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DCS Steam 2.7.0 Proton 6.3-6 instructions
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UPDATE (18/11/2021)

Updated guide here

KNOWN ISSUES

  • Might crash sometimes (idk why)

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Go to the library folder where DCS is installed (the default library is ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps).
  2. Go into "compatdata" and delete the folder named "223750".
  3. Go to the properties for the game in the Steam client.
  4. Go to "COMPATIBILITY", make sure "Force the use of yada yada yada" is checked and set proton version to 4.11-13
  5. Launch the game one time (it will crash).
  6. Navigate back to the library folder and go into "compatdata/223750/pfx/drive_c/windows/system32" and finally delete lsteamclient.dll.
  7. Install protontricks if you haven't done so already.
  8. Run the following command: protontricks 223750 vcrun2017 corefonts xact d3dcompiler_43
  9. Navigate back to the "drive_c" folder and run the following command: rm windows/Fonts/arial*.ttf
  10. Go back to the "COMPATIBILITY" tab in the properties for the game in the Steam client and change the proton version to 6.3-6.
  11. While still in the properties windows, go to the "GENERAL" tab and enter the following text in "LAUNCH OPTIONS": WINEDLLOVERRIDES='wbemprox=n' %command%
  12. Run the following command: protontricks 223750 arial
  13. Go back to the library folder where DCS is installed.
  14. Navigate to "common/DCSWorld".
  15. Run the following command: ln -s bin/v8.dll && ln -s bin/v8_libbase.dll && ln -s bin/v8_libplatform.dll && ln -s bin/VRfreeC.dll && ln -s bin/webrtc_plugin.dll
  16. Run the following command: WINEPREFIX=/path/to/dcs_library/compatdata/223750/pfx winecfg
  17. Change the Windows version to "Windows 10", click on Apply and then OK.
  18. Run the game!
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