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A linux gamer asks, "How do I install windows for just one game?" (piefed.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by sem@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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There is a game I am considering getting; it has been out for a few months now, and the devs are specifically blocking it from running under proton with a Kernel Level Anticheat which specifically blocks linux.

Folks on the discussion boards made the point tht it is technically possible to install windows for just one steam game, so I am looking for a guide on how to do that?

I've heard that if you don't activate windows, you can still use it, and if you get the LSTC (?) Version of windows, it is not so annoying.

Does anyone have a guide for how to install windows alongside linux for one game?

If we have a discussion in the comments about whether it is tactically appropriate to give money to a game corporation that requires windows, i guess we can, but i would rather learn how to install windows in the least annoying way possible.

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[-] imLotus@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

As others has stated, what game is it? Depending on the answer you might not need to install Windows after all.

[-] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

One of the handful of games where support is "borked" on protonDB because it uses kernel level anti-cheat and specifically disallows linux.

[-] Manticore@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago

It's starting to seem really strange that you're being evasive. Not mentioning it in the OP, sure, it's not the relevant part and you're not obliged to share.

Writing long awkwardly worded sentences instead of answering a direct question of people trying to help you... several times?

Are you embarrassed by the game you're trying to play?

[-] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yes.

I don't see how the game is relevant to the discussion.

It will have to be a mystery, although should be relatively easy to guess.

[-] Saprophyte@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Why it matters is because there are different workarounds for different games. Some can run just fine in a VM. Others have wine tricks or proton tricks that you can use. Still others run dockerized on winboat.

Being evasive just means that people have to give you generalized solutions that may or may not work for your particular scenario. Help could exist for you, but you'll never know.

[-] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

General solutions are what i want. There are no Linux workarounds for this game. Me naming the game would only derail the conversation even more than me not naming it already has. Thanks :)

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