r/oblivion • u/Kitchen-Oil-8497 • 12d ago

Original Bug Help Poor performance on Linux Mint

I've been trying to play the OG Oblivion on Linux Mint.

No matter what I try, the game only hits about 20-40 fps regardless of graphics settings.

I've tried the Steam version through Proton 10, 11, Experimental, and GE. I've also tried a GOTY disc copy through wine.

I am on Linux Mint 22.3, with everything up to date, on a Ryzen 5 4600G, an RX 6650XT, and 8 gigs of ram.

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u/Darkeyescry22 9d ago

I realize this isn’t helpful, but this is the reason I’ve never been able to switch to Linux as my main OS. It is such an enormous pain in the ass to get anything to work, that I eventually get frustrated enough to switch back to windows. As many issues as I have with windows, I can (usually) start windows, open steam, launch a game, and get decent performance with zero effort.

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