How to play BORDERLANDS 3 ON LINUX

Borderlands 3 was released last week, and I was eager to try and see if it would run on Linux. Turns out, it does, and very well, but there is a fair bit of tweaking required. Let's see how to do it !

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Install the Media Fondation: https://github.com/z0z0z/mf-install https://github.com/z0z0z/mf-installcab

cd Downloads/mf-install-master WINEPREFIX="PATH/TO/EPICGAMESSTORE/WINEPREFIX" ./install-mf.sh

cd Downloads/mf-installcab-master WINEPREFIX="PATH/TO/EPICGAMESSTORE/WINEPREFIX" ./install-mf-64.sh

Download COLORCNV.DLL: https://www.dllme.com/dll/files/colorcnv_dll.html

Registry edits: Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID In CLSID create a key named {98230571-0087-4204-b020-3282538e57d3} Inside this key {98230571-0087-4204-b020-3282538e57d3} double click (Default) and type in Color Converter DMO. Create another key in {98230571-0087-4204-b020-3282538e57d3} called InprocServer32 Inside InprocServer32, double click (Default) and type in C:\windows\system32\COLORCNV.dll Create a String called ThreadingModel, double click it and type in Both

Install the Game Borderlands 3 is still an Epic Games Store exclusive, which sucks. That means no easy Proton integration, but there is a simple way to get things started: Lutris. I won't spend too much time telling you how to install Lutris, all the instructions are on their website, follow them to make sure you have all the necessary libraries, and install Lutris from your package manager or the repositories they provide.

Once Lutris is installed, you'll need to install the Epic Games Store. In Lutris, click the search icon, and and type "epic games". Click the EGS, and then "install". You'll see a small pop-up window, click the install button, and select where you want the files to go. Let the installer run its course, it'll configure everything for you.

Once it's done, Lutris will let you know, click "Launch"! Next, you'll have to log in the EGS, or create an account if you don't already have one, which you probably don't.

You'll also have to buy Borderlands 3 from the store. You can get refunds for 14 days after purchase, as long as you haven't played more than 2 hours, so no worries here if those steps don't work for you.

Now, let's make the necessary tweaks.

Tweaks In Lutris, right click the EGS, and select "Configure". In the "runner options" tab, click "disable esync". This will allow the game to run.

We need to add the necessary codecs and dlls so that the game can read these MP4 files.

Let's start ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvmTAR3I8Ww