It runs ans then there’s no sound when characters you’re talking. You can hear music and then some times I get a black screen. Help! It won’t close out or play it. It worked kinda this morning now not at all. I’m still leaning this operating system!

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So, this happened to me with the first game and I just downloaded 100% save file. Because the one time I boot up the game and it resets everything. And now it’s happened to the sequel of the game. I seriously don’t know why it thinks resetting all my progress is good or needed. I use Fedora Linux if that somehow would cause this, but I used windows for the first game so idk. And it happens randomly, just one time I boot into the game, if it was more consistent with other games I’d think it was a steam cloud issue. Let me know your thoughts on how I could get my save back, it might still be saved locally but idk.

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I've been testing Spider-Man Remastered across three configs — Windows 11, CachyOS with PROTON_VKD3D_HEAP=1, and CachyOS without it. I came across a Reddit post recommending the HEAP tag for Crimson Desert to avoid crashes on Blackwell GPUs and got curious whether it affected performance in other games.

**Setup:** RTX 5080 | Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 1440p | All High + Ray Tracing | DLSS Quality | NVIDIA 595.58.03 | proton-cachyos-20260321-v4-slr

First 30 minutes of gameplay.

**Average FPS**

- Windows 11: 182.5

- Linux PROTON_VKD3D_HEAP=1: 158.6 (+8.6% over baseline Linux)

- Linux: 146.1

**1% Lows**

- Windows: 131.7

- Linux HEAP: 108.2

- Linux: 97.5

**0.1% Lows**

- Windows: 118.5

- Linux HEAP: 77.3

- Linux: 72.3

**Stutter spikes (frames >33ms)**

- Linux HEAP: 3

- Linux: 10

The HEAP tag gives a meaningful ~8% bump in average FPS and cuts severe stutters (>33ms frames) from 10 down to 3. The gap to Windows on average FPS is real but manageable — the bigger story is the 0.1% lows, where Windows holds a significant lead.

On the GPU side, Linux is drawing noticeably more power (~179-186W vs 144W on Windows) despite similar GPU utilization (~64-68%) and actually higher core clocks on Linux (3025-3028 MHz vs 2883 MHz).

Game is very playable on Linux. If you're on a Blackwell GPU, PROTON_VKD3D_HEAP=1 is worth adding — it helps with both performance and stability.

Full video with charts linked here.

I always love learning more from others so let me know if you have suggestions.

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Hey everyone,

I've been having a really weird issue with CS2 on Linux. For whatever reason, the game will crash whenever I launch with 1080p 16:9 (1920x1080). However, it will not fail when I launch with 1080p 4:3 (1440x1080) or 720p 16:9 (1280x720) through gamescope.

My current workaround is to set -w 1280 -h 720 in the launch options to launch with gamescope in 720p 16:9, and then manually set the resolution in game to 1080p. After that, the game seems to work. The only issue I'm running into is that I am unable to press Shift+Tab to open the Steam Overlay, and F12 to screenshot does not work in gamescope for some reason.

Additional Info:

I am using the Steam Linux Runtime 3.0 (sniper), Wayland (niri), on Gentoo Linux. I do have xwayland-satellite installed.

CS2 Launch Command Line: gamescope -W 1920 -H 1080 -r 100 --force-grab-cursor -- gamemoderun PROTON_LOG=1 %command% -nojoy -threads 8 -fullscreen -w 1280 -h 720

inxi output: https://bpa.st/YJLQ

vulkaninfo: https://bpa.st/QX3A

glxinfo: https://bpa.st/HI5A

Thank you for taking the time to read this!

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While proton works flawlessly i want two games to run natively and they output basically the same error

general info is in the pastebin alongside the logs
https://pastebin.com/30yX6zdE
using .deb steam

i had done some research
turning on or off overlay won't do anything

X11/wayland doesn't change anything

Recording on off is not going to work

launch options like LD_PRELOAD="" %COMMAND% won't work (seen some people resolved it with it)

seems that i emptied my pockets for now, waiting for some propositions from you guys, let me know if any of you had same issue and resolved it

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After 2 months of trials/Failures/successes I decided to switch my main setup Linux, especially on CachyOS, instead of Windows 11 !

I also switched my main setup the Intel Utra 7 270K (instead of my R7 9800X3D) paired with a RTX 5090 FE!

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I’m currently working on the capsule art for my psychological horror game The Infected Soul.

The game is about a neural implant that distorts reality… you can’t trust what you see.

Which one draws you in the most?
1, 2, 3, 4, or 5?

If it interests you, you can add it to your Steam wishlist — it would really help me a lot 🙏

The Infected Soul – Steam Page

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Hello,

My cs2 is crashing with this error since January:

https://preview.redd.it/afde5onxz8sg1.png?width=759&format=png&auto=webp&s=94f242dfc9dba72cae3671363f9866b835a5e206

Or it is randomly crashing with freeze and I need to kill the process.

I've never had any problem with it before. It's working great for 5-10 min and then crashes.

My only workaround that I have found (it's still bad because I have shader stutters):

I need to delete shader cache each time:
rm -rf ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike\ Global\ Offensive/game/csgo/shadercache/vulkan/shaders.cache

and set llvm as compiler:
RADV_DEBUG=llvm %command%

I don't know why this works but it works...

GPU: Radeon 9070 XT

CPU: Ryzen 7 7700

kernel: 6.19.10-1-cachyos
Mesa 26.1.0-devel (git-c0f1689e11)

I had this problem with other mesa and kernel versions too. I have reinstalled cs2 many times. I undervolted my GPU. I've tried many different launch options, but last year it was working great without any of it.

