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Manual installation of patch 227
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Manual installation of patch 227
Hi everyone. I'm new to the forum and I have a bit of an unusual question.
Does anyone know if the Unreal 227 (i or j) patch installer is just an unpacker? Ie, does it just unpack it's files and place them in the appropriate Unreal folders, replacing files where necessary? If that's the case, does anyone have instructions for what files go where in the Unreal folders so I can manually "install" it?
If the installer does anything more complicated then I guess it's back to the drawing board. Alternatively, is there a version of the patch that can be just moved into the Unreal folders?
I ask because I'm running Unreal Gold on Steam for Linux via Proton and it's not possible as far as I know to install it against that version. I know I could and maybe should be installing the native Linux version, but I wondered if there was an easy solution to my specific problem.
Thanks.
esqo
Does anyone know if the Unreal 227 (i or j) patch installer is just an unpacker? Ie, does it just unpack it's files and place them in the appropriate Unreal folders, replacing files where necessary? If that's the case, does anyone have instructions for what files go where in the Unreal folders so I can manually "install" it?
If the installer does anything more complicated then I guess it's back to the drawing board. Alternatively, is there a version of the patch that can be just moved into the Unreal folders?
I ask because I'm running Unreal Gold on Steam for Linux via Proton and it's not possible as far as I know to install it against that version. I know I could and maybe should be installing the native Linux version, but I wondered if there was an easy solution to my specific problem.
Thanks.
esqo
- BlumpkinKing
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Re: Manual installation of patch 227
Is there a reason you can't just point the installer towards your Unreal installation?
- []KAOS[]Casey
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Re: Manual installation of patch 227
It's legally required to be bundled with the installer from this website. If you end up extracting it or installing it elsewhere and manually copy pasting on your own that's on you.
There are ways to run applications from within your proton/wine prefix that I won't get into here because I am not an expert on proton.
There are ways to run applications from within your proton/wine prefix that I won't get into here because I am not an expert on proton.
- Skywolf
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Re: Manual installation of patch 227
Just run the installer using Wine and point it to your installation. It does basically just extract the files but it does this with the correct folder structure so all files end up where they should be.
I do recommend using the Linux native version however as my experience with running the game in wine or proton hasn't been the best.
Note that the installer doesn't support symoblic links due to being designed for Windows file systems so you will have to recreate those if you are going the Linux Native route. If you can't figure this out just give the word and I will prepare a zip file with the necessary files.
I do recommend using the Linux native version however as my experience with running the game in wine or proton hasn't been the best.
Note that the installer doesn't support symoblic links due to being designed for Windows file systems so you will have to recreate those if you are going the Linux Native route. If you can't figure this out just give the word and I will prepare a zip file with the necessary files.
- rdy2bz
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Re: Manual installation of patch 227
So what do I do when I don't use wine? (and refuse installing it because it depends on so i386 libs that will eventually stop being supported by Ubuntu). I just need the native version, it's kind of complicated that the patch is just distributed as an exe.
What are the legal restrictions? 227i was distributed as zip, what's different with 227j? The preview versions were also shipped as zip to the internal beta testers.
What are the legal restrictions? 227i was distributed as zip, what's different with 227j? The preview versions were also shipped as zip to the internal beta testers.
- []KAOS[]Casey
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Re: Manual installation of patch 227
What you do is use google to solve your problem
https://github.com/caverym/Proton-Caller/
this is the last post I will make on this thread.
https://github.com/caverym/Proton-Caller/
this is the last post I will make on this thread.
- rdy2bz
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Re: Manual installation of patch 227
Did I offend you or something?
I just wonder why the preview versions came without the installer but the official seem to need one. I plain don't understand why this complication for the end user is needed, that's all.
I just wonder why the preview versions came without the installer but the official seem to need one. I plain don't understand why this complication for the end user is needed, that's all.
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Re: Manual installation of patch 227
Hi All.
Wow, I came back after a day and had 6 replies waiting for me! What a great community for such an old (but awesome) game!
@BlumpkinKing & @Skywolf: My limited understanding is Wine and Proton create self-contained "bottles" or instances of Windows C: drives, so running the patch in Wine won't work as it won't be able to see this other (Proton) C: drive that Unreal is installed under.
@[]KAOS[]Casey, your Googling skills are better than mine! That Proton-caller looks on the surface to be exactly what I'm looking for, as long as I can run the patch exe within the Unreal instance/prefix. I'll do some digging but thanks for the link.
I'm also listening to you all and realising that, yes I probably should just be running the native Linux version. The awesome folks at OldUnreal have created it and being a Linux user it makes the most sense.
Anyway, I've rambled on enough. Thanks for all your replies. I really appreciate it.
esqo
Wow, I came back after a day and had 6 replies waiting for me! What a great community for such an old (but awesome) game!
@BlumpkinKing & @Skywolf: My limited understanding is Wine and Proton create self-contained "bottles" or instances of Windows C: drives, so running the patch in Wine won't work as it won't be able to see this other (Proton) C: drive that Unreal is installed under.
@[]KAOS[]Casey, your Googling skills are better than mine! That Proton-caller looks on the surface to be exactly what I'm looking for, as long as I can run the patch exe within the Unreal instance/prefix. I'll do some digging but thanks for the link.
I'm also listening to you all and realising that, yes I probably should just be running the native Linux version. The awesome folks at OldUnreal have created it and being a Linux user it makes the most sense.
Anyway, I've rambled on enough. Thanks for all your replies. I really appreciate it.
esqo
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Re: Manual installation of patch 227
@tlk
I guess it's just the IT guy in me wanting to solve the puzzle. Also it would be good to know how to do it for the future. I play a lot of old classic games and often need to install a community patch. Native Linux versions aren't always an option.
I'm trying my best to wean myself off Windows and not dual boot (another challenge I can't resist). Proton has been a godsend, but you're right, where there is a native Linux version I should be going for that.
I guess it's just the IT guy in me wanting to solve the puzzle. Also it would be good to know how to do it for the future. I play a lot of old classic games and often need to install a community patch. Native Linux versions aren't always an option.
I'm trying my best to wean myself off Windows and not dual boot (another challenge I can't resist). Proton has been a godsend, but you're right, where there is a native Linux version I should be going for that.
- tlk
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