1 files changed, 41 insertions, 51 deletions

diff --git a/src/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/src/mainwindow.cpp
index eb92adf..f8f7e97 100644
--- a/src/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -2400,61 +2400,51 @@ void MainWindow::on_startButton_clicked()
     ui->startButton->setEnabled(true);
   });
 
-  // Pre-check: if this executable uses Proton and the current instance has SLR
-  // enabled, ensure SLR is installed (and up-to-date with the latest steamrt4
-  // BUILD_ID) before launching. downloadSlr() short-circuits on BUILD_ID match
-  // so once SLR is current this is a single HTTP GET; no UI is shown unless
-  // the runtime actually needs (re)downloading.
+  // Pre-check: Proton launches always use SLR. Native Linux executables skip
+  // this branch entirely. downloadSlr() short-circuits on BUILD_ID match, so
+  // once SLR is current this is a single HTTP GET; no UI is shown unless the
+  // runtime actually needs (re)downloading.
   if (selectedExecutable->useProton()) {
-    const auto* s = Settings::maybeInstance();
-    bool useSLR = true;
-    if (s) {
-      QSettings const instanceIni(s->filename(), QSettings::IniFormat);
-      useSLR = instanceIni.value("fluorine/use_slr", true).toBool();
-    }
-    if (useSLR) {
-      const bool freshInstall = !isSlrInstalled();
-      // Only show the heavyweight progress dialog on a fresh install.
-      // Up-to-date checks happen quietly in the background here so we don't
-      // block launch on a remote BUILD_ID fetch — the up-to-date case is
-      // handled at startup by OrganizerCore::checkForSlrUpdates().
-      if (freshInstall) {
-        auto* progress = new QProgressDialog(
-            tr("Downloading Steam Linux Runtime (~200 MB)...\n"
-               "This is required to launch games. Check the MO2 log for details."),
-            tr("Cancel"), 0, 0, this);
-        progress->setWindowTitle(tr("Steam Linux Runtime"));
-        progress->setWindowModality(Qt::WindowModal);
-        progress->setAttribute(Qt::WA_ShowWithoutActivating);
-        progress->setMinimumDuration(0);
+    const bool freshInstall = !isSlrInstalled();
+    // Only show the heavyweight progress dialog on a fresh install.
+    // Up-to-date checks happen quietly in the background here so we don't
+    // block launch on a remote BUILD_ID fetch — the up-to-date case is
+    // handled at startup by OrganizerCore::checkForSlrUpdates().
+    if (freshInstall) {
+      auto* progress = new QProgressDialog(
+          tr("Downloading Steam Linux Runtime (~200 MB)...\n"
+             "This is required to launch games. Check the MO2 log for details."),
+          tr("Cancel"), 0, 0, this);
+      progress->setWindowTitle(tr("Steam Linux Runtime"));
+      progress->setWindowModality(Qt::WindowModal);
+      progress->setAttribute(Qt::WA_ShowWithoutActivating);
+      progress->setMinimumDuration(0);
 
-        int cancelFlag = 0;
-        connect(progress, &QProgressDialog::canceled, this, [&cancelFlag] {
-          cancelFlag = 1;
-        });
+      int cancelFlag = 0;
+      connect(progress, &QProgressDialog::canceled, this, [&cancelFlag] {
+        cancelFlag = 1;
+      });
 
-        QFutureWatcher<QString> watcher;
-        QEventLoop loop;
-        connect(&watcher, &QFutureWatcher<QString>::finished, &loop, &QEventLoop::quit);
-        watcher.setFuture(QtConcurrent::run([&cancelFlag]() -> QString {
-          return downloadSlr(nullptr, nullptr, &cancelFlag);
-        }));
-        progress->show();
-        loop.exec();
-        progress->close();
-        progress->deleteLater();
+      QFutureWatcher<QString> watcher;
+      QEventLoop loop;
+      connect(&watcher, &QFutureWatcher<QString>::finished, &loop, &QEventLoop::quit);
+      watcher.setFuture(QtConcurrent::run([&cancelFlag]() -> QString {
+        return downloadSlr(nullptr, nullptr, &cancelFlag);
+      }));
+      progress->show();
+      loop.exec();
+      progress->close();
+      progress->deleteLater();
 
-        const QString err = watcher.result();
-        if (cancelFlag) {
-          return; // user cancelled, don't launch
-        }
-        if (!err.isEmpty()) {
-          log::error("[SLR] Download failed: {}", err);
-          QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Steam Linux Runtime"),
-              tr("Steam Linux Runtime download failed:\n%1\n\n"
-                 "You can disable SLR in the Instance Manager and try again.").arg(err));
-          return;
-        }
+      const QString err = watcher.result();
+      if (cancelFlag) {
+        return; // user cancelled, don't launch
+      }
+      if (!err.isEmpty()) {
+        log::error("[SLR] Download failed: {}", err);
+        QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Steam Linux Runtime"),
+            tr("Steam Linux Runtime download failed:\n%1").arg(err));
+        return;
       }
     }
   }