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Heroic-Games-Launcher / HeroicGamesLauncher

A games launcher for GOG, Amazon and Epic Games for Linux, Windows and macOS.
https://heroicgameslauncher.com
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Always default to downloading the Windows version of a game #4089

Open CommandMC opened 2 weeks ago

CommandMC commented 2 weeks ago

Problem description

Epic and GOG both feature macOS versions of some games, and GOG additionally has Linux versions. Sadly, many of these versions have been long abandoned and no longer work on modern systems. Using the Windows version through Proton/Wine/CrossOver/etc. often works better.

Feature description

Instead of defaulting to the native platform (macOS if on macOS, Linux if on Linux), always suggest to install the Windows version of a game first.

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arielj commented 2 weeks ago

while I did notice the windows version usually works better on linux, I also noticed the mac version usually works better on mac

so I'd suggest make this ticket only apply for linux and not for mac

shortthu commented 2 days ago

Making this a toggle on settings would be sufficient enough, I think. A dropdown box with 3 options: default to native, default to Windows, always ask.