Installer eve-online-july-2026-launcher

description: Installs the game with an older installer and then updates it to CCP's
  "Latest" version. Game Executable is then replaced by "Latest" installer.
game_slug: eve-online
gogslug: ''
humblestoreid: ''
installer_slug: eve-online-july-2026-launcher
name: EVE Online
notes: "///IMPORTANT\\\\\\\r\nYou *MUST* install GE-Proton Latest (11-1 as of writing)\r\
  \nAs of Mid-June 2026, Version 1.15.3 does not launch correctly through Lutris.\
  \ Changes in how the \r\nLauncher supposedly displays its web interface causes the\
  \ launcher to hang in the background/crash.\r\nHowever the installer provided from\
  \ CCP is able to handle these changes as a middleman, weirdly enough.\r\nThe Fix\
  \ (is stupid):\r\n-Script downloads version 1.9.4 installer (<-Tested as functional\
  \ for this method) as the INSTALLER\r\n-Script downloads Latest Version's (1.15.3\
  \ at writing) installer as EXECUTABLE\r\n-Installer will open. DO NOT LOG IN, DO\
  \ NOT CONFIRM ANY INSTALLS, DO NOT DO ANYTHING.\r\n-Wait for Launcher to display\
  \ a green icon in upper-right. This is the launcher's 1.15.3 update. Click this,\
  \ the launcher will reboot.\r\n-Upon reboot, EXIT LAUNCHER\r\n-Script will now copy\
  \ and rename \"eve-online-latest+Setup.exe\" (downloaded to your game's \"/AppData/Local/Launcher/\"\
  ) and replace your \"eve-online.exe\" in your install directory (defaulting at \"\
  /AppData/Local/eve-online/\")\r\n-Close/Finish Installation.\r\n\r\nYou should now\
  \ be able to launch the game from Lutris as normal. From here, you can let the launcher\
  \ install Eve and be able to log right in.\r\n\r\nThis method initially achieved\
  \ success on LinuxMint 22.3"
runner: wine
script:
  files:
  - setup: https://launcher.ccpgames.com/eve-online/release/win32/x64/eve-online-1.9.4+Setup.exe
  - custom_launcher: https://launcher.ccpgames.com/eve-online/release/win32/x64/eve-online-latest+Setup.exe
  game:
    arch: win64
    exe: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/users/$USER/AppData/Local/eve-online/eve-online.exe
    prefix: $GAMEDIR
    proton_version: GE-Proton11-1
    runner: umu
  installer:
  - task:
      arch: win64
      description: Creating 64bit Wine prefix.
      name: create_prefix
      prefix: $GAMEDIR
  - task:
      arch: win64
      description: Running EVE Online Installer. Once the launcher opens, IMMEDIATELY
        close it.
      executable: setup
      name: wineexec
      prefix: $GAMEDIR
  - copy:
      description: Moving Installer
      dst: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/users/$USER/AppData/Local/launcher/
      src: custom_launcher
  - execute:
      command: cp "$GAMEDIR/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/launcher/eve-online-latest+Setup.exe"
        "$GAMEDIR/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/eve-online/eve-online.exe"
slug: eve-online-july-2026-launcher
steamid: 8500
version: July 2026 Launcher
year: 2003

{
  "game_slug": "eve-online",
  "version": "July 2026 Launcher",
  "description": "Installs the game with an older installer and then updates it to CCP's \"Latest\" version. Game Executable is then replaced by \"Latest\" installer.",
  "notes": "///IMPORTANT\\\\\\\r\nYou *MUST* install GE-Proton Latest (11-1 as of writing)\r\nAs of Mid-June 2026, Version 1.15.3 does not launch correctly through Lutris. Changes in how the \r\nLauncher supposedly displays its web interface causes the launcher to hang in the background/crash.\r\nHowever the installer provided from CCP is able to handle these changes as a middleman, weirdly enough.\r\nThe Fix (is stupid):\r\n-Script downloads version 1.9.4 installer (<-Tested as functional for this method) as the INSTALLER\r\n-Script downloads Latest Version's (1.15.3 at writing) installer as EXECUTABLE\r\n-Installer will open. DO NOT LOG IN, DO NOT CONFIRM ANY INSTALLS, DO NOT DO ANYTHING.\r\n-Wait for Launcher to display a green icon in upper-right. This is the launcher's 1.15.3 update. Click this, the launcher will reboot.\r\n-Upon reboot, EXIT LAUNCHER\r\n-Script will now copy and rename \"eve-online-latest+Setup.exe\" (downloaded to your game's \"/AppData/Local/Launcher/\") and replace your \"eve-online.exe\" in your install directory (defaulting at \"/AppData/Local/eve-online/\")\r\n-Close/Finish Installation.\r\n\r\nYou should now be able to launch the game from Lutris as normal. From here, you can let the launcher install Eve and be able to log right in.\r\n\r\nThis method initially achieved success on LinuxMint 22.3",
  "name": "EVE Online",
  "year": 2003,
  "steamid": 8500,
  "gogslug": "",
  "humblestoreid": "",
  "runner": "wine",
  "slug": "eve-online-july-2026-launcher",
  "installer_slug": "eve-online-july-2026-launcher",
  "script": {
    "files": [
      {
        "setup": "https://launcher.ccpgames.com/eve-online/release/win32/x64/eve-online-1.9.4+Setup.exe"
      },
      {
        "custom_launcher": "https://launcher.ccpgames.com/eve-online/release/win32/x64/eve-online-latest+Setup.exe"
      }
    ],
    "game": {
      "arch": "win64",
      "exe": "$GAMEDIR/drive_c/users/$USER/AppData/Local/eve-online/eve-online.exe",
      "prefix": "$GAMEDIR",
      "proton_version": "GE-Proton11-1",
      "runner": "umu"
    },
    "installer": [
      {
        "task": {
          "arch": "win64",
          "description": "Creating 64bit Wine prefix.",
          "name": "create_prefix",
          "prefix": "$GAMEDIR"
        }
      },
      {
        "task": {
          "arch": "win64",
          "description": "Running EVE Online Installer. Once the launcher opens, IMMEDIATELY close it.",
          "executable": "setup",
          "name": "wineexec",
          "prefix": "$GAMEDIR"
        }
      },
      {
        "copy": {
          "description": "Moving Installer",
          "dst": "$GAMEDIR/drive_c/users/$USER/AppData/Local/launcher/",
          "src": "custom_launcher"
        }
      },
      {
        "execute": {
          "command": "cp \"$GAMEDIR/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/launcher/eve-online-latest+Setup.exe\" \"$GAMEDIR/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/eve-online/eve-online.exe\""
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}