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Hello everyone! I have been working on this project for quite a while, building my own custom handheld console for gaming & everyday PC use, running Linux! I am currently working on the prototypes, so I thought it would be a great time to share an update of what I have been building with everyone here! It is called the CG Deck, an open-source and modular x86 handheld PC.

My initial goal was to create a small handheld PC that was entirely self contained and can be thrown in a backpack or back pants pocket (The entire device is 7.4" x 4.6" x 2.25"), with a high enough standard of hardware capable of being actually useful for things like high end retro emulation, CAD design/doing light modelling tasks in Blender, PCB design, coding, graphic design, music, video editing, and gaming with my steam library! Because it runs an x86 architecture, we get the advantage of being able to natively play steam games unlike a lot of other consoles.

I also wanted the device to be modular so it can be upgraded depending on how it is being used, and adapt the device depending on the workflow. For example, upgrading the memory with a full sized 2280 SSD, connecting an external full size GPU with PCLe, LTE/sim card support for work on the road, in addition to more cosmetically functional changes like swapping out the face/back plates to change the look, upgrading the HID control modules, antennas for extended connection range, etc. I wanted to create a device that acted like a foundation that is supposed to be sculpted and built out the way you want, and so the CG Deck was born!

These are a few renders of the production builds of the device. The project will be Open Source and I will be releasing everything along the way for the project so you can build your own. I will also be creating a youtube video showcasing the build process and highlighting the trials and challenges of creating a "Production" device. The "Documentary" will be going over everything from building the BOM and figuring out hardware to designing the shell in CAD, assembly, etc.

I would love to hear your thoughts on it everything, and if you have any questions or feedback, I would love to answer and hear it all!

It has been a massively fun project so far, and I cannot wait to start playing with the first prototype and sharing that when I get it presentable. If you are interested in following along with the project or learning more, you can find everything from specs, more details, links to the open source github repository and more.

Once I start wrapping up the project, I will be launching a Kickstarter to help fund a full production run of the device for anyone interested in helping support the project and getting a CG Deck of their own. I am planning to release some build kits and pre-assembled devices with the Kickstarter, and if you have any questions about that, I would love to answer them!

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I like my home directory to stay neat and I'm a bit worried having never used Wine before. Will Wine and the associated files from the programs and games I want to install make a mess of my home directory? Should I make a new user account just for running things through Wine so that my primary account stays neat?

Edit: Thanks for the replies.

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The only game i really play. So if i could make it work i would switch because windows is a mess right now for me.

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Hi everyone,

Im having a problem with my EA Launcher on Linux Mint. Im not sure, but i think there are some issues i dont understand. First off, i have NFS on Steam and want to launch it via Lutris. Ive logged in there and the account is linked. I installed Lutris on my c: drive but the game itself is on my HDD. Now ive dowloaded the Lutris and WineHQ data to my HDD. But ok steam i tried to launch

amd fail. My EA Account is linked to steam.

I would really appreciate same help :) im new on Linux

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I switched from Win11 to Fedora KDE in November and it's been fine for the most part, but something that really grinds my gears is that sometimes the gaming performance is different than other times. Sometimes, my games will be running awful for no apparent reason, and I need to restart the computer for them to run properly. I have no idea what may be causing this, but it's not a problem the computer has had before I migrated to Fedora. This is the basic info about the machine, if I need to provide more please say so.

https://preview.redd.it/vqtki3xfl8sg1.png?width=823&format=png&auto=webp&s=45e44539abafb4bb4ec170962ac6511ba7b05b68

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Kind of an offshot of this thread. Legit, it's something I've always wanted, just having ProtonDB integrated onto the Steam library. I'd do it, if I knew how.

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how can fornite run on Android (that is a version of Linux) but not in Pc Linux Distros?

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Hey all! I'm crossposting from r/geometrydash in hopes that the linux space can help me with this. As the titles says, I have gd installed on my linux pc and for some reason it won't go online. Like at all. It will not let me log in, it will not let me play online levels, it will not let me download music from newgrounds. Some menus display nothing when they time out, others say "something went wrong." My account seems to be ok. I can log into the boomlings portal. I did this to change my password (for the record, I have changed my password multiple times since the password leak in an attempt to login but it will not let me in game).

I have tried checking firewall settings, changing recommended dns settings for this issue, changing proton versions (older versions and GE versions), emailing robtop support to see if I'm IP banned (no response), messing with steam launch settings. Nothing. I installed geode a few days ago and that connects online, but only that part. The rest of the game still isn't connecting. Hell I've even tried changing the steam client to and from the runtime one. Nobody on proton db is mentioning this issue and the one post I found in the steam gd forums didn't help much so at this point I think it's a me problem.

I'm using Manjaro linux with kde and wayland. It worked fine when I used it on fedora last before distro hopping. I added a screenshot with specs if that helps any. If anyone knows how to get logs for this game I'd be more than happy to provide that as well if it helps. I don't have windows nor the mobile version to test it on.

And before anyone suggests it, I can't open a ticket on the GD discord. The server requires you to verify with your phone number and I have no plans to attach my cell to my discord.

Any help is massively appreciated!

https://preview.redd.it/086taiena8sg1.png?width=500&format=png&auto=webp&s=e5f926ce1c6e9b5ca5a73c492ba5b62b39d180c5

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I'm a newbie to Linux desktops and loved having the how long to beat and proton info right in steam. Can this be done in desktop steam? I used playnite on windows which had all those details. Figured I ask.

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I'm using linux mint 22.3. I have tried the newest version of GE Proton, I also tried proton hot fix. I'm running a rx 7900xt, 32gb's of ram, and a Ryzen 9 7900X3D.

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