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Flatpak or native?

Native system package installs of Lutris/Bottles and even other runners make your app run using the system's libraries. As a result, you need to have a compatible package version between all binaries and libraries that are involved in running your game.
The problem usually is ...

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What is this guide for?
- Linux users (this guide should work on most modern Linux distributions)
- Almost any x86 hardware
- Will work for Steam and non-Steam users
- Those who have a "HOODLUM" version of the game and NOT the Steam version.

This guide will be using "Fedora KDE Plasma ...

Picking the "right" wine runner

This is more for advanced users that want to understand what kind of difference is it going to make when using a different Wine version.
If you are using an up-to-date Wine or any of its forks, you should NOT see any difference in open.mp, the installation process ...

DXVK does not work in Flatpak

You most likely need the drivers to be available inside Flatpak, this can be done by installing the correct Flatpak image for your GPU. Run one of the commands in the Terminal.

For AMD and Intel GPUs:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub ...

Game works if I disable DXVK

This usually is an idicator that you have driver issues, specifically missing GPU drivers.

First you should make sure that you have properly installed GPU drivers for your GPU and your selected Linux distribution.
For AMD GPUs:
- everything should be working ...

Lutris open.mp installer script does not work

During installation you may experience issues, especially during the .NET installation or Webview2 installation phase.

1) Make sure you did set "wine-ge-*" as Wine version globally. This can be done in Preferences>Runners>Wine>Runner options>Wine ...

Game was working on X Linux, but does not work on Y Linux

Most modern Linux distributions allow you to install Lutris in two ways:
a) using the system package manager (.rpm, .deb or other)
b) using a Flatpak image

You might have installed Lutris using the first or the second option. Try ...

Steam Deck buttons are not working
Note: This can also apply to game controllers too.

When running your game through Lutris, you are using your system's drivers to map your controler's buttons to proper inputs. Steam uses their own solution and has done a great job making sure many different ...

My game is crashing on my PC with X GPU, but works on my PC with Y GPU

By default Lutris requires a somewhat modern GPU that properly supports Vulkan. The suport for Vulkan is quite old, it exists in GPUs starting from AMD Radeon HD 7000 series or Nvidia Geforce 600 series (with exceptions). It ...

Game is crashing as soon as I start it

There can be some incompatibilities with your Linux distribution, hardware and Lutris version.
Before debugging your issue further, it is worth to simply try using a different Wine version.
In Lutris this can be done very easily:
1) Open Lutris

2) Right ...

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If your game is not working, then check the posts below.

As a first step, check the logs using the Terminal:

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Dealing with Windows Defender

As of April 2026, Windows is preventing open.mp launcher from working. This will most likely be fixed in the future. For now, you will need to explicitly allow open.mp launcher in your Windows Defender.

To do this, follow these steps:
1) Either open the Windows ...

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What is this guide for?
- Windows users (this guide should work on most Windows versions)
- Almost any x86 hardware
- Steam users
- Those who have a legal copy of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas ( Classic version ), this is NOT for "HOODLUM" users

Steps

1) Open up Steam
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2) Open ...

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