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Sticking to My Guns

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22. Oktober 2025 - 22:48

Saved by Proton loved by Arch, finally baptized

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Weird graphical glitch/bug in StarCraft 2 DirectStrike

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22. Oktober 2025 - 22:08

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Hey Linux gamers and hello for SC2 DS lovers!

A week or two ago I encountered this graphical glitch in StarCraft2 DirectStrike that makes the game unplayable. Certain elements of the game appear covered by a large red square and also the cannon and the base shoots small red rectangles. The cannon or the base falling also makes the game crash when the camera is focused on it. I could reproduce it in Lutris and Steam and on Ubuntu 25.04 and 25.10. I assume it has to do something with the shaders. Did any of you encounter this lately? Have you found a solution for it?

Short system details:

- Ubuntu 25.10

- NVIDIA GA106M [GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile / Max-Q] Driver Version: 580.95.05

- Proton 10.0-2 (beta) - same results with other Proton versions.

- Vulkan v: 1.4.321

Detailed system info

Steam log (large file)

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That's all folks. Project "Linux gaming pc" failed, sad but true.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22. Oktober 2025 - 22:06

For almost a year, I played exclusively on Linux. I tried gaming on Arch, Debian, and Fedora - always as a DIY-netinstall to avoid the distros' bloatware (I am into Linux since 1996, I am old). Okay, all the games in my Steam collection worked on Linux with Proton, but I kept encountering problems. The games simply didn't perform well with my NVidia card: micro-stuttering and lower FPS than on Windows (tried NV550, 575 and 580). I also found it annoying to have to go through the hassle when using Secure Boot. Now I've returned to Windows 11 as a pure gaming platform; everything runs so much better, faster and smoother. Yeah, this is sad but true: Linux is still not that advanced, at least with a NVidia graphics card. So I will use W11 for gaming again and for everything else, I use macOS, btw.

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GPU passthrough

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22. Oktober 2025 - 21:51

I have a rtx3080;in my windows 11 PC. Is there a way I can use that GPU to render games on another computer with fedora 42 on the same network. I don't want to use moonlight/sunshine. I want the games to be stored locally on the fedora computer but rendered on the 3080 on the windows computer.

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Having trouble playing ARK Survival Evolved

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22. Oktober 2025 - 20:31

Recently I've tried to download and install ASE through steam, but have had some issues. The linuxnative version of the game does work, but the playability and graphics leave a lot to be desired. I previously played around 200 hours before I swapped to linux around June or July, but after swapping and trying to get back into the game, even just downloading the original windows version to run through Proton has proven difficult.

Just trying to download the windows version through steam itself is, as far as I've attempted, impossible. Downloading a version of the game other than the linuxnative version presents a 0B download size, and this is confirmed when I click download and it finishes immediately, with the game's directory left entirely empty. I did try just clicking play regardless, but it spat an error about the missing game executable. I've tried resetting the download cache, restarting my PC multiple times, repairing the folder through steam, verifying the game files integrity, and even changing the download server location. None of it has worked.

I have briefly looked into using Steam Depot Downloader GUI to possibly download the executable directly, but have had trouble getting it to work as I'm still new to linux and can't get the dependencies working.

If anyone could help me out here, then I'd greatly appreciate it.

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Controllers on CachyOS

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22. Oktober 2025 - 20:26

I have an 8bitdo Ultimate 2.4 Ghz controller I've been trying to use on CachyOS, and I'm not able to get it working. It connects to the dongle, but it remains totally unresponsive. Has anyone else had the same problem with this controller?

Is there a recommended controller to use for Linux in general? I've been eyeing the Flydigi Vader Pro 5 when it comes out, and I still have some xbox controllers, but those are all developing joystick drift so I want to veer away from those permanently in the future.

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Anyone got Delta Force: Hawk Ops running on Linux (Proton-GE)?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22. Oktober 2025 - 20:26

Hey everyone,

I’m on Pop!_OS 22.04, and I’ve been really impressed by Delta Force: Hawk Ops — looks amazing, especially for a free game.

I know it uses a kernel-level anti-cheat, which normally blocks Proton, but I’ve seen a few people claiming they got it to run with Proton-GE after tweaking some game files.

Before I try that, I just want to know: – Has anyone here actually managed to run it on Linux without messing with the anti-cheat files? – Is there any safe workaround or upcoming official support from Garena/Valve?

