aoe2-de-macos VS proton_aoe2de_mpfix

FYI I am keeping track of this here: https://github.com/mnapoli/aoe2-de-macos

use a compatibility layer (eg. CrossOver or Porting Kit), and install the game directly on macOS (/u/mnapoli wrote a guide for that).

For DE at least, native Steam for Linux + Steam play / Proton is the most straightforward way to play on Linux. I think most macOS users rely on Crossover instead, but I'm not sure.

I don't thinks is more demanding in terms of performance (i don't have dual boot but usually games in general they're not), till today it was working also online following a small fix github repo of the multiplayer fix ( I don't know if it is still needed, some months ago it was).Just in the last days you need to follow the instructions of op, probably it will be merged to proton experimental soon.

Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition has the same problem on Steam Deck. On Linux, this script can be used but on Steam Deck it takes more tinkering since ucrtbase.dll can't be easily extracted there: https://github.com/ardba/proton_aoe2de_mpfix

This should help

To fix AOE2:DE multiplayer all you need to do is extract UCRTBASE.DLL from a VC++ redist binary to avoid desyncs-- here's a repo that has a script for it: https://github.com/ardba/proton_aoe2de_mpfix

If you follow this fix: https://github.com/ardba/proton_aoe2de_mpfix

Multiplayer works flawlessly with a small fix, found here: https://github.com/ardba/proton_aoe2de_mpfix It's referenced in the protondb too. Basically the game is missing the ucrtbase.dll. The fix checks for the file and installs it if necessary.

I haven't played it substantially yet on proton but I found tgat multiplayer failed unless I applied the fix described on protondb, the script does not seem to work with the steam flatpak however. https://github.com/ardba/proton_aoe2de_mpfix