Other News about gaming on Linux

Help me setup vortex modding for my kid

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18 hours 27 min ago

We are on Fedora 43. Games are working great on Proton-GE-latest. I tried to setup Vortex to help my kid do mods. He wants mods for Silksong. I implemented this guide https://github.com/LucaPisl/LinuxModdingGuide?tab=readme-ov-file But while everything installs and directories are parsed with vortex files in staging and in the actual steam directory, when I launch Silksong in steam and when I try F1 to bring up the mod manager nothing happens. Any other guide that can walk me thru the steps to setup modded games for my kid? THANKS!!

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Latest Mint + Nvidia 4070 + Steam + Civ 5 = issues when I change scaling.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19 hours 1 min ago

My Lenovo laptop must have a very high resolution screen. With Windows 10/11 it just works. On Mint, text is TINY.

But If I enable scaling and go to anything over native (100%) when I start Civ 5 the screen jumps off screen to the bottom left and becomes un-usable. It will not go full screen. The buttons are unresponsive!

If I manage to get back to Mint (Steam blocks me from escaping some times) I can change back to 100% and Civ 5 is usable again.

Help!

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Minecraft Bedrock on Linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19 hours 40 min ago

Hello everyone!

I’m working on a community project: a Minecraft Bedrock Launcher for Linux, distributed as a Flatpak.
The goal of this project is to make playing Minecraft Bedrock on Linux easier and more accessible.

I would really appreciate your feedback. If you have ideas or suggestions, feel free to share what could be improved, whether it’s the interface, performance, features, or anything else.

You can find the project page here: https://trinitylauncher.vercel.app/

On the project page you will find all the links, including the GitHub repository, Discord server, and other related resources.
Sorry if the website is in Spanish, but it can be read very well using Google Translate. By the way, the launcher itself already has an English translation available.

You can leave your feedback there, contact me directly, or join the Discord server to discuss ideas with the community.

Thanks for your time and for helping improve the project!

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Backlog gaming lmao

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20 hours 28 min ago

Finally found a distro I like in fedora in the KDE environment. I was really struggling to move over since I play a lot of competitive multiplayer games but maybe being here with force me to actually play the 250+ games I haven’t even touched.

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A important reason why people don´t switch to Linux is because they think that they can´t play games on it

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20 hours 29 min ago

Hi,

An important reason why people don´t switch to Linux is because they think that they can´t play games on it. That´s why I want to make a post on the sub of my country to show these people that you can actually play games on Linux.

What important things do I need to mention in this post? What are the best distro´s to mention? What would you suggest not to mention?

Love to hear from you and hopefully this future post will stimulate more people to switch to Linux!

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vinegar isn't turning the Vulkan.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20 hours 31 min ago

It's been a while since I switched from ZorinOS to Linux Mint. Sober is running perfectly on my PC; I can play games like Die of Death. The problem is that when I first opened Vinegar, it simply crashed. I managed to change the Nouveau driver to one compatible with my GTX 750 Ti. However, after doing that, Vinegar wouldn't open in Vulkan, but it would in other renderers (except OpenGL). I don't know how to solve this problem.

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Windows Mixed Reality on Linux?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20 hours 36 min ago

Is there any way to play with a WMR headset on Linux because thats the only thing stoping me from switching right now.

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Matrix Super Insane - Multicolor - v.II

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20 hours 46 min ago

Some better graphics and some minor changes

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integrated graphics- how do i tell linux i have up to 8gb of video memory?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 20 hours 53 min ago

i've gone in to the bios and set it to allocate up to 8gb, and that works correctly. neat.

but linux mint thinks i only have 2gb, and shows me spilling over in to system memory. which is fine, but some games reference the vram pool and think i have a problem.

i've seen that other people have fixed it by changing something in the registry, but either they don't say what specifically they did or they changed a value that i don't seem to have.

thanks friends. i'm quickly learning to love linux.

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Pop OS 24.04 and Heroic Game Launcher scaling (dpi) issues?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21 hours 28 min ago

This is a strange one, I've try a lot of suggestions but I think my problem might be different.

Setup:
AMD 9070 XT GPU

POP OS 24.04

Connected to TV 4k resolution at 200% scale

Some games launch fine at fullscreen when you launch them from heroic connected to my epic games account, but some like Death stranding show as the screenshot attached? While the game is running, if I change the scale to anything (either higher or lower), it fixes this issue and it shows properly in full screen. I'm not sure how I can fix this issue other than this workaround?

https://preview.redd.it/lhddsyh7l0cg1.png?width=3840&format=png&auto=webp&s=ed6cdeae08d70a3d2f379f3973be077418ae18fe

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Stutter after ~30mins of gaming (Path of Exile 2) - why does this happen?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21 hours 33 min ago

Hello guys,

I am kinda new to Linux. But love it so far.

I have an AMD 7500F, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA 5060 TI GB.

I am running CachyOS with Niri and DankMatterShell. (Last update some days ago, so drivers kinda up to date. But problem is persistent over multiple updates already).

Have ProtonUp QT installed and tried different Proton versions, seems all the same, some have more or less FPS.

I run the game with:

VKD3D_CONFIG=force_host_cached_heap VKD3D_DISABLE_EXTENSIONS=VK_KHR_present_wait gamescope -W 3840 -H 2160 -r 144 -f -- %command% --waitforpreload --nologo

Don't ask me why, I was playing around with different AI suggestions and had some windowed fullscreen problems before. This worked fine.😅

Path of Exile 2 is running in 4k with 120-140 FPS. Even some more than on Windows.

