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Update #2: On Feb 25th Easy Anti-Cheat did finally email back to say "Thank you for contacting us! Our apologies for the delayed response. We are in a process of working with Valve to bring the support for Steam Play. However, there is currently no ETA for this."
Original article
Treat this with a pinch of salt since we've been unable to confirm it, Valve and Easy Anti-Cheat are apparently working to get it supported with Steam Play.
I've held off on writing about this, as I have tried to reach the EAC team multiple times and I've also tried speaking to Valve. Neither have replied to me, sadly, but the people over at EAC did reply to one user on Reddit to say this:
Thanks for reaching out!
While Easy Anti-Cheat already supports native Linux games, unfortunately it is not compatible with the Steam Play emulation yet. We are currently working with Valve to bring the support for Steam Play as well. However, at this time we cannot promise a release date.
Our apologies for the inconvenience. Despite the troubles, hope you have a great day!
I'm not entirely sure why neither party decided to reply to my questions on this, it could be that they were trying to keep it hush-hush until they had something to show for it.
It is quite exciting if true though, as getting EAC working in Wine/Steam Play would be massive, as it's the only thing currently holding back multiple titles from working well when played on Linux. With that in mind, it wouldn't be the least bit surprising if they are working on it given how it's going to be essential considering how many multiplayer games use it.
Valve/EAC, if you're reading this don't be afraid to reach out, I don't bite.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Ehvis 15 Feb 2019
Valve/EAC, if you're reading this, don't be afraid to reach out, I don't bite.
The same cannot be said for his rabbit though. :D
Liam Dawe 15 Feb 2019
My poor table, wall, feet, rug *insert everything else in the living room with bite marks*Valve/EAC, if you're reading this, don't be afraid to reach out, I don't bite.
The same cannot be said for his rabbit though. :D
Liam Dawe 15 Feb 2019
I found a screenshot the other day about some kid who asked the EA devs about getting Apex working on Linux again, and the EA support said they are working on it.I know the post you're talking about, you might want to see my reply to that Reddit post where EA told me it wasn't being worked on ;)
Maybe this is what they were on about.
I'll see if i can find it again.
This is confirmed by Valve employee.Where is that from?
Last edited by Werner on 15 Feb 2019 at 10:37 am UTC
sub 15 Feb 2019
Hmm seems like Plagman ist a Valve Coder, his Name is Pierre-Loup Griffais
Yep, formerly NVidia driver guy iirc.
Xakep_SDK 15 Feb 2019
That's for of proton with some fresh macos branches.
https://github.com/kergoth/Proton/branches
Liam Dawe 15 Feb 2019
Thanks, took a little googling to find that Discord but I've now seen it myself and issued an update at the top. Cheers.Discord: VKx.This is confirmed by Valve employee.Where is that from?
(btw. don't expect communication from Valve :P)
Termy 15 Feb 2019
Glad to hear this though :D
Ehvis 15 Feb 2019
I'm kind of baffled that Epic is allowing collaboration with Valve ^^
Glad to hear this though :D
They're not collaborating yet. Right now they're only doing preparations for talking. Best not get ahead of ourselves.
Hmm seems like Plagman ist a Valve Coder, his Name is Pierre-Loup Griffais
How did you NOT know this? I might be wrong, but you might even have quoted him from Twitter or something :D
https://twitter.com/Plagman2
Liam Dawe 15 Feb 2019
EAC already has (optional) wine support in, and the devs of Paladin were asked by someone to activate it so that people could play it again. They obliged and now paladin (a game that was unplayable due to EAC last year) is now playable.Actually, it was only playable for a short time. I tested again only today, still the same, kicks you out 100% of the time.
walther von stolzing 15 Feb 2019
Dunc 15 Feb 2019
BielFPs 15 Feb 2019
Unless they're actually planing something with linux too, who knows...
Best Linux gaming news since they announced Steam Play with DXVK.
We are witnessing the future of Linux gaming being written.
Very glad that Valve created the SteamOS years back, this chain of events lead to Linux having a Steam client and all other things.
sonic 15 Feb 2019
Comandante Ñoñardo 15 Feb 2019
Two months since the last one... That is a lot of time!
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