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Graphics glitches in Manor lords

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20. Februar 2026 - 14:01

Hi guys, I asked the same on the Manor lords sub as well. I get wierd artifacts since the last update. It's a Fedora laptop. Intel 11th gen, onboard graphics. Can someone point me to where I can start figuring out what the issue is?

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NEED HELP MIXING THESE 3 STEAM LAUNCH ARGUMENTS!!!

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20. Februar 2026 - 13:44

soo... short story short, there are 3 commands i want to actually use together in binding of isaac:

my gamescope parameters:

gamescope --backend wayland -w 480 -h 270 -W 1920 -H 1080 -F nearest -S integer -f --

I also want to use gamemode's parameters for obvious reasons, which is used like this on steam:

gamemoderun %command%

AND the command repentogon uses to be able to run on linux:

echo "%command%" | sed -e 's/isaac-ng.exe/REPENTOGONLauncher\/REPENTOGONLauncher.exe/' | sh submitted by /u/Due_Context3973
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Need help: fallout 2 keep crashing when loading an older save

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20. Februar 2026 - 13:27

I'm playing fallout 2 right now, but everytime I load an older save (usually from vault 15, when fighting raiders), my screen goes black and a message appears saying "the instruction at 00429021 referenced memory at 00000004 The memory could not be read from Click on OK to terminate the application", what do I do? Distro: Arch Linux I've downloaded fallout 2 from Steam. Help would be appreciated, thanks 👍.

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I have a rant to make

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20. Februar 2026 - 13:00

Tl;Dr do the fucking jump to linux, it's worth it. Dont be afraid.

I have w pretty old machine (but gold), ryzen 5 2600 + gtx 1080ti rog strix, the usual other parts.

And I had been eyeing linux for quite a while, but never did the jump because every damn video I saw (even recent ones), told me I would lose about 25% to 50% performance because of my gpus architecture and the drivers etc, the frame time would be ass and more.

The past 3 weeks I have been without energy and started using my even older and ass laptop, a i5-3330u + gtx 940mx + 8gb ram, heey what do we have here? They say this would have the same issues as my main pc because of gpu architecture, I say fuck it lets go.

My cousin recommended me Omarchy and here I went (love it btw), as I didn't really play any heavy games on it (just tibia and tft thanks to waydroid and the igpu), I didn't really test for those issues.

Now we skip to 3 days ago, energy is back, I turn my pc on, HOLY FUCK it's so damn ass to use windows 10, nah man I can't, fuck it, fuck the performance issues, lemme boot some Omarchy here not even leaving space for a dual boot windows.

I download my heavy games (so far Arc Raiders and NRftW), and what does it happen? Wow, I actually have good frametimes (thanks mangohud), I have low latency, hey even my fps is higher, my ram isn't sitting full at 16gb, wtf, where are those issues every damn video said it had, even some OSes would tell me they had limited support for my machine complementing the fear of jumping ship.

So yeah, fuck all that, if they didn't do that I would be on linux long long ago, well, never too late I guess.

Rant over. Thanks and sorry.

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Games crash after a while

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20. Februar 2026 - 12:45

For around a year I am trying linux gaming now. I tried Nobara with a RTX 4070 Super Ti, then I switched to an ATI 9070 RX. With that card I tried Nobara and CachyOs. And I tried several fixes from protondb.

But its always the same. The Games can be started and seem to run well. Good FPS and everything. But they all will crash after a while. Sometimes I have 2 days without a crash, but then it will crash.

That is for Arc Raiders, The Finals, Space Marines 2, Doom the Dark Ages - mostly all games I try.

I have my old Win 10 and there the games never crash.

Now I wonder if all the people that say that it runs perfectly are right or if they just accept the crashes from time to time?

How can it be when I testet on several distinct hardware and several distros and always have the same problems?

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It's now easier to install MGSHDFix for Metal Gear games on Linux / Steam Deck

Gaming on Linux - 20. Februar 2026 - 12:25
The ace Luxtorpeda project has expanded, and now it makes it real easy to install the popular MGSHDFix pack for various Metal Gear games on Linux / Steam Deck.

