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Does flatpak versions of gaming client like Steam and emulators run fine?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Nov 2024 - 2:02pm

I am very new to linux gaming and would like to know which package format to use for gaming related stuff. I use flatpaks for almost everything and they work really well for me but l did heard that they can decrease performance.

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Stellar Blade should come to PC in 2025, dev expects sales to exceed console

Gaming on Linux - 13 Nov 2024 - 1:31pm
Stellar Blade, the story-driven action adventure that's currently a PlayStation exclusive, looks like it's coming to PC sometime in 2025.

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Get 3+ games for £1 each from the Fanatical Build your own Triple Pack bundle

Gaming on Linux - 13 Nov 2024 - 12:58pm
If you're on a budget, here's an easy chance for you to get some new games. Fanatical's Build your own Triple Pack Bundle offers 3 or more for £1 each.

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Good wireless controllers that work with endeavorOS?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Nov 2024 - 12:56pm

Hi all! I kinda want a wireless controller (possibly with a nintendo layout), but whenever I see them in the store I see little information regarding OS compatability, and I have reason not to trust that anyway.

Reason is I have a wired one which apparently only works on the switch and won't work on a PC, but in reality it doesn't work on my switch at all but works perfectly fine on my PC xD Not sure what went wrong there.

The cable however is super annoying, as much as I like that thing, and I'm thinking of investing in a wireless one.

Do any of y'all use wireless controllers, and what are your suggestions?

Apologies if I used the wrong flair. Edit: syntax

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Check out the demo for Into The Grid that blends dungeon-crawling hacking, deck-building and combat

Gaming on Linux - 13 Nov 2024 - 12:25pm
Into The Grid is coming next year and this award-winning mixture of dungeon-crawling, deck-building and turn-based combat now has a demo available.

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Face off against mutated snacks as a Banana in Bronana which aims to be the next Brotato

Gaming on Linux - 13 Nov 2024 - 12:00pm
Bronana aims to be the next Brotato but you're a Banana, with clear inspiration from the potato wave-survival game along with all the survivor-likes.

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Games are sometimes capped at 60 fps

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Nov 2024 - 11:49am

Hey, when I play any game with proton the games are sometimes capped at 60 fps. The in game fps overlay is showing that constant 165 fps are rendered. Sometimes I can play with 165 fps without any problems and sometimes, after a game restart or directly after a system start it’s capped at 60 fps. A game restart fixes it sometimes, but sometimes only a system restart fixes it. I play on Linux Mint cinnamon. I already deactivated the Compositor. Anyone has a solution for this?

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Gaming distro with good font rendering

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Nov 2024 - 11:39am

I switched a few weeks ago to Linux, I did a lot of experiments, I checked few distros and for now settled on Nobara Linux KDE which I enjoy except for the fonts.

I have 1440p and 1080p monitor setup, and if for 1440p monitor 125% scaling fonts are looking ok they are terrible on 1080p 100% scaling. I get a headache from reading them longer.

I remember it was much better on Manjaro. Is there any other distro that is:

  • Good for gaming
  • Does not require expert knowledge or a lot of a time to set up
  • Has good font rendering
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ProtonDB contricution

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Nov 2024 - 11:31am

Recently switched to linux and love it ! Been contributing to protonDB leaving posts about every game I tried but I recently played a game from steam family sharing and it looks like I can't post a review for games from family sharing. Is it possible ? How could I contact the owner of the website to ask to make it possible ?

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Vehicle combat in Scaravan 66 looks nuts and I want it now

Gaming on Linux - 13 Nov 2024 - 11:21am
Lithic Entertainment just revealed Scaravan 66, and I smashed that wishlist button faster than ever because it looks so damn delicious.

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Stable Steam Client update has fixes for Linux, VR, Steam Deck and more

Gaming on Linux - 13 Nov 2024 - 10:46am
After another short Beta round, Valve released a fresh Steam Client update to the stable channel for Desktop and Steam Deck.

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Permanant drop in fps until restarting games

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Nov 2024 - 9:59am

This is an issue that occurs in all games. The games run smoothly without issues at ~60 fps, but after a certain amount of time the fps drops suddenly to 12-14 fps and it stays at this fps until the game is restarted. The problem must be something fundamental since it affects all games.

My gpu is a mid range AMD with only 4 GB of RAM. However the problem can't really be attributed to the low memory since games run smoothly until the "lag" manifests.

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Optimizing Gaming on Linux (EndeavourOS, Wayland) with Nvidia 4070

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Nov 2024 - 9:55am

Hi, I am new to the world of Linux gaming and would like to get some advice to make my experience as smooth as possible.

I recently upgraded my pc to Nvidia 4070 and would like to know the status of some properties like G-sync, V-sync and DLSS and which ones should I enable and in which situations.

I am using EndeavourOS on wayland.

Thank you for your attention.

