Can't launch GOG Linux Dark Forces build

Star Wars: Dark Forces won't launch due to a missing

libFLAC.so.8

libFLAC.so.8

libFLAC.so.8

libFLAC.so.8. This version is included in the Steam Runtime, apparently, but even selecting "Use Steam Runtime" doesn't affect this. https://0x0.st/8dst.log

awake-maroonOP•7/16/25, 10:59 PM

The softlink workaround doesn't seem to help, I'm assuming since I'm in running a flatpak.

dry-scarlet•7/16/25, 11:05 PM

since this game was never released on linux, i'd assume the gog linux build has some weird wine wrapper

dry-scarlet•7/16/25, 11:05 PM

i'd just play the windows one

dry-scarlet•7/16/25, 11:05 PM

"windows" heh

dry-scarlet•7/16/25, 11:06 PM

the problem with linux builds of games, especially old ones, is you can end up in a situation where the dependencies arent met.

awake-maroonOP•7/17/25, 12:13 AM

It's a DOSbox wrapper.

awake-maroonOP•7/17/25, 12:13 AM

But yeah, old build of DOSbox.

awake-maroonOP•7/17/25, 1:02 AM

Unfortunately, the Windows version will launch once and then not again.

dry-scarlet•7/17/25, 1:13 AM

Post logs then

dry-scarlet•7/17/25, 1:14 AM

Also iirc heroic can manage using system dosbox? So that might help

awake-maroonOP•7/17/25, 1:28 AM

Log linked from OP.

awake-maroonOP•7/17/25, 1:28 AM

I'll look into system dosbox.

dry-scarlet•7/17/25, 3:44 AM

I mean new logs from your windows run

dry-scarlet•7/17/25, 3:44 AM

Not logs from the linux native run

awake-maroonOP•7/17/25, 6:12 PM

Ahh, sorry, misunderstood. Well, now that I'm trying to get it to fail, it succeeds but runs poorly. I tried following the instructions to use the DOSBox flatpak, but that seems to not be kicking in. Ahh well. I can try to run it manually using DOSBox.

Can't launch GOG Linux Dark Forces build

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