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Best lightweight gaming distro for these specs? (Btrfs + Nvidia support)

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20. Februar 2026 - 12:13

Hi everyone! I'm looking for a snappy, lightweight distribution for gaming based on my specs in the photo. My priorities are: Excellent Btrfs support. Nvidia drivers/support included if possible, as I want a 'ready to go' experience for gaming. Since I'm on integrated graphics for now but care about performance, what would you recommend?

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Slay the Spire 2 arrives March 5 with 4-player co-op

Gaming on Linux - 20. Februar 2026 - 11:46
Mega Crit just revealed that Slay the Spire 2 is set to arrive in Early Access on March 5, and we're getting 4-player co-op with the launch.

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Widelands, the open source Settlers-like devs plan to ban all AI generated contributions

Gaming on Linux - 20. Februar 2026 - 11:36
Widelands is a free and open source Settlers-like strategy game, and their developers appear to be setting a firm stance against an AI generated contributions.

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[Dev] Looking for 2 Linux gamers to test "Lexitris" – a mix of Tetris and Typing/Math (Free Steam Keys!)

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20. Februar 2026 - 11:29

Hi everyone!

I’m an indie developer and I’ve just created Lexitris, a game that combines classic block-stacking mechanics with the speed of a typing tutor. I’m looking for two Linux enthusiasts to help me verify if it runs smoothly on your systems (Native or Proton).

About the game: Lexitris is the next evolution of the puzzle genre. You have to type the letters of falling blocks to unlock them and clear rows.

  • Word-Tetris: Fast-paced typing meets block stacking.
  • Three Modes: Classic, Frantic Speed Typing, and a Brain-Challenging Math mode.
  • Pro Controls: Features the Super Rotation System (SRS) and Wall Kicks for precision movement.
  • Dynamic Atmosphere: Hand-drawn backgrounds and evolving music tracks.

What I'm looking for: I need to know if the typing mechanics and the "SRS" movement feel responsive on Linux.

  • Are you running a Linux distro (Ubuntu, Arch, Fedora, etc.) or a Steam Deck?
  • Can you give me quick feedback on performance and any potential graphical glitches?

I have 2 Steam Keys for the first two people who are interested and have time for a quick test session.

If you're interested, please drop a comment with your specs (Distro/GPU/Steam Deck), and I'll send you a DM!

Thanks a lot for helping an indie dev out!

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Steam Deck now out of stock in the EU in addition to USA, Canada and Japan

Gaming on Linux - 20. Februar 2026 - 11:24
Unfortunately the stock availability of the Steam Deck has only worsened recently, with the EU now appearing to be completely out of stock.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Steam Deck now out of stock in Europe in addition to USA, Canada and Asia

Gaming on Linux - 20. Februar 2026 - 11:24
Unfortunately the stock availability of the Steam Deck has only worsened recently, with Europe now appearing to be completely out of stock.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

funny thing about Stallman

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20. Februar 2026 - 10:20

I think it is a bit funny that R. Stallman dont like that I use my freedom that he gave me to remove GNU from the name of the OS that I am using but still keep the software that GNU has made.
What a child ... :)

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Unreal Tournament 2004 released for free by OldUnreal with linux installers

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20. Februar 2026 - 08:51

FullGameInstallers/Linux at master · OldUnreal/FullGameInstallers · GitHub

I'm not sure about the licensing on this one, but I wonder if it'll eventually make it into the repos since it's on github.

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Mouse does not work in Sons Of The Forest

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20. Februar 2026 - 07:30

Im running Pop!_OS and installed steam. I downloaded sons of the forest and fired it up. But when i try to click on anything, it does nothing. I cant start a game, or check settings, nothing. Everything works fine when im playing Project zomboid, but sons is impossible to play. I dont have any controllers connected, only my wired keyboard, and USB mouse. What gives?

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ioquake3 on Linux PowerPC64 LE (thanks to box64)

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20. Februar 2026 - 06:10

The POWER CPU line from IBM might sound exotic to many of us but did you know it's still going strong? The architecture is super reliable and amazing for work but it could be fun too if it could play games from Linux x86_64. The box64 project is AMAZING! it translates x86_64 to PPC64LE instructions opening up pathways for users to enjoy many games with minor performance tradeoff (you would NEVER get 1:1 performance to that of the native version btw).

