[BUG] com_error during anticheat terminal

[itskando]

Describe the bug

com_error:

An error has occurred!

You can report this issue at
https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare/issues

Be sure to include the detailed text in your report.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "D:\a\Rare\Rare\rare\components\tabs\downloads\__init__.py", line 241, in __on_download_result
  File "D:\a\Rare\Rare\rare\utils\paths.py", line 369, in create_desktop_link
  File "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.12.10\x64\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py", line 677, in __setattr__
pywintypes.com_error: (-2147352567, 'DISP_E_EXCEPTION', (0, None, None, None, 0, -2147467259), None)

Now game starts but immediately complains: Failed to start anticheat module.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Start Wildgate in Rare (on Sikarugir in macOS)
2. Anticheat terminal appears, bug windows appears shortly after

Expected behavior

Game starts.

Screenshots

System information

• Operating system: macOS
• Version: 15.6.1 (24G90)
• Installation method: Sikarugir: Sikarugir engine 10.0.3 (wrapper 1.0.5) with winetricks: rare to install epic.

Additional context

Error message

OS	Path
Windows	C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Rare\Rare\cache\logs
Linux	/home/<username>/.cache/Rare/Rare/logs
masOS	/Users/<username>/Library/Caches/Rare/Rare/logs

[loathingKernel]

If I understand correctly, this is the Windows binaries of Rare running in a compatibility layer on MacOS. The anti-cheat issue is certainly not an issue with Rare, it just seems to fail to run under Wine/GamePortingToolkit.

[loathingKernel]

I will re-open this to track the failure that Rare reports. Not certain yet, but as assume something is missing from Sikarugir/Wine and doesn't allow the setup process to create a shortcut. Likely all we can do is disable it if we detect we are running under a compatibility layer.

There is nothing to be done for the anti-cheat not working on Rare's side though.

[itskando]

I'm going to write a bug report with Sikarugir later. I'll post if anyone comes of it

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