Unfortunately, EQU8 does not work under Linux, even with Wine. This is due to the Windows functions it uses to protect the game’s integrity, which are different from other operating systems. This is a trade-off we had to make between having a fair game (without cheats) and compatibility.
Most players and games are on Windows. Thus, very few anti-cheat solutions support Linux (even less with good support). Because of this, we did not find an anticheat solution which works on Linux and suits our needs. However, please note that this decision doesn't prevent us from adding an alternative anti-cheat solution in the future, in case we decide to officially support Linux systems or consoles later on. Nothing prevents us from having a different anti-cheat for each platform. ?
I am a Linux gamer. I got the Launcher running with Wine. It downloaded the game, unpacked, checked integrity and kept crashing and deleting its progress. Then I noticed the EQU8 integration in the updater. All the other games I play run perfectly fine on Linux. The ones that don't are usually the ones with DRM or anti-cheat integrations. I can get rid of DRM, but not anti-cheat in multiplayer games.
Dual booting sucks. Now I pop up in your statistics as a "Windows Gamer". I guess there are many others like me. Please don't abandon your future plans about Linux.
[FAQ] Anti-cheats and choosing EQU8
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I am a Linux gamer. I got the Launcher running with Wine. It downloaded the game, unpacked, checked integrity and kept crashing and deleting its progress. Then I noticed the EQU8 integration in the updater. All the other games I play run perfectly fine on Linux. The ones that don't are usually the ones with DRM or anti-cheat integrations. I can get rid of DRM, but not anti-cheat in multiplayer games.
Dual booting sucks. Now I pop up in your statistics as a "Windows Gamer". I guess there are many others like me. Please don't abandon your future plans about Linux.