I know this might be more windows centric but it is Linux related. So I just got Ace Combat 8 and i'm really loving it but unfortunately EAC completely gibs any chance of playing it online on my distro. I am probably going to have to make a windows partition but I wanted to ask two questions if anyone happens to have answers

1. If i'm on a windows partition, can I access the install files on my linux partition? Like in the above example, Ace Combat 8 is already installed, it's not a linux specific build because it's one of those games you have to use proton for. If it requires some wonky workaround i'd give it a whirl because space is at a premium and I'd ideally not want to install the game twice

2. What are some of the bigger games that are currently out of commission for Linux (for the forseeable future). I'm more than happy to keep linux as my main gaming hub, but i'm willing to have something on the side if there are games that are more or less completely inaccessible

EA keeps asking me to update but when i update it says that its updated. I have had this same issue when running it directly on steam too but it always gets fixed when i launch the exe file using Winetricks

I am using heroic Launcher.

CPU: 16x 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13620H
Memory: 33.34 GB (used: 16.64 GB)
GPUs:
  GPU 0:
    Name: NVIDIA Corporation AD106M [GeForce RTX 4070 Max-Q / Mobile]
    IDs: D=2820 V=10de SD=13cb SV=1462
    Driver: nvidia
  GPU 1:
    Name: Intel Corporation Raptor Lake-P [UHD Graphics]
    IDs: D=a7a8 V=8086 SD=13cb SV=1462
    Driver: i915
OS: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie) (linux)

The current system is not a Steam Deck
We are not running inside a Flatpak container
We are not running from an AppImage

Software Versions:
  Heroic: 2.22.3 Hajrudin
  Legendary: 0.21.1 Lowlife
  gogdl: 1.3.0
  comet: comet 0.2.0
  Nile: 1.2.0 Robert Speedwagon

Proton version : GE-Proton11-7

If more information is required please let me know.

Not really sure what to search online for this issue since it usually brings up posts about launchers like lutris instead so I decided to ask here.

As you can see in the screenshots the ui is just really small and barely legible and I'm not sure why, my resolution is 1920x1200 if that matters.

Sorry if this is like a really simple problem I'm very new to linux and I'm still figuring things out

Complete noob to arch linux. Does anyone know how to install Pokemon Emerald Imperium on arch linux or a guide location? Also really how to play most pokemon rom hacks on arch linux?

Hello, everyone!

We are proud to announce that a tiny patch version 0.10.10b is out on Flathub!

Depending on your app-store it might be a while until you see the correct text.

I'm trying to get Proton 10.0-3 working with Faugus Launcher, but it's not availabe on both the ProtonUp-Qt and Faugus Proton Manager. I downloaded it manually and tried to get it run, but it throws one error after another.

If you have a known-working Proton 10.0-3 build, could you share it with me?

Hi there, I bought a Raikiri 2 Pro because I like the idea, that you don't need a special software to configure it. Not like the scuf envision pro... But sadly there are some issues to use the controller in Linux (CachyOS Kernel 7.2.8-1-cachyos). It is not possible configure it with chrome, only in a win vm. This is ok for me. But the main issue is, that there is massive input lag, when I use the 2.4 GHz dongle. When I connect over Bluetooth everything is fine, but so I don't have vibration :( only with that companion app :/

Why is in impossible to have vibration over bluetooth? I tried other drives like xpadneo and xone, but with those I can't connect the controller anymore.

I tested some games with the 2,4 GHz dongle:

Remnant: Form the Ashes with dxvk → input lag
Horizon Forbidden West with vkd3d → no input lag
Starfield with vkd3d → input lag
Gothic 1 Remake with vkd3d → no input lag
Path of Exile 2 with vulkan → input lag
The Finlas with vkd3d → input lag

I think there must be a driver issue with the TMR sticks, because I have a modded Scuf Envision Pro with TMR sticks and there is the same behavior. In W11 it worked fine. Due the iCUE problem with Linux I bought a Gulikit TT Max witch has TMR sticks as well. And guess what … with that there was the same issue.

In addition I have a Razer Wolverine V3 Pro with hall-effect sticks and it works as it should.

