When I try to launch game, I get this error

Running EVERSPACE™
Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-call-libc-early-init.c: 37: _dl_call_libc_early_init: Assertion `sym != NULL' failed!

I googled it and it seems to be a glibc version incompatibility, is there some way to solve it?
Or even is there anyone still playing this game on Linux? xD

I've tried on Ubuntu 24.04 and Arch Linux, same error.

I get the same error in a debian based distro:

$ uname -a
Linux enoush2o 6.1.0-26-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.112-1 (2024-09-30) x86_64 GNU/Linu

I am trying to run it on Ubuntu 24.04 and get the same error as well. I used to have Ubuntu 20.04 and it ran fine on that version.

I know I've run into a few issues running older games with the latest Ubuntu LTS release. I haven't solved this one yet.

EDIT:
And perusing through other posts, I discovered this: https://www.gog.com/forum/everspace/everspace_does_not_start

Which points out that running "start.sh -l" works.

So I edited ~/.local/share/applications/gog_com-EVERSPACE_1.desktop and changed the line with start.sh so that the second set of parentheses has "-l"

And now it works just fine!

For those who cant get the default .sh to start, which also doesnt work for me, try to add the EverspaceWithSystemLibraries.sh version instead as ur executable.

Alternatively try the EverspaceWithShippedLibraries.sh.
Only the systemlib version works for me and it runs without any issues when I use that one so far.
It is located in ur Everspace -> game folder.

https://ibb.co/xKLztjQN

I installed it through Lutris and there are 3 GOG versions to choose from, wine, default Linux, and Linux with xtra stuff.
I picked the xtra version with Lutris and on Heroic just the Linux one.

https://ibb.co/VYFYkZpJ

You will have these files in ur game folder after installing it, simply try that other .sh to launch and hopefully it works for u like it did for me:)

I just checked via Heroic Games Launcher and EverspaceWithSystemLibraries.sh also works via Heroic there, but not the regular .sh

I know the default .sh is preferable to launch, but if u havent tried this alr, its a build in fix that should work for most:)

The particular error im getting if I try to run the default start.sh is this:

lutris-wrapper: EVERSPACE™
Started initial process 25754 from ./start.sh
Start monitoring process.
Running EVERSPACE™
Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-call-libc-early-init.c: 37: _dl_call_libc_early_init: Assertion `sym != NULL' failed!
Monitored process exited.
Initial process has exited (return code: 32512)
All processes have quit
Exit with return code 32512


To paste what it suggests under this install options in Lutris for those that would like to tinker with it manually and havent tried this alr:


-This installer adds the argument --syslibs by default, so if you are experiencing problems try removing this argument.

You might also need to comment out the reference to VLC in the systems libraries script in order to start the game.

In the installed directory, find the file: /game/EverspaceWithSystemLibraries.sh

Comment out the third line by adding a # to the beginning of the line. The line should now look like this:
#PROJECT_LIBS_DIR="$UE4_PROJECT_ROOT/RSG/Plugins/VlcMedia/ThirdParty/vlc/Linux/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib"

I figured out how to get cutscenes working with Lutris.

I was going to reply to the person who said to use "start.sh -l" and then realized that the person was me.

I just built a new computer, installed Ubuntu 24.04 on it, and I am surprised by the inconsistencies between this new machine and my old one.

Anyway, I installed Everspace with Lutris, edited it to have the -l option, and I can get the game to run.

And going from a 1050 Ti to an RTX 5060? It is delightful having Everspace play at Epic settings!

But I could not get any cutscenes to play properly. I just get a black screen. The audio plays and captions are at the bottom, though.

I know that the cutscenes worked fine on my older machine.

Well, I discovered that if I run the games from the Lutris menu, I do not get cutscenes.

But if I use the .desktop files I copied from my old machine to .local/share/applications and run the game by pressing the Super key and searching for Everspace there, the cutscenes work just fine.

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Value=1.0
Type=Application
Name=EVERSPACE™
GenericName=EVERSPACE™
Comment=EVERSPACE™
Icon=/home/[my_username]/Games/EVERSPACE/support/icon.png
Exec="/home/[my_username]/Games/EVERSPACE/start.sh" "-l"
Categories=Game;
Path=/home/[my_username]/Games/EVERSPACE

I thought maybe it was a clue that the working directory needs to be set in Lutris to match what it says in Path above, but those changes didn't seem to make a difference.

But what finally worked was setting "Disable Lutris Runtime" under System options. Now the cutscenes work just fine.