Other News about gaming on Linux
cut steams ram usage to 500mb
I personally don't browse the steam store everyday nor even every month in fact I don't even open the steam ui anymore I have it run in background in system tray and I use my app launcher to open games so wofi but of course nothing's stopping you from still using the ui etc
I know this won't be for everyone but some might appreciate this I personally have a laptop with an apu so I really appreciate this
is my steam ram usage with my steam library open
now these settings will limit your steams functionality but this all can just be toggled by view > large mode
turn off gpu accelerated rendering in steam>settings>interface along set your start up to library and toggle the start up ad it'll be called "notify me about"
now from the steam interface again go to view>small mode and that's it
as an added bonus I've noticed the lag --quicklogin makes steam start up wayy faster and I've no clue what it does so it's up to your discretion
now I think it's possible to cut the ram over half at this point but just not sure how
in the past steam had a -no-browser launch option which would stop these steamwebhelpers processes from opening if you exclude those processes steams ram usage will easily be under 70 mb
a user under grochu
https://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/0/1637542668226364295/
mentions removing its launch flag steamwebhelpers will stop these processes from opening but it didn't work for me if anyone could figure out how do so that'd be awesome
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Upgrade AM4-gaming Setup (Linux Mint)
Hi guys
I am looking forward for your thoughts and setting up this topic in Gaming Linux Reddit, because I use Linux Mint 22.3 for daily use and gaming. Due to that, it makes sense to ask here.
My gaming setup got a little "older", I built my actual setup in late 2019. Now I want to upgrade a little for gaming power, but due to actual RAM and AM5-CPU prices, I decided to stay on AM4 and upgrade existing parts. The setup should be a useful gaming machine for the next years, until Upgrade to AM5 is no longer as expensive as today and also more useful than today. I think for my usecase a stronger AM4 setup aren't much weaker than an upgrade to AM5 would be.
My usecase is mid-range gaming. Playing on 1080p, maybe 1440p in future. No 4K, no high-end gaming required.
My actual setup:
Mainboard: AsRock X570 Phantom Gaming
CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X
GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ Radeo RX 5700 XT
RAM: 32 GB DDR4-RAM with 3000Mhz
HDD: 3 classical HDD and one SATA3-SSD for the OS
+ fitting power supply (think it is 650W or 700W)
+ fitting Midi-Tower with air-cooling
The upgrades I already bought:
CPU: Ryzen 7 5800XT + custom air cooler (Noctua)
GPU: Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 XT (if I decided for AM5, this would also be my choice)
+ fitting power supply, because the old one is very old with 850W (be quiet gold)
+ fitting Big-Tower with better air cooling
Mainboard, RAM and HDDs will remain until now. Maybe I will invest in a M2-SSD but that is not sure now.
My question:
I am really happy with my choice due to price and upgraded power. But I don't have any experience and knowledge about motherboards. When I take a lifecycle of 3-5 years until next upgrade. It is usefull to upgrade the mainboard as well? I am asking because my mainboard is at least 7 years old and I don't know about what advantages a new mainboard would bring for me.
Thanks for your thoughts!
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Is Genshin Impact working on Linux now?
So I have been playing genshin for 6-7 month on arch linux on my laptop with MX450 GPU but 30-40 days ago I started getting errors on the Europe server. Recently, I upgraded my laptop and wanted to install CachyOS but I need to know whether Genshin Impact (Europe Server) is working or not.
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Starfield lag spikes at a steady rhythm. What is causing this?
Starfield lag spikes at a steady rhythm. What could be causing this?
It's very annoying and disruptive to the gameplay. I'm on Fedora Workstation, fully updated, 5800x and 6700xt, 32gb 3600. No other games have this problem.
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Assassin's Creed in Proton
Desmond is held captive in an Abstergo facility forced into the Animus and re-live the story of Altaïr. Revisit the Holy Land 1191 and traverse Jerusalem, Acre, Damascus and surrounding lands. Nothing will stop you from jumping, climbing and crossing rooftops... the world is your playground!
Assassin's Creed has survived the-test-of-time as it has aged well. Yes the graphics and models are lower quality than recent games, but so...
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Rocknix now officially adds Steam support to its custom firmware for Qualcomm Android handhelds (like Odin 2, AYANEO Pocket, Retroid Pocket, etc.), turning them into mini Steam Decks that can run native Linux games plus Windows titles via Proton
GTX 1050 + RX 470 heterogeneous compute via VFIO - raw Falcon firmware dump from live card470
Setup: ASRock RD990 board, RX 470 (amdgpu),
GTX 1050 (vfio-pci, no driver).