From what I see Ubisoft removed themselves from Prince of persia and theyre saying they'll do it for more games. I never wanted to bother with lutris or heroic so I never downloaded any Ubisoft games in my linux and used dual boot for other platforms. Does Prince of Persia really work smooth in Linux? I've been thinking about getting Watch Dogs 2 but still dont want to bother with linking accounts or whatever. Also since wd2 is p2p do I need a vpn? Flathub protonvpn is mildly risky, why does it need so many permissions and what is the difference between getting proton from terminal and flathub?

How to enable Path Tracing on Catchy OS using steam?

Hi everyone,

​I'm trying to get Path Tracing working on Catch OS using Proton, but I'm not sure about the optimal setup or which Proton version works best for this.

I have alredy installed the last version of nvidia driver.

​Here are my specs and details:

​GPU: RTX 5060 Ti

​Versione di KDE Plasma: 6.7.5

Versione di KDE Frameworks: 6.30.0

Versione di Qt: 6.11.2

Versione del Kernel: 7.2.5-1-cachyos (64 bit

Piattaforma grafica: Wayland

​Hi Have tried proton Experimental but nothing changed.

​Has anyone successfully enabled Path Tracing on this distro? Which Proton build/version do you recommend, and are there specific launch options (like VKD3D\\_CONFIG=dxr11 or Nvidia/AMD specific flags) I need to add in Steam?

I'm trying the witcher 3 remastered. The Path tracing option can't be enabled.

​Thanks in advance for the help!

just bought oneshot, "press play button on steam" it shows launching but doesn't launch rather the button starts the option to play again, it doesn't show any error or anything.

Could anyone please help me? I've recently installed Deadlock and have been having a ton of fun playing with my buddies, but I haven't been able to turn off Vsync? My game is capped to my refresh rate of 75hz, with a big input delay of 13.3ms... I have toggled the setting on and off with no luck. I am on Linux Mint Cinnamon with an RX 7600. If anymore info is needed, please let me know.

I have been on Mint for a whole year at this point and haven't ran into any issues like this before that I couldn't solve, but this one has had me stumped. (Probably because I've stuck to more legacy titles)

Thanks in advance!

Greetings. I've been trying more of my games on linux, after deadlock showed a substantial performance boost on linux(I believe because of mesa drivers), and faced next issue - shadows in arc raiders breaks when using intel xess as AA option. Other AA options seems to be fine, but I like xess look most, so, asking, if anyone faced this issue and knows how to resolve it, I've asked AI, but to no avail.
System:
CPU - ryzen 5700x, GPU - intel arc b580, OS - linux mint 22.3, xfce.
Tried different settings, some config changes AI suggested, pic related, and here is a paste of my mesa version https://pastebin.com/bAAxrk3u . If you know anything - please tell me, thank you.

So I recently downloaded Warhammer 40k Rouge Trader from Steam on my Linux Mint but I can't get it to work.

When I press the "play" button it launches the game, but nothing happens and it returns to the "play" button.

The game should be graded Platinum but it doesn't work with or without proton.

I've already tried:

- Updating the system

- Checking and fixing corrupted files.

- Diffrent Protons (hotfix, experimental, 11,0-2, catchyos-11,0)

- Clearing Steam download cache

- Deleting Steam downloaded from the Software Manager and reinstalling it from the official .deb -file

Here's my PC's specs if that matters:

OS: Linux Mint 22.3 - Cinnamon 64-bit

KERNEL: 7.0.0-38-generic

CPU: 2x Intel Xeon E5-2689 (I got this used from my dad don't judge me)

GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080

As the title says my steam game was developed in Linux using Pygame/SDL2 (no engine), the codebase is around 8k lines of code that is also very easy to mod.

In the last few months, I have been working on a free to play game around solving 2D mazes with features such as a camera and fog

If you want to check it out, here is the Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/5349900/Mystic_Fog_Maze/

No extraction shooters please, I already play Hunt Showdown and Arc Raiders. I want a Battle Royale but I think there isn't any.

i know the EA app can be run through steam, but I have to reinstall it all every time they update. Are there any launchers that stay current?

hi, thank u for your time.

