tldr: A simple starting point for hardware device support made in Unity.

Background:

I never had any controllers, and have used just keyboard and mouse when gaming. But starting to make my own game, I could not even make the back button on the mouse work in Unity on Linux, and when I wanted to add some joystick support things was very limited. So, without much background knowledge about kernel stuff, I just started using HIDSharp on connected devices to build my own bridge to the Unity Input System. After months of work, getting a few devices to work, I came across the intel that the kernel already have a lot of this working, but still not in Unity. I also had various problems getting things to work in other games, so I decided to make this tool.

Other tools:

When digging more, I have found many other tools around for various aspects of getting hardware to work on Linux. I have also started to test some out, and support is actually pretty good on Linux these days!

So, why this then?

There is still things I have not managed to get working using existing kernel drivers, so this could be a platform for me to create this support in. I also think some parts of this source code could be used to make a little library to give Unity input system better hardware support. I might convert the bride I made before to use this method to create a library for that. All in all, I want to make it easier to get any hardware to work in any game, via Proton or native. I also want to enrich Linux support in Unity as I have found many barriers (Window positioning issues, mouse button issues, cursor positioning, etc, etc) list is long. Goal is to over time release more useful tools for developers and gamers on the Linux platform going forward.

What's next?

Not sure yet. There is many paths I could take, focus on making lib's for Unity devs to improve native Linux support, extend this tool with some HIDSharp to have some more custom options or extend it with support to map to custom virtual input devices, and more. Maybe posting here will give some feedback that could lead to where the path will first lead.

Hope you have a lovely day, and happy Linux gaming!

Source link: https://github.com/tux-/InputGraph

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Hello. What's the best way to install Genshin on Linux?

I tried doing some research and found several ways to install genshin, all of them with mixed opinions, and there wasn't a single best way to do it.

Most of what I could find was outdated info, that's why I decided to make a new post. Since from what I've seen a lot has changed in the last weeks/months with lots of crashes and workarounds.

I've seen people saying to use An Anime Game Launcher, others saying it isn't supported anymore? Others saying they can ban you for using it. Others saying to use Lutris and others Steam. I also want to be cautious because I've read recent comments talking about ban waves for linux users.

It's my first time installing a game in linux that isn't on steam, so I don't have much knowledge about Proton or things like that, I'm using CachyOS btw.

On a side note, I'd also like to ask how to install and use FPS unlockers and if it's safe to do so? When I used to play on Windows I was using FPS unlockers and mods for skins, but I'm fine without the latter.

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when games launch, only the first frame is drawn, and then it freezes. lutris log shows this error:

err: DxvkSubmissionQueue: Command submission failed: VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST

my hardware (its an old laptop):

AMD A8-7410 CPU + integrated R5 graphics, and 8GB RAM

kernel driver: amdgpu

vulkan version: 1.3.275

opengl version: 25.0.8-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

linux mint 22.3 64bit

linux kernel 6.17.0-14-generic

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I have been tracking this for a bit and this is by far the biggest swing I have seen in either direction for Linux. Did something happen to cause gamers to leave the platform in droves this month? Did they adjust how they tracked their numbers? I used to love seeing linux gain a small market share every month

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I'm playing Alan Wake 2 through Heroic and have noticed occasionally picture breaks during video (a white line across the image) as well as video smoothness degrades over time. By that I mean the FPS gets really bad. If I change the resolution it fixes it for a time, but then degrades again and need to switch the resolution again.

I'm running Bazzite with an nVidia RTX 5060 8GB OC and am wondering if it's a Bazzite issue or an nVidia issue. If I switch to an AMD RT 9060 XT 8GB (can't afford the 16GB) would that help? I'd prefer not to have to swap GPU's if I can help it, especially if there's no guarantee it will fix the problem. This is the only game I've had an issue like this with. Thanks.

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Hello, I'm a Cachy OS user and I'm building my new PC this weekend thanks to a killer Microcenter bundle. Ill be using the 9850x3d paired with the Sapphire Nitro + 9070xt.

My question is, how is the 9070xt doing with RT performance right now in comparison to windows? I have seen a lot of reports of better overall stability in Linux, and I have also seen they Mesa has made a lot of RT optimizations recently.

So any 9070xt users out there that can report on the current state on Linux RT on this card? Thanks everyone.

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I've unified all the other guides into one, in case you're interested in niche Japanese games:I've unified all the other guides into one, in case you're interested in niche Japanese games:

I've unified all the other guides into one, in case you're interested in niche Japanese games: https://github.com/sakaki91/Teknoparrot.Core-Linux/

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I downloaded Red Dead Redemption 2 through Hydra but I'm getting this error. Can anyone help me?

https://preview.redd.it/c7msbbl44ang1.png?width=1450&format=png&auto=webp&s=dd89c563b378133648b0900d2746f023a635c0fc

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Everything is in the title, I play Clair Obscur a lot, and like since yesterday approximately, whenever I pause a cutscene and relaunch said cutscene, the video freezes, the audio still plays, but nothing resumes the video. I'm on Manjaro with an NVIDIA GPU, and no proton pfx works, I tried experimental, hotfix, GE, everyone of em

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Slay the Spire 2 has officially launched into Early Access giving us a taste of the latest deck-builder that can be played solo or online with up to 4 players.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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It just shutters, the audio its lagged and sometimes the characters start T posing, Im playing in Arch, with an intel 8500 has cpu, rx 5500 has gpu, using hyprland, and using proton GE10-32

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Parkitect is an absolute gem and if you've not played this theme park builder before - well, now is your best chance because it's free for a while.

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My controller is a Hori Switch Pro controller, and I'm connecting it by USB. My distro is Nobara 43

https://preview.redd.it/chnb7y54t9ng1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=e860e17787b7ee299ff0295e56f5f99a89424dd1

Can't change the preset buttons

After calibrating, all the preset values switch to 0 (Probably because it doesn't detect any movement despite me physically moving the joystick)

I just don't know how this program works

After connecting my controller to my PC it is detected and appears in the controller menu plus the input listings, but when I try to configure it or calibrate it I'm unable to do anything. I've installed joycond, but despite pressing the triggers or the +- symbols the green lights keep blinking and the controller doesn't pair. I've also installed and tried to do something with jstest-gtk and AntiMicroX, albeit I didn't know much of what I was doing.

I wondered if maybe the controller was broken, but after trying it with my switch I can confirm it works just fine.

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Hi,

this might be a stupid question and I am 95% sure that the answer is "no", but is there a performance impact by switching from kde to hyprland?

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Sorry, if this has been asked a lot. I've seen specific questions for specific games, but generally how soon after a game is released do we know how it runs on Linux?

I'm interested in Crimson Desert but am wondering if I should get on PS5 depending on delays with Linux

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im currently using nobara, but i feel that i want to use arch, but on a easy way, should i? does it works with the right stick to move mouse?

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Hey!
I bought Hitman Absolution on steam cuz it was very cheap and want to try it out, but i hit a wall
No matter what proton i use (Proton-GE 10.32 or Experimental) im just getting "Updating Executable" and nothing more
I really wanted to try it out and any help would be nice

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Here's a reminder that when you connect up various accounts - you may end up just increasing the risk of your private data going somewhere else.

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