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RS3 doesnt start anymore

Open t0msk opened this issue 6 months ago • 10 comments

When I try to start RS3 (default settings),it opens and immediately close after this:

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Bolt just says:

2:19:03 PM - Game launch status: 'OK'
2:19:03 PM - Latest client is already installed
2:11:28 PM - Game launch status: 'OK'
2:11:28 PM - Latest client is already installed
2:11:12 PM - Game launch status: 'OK'
2:11:12 PM - Latest client is already installed

is there any more "in depth" log to see whats wrong?

Bolt is installed using flathub, and Im running Arch Linux + Wayland,

looks like this is workaround for now: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/420049

/usr/bin/env SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 %command%

t0msk avatar Jul 06 '25 12:07 t0msk

Probably same as #137, so yeah, the fix is to set SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 in a custom launch command.

Adamcake avatar Jul 06 '25 15:07 Adamcake

Probably same as #137, so yeah, the fix is to set SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 in a custom launch command.

yeah but then I have 10 FPS because its running on CPU, so its pretty much unplayable

t0msk avatar Jul 06 '25 15:07 t0msk

Do you have xwayland running?

Adamcake avatar Jul 06 '25 17:07 Adamcake

Do you have xwayland running?

Image yes

t0msk avatar Jul 06 '25 17:07 t0msk

I have the same issue. The client starts just fine, I can log in but I get only 3-4 FPS. I have a NVIDIA GPU with xwayland running.

Running the game via Steam works great. Surely, we can achieve the same using some launch arguments so that Bolt can launch with GPU support?

Thanks

Robula avatar Jul 13 '25 09:07 Robula

First thing to check is always whether it's using your GPU. Open the developer console (hold alt and press the key under Esc) and see what graphics device it's using. If it doesn't look right, especially if it mentions "llvmpipe", it's using a software-based renderer and not using your GPU.

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If it's not using your GPU, your system is probably misconfigured.

  • Make sure your graphics drivers are up-to-date and then run flatpak update.
  • Try running the game or launcher outside of flatpak. Without the flatpak sandbox, does it work correctly?
  • Nvidia sucks. Sorry but it just does. This isn't a very helpful point unless you're willing to upgrade to AMD, but it's at least probably relevant.

Adamcake avatar Jul 13 '25 14:07 Adamcake

Hi @Adamcake,

Thank you for your response.

  • Make sure your graphics drivers are up-to-date and then run flatpak update.

I have tried both the flatpak variant and the one in the AUR, no difference. NVIDIA-SMI 575.64.03
Driver Version: 575.64.03
CUDA Version: 12.9

  • Try running the game or launcher outside of flatpak. Without the flatpak sandbox, does it work correctly?

Yeah, it's not a Flatpak issue as I first tried Bolt via the AUR, I switched to Flatpak hoping it would help.

  • Nvidia sucks. Sorry but it just does. This isn't a very helpful point unless you're willing to upgrade to AMD, but it's at least probably relevant.

Irrelevant. There has not been a single game so far I have not been able to run, DLSS and Frame Generation support has been fantastic. Yes, AMD drivers are better; yes X11 support is broader but I don't think these are related.

The fact that I can run Bolt client and the RS3 Steam client side by side shows that this is likely an environment/configuration issue. Ironically, the Steam client is running the Windows client.

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Thanks in advance ☺️

Robula avatar Jul 13 '25 17:07 Robula

Same issue. Did you find any fix? @Robula

rislah avatar Oct 06 '25 15:10 rislah

Same issue. Did you find any fix? @Robula

No, I'm sorry. I spent several hours trying different things but in the end I followed the instructions here to install the official launcher with RuneLite which worked flawlessly.

Robula avatar Oct 07 '25 11:10 Robula

@Robula if you are on Nix, override the "enableRS3" config flag to true

rislah avatar Oct 22 '25 15:10 rislah