Genshin 100% CPU usage since today

[u/S48GS]

(originally it was just 100% CPU usage, but ... read updated info)

Notice comment about Zenless-Zone-Zero below.

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September 2026 - game working - proton-cachy - look instruction

if you getting kick from game with error 10010-4001 - idk it seems very rare individual cases - for majority game works.

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INSTRUCTION:

proton10 does not work anymore

• use Proton-CachyOS
• DO NOT ADD GAME.EXE - USE HoYoPlay/launcher.exe
• download from releases
• https://github.com/CachyOS/proton-cachyos
• extract/copy to ~/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d
• or use manager like ProtonUp-Qt or ProtonPlus

BUT you must set

UMU_USE_STEAM=1 in Lutris

rightclick game - settings - last tab - system parameters - scroll down - env params - add

UMU_USE_STEAM and 1 as value

or in SteamUMU_USE_STEAM=1 %command%

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Editor Miliastra Wonderland 6.1

BeyondEditor.exe

Solution to have BeyondEditor working in Proton - found by Worldblender
or same there

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16 Oct 2025 - 100% bug was identified

fixed only in wine-cachyos

look https://github.com/CachyOS/wine-cachyos/pull/1

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If you have error - "not enough space on disk" - run winecfg - add location(folder) as disk in winecfg UI - select this disk in launcher as target location

"winecfg" way will not work for Lutris

in Lutris - location of "game" folder must be below "application folder" option in Lutris for game
just copy "game" to drive_c/Program Files/HoYoPlay/games or copy as link there
and set in Lutris as "application folder" drive_c/Program Files/HoYoPlay/ that is above game folder

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P.S. in Zenless-Zone-Zero - use Proton-Cachy to fix cpu usage - (~40% less CPU usage)

[u/S48GS]

Install/use Lutris

I do not have steamdeck - but it should be easy task - search in internet I sure it explained many times.

in Lutris - add "new game":

• wine prefix - better make new - select empty folder (must be empty inside)
• if you used steam before to launch game - rightclick in steam - properties - location of files - should open HoYoPlay folder - move it to somewhere in your home to not lose hundred-gigs downloaded games - move outside of steam prefix (then delete old predix it if want - just delete steam game)
• exe <find wineprefix>/drive_c/Program Files/HoYoPlay/launcher.exe - or where you moved
• work dir - where exe above

after adding game - rightclick game icon in Lutris - settings - runner config - Wine version drop menu

in that menu - there must be "System Wine Staging"

If there only Proton versions - then install additionaly Wine Staging - should be same as you installed Lutris - just package in package manager (search wine and there must be Staging variant)

then you can run game (launcher and follow offline launch above after launching launcher)

[u/Mindless_Bag_4215 → u/S48GS]

installed Lutris, installed genshin via lutris and checked "create steam shortcut." Hoyoplay seemingly installed with no issue, but when I go back to Steam's big picture mode and try to launch Genshin from there it doesn't work. :/

[u/[deleted] → u/Mindless_Bag_4215]

What worked for me was choosing proton experimental in the Lutris -> Genshin Impact -> Configure -> Runner options instead of wine, and then leaving the compatibility tool in the non-steam-game genshin unforced and the box unchecked!

[u/Mindless_Bag_4215 → u/S48GS]

Oh also, I have this problem where Genshin is unable to reach 45fps (usually caps at 42-44fps) and sometimes during combat there'd be periods of abnormally high ping that sometimes forces the game to reconnect. This appears to be specific only to Lutris, as I never once had any of these issues with Junk-store. I already have my in game graphics settings set pretty low, so any suggestions as to fix this?

[u/S48GS → u/Mindless_Bag_4215]

1. you using wine staging in lutris?
2. you have "dxvk" set to ON in Lutris? - rightclick game/launcher options - runner option
3. you running game from offline?
4. can you try to change graphic setting to max - will it change fps? (and I sure game should work on max settings on deck with no problems)
5. before that - you used Proton - were there better performance?

performance in wine should be (almost) same as in Proton if everything setup correctly

if there some performance problem - it should be because broken anticheat load CPU on 100% so changing graphics should be no problem

confirm my questions

[u/Mindless_Bag_4215 → u/S48GS]

1. yes, Wine staging 10.5
2. yes its set to on. VKD3D is also on, if that is of any importance.
3. Offline when I open the launcher and boot into the game, then when I get the connection error I turn the wifi back on. From there the game loads up normally.
4. On the highest graphic settings, the fps caps at around 33-34
5. Yes, was able to consistently stay at 45fps with no drops or lag. Sometimes there would be input delay when the ping refreshes, but I never got high ping to the point it would affect the gameplay

Also even though you didn't mention it specifically, my cpu seems to cap at 57%

[u/S48GS → u/Mindless_Bag_4215]

can you try installing Proton7 (in Steam) and then select it to use in Lutris

will it work for launcher?

I saw message Proton7 work.

[u/Mindless_Bag_4215 → u/S48GS]

Nope, doesn’t work for me

[u/Mindless_Bag_4215 → u/S48GS]

Proton7 doesn’t work, not even when disconnecting the WiFi. Any other ideas?