Nix OS Game Launch issues

I cant launch games
CPU: 8x Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Memory: 16.72 GB (used: 6.99 GB)
GPUs:
GPU 0:
Name: NVIDIA Corporation GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti]
IDs: D=1c82 V=10de SD=11c3 SV=196e
Driver: nvidia
OS: NixOS 24.11 (Vicuna) (linux)

The current system is not a Steam Deck
We are not running inside a Flatpak container

Software Versions:
Heroic: 2.15.2 Emeth
Legendary: 0.20.34 Direct Intervention
gogdl: 1.1.2
comet: comet 0.1.2

Nile: 1.1.2 Will A. Zeppeli
https://0x0.st/8i8f.log

nursing-lime•1/3/25, 10:35 PM

the last line of the log might provide some insight as this looks like a Nix-specific thing

nursing-lime•1/3/25, 10:36 PM

on non-Nix, you'd need to install the wine dependencies to fix the linking problem

HeroicBotAPP•1/3/25, 10:36 PM

Install Wine Dependencies by following this guide
If this does not immediately resolve your issue, you might also have to delete your Wineprefix (by default it's in

~/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/<game name>

~/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/<game name>

)

Alternatively, you can use the Flatpak version of Heroic: https://flathub.org/apps/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl

nursing-lime•1/3/25, 10:36 PM

I don't know if that would resolve it for Nix though

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 10:36 PM

Lemme check if theres stuff still needed for wine

Nnursing-lime on non-Nix, you'd need to install the wine dependencies to fix the linking probl...

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 10:38 PM

Would using the Flatpak version maybe already fix it?

nursing-lime•1/3/25, 10:38 PM

probably, the flatpak comes with the deps rolled in

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 10:38 PM

Lets try that then

Nnursing-lime probably, the flatpak comes with the deps rolled in

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 10:50 PM

Thanks. It works now. Now is just the problem that the audio crackles a bit f.e. in Life is Strange Remastered

nursing-lime•1/3/25, 10:51 PM

sometimes that can be easily addressed with

PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=50 (or higher)

PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=50 (or higher)

, but others require a deeper dive

Nnursing-lime sometimes that can be easily addressed with `PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=50 (or higher)`,...

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 10:52 PM

I use Pipewire. COuld that be a problem? and is it just a Game argument then?

nursing-lime•1/3/25, 10:53 PM

not a problem, but pipewire configs may need to be adjusted

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 10:53 PM

Okay

nursing-lime•1/3/25, 10:53 PM

what I provided above is just an environment variable

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 10:53 PM

Ill look maybe a restart of the game and pc can do the trick

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:00 PM

Btw

colossal-harlequin•1/3/25, 11:03 PM

since it's in the flatpak ecosystem now you need to install mangohud there

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:04 PM

ahh

colossal-harlequin•1/3/25, 11:04 PM

i'm actually not sure if that's available on flatpak? /shrug

colossal-harlequin•1/3/25, 11:05 PM

oh, it for sure is lol

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:08 PM

Btw this happens on games that i already have on my drive

colossal-harlequin•1/3/25, 11:08 PM

have you tried importing instead of installing?

colossal-harlequin•1/3/25, 11:08 PM

click the download button like you do in the video, but instead of install click the import button

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:09 PM

OOOOH

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:10 PM

Well that says "Game Imported" and then directly makes it grey again

Ccolossal-harlequin i'm actually not sure if that's available on flatpak? /shrug

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:10 PM

And i cant find it on flathub

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:11 PM

Nvm its just not listed there

Tthen-purple Well that says "Game Imported" and then directly makes it grey again

colossal-harlequin•1/3/25, 11:11 PM

that unfortunately makes sense
so you're going to need to edit the config file for this

~/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/legendaryConfig/legendary/

~/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/legendaryConfig/legendary/

in that directory there should be a config file called

installed.json

installed.json

see if Arx is listed there, and if it is delete the entry for it

colossal-harlequin•1/3/25, 11:12 PM

after deleting the entry, restart heroic and try again

colossal-harlequin•1/3/25, 11:12 PM

also, is

Gmaes

Gmaes

really a directory on your sdc1?

Ccolossal-harlequin also, is `Gmaes` really a directory on your sdc1?

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:12 PM

Yes

colossal-harlequin•1/3/25, 11:13 PM

please stop pinging me on reply

Ccolossal-harlequin that unfortunately makes sense so you're going to need to edit the config file f...

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:13 PM

Isnt listed

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:13 PM

Sorry

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:14 PM

This is there

colossal-harlequin•1/3/25, 11:14 PM

shut down heroic first, maybe

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:14 PM

Done, still the same

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:15 PM

Tho cant i just replicate the thing from Bus Simulator to be for Ark?

colossal-harlequin•1/3/25, 11:15 PM

maybe, but i wouldn't

Tthen-purple I cant launch games CPU: 8x Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz Memory: 16....

moderate-tomato•1/3/25, 11:22 PM

Hi, I maintain the heroic nix package. How have you installed it, and how are you launching heroic?

Mmoderate-tomato Hi, I maintain the heroic nix package. How have you installed it, and how are y...

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:22 PM

I used the heroic-unwrapped one and started it with rofi

moderate-tomato•1/3/25, 11:24 PM

OK, that's your problem. You generally do not want to directly use any

-unwrapped

-unwrapped

package on NixOS.

heroic-unwrapped

heroic-unwrapped

is just Heroic, and

heroic

heroic

wraps it in a FHS environment so that prebuilt binaries (not built for NixOS) will run.

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:24 PM

Ahh

moderate-tomato•1/3/25, 11:24 PM

It also includes all Wine dependencies, and some dependencies for native games.

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:24 PM

Didnt know that

moderate-tomato•1/3/25, 11:24 PM

@termdisc FYI ^

then-purpleOP•1/3/25, 11:24 PM

Then lets use that because then maybe mangohud decides to work

colossal-harlequin•1/3/25, 11:26 PM

for future in flatpak, i'm pretty sure this is the package

flatpak install org.freedesktop.Platform.VulkanLayer.MangoHud

flatpak install org.freedesktop.Platform.VulkanLayer.MangoHud

moderate-tomato•1/3/25, 11:26 PM

You'll need to add mangohud to your environment explicitly, since that's an optional dependency.

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