But after 30-45min of playing, the game starts stuttering. I am monitoring with the ingame overlay and there is no decrease in FPS. Also the other stats seems similar, like when its running perfectly fine.
I ran nvtop on 2nd screen. Also same VRAM usage when it starts, same temperature (49-50C), same GPU usage.
I tried Vulkan and DirectX12 ingame settings -> same result.

I just quit and immediately restart the game and its running perfectly fine, until it starts stuttering again. And repeat.
This feels really weird. Maybe you experienced guys can help me. 😃 Let me know, if there are any logfiles or stuff I should provide.

Thanks a lot!

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Are my Proton-GE Settings correct for FSR in unsupported games?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 7 Jan 2026 - 11:58pm

Hello, slowly switching from Windows to Linux, currently I'm just testing the water with a few games and playing some singleplayer games I've been meaning to play on linux to try it out.
So far I'm liking things a lot just some minor hiccups, how can I tell if FSR is working?
Using GE-Proton 10.28 installed to steam via ProtonUp-QT.
I can't seem to figure out if the settings below are actually getting FSR to work, when I look into the game settings it's showing 3840x2160 instead of 2560x1440.
Running an nvidia GPU and using hyprland on CachyOS converted from Arch if that info is needed.
WINE_FULLSCREEN_FSR=1 WINE_FULLSCREEN_FSR=2 WINE_FULLSCREEN_FSR=2560x1440 %command%
WINE_FULLSCREEN_FSR=1 WINE_FULLSCREEN_FSR_STRENGTH=2 WINE_FULLSCREEN_FSR_CUSTOM_MODE=1920x1080 %command%

Edit:Copied settings from previous troubleshooting, notably because those weren't actually copied correctly

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G Pro Superlight doesn't seem to run with 1000Hz

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 7 Jan 2026 - 11:52pm

Hey, since I swapped to Linux, my Mouse feels a bit less responsive, than on Windows. It is probably ok for 99% of people, but I notice it. I checked the events with "sudo libinput debug-events --device /dev/input/eventN", and the polling rate seems to be variable depending on mouse speed. Does someone know how I can force it to actually poll with 1000Hz?
It makes sense that this is how mice are polled for normal usage, but I want minimal latency.

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Daily Vulkan crashout

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 7 Jan 2026 - 11:37pm

Why do Vulkan shaders take so damn long? I'm running Mint rn (I'll post PC specs in the images) and for some reason, Overwatch 2 has taken the better part of an hour before I hit cancel, and now it's doing the vulkan again.

Just gonna sit on my bed and not look at or touch my computer for a while

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Noobie linux user here

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 7 Jan 2026 - 11:15pm

Im trying to find like an easy gaming focused distro that i can use on a clean secondhand laptop

Surely you guys know a couple right?

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windows 11 vs linux performance for marvel rivals

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 7 Jan 2026 - 11:02pm

hello everyone,
I’ve been looking to move from Windows. The only thing that is stopping me is Marvel Rivals. I have a pretty modest system: Ryzen 5 5500, RX 6600 XT, so I cannot afford to lose any performance. If someone can tell me what their experience with the game is, I’d appreciate it.

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Children of Morta Linux native version fix

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 7 Jan 2026 - 10:30pm
Context:

Children of Morta is an action role-playing video game with roguelike elements, released in September 2019.

Players take on the role of members of the Bergson family, with additional family members being unlocked as a player progresses through the game, to a total of seven playable characters.

Issue:

Native Linux version of the game received an update that shipped libfmod.so library that contains a wrong flag blocked by OS protection, rendering the game unable to load.

Fix:
  • OPTION A: Clear libfmod.so library's incorrect flag with execstack:
  1. Install execstack from your distro's package manager.
  2. Apply execstack -c ./libfmod.so in ../ChildrenOfMorta/ChildrenOfMorta_Data/Plugins directory.
  • OPTION B: Replace libfmod.so library with the cleared library I uploaded.

https://archive.org/details/CoM_libfmod

Credit goes to Lucrative Business Opportunity.

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For an NVIDIA GPU would Wayland or Gamescope work better if I want to try using HDR?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 7 Jan 2026 - 10:29pm

Hey all,

Been dabbling in the world of Linux for some time, and I think I'm ready to make a more permanent change over to Linux. Because I do game dev, I still plan on keeping Windows around to test and build games, but I've preferred the Linux environment a lot more in general.

I've experimented with HDR on Linux in the past, but never got too far with it because I was still primarily using Windows and HDR just worked a lot better over there, especially as an NVIDIA user. However, now that I'm more interested in using Linux, I want to try setting up HDR properly, and I'm aware of two methods, but I'm unsure which would be better as an NVIDIA user. I have an RTX 3080 Ti. If it helps I only game on Steam no other platforms.

I know that setup is possible with Gamescope + some launch options in the steam settings of a game to enable HDR. I'm aware that this can be a popular option when your DE doesn't support Wayland which is needed for HDR if I'm understanding correctly.

I also know that if you are using a desktop environment with Wayland and HDR support (like KDE and GNOME) you can enable HDR via the display settings, use Proton GE, and some launch options (I can't recall at the moment) on Steam to get the HDR toggle to work in game

Any pitfalls I should be aware of and are there any distros where I might have a better shot of getting this set up properly? I'm open to using a different distro since I've found that they all basically work for all my other non gaming related use cases

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