So the box64 does not perform very well on PowerPC64 LE because it lacks JIT recompilation. And that's exactly what I am going at it atm, the work is still in progress and to be fair not ready but right now it could handle core functions and SSE instructions. In this demo, I would like to show you my current progress by playing ioquake3 x86_64.

What's next? I am trying to polish lots of bugs and hopefully could get onto adding support AVX instructions.

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Assetto Corsa VR

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20. Februar 2026 - 06:00

Hello everyone. I am pretty new around here and I will plainly say I have no idea what's going on but I'm willing to learn. That is to say if i'm missing any critical information, just let me know and I can provide. My goal is to play Assetto corsa with content manager in VR.

I am running POP!_OS cosmic and I also have GNOME installed and I have Content manager for Assetto corsa installed. Everything seems to be working without introducing VR. I am planning on using WiVRN as I have gotten it to connect to my headset and recognize it.

So, I have installed WIVRN both on my VR headset (Oculus quest 3s) and on my desktop. WIVRN on the headset seems to see Assetto corsa but clicking it does nothing. This is a wired connection.

Within content manager video settings, I have tried running OpenVR and Oculus rift (with WIVRN app open both on the headset itself and on the desktop.). Additionally, I have tried getting SteamVr to recognize my headset to no avail.

What is it that i'm missing to get Assetto corsa to talk with the headset?

If I'm missing any info, please let me know. I have been struggling to find any resources online. I have seen videos of people playing Assetto Corsa VR with the Oculus quest 3s. Thank you!

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Games report normal FPS but seem to display at only half, ever since updating yesterday. Proton issue?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20. Februar 2026 - 05:33

I've been googling stuff all day and can't figure out what this is. Hoping someone here has at least heard of this because I am running out of ways to phrase this in searches.

Specs: Ryzen 7 7800X3D, 32 GB RAM, RTX 4070 Ti. Fedora Linux 43, KDE Plasma Desktop Edition. Using an Alienware 165 Hz monitor.

When it started: Yesterday, I installed system updates to get the KDE Plasma 6.6 update with some new features.

What I noticed: I typically run most of my games with a cap around 120 FPS. However, while playing Avowed, Final Fantasy XIV, and Risk of Rain 2, I noticed that even though my FPS meter reported 120 FPS, it felt more like 60 most of the time. If I were to guess what's happening, frames are getting rendered but not actually sent to my display, because the FPS reported matches what my system usually does, but the output is like half as smooth as it should be.

What's interesting is that if I put something on low settings and uncap the framerate, and the FPS skyrockets into the 300s, THEN it looks perfectly smooth. Risk of Rain 2 looks like it's running at my native 165 Hz if I let it run at 330. So it's not like my monitor isn't capable of displaying 165 Hz anymore, it just isn't receiving every frame the games render?

Things I've tried:

  • Dual booting to Windows and running the same games. Can confirm the issue is gone, 120 FPS looks how 120 FPS should. Obviously I would prefer not to just stop using Linux.
  • Native Linux games: This is probably the most useful test. In the 3D games that have native Linux versions (like Baldur's Gate 3 and Megabonk), I tried the native version as well as running the Windows versions through Proton. In both cases, the Proton versions displayed the issue, and Linux looked WAY smoother at the same FPS.
  • Confirmed refresh rate in the system and via monitor's OSD, it is actually running at 165 Hz as intended. (Also the desktop looks fine, this issue is only happening in games)
  • Tried adaptive refresh on and off, issue occurs at both (and adaptive refresh produces distracting flicker on my monitor so I usually leave it off).
  • Every combination of vsync on or off, DLSS on or off, frame gen, windowed or fullscreen, you name it. Reported FPS number is still higher than what the game actually looks like.
  • Tried using a different mouse, or using a controller, and issue persists.
  • Checked GPU drivers and they're installed properly.

So the tl;dr - can anyone think of a reason why my PC is displaying fewer frames in Proton games than it claims to be rendering? It was working fine earlier this week and almost nothing changed, so I'm pretty lost.

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