Hi! so for some time now I'm experiencing crashes with two games that use Unreal Engine (f**k Unreal Engine btw) , specifically Predecessor (the MOBA) and Arc Raiders. Basically after playing some time (and this play time can be very random ranging from 30 minutes to 3hrs+), my GPU driver freezes and it crashes sending me to the login screen. Also another symptom on Predecessor is that it takes a hell of a lot time to process the shaders when the game launches.

here are my specs:

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I just want to know if I am really the only one with this issue because I've looked online and I can't find any other report/post about this and I find it very weird. This happened when I was using KDE as well so it's not a Gnome issue. I've tried proton 10, 9, experimental, GE, proton-cachyos but it didn't help. I've also tried deleting all the mesa shader cache from /home/schmitz/.cache/mesa_shader_cache but it also didn't help.

It's REALLY frustrating to have your game crash in an online competitive game, it's basically a loss for me and my team and everyone thinks I've just alt f4'ed, probably got reported plenty of times, I'm surprised I didn't get banned yet.

And also if you did experience this, I've opened a bug report for on the Proton github, so please add a comment with your case so that the devs can have as much info as possible.

here's the link:
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/9345

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If there becomes a major increase in Linux users will Epic finally allow Fortnite on Linux? I know Linux has the AntiCheat. Im wondering whether Tim Sweeney will actually be forced to support it due to there being potential money…

I plan to switch Linux and I hope everyone else does aswell. Screw Windows 11 Age of Linux begins.

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i have an RTX 4050 on linux, and when i try to force an OpenGL game to run with it, it tells me that it requires OpenGL 2.1 and the detected version is 0.0. i don't have the same issue with my intel iGPU. here's an image of me testing OpenGL in the terminal if it's helpful

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Just a short clip of We Could Be Heroes and a few of the 40 stages, if you want to know more, here are the links to the store pages:

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10013844

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2563030?utm_source=Reddit

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So I don’t own a windows machine and definitely haven’t logged into one on steam in years. I was looking at my steam replay and noticed this graph but I don’t understand how they got those data?

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After struggling for several hours and stumbling, I wanted to post to let people know exactly what they need to do first to save them all the trouble I had to endure.

To give a quick bit of context, I had a previously modded Skyrim instance setup with MO2 on my old CachyOS installation that I migrated to a new CachyOS installation due to hardware upgrades. In the course of re-setting up my modded skyrim, I found the game able to run almost perfectly; except for I had no NPC voices or music like I previously did. I tried multiple proton setups, both GE and non-GE proton with no luck. I tried installing xact, xact 64, as well as vc redistributable to make sure my mods were not missing any other dependencies with having a new proton prefix setup, again no luck.

Finally, i found this post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/skyrimmods/comments/1ixrats/sse_another_fix_to_npc_voice_and_music_missing_on/ , which stated to install faudio 20.07 through protontricks to my proton prefix...and it worked!!!

So, to anybody reading this, try installing faudio 20.07 through protontricks first if you are experiencing this problem. Shoutout to u/Ichigo_Kurosaki1503.

Just for posterity: I am running my heavily modded Skyrim with Proton 9.0-4 without issues.

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This is gonna sound like typical Linux evangelist BS but just hear me out for a second.

I've been a Windows gamer my entire life. Built my first PC in 2015, always ran Windows because "that's where the games are." About 6 months ago I set up a Linux dual boot just to mess around with, expecting it to be a side project hobby thing.

Fast forward to now - I checked my boot menu history and I haven't loaded into Windows in 3 weeks. Not on purpose, just... didn't need to.

What changed:

Valve's Proton compatibility layer has gotten insanely good. I'm playing:

• Baldur's Gate 3 - flawless
• Cyberpunk 2077 - native performance
• Elden Ring - zero issues
• Spider-Man - day one compatibility

All through Steam. Click install, click play. That's it. No terminal commands, no config file editing. It just works.

According to ProtonDB, about 80% of top Steam games now run gold/platinum on Linux (https://www.protondb.com/). Three years ago that number was under 50%.

Why Windows should be worried:

Microsoft keeps making anti-consumer moves:

• Windows 11 hardware requirements leaving millions behind
• The Recall spyware feature they tried to push
• Forcing online accounts for setup
• Ads in a paid operating system
• Updates that restart your PC mid-game

Meanwhile Linux:

• Free, no license fees
• Zero telemetry unless you opt in
• Updates when YOU want
• Faster boot times (I'm at like 8 seconds)
• No bloatware

The catch:

Obviously Linux isn't for everyone. If you:

• Play Fortnite, Destiny 2, or Valorant (anti-cheat issues)
• Use Game Pass heavily
• Need Adobe Creative Suite
• Don't want to troubleshoot occasionally

Then yeah, stay on Windows. I'm not here to convert anyone.

But here's what surprised me:

I have an NVIDIA GPU. Everyone said "NVIDIA drivers on Linux are terrible." They're... fine? Like completely usable. Sometimes better than Windows because no GeForce Experience bloat.

I genuinely think we're watching a slow-motion shift. Not "Linux will dominate" or whatever, but more like "Windows is no longer the ONLY option for gaming."