GTX isolated via IOMMU group 21, woken via
PCIe PM registers D3cold→D0, RX used as
master to send compute requests.
rusticl sees both cards as OpenCL devices.
Falcon firmware dumped from live card during
operation.
Sharing raw dumps: pci bridge, bus memory map,
Falcon ISA binary.
Anyone familiar with envytools/nouveau want
to look at the Falcon dump?
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The demo for Console War Giant : A Turn-Based Tycoon is now live on Steam!
Counter strike 2 - invisible character models
Has anyone been able to resolve this issue? I am using steam os
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I quit my corporate job two years ago to make games, and I'm releasing my first game next week! It's a Windows 95 automation game where you make PowerPoint factories (with Linux support)
I am aware that I am posting a Windows themed game on a Linux sub (don't ban me 🤞)
It's called Factory 95 and it's launching on the 22nd of April!
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Planning to move to Linux: how reliable is Wine/Proton for unsupported games?
I’m considering switching from Windows to Linux but I have a specific concern and need clear input.
My main use case includes gaming (not just Steam titles) and development (AI/ML, coding). I’m aware Linux is strong for development, but I’m unsure about the gaming side outside officially supported platforms.
Key questions:
How reliable is running non-official / cracked Windows games on Linux using tools like Wine or Proton?
Do most of these games actually work, or is compatibility too inconsistent to rely on?
Is performance significantly worse compared to Windows in such cases?
For someone who still depends on this type of gaming, is switching fully to Linux practical, or is dual boot the only realistic setup?
System context:
RTX 3050 laptop GPU
Large existing data (can’t fully wipe or migrate easily)
Looking for real-world experience, not theoretical answers.
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VKD3D-Proton code path for VK_EXT_descriptor_heap ready for testing in a separate branch
Show some love for Hans-Kristian Arntzen. He has been cooking the new VK_EXT_descriptor_heap changes to make performance improvements on new nvidia drivers!
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Playing Warhammer Dark Omen on Steam Deck?
Hello, got Dark Omen from steam on steam deck but when I try to play it I get a black screen but I do get audio, does anyone have a solution for this? TIA
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nothing's working as it should
i have recently switched from windows which id previously used all my life to linux, first mint, then hopped to cachy which im using right now. everything else apart from gaming is amazing. the system is fast and responsive, the customization is so fun, cachy's performance (outside of games) is great. no bloat, i love being able to install and configure everythign from the terminal. but then... then's the sad part. ive been trying for almost a week now to get *any* game to work properly (through steam). i mainly play overwatch and nightreign; OW takes 500 years to boot up and doesnt go beyond 80fps. freezes and lags every 30 seconds or less, borderline unplayable. with nightreign, theres a noticable fps improvement, from around 30 on windows to hitting the native 60fps cap, but controller inputs are glitchy, causing me to attack when im not pressing the attack button, etc. also freezes and stutters *constantly*. im absolutely torn. i would love to keep working with linux, but i've been hitting wall after wall, problem after problem when trying to configure gaming (which is my biggest hobby). help greately appreciated. you can ask for more hardware info in the comments if needed.
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Per device mouse acceleration?
I have a gyro controller (Alpakka Controller) that outputs as mouse and I want to apply custom mouse acceleration curve to it, while keeping my normal mouse's input raw. On Windows I could use apps like Raw Accel or Custom Curve Pro to set it up, how can I do it on Windows? Unfortunately, the controller itself doesn't have built in options for acceleration, so I have to rely on the software solutions.
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How can i play new cracked games on linux ( with devono)?
I use Nobara... But i can play games with new crack.... How can i solve this? Sorry for my English
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Game performance between rtx2080 and w5700/rx5700
Hello everyone,
One question is plaguing me for a long time, since there is a new VRAM "fix" for amd on kde (cachyOS)
I wanted to ask if my w5700 would perform better on linux then my rtx2080?
Would be glad if someone could answer that!
Thx
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Proton 11 Beta arrives to bring enhanced gaming compatibility to Linux / SteamOS
Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Wow loading makes my computer freeze
Hello everyone,
I switched to linux mint one month ago and I installed wow through Faugus launcher.
It works really great except sometimes when I change zone the loading reach 60% and the complete system starts to freeze. When I move my mouse I can see the cursor moving at less than 1 fps..
The only way I found to fix it is to restart the computer...
I tried to switch from Ge-proton to cachy-os proton but the issue remains the same. I also tried to found someone with the same issue online but I didn't find anything....
Someone can help me with this ?
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