I am wondering how people are managing their Windows GOG games on Linux. Obviously the base game works fine on Steam Proton, but I run into trouble when I try to install DLC. If I add the addons to Steam, they can’t see the base game, as they are a separate instance/container.

Is there some way I can get around this, and run the DLC installers in the same Proton instance as the base game? Is there another solution for managing Proton that isn’t Steam, which allows this? A whole third option I haven’t thought of?

Thank you.

In the interest of providing solutions for future travelers, a solution was posted here https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/59375112/23092038

Please stop suggesting Heroic; I saw it the first 10 times.

  • shadow@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    3 days ago

    You can use a simple script to run anything inside the same container as the base game:

    #!/bin/bash

    export STEAM_COMPAT_CLIENT_INSTALL_PATH=“$HOME/.local/share/Steam” export STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH=“Location of the prefix”

    “$HOME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton 10.0/proton” run “/$HOME/Downloads/StellarisExp1.exe”

    Just change the parts you need to e.g. the version of proton you want to use, the name of the installer and so on.