been following this issue for a while. There are some proposed solutions that work for some people. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/6766

[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

The EA Launcher seems to have really fucked Linux users over, and I haven't seen any fix for it so far. I started a new playthrough of Mass Effect on Steam Deck which I had to abandon also.

[-] nublug@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

try installing ea app through heroic games launcher, works flawlessly for me.

[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

Ooh I hadn't thought of that! While I do feel a bit bristly about running Steam to run Heroic Launcher to run the EA Launcher to launch a game, I'll give it a shot anyway. That's gaming in 2023 I guess lol.

Thanks for the suggestion!

[-] NOOBMASTER@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago

Just don't buy EA games. Sail the seven seas for them or something. I know it's hard but it's so much better than buying them...

[-] Lime66@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I bought this game 3 years ago and it is an online game. How is piracy a good option here

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Maybe the pirated copy strips the launcher, which could make the game run better. That's fairly common.

[-] Lime66@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It is an online game.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Ah, I mistook it for the second, which has offline SP campaign.

[-] Lime66@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I have the second game. Multiplayer is a big part of the game

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

It absolutely is, but the single player is well regarded and maybe worth getting the game even if you don't want MP. I used to play COD SP only, and I could see someone wanting to play Titanfall 2 SP only, though the campaign is a lot shorter than most other FPS games.

[-] NOOBMASTER@lemmy.ml -1 points 10 months ago

ok sorry not all online games have cracked multiplayer

[-] nublug@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

heroic games launcher with the latest proton ge version selected in the wine manager tab installs and runs ea app, bf1, bf3, and sims4 no problem for me. don't have titanfall to test it specifically.

[-] nublug@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago

bumping bc ea app and games running flawlessly when installed through heroic games is the solution to op's problem imho. am i shadow banned in this sub or something? o_O

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