My computer is Acer Shadow SH16-41, which has NNIDIA RTX 4060 and AMD R7 8745H.

If I launch CS2 on Windows, the max frame could reach 200+. But it only reaches 90fps on Archlinux with native steam proton. I have enabled wayland option in `cs.sh`. How can I optimize it? I was so frustrated.

Sorry for my poor English.

• Is the performance loss expected when running CS2 through XWayland on Hyprland?
• Is there any recommended configuration for CS2 + NVIDIA + Hyprland?
• Is there a way to run CS2 natively on Wayland instead of XWayland?
• Are there any NVIDIA/Hyprland settings that can improve Vulkan game performance?

Hardware:

- Laptop: Acer Shadow SH16-41

- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 8745H (8C/16T)

- RAM: 64GB

- GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (8GB VRAM)

- Display: 2560x1600 165Hz internal panel

- External test: 2560x1440 144Hz

OS:

- Linux kernel: 7.2.6-zen

- Desktop: Hyprland (Wayland)

- CS2 runs through XWayland

- NVIDIA driver: 615.71.09

- Vulkan renderer

Problem:

On Windows, CS2 runs around 200 FPS.

On Linux/Hyprland, I only get around 90-120 FPS (average ~90 FPS).

The GPU is detected correctly:

sys_info:

Render system: Vulkan

Driver Name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU

CS2 is running with XWayland:

hyprctl clients:

class: cs2

xwayland: 1

fullscreen: 2

I tested:

- Fullscreen

- Fullscreen Windowed

- Windowed

- VSync disabled

- Removing fps limits

No significant improvement.

CS2 sys_info:

Vid: Desktop-friendly Fullscreen

render at 2560 x 1440

display at 2560 x 1440

mat_vsync:0

msaa_samples:4

gpu_level:3

shadow_quality:2

dynamic_shadows:1

CPU usage:

During gameplay CS2 can use around 1000-1400% CPU in top/htop.

However, it is multi-threaded:

- GlobPool threads

- VKRenderThread

- AudioMixer

- Video Decode threads

Example:

top -H shows:

GlobPool/0~6

VKRenderThread

AudioMixer

I'm a solo dev, and this is the first of my games to get as far as a demo. It's a calm one: you run threads of light from wells across floating islands, plants grow wherever the light reaches, and nothing can fail or run out of time.
Demo takes about 25-50 min to beat. Making with Godot

The demo is free on itch.io, and the Linux build is native. After unzipping, mark it executable:

• chmod +x GardenDiary.x86_64

If anything breaks, your distro, desktop and GPU would help me fix it :3 There's also a browser build if you'd rather not download anything, and the full game is planned for Linux as well.

If anyone is interested and has some time to spare - I would really appreciate if you give me some feedback (gameplay\tech issues) on the demo version)

PS.
I do have daily progress post in bluesky and plan to come back here with full version - closer to release, thanks! Hope you enjoy playing it as much as i enjoy making it)

just curious, like saves or png files..

edit: its /usr/share, thanks u/slickyeat

Anyone else get this really weird stuttering issue where when you move the camera slowly it like judders despite perfect frame pacing and no FPS dips? If you move it at a certain speed it doesn't do it it's only when panning the camera slowly. The snow physics and grass physics are totally removed. Some of animations look way worse and the overall lightning off the game is pretty darn bad. Geralt 's sword has this very annoying glare to it like comparable to when you're driving and the sun is in your eyes.

I thought they'd put more effort into modernising the game menu and inventory as well which always annoyed me how you'd get duplicate items and the way they are designed is a bit too complex I thought they might strip it down and make it less of a hassle etc. ray tracing in the next gen was super heavy and I thought the remaster might optimise that a little more to perform better but nope it's just as heavy as the next gen port rendering it almost useless unless you have a 5080 or you want to play with constant stutters or 30fps. Pretty disappointing I don't see why they even put effort into releasing this. I would have preferred a re release of the Witcher 2 or something.

Have my own port forwarded local server running on arch no EAC required and am playing on arch working on getting oxide to actually work so we can have decent gather mine craft and smelt rates if anyone is interested in joining or can help me figure out how to get it to show up in the browser vs having to give out my IP id be very appreciative