OOTP 25 & Linux

Markus Heinsohn · 03-14-2024, 04:23 AM

Hey friends,

so, Linux has become a major headache with several SDK updates that turned out to be incompatible. We gave our best, but so far this was not good enough, we could not get it to work properly and hence we will launch without a native Linux version this year. We will revisit the topic sometime after launch, though. I'll let you know when there's an update.

However, in our tests the Windows Steam version worked fine on Linux using Steam's compatibility mode (Proton). So you won't have to worry if you only own a Linux system

Thanks!
Markus

Speck · 03-15-2024, 12:25 AM

As a Linux only user, that should be fine. Hopefully OOTP 25 was tested with the proprietary NVIDIA driver and Proton, since the driver can be unpredictable sometimes.

glg · 03-15-2024, 01:16 PM

Doesn't work for me under Steam/Proton, I get the following message

"Steam must be running to play this game. SteamAPI_Init() failed."

Excalibur · 03-15-2024, 01:22 PM

Same issue here as well, made an account for the forum instead of a review.

"Steam must be running to play this game. SteamAPI_Init() failed."

Same result on Proton Experimental, 9.0, 8.0-5, and hotfix.

NVIDIA drivers, 3080 GPU.

d0ugmelvin · 03-15-2024, 01:49 PM

Getting the same error with proton 9 & amdgpu driver.

ThePymonster · 03-15-2024, 01:51 PM

I'm seeing the same SteamAPI_Init() error message when trying to start the game, and it then immediately closes.

Hotwheelz · 03-15-2024, 02:58 PM

Well this is a bummer.

I'm curious what distro everybody is running? Also whether you installed using the flatpak or with your distros own Steam package? I know I've had some issues in the past using the flatpak version of Steam.

Excalibur · 03-15-2024, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hotwheelz

Well this is a bummer.

I'm curious what distro everybody is running? Also whether you installed using the flatpak or with your distros own Steam package? I know I've had some issues in the past using the flatpak version of Steam.

Linux Mint .deb package for Steam.
I imagine it's different for SteamOS since it's based on Arch.

Hotwheelz · 03-15-2024, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Excalibur

Linux Mint .deb package for Steam.
I imagine it's different for SteamOS since it's based on Arch.

Ill give it a shot when I get home after work. I have openSUSE, Arch and Linux Mint installed. The Steam package for openSUSE and Arch are a bit newer so ill see if that makes a difference.

I'm very curious what they tested it on!

rudel.dietrich · 03-15-2024, 03:52 PM

I hope they make the Steam Deck OS available on desktops soon.

I do not have the game yet, but when I do. I will try it on my Steam Deck and see if it works "out of the box"

kingboo · 03-15-2024, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glg

Doesn't work for me under Steam/Proton, I get the following message

"Steam must be running to play this game. SteamAPI_Init() failed."

I’m having the exact same issue, tried every troubleshoot I could think off

Jordan89 · 03-15-2024, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

I do not have the game yet, but when I do. I will try it on my Steam Deck and see if it works "out of the box"

I can save you the time. It's giving that same error on Steam Deck. I made a post in the Technical Support section about it.

OOTP 24 works well on Steam Deck and I was really enjoying Perfect Team so I assumed that OOTP 25 would work as well. I don't have a Windows PC so if this doesn't get fixed in the next week or two then I'll probably have to request a refund on Steam. I hope it's an easy fix for the developers.

TheChief · 03-15-2024, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

I hope they make the Steam Deck OS available on desktops soon.

I do not have the game yet, but when I do. I will try it on my Steam Deck and see if it works "out of the box"

https://chimeraos.org/

Closest you will get to steam deck os on a desktop.

d0ugmelvin · 03-15-2024, 05:02 PM

Ubuntu 23.10.1.
Steam Beta Branch: Stable Client
Steam Version: 1709846872

Here is the error log:
wine: RLIMIT_NICE is <= 20, unable to use setpriority safely
/bin/sh\0-c\0/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=2384620 -- /home/evil/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-launch-wrapper -- '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper'/_v2-entry-point --verb=waitforexitandrun -- '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton 8.0'/proton waitforexitandrun '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Out of the Park Baseball 25/ootp25.exe'\0
chdir "/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Out of the Park Baseball 25"
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
fsync: up and running.
wine: RLIMIT_NICE is <= 20, unable to use setpriority safely
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 2384620
Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID: Caching Steam ID: 76561197971593337 [API loaded no]
pid 651642 != 651641, skipping destruction (fork without exec?)
Game 2384620 created interface STEAMAPPTICKET_INTERFACE_VERSION001 /
Game 2384620 created interface SteamUser017 / User
Game 2384620 created interface SteamUtils007 / Utils
Game 2384620 method call count for IClientUtils::RecordSteamInterfaceCreation : 3
Game 2384620 method call count for IClientUtils::GetAppID : 4
Game 2384620 method call count for IClientUser::GetAppOwnershipTicketExtendedData : 1
Game 2384620 method call count for IClientUser::GetSteamID : 1
Uploaded AppInterfaceStats to Steam

danoldlib · 03-15-2024, 09:38 PM

Getting the same error. Bummed this isn't working even with proton.

rudel.dietrich · 03-15-2024, 10:50 PM

You can add your reports here and maybe the community can find a fix

https://www.protondb.com/app/2384620

jbergmann · 03-15-2024, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glg

Doesn't work for me under Steam/Proton, I get the following message

"Steam must be running to play this game. SteamAPI_Init() failed."

