[Linux] How To Install Return of Reckoning

[zookee1]

Hey, I’m having trouble getting RoR to run:

Issue: The launcher keeps freezing.
Sometimes it shows the yellow webserver connection, other times it says "Downloading (1/2) 50%", or something like "Downloading (x/778) y%".
As soon as it hits the “Downloading” part, the launcher completely freezes — I can’t click the cog or anything. If I only get the yellow webserver status, I can click the cog so the launcher is not frozen, but nothing ever downloads.

I followed all the steps in the installation guide and went through the troubleshooting section too — no luck. I’ve also tried multiple Wine versions, used Gamescope, and probably a few other things. I’ve wiped and reinstalled everything from scratch three times now, carefully following the instructions, but still no success.

Happy to provide logs or any other info if needed!

archey output for system info:

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❯ archey
                                           User: zookee1
                                           Hostname: waddles
                                           Model: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z690 GAMING X...
                     ./o.                  Distro: EndeavourOS x86_64
                   ./sssso-                Kernel: Linux 6.14.4-arch1-1
                 `:osssssss+-              Uptime: 15 hours and 21 minutes
               `:+sssssssssso/.            Load Average: 2.53 2.13 2.17
             `-/ssssssssssssso/.           Processes: 414
           `-/+sssssssssssssssso+:`        Window Manager: KWin (Wayland)
         `-:/+sssssssssssssssssso/.        Desktop Environment: KDE
       `.://osssssssssssssssssssso++-      Shell: /usr/bin/fish
      .://+ssssssssssssssssssssssso++:     Terminal: ghostty 1.1.3-arch1 ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██
    .:///ossssssssssssssssssssssssso++:    Packages: (flatpak) 7, (pacman) 1344, (snap) 8
  `:////ssssssssssssssssssssssssssso+++.   Temperature: 36.5 C (Max. 46.0 C)
`-////+ssssssssssssssssssssssssssso++++-   CPU: 16 x 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600K
 `..-+oosssssssssssssssssssssssso+++++/`   GPU: NVIDIA Corporation GA104 [GeForce RTX 3070 Ti]
   ./++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++/:.     GPU: Intel Corporation AlderLake-S GT1
  `:::::::::::::::::::::::::------``       RAM: 12053 MiB / 31864 MiB
                                           Disk: 1.3 TiB / 2.7 TiB
                                           

Cheers!

[xpander]

Whats in the launcher.log file that can be found in the logs folder of RoR?

Other things to try:
-Do not use flaptak Lutris. This can have permission issues.
-Try with VPN or different connection if you can. Might be some strange routing issue

[zookee1]

Hey xpander,
thanks for the reply!
Here is the log:

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[25/05/01 01:43:53] S Launcher : Launcher Started (Version: 4.0.5.26)
[25/05/01 01:43:53] I Launcher : Platform: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.19043.0
[25/05/01 01:43:53] I Launcher : Running from [C:\Program Files (x86)\Return of Reckoning]
[25/05/01 01:43:53] I Wine : Detected: WINEPREFIX=/mnt/games/returnofreckoning/pfx/ WINEARCH=
[25/05/01 01:43:55] I Patcher : Initiating WarPatcher with in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Return of Reckoning" with 16 threads.
[25/05/01 01:43:55] I WebDownloader 0 : Downloading product
[25/05/01 01:43:55] I WebDownloader 0 : Downloading product.sig
[25/05/01 01:43:55] I WebDownloader 5 : Downloading builds/63/summary
[25/05/01 01:43:55] I WebDownloader 5 : Downloading builds/63/summary.sig
[25/05/01 01:43:55] I WebDownloader 6 : Downloading builds/63/data
[25/05/01 01:43:55] I WebDownloader 6 : Downloading builds/63/data.sig
[25/05/01 01:43:55] I WebDownloader 2 : Downloading builds/63/audio
[25/05/01 01:43:55] I WebDownloader 2 : Downloading builds/63/audio.sig
[25/05/01 01:43:55] I WebDownloader 3 : Downloading builds/63/interface

I cleared it and restarted the launcher a few times until it got past the yellow webserver status. This time, it reached “Downloading 2/14 50%” and here’s the corresponding log:

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[25/05/01 08:27:42] S Launcher : Launcher Started (Version: 4.0.5.26)
[25/05/01 08:27:42] I Launcher : Platform: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.19043.0
[25/05/01 08:27:42] I Launcher : Running from [C:\Program Files (x86)\Return of Reckoning]
[25/05/01 08:27:42] I Wine : Detected: WINEPREFIX=/mnt/games/returnofreckoning/pfx/ WINEARCH=
[25/05/01 08:27:43] I Patcher : Initiating WarPatcher with in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Return of Reckoning" with 16 threads.
[25/05/01 08:27:43] I WebDownloader 3 : Downloading product
[25/05/01 08:27:43] I WebDownloader 3 : Downloading product.sig
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 2 : Downloading builds/63/summary
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 2 : Downloading builds/63/summary.sig
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 1 : Downloading builds/63/data
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 1 : Downloading builds/63/data.sig
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 0 : Downloading builds/63/audio
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 0 : Downloading builds/63/audio.sig
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 4 : Downloading builds/63/interface
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 4 : Downloading builds/63/interface.sig
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 5 : Downloading builds/63/vo_english
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 5 : Downloading builds/63/vo_english.sig
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 6 : Downloading builds/63/world
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 6 : Downloading builds/63/world.sig
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 7 : Downloading builds/63/art
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 7 : Downloading builds/63/art.sig
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 8 : Downloading builds/63/art2
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 8 : Downloading builds/63/art2.sig
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I Patcher : Missing: mss32.dll
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I Patcher : Missing: patchui_win.dll
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I Patcher : Missing: patchui.dll
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I Patcher : Missing: WAR-64.exe
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I Patcher : Missing: WAR.exe
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 9 : Downloading assets/static/7884fca31f6ede4a_1fc68a1d
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 12 : Downloading assets/static/c150d79b76d20d8e_f601f54c
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 10 : Downloading assets/static/a7b2555307a54806_67ef7e80
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 11 : Downloading assets/static/1b0267d8913d721e_67ef7e80
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I WebDownloader 13 : Downloading assets/static/a3afcd852cd99697_b44f13f5
[25/05/01 08:27:44] I Patcher : Received manifest (18 entries)

Regarding Lutris: I’m not using the Flatpak version. I try to avoid Flatpak and Snap whenever possible and stick to system packages.

I also tried running it through a VPN — no change. Even bypassed my Pi-hole entirely, but that didn’t help either. I thought it might be a Wayland/NVIDIA issue, but running it on X11 gave me the same result. Not sure what else would cause the launcher to freeze like that.