SOLVED: Launcher not working on Linux

[Gallaecio]

It seems the current working directory is wrong when you start the launcher from Steam.

You can successfully run the launcher from a terminal as follows:

cd $HOME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/ImperatorRome/launcher/ && ./Paradox\ Launcher

Unlike running the game binary directly ($HOME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/ImperatorRome/binaries/imperator), this should allow for Steam integration.

Edit on 2020-03-16: I found out you also need to have a steam_appid.txt file created inside the launcher folder, containing: 859580 (the Imperator: Rome Steam App ID)

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gami...nux/eu7x13s?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x (I don’t think installing a Python script for this is worth it)

 

[rujikin]

I'm a Linux guy considering buying this, was waiting on the game to be playable first. This definitely needs fixed before I buy it.

 

[SjurThing]

Hmm, still works perfect for me, have been playing since 1.0 and never even had a crash...

Probably missing a library. Start steam from terminal and look at the output to find libraries that are missing when you start the game.

 

[alvaro]

I get an error message, unable to find steam_appid.txt. It should have a number, ie, Mount and blade shows just 48700 in my isntallation.
Do you guys know if this number is local or a steam variable? what number do you guys have in steam_appid.txt?

 

[rujikin]

I get an error message, unable to find steam_appid.txt. It should have a number, ie, Mount and blade shows just 48700 in my isntallation.
Do you guys know if this number is local or a steam variable? what number do you guys have in steam_appid.txt?

Don't have the game and can't check but the Steam App DB says: 859580

https://steamdb.info/app/859580/

 

[alvaro]

Don't have the game and can't check but the Steam App DB says: 859580

https://steamdb.info/app/859580/

that worked for me. thanks.

for the record.
In $HOME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/ImperatorRome/launcher/ there must be a text file named steam_appid.txt with this number only: 859580. Run the launcher from terminal and bam.

 

[alvaro]

for some reason it stopped working
I'll post the solution if i find some time to have a look

 

[chomwitt]

Hi. I also had a problem launching the game in ubuntu 18.04

What it worked for me was installing with
$ apt-get install libc++abi1
and running the binary ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/ImperatorRome/binaries/imperator

Ok, now i checked , it also launched from within steam.

 

[honkajoki]

I haven't followed Imperator for months.

I've previously pre-ordered the game, it didn't start on my Linux, so I refunded it.

When EU4 updated to the new launcher, it stopped working. But it got patched and now works for me.

Has Imperator (it's launcher) been patched similarly to EU4, or is it still waiting for a patch? That is, if I buy it again now, can I expect it to work (like EU4) or not (like at launch) ? Sure, I could just refund it again, but I'd rather not go through the extra hassle.

 

[SjurThing]

I've never had problems, you need to install some c++ libraries I think, but that is all.

Using Fedora 30, if you still have problems running it, it does not seem like there is many show-stoppers and you can get around all of them as I've seen

 

[alvaro]

Hi. I also had a problem launching the game in ubuntu 18.04

What it worked for me was installing with
$ apt-get install libc++abi1
and running the binary ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/ImperatorRome/binaries/imperator

Ok, now i checked , it also launched from within steam.

that worked definitely for me.

 

[Leinad965]

On openSUSE Linux I need to run with "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib64/libc.so %command%" in Steam -> Properties -> Set Launch options. I installed libc++abi1 too, but it wasn't enough.

 

[Leinad965]

Still, it should be better to have it working without any workarounds from day one like on HOI 4, Stellaris, EU 4 and actually all other games...

 

[SjurThing]

Still, it should be better to have it working without any workarounds from day one like on HOI 4, Stellaris, EU 4 and actually all other games...

It seems like it is just happenstance, or that some distroes are messing up. Never had a problem on linux with a pdx game after ck2. Maybe a library missing or something, but nothing with the games. Which I consider pretty good.

Windows is only one "distro", linux is quite broad, but if you use the vanilla recommended distro and release it should run nevertheless, if you're using something else you should be ready for fixing stuff yourself imho.

 

[Leinad965]

It seems like it is just happenstance, or that some distroes are messing up. Never had a problem on linux with a pdx game after ck2. Maybe a library missing or something, but nothing with the games. Which I consider pretty good.

Windows is only one "distro", linux is quite broad, but if you use the vanilla recommended distro and release it should run nevertheless, if you're using something else you should be ready for fixing stuff yourself imho.

Steam has something called Steam runtime containing libraries from Ubuntu to provide compatibility between distros. A few posts above here you see that issue is on Ubuntu (recommended distro by Valve) or my workaround is inspired from Arch linux (second most used distro according to Steam statistics). I agree that bugs just happens, but I don't like there is still no fix after a few months after release, nor mention in game issues FAQ. I can live with it if there will be issue only on openSUSE and everything else will be fine - that will be openSUSE issue, not game launcher issue.

 

[Rapustin]

I use linux mint in its latest version and I can't find the steam folder, nor Imperator. The launcher closes automatically after playing.

 

[Gallaecio]

I use linux mint in its latest version and I can't find the steam folder, nor Imperator. The launcher closes automatically after playing.

It should be at the path I indicated, but you should also be able to find all related folders with:

find $HOME -name 'Imperator*'​

 

[Rapustin]

It should be at the path I indicated, but you should also be able to find all related folders with:

find $HOME -name 'Imperator*'​

Nope, I can't find her. I look for her everywhere, I'm not a newbie. But I can't find the common folder, steam, imperator, etc.

 

[Gallaecio]

As far as I know, unless you are running Steam as a different user (e.g. as root?!), provided that Steam is installed and Imperator Rome is installed using Steam, that find command should do the trick.

You can try this to look for the Steam folders themselves:

find $HOME -iname '*steam*'

 

[alvaro]

Nope, I can't find her. I look for her everywhere, I'm not a newbie. But I can't find the common folder, steam, imperator, etc.

this is where it is in my ubuntu system in my home directory
.steam/steam/steamapps/common/ImperatorRome/launcher/Paradox\ Launcher

using locate wont find it.
I use it in a shell script to run it just fine with a './' on front.