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+# Why do it this way?
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+I don't like having to launch a GUI launcher (Steam) in order to launch another GUI launcher (GRYPHLINK?) in order to launch a game. Wine and Proton are both open source projects, so we can use them outside of Steam.
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+Despite its name, `umu-launcher` can be called from the CLI, which means we can use a single shell script to launch the game. This shell script can then be tied to a .desktop file, making for a seamless experience.
+
+# Setup
+## Install umu-launcher
+
+### Gentoo
+Install `eselect-repository` if you haven't already, it allows you to manage overlays.
+```
+eselect repository enable guru
+emaint sync -r guru
+emerge -a games-util/umu-launcher
+```
+### Arch
+
+```
+pacman -S umu-launcher
+```
+### Ubuntu / Debian
+
+Go [here](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-launcher/releases), download the .deb file that corresponds to your distribution and install it.
+```
+sudo apt install ./umu-launcher_*_amd64.deb
+```
+
+## Unzip the official launcher
+### NOTE: Modify the folder locations to whatever you have on your PC
+1) Download it from the [official website](https://endfield.gryphline.com).
+2) Extract the archive using p7zip
+   - 7z x /home/bronze/Downloads/GRYPHLINK_*_endfield.exe -o/mnt/games/games/endfield_extracted/
+   - Every distro should have this package.
+3) Rename the `$0` folder to launcher, you can probably delete the other `$` folder.
+4) Copy the launcher exe up a folder.
+   - For some reason it doesnt like being in the launcher folder.
+   - cp -v /mnt/games/endfield_extracted/launcher/1.2.2/Launcher.exe /mnt/games/endfield_extracted/launcher/Launcher.exe
+   - The version numbers change every release, so 1.2.2 above may be something else.
+5) Edit `launcher-endfield.sh` to point to `/mnt/games/endfield_extracted/launcher/Launcher.exe` (the launcher you just copied)
+   - Also edit the location of the prefix to wherever you want it to be.
+6) Run `launcher-endfield.sh`, install the game and enjoy!