GUIDE: How to Run||Build S&Box Editor From Source in Linux (FREE, NO STEAM!)

GUIDE: How to Run||Build S&Box Editor From Source in Linux (FREE, NO STEAM!)

(Some of these instructions are done to be overly cautious or made for the "less-experienced".
    Feel free to assume intent behind some instructions and do things your own way.)
1. mkdir ~/SBox
2. cd ~/SBox
3. git clone https://github.com/vinceTheProgrammer/sbox-win-docker
4. git clone https://github.com/Facepunch/sbox-public
5. Follow all instructions in the readme from step 3.
6. Open Steam > Games > Add Non-Steam Game > (Click 'sbox-dev.exe' under ~/SBox/sbox-public/game/)
6a. I know the title literally has "NO STEAM" on it. These parts are just for Proton. You can also lookup online how to run proton without Steam. It's not recommended.
7. Right click your newly added sbox-dev.exe entry in your steam library > Properties > Compatibility > Click 'Force the use ...' and select Proton 11 (beta) or later.
7a. Proton 11 (or later) should take some time to download and install if you don't already have it.
8. Click the big ol' "Play" steam button.
9. A prompt to install and download .NET 10 should come up. Positively follow-through and use ProtonTricks to install it for your newly added wine environment.
9a. Each game that's run on steam via Compatibility has it's own wine environment, also known as a wine/proton prefix. ProtonTricks GUI should walk you through installing .NET10 through your non-steam game's prefix.
10. If you don't yet own the game via steam, find in the engine source code "Application.cs" and change the AppID value to 480 and recompile.
11. Play the "game" and launch the Sweeper sample project. If you notice any issues w your linux ui, close the editor and launcher and do the following:
11a. Open ProtonTricks GUI and it should show you a number next to your "game". That's a unique ID, and also your non-steam-game-ID. Save this.
11b. With that ID, replace the final number at the end of this oneliner script:
    ```
    protontricks -c "wine reg add 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\X11 Driver' /v 'Decorated' /t REG_SZ /d 'N' /f && wine reg add 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop' /v 'FontSmoothing' /t REG_SZ /d '2' /f && wine reg add 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop' /v 'FontSmoothingType' /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f && wine reg add 'HKCU\Software\Wine\DllOverrides' /v comdlg32 /d native /f" 2149685131
    ```

WINDOWS USERS -> Remove all steps involving proton/steam and you should be good to go.

Contact Me @CSEliot on Discord for Questions. I also am active in the sbox and sbox-linux discords.

Notes:
You're expected to know what git is and what a terminal is. If not, getting this far without that knowledge is Very impressive. Good luck!
You can ALSO just download the Editor from Steam :)