- Supreme Commander FAF install guide
The phython client featured in this guide has become incompatible with the current FAF server. Please follow the FAF wiki on how to play the game on Linux. https://wiki.faforever.com/index.php?title=Setting_Up_FAF_Linux
This is a Supreme Commander Forged Alliance and Forged Alliance Forever (FAF) client install guide on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and 18.10
It works!
If you have problems running the game/client on Ubuntu 18.xx, follow the steps below.
If you have questions please contact the community:
Note:
This guide only features the legacy Python client. The new Java Downlord's client will be added later. The development of the Python client stopped so the community only supports the Java client. Currently both work.
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 18.10
test1@comp1:~$ uname -a
Linux comp1 4.15.0-20-generic #21-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 24 06:16:15 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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Wine, custom downloaded by Lutris or PlayOnLinux (see below)
- Wine v3.10, v3.16, v4.0 - are tested and they work
- System default Wine v3.0 cannot run the game
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Graphics info
test1@comp1:~$ glxinfo | grep 'version'
server glx version string: 1.4
client glx version string: 1.4
GLX version: 1.4
Max core profile version: 4.5
Max compat profile version: 3.0
Max GLES1 profile version: 1.1
Max GLES[23] profile version: 3.1
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.5 (Core Profile) Mesa 18.0.0-rc5
OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.50
OpenGL version string: 3.0 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.30
OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.1 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5
OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.10
test1@comp1:~$ glxinfo | grep 'Extended renderer info' -A 30
Extended renderer info (GLX_MESA_query_renderer):
Vendor: X.Org (0x1002)
Device: Radeon RX 560 Series (POLARIS11 / DRM 3.23.0 / 4.15.0-20-generic, LLVM 6.0.0) (0x67ff)
Version: 18.0.0
Accelerated: yes
Video memory: 4062MB
Unified memory: no
Preferred profile: core (0x1)
Max core profile version: 4.5
Max compat profile version: 3.0
Max GLES1 profile version: 1.1
Max GLES[23] profile version: 3.1
Memory info (GL_ATI_meminfo):
VBO free memory - total: 4062 MB, largest block: 4062 MB
VBO free aux. memory - total: 4092 MB, largest block: 4092 MB
Texture free memory - total: 4062 MB, largest block: 4062 MB
Texture free aux. memory - total: 4092 MB, largest block: 4092 MB
Renderbuffer free memory - total: 4062 MB, largest block: 4062 MB
Renderbuffer free aux. memory - total: 4092 MB, largest block: 4092 MB
Memory info (GL_NVX_gpu_memory_info):
Dedicated video memory: 4062 MB
Total available memory: 8156 MB
Currently available dedicated video memory: 4062 MB
OpenGL vendor string: X.Org
OpenGL renderer string: Radeon RX 560 Series (POLARIS11 / DRM 3.23.0 / 4.15.0-20-generic, LLVM 6.0.0)
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.5 (Core Profile) Mesa 18.0.0-rc5
OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.50
OpenGL core profile context flags: (none)
OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile
OpenGL core profile extensions:
GL_AMD_conservative_depth, GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend,
Install Lutris or PlayOnLinux that can install Windows Steam and can download the Wine versions that can be seen above. Windows Steam can install the game and the necessary libraries.
If you are a terminal/Wine ninja and you are ok with compiling Wine v3.10 for the system (system default Wine v3.0 is no good) then don't install Lutris or PlayOnLinux, just Wine should be enough.
Note:
PlayOnLinux can be found in the Ubuntu repositories.
It gave me an content servers unreachable error before downloading the game (it's a Windows Steam-Wine compatibility bug).
Editing the Steam config file solved it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/wine_gaming/comments/8r0gh6/steam_in_winedevel_content_servers_unreachable/e0riqd9/
Short version
Install Linux Steam, download a random game (ex: Doki Doki Literature Club!) then find the Steam config file called config.vdf.
Then you copypasta the line beginning with "CS" from the linux Steam config file to the Windows Steam config file.
Location of the Steam config files:
Linux: ~/.steam/steam/config/config.vdf
Windows: "your wine prefix directory"/drive_c/Program Files/Steam/config/config.vdf
Note:
I recommend using Wine v2.x when you install Windows Steam (there are some issues with logging in otherwise) then switch to Wine v3.10+ when you try to run the game from Windows Steam.
There are possible, alternative ways to install the game on Linux, for example using Linux Steam and enabling Proton but this is not tested with the legacy Python Client.
The client sets the WINEPREFIX environment variable before launching the game, this might interfere with Proton.
Steam installs the game to:
/home/test1/.local/share/lutris/runners/winesteam/prefix64/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Supreme Commander Forged Alliance/bin/SupremeCommander.exe
Note:
/home/test1/.local/share/lutris/runners/winesteam/prefix64/is theWINEPREFIX. This can be different for you depending on which program you use setting up the Wine environment (Lutris, PlayOnLinux, etc). TheWINEPREFIXcontains the fake Windows file system, fake Windows registry, etc.drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Supreme Commander Forged Alliance/bin/SupremeCommander.exeis the directory of the game under the fake WindowsC:\drive in your Linux file system.
