SWCR crashes with various missing files after installing in Mint 19. While it is possible to play it with VoidSW and Raze, many gamers would not know how to do this (e.g., for Raze, rename sw-redux.def to sw.def or -h it). Session log:


martin@Freddie:~/GOG Games/Shadow Warrior Classic Redux$ ./start.sh
Running Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
Started new log file

*** DRM-FREE Initialization ***
Failed loading special: libs/libdbus-1.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
addsearchpath(): Added ./
addsearchpath(): Added ./

Initialising SDL system interface (compiled with SDL version 2.0.5, DLL version 2.0.4)
Initialising SDL system interface (compiled with SDL version 2.0.5, DLL version 2.0.4)

Failed loading special: libs/libdbus-1.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Loading libGL.so.1
Loading libGL.so.1

Using "x11" video driver
Using "x11" video driver

Detected registered GRP
Detected registered GRP

SHADOW WARRIOR(tm) Version 1.2
SHADOW WARRIOR(tm) Version 1.2

Copyright (c) 1997 3D Realms Entertainment


Copyright (c) 1997 3D Realms Entertainment




Type 'SW -?' for command line options.


Type 'SW -?' for command line options.


Failed loading special: libs/libudev.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Failed loading special: libs/libudev.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
CONTROL_Startup: Mouse Present
CONTROL_Startup: Mouse Present

RTS file sw.rts was not found
RTS file sw.rts was not found

Initialising timer
Initialising timer

Loading sound and graphics...
Loading sound and graphics...

initcache(): Initialised with 33554432 bytes
initcache(): Initialised with 33554432 bytes

Definitions file loaded.
Definitions file loaded.

Mega wang definitions file loaded.
Mega wang definitions file loaded.

Setting video mode 1920x1080 (32-bpp fullscreen)
Setting video mode 1920x1080 (32-bpp fullscreen)

Using WebM Project VP8 Decoder v1.3.0
Processed 139 frames.
Failed loading special: libs/libpulse-simple.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
./start.sh: line 16: 9808 Segmentation fault (core dumped) ./"sw"
martin@Freddie:~/GOG Games/Shadow Warrior Classic Redux$

It should work so you had better make a report to GOG support. Would you be so kind, please.