GOG Stellaris+DLC on Linux, how to install all the DLCs, when they are separate executables? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by drkt_@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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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.

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[-] drkt_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

That's a huge piece of software to do this one thing...

[-] _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 1 points 3 days ago

Heroic does a lot more than this one thing. How do you plan on keeping the game updated? Are you going to go through the process of installing the DLCs again any time they are updated? Or are you planning on just never updating?

[-] drkt_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

How would I keep an offline installer updated? I don't think you understand what the usecase is, here. I don't legally own Stellaris on GOG. If I did, I'd just play the linux native version they provide.