I’d really love to keep my system clean and not risk a ban just to test it. Any confirmed reports, configs, or logs would be awesome. ❤️

Thanks in advance!

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I am doing IT!

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22. Oktober 2025 - 19:15

​After getting 2 Bluescreens while gaming in the past 3 weeks and my pc beeing slow as hell, i am switching to POP!_OS. I have been using Linux Mint on my laptop for a while now and even though i do love it, i wanna try something new. So, now I'm installing POP!_OS on my gaming pc when the drive is finally done. If you got any tips or things i should consider pleaseee tell me.

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Should i move to linux?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22. Oktober 2025 - 19:07

Im using windows 11 right now and i want to know if its worth switching to linux.

Right now i like how zorin os how its looking but i dont think is the best for gaming , the next distro is nobara thats quite good at gaming and the last one is cachyos which i think is the best but at the same time hard to learn.

I tried cachyos before but couldnt run 2 cracked games, even when changing proton versions.

I want to know on which distro i can run lossless scaling and alternatives to msi afterburner,also i need someway to run cru software because my monitor somehow isnt set good and my gpu is drawing 20w idle without setting it.

Also why does linux use less ram than windows on gaming ? .

Cant i just boot the linux directly without pressing anything, i want to boot fast like windows?.

My specs are ryzen 3600x , rx 5600 xt , 16gb ram , 1tb m2 nvme.

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Help me!!!!!

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22. Oktober 2025 - 19:04

I play genshin impact in portproton after update I can’t use keyboard on my game I need to recommend

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1080ti NVIDIA Drivers - v550 gone?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22. Oktober 2025 - 18:59

v550 up until today was the (recommended) on my Linux Mint Driver Manager for GPU. One of the auto-update packages in Update Manager was for something to do with v550 i noticed in its title and didn't think anything of it.
Now my recommended is v535. I can also revert to v580 but neither work for gaming (rocket league in particular), where v550 worked great. I now get the typical white pixelated squares in regions and 2 FPS as per software/driver mismatches.

v550 is also no longer an option as a driver and 'sudo apt install nvidia-driver-550' points to v580.

Is there a way to make v535 or v580 work?

There was a kernel update alongside the v550 package update, so am I also right to be hesitant in just uninstalling that v550 package in hopes of reverting?

GPU -> 1080ti
CPU -> 2700x

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BattleNet not launching after Arch update

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22. Oktober 2025 - 18:27

I upgraded Arch yesterday, since then BattleNet is no longer launching. Launching the games directly is working fine. I'm using Faugus Launcher but also tried different methods like using Steam directly with no success.

Reinstalling BattleNet gives me Error BLZBNTBTS0000005C. BattleNet itself has multiple errors in the log for example:
network_sandbox.cc(302)] Failed to grant sandbox access to cache directory
gpu_process_host.cc(990)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=-1073741784

It seems like there is an issue with BattleNet's CEF (Chrome Embedded Framework) which needs some 32bit libs to run. I suspect the upgrade of mesa could be the cause for that.

Does anyone have any idea what I can do?

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Bad system performance while Steam downloads

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22. Oktober 2025 - 18:21

I'm out of ideas and I disabled the shader compilation.

I dual boot with windows and in that other OS I dont have that problem so I guess its not hardware related.

Do you know how can I solve this? Thank you.

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Multiple issues after system update on CachyOS Plasma 6.4.5 Wayland

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 22. Oktober 2025 - 18:08

After a system update on CachyOS with Plasma 6.4.5 Wayland and kernel 6.17.4 zen2 I started having three problems First the system monitor widget in the main menu stopped displaying values correctly it only refreshes if I change its display mode and set it back to text only Second the screenshot tool Spectacle stopped working completely I cannot take area or window captures either by shortcut or by manual selection only full screen capture works The xdg desktop portal KDE service runs but no screenshot request appears on dbus monitor and Spectacle shows only QThreadStorage errors in the terminal Third in mostly Source engine games mouse focus is lost when I click the window making it impossible to control the camera unless I launch the game through gamescope The NVIDIA drivers are loaded with a signature warning and secure boot is disabled I am using an RTX 2070 Super with the proprietary driver version 580 95 05 The desktop is Plasma on Wayland with kwin wayland wr The xdg desktop portal services are active and there are no obvious journal errors All of these problems appeared immediately after a full system upgrade via sudo pacman Syu

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