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Linux Specifc Setup Steps

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osab edited this page Sep 18, 2024 · 14 revisions

Linux users can use Steam, Lutris or a similar WINE implementation to install the game via the Web Installer guide.

A video guide for installing on the Steam Deck has been made by Natalie Tinker! Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM6lbCbTjh0

  • Steam/Steam Deck (Proton) users:

    1. Add the Web Installer .exe to Steam as a “non-Steam game.” This singular shortcut in Steam will be the one you use to launch the game & all of its related programs.
    2. Enable the latest Proton version (latest numbered version or Experimental) in the game’s Steam compatibility settings.
    3. Launch the Web Installer from Steam using the new shortcut, and proceed as normal to install the game. [You MUST install under the "C:" drive or your WINE prefix will not work correctly. Use the default installation directory.]
    4. After the installation has completed, open the properties of the Web Installer shortcut in Steam. Rename the shortcut to “The Sims 2”. Lastly, edit the shortcut’s target so it points to the game launcher (C:/Program Files (x86)/The Sims 2 Starter Pack/Fun with Pets/SP9/TSBin/Sims2RPC.exe) instead of the Web Installer.
      • You can find the game's C: drive under ~/.steam/steamapps/compatdata/(most recently modified folder/game ID)/pfx/drive_c.
      • If you don’t do this properly, your game may say it is not installed when you try to launch it.
      • If the game doesn't launch/returns to Steam, make sure you have quotation marks surrounding the "Target" entry but no quotes surrounding the "Start In" entry.

  • Lutris users:

  • Important info for both: Whether you choose Steam, Lutris, or another implementation of WINE, make sure you always launch the game & all of its associated apps through the launcher itself, not through the exe from the file manager. This will prevent you from trying to run the game in the wrong WINE bottle (or even without wine) or encountering the "not installed" error. If you need to run Graphics Rules Maker or Sims2RPCSettings, change the game shortcut to point to it, run it, and then change it back to point to Sims2RPC afterwards. You may also be able to accomplish the same via tools like winetricks/protontricks.

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