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Question: Affordable ray tracing game recommendations for RX7900

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. September 2025 - 11:11

Hi,

I accidentally 😆 bougth a used RX 7900 XT and have just set it up and tested it—everything works fine so far. Now I'd like to see this raytratything that everyone has been talking about for years.

Can anyone recommend games that support ray tracing with good performance on my 7900 wich don’t break the bank? Free or discounted games preferred! 😀

Background: I haven’t played for over 10 years so my backlog is huge. After getting back (the last 2-3 years), I mostly played F2P or sale stuff (Epic freebies, War Thunder, World War Z, Once Human (gave up quickly, felt too open); Fallout 4 (again too “open”); Hearts of Iron 4, Civilization 6, Industria).

Shout out: Any underrated or hidden budget games with good ray tracing that run well on Linux (Steam, Gog or Epic) with 7900xt?

Thanks for any Tipps

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Nintendo get another problematic patent in their fight against Palworld for summoning characters

Gaming on Linux - 10. September 2025 - 11:09
With the ongoing Nintendo and Pokemon versus Palworld lawsuit, another patent has been found recently that's rather problematic for the whole gaming industry.

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Steam update gives wider store pages, library sorting, desktop accessibility controls and lots more

Gaming on Linux - 10. September 2025 - 10:42
The latest update for Steam Desktop and Steam Deck is out now bringing a lot of bug fixes, along with a bunch of fun new features for all platforms.

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Unity Mod Manager on Steam Deck (solasta)

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. September 2025 - 09:12

tldr: how do i install UMM on steam deck when “folder select” (photo 1) brings me to this weird old school PC screen, where i cannot locate the correct folder?

please help me. i followed many guides to this spot every time where i can’t find the install folder for solasta since it brings up this weird old school computer screen that feels like a whole new device just for that one selection. a lot of the folders are empty or lead to nowhere; i included an example of. folder in Z:bin or something. i found. i even went to C:programfiles(x86)steam/steam apps and the folder just ends there. (5th picture)

there’s even a folder with how do i fix that? i included pics if anyone can help me ill be so thankful.

i have been trying to install this for almost a year now with no luck it’s driving me crazy :(

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joystick isn't working properly with linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. September 2025 - 05:31

hello i have a steering wheel mod, that adds turn signal and wipers etc. but the problem is most buttons don’t work in linux like the left turn signal doesn’t work but the right is fine. also if i move the cruise control knob it pause/resume videos the engine start/stop also doesn’t work but when i’m using windows all of them work with no issues.

I'm using cachyos with kde

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Helldivers 2: Anyone else's game NOT crashing? - just curious

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. September 2025 - 04:52

Hello! I've been playing Helldivers 2 since June on Fedora 42 and Arch (dual boot) with a RX 9060 XT and have been reading a lot of posts about the game crashing all the time or dropping frames. Even some who have had enough of the crashes they deem the game unplayable and have stopped playing.

I'm just curious, as I have not experienced any crashes while playing, only crashes I had was early on when customizing weapons, but never while in mission.

Has any other helldiver on linux experienced the same regular crashing as those who play on windows? or am I just lucky?

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What's the best distro for AMD users?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. September 2025 - 04:41

Hello everyone, i've never used Linux before, and i'm really tired of Windows, so i wanted to give a chance to Linux, my main usage of my computer is gaming, and i've heard that Linux has a problem with drivers of something, or that is supports nvidia better, something like that. My pc is full AMD (Ryzen 5 4600g and a RX 6600), so which would be the best distro for a AMD user?

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Bazzite crashing on install, AIO cooler stops functioning?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. September 2025 - 04:40

Ok, this is a new one for me. Doing some prelim Linux testing on my new rig. Dual boot setup with 7 drives, 4 PCIe nVMEs, 3 SATAs SSDs.

Trying to install Bazzite on one of the SSDs. Get into the installer the first time, starts up, get the language selection screen, freeze, crash, reboot. Second try, I get this:

https://preview.redd.it/pc6o7lvk29of1.png?width=2477&format=png&auto=webp&s=94fea9f8f44db81bff85008160f36efb220f0f48

Same drive from the prior attempt but crashes out earlier even.

Then I start to notice the AIO (Corsair Titan 360 coolant temp). Approaching 60 C with is should be more like 42. Switch back over to Windows, temps were still high but cooled down to normal.

Has anyone seen this before?

