nicokimmel / altv-saltychat-linux

This guide shows a way to get alt:V working together with TeamSpeak 3 and the Salty Chat plugin under Linux.

Install alt:V and SaltyChat under Linux

Requirements

• Grand Theft Auto 5 account
• Lutris installed
• Wine installed
• Winetricks installed
• Optional: ProtonUp-Qt

Grand Theft Auto Installation

1. Download Grand Theft Auto from Lutris (https://lutris.net/games/grand-theft-auto-v/). I'm using the install script with the Rockstar Launcher in this guide.
2. Install as mentioned in the Lutris script.
3. Download the newest wine-ge version. ProtonUp-Qt is the easiest way to get it (lutris-GE-Proton7-20-x86_64 at the time of writing).
4. Select it as the wine version in Lutris.

alt:V Installation

1. Download the latest alt:V client (https://altv.mp/#/downloads).
2. Move it into your prefix. I put mine inside $WINEPREFIX/drive_c/ProgramData/altv/altv.exe.
3. Press configure and select the altv.exe as the executable.
4. Start it and press "No" to install it in the same folder. It will crash after launching GTA5.
5. Open a terminal and navigate to $WINEPREFIX/path_to_altv/cef.
6. Create symlinks for the following files. You can copy and paste the whole block.

ln -s ../libs/chrome_elf.dll . && 
ln -s ../libs/icudtl.dat . && 
ln -s ../libs/libce2.dll . && 
ln -s ../libs/snapshot_blob.bin . && 
ln -s ../libs/v8_context_snapshot.bin .

7. Now you can launch it again and the server browser should work.

TeamSpeak 3 and SaltyChat Installation

(Consider using the Lutris install script. Will do exactly the same steps as listed here.)

1. Download the 32-bit Teamspeak 3 Client (https://www.teamspeak.com/en/downloads/).
2. Create a new prefix in Lutris.
3. Select wine as the starter.
4. In the game settings choose a path for your prefix (preferably in your Lutris folder) and select 32-Bit architecture.
5. Select the TeamSpeak installation file as the executable (you don't have to move it anywhere, just keep it inside your downloads folder).
6. Under starter options select latest lutris-fshack as the wine version (lutris-fshack-7.2-x86_64 at the time of writing).
7. Also disable DXVK. This will prevent the SaltyChat window from being just a black screen.
8. Press save and launch it. Install TeamSpeak as usual. Don't launch it after the installation.
9. Click on "Wine-Configuration" and select Windows 10 as the windows version. Press "OK".
10. Go back to the configuration.
11. Select the TeamSpeak executable instead of the installer as your executable. It's most likely $WINEPREFIX/drive_c/Program Files/TeamSpeak 3 Client/ts3client_win32.exe.
12. Download the latest SaltyChat plugin (https://gaming.v10networks.com/SaltyChat).
13. Open the plugin with an archive manager and copy (and merge) the plugins folder into the TS3Client directory. It should be $WINEPREFIX/drive_c/users/$USER/AppData/Roaming/TS3Client/ if you did not change it.
14. Open a terminal and install dotnet461 with winetricks.

WINEPREFIX="put_path_here" winetricks -q dotnet461

15. Download Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019 (https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x86.exe)
16. Execute it inside the prefix. Can be done directly in Lutris with the "Launch EXE inside Wine-Prefix" option.
17. TeamSpeak should now have the SaltyChat plugin installed.
18. Set the theme to windows inside TeamSpeak so buttons are visible.