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Macro Creator and Lag Switch???

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 26 Jan 2026 - 8:55pm

I recently switched from Windows to Linux and used a program called MacroGamer on it that let me create simple and short macros and wanted to know if Linux has any kind of Macro Creator also as well as a lag switch

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How do I add games to steam that don't have an .exe?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 26 Jan 2026 - 8:43pm

I want to add a game to steam as a non-steam game so I can have it as part of main library and manage my screenshots there, and all of that sort of stuff. It's not a problem for Шindows games because they have an exe I can point steam to, but Vintage Story that I installed via terminal, I have no idea how to add. Any advice?

I am using Linux Mint if that's important.

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Chinese Linux game handheld with moonlight to a sunlight Server KDE desktop usage. AM I ON MY OWN AGAIN?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 26 Jan 2026 - 8:39pm

I have for some time already a trimui smart pro.
and I just discovered crossmix (a oss addon) with a tailscale.

and its a real developer only program.
the software works.

but i had to make code to unlock the kde session of the desktop. in a way i had to say to a LLM do what i say 100% or else it created other methods that did not work.

needed to figure out how to control KDE with the trimu

and now i'm creating a way to easy close the sunshine session

Isnt there any howto or guidance for end users for this software that want to use more than steam alone?

I want to add a gui for home assistant for my game console

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Very low fps in deep rock galactic.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 26 Jan 2026 - 8:22pm

hi, just bought drg with my fella and we decided to play today, but game runs AWFULLY, 10-20. i tried switching graphics from ultra to minimum, but i still have 10-20 fps no matter what. tried switching proton to hotfix, exp, GE, nothing changes the situation. Fedora 43 workstation, 16RAM, AMD 5 5600, rtx3050 laptop, driver 58-0. also checked system stats, nothing (cpu, ram, gpu) is overloaded. Gotta mention that my bro has the same issue, but lowering graphics helps him a bit (he uses debian 13, gtx 1050, driver 550, proton 10 if it helps)

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NTFS drive for games

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 26 Jan 2026 - 8:07pm

Edit: Everyone unanimously said this is a bad idea. I’ll listen to you guys and scarp that whole idea. Separate disk or partition it is.

I’m gonna try to main Linux again and keep Windows for stuff that won’t work on Linux. (BF6, EFT, Adobe etc) Since NTFS drives work for both that means that I can just use my existing game SSD without having to even reinstall them.

I currently do it this way as I’ve been playing around in CachyOS while keeping my Windows install as is. Other than having to open that disk and put in my password every time I wanna use it I haven’t noticed any issues.

My question is:

I’ve read somewhere that NTFS drives aren’t recommended for Proton. So will doing it this way be a major hurdle I’d have to deal with long term?

Would it just be better to make a partition for the programs and games I want on Windows and then just have my main game disk in whatever file format I choose to use for Linux?

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Choosing the Linux distribution for games

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 26 Jan 2026 - 8:03pm

Hello everyone! I’m thinking about changing the operating system, and specifically Linux. I do not know which one to choose among all the huge amount.

On the PC, I mostly play single projects, not multiplayers. Can anyone suggest that in terms of performance on them, is there a big difference with windows? Since I have an AMD (rx 9060 xt) video card, does the FSR4 work and how to embed it into the game? How big is the difference in performance with RT compared to windows? Are there any nuances?

Like everything asked, thanks for the attention and understanding!

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Switched from windows to Gnome, I am noticing much higher CPU utilization for the same games I would play on windows. Is this normal?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 26 Jan 2026 - 7:47pm

I switched from windows to Gnome because my hardware is aging and I was hoping linux would have less overhead. I tend to play cheaper games on steam and I notice that my CPU usage is pegged the whole time the games are running.

I didnt have any issues on windows for any of the games I play, medium graphics on any game would run fine. Lately Ive been into games like Schedule 1, Peak and RV there yet. Ive found these games are not running smoothly on linux.