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Rodar PEAK no Linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. September 2025 - 03:54

estou usando o Fedora WorkStation 42. meu Pc é um I5 de 11a geração, ssd de 16gb de ram e video integrado. Baixei o PEAK pelo hydra Launcher, assim como outros jogos, porém não consigo fazer funcionar. Sintomas: o jogo abre a tela inicial, poŕem tentar entrar em uma partida ele trava na tela de carregamento; outro sintoma foi eu conseguir jogar, porém sem renderizar nada do mapa além dos meus amigos

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Gaming keyboard/device for Linux with Linux-compatible software

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. September 2025 - 02:32

I'm looking for an ergonomic gaming keyboard or keypad device with programmable/customizable keys and linux compatible software that comes with it to customize the keys/hotkeys for gaming.

Something like this:

https://dygma.com/products/dygma-raise-2

https://dygma.com/products/dygma-defy

These look good to me but don't have quite as many keys as I'd prefer. I'd like one that has like F1-F4 keys , for one thing, and all the 0-9 number keys on the left side, if possible. And software that runs well on Linux of course.

Is this pretty much my best option or do you Linux gamers know something closer to what I'm looking for?

Or if anyone knows a vertical/ergonomic gaming mouse with the rest of the number keys I need access to with my left-hand, that might work.

Thing is a lot of gaming devices like these typically have software that only works on Windows, and of course I'd like one with linux compatible software to handle programmable/macro key functions and stuff for video games.

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Help me to change from windows 11 to Bazzite Linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. September 2025 - 02:29

Hi guyss, what's up? I am barely decided to move on my pc from windows to bazzite linux, becaus of:

  • less blootware and pre-installed apps
  • zero microsofot spying and colecting my data
  • zero boring news tab or office or onedrive push notifications
  • better gaming optimatzation
  • gaming mode like steamOS where i can just chill in my bad and play games and control my pc using the gamepad withou touching the keyboard or mouse
  • just curiosity to experiment linux for the first time

I am a programmer and i am starting my degree in game development at the university right now, so i will use the system not just to play games, but, to build games too.

Do you guys think that is a decente image distro (yeah i know the real distro behind this is fedora silverblue) to work with game programing?

Also i saw some guys taling about problems with davinci resolve, like, there is possibility to use this for video editing?

and finally, if some of guys can tell me: what i need to do? like in my pc, i need to change something in the settings? about bios, file system (nTFS, EXFAT etc), or updates? i am just planning to save importanta documents and videos/images in a external hdd, and change from windows to bazzite, but i saw a lot of tutorials in youtube about how to do a dual boot but i don't want a dool boot i want just to remove windows and to use just bazzite because i am convincend gonna be a better experienece in terms of gaming, work, etc etc

I'll really appreciate every comment!

Please help this newbie lunx guy

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Let's put Linux on wheels

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. September 2025 - 02:19

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Finished an AI certification class I've been taking the last six months, so finally got this all done over the weekend. So far so good with Windows 11.

Not a Linux noobie, been dual booting my main rigs for a decade now. I had the 5090 and 4090 in an i9-13900KS build just prior to this 9950x3d. Didn't have a lot of luck with Bazzite, Fedora or Endevour. Pop seemed to be the most reliable, but it's been six months since I've push Linux on this class of hardware.

Looking for a perspective on what would be good distro. I get it, tried question but for this class of hardware, I know there are better options than others, would like to hear experience from those running 5000 series nVidia, lots of RGB and any VR experience.

TIA!

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EAC "Failed to load anti-cheat module" on CachyOS (Arch) for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. September 2025 - 01:48

I'm trying to get Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt running on my CachyOS system, but I'm consistently running into an EAC error. I've been troubleshooting for a while and have tried several common fixes, but nothing has worked so far. I'm hoping someone here might have a solution or can point me in the right direction. I've tried all the fixes I have mentioned below in both Desktop mode and Gaming mode.

My System: • OS: CachyOS Handheld Edition • Game: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt (Installed via Steam) • Device: Lenovo Legion Go • CPU: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme(16) @ 5.13GHz • GPU: AMD Phoenix1 (Integrated)

The Problem: When I launch the game from Steam, I get the error: "Failed to load the anti-cheat module."

What I've Already Tried:

  1. CPU Core Topology: • I saw a comment on Reddit suggesting that some versions of EAC have issues with a high number of CPU cores. • I added the WINE_CPU_TOPOLOGY environment variable to the game's launch options in Steam. • I tried WINE_CPU_TOPOLOGY=16 %command% and WINE_CPU_TOPOLOGY=12 %command%. Neither of these changed the error.

  2. Kernel Security Settings (ptrace_scope): • I learned that EAC uses ptrace and that the kernel.yama.ptrace_scope setting can interfere with it. • I checked my current setting using cat /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope. It was set to 1. • Since 1 is the recommended default for compatibility, I did not make any changes to this setting.

