It's only a matter of time before BHVR acts on this. Even if they don't care about Linux desktop users (and they should; the huge outpouring of support in this thread shows that plenty of us play the game), they have every reason in the world to want the game to work on Steam Deck. (This is true for most games/companies now. The era of gaming on Linux has finally arrived! I think it'll be a few years before adoption is 90%, but the day when we won't need a Windows partition anymore is within sight.)
That said, they're probably going to want to test the game and make sure everything runs smoothly. Some games run like native apps without needing any modification on Linux at all, some require small or significant end-user tweaks to run, and some just don't yet. If the game is flat-out not runnable, they may have to play around with it to get it working and may not enable EAC support until they have their ducks in a row... But they have significant incentive to look at this in order to support the Steam Deck. (Valve just opened Pandora's box for Linux gaming, and I'm ecstatic.)
Friday the 13th runs like a native app on Proton until you try to play online; EAC just kicks you off. There's a good chance that DBD will work flawlessly out of the box with EAC support enabled.
I will say that if it runs at all and only needs minor tweaks to be playable on Linux (or they're just worried they won't be able to test every new patch before it's released), they should enable the support for it ASAP and label it experimental. Linux users can handle it. We don't need to be hand-held nearly as much as the average Windows user. We'd rather have it than not have it.
It looks like there are a lot of us (myself included) who only use Windows for DBD and/or other games at this point or who have switched to Linux entirely and can't play DBD at all anymore. BHVR should really take note of this. Hopefully, it won't be long.
I don't think DBD itself is hostile towards Proton or Linux - the option just wasn't available until just recently. They just (like most AAA games and MMOs, unfortunately) didn't see the point of maintaining a native Linux binary since the myth persists that no one uses Linux for gaming, and it'd be a lot of work for perceived minimal gain. But now, they won't have to worry about a native binary! They just have to update EAC (now free, from what I understand) and do a few clicks to gain a lot of new players and make a lot of existing ones very happy.
No reason not to do this, BHVR. What are you waiting for?
As everyone else said "made an account to support this" that should show you how much we want this, please let us game on Linux we'd be so happy And grateful
I have two games that keep me from formatting my Windows 7 SSD for now, it is Vermintide 2 and Dead by Daylight, because of EAC (and Insurgency Sandstorm but I don't really play it anymore). and I have to admit, I don't really play them because when I feel like rebooting on Window,s there is always a huge patch and I simply go back to Linux..
The silence from BHVR is worrying though, acknowledging this request doesn't cost much, and adding the Linux support in EAC wouldn't cost anything. It's a win-win situation, players can finally play from Linux, and it is good PR, everyone wins.
I wouldn't worry too much. It's only been like four days since Proton support for EAC was released (though it was announced a while ago), and they might not have even had a chance to give it a test run yet. If we're unlucky, they might drag their feet, but the Steam Deck is no small thing, and they'll want to support it. DBD will come to Linux.
Agreed with others that DBD is the only game holding me back on using Linux 100% of the time. Would be great if I could play this on Linux cause I'm sure the game would run fine under Proton
I only kept using Windows because of Dead By Daylight and the .NET Framework. I no longer need to work with the .NET Framework...so it's just DBD keeping me from switching entirely.
I just wanted to add that Fatshark announced a Linux based anti cheat development effort today for their Vermintide 2 game. Vermintide 2 also runs on Easy Anti Cheat. You can find more information about the effort on the Vermintide 2 Support Site under the FAQ articles category.
Wow, I didn't even know about proton, but I support this message! I would actually be able to play DBD on a PC!
edit: Holy shart! There are a lot more linux users than I would have thought. Personally, I had given up on linux gaming a long time ago.. but it took me years to delete my windows partition. Only did so for security reasons.
Signed up for the forum to show my support! DBD is one of my favorite games but I've hardly played in the last 2 years because dual booting is a pain. The only reason I still have Windows is because of DBD. If the devs would finally implement the support over Proton then I'd be playing it almost every day!
I don't really know about most of what's being said here but this is the only time I've seen across-the-board support for something in this godforsaken game so I'm on board
Precisely. Just don't block us from trying or ban us for making workarounds, most of us will happily work with proton, wine, and crossover devs to make the game work - we just need a chance.
We don't have any current information on this, the feedback has been passed back to the team and they are aware that it's a community wish to have this implemented.
As advised in our recent QA Stream, we will be implementing this but we want to advise people not to expect it at the Streamdeck's launch, we haven't confirmed when it will be actioned.
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+1 Please devs enable this ASAP! This is a historic moment!
It's only a matter of time before BHVR acts on this. Even if they don't care about Linux desktop users (and they should; the huge outpouring of support in this thread shows that plenty of us play the game), they have every reason in the world to want the game to work on Steam Deck. (This is true for most games/companies now. The era of gaming on Linux has finally arrived! I think it'll be a few years before adoption is 90%, but the day when we won't need a Windows partition anymore is within sight.)
That said, they're probably going to want to test the game and make sure everything runs smoothly. Some games run like native apps without needing any modification on Linux at all, some require small or significant end-user tweaks to run, and some just don't yet. If the game is flat-out not runnable, they may have to play around with it to get it working and may not enable EAC support until they have their ducks in a row... But they have significant incentive to look at this in order to support the Steam Deck. (Valve just opened Pandora's box for Linux gaming, and I'm ecstatic.)
Friday the 13th runs like a native app on Proton until you try to play online; EAC just kicks you off. There's a good chance that DBD will work flawlessly out of the box with EAC support enabled.
