[T6] Use the new CEG-free BO2 executables so T6 runs on ARM (Apple Silicon / x86 translators) #85

Summary

Please consider moving the T6 client to the BO2 executables that Steam released in September 2026, which no longer have Valve's CEG applied. In #82, ineedbots explained that CEG-protected code (starting with DB_AuthLoad_Init) isn't emulated correctly by x86 translators, which makes zone loading fail, and noted that the latest Steam EXEs no longer have CEG.

Why?

T6 currently can't load on Apple Silicon Macs (Wine/CrossOver on Rosetta 2), and #82 shows the same failure on Android/Linux ARM setups (FEX, Box64). On my M3 Pro Mac with Plutonium r5369 and the official game files, the client logs in and binds DW, then stops at Loading fastfile code_pre_gfx_zm with one thread at 100% CPU, the same as #82. T4 and IW5 reportedly run fine on the same kind of setup, so T6 is the only title affected. Plutonium doesn't support VMs, so ARM users have no supported way to play BO2 online. CEG-free executables would likely fix all of these platforms at once.

Proposed solution

Base games/t6mp.exe and games/t6zm.exe on the CEG-free Steam executables. As of r5369 they're unchanged from r5346. If that isn't planned, a note on whether it's possible in the future would help ARM users know whether to wait.

Affected game(s)

BO2 Multiplayer (T6MP), BO2 Zombies (T6ZM)

Affected component(s)

Client (game)

Additional information

• Related: [T6] Zone loader spins forever instead of erroring when a fastfile fails to inflate #82 (closed 2026-09-28), Themida-virtualised routine silently produces no result under wow64 (no crash, buffer left untouched) FEX-Emu/FEX#5966
• Setup: MacBook Pro M3 Pro, macOS 26, Wine 10 (Sikarugir), WoW64, DXVK; Plutonium r5369
• Happy to test a build on Apple Silicon if that helps.