I installed the Portal 2 SDK on Linux (Arch) via the native Steam launcher last week, and it just worked right away. Other than some graphical glitches in Hammer. But it suddenly completely stopped working 2 days ago. I didn't change anything. Didn't mess with any files, didn't remove or installed any other software. It suddenly refused to even launch. I've spent the last 2 days trying to get it working again, tried everything, it just won't launch. Extremely annoying. I haven't watched this video yet, but if this doesn't work for me, I'm done. I love making maps for Portal 2 and I'm a hardcore Linux enthusiast, but even on windows it runs like shit and crashes all the time. It's a shitty, almost 20 year old piece of software. The mapping community is still very much alive, maybe now more so than ever before. We deserve better from Valve.
@@lechanlabs No, I was running it on Proton, directly from the Steam client. I tried older versions of Proton, Proton-GE, and different versions of Wine. I also did a fresh install of Steam, Portal 2 and the SDK, plus I manually removed any remaining files before reinstalling, just to make sure the install was clean. Still, no luck. Every time I try to run hammer, directly or indirectly, nothing happens. The only thing I haven't tried yet is running it in a VM. But, a few years ago, when I was still on Windows, I often had the same problems. Lots of crashes, or it would just suddenly refuse to run.
i was expecting a very cut down tutorial but i like the realism in this video.
4:24 - just like in simulations :)
I installed the Portal 2 SDK on Linux (Arch) via the native Steam launcher last week, and it just worked right away. Other than some graphical glitches in Hammer.
But it suddenly completely stopped working 2 days ago. I didn't change anything. Didn't mess with any files, didn't remove or installed any other software.
It suddenly refused to even launch. I've spent the last 2 days trying to get it working again, tried everything, it just won't launch. Extremely annoying.
I haven't watched this video yet, but if this doesn't work for me, I'm done.
I love making maps for Portal 2 and I'm a hardcore Linux enthusiast, but even on windows it runs like shit and crashes all the time.
It's a shitty, almost 20 year old piece of software. The mapping community is still very much alive, maybe
now more so than ever before. We deserve better from Valve.
Have you updated wine before it stopped working?
@@lechanlabs No, I was running it on Proton, directly from the Steam client. I tried older versions of Proton, Proton-GE, and different versions of Wine. I also did a fresh install of Steam, Portal 2 and the SDK, plus I manually removed any remaining files before reinstalling, just to make sure the install was clean. Still, no luck.
Every time I try to run hammer, directly or indirectly, nothing happens.
The only thing I haven't tried yet is running it in a VM.
But, a few years ago, when I was still on Windows, I often had the same problems. Lots of crashes, or it would just suddenly refuse to run.
Dont worry, Hammer suddenly borking used to happen on windows too xD
Very nice video, but, are you using pure wine, or do you need to install something throught winetricks?
I used pure wine to accomplish this
6:36 i mean that sure is a level
that sure is a level
Does i work in Proton?
if you know how to run non steam games in proton, the i believe it should.
@@lechanlabs add them as non steam then force steam play and select latest version of proton (other than experimental)