Linux

Running Marne on Linux

Note: Keep in mind that marne on Linux is currently experimental.

1. Install Battlefield 1

• Open and launch Battlefield 1 once
• When prompted about the anti-cheat, select "No"
• You should receive an error message like "steam deck not supported" - click OK

2. Disable EA Anti-Cheat

1. Navigate to the game's installation directory
2. Rename the following files:
   • EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe → EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe.bak
   • installScript.vdf → installScript.vdf.bak
   • runasadmin.vdf → runasadmin.vdf.bak

3. Download & Place Required Files

Download and place these files in Battlefield 1's root directory:

• Marne.dll
• dinput8.dll

4. Install Required Dependencies

• Install vcrun_2017_x64 in your Wine prefix

5. Download Marne Launcher

• Download: MarneLauncher.exe

6. Configure dlloverrides

Add the following launch option in Steam: WINEDLLOVERRIDES="dinput8=n,b;Marne=n,b"

Open up protontricks > select bf1 > select winecfg > go to libraries > add the following

winmm
dinput8
marne

(They should be set to native,builtin)

7. Start Battlefield 1

1. Launch Battlefield 1 from Steam (verify EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe hasn't regenerated)
2. Click "Ok" when you see: "Please launch the game from your distribution platform."
3. Open MarneLauncher from your file explorer
4. Select "Start Marne"
5. Have fun playing Battlefield 1 with Marne

Hosting

1. Use the -mserver arguement to host servers

Modding

Follow the documentation here