The newest version of the launcher.
Application Details:
Version: | Latest Version |
License: | Free to use |
URL: | https://epicgames.com/ |
Votes: | 6 |
Latest Rating: | Silver |
Latest Wine Version Tested: | 7.10-staging |
Maintainers: About Maintainership
What works
The self-update window appears the launcher successfully updates itself.
What does not
At least on my Nvidia system, the launcher update process fails on pre-requirements with the error code "SU-PQR1603".
Terminal output is:
LogPrerequisites: Error: Prerequisites executable failed with code 1603 LogBuildPatchServices: Error: EBuildPatchInstallError::PrerequisiteError PQR1603 LogSelfUpdateService: Error: Update staging failed. LogWindows: Warning: Register touch input failed! LogPortal: Error: FAlertReporter: Reporting Alert code: SU-PQR1603
I managed to find the executable:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Portal\SelfUpdateStaging\Install\Portal\Extras\Redist\LauncherPrereqSetup_x64.exe"
which, on manual execution, returns with code 1603. The executable is a cab file, so can be extracted with cabextract and it contains a DirectX runtime installation.
So that apparently fails with Nvidia. Unfortunately the SkipBuildPatchPrereq command line argument workaround doesn't work anymore, with newer Epic Games Launcher versions.
Workarounds
What was not tested
The game launcher ran before, when testing older versions of the game launcher. Starting games could not be tested.
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
Version of the Launcher: 10.2.2-7064828
Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
Show | Arch Linux x86_64 | Jun 07 2022 | 7.10-staging | Yes | Yes | Yes | Silver | Ihor Yemayev | |
Show | Debian GNU/Linux 9.x "Stretch" x86_64 | May 27 2022 | 7.9 | Yes | No | No | Garbage | Stephen Paul Weber | |
Show | Ubuntu 22.04 "Jammy" (+ variants like Kubuntu) | May 23 2022 | 7.9 | N/A | No | No | Garbage | Niklas Petersen | |
Show | Manjaro 21.2.5 | Apr 16 2022 | 7.5 | Yes | Yes | No | Platinum | Rui Francisco | |
Show | Slackware64 15.0 multilib | Mar 10 2022 | 7.3 | Yes | Yes | No | Platinum | Ozan |
Bug # | Description | Status | Resolution | Other apps affected |
3548 | .lnk file is created on the desktop together with the program icon... | NEW | View | |
40376 | Black window in Epic Games Launcher caused by d3d11 | NEW | View | |
43680 | Epic Games Launcher crashes if tool-tip is shown in D3D11 mode | UNCONFIRMED | View | |
48068 | Mostly black window in Epic Games Launcher | NEW | View | |
48404 | Can't close free game notifications from Epic Games Store | UNCONFIRMED | View | |
48406 | Epic Games Store fails to install prerequisites with Wine Mono | UNCONFIRMED | View | |
49990 | Multiple applications display empty windows (Minecraft Dungeons Launcher; Riot Client; StarCitizen; QQ Games) | NEW | View |
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by Andrey K on Wednesday January 27th 2021, 15:42
IShellLinkW interface is not yet supported by InternetShortcut
So I found a way to create desktop entries manually:
1. Open C:\ProgramData\Epic\EpicGamesLauncher\Data\Manifests directory
2. Search/grep through *.item files and find one for wanted game, then copy its AppName field. For example, to find Rocket League:
$ jq 'select(.DisplayName | contains("Rocket League")) | .AppName' *.item
"Sugar"
3. Create/edit .desktop file for EpicGamesLauncher.exe and add "-com.epicgames.apps/${AppName}?action=launch&silent=true" to command line, for example:
wine "C:/Epic Games/Launcher/Engine/Binaries/Win64/EpicGamesLauncher.exe" -SkipBuildPatchPrereq -opengl "-com.epicgames.apps/Sugar?action=launch&silent=true"
by Andrey K on Wednesday January 27th 2021, 15:49
com.epicgames.launcher :// apps/
(without spaces. too lazy to fight the markup, sorry).
by Bacon on Friday October 23rd 2020, 13:48
by Dominik Adrian Grzywak on Sunday October 11th 2020, 6:32
All the Visual C++ Redistributables and dotnet35 are installed.
Wine-staging 5.18.
Manjaro Linux.
Intel HD Graphics 520.
by Darren Wilkinson on Sunday November 17th 2019, 16:26
Unfortunately the .NET installation procedure fails under wine and installing DirectX messes with wine's own implementation. It is better to click cancel on these installers, and install .NET and DirectX/D3D libraries as needed via winetricks.
This is only needed the first time you click to launch a game.
by John Porterfield on Tuesday October 2nd 2018, 3:01
by Dmitry on Thursday January 18th 2018, 14:16
P.S. wine-staging 2.21
by Yann Le Parc on Thursday December 7th 2017, 3:33
I tried to create a virtual driver and launching the installer through it but did'nt work... :/
by Guido on Thursday November 30th 2017, 8:48
hkey_current_user>Software>Wine
new key Direct3D
inside direc3D new DWORD MaxVersionGL hexa 300002
Installation seems ok, but the launcher fails so far.
by Tod Jackson on Thursday October 19th 2017, 11:38
by krabbit on Wednesday October 18th 2017, 16:49
Wine 2.18-staging
Debian stable x64
64 bit prefix
Nvidia+Proprietary
Corefonts and dotnet40 installed via winetricks
by Berstanio on Thursday October 19th 2017, 7:28
by krabbit on Thursday October 19th 2017, 17:30
Had no effect as far as I could tell on getting the launcher working however.
by Gbour Fox on Saturday October 14th 2017, 10:11
However can't get the launcher working in a 64 bit prefix (needs dotnet40 which I cant install on 64 bit)
Any solutions?
by Gbour Fox on Saturday October 14th 2017, 7:57
by Gbour Fox on Saturday October 14th 2017, 9:43
by Tefer on Tuesday October 10th 2017, 21:37
Wine 18.2 Staging
by Nebbie Zebbie on Wednesday September 27th 2017, 1:06
The login screen for the launcher is not apparently taking any text input, it complains about invalid email address and no password.
by Amosar on Wednesday September 27th 2017, 10:27
winetricks corefonts
by Nebbie Zebbie on Wednesday September 27th 2017, 13:51
by Amosar on Wednesday September 27th 2017, 14:54