Also receive the same error with Fedora 39.

Markus Heinsohn · 03-16-2024, 02:12 AM

We'll look into this again next week.

ThePymonster · 03-16-2024, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

We'll look into this again next week.

Thanks for being clear that this is going to need work next week. I had hoped for a quick fix this weekend and it’s good to be clear that won’t happen. I’d rather the game worked on Linux but, in the absence of that, I do appreciate the clarity.

I’m disappointed because I was really excited by the new features this year but I guess I can just play OOTP 24 some more until the problem is fixed.

I will have to refund the game in the meantime since there isn’t a fix coming immediately. I hope to buy it again when Linux is supported, although it will depend on the price at that point in time.

jerichoalar · 03-16-2024, 01:12 PM

having to choose between securing pre-order bonuses and not buying a game I can't actually play yet is a real feel bad moment.

as is getting a late start in PT.

disappointing since this has been one of my favorite linux native franchises going back years.

thank you for the transparency at least that a fix is not coming this week.

03-14-2024, 04:23 AM	#1
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,805	OOTP 25 & Linux Hey friends, so, Linux has become a major headache with several SDK updates that turned out to be incompatible. We gave our best, but so far this was not good enough, we could not get it to work properly and hence we will launch without a native Linux version this year. We will revisit the topic sometime after launch, though. I'll let you know when there's an update. However, in our tests the Windows Steam version worked fine on Linux using Steam's compatibility mode (Proton). So you won't have to worry if you only own a Linux system Thanks! Markus __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android Last edited by Markus Heinsohn; 03-14-2024 at 05:12 AM.

03-15-2024, 01:22 PM	#4
Excalibur Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2024 Posts: 7	Same issue here as well, made an account for the forum instead of a review. "Steam must be running to play this game. SteamAPI_Init() failed." Same result on Proton Experimental, 9.0, 8.0-5, and hotfix. NVIDIA drivers, 3080 GPU. Last edited by Excalibur; 03-15-2024 at 01:29 PM.

03-15-2024, 02:58 PM	#7
Hotwheelz All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,620	Well this is a bummer. I'm curious what distro everybody is running? Also whether you installed using the flatpak or with your distros own Steam package? I know I've had some issues in the past using the flatpak version of Steam. __________________ "It's a great day for a ballgame; let's play two." Ernie Banks

03-15-2024, 05:02 PM	#14
d0ugmelvin Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 31	Ubuntu 23.10.1. Steam Beta Branch: Stable Client Steam Version: 1709846872 Here is the error log: wine: RLIMIT_NICE is <= 20, unable to use setpriority safely /bin/sh\0-c\0/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=2384620 -- /home/evil/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-launch-wrapper -- '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper'/_v2-entry-point --verb=waitforexitandrun -- '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton 8.0'/proton waitforexitandrun '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Out of the Park Baseball 25/ootp25.exe'\0 chdir "/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Out of the Park Baseball 25" ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored. ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/evil/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. fsync: up and running. wine: RLIMIT_NICE is <= 20, unable to use setpriority safely Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 2384620 Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID: Caching Steam ID: 76561197971593337 [API loaded no] pid 651642 != 651641, skipping destruction (fork without exec?) Game 2384620 created interface STEAMAPPTICKET_INTERFACE_VERSION001 / Game 2384620 created interface SteamUser017 / User Game 2384620 created interface SteamUtils007 / Utils Game 2384620 method call count for IClientUtils::RecordSteamInterfaceCreation : 3 Game 2384620 method call count for IClientUtils::GetAppID : 4 Game 2384620 method call count for IClientUser::GetAppOwnershipTicketExtendedData : 1 Game 2384620 method call count for IClientUser::GetSteamID : 1 Uploaded AppInterfaceStats to Steam Last edited by d0ugmelvin; 03-15-2024 at 08:01 PM.

03-16-2024, 02:12 AM	#18
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,805	We'll look into this again next week. __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android

03-15-2024, 12:25 AM	#2
Speck Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: US Posts: 61	As a Linux only user, that should be fine. Hopefully OOTP 25 was tested with the proprietary NVIDIA driver and Proton, since the driver can be unpredictable sometimes.

03-15-2024, 01:16 PM	#3
glg Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2023 Posts: 5	Doesn't work for me under Steam/Proton, I get the following message "Steam must be running to play this game. SteamAPI_Init() failed."

03-15-2024, 01:49 PM	#5
d0ugmelvin Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 31	Getting the same error with proton 9 & amdgpu driver.

03-15-2024, 01:51 PM	#6
ThePymonster Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2022 Posts: 5	I'm seeing the same SteamAPI_Init() error message when trying to start the game, and it then immediately closes.

03-15-2024, 03:52 PM	#10
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	I hope they make the Steam Deck OS available on desktops soon. I do not have the game yet, but when I do. I will try it on my Steam Deck and see if it works "out of the box"

03-15-2024, 09:38 PM	#15
danoldlib Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 5	Getting the same error. Bummed this isn't working even with proton.

03-15-2024, 10:50 PM	#16
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	You can add your reports here and maybe the community can find a fix https://www.protondb.com/app/2384620

03-16-2024, 01:12 PM	#20
jerichoalar Bat Boy Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 14	having to choose between securing pre-order bonuses and not buying a game I can't actually play yet is a real feel bad moment. as is getting a late start in PT. disappointing since this has been one of my favorite linux native franchises going back years. thank you for the transparency at least that a fix is not coming this week.