Wine Launcher 404

[AruTheUnicorn]

So, time for a quick summary!

Patcher related issues:

• Wine parses the url incorrectly, hence a custom patch is needed to fix this issue
• With the custom url patch the launcher is rendered black and unusable. mshtml issue?

Workaround:
Patch game in a VM and copy the game files over. Then use a custom launcher to bypass the launcher. https://github.com/HereInPlainSight/FF14Launcher


Gamerelated issues:
If you manage to get into the game with any of the custom launchers you'll get errors related to your service accounts. They seem to believe we are mac users.

Workaround:
Configure wine to hide wine version. (This is done through wine configuration or regedit key HKCU\Software\Wine, string value HideWineExports, value "1")


"Conclusion"

We now have workarounds so we can play the game again, but there is still a lot of work to be done to make sure we can patch the game again.

So, it's not perfect, but we can play!!

That is a pretty flimsy fix that I fear if Square has gone the way of EA and Blizzard they might start using it as an excuse to banhammer calling it "cheating". Let us know if it triggers jeol. I prefer to not have to run a VM with Windows, not like I am running a cpu with meltdown so Microsoft cannot peek down to the host OS; this should be illegal as sin but as we all know the Corporations run the world now so there is no promises they cannot hop rings on any CPU. So with no support from Square until Proton is working I will be playing No Man's Sky and like looking at LostArk when it releases in Russia. What I hear, they are a real threat to all MMOs to date.

[Erebea]

Workaround:
Patch game in a VM and copy the game files over. Then use a custom launcher to bypass the launcher. https://github.com/HereInPlainSight/FF14Launcher

what does this even mean?

[HereInPlainSight]

TBH it sounds like there's some better methods than my repo coming around, though they're in the early stages. Unfortunately it -does- seem like they're probably temporary work arounds unless the 64-bit launcher gets some changes Linux will need it to have.

what does this even mean?

It means you can spin up a Virtual Machine running Windows just to do the update, and then use a custom launcher to run the game itself. Honestly... I'd give it another few days to see what people are coming up with. There's talk of some wine patches to work around some of the issues. Like I said, they're not permanent fixes, but hopefully we'll get some better options in time from Square.

[AruTheUnicorn]

what does this even mean?

What this means is this

1) Either have a dual boot or virtual machine running Winblows 10

2) To update FF14

3) Then go back into Linux and use a Python script to login

This might be good for the technical minded power users, programmers, and sysadmins of Linux but to a basic user this is going to look a bit perplexing. Sorry for the mind set of many Linux power users who think everyone is a dev, hacker, or freak on Linux.

[AruTheUnicorn]

TBH it sounds like there's some better methods than my repo coming around, though they're in the early stages. Unfortunately it -does- seem like they're probably temporary work arounds unless the 64-bit launcher gets some changes Linux will need it to have.



It means you can spin up a Virtual Machine running Windows just to do the update, and then use a custom launcher to run the game itself. Honestly... I'd give it another few days to see what people are coming up with. There's talk of some wine patches to work around some of the issues. Like I said, they're not permanent fixes, but hopefully we'll get some better options in time from Square.

Hopefully we do get a bone but after the shizshow of AAA game developers we seen in 2018; would not surprise me if Square Enix is intentionally doing this. I am not holding my breath. I found where they are checking OS in their ECMAscript 6-7 (Browser.js, line 60 to 72) so they are definitely snooping the OS...Literally stonewalling so unless it was just some horridly overlooked mess, it is making Square look really shile at the moment.

[oleerik]

People have found fixes for all the issues now. The launcher will work with the istransgaming patch. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Pro...ment-486246408

I would expect a custom wine build to be available soon. If you want to build yourself, make sure wine version can be hidden and that you have the transgaming patch in.

[Erebea]

Sorry for the mind set of many Linux power users who think everyone is a dev, hacker, or freak on Linux.

No, I just misunderstood because you said "patch" instead of "update"

[quartz90]

People have found fixes for all the issues now. The launcher will work with the istransgaming patch. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Pro...ment-486246408

I would expect a custom wine build to be available soon. If you want to build yourself, make sure wine version can be hidden and that you have the transgaming patch in.

Hello, I'm unfamilliar with this patch. I found a page on SourceForge but it hasn't been updated since 2016. Could you provide a link?

[Jaxral]

just adding that I as well have this issue. I have cancelled my account until this gets fixed, I do not have a windows PC to patch nor will I do it. They need to remove the launcher from being a thing, it's annoying and serves little to no purpose.

[quartz90]

Success! Selecting this edited version of Proton in Steam compatibility settings https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dL...EqSvSSvoRmBBwi lets me open the launcher and patch the game.

You can download the free trial if you don't already have the base game in Steam, it functions just like the retail version and will let you log in to any existing account.