Rockstar Games from Epic Games
This page covers different problems related to launching Rockstar Games owned in Epic.
Since the latest update of the Rockstar launcher, these steps are needed to run games like GTAV or RDR2:
- Download the custom
EpicGamesLauncher.exefile from https://github.com/Etaash-mathamsetty/heroic-epic-integration/releases (this is NOT the real Epic Games Launcher, it's just a wrapper exe with the same file name) - Put the
EpicGamesLauncher.exefile in the install directory of the game (next to thePlayGTAV.exeorPlayRDR2.exefiles) - Create a text file (1) called
fix.batin the install directory (next to thePlayGTAV.exe) with this contentstart "" EpicGamesLauncher.exe PlayGTAV.exe %*(replace withPlayRDR2.exeas needed) (2) - In the game's settings in Heroic, in the
Advancedtab, select the createdfix.batfile in theSelect an alternative EXE to runfield
Then run the game.
The Rockstar Launcher should open, and, while loading, it should launch the game without getting to the main screen of the Rockstar Launcher.
(1) Make sure the file is a plain text file and not a rich text file (2) I haven't seen confirmation of the file name for other games like Red Dead Redemption 1, but it's probably a similar pattern
To run GTAV on Mac, the free wine-crossover wine that can be installed with Heroic doesn't work. There are 2 options:
- Using the paid version of Crossover
- Using Whisky, check the guide on their site https://docs.getwhisky.app/game-support/grand-theft-auto-5.html (it might be similar using GPTK and winecfg instead of a bottle)
I haven't seen any confirmation of running Red Dead Redemption 2 on Mac, feel free to update this if that information is known
This will ONLY work on Windows. Rockstar added Battleye anticheat without enabling the Linux support https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/grand-theft-auto-v-gets-battleye-anti-cheat-breaks-online-play-on-steam-deck-linux/. This means online does NOT work on Linux nor MacOS and there's nothing that can be done to fix that.
Note
These steps are only required on Windows. Heroic will automatically apply them on macOS and Linux
When launching a Rockstar title from the Epic Games store, you will encounter the following message:
To resolve this, do one of the following:
Download this .reg file: https://legendary.gl/assets/fnv_fix.reg
Double-click it to merge it into your current registry (feel free to delete the file afterwards)
Open up an administrative PowerShell by right-clicking the Windows logo in your taskbar and choosing "Windows PowerShell (Admin)". This will prompt you for administrative access, choose "Yes" there.
In the command prompt that opens, type in reg add HKCR\com.epicgames.launcher /f and press enter. Once you've done that, the command prompt should look like this:
