5mo ago

Anti-cheat stops Mecha BREAK running on Desktop Linux but works on Steam Deck

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Warhammer Space Marine 2 multiplayer doesn't work unless you set STEAMDECK=1 in the launch options.
- So dumb
- Wait so it doesn't detect or do anything to check? It's just "well you said it was" and is ok with that.
  
  It drops the graphics to their recommended settings, but you're free to crank them back up to anything you want. No, it doesn't check in any way. I have no idea why you would do this, it basically only means anyone who doesn't check Proton DB for config advice will think the game is half broken.
- I assume this forces the anticheat to run in userspace
Eh? I don't understand. Either it works on Linux, or it doesn't. Seems like the author just doesn't know how to troubleshoot some compatibility issue on whatever desktop Linux distro they're using.
- ACE (Anti-Cheat Expert) seems to work only on the Steam Deck, but doesn't let you play on any other hardware running Linux. Delta Force has the same issue
  
  How does it know you're on the deck? I gave a gut feeling that that should be easily bypassable.

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