Version 3.2.5

This hotfix fixes a critical issue for Heroic users trying to launch Epic games

Bug Fix

• Fix Legendary authentication issue that prevented Epic games from launching - #130

Note for Flatpak & Steam Deck users

Make sure to read the Flatpak guide before you proceed using HeroicBashLauncher.

Download Instructions

Heroic AppImage users are required to download the respective AppImage.zip file.
Heroic Flatpak, AUR, RPM and .DEB users are required to download the base (just .zip) file.
Make sure to place the HeroicBashLauncher folder under the directory where you're Heroic games are stored (.../Games/Heroic) and enable executable permission for the application.

Full Changelog: v3.2.4...v3.2.5

Version 3.2.4

EDIT Aug 7: I'm aware that HeroicBashLauncher is currently failing to launch games. The fix will be uploaded soon. See issue #130

Another bug fix release.

Bug Fixes

• Fix anti-cheat runtime paths in launch script
• Fix Epic game images download by using newer Heroic library path - #129

Note for Flatpak & Steam Deck users

Make sure to read the Flatpak guide before you proceed using HeroicBashLauncher.

Download Instructions

Heroic AppImage users are required to download the respective AppImage.zip file.
Heroic Flatpak, AUR, RPM and .DEB users are required to download the base (just .zip) file.
Make sure to place the HeroicBashLauncher folder under the directory where you're Heroic games are stored (.../Games/Heroic) and enable executable permission for the application.

Full Changelog: v3.2.3...v3.2.4

Version 3.2.3

Yet another patch release.

Bug Fix

• Fix crash related to --silent argument being parsed incorrectly and not displaying zenity dialog under certain cases - #127, #125
  • Thanks for your help @afwolfe!

Note for Flatpak & Steam Deck users

Make sure to read the Flatpak guide before you proceed using HeroicBashLauncher.

Download Instructions

Heroic AppImage users are required to download the respective AppImage.zip file.
Heroic Flatpak, AUR, RPM and .DEB users are required to download the base (just .zip) file.
Make sure to place the HeroicBashLauncher folder under the directory where you're Heroic games are stored (.../Games/Heroic) and enable executable permission for the application.

What's Changed

• Fix args parser by @redromnon in #128

Full Changelog: v3.2.2...v3.2.3

Version 3.2.2

This is an importrant patch release that aims to be compatible with Heroic v2.7.0

Fixes

• Fix crash when creating GOG game scripts - Issue #126
• Fix GOG games launching using new auth argument
• Possibly fix AttributeError: 'Namespace' object error - issues #126 & #125

Note for Flatpak & Steam Deck users

Make sure to read the Flatpak guide before you proceed using Bash Launcher.

Download Instructions

Heroic AppImage users are required to download the respective AppImage.zip file.
Heroic Flatpak, AUR, RPM and .DEB users are required to download the base (just .zip) file.
Make sure to place the HeroicBashLauncher folder in ~/Games/Heroic and enable executable permission for the application.

Full Changelog: v3.2.1...v3.2.2

Version 3.2.1

Edit (April 9 2023): Program currently crashes if GOG games are installed. As a workaround, disable GOG games check by setting gog: false using this guide - Issue #126

Fix critical issues introduced by the previous release's major refactoring and changes.

Fixes

• Fix Proton and Proton Runtime arguments (Issue #123)
• Add missing Proton Runtime support for GOG Linux games
• Avoid Wine Prefix and Wine/Proton space errors (Issue #123)
• Discard double quotes for environment variable values

Note for Flatpak & Steam Deck users

Make sure to read the Flatpak guide before you proceed using Bash Launcher.

Download Instructions

Heroic AppImage users are required to download the respective AppImage.zip file.
Heroic Flatpak, AUR, RPM and .DEB users are required to download the base (just .zip) file.
Make sure to place the HeroicBashLauncher folder in ~/Games/Heroic and enable executable permission for the application.

Full Changelog: v3.2.0...v3.2.1

Version 3.2.0

Hey!
Bash Launcher finally gets an update after quite some time.
This release brings improvements along with major code refactoring.

