theHunter Classic on linux Mint

[rogor]

Hello everyone

I need some help. I have been a Windows user for many years - in fact I started with Windows V1, believe it or not. However, recently I am becoming more and more concerned with privacy issues.

So .. Linux Mint.

I created a workstation with very similar specs to my main desktop - I5 (early generation), 8GB Ram. I installed steam - no issues. I installed Microsoft Age of Mythology - No issues, game plays. And I installed the Hunter Classic.

The install passed fine. But when I try to run it, loader starts up but doesn't finish loading all of its frames .. just sits there waiting, and never loads to completion.

My knowledge of Linux is .. well .. nothing.

I am sure I am doing something wrong, or there is some some dependency that I have not loaded. Has anyone here managed to get it working?

Any pointers will be greatly appreciated

Roger

[splainin2do]

I'm trying to remember what I used that helped. There are some that say it works perfectly. I got it running well enough but couldn't change the binding keys. It's a spare laptop so I rarely use it.

"Steam Proton" was mentioned as something that allows Linux to play Windows games. I'm not sure if that what I had used.

[AveryW88]

Can't say I have Mint specific settings for Classic, but it is a Debian system, so Classic should be able to run properly on it. I can think of two options to check out for you.

Whether you've used Steam Proton or something else like Lutris (Steam is a little more stable than Lutris), it usually comes down to your Proton settings for Steam games (3rd party apps like Lutris will still use Proton to run Steam games on Linux). Based on the last few years, info from various Linux users suggests leaving the Proton setting on 'Proton-experimental' as this will keep it up to date and it's actually pretty stable. So far, Classic has run well on experimental for the last few years on Arch and Ubuntu (also Debian). You'll find this in your Steam settings and can alternately set individual games to specific versions if you need to.

The other option to check is which version of graphics drivers you're using; this might take some tinkering. If memory serves, you should find these on Mint on the Driver Manager (I think it's under Administration, but you should be able to search "Driver" and find it easily). You can switch between drivers. Sorry, I'm not certain which drivers are best, that might take a bit of experimentation. If your graphics card support CUDA, stick to the proprietary drivers (version 535 or later, don't go earlier, the one marked recommended is usually fine). If it doesn't or you have much older hardware, open source Nouveau drivers are an option. If you're using AMD or Intel, you shouldn't need to fiddle here as these drivers are baked into the kernel.

Congratulation on your escape from Microslop!

[roebuck7]

If its a really old i5 you might want to put a parameter under launch options which is: PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%
In steam options it is added. Early intel igpu dont have good vulkan support if i recall correctly.