New Battle.net update Version 14542 breaks Linux compatibility with Wine/Proton via Lutris or Steam and will only display a gray screen.
Workaround is to delete the update folder Battle.2.net.14542
under $wine_root$/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net/
and then start the client again.
Update workaround: Set WINE_SIMULATE_WRITECOPY=1 environment variable in Lutris
- simongeorges ( @simongeorges@jlai.lu ) 12•10 months ago
If you are using Lutris, they indicated that adding “WINE_SIMULATE_WRITECOPY=1” environment variable should work (cf. https://fosstodon.org/@lutris/111503016713557868).
Thanks for the information and the link. Updated the opener.
- TwilightKiddy ( @TwilightKiddy@programming.dev ) 3•10 months ago
Even with disabled autoupdates, the launcher itself still tries to update on my end. Fixed it the barbaric way, by clearing the contents of that pesky folder and doing
sudo chmod a-rwx Battle.net.14542
- hallettj ( @hallettj@beehaw.org ) English2•10 months ago
Thank you for including a workaround with this terrible news!