Fixes and Improvements

• Improve Heroic Games Launcher installation path detection by @afwolfe
  • Bash Launcher should now work properly on previously unsupported distros like Fedora
• Improve Flatpak detection by @afwolfe - Issue #102
• [CLI] Add a description and specify argument names
• Major code refactor by @afwolfe

New Changes

• Add DXVK FPS Limit support
• Discard redundant Heroic launch parameters by @afwolfe

Note for Flatpak & Steam Deck users

Make sure to read the Flatpak guide before you proceed using Bash Launcher.

Download Instructions

Heroic AppImage users are required to download the respective AppImage.zip file.
Heroic Flatpak, AUR, RPM and .DEB users are required to download the base (just .zip) file.
Make sure to place the HeroicBashLauncher folder in ~/Games/Heroic and enable executable permission for the application.

New Contributors

@afwolfe made their first contribution in #117

Full Changelog: v3.1.1...v3.2.0

Version 3.1.1

This release includes a major bug fix.

Bug Fix

• [Fix] Absent logo art for some Epic games led to a crash when downloading artwork for Steam - #115

Note for Flatpak & Steam Deck users

Make sure to read the Flatpak guide before you proceed using Bash Launcher.

Download Instructions

Heroic AppImage users are required to download the respective AppImage.zip file.
Heroic Flatpak, AUR and .DEB users are required to download the base (just .zip) file.
Make sure to place the HeroicBashLauncher folder in ~/Games/Heroic and enable executable permission for the application.

Full Changelog: v3.1.0...v3.1.1

Version 3.1.0

Added support for a Heroic feature that may impact game performance that was pending for quite some time. Also updated Legendary & gogdl binaries.

New Changes

• Implement support for the preferSystemLibs checkbox found in Heroic's Game Settings - Issue #113
  • Adds the following parameters for custom wine versions if the checkbox is disabled :
    • LD_LIBRARY_PATH, GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0 & WINEDLLPATH
• [AppImage users] Update Legendary to v0.20.31
• [AppImage users] Update gogdl to v0.4

Note for Flatpak & Steam Deck users

Make sure to read the Flatpak guide before you proceed using Bash Launcher.

Download Instructions

Heroic AppImage users are required to download the respective AppImage.zip file.
Heroic Flatpak, AUR and .DEB users are required to download the base (just .zip) file.
Make sure to place the HeroicBashLauncher folder in ~/Games/Heroic and enable executable permission for the application.

Full Changelog: v3.0.1...v3.1.0

Version 3.0.1

Hotfix

Bug Fix

• Fix artwork not downloaded/added via AddToSteam.sh

Full Changelog: v3.0.0...v3.0.1

Refer to the v3.0.0 release for details on other additions and fixes

Note for Flatpak & Steam Deck users

Make sure to read the Flatpak guide before you proceed using Bash Launcher.

Download Instructions

Heroic AppImage users are required to download the respective AppImage.zip file.
Heroic Flatpak, AUR and .DEB users are required to download the base (just .zip) file.
Make sure to place the HeroicBashLauncher folder in ~/Games/Heroic and enable executable permission for the application.

Version 3.0.0

New Silent Mode and an option to Disable Steam Syncing

Bug Fixes

• Set --offline parameter if there's no internet connection detected - #105
• Fix "game launch failed" error for GOG games (See below) - #110 & #81

New Changes

• [Deck] Users can now disable the default addition of game scripts to Steam by changing autoaddtosteam to false in settings.config, the AddToSteam.sh script will be generated instead like desktop users - #104
• [Refactor] Implement structured command-line arguments
• Users can disable GUI popups while running the program with the new --silent argument - #103
• Discard "game launch failed" error dialog completely - #110

Full Changelog: v2.9.2...v3.0.0

Note for Flatpak & Steam Deck users

Make sure to read the Flatpak guide before you proceed using Bash Launcher.

Download Instructions

Heroic AppImage users are required to download the respective AppImage.zip file.
Heroic Flatpak, AUR and .DEB users are required to download the base (just .zip) file.
Make sure to place the HeroicBashLauncher folder in ~/Games/Heroic and enable executable permission for the application.