Hi all

I'm a bit new to running gog games on linux.
I downloaded shadow warrior classic redux with lgogdownloader and have run the setup.
When I execute the resulting start.sh file in the installation folder I get the following:

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Shadow Warrior Classic Redux$ ./start.sh
Running Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
Started new log file

*** DRM-FREE Initialization ***
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After which a shadow warrior titled window with nothing in it pops up and just kind of hangs there for minutes util I close it. Not sure if it is relevant but while the window is open my system time on the task bar seems to be set to a wrong value. Regardless of if I run it as su or not, makes no difference.

Does anybody have an idea what might be going on? I did basically the same thing for Blood 1 and that works like a charm.

I could boot to windows and install it there but where is the fun in that (other than playing the game which is quite fun in so far as I remember)

Not sure if this is still of any interest to you, but I had a similar problem - it would launch, I'd pick an episode, the 3D Realms logo would play and then it would crash to desktop. I figured I needed 32 bit audio libraries installed for it to run, see which ones are good for your distro. The easiest thing to do is to open terminal and to run start.sh from there, when the game crashes the terminal stays open and it will list the error and/or missing libraries.

Hate to say it but its crap like this that apple and microsoft stays on top. If linux were programmed to actually function with common sense from the start. Nobody would use apple or microsoft products

There are various issues with various games under various systems, it is the main reason this forum even exists. I for one do not see having to install a 32 bit library as a major drawback of Linux or even the distro I am currently using. Many a time have I had to install this or that DLL under Win and even more times I had to bend over backwards to make a game run, especially older titles under newer Windows. And do not even get me started on Apple and gaming....
By no means I claim to be an expert and/or claim that Linux is superior. Well, it is for me and for what I use it for. Frankly, I've had just as many if not more troubleshooting sessions under Windows. On occasion I tend to install Win (7 and 10) on my play-around machine only to find it makes very little difference when it comes to convenience of gaming and/or anything else for that matter and I always end up reinstalling Linux. To each his own I guess.

As for the "staying on top", it is a bit of a chicken and egg problem, at least when it comes to Joe Average and games. Linux market share is miniscule in comparison to Apple or Win so the developers have little incentive to develop for Linux. On the other hand if there is not enough titles with native Linux support the market share is unlikely to rise as people tend to go for "ready made" solutions. As such, despite making enormous strides towards mainstream in the last decade, Linux is still pretty much an enthusiasts platform. Then again, these "ready made" solutions are getting more and more crappy IMHO - full of bloatware, "telemetry" and now even ads(!). Also the recently heavily pushed subscription model does not sit well with everyone, so these strides will probably keep on getting bigger.

That's all I had to say, if you got this far thanks for reading my blogpost...

Im on a linux machine. Everything is like pulling teeth out of a tiger. Windows is not better, in terms of privacy and bad management and forced advertising and other problems. But when it comes to linux. Everything is an uphill battle. Nothing has what it needs and everything requires the internet to function. Windows works or doesnt and you can still be offline and function.

I think I rather have windows in terms of having all the files you need in one package over having no idea what you need and having a program randomly break things because the OS doesn't even warn you. People who actually like linux must enjoy being abused, for all the frustration and grief one must put up with, in any distro.

I still use linux though. Mainly because it is free and I can update it. But I don't like it, for the lack of any common sense and intuitive design. Plus the absolute requirement of having the internet annoys me greatly.

Interesting take, can't say I share any of your experiences, in fact I'd say it is quite the opposite. But as I said before. to each his own.
I'm not here to start an OS argument or heavens forbid a flame war. In any case, we seem to be veering dangerously far off topic. Let's keep it on point.