Steam Deck is selling millions of units. That's millions of people gaming on Linux without even knowing it. Once that mental barrier breaks ("Linux can't game"), it's over.

My point:

If you're even slightly tech-savvy and frustrated with Windows, maybe try dual booting. You might be surprised how viable it actually is now. Worst case you spent a Saturday learning something new.

Anyone else made the jump? Or am I just experiencing honeymoon phase with my setup?

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I switched to linux bout 6 hours ago and i ran into a problem mint only uses my integrated graphics which is intel uhd but i want to use arc 530 since thats my main one i tried disabling secure boot but when i looked it just showed up and i dont know how to make mint recognize it and use it

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Im using Arch linux, A hardened kernel, the server is using the "ages of war" modpack and its running 1.12.2

When i try to join it tells me im missing mods which i download and then after i download those mods (From the modslist file not just from doing a websearch for them). It tells me im fatally missing registry entries

Thanks to being close friends i have access to the server so i can copy some logs. The logs will just spam the post so i ran them through AI and here is the response
"

This log confirms exactly what is happening: you are running a large 1.12.2 Forge pack (191 mods) and the server is using Netty Epoll (the Linux-specific high-performance networking).

The "Connection reset by peer" happens because the registry data (the list of all items from mods like HBM, Mekanism, and Galacticraft) is so large that the packet size or the time it takes to process it is causing the Linux network stack to drop the connection before it finishes.
"

I have tried downloading the config folder straight from the server and installing random patches which makes the game unable to boot

The game ran fine on a smaller modpack which was half the size

Hope this is enough effort to not get deleted by mods

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On windows 10 I was using Nvidia shadow play to record clips in 20minute increments. What is the best way to have a similar setup on linux mint. (Nvidia GPU)

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After upgrading to to Ubuntu 24.04 I can no longer launch games like sonsoftheforest and valheim. I'm at a loss on what to try. I've literally tried everything possible, even factory resetting back to 22.04.

What can I do now? I don't really need advice on what to try because I've done it all:

• Kernel versions
• Nvidia driver versions (535 used to work perfectly for me, tried everything up to 580)
• Proton versions (tried all versions along with all recommended by protondb, GE/Calypso)
• Reinstalling steam
• Factory resetting the OS

There is something really wrong, maybe my hardware, but this issue is not debuggable. I run steam to see logs and it looks fine but the game never launches. Usually I can figure things out but there are no errors or logs to understand what is going on here.

What can even be done at this point?

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With my 5070 Ti I got vertex explosions and 15fps without raytracing in Monster Hunter Wilds, which was simply unacceptable.

With my new 9070 XT, I can now run the game at max settings, 4K, ray tracing high, and I get 80fps without using frame gen, just FSR Quality.

Oblivion Remastered gives me similar results, this GPU is an absolute beast.

Notes: I have a 9800X3D and I used Proton-EM, not to mention Wayland, CachyOS, and KDE Plasma.

Is this typical 9070 XT performance on Linux or did my CPU and other setup variables contribute to this amazing performance? And is there anything else I could do to squeeze out even more performance? My launch options are only FSR4 upgrades, when applicable. I am not sure if adaptive sync is worth using (from display settings).

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Switching to DX11 might have helped, but my game also froze and basically crashed after swapping to it, whereas that doesnt happen with DX12, the graphical bugs dont actually affect gameplay at all, just annoying. I have a i7-8700k, gtx 1080 and 16gigs of ram, i get a fairly consistent 70fps while playing at high graphic options, would appreciate any advice for maybe fixing this.

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Enjoy! Feel free to ask me any questions or to discuss it

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I asked this on the Diablo subreddits, but realized this might be a better option. I wanted to give D2R and D4 a try, especially since they are on sale now. I used to play Diablo 3 on my Mac, but noticed D4 and D2R are Windows only now.

Have any of you managed to run D2R or D4 on Linux. If so, what distribution and should I purchase fro a steam or Battle.net? I have an older i7 7700 with RTX 1060 I can use. My Macs are M series so no Linux that I know of and I don’t want to run Parallels or Crossover.

Happy holidays and thank you in advance.

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TL;DR Please help, before today everything was fine but Steam now runs the game while never launching and all attempts at running mod mangers have been a horrible failure; I just want to play FO4 with the Nick Valentine romance mod and all of this hassle is giving me a migraine from hell

I've been trying to play modded Fallout 4 ever since i switched from Windows to Linux Mint back in November; using Proton Experimental/GE

installed Vortex via Lutris and at first the mods would deploy but never be in effect in game

Tried installing Mod Organizer 2 through both Lutris and NaK, but i ran into the same issue and an error about how the game was 32-bit trying to run in a 64-bit system

I used both WineTricks and ProtonTricks to make a 32-bit instance but for whatever reason FO4 would not default to 32

I've tried installing Vortex through Bottles but the mod drag and drop shows a "file does not exist" error and trying to install via file shows an empty /:Z drive; MO2 installer doesn't even start

Now there's a new problem where Steam outright refuses to launch the game

Every other game works just fine: Hades 2, FO76, Ultrakill, they all launch and play without a hitch; it's only happening with FO4

this was after a fresh re-install of both Steam and the game itself

I've attached terminal screenshots of my specs and the Steam errors, I just updated the Nvidia drivers

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