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So I wanted to just stick with windows for my next computer as it supports every single game that I play and ever will play, but I just looked at the price of windows and holy shit its expensive. I wanna know if I should get linux instead or if its worth it to get windows, and this is assuming my only concern is gaming, I know already that linux has privacy and stuf but I don't care about that, I will be getting windows if linux won't support every game I want to play. Also I only play more well made(and yes I consider ark well made compared to most AAA games) games, none of that AAA slop. My steam library is full of stuff like eu4 and rimworld, and also rpgs like morrowind, and also survival games like ark if that helps.

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So since I have started bringing back the r/HeroicGamesLauncher sub-reddit (abandoned and ignored), I've been trying a few different things: with the Heroic devs' approval of course.

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https://preview.redd.it/ihr1tu0mhlwd1.png?width=2154&format=png&auto=webp&s=31ecbb944487a879a1b8710b380d98854c3b04cc

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​Nothing will match their Discord server, which is where their 'beating heart' of Heroic really is, but it's still nice to give some kind of hub here on reddit, for the few users who are not on Discord, or just want to stay involved in some way.

The most fun so far though has been writing up these VERY little 'news' posts: about Heroic, GOG (the bulk of the news, tbh), Epic and gaming in general. It's very light, but...that's kinda the point, and what is fun to me!

I'm just cross-posting this here, with mod approval, in case any users here are Heroic users, and want to stay on top of news (or just join in with the sub-reddit!)

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https://new.reddit.com/r/HeroicGamesLauncher/comments/1gap3ki/heroic_news_edition_three/

There's the link and of course if you have any suggestions, or ideas, or anything at all to say, please feel free!

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i'm struggling to get my nintendo switch pro controller working on debian 12. i've tried to use a method i've found here on reddit (it used something called like joycond) and others methods but nothing seems to recognize my controller, even if it's connected via bluetooth (btw i can't connect it via cable cause i think it needs his cable to work and others doesn't work , or maybe all my usb-c cable are broken but i dont think so), i've even tried downloading steam and trying to use big picture mod, but again it does'nt even detect my controller, any idea? i really don't know what to do (i have 6.1 kernel)

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I'm having trouble with CS2 and am looking for help because I haven't seen this specific thread anywhere on google. If I sit in an empty server for ten minutes on Overpass and then start shooting at the props/walls on site B with a fast firing gun, my FPS drops from around 200 to 140 at best and around 70 at worst. Is this normal behavior or can it be fixed?

OS: Arch Linux KERNEL: 6.11.5-arch1-1 CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6600 (radeonsi, navi23, LLVM 18.1.8, DRM 3.59, 6.11.5-arch1-1) GPU DRIVER: 4.6 Mesa 24.2.5-arch1.1 RAM: 16 GB DE: KDE PLASMA 6.2.2 Steam stable client and shader pre-caching on Using Wayland, gamemode and mangohud right now

https://preview.redd.it/yc35xmq83lwd1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65a1c9585490e67554d632c2f84904dbee5669f6

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Hi, everyone. I feel lost as I try to emulate Paper Mario on my Linux Mint PC. I have two questions for now.

1. Should I install Retroarch through the flatpak or use its appimage?

2. How do I get my 8BitDo Ultimate Controller usable on Retroarch for Paper Mario?

I am sure this is simple, but I need more explanation for the controller instructions I found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEC1o_-GMVA&list=WL&index=3 The video description mentions Xinput and hid_nintendo, but I do not know what these are and how to use them. I would greatly appreciate anyone who could help me unravel this.

Thank you in advance.

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I tried to load bakkesmod in rocket league with protontricks, worked the whole time but now i get this error message how can I fix it (Nobara 40)

Protontricks was closed due to the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/protontricks/cli/util.py", line 159, in wrapper

return cli_func(self, *args, **kwargs)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "/usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/protontricks/cli/main.py", line 339, in main

proton_app = find_proton_app(

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "/usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 848, in find_proton_app

tool_app = find_steam_compat_tool_app(

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "/usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 609, in find_steam_compat_tool_app

appinfo_sections = [

^

File "/usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 531, in iter_appinfo_sections

raise SyntaxError(

SyntaxError: Invalid file magic number. The appinfo.vdf version might not be supported by the current version of Protontricks - please check for updates.

Please include this entire error message when making a bug report.

Log messages:

Found Steam directory at /home/constantin/.local/share/Steam

Found 11 Steam library folders

Steam library folder /run/media/constantin/GAMES/SteamLibrary not found. Protontricks might not have access to the directory.

Steam library folder /run/media/constantin/sdc2/SteamLibrary not found. Protontricks might not have access to the directory.

Steam library folder /run/media/constantin/nvme0n1p1/SteamLibrary not found. Protontricks might not have access to the directory.

Steam library folder /run/media/constantin/nvme1n1p1/SteamLibrary not found. Protontricks might not have access to the directory.

Steam library folder /run/media/constantin/sdb1/SteamLibrary not found. Protontricks might not have access to the directory.

Steam library folder /run/media/constantin/sda1/SteamLibrary not found. Protontricks might not have access to the directory.

Multiple compatdata directories found for app 252950

Currently logged-in Steam user: dynsks

Shortcut csgo.sh (2751303369) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet.

Shortcut STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition (3932771574) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet.

