39210.py

""" Game fix for FFXIV
"""
#pylint: disable=C0103

from protonfixes import util
import os
from subprocess import call
import sys

def main():
    """ for FFXIV skip intro cutscene to allow game to work.
    """
    util.protontricks('hidewineexports=enable')
    # disable new character intro cutscene to prevent black screen loop
    configpath = os.path.join(util.protonprefix(), 'drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn')
    if not os.path.exists(configpath):
        os.makedirs(configpath)
    configgame = os.path.join(configpath, 'FFXIV.cfg')
    if not os.path.isfile(configgame):
        f = open(configgame,"w+")
        f.write("<FINAL FANTASY XIV Config File>\n\n<Cutscene Settings>\nCutsceneMovieOpening 1")
        f.close
    configpath = os.path.join(util.protonprefix(), 'drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn')
    if not os.path.exists(configpath):
        os.makedirs(configpath)
    configgame = os.path.join(configpath, 'FFXIV_BOOT.cfg')
    if not os.path.isfile(configgame):
        f = open(configgame,"w+")
        f.write("<FINAL FANTASY XIV Boot Config File>\n\n<Version>\nBrowser 1\nStartupCompleted 1")
        f.close
    # Fixes the startup process.
    if 'NOSTEAM' in os.environ:
        util.replace_command('-issteam', '')
    if 'XL_WINEONLINUX' in os.environ:
        try:
            util.install_dotnet('dotnet48')
        except AttributeError:
            util.protontricks_proton_5('dotnet48')
        util.protontricks('vcrun2019')
        util.replace_command('-issteam', '')
        launcherpath = os.path.join(util.protonprefix(), 'drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/XIVLauncher/XIVLauncher.exe')
        if not os.path.exists(launcherpath):
            call(
                [
                    "curl", 
                    "https://kamori.goats.dev/Proxy/Update/Release/Setup.exe", 
                    "-L", 
                    "-o", 
                    os.path.join(
                        util.get_game_install_path(), 
                        "boot/Setup.exe"
                        )
                ]
            )
            util.replace_command('ffxivboot.exe', 'Setup.exe')
        else:
            original_launcher = os.path.join(
                util.get_game_install_path(),
                "boot/ffxivboot.exe"
            )
            util.replace_command(original_launcher, launcherpath)

README.md

Final Fantasy XIV on Steam after the Steam Account Linking incident

In order to get FFXIV to work you need to link your account first. Sadly this is (so far) the only step we can't do from linux. For everything else follow along.

Dependencies

Make sure you have curl installed. Also install Proton 5.0 from the tool section of Steam in the same gamelibrary as your Final Fantasy XIV.

Your old prefix

If you played the game earlier via steam or if you have tinkered with it in any way I recommend that you put it somewhere else. Your prefix (from steam) is usually located at

$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/39210

Get GE Proton

I tested this setup with Proton-6.21-GE-2. You can get that here. TLDR:

cd $HOME/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d
curl -L https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/releases/download/6.21-GE-2/Proton-6.21-GE-2.tar.gz | tar xz

Update winetricks of that Proton installation

cd $HOME/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/Proton-6.21-GE-2/protonfixes
./winetricks --self-update

Patch the Proton version

This gist has another file. Replace the file located at $HOME/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/Proton-6.21-GE-2/protonfixes/gamefixes/39210.py with it.

Creating a new prefix

• Right click on ffxiv in your library
• click on Preferences
• Click on compatibility
• Set the checkmark for "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool"
• Select "Proton 6.3-8"
• Start the game
• Close the defunct launcher/game

Edit the launch arguments on steam

• Right click on ffxiv in your library
• click on Preferences
• Click on compatibility
• Select "Proton-6.21-GE-2"
• put the following string into the launch arguments XL_NO_SPACE_REQUIREMENTS=true XL_WINEONLINUX=true DSSENH=n %command%

Launch the game

The first launch will take forever and there will be one pop up that something is not working. Click on no and soon after XIVLauncher Setup should start.

Play the game

Troubleshooting

• I was not able to test this setup on every possible combination of things. My latest changes to this guide was after doing it on a clean Ubuntu 20.04 LTS installation with steam installed via the Ubuntu Software Center and I selected to install 3rd party drivers in the Ubuntu installation. (Not that I recommend Ubuntu personally... I was just testing something that is different to my personal setup).
• You might also want to have a look at this page: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/tree/6.21-GE-2#installation .
• In order to get some logs it helps starting steam in a terminal. It is also helpful to execute the following command which will result in a log file being written in $HOME/steam-39210.log.

cp $HOME/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/Proton-6.21-GE-2/user_settings.sample.py $HOME/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/Proton-6.21-GE-2/user_settings.py

• Starting over and trying again is "as simple as" deleting your prefix and starting the guide from "Creating a new Prefix"

"I get a write free space error when trying to get XIVLauncher to download FFXIV"

• Please add XL_NO_SPACE_REQUIREMENTS=true to your launcher arguments in Steam to disable XIVLauncher's disk space checks.
  **NOTE:**You will be responsible for ensuring you have enough space on your own.

You are a god. Thank you sfm.
So, if i were to have FFXIV installed on my Arch (btw) Linux computer, using this whole script and stuff, can I just copy over the installed folder inside SquareEnix to the SD card and it'll detect it as the real deal, even if it's not entirely up to date? as long as I rename it from A Realm Reborn to just Online? Like, will it install the latest patches to it like it's some new stuff it just installed itself after having detected it in the folder it'd normally be in this way?

EDIT: Also, do i have to add the NoSpaceRequirements=true thing to my launch arguments?

I tried it with the prefix backup I had on me already, and on my Linux pc it works transferring the folder over. So, I need to just create the links onto the Steam Deck? Very cool. Be looking forward to this on my Deck.

This doesn't appear to work anymore. Either something in Steam updated, or there is some other issue, but now it doesn't look like Steam is even using the protonfixes/gamefixes/39210.py script anymore. Like, you can fill it with complete gibberish, and it will always launch the normal game launcher now.

@bonesmoses Have you selected the correct compatibilitytool for ffxiv?

Yes. In fact, I never changed it. It's still using, and has always used Proton-6.21-GE-2. Just to make sure, I blew up the existing prefix and started from scratch by using 6.3.8, letting it build a new prefix, switching to 6.21-GE-2 and adding the new launch command, and now it won't even install FFXIVLauncher at all anymore, it just goes straight to the "new" broken launcher.

I figured it was related to either patch 6.1 or some Steam update, since it worked last week and I didn't change anything.

Alright, I can't explain this since I made sure everything running under 'steam' or 'Steam' via ps auwx was killed, but rebooting magically fixed this. I retract, but if someone else notices this issue, rebooting may fix it.