I will say that if it runs at all and only needs minor tweaks to be playable on Linux (or they're just worried they won't be able to test every new patch before it's released), they should enable the support for it ASAP and label it experimental. Linux users can handle it. We don't need to be hand-held nearly as much as the average Windows user. We'd rather have it than not have it.
It looks like there are a lot of us (myself included) who only use Windows for DBD and/or other games at this point or who have switched to Linux entirely and can't play DBD at all anymore. BHVR should really take note of this. Hopefully, it won't be long.
I don't think DBD itself is hostile towards Proton or Linux - the option just wasn't available until just recently. They just (like most AAA games and MMOs, unfortunately) didn't see the point of maintaining a native Linux binary since the myth persists that no one uses Linux for gaming, and it'd be a lot of work for perceived minimal gain. But now, they won't have to worry about a native binary! They just have to update EAC (now free, from what I understand) and do a few clicks to gain a lot of new players and make a lot of existing ones very happy.
No reason not to do this, BHVR. What are you waiting for?
As everyone else said "made an account to support this" that should show you how much we want this, please let us game on Linux we'd be so happy And grateful
Please make use of the proton support when possible. Would be really appretiated by everyone
I have two games that keep me from formatting my Windows 7 SSD for now, it is Vermintide 2 and Dead by Daylight, because of EAC (and Insurgency Sandstorm but I don't really play it anymore). and I have to admit, I don't really play them because when I feel like rebooting on Window,s there is always a huge patch and I simply go back to Linux..
The silence from BHVR is worrying though, acknowledging this request doesn't cost much, and adding the Linux support in EAC wouldn't cost anything. It's a win-win situation, players can finally play from Linux, and it is good PR, everyone wins.
I wouldn't worry too much. It's only been like four days since Proton support for EAC was released (though it was announced a while ago), and they might not have even had a chance to give it a test run yet. If we're unlucky, they might drag their feet, but the Steam Deck is no small thing, and they'll want to support it. DBD will come to Linux.
Agreed with others that DBD is the only game holding me back on using Linux 100% of the time. Would be great if I could play this on Linux cause I'm sure the game would run fine under Proton
Adding another +1 to this.
I only kept using Windows because of Dead By Daylight and the .NET Framework. I no longer need to work with the .NET Framework...so it's just DBD keeping me from switching entirely.
I also would wipe my windows partition if we get linux support. This few clicks couldn't be that hard 🥳
Boon: Few Clicks
VERY RARE LINUX USERS' PERK
A dev update from Easy Anti Cheat changing a lot in the Linux Gaming scene.
I just wanted to through my support behind this. Havent been able to play dbd in a while and would love to play it on the steamdeck at launch.
I just wanted to add that Fatshark announced a Linux based anti cheat development effort today for their Vermintide 2 game. Vermintide 2 also runs on Easy Anti Cheat. You can find more information about the effort on the Vermintide 2 Support Site under the FAQ articles category.
Wow, I didn't even know about proton, but I support this message! I would actually be able to play DBD on a PC!
edit: Holy shart! There are a lot more linux users than I would have thought. Personally, I had given up on linux gaming a long time ago.. but it took me years to delete my windows partition. Only did so for security reasons.
I would love to erase that windows partition
Signed up for the forum to show my support! DBD is one of my favorite games but I've hardly played in the last 2 years because dual booting is a pain. The only reason I still have Windows is because of DBD. If the devs would finally implement the support over Proton then I'd be playing it almost every day!
I don't really know about most of what's being said here but this is the only time I've seen across-the-board support for something in this godforsaken game so I'm on board
Also nice name
Since BHVR is answering some Questions from the Community, asking about EAC support might help as well!
There is already a post up for this, it would be great if all of you could vote this up: https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/283963/linux-steam-desk-support
We don't even need any kind of support, we just need EAC for Linux enabled
Precisely. Just don't block us from trying or ban us for making workarounds, most of us will happily work with proton, wine, and crossover devs to make the game work - we just need a chance.
I got a response about the support request I sent, unfortunately nothing new.
Ooops, it just got nerfed and will never activate.
I don't see any reason not to toggle the switch and allow EAC to run on Proton.
I received the following response today:
Hey there,
[...]
I've passed your suggestion to the appropriate team so that they can take it into consideration.
[...]
Stay safe,
The Dead by Daylight team
I know I'm late to the party, but I wanted to chime in to say that I wholeheartedly support everyone here!
I can't wait to be able to play Dead by Daylight with my friends with Linux on my main machine.
<3<3<3
Per "Ark, Dead by Daylight, Rust and War Thunder will support Valve's Steam Deck" from The Verge dated 2021-10-05:
“I can confirm that we have plans of updating our EAC to support the Steamdeck in the future,” a Behaviour Interactive rep tells The Verge.
We don't have any current information on this, the feedback has been passed back to the team and they are aware that it's a community wish to have this implemented.
According to The Verge this morning, this is now planned :) Maybe the news just hasn't reached everyone in the company yet but this is promising.
Dead by Daylight — Yes
“I can confirm that we have plans of updating our EAC to support the Steamdeck in the future,” a Behaviour Interactive rep tells The Verge.
https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/5/22709918/valve-steam-deck-supported-games-anti-cheat-proton-eac-battleye-epic
Don't wait for the Steamdeck release to start working on it, we (Steam Proton users) are ready to be your testers, let us test.
I want to try it on my dual boot Linux too!
As advised in our recent QA Stream, we will be implementing this but we want to advise people not to expect it at the Streamdeck's launch, we haven't confirmed when it will be actioned.