  3. Proton Version and Runtime: • I have Proton EasyAntiCheat Runtime installed via Steam. I have also verified its integrity. • I've tried forcing the game to use different Proton versions, including: • Proton Experimental • Proton 9.0 • Proton 8.0 • Proton 7.0 • Proton GE (GloriousEggroll) from protonup-qt. • The error persists across all versions.

  4. Game Installation and Integrity: • I have verified the integrity of the game files multiple times through Steam. It reports no issues.

  5. With the existing Launch Options I've added gamemoderun also, still am getting same result.

I've exhausted the most common solutions I could find. It seems the problem might be more specific to CachyOS or an underlying library like glibc, as others on Arch-based distros have reported similar issues with older versions of EAC. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt is no longer being actively developed, so I don't expect a dev fix.

Has anyone with a CachyOS/Arch system successfully managed to get this game working recently? What other troubleshooting steps could I take? I'm open to any suggestions. Thanks in advance!

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JDM: Japanese Drift Master settings issues

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. September 2025 - 01:10

I decided to try playing JDM on my Bazzite OS Deck Edition Desktop PC because it was on sale looked like a Street racing game I might like as I'm not touching the NFS games by EA on PC until I can buy it on steam & not need a third party launcher like their EA app. Anyway looked on ProtonDB nobody mentioned not being able to not select a different graphics preset or not being able to change anything beyond resolution,going froom full screen,borderless window or bordered window & anything that isn't in the others sections of the graphics & quality settings. Anyone who owns this game know how to fix this problem or is this a problem the developers have to fix & I'm just stuck with the game using the settings it auto selects for Steam Deck despite not playing on a Steam Deck.

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anyone know how to solve this?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. September 2025 - 00:13

so i wanted to pre-install genshin update and I get that error. the disk have more than enough space like 500 gb or something. but the virtual Z drive has only that 7.76 gb, how can i change that? some winecfg or anything like that? otherwise the game and launcher and everything works perfectly, just need a little more space on z.

https://preview.redd.it/1kcqxdv6q7of1.png?width=411&format=png&auto=webp&s=412d36c062e705735fe0078f3c4bbea643364e3e

https://preview.redd.it/2a2jzqnpq7of1.png?width=612&format=png&auto=webp&s=dc7df1f8e62bdd6ac373daf109696a258b279fb4

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Which non gaming Distro is up to date with the latest nVidia drivers and worth to install for gaming with AAA games (too) on an nVidia RTX 5080 videocard?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. September 2025 - 00:13

I don't really like gaming distros because there are a tons of things that I don't neccesarily need. I'm still a beginner Linux user but I'm confident enough that with the help of wikis and asking questions I am able to built up from the ground my own gaming Linux. Which Linux do you recommend?

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Minecraft Bedrock Win10 is now a Win32/GDK app (possible Wine/Proton support?)

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 09. September 2025 - 23:50

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Since Preview 1.21.120.21 MC Bedrock on Windows 10 has switched to the GDK (Win32) platform from UWP. This goes along with other modern games being developed with GDK as M$ is slowly moving from UWP in general.

Posting this here because GDK, unlike UWP, is possible to run under Wine/Proton as far as I understand. GDK uses a lot of new shiny things (GameInput for example), but Proton already has stubs for this.

After some hacking and dumping game exe (it's encrypted by default and decrypted/secured by the Windows kernel on-the-fly) I managed to run it under Proton, however, MS Store is not present and this causes an early crash:

013c:fixme:ntdll:EtwEventSetInformation (deadbeef, 2, 000000014000EDE2, 49) stub 013c:fixme:ver:GetCurrentPackageFullName (000000000011F854 000000000011FBF0): stub 013c:err:ole:com_get_class_object class {834366da-2d43-4fe3-8dcd-42ff2274bd0d} not registered 013c:err:ole:create_server class {834366da-2d43-4fe3-8dcd-42ff2274bd0d} not registered 013c:err:ole:com_get_class_object no class object {834366da-2d43-4fe3-8dcd-42ff2274bd0d} could be created for context 0x5 013c:err:ole:com_get_class_object class {834366da-2d43-4fe3-8dcd-42ff2274bd0d} not registered 013c:err:ole:create_server class {834366da-2d43-4fe3-8dcd-42ff2274bd0d} not registered 013c:err:ole:com_get_class_object no class object {834366da-2d43-4fe3-8dcd-42ff2274bd0d} could be created for context 0x5 0120:fixme:combase:RoGetActivationFactory (L"Windows.Gaming.Input.RawGameController", {eb8d0792-e95a-4b19-afc7-0a59f8bf759e}, 00006FFFFD538960): semi-stub

Hope this can be resolved

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