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Installation (Linux)

  1. Download the latest release of GDPatch.

  2. Start the game from a terminal with LD_PRELOAD set to the path to libgdpatch_loader.so:

    Terminal window
    LD_PRELOAD=/path/to/libgdpatch_loader.so ./game.x86_64

Running under Steam

Section titled “Running under Steam”

For games running natively under Steam, you must do a few additional steps:

  1. Copy libgdpatch_loader.so into your game directory.

  2. Download run_with_gdpatch.sh and copy it into your game directory:

    Terminal window
    wget https://gdpatch.dev/run_with_gdpatch.sh
    chmod +x ./run_with_gdpatch.sh
  3. Set the game’s Launch Options in Steam (right click > Properties > General):

    ./run_with_gdpatch.sh %command%
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