Install COH via Lutris on Linux Mint 22.2

0) First update your system (this is not a distro upgrade!)

sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt autoremove -y && sudo apt clean

1) Enable 32-bit architecture (Yes, I know we have 64bit computers, but gotta do this anyway!)

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt update

2) Install required system dependencies BEFORE you install Lutris

sudo apt install -y \
  wine \
  wine32 \
  wine64 \
  winetricks \
  innoextract \
  p7zip-full \
  cabextract \
  unzip \
  curl \
  vulkan-tools \
  libvulkan1 \
  libvulkan1:i386

3) Install lutris using Mint's repository

sudo apt update -y && sudo apt install -y lutris

Start The Lutris GUI

Run Lutris from the start menu or do it from the terminal like this:

lutris

Then:

  1. Let it sit 30–60 seconds (it will install some stuff -- wait until it finishes!)
  2. Go to Preferences | Runners | Wine and then click the Tool icon. OR, find Wine in the "Runnners" section on the left of the main interface and press the gear icon there.
  3. Install Wine-GE 8.26-x86_64 (or whatever is newer)

Do Not start installing games until all of this finishes.

Now Install City of Heroes

  1. GO here:
https://lutris.net/games/city-of-heroes/

and click INSTALL next to the entry that looks like this:

[Wine] Homecoming Launcher version

and wait while it installs (obviously).

  1. It will ask you which path you want to use to install CoH, USE THE DEFAULT PATH IT GIVES.

Finish City of Heroes Configuration

After install, RIGHT-CLICK on the City of Heroes Icon in Lutris and make sure these are set:

Runner Options

  • Wine version: Wine-GE 8.x, e.g., may look like this wine-ge-8-26-x86_64

  • Graphics:

  • DXVK: disabled

  • VKD3D: disabled
  • Esync: enabled

  • Fsync: enabled (if available)

  • DLL overrides

  • Add A Key-Value Pair:

    • Key: __GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS
    • Value: 1

  • Save Config Changes

  • Press the gree Save button in the upper-right corner.

Done With Setup

Go ahead and Play CoH!!