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[Software Change] Enable Linux+Proton support

xNailKaiserxNailKaiser
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edited July 4 in Suggestions, Feedback, and Requests
Since the rise of the Valve SteamDeck, Linux has exploded in popularity with enthusiasts in the PC gaming community. Many new games, by default, are enabling support of GNU/Linux and Wine/Proton in their games and anticheat services. Nexon has been no different. To date, Vincdictus Defying Fate and The First Descendant are both fully playable under Wine/Proton on the GNU/Linux OS platform, but many older Nexon games remain locked out, but still all use the same anticheat software.

Nexon Game Security is used by both MapleStory and Defying Fate. There is zero reasoning why the allow execution setting in Nexon Game Security for Wine/Proton is still disabled on MapleStory, but enabled in Defying Fate.

This, enabled, would open MapleStory up finally to a swarm of players waiting on the Linux platform to have access to one of the longest standing MMORPGs still around to date.

I know there are arguments that Linux would invite hackers, but this is a red herring and false flag. Windows for years has been plagued by hackers and they show no signs of stopping any time soon. Plus, Wine and Proton are just compatibility layers for software, and they work well. Vindictus Defying Fate ran extremely well in my own testing of the game, and First Descendant still performs very well and has since Day 1 when it was released a year ago.

All we in the GNU/Linux community ask is the ability to play again since we had to leave Windows, either because Windows 11 was too bug ridden to use properly, or we have hardware that still will support MapleStory as a game, but Windows 10 is being shoved to end of service and life by Microsoft. All we are asking is for one small, insignificant change to the game. One simple execution state flag to be enabled for Wine allowance. Nothing more.
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  • MaesMaes
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    edited November 27
    I came here to advocate for allowing Linux users to play the game as well. The anticheat is the only real problem and that is a solvable problem. With steam machine right around the corner this feels like an opportune moment to enable us the ability to play via wine/proton.
    Fuhreak
  • dare92dare92
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    edited 11:30AM
    I agree with this. I game exclusively on Linux. Valve has done tremendous work with their Proton compatibility layer and support for it would definitely make me play more often.