"How to Play Age of Mythology: Retold on Linux - Step by Step Guide"
36in this video, I cover how to install and play Age of Mythology Retold on Linux using Steam Proton, as well as fix the synchronisation issue that can occur when playing multiplayer.
Step 1. Update GPU Driver.
The first requirement for running this game on Linux, is that you are using a recent supported GPU driver for your hardware.
However, in most cases, if you have kept your system up to date, you should not need to do anything special.
https://github.com/lutris/docs/blob/m...
But if you are unsure, a great resource is the InstallingDrivers page on the Lutris wiki, which covers the driver installation method for both AMD and Nvidia graphics cards for a wide range of Linux distributions.
Step 2. Install Steam and Enable Proton.
The second requirement is that you have installed Steam, and enabled Proton, which is the compatibility layer we will be using to run the game on Linux.
The installation of Steam is simple enough, and in most cases, you can directly install it using your distributions package manager.
For example, on Ubuntu, you can open Gnome Software, search for Steam, and install the Steam (Installer) package.
Once installed, launch Steam, apply any updates, and then sign into your account.
From here, enable Proton, by navigating to Steam, Settings, Compatibility, and toggling on both "Enable Steam Play for supported titles" and "Enable Steam Play for all other titles."
This will also change "Run other titles with" to "Proton Experimental", which is what we want.
Restart Steam to apply the changes.
From here, it is matter of installing the game as normal and launching once ready.
Step 3. Fix Multiplayer Synchronisation Issues
Open a Terminal window, and install both the wget and cabextract packages.
For example, if you have Ubuntu, you would use this command.
sudo apt install wget cabextract
Next, run.
cd "$(mktemp -d)"
Which will move to a suitable temporary folder location.
After that run.
wget https://download.microsoft.com/downlo...
Which will pull down the required Visual C++ installer package.
From here it is matter of extracting the package, which is done with the following two commands.
cabextract vc_redist.x64.exe
And
cabextract a10
Finally, to copy the extracted ucrtbase.dll file to the appropriate location, run the following two commands.
chmod u+w ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/1934680/pfx/drive_c/windows/system32/ucrtbase.dll
And
yes | cp ucrtbase.dll ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/1934680/pfx/drive_c/windows/system32
Now when you play Age of Mythology multiplayer, you will no-longer get any disconnections.
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