I have not tried any other games yet since I just installed over the weekend, I will continue to try other games to see if it is an optimization issue. Right now I suspect it is just that these games are less optimized for linux.

System info: 1070 gpu, I5-4690k, 16GB DDR3

I am a linux noob so please let me know if there is any info I can provide about my system or my install. I can get that once I am home from work.

Thanks

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Highguard seems to not work

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 26 Jan 2026 - 7:41pm

Proton EAC installed, running through no compatibility and through proton yields same result - anyone experiencing different?

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The free and open source Godot Engine 4.6 is out now with major upgrades

Gaming on Linux - 26 Jan 2026 - 7:24pm
Game developers should take a look at the brand new Godot Engine 4.6 release, bringing a big refresh to the popular cross-platform open source game engine.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

If I were to download Linux mint right now would my entire personal data be given and have to download my steam games again?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 26 Jan 2026 - 7:18pm

I'm trying to move to the Linux mint but I want to know something, will I have to downloads literslly everything again? Should I get an hdd then install a Linux Mint?

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How to install Aslains modpack in CachyOS?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 26 Jan 2026 - 6:59pm

I play World of Warships and after every update I have to switch to Windows just to install the modpack and switch back to CachyOS. I would like to know how to install Aslains modpack using CachyOS or If anyone can point me to the right direction. I've already googled it but can't seem to find anything

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Brightness problems maybe hdr?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 26 Jan 2026 - 6:48pm

Hello i've been having problems with brightness ever since i installed it and i still cant fix it

The problem is its pretty dark even at max brightness way darker than on windows,

its very noticeable in games or youtube and even reddit the dark is way darker than usual.

The things i've read i think point me to that hdr is enabled even though my monitor doesn't support hdr.But some command im tried to try and still no definitive answer

Can anyone help me please.

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Vulkan subsystem sometimes does not start after suspend resume.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 26 Jan 2026 - 6:29pm

Sometimes, trying to start a game with GE-Proton 26 I get the fault code:

Failed to initialize graphics. Make sure you have DirectX 11 installed, have up to date drivers for your graphics card and have not disabled 3D acceleration in display settings. InitializeEngineGraphics failed.

Reseting shaders' cache, deleting prefix, changing Proton version, disabling ESYNC/FSYNC verifying game's files, fixing game's drive from 'Storage' on steam settings, logout and ten login nothing fixes the problem.

vkcude works

vulkaninfo output can be found here.

A complete reboot or adding PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 works, so it seems it is the vulkan subsystem. How do I fix it or reset it?

System information :

Ubuntu LTS 24.04.03

OS: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS x86_64

Kernel: 6.14.0-37-generic

DE: GNOME 46.0

WM: Mutter

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (16) @ 4.426G

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

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GPU drivers won't install on Nobara (NVIDIA)

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 26 Jan 2026 - 6:27pm

So. A little bit of context, I have a GTX 1050ti (Pascal), and I'm freshly swapping from Windows, went with Nobara. I made sure to get the standard iso version, because as of now, the latest Nvidia pre configured iso wouldn't work on my card. It would include past the 580 branch which only supports Turing architecture.

So when I got in, I went to install drivers for my GPU via the KDE Driver Manager app. I clicked installed on the last available closed production driver for my card that it detected, and the install of those was going great till the end of the command log when it just said "Rpm transaction failed" and still gave the option to reboot, or just click ok. I rebooted. When it rebooted, drivers didn't install as I knew. Still on Nouveau. I tried again, still, same exact rpm thing happened, and drivers do not work upon reboot, still Nouveau.

I then tried the Nobara CLI driver install command (to install the same last supported closed production driver) from within the terminal, that worked. It installed everything, built the Kernel modules and initiated the user level part, and at the end, says drivers successfully installed and that a reboot is highly recommended, I rebooted, and still went right into nouveau drivers and not the Nvidia drivers that quite literally just successfully installed.

If anyone knows what's happening and can help, that'd be appreciated.

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