Did everything in this guide. It works until I press the play button in steam. Then it gives me an error about a Setup.exe. Everytime i press play it says installing microsoft vc redist package and exits. It repeats that over and over and the game is unable to launch.

Can you tell me more about your system, like what distro you are using, 32-bit or 64-bit. And perhaps most importantly, what graphics card do you have?

Thanks for your reply. Sorta new to arch so I'll do my best:

lee@XPSHost
`ooo/ OS: Arch Linux
`+oooo: Kernel: x86_64 Linux 4.1.6-1-ARCH
`+oooooo: Uptime: 10m
-+oooooo+: Packages: 779
`/:-:++oooo+: Shell: bash 4.3.42
`/++++/+++++++: Resolution: 1368x768
`/++++++++++++++: WM: i3
`/+++ooooooooooooo/` CPU: Intel Core i5-5200U CPU @ 2.7GHz
./ooosssso++osssssso+` GPU: Mesa DRI Intel(R) HD Graphics 5500 (Broadwell GT2)
.oossssso-````/ossssss+` RAM: 1184MiB / 7894MiB
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/ossssssss/ +ssssooo/-
`/ossssso+/:- -:/+osssso+-
`+sso+:-` `.-/+oso:
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[lee@XPSHost ~]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Host Bridge -OPI (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics (rev 09)
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Audio Controller (rev 09)
00:04.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Camarillo Device (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP USB xHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP MEI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev e3)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #4 (rev e3)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP USB EHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP LPC Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP SMBus Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP Thermal Management Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5249 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4352 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 03)

Just to clarify I did this guide over 3 times following every step but I can never seem to get the game to play without getting past the "installing microsoft vc redist package". I press play, the message shows up, and nothing happens, press play again, it repeats over and over. On the same computer it works with Xubuntu using similar steps posted here.

Most likely you are just missing some 32-bit libraries. If this is a pretty bare bones Arch install without any additional software then this is likely the case.

Run the game with debug so we can hopefully see what is missing. Just select the game shortcut in PlayOnLinux, but instead of clicking on "Run", click on "Debug" on the side menu. This will open an additional window. Just keep this window open while you try to start the game. After the game has failed to launch, you can copy everything from the Debug window and post it here.

Yes, this is pretty much bare bones arch, but I thought enabling the multilib repo would take care of those 32 bit libraries... Anyways, heres the output of the debug window:

First of all, you need to keep in mind that with Arch Linux nothing is done automatically for you (this is the whole point with Arch). Enabling the multilib repo does not install anything, it only makes the repository available. It is still up to you to install any 32-bit libraries you require. However, this does not seem to be the problem here.

You have not followed my guide to the letter, because you are using a different wine version than what I write in my guide. With Wine version 1.7.50, this game attempts to launch the DirectX11 version of the game, which naturally enough will fail to run in Wine. There are two ways you can solve this:

Option 1: Install this with Wine version 1.7.49

Option 2: This option does not require you to install it again. Select your game shortcut in PlayOnLinux and click on "Configure". Select the "Wine" tab, then click on "Configure Wine". In the new window that appears, select the "Libraries" tab, and then you need to type in "d3d11" (without the quotation) within the "New override for library" box. Then click on "Add". Finally, select the newly added d3d11 entry and click on "Edit". A new small window will open, here you should select "Disable" and then click Ok. Finally click on Ok within the primary Wine Config window to have these changes saved. You can now play your game. You can check my screenshot to see how it should look.



My system is running with Norwegian locale, but it will look the same for you. Just remember that your line with d3d11 should read:
d3d11 (disabled)

EDIT: It just occurred to me that there is of course a chance that you are missing 32-bit libraries still since you have a bare bones Arch install. So if any of the options above does not fix your issue, let me know and I'll help you figure it out.

I have just gone through your whole debug output and it does seem like you are missing some 32-bit libraries. Keep in mind that the you will in any case need to pick one of the options I posted above in order to have this game running.

I would like you to run a command just to list all installed 32-bit libraries:

Code:

pacman -Qsq lib32

Post the full output here just so I can have a look.

Thanks for your help. I tried both options but still ran into the same errors. I tried the second option first with no luck. I then reinstalled everything using wine 1.7.49 and got setup.exe errors. Here's the debug ouput of the game while trying to launch with wine 1.7.49..

Debug output:
http://pastebin.com/FzNVVk85

Output of: pacman -Qsq lib32
http://pastebin.com/0vYQBWg0

You have the 32-bit library required for your graphics driver, so that is good. But based on your debug output there are some additional 32-bit libraries you requires, so you should install the following packages:

• lib32-gnutls
• lib32-alsa-lib
• lib32-alsa-plugins
• lib32-libxml2
• lib32-libldap

If you are using PulseAudio, then you should also install the package lib32-libpulse

Install these packages and try to run the game, then let me know if it works.

Edit: I originally posted lib32-libpulse within the list, but that package is only required if you use PulseAudio

Installed those packages and it finally runs!!! Thank you so much.

Great to hear that things are working.

When it comes to Arch, it is never going to pack anything by default since that's the whole point with Arch. However, for the distros aimed being quick and easy to set up with no fuss, it would certainly be a plus if they made some of the more common libraries installed by default. Then again, not everyone want 32-bit support on their 64-bit system since it does take up some hard drive space to have those additional libraries.

Thanks for your guide, but when I click the play button nothing happens, if I click on "VIEW FRIENDS LIST" it says that I'm playing Rocket League but after 1 second it says that I'm online.

Are you using the Wine version in my guide, or are you using a newer wine version?

I've followed the guide again, now the sound is very very fast and the screen is black.

I am going to need some information about your system. What distro are you using, are you using 32-bit or 64-bit. What is your GPU.

Run the game with "Debug" and post the entire output here.