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ProtonTricks submitting errors

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Nov 2024 - 9:29am

I'm using Mint. I installed protontricks through sudo apt, whenever i try to run "protontricks 244210 winecfg" in terminal it gives me this? " goosii@goosiithearsonist:~$ protontricks 244210 winecfg

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/usr/bin/protontricks", line 8, in <module>

sys.exit(cli())

^^^^^

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/cli/main.py", line 32, in cli

main(args)

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/cli/util.py", line 149, in wrapper

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

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

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/cli/main.py", line 329, in main

proton_app = find_proton_app(

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

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 821, in find_proton_app

tool_app = find_steam_compat_tool_app(

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

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 610, in find_steam_compat_tool_app

appinfo_sections = [

^

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 540, in iter_appinfo_sections

raise SyntaxError("Invalid file magic number")

SyntaxError: Invalid file magic number

Error in sys.excepthook:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 228, in partial_apport_excepthook

return apport_excepthook(binary, exc_type, exc_obj, exc_tb)

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

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 144, in apport_excepthook

os.open(pr_filename, os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT | os.O_EXCL, 0o640), "wb"

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

PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/crash/_usr_bin_protontricks.1000.crash'

Original exception was:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/usr/bin/protontricks", line 8, in <module>

sys.exit(cli())

^^^^^

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/cli/main.py", line 32, in cli

main(args)

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/cli/util.py", line 149, in wrapper

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

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

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/cli/main.py", line 329, in main

proton_app = find_proton_app(

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

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 821, in find_proton_app

tool_app = find_steam_compat_tool_app(

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

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 610, in find_steam_compat_tool_app

appinfo_sections = [

^

File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 540, in iter_appinfo_sections

raise SyntaxError("Invalid file magic number")

SyntaxError: Invalid file magic number "

If your wondering why I'm using this I'm following this tutorial: https://youtu.be/8qy_RQr8LbM?si=SjUuUPgIKGx76PUZ

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Where do save files get stored for RDR2?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Nov 2024 - 9:12am

I've been trying to import a save file that I had backed up but I can't seem to find the save location. Now I know where the save location in windows is: C:/users/*user*/Documents/Rockster/RDR2/Profiles/*SaveFolder* but there is no such folder in my Documents that's in the .wine prefix. And also no such folder in my actual Documents directory. However I am progressing through the game and saving it so it must be saving in a location. I am running Arch linux and just plain old system wine. Any help would be greatly appreciated

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Linux AMD 3D V-Cache Optimization?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Nov 2024 - 7:01am

Complete noob to pc building and linux here, so I apologize for my lack of knowledge in both areas. I'm looking at building my first pc, and in addition to gaming I'm planning to use it to run Openfoam CFD simulations. The research I've done is pointing me towards the Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor and using a Linux Mint OS.

It seems like there are some issues with how operating systems interact with the 7950X3D. I've seen complaints about parking issues, latency from moving processes between CCD's, and issues with the OS just not knowing which tasks benefit from higher frequency vs higher cache and causing reduced performance.

Solutions I've come across are all over the place and a lot if info I can find is from 2023/early 2024, but the most promising solutions I've come across are disabling the non 3D cores in the BIOS before gaming (and leaving them active for tasks like CFD) or using something called "Feral Gamemode".

However I've also come across two recent articles referencing what a appears to be a driver that fixes these issues.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-3DV-Cache-Optimizer-Linux

https://wccftech.com/amd-3d-v-cache-performance-optimizer-driver-on-linux-l3-cache-core-frequency-update/

  1. Is there currently a good Linux fix for the issues with the 7950X3D dual CCD's? Are either of the methods I've found effective?
  2. Am I correct in thinking that the driver (referenced in links) would fix the issues?
  3. Is the driver available in any Linux distributions? Is it available with Linux Mint?
  4. If not, is there any way to know when it will become available?
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constant cursor stuttering

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Nov 2024 - 5:07am

so, as of the last... week or so? every so often my cursor just stutters. for no reason

i checked dmesg, xorg log, inputlib debug, journalctl, performance graphs, mission control, everything.

i even tried switching to wayland, the stutters still persist

i clean installed my distro (fedora 40) after upgrading to fedora 41

it would be one thing if the movement was just jittery sometimes, but it even effects my controller inputs...

and it happens like.. every 10 seconds to every 5 minutes. there's basically no pattern, i don't even have steam installed right now and it's happening. it happened without firefox installed, it started happening as soon as i updated all of my packages to the current ones.

does anyone have ANY idea what i can do/should do here? i'm running out of patience quickly...

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mouse sensitivity issues in certain games

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 13 Nov 2024 - 4:56am

certain games appear to not respect the System Settings - Mouse, Pointer Speed setting.

In my case, I run -0.8, and that means my mouse in these games gets WAY faster as the game sees effectively Pointer Speed = 0. It's unusable.
Games of example: IL2, Warframe, Star Citizen in the inventory menu specifically

I am on Nobara 40 with Plasma DE.

https://preview.redd.it/aauddh79dl0e1.png?width=931&format=png&auto=webp&s=3639e2113a28d6757c6dec0af5d2fef41ea8dad3

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