Additional Info:
The location of the Game.perfs file:
../drive_c/users/test1/Local Settings/Application Data/Gas Powered Games/Supreme Commander Forged Alliance/Game.prefs
Test the base game. At launch, Steam installs the necessary directx dlls.
Note:
If you use a retail (ISO) copy of the game then you should follow the wiki:
https://wiki.faforever.com/index.php?title=Setting_Up_FAF_Linux#Install_using_the_retail_ISO \
FAF Python Client v0.18.1 (the latest), extract the .zip file
https://github.com/FAForever/client/releases/tag/0.18.1
Location: ~/Games/fafclient/client-0.18.1
Uid v4.0.5 (currently the latest), extract the .zip file
https://github.com/FAForever/uid/releases/tag/v4.0.5
Location: /usr/local/bin/
Command applied: sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/faf-uid
Command applied:
test1@comp1:~/Games/fafclient$ echo "0.18.1" > client-0.18.1/res/RELEASE-VERSION
Installing packages from Ubuntu repositories:
test1@comp1:~/Games/fafclient$ sudo apt-get install python3-idna python3-semantic-version python3-pyqt5 python3-pyqt5.qtwebengine python3-pyqt5.qtmultimedia python3-jsonschema python3-jinja2 xdelta3
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python3-idna is already the newest version (2.6-1).
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libminizip1 libqt5designer5 libqt5help5 libqt5multimedia5
libqt5multimediawidgets5 libqt5opengl5 libqt5quickwidgets5 libqt5sql5
libqt5sql5-sqlite libqt5test5 libqt5webengine-data libqt5webengine5
libqt5webenginecore5 libqt5webenginewidgets5 libqt5xml5 libre2-4
python3-pyqt5.qtwebchannel python3-sip
Suggested packages:
python-jinja2-doc python3-pyqt5-dbg python-semantic-version-doc
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libqt5webenginecore5 libqt5webenginewidgets5 libqt5xml5 libre2-4
python3-jinja2 python3-pyqt5 python3-pyqt5.qtmultimedia
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Run the client. It should work at this point.
Command: test1@comp1:~/Games/fafclient$ python3 client-0.18.1/src/__main__.py
Normal terminal output:
Gtk-Message: 20:39:46.489: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
[27892:27922:0707/203948.898161:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(591)] No URLRequestContext for NSS HTTP handler. host: s2.symcb.com
[27892:27922:0707/203948.898185:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(591)] No URLRequestContext for NSS HTTP handler. host: s2.symcb.com
[27892:27922:0707/203948.898202:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(591)] No URLRequestContext for NSS HTTP handler. host: s1.symcb.com
[27892:27922:0707/203948.899179:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(591)] No URLRequestContext for NSS HTTP handler. host: s2.symcb.com
[27892:27922:0707/203948.899196:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(591)] No URLRequestContext for NSS HTTP handler. host: s2.symcb.com
[27892:27922:0707/203948.899217:ERROR:nss_ocsp.cc(591)] No URLRequestContext for NSS HTTP handler. host: s1.symcb.com
Options -> Settings -> Game Path, for me it's:
/home/test1/.local/share/lutris/runners/winesteam/prefix64/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Supreme Commander Forged Alliance
Exit the client (this is important).
Modify the FA Lobby.ini file to use the correct Wine version etc.
Location: /home/test1/.config/ForgedAllianceForever/FA Lobby.ini
Added:
[wine]
exe=/home/test1/.local/share/lutris/runners/wine/3.10-x86_64/bin/wine
prefix=/home/test1/.local/share/lutris/runners/winesteam/prefix64
Note:
The exe= is your full path to the Wine executable in your Linux file system. You can only run Windows executables via Wine on Linux
The prefix= is your WINEPREFIX that was mentioned earlier.
Relaunch the client and launch games from the client. At this point it will work.
- If you experience mouse cursor flickering, disable vsync in the game settings/video
- If the downloaded mods or maps don't show up in the lobby or you're automatically kicked out from lobbies that use mods:
You need to create links for the game to be able to find downloaded mods and maps. Details are here: http://forums.faforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4507&start=560#p168893 - If you have no sound when the game window is not active (not focused, minimized), then enable "Emulate a virtual desktop" option with winecfg, its under the Graphics tab. The resolution is your native resolution (you have to set this too).
- Running the game on Linux causing the game to not render certain minor graphic effects. Currently there is no fix for this.
- solution for cursor flickering
- xdelta3 install, see more here: https://forums.faforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4507&start=550#p168646
- the game cannot use downloaded mods and maps
- explanation how to fix the Windows Steam error when it fails downloading the game
- fixed issue, no audio when the game window is not active
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