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SPT Lutris installer (Additions)

This *.yml script uses a custom, native Linux install script.

You can review the source code here.

More details

Why using a custom installer script?

The initial reason for writting the script was to work around issues with the official SPTInstaller running through Wine.

There is a bug in most common Wine runners used by Lutris or Bottles that is causing the patching process to fail randomly. To work around this, the user needs to manually install a custom Wine runner in Lutris and use it globally for the installation.

To get rid of this extra step and also improve on stability and usability, we began experimenting with patching game files on our own using xdelta3 and the patch files included in the official patcher archive. Later, a custom installation script has been written as well.

What are the advantages?

  • Faster, more stable installation process
  • Additional features, e.g.:
    • Native installer & patcher in a single script
    • Support for reflinking on supported filesystems (e.g. btrfs)
    • Reinstall mode - creates a backup of user files and reinstalls the latest SPT version
    • WIP: Create & restore user backups using CLI commands

What about disadvantages?

  • No standalone GUI - you either have to use the Lutris installer or the CLI to interact with the script.
  • No official support on Discord or elsewhere by the mod developers

What you need

Installation

  1. Installing Escape from Tarkov

    First off, you need to install the game. Open Lutris and navigate to the + symbol in the top left corner. Select Search for installer on Lutris website and search for the game:

    Follow the steps shown inside the application, wait until the installation is finished & install the game client as usual.

Important

You need to install the game client inside the launcher before continuing with the next step!

  1. Installing SPT

    Download the installer script.

    In Lutris, click the + in the top left, select Install from a local install script & navigate to the downloaded file:

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    Now follow the steps & wait for the installation to complete.

    If everything worked you should be able to launch the SPTarkov - Server, followed by SPTarkov - Launcher & login.

Tip

For better performance & additional fixes, we recommend switching to latest GE-Proton or wine-ge-8-26 for playing!

Still having issues? Visit our issues section.

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