On Heroics launcher, Linux native games from GOG don't support cloud syncing, so I just skip the Linux version in order to play across my devices more easily. Besides, I often find the native versions do not run out of the box, and it’s easier to find fixes for Windows versions that run through Proton.

Are there any benefits of running the Linux native versions, though, that I should consider, instead of just blanketly running the Windows versions through Wine?

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The audio somewhat works, but it will cut out at random anywhere between after 10s-10m of playtime

I've tried many many methods to fix it over the months but since I'm not tech savvy I've just been hard-stuck

That said I did figure out a "half-solution" that might hint at what the underlying problem is

Once audio breaks, if I use [PulseAudio Volume Control], then switch between volume options:

Meteor Lake-P HD Audio Controller Speaker + Headphones

->

Meteor Lake-P HD Audio Controller HDMI / DisplayPort 1 Output

->

Meteor Lake-P HD Audio Controller Speaker + Headphones

This will temporarily fix audio for a while

But the longer the windows game is open, the more often the audio will break. To the point where generally after 20-40 mins of gameplay, audio will break down so badly that the "fix" no longer works

Sometimes when changing between volume options, [PulseAudio Volume Control] even gets a stroke and enters a "reconnecting" state, then redirects itself to the [Output Devices] page

When returning to the [Playback] page, the audio option for the windows game will be gone

...

Opening a windows game also seems to kill the audio of everything else as well as freezing videos, which sucks if I want to listen to something else in the background while playing a game, or just leave the game running in the background while watching videos

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I just recently picked this game up on 50% off from Steam sale. First off it runs great by default on my system. I have a 9070xt and a 7800x3d running Cachy os. I always tend to test the differences in games between W11 and the most recent Linux build i have atm. TLOU while running well, ran a good 20% or so less than its W11 counterpart. As iv seen with other games in RT improvements, Mesa 26.1 has also greatly improved rasterization. TLOU at its ultra preset and native 1440p, now yields the same performance as Adrenaline 26.1. Thats a big gain!

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Necesito ayuda, quiero jugar rainbow six siege en linux [Bazzite osea fedora con esteroides] Pero al parecer no se puede, es eso cierto?

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As the title says I have MangoHUD (.deb version) along with MangoJuice (Flatpak) installed on ubuntu 24 LTS.

When previewing the overlay in MangoJuice the GPU stats are apparent but do not appear in game. Any idea what to do? I have a 3060Ti.

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I was recording a Linux vs. Windows performance benchmark, and everything was going smoothly until I launched Resident Evil 4. CachyOS saw a 37% drop in average FPS, and Nobara was down by 69%! I tried everything to fix it: toggling V-Sync, switching between Fullscreen and Borderless, and changing Proton versions, but nothing worked. You can see the side-by-side comparison starting at 7:22

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By default, the DualShock 4 controller runs at 250 Hz, but is typically capable of running at 1000 Hz.

On Windows, this is achieved via hidusbf. I can personally attest that this works on Windows.

According to a comment on hid-playstation.c, the USB polling is "not adjustable".

Supposedly Bazzite patches the controller to run PlayStation controllers at 1000 Hz, but I'm not sure if that's just a patch to Bluetooth polling or if that includes wired USB polling. I'm not interested in distrohopping just to try it (I'm currently on Arch), but I am willing to do whatever's necessary to the kernel (6.18.9 currently).

I don't have the means to use Bluetooth, nor do I want to.

This has been brought up in this subreddit years ago, but never resolved.

I enjoy using gyro controls because my wrist is bad so mouse can be problematic. So having mouse-like polling rate is important to me.

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Heyo, I'm trying to figure out why HMW mod only seems to load when WINED3D is enabled, and whenever I try to run it regularly through proton it outputs an error regarding dxbc and "invalid size?"

I can provide a dump and all the info if needed.

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hey guys, to start, im very new to linux and am using Ubuntu

I have an nvidia 5070 on 590 driver (that was installed automatically with ubuntu). my main monitor is 144hz, secondary is 60hz. my main monitor does not have GSync, only AMD freesync (tho idk if it matters)

I can set my monitors to have different refresh rates, but its always seemingly locked to 60hz. this seems to be a common issue people run into, but I wanted to ask on here.

I've tried adjusting settings in the nvidia settings and some other random stuff online.

so far, if i want to game, I have to disable my secondary monitor in the display settings to have 144hz work.

any tips are super appreciated! even if its just "youre out of luck, buy a new monitor to match"

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In terms of Desktop Environment, which one, KDE or GNOME, offers more "support" or "performs better" with games on Linux?

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Hey everyone! A few months back I posted about my CLI tool for controlling Elgato 4K X/S capture cards on Linux. Got some great feedback and saw some users mention the tool, along with their own journeys solving the issues we've all been facing. Went deep down the rabbit hole since then. Here's what's new:

New features since v0.1.0:

• --status now works on both 4K X and 4K S — reads back all your current settings (HDR, color range, EDID, audio input, video scaler)
• USB speed switching — --usb-speed 5g/10g to switch between 5Gbps and 10Gbps on the 4K X
• Firmware version reading — --firmware-version works on both devices
• Audio input selection — --audio-input embedded/analog for the 4K S line-in
• Video scaler control — --video-scaler on/off for the 4K S
• Multi-PID detection — automatically detects your device across all 5 USB PIDs (009b/009c/009d for 4K X, 00ae/00af for 4K S)
• AT command framing — proper ITE UB700E protocol for advanced 4K X features
• GitHub Actions release — Linux binary available directly from the releases page, no need to build from source

The reverse engineering rabbit hole:

I decompiled the Windows DLL (EGAVDeviceSupport.dll) and then went further and Ghidra'd the actual 4K S MCU firmware (ARM Cortex-M0). Mapped out the entire HID command dispatch — every setting the device supports, the read-back protocol for status, and a bunch of risky commands I documented but didn't implement (factory reset, watchdog reboot, etc.). Full write-up is in LOW_CONFIDENCE_COMMANDS.md if anyone's curious about the internals.

