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nursing-lime•6/5/23, 7:15 PM

Have you already tried logging out and logging back in the Manage Accounts section?

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Nnursing-lime Have you already tried logging out and logging back in the Manage Accounts secti...

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 7:23 PM

yeah

nursing-lime

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nursing-lime•6/5/23, 7:25 PM

Watch Dogs is an Ubisoft game. you probably need the Ubisoft launcher too

brilliant-lime

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 7:26 PM

ok new issue

brilliant-lime

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 7:26 PM

i logged out and in again

brilliant-lime

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 7:26 PM

this time it worked

brilliant-lime

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 7:26 PM

BUT

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 7:26 PM

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nursing-lime

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nursing-lime•6/5/23, 7:29 PM

heh yeah comes with the territory

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Nnursing-lime heh yeah comes with the territory

brilliant-lime

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 7:37 PM

now the game's not doing anything at all \

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 7:37 PM

fun!

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nursing-lime•6/5/23, 7:37 PM

that's Ubisoft for you https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/wiki/How-to-install-Ubisoft-Connect-on-Linux-and-Mac

GitHub

How to install Ubisoft Connect on Linux and Mac

A Native GOG and Epic Games Launcher for Linux, Windows and Mac. - Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher

nursing-lime

Nnursing-lime that's Ubisoft for you https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLaunc...

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 7:47 PM

im not getting the ubisoft connect launcher

nursing-lime

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nursing-lime•6/5/23, 7:50 PM

if you don't get it, you can't run Ubisoft games

nursing-lime

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nursing-lime•6/5/23, 7:50 PM

unless Watch Dogs doesn't need it

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Nnursing-lime if you don't get it, you can't run Ubisoft games

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 7:56 PM

no i meant

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 7:56 PM

i click on run installer first

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 7:56 PM

i get the ubisoftconnect exe

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 7:56 PM

it doesnt open the installer

nursing-lime

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nursing-lime•6/5/23, 7:58 PM

if you still have the exe in Downloads, move it to the Desktop and run it again

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Nnursing-lime if you still have the exe in Downloads, move it to the Desktop and run it again

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 8:00 PM

still doesnt work

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 8:00 PM

nvm proton-ge was being fucky

nursing-lime

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nursing-lime•6/5/23, 8:01 PM

don't use Proton-GE

nursing-lime

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nursing-lime•6/5/23, 8:01 PM

use Wine-GE

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Nnursing-lime use Wine-GE

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 8:12 PM

was using wine-GE-proton

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 8:12 PM

so

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 8:12 PM

idk

nursing-lime

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nursing-lime•6/5/23, 8:12 PM

that is correct then

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 8:18 PM

@termdisc ?

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 8:18 PM

i cant find the ubisoft connect exe

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 8:18 PM

lso the directory is not the same as in the github page

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 8:18 PM

wtf am i doing wrong now

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brilliant-limeOP•6/5/23, 8:21 PM

starting to think ubisoft connect is a figment of my imagination

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awake-maroon•6/5/23, 11:09 PM

heroic should install ubisoft connect automatically when launching a ubisoft game for the first time (except some exception for ubi games that can't be installed like Watch Dogs 2 or FarCry Primal), you shouldn't need to install it yourself

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awake-maroon

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awake-maroon•6/5/23, 11:09 PM

this error is ubisoft connect installed failing to start

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awake-maroon•6/5/23, 11:10 PM

which Wine are you using? try with Wine-GE-Proton8-7

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awake-maroon•6/5/23, 11:10 PM

I tested it like 3 days ago for another Ubisoft game and should work fine

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awake-maroon•6/5/23, 11:12 PM

that screenshot looks like there's an issue, share the game logs, some path must be wrong if the prefix is created right there in

Prefixes/default

Prefixes/default

without a folder for the actual game

awake-maroon

Aawake-maroon that screenshot looks like there's an issue, share the game logs, some path must...

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brilliant-limeOP•6/6/23, 4:00 AM

for that screenshot i was trying to find the ubisoftconnect.exe but it wasnt there in the assumed path from the ubisoft connect linux guide

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Aawake-maroon which Wine are you using? try with Wine-GE-Proton8-7

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brilliant-limeOP•6/6/23, 4:10 AM

i tried using that version to launch watch dogs and it opens ubisoft connect to set it up but its an empty window

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brilliant-limeOP•6/6/23, 4:10 AM

transparent

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awake-maroon•6/6/23, 11:46 AM

it is normal for the window to show up transparent for a while when it starts loading, does it stay transparent forever if you wait?

awake-maroon

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awake-maroon•6/6/23, 1:56 PM

check the latest proton experimental release, it has a fix for that issue with transparent windows in ubisoft connect https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/06/proton-experimental-fixes-up-halo-mcc-ubisoft-connect-creativerse/

GamingOnLinux

Proton Experimental fixes up Halo MCC, Ubisoft Connect, Creativerse

Valve has released an update to Proton Experimental, bringing with it a few nice fixes for issues in various games so here's a run over what's changed.

awake-maroon

Aawake-maroon it is normal for the window to show up transparent for a while when it starts lo...

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brilliant-limeOP•6/6/23, 1:57 PM

yeah just goes on forever

awake-maroon

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brilliant-limeOP•6/6/23, 2:15 PM

it works but now i cant go past this

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brilliant-limeOP•6/6/23, 2:16 PM

going offline makes me sign in anyways

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brilliant-limeOP•6/6/23, 2:20 PM

nvm fixed it by

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brilliant-limeOP•6/6/23, 2:20 PM

well

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brilliant-limeOP•6/6/23, 2:21 PM

turning on a vpn

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brilliant-limeOP•6/6/23, 2:21 PM