Found 3 Steam shortcuts running using Steam compatibility tools

Using 'yad' as GUI provider

Calling `protontricks` with the command: ['--no-background-wineserver', '--no-term', '-c', 'wine /home/constantin/Desktop/BakkesMod.exe', '252950']

Using default Steam Runtime at /home/constantin/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime

WINETRICKS environment variable is not available. Searching from $PATH.

Found 11 Steam library folders

Steam library folder /run/media/constantin/GAMES/SteamLibrary not found. Protontricks might not have access to the directory.

Steam library folder /run/media/constantin/sdc2/SteamLibrary not found. Protontricks might not have access to the directory.

Steam library folder /run/media/constantin/nvme0n1p1/SteamLibrary not found. Protontricks might not have access to the directory.

Steam library folder /run/media/constantin/nvme1n1p1/SteamLibrary not found. Protontricks might not have access to the directory.

Steam library folder /run/media/constantin/sdb1/SteamLibrary not found. Protontricks might not have access to the directory.

Steam library folder /run/media/constantin/sda1/SteamLibrary not found. Protontricks might not have access to the directory.

Multiple compatdata directories found for app 252950

Currently logged-in Steam user: dynsks

Shortcut csgo.sh (2751303369) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet.

Shortcut STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition (3932771574) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet.

Found 3 Steam shortcuts running using Steam compatibility tools

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I tried to install Origin on Lutris (POP OS!) over https://lutris.net/games/origin/ but I always get the pop up "Games/origin/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Origin/Origin.exe" could not be found. How does it work?

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As the title says.

Gonna try out Alan Wake 2 since the last time it was running horribly bad on linux(stutters when moving the camera or stutters when the game needs to render: especially buildings with interiors).

I am using Heroic and in Settings>Advanced, in experimental section I activated umu-launcher.

As much as I understand umu-launcher provides specific proton fixes for each game. It makes sense if the game exist in Steam store but Alan Wake 2 is not being sold on Steam. So regarding the fixes, does umu-launcher has some sort of automatic/default universal fix/patch for games that are not on Steam?

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My computer (latitude 6410) has just Manjaro installed on it. The guy I got it from gives old computers he fixes up to people who can't afford them themselves. The guy said the windows on it was outdated and completely got rid of it and replaced it with Manjaro. From what I can tell, Manjaro really isn't what I want on it. I've searched a little, and it doesn't look like anyone really likes it. I don't want anything complicated on my computer. I literally just want Windows on it. From what I can understand, Windows is the best option for what I want with my computer. Should I uninstall Manjaro and replace it with Windows? Can I have both? Should I have both? Can I even uninstall Manjaro? Idk what to do or what the best option is. I would highly appreciate it if someone could maybe dumb things down for me and explain what I should do here.

(Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask this I have no idea)

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Valve released a new update to Proton Experimental with a big change for how they handle video playback, and hopefully give a nice compatibility boost for Windows games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

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Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

I've been using Batocera via an external drive but recently purchased a mini-pc to be a dedicated gaming machine. For retro games Batocera is awesome. But with this mini-pc I also want to be access steam games that I can play online with others - specifically Age of Empires.

I've briefly looked into it and it seems it's possible to get steam running via Batocera & Proton but I'm not sure about online play. I've seen someone getting Age of Empires working online with Linux but it wasn't Batocera, and it also looked a bit technical to get set up.

I'm willing to give Batocera a shot on this new build if online steam play seems do-able, otherwise I might need to go windows & Retrobat.

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So i just tried to play a game from 2005 on my windows 11 and it did not boot even after installing some DLLs and legacy stuff it didnt work at all. It works on linux, who would have thought :)

So i was thinking even with Microsoft doing so much for older software compatibility the line of what we consider older games are moving forward and its the 3rd game i couldn't play on windows but works on linux.

So i wanted to ask a question based on this context.

Does wine support both old and new windows sys calls? So it wont be a problem doesnt matter what windows version it was made for older windows version lile vista or xp?

I know DXVK added older direct X version supprt a few month back was it? Anyway and i know the devs are moving toward zink to make the entire graphic stack use vulcan

Does that mean linux will have a perfect way to play older windows games moving forward? The games dont know that its not windows and wine does the magic and older graphic software are being translated on the fly to vulcan and almost everything supports vulcan. Right?

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Why does Roblox not want to run on Linux? I mean, alright, don't make an official build for Linux, but why block Wine as well? Even if most users are Windows users, what's Roblox's problem? Just let us play on Linux! Stop making dead ends for us! Even in r/Roblox someone mentioned that! Next thing they'll do is block Sober as well!

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Hey 👋🏼, I'm on Pop!_Os(22.04) and I'm trying to play control via steam link on my phone. The game worked before but after a fresh install it started acting weird. If I'm tabbed into the game it's frozen, but as soon as I tab into another application it works fine (behind the then current active window, e.g. Steam). Any ideas how I can get around this? Help is appreciated 🙏🏼❤️

Video: https://imgur.com/a/78rgKY6 an

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NVIDIA have released a security bulletin to detail new security issues, so it's time to update your GPU driver once again.

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Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

I'm trying to use the latest ProtonGE outside of Steam. I've enabled Umu-Launcher on Heroic and used the latest ProtonGE on Lutris, but the games are not launching. The logs show the error "runtime/umu/umu_run.py: permission denied." Do I need to install it on my system as well, or does it work just by enabling it in the apps? Thanks!

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Coming in a day late for my recent Steam Deck Verified round-up, The Rogue Prince of Persia from developer Evil Empire and publisher Ubisoft is now Steam Deck Verified with a big update out.

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Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.