GI-on-Linux/INSTALLATION.md

Game installation instructions

Minimal requirements:

• Any installation of wine >= 5.3 (sooner or later)

Highly recommended:

• Vulkan-capable graphics card ("How to check?")

Table of contents

• Lutris
• Steam

Lutris

1. Download the Windows installer from the official site
2. Add the installer binary to your library
3. Set up a wineprefix for the game
   • This is where the game will be installed. 40+ GiB of free space is highly recommended.
   • Grab at least lutris-6.4 for the wine runner.
4. Install the components the game needs to run flawlessly
   • Open Winetricks via the context menu
   • Install the Windows component faudio and the font corefonts.
   • Lutris will take care of DXVK. No action needed there.
5. Launch the downloaded installer .exe
   • Use the Run EXE inside wine prefix menu action for this.
   • Go with the default settings, and wait for it to download the game.
   • Once it is done, do not press launch. Exit the launcher.
6. Apply the GI-on-Linux patch
   • See README.md: Applying the patch
7. Play the game
   • Change the game executable path to point to launcher.bat (same directory as GenshinImpact.exe)
   • Launch the game

Steam

1. Download the official launcher
2. "Add non-Steam game..." -> Show all files -> Select the launcher executable -> Done
3. Setup proton (if not done using global settings)
   • Navigate: Gear icon -> "Settings" -> "Compatibility"
   • Check "Force compatibility layer ..."
   • Select Proton 5.13 or newer
4. Install the game. Select a path that you can find later on!
5. Apply the patch script: "how?"
6. Update the target. Gear icon -> "Settings":
   • Target: explorer.exe
   • Execution directory: /path/to/your/gi/installation/
   • Start options: /desktop=anyname,1920x1080 cmd /c launcher.bat
   • Adjust the screen resolution above, if necessary.
7. Play.