Still looking for 4K S testers! I gave away my 4K S, so the new status reading and settings were implemented purely from firmware analysis. If you have one and can test --status, that would be hugely helpful — open an issue with what you get back.

GitHub: https://github.com/13bm/elgato4k-linux

Release: https://github.com/13bm/elgato4k-linux/releases/tag/v0.2.0

Fixes #3 and #4 for those tracking issues.

Shoutouts:

• u/Tatsh2DX — Identified the sendATCommand(0x8e) call for USB speed switching in the macOS binary. That discovery was the key to reverse-engineering the full AT command framing.
• u/RadioFreeKerbin — Discovered that the 4K X changes PIDs across USB speed modes, which led to multi-PID detection support and opening Issue #4
• u/konovalov-nk — For their comedic journey of suffering getting 10Gbps working, which motivated the USB speed switching feature
• u/birdayz (Johannes Brüderl) — Submitted the USB_QUIRK_NO_BOS kernel patch that makes 10Gbps mode actually work on Linux

Edit: Needed to credit u/Tatsh2DX

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Hi, I'm new to linux and I've been having an issue where anytime I try to fullscreen an older version of minecraft, it takes a few tries to get it but, once I do, if I were to Alt-Tab, the game goes back to windowed. Anyone know how to fix? I'm using linux mint version 22.3

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so im trying to open minecraft launcher and it just says

"An h expected issue occurred; we are sorry for inconvenienve. Please try restarting your launcher. If that does not resolve the issue, please log a bug report."

(sorry for no attachment, i dk how to on linux yet.)

i've reset the launcher a bunch and then ran it in konsole and it said

"terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_function_call'"

PLEASE help

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I built vm-curator to simplify the desktop VM management stack on Linux and to ease single-gpu-passthrough scripting. vm-curator handles script generation automatically. Select your VM (Windows or Linux,) go to manage, then single-gpu-passthrough, and then type [g] to generate a script that:
- Stops display manager
- Unbinds GPU from host
- Launches VM with GPU passed through
- Reverses everything on shutdown

I'm running daily without issue with my RTX 4090. No libvirt headaches or XML. :)

It's a Rust TUI with vim-style navigation, MIT licensed. Built for desktop gaming, not servers.

Links: vm-curator.org | GitHub: https://github.com/mroboff/vm-curator

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Or still huge fps losses?

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Hi Guys!

So I got a Case and a cheap powersup. and throw together the parts I upgraded on a different system.

As in the Titel I ended up with a

Ryzen 3500x

Asus Prime a520m-e

16gb 3000mhz ram (2x8)

rtx2060

for now i had to grab the cheapest M.2 ssd so Intenso 128gb sataM2

I have basic linux understanding from back in the days :-P so most i forgot, but the basics.

I could use advice on what distro to pick,maybe Pop!_OS? is totally new to me as gaming on linux is, or just Ubuntu (I had installed ubuntu before)and go from there?

let me tell u what i want to play

1. Tft Team Fight Tactics should be easy right? I guess over the Android app some how?

2. Wot World of Tanks Not so "hungry" also should run easy?

3. WoW World of Warcraft here i start to wonder if it is possibel, on this system on linux.

is this possibel or will i be disappointed in the end?

Thx in advance, and sry for bad english

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There are still some things I'm very confused about, like how to navigate through Dolphin or how to find the "Windows" hidden files or how to organize my downloads. I haven't touched Bazaar much yet so I'd like recommendations on what to get and where to get started

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I'm super new to linux and I'm using Zorin 18. All my other games are working okay, but I cannot for the life of me get Sims to work.

I finally got it to launch after a lot of trial and error. I'm running it through steam using Proton Experimental. Any other version of proton and the game won't launch. It loads the Vulcan shaders and the game starts up to the first loading screen. Then I hear the music slowly die, the screen freezes, I can't move my mouse, and then it crashes the entire computer. It says there was an issue and asks me to log out. I am honestly so lost, and have no idea what to do. I've got a ridiculous amount of money in DLC, which I'd really like to use.

Any ideas?

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Built with C and Bash. It was my first time writing a proper man page like it was 1969 so that was fun. Idk if it supports older CCD chips but the 9900X3D and up all have the same sysfs interface location.(on linux) Right now it simply switches, to a specified CCD via commands gaming and performance, has a toggle cmd, and supports application passthrough launching ie: x3dctl gaming steam to then switch to the CCD with the cache and launch steam or replace that with x3dctl performance blender for a workload example, and status for checking. Future Goals are a simple config system with per-application profile mapping, CCD pinning/process affinity support, and Process Detection. suggestions and ideas are welcome. I'd love some feed back from the community, and if you're not much of a talker at least leave a star ;)

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