I'm noticing that Skyrim SE isn't performing nearly as well as it should. It's hovering around 70 FPS most of the time, and dropping to the 50s sometimes.

I'm running all of the mods given in the core section of the Dragonborn's Fate modding guide, which should drastically improve performance:

https://photos.haddock.cc/share/CDu6_RmUNa8wbA5PlEhlRcuWH86JEq5NyYeqzCWN3S3RTOqLeq1uKteRsfEb0JlqvEU

Specs: OS: NixOS GPU: RX 5700 XT CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X RAM: 16GB DDR4

So I've recently acquired an HP desktop for free recently (model#: M01-f1064wb) and I was wanting to upgrade it, especially since the specs it has could definitely be worse (i3-10100, 8GB DDR4-2333Mhz RAM, and a 1TB 5400 RPM HDD). All it would need is a cheap SSD, some extra RAM, and a dGPU to achieve some pretty good 1080p gaming performance. It even seems to have room for a full-sized 2-slot graphics card!

Ideally, I'd like to pair it with an RX 6600, but here's where the bad news comes in - the 180w power supply it comes with doesn't have any standard 6 or 8-pin PCIe power connectors and my only upgrade options are either an external ATX power supply, which is less than ideal and way more than I'd want to spend on a new PSU for this thing, or a 400w OEM power supply that still lacks those extra connectors so it would be a total waste.

This basically limits my options to GPUs that don't require any extra power. I considered giving Intel's Arc a380 a try given the price to performance, but Intel 10th gen CPUs don't support PCIe 4.0 and there's no way for me to enable resizable bar in the UEFI settings, leaving performance less than optimal.

So it's basically between the RX 6400/6500 XT or the RTX 3050 6GB. I'd prefer to stick with AMD for ease of use and maximum compatibility, but the 3050 is a bit more powerful, has more VRAM, and supports DLSS.

Let me know what you guys recommend and any suggestions you might have!

Like the title says my DS5 controller is detected by most games as a KBM, I have been playing metal gear rising and the game detects it normally, but most other games like GTAV(from heroic) and AC1(from steam) only detect it as a controller, is there a way to fix it?

I also used a xbox controller with no issues but the stick got damaged and now I only have my dualsenses, I have 3 and all of them have the same problem

Does anyone know why this is the case, or how to save myself the extra step?

If I want to use SteamVR, then I have to open the terminal and type steam, otherwise it can't connect to the headset's display (an Index), supposing that my DE doesn't support DRM. Setting the properties of the launcher menu item to "run in a terminal" does not work either.

It's not the big of a deal; when I finish my playthrough of Alyx I'll be putting the VR stuff away again. I just wish I knew why this is the case.

When I run Steam and then run SteamVR, it can see the headset, so that's why I think it's the display, specifically that it can't connect to.

When I type steam into a Terminal window and then run SteamVR, then everything works fine. It's a well-known solution that I found on Google. I'm just wondering if the hive-mind knows why.

Super new to linux to explain it to me like I'm 5.

I got gta to boot to story mode but unable to play online, from the research I've done this is expected due to battleye. I've also seen some things that suggest rp servers sometimes have battleye off. This being the case how can I install/ what do I need to install to play gta rp. Thanks in advance!

Link to the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71NOsacSUPY

Like with my post explaining how to get Fairy Fencer F Advent Dark Force working on Linux, I initially found it a bit difficult to get this game working as well.

First off, if you are using x11, then all you will need to do is set the game to use 2 CPU cores. If you are using Wayland), like me, then see below (or the video above) to see how to get the game working.

The Guide (for Lutris):

1. Right click on Dragon Star Varnir, and click on "Configure".
2. Go to the System Options tab and make sure Mangohud is turned off for this game in the Display section.
3. Scroll down to the Gamescope section and turn on Gamescope. Make sure to set the Window Mode and Output Resolution.
4. Scroll further down to the CPU section and turn on Restrict number of cores used. Type in "1" or "2" for the Restrict number of cores to textbox. Do NOT enable Feral Game Mode.
5. Save your changes and start the game.

The Guide (for Heroic Games Launcher -advanced):

1. To get this game working on Heroic Games Launcher, we will first need to take a look at our system information on Heroic.
2. We will need to take note of our VID and DID. For me, the VID will be "10de" and the DID will be "2882".
3. Then we will need to head to the library menu to configure the game. Click on the settings button and go to the Advanced Tab.
4. On the Advanced Tab, we will need to scroll down to the Wrapper Arguments section, and limit the core count for this game. To do that, we will need to type in “taskset” in the New Wrapper box. Then we’ll need to type in the following for the arguments:we will need to type in “taskset” in the New Wrapper box. Then we’ll need to type in the following for the arguments: -c 0-1
5. This will limit the game to using 2 cores. Without this, the game will have major framerate issues. This must be the first Wrapper Argument that you add for this game on Heroic Games Launcher.
6. Remember the whole deal about the VID and DID? We will be needing both of those for the "gamescope" Wrapper Argument. First, type in “gamescope” in the second New Wrapper box.
7. Then for the Wrapper Argument box for "gamescope", the argument will look something like this:
   1. --prefer-vk-device [VID]:[DID] -W [MaxWidth] -H [MaxHeight] -r [framelimit] -f
8. the -W stands for Width, -H for Height, -r for the framerate, and -f for fullscreen mode. For me, it will look like the following below:
   1. --prefer-vk-device 10de:2882 -W 1920 -H 1080 -r 60 -f
9. Close the window and start the game.

Sometimes when trying different linux distros I run into this issue where my main gaming screen doesn't have the option for 60 Hz, it's sort of a deal breaker because I can't figure out how to fix it and well... 30 Hz ain't happening.

What is odd is that it's happening on CachyOS, EndeavourOS and Garuda... It doesn't seem to be the graphics driver, 550 and 560 both have the issues on the mentioned distros... Windows 10 and 11 fine, Manjaro all gave me 60 Hz, just as the model is listed having...

Is there a site where I just punch my Steam ID and epic games store info in and it tells me how many games will run fine on Linux which ones need extra leg work to work and which ones straight up don't work at all? Planning on jumping ship next year when windows 10 goes under.

Faces in Silent Hill 2 are overly bright during gameplay and cutscenes.

https://preview.redd.it/ain9irp3hzvd1.jpg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9bb52b30acd1dbfd4238672ad3a167ba9c16c8f1

Will it work on Kubuntu? Being asked to get it to play multiplayer, and I see that it's rated plat on ProtonDB, however, all the posts I can find regarding multiplayer and Linux are from 5 months ago and it's all the PSN stuff, is it playable now or not?

So I’ve tried a few different distros; Ubuntu (GNOME) Mint Cinnamon & Fedora KDE 40.

I’m guessing this has to do with my specs (Surface Laptop 3 15”, Ryzen 7 Mobile with Radeon RX Vega 11 graphics, 16gb ram) so I don’t think I can do anything but I’m more curious as to how this works and simply why it’s happening.

The programs I’ve tried were VirtualBox, VMWare, PCem, Flashpoint Launcher, SRB2 Final Demo 1.09.4 via Wine, CrossOver & PCSX2.

One thing that I noticed about all of this software being tested was that in 10-30 minutes of running, my laptop would get super loud & performance would decrease significantly even on Performance settings. Flashpoint is probably the only one that doesn’t give me AS many problems, but a decrease in performance is noticed as well as the fan getting loud albeit not AS loud as other software, though it does use wine so I thought it was worth mentioning anyway.

Now, I have NO idea why PCSX2 acts this way or if it’s even using Wine but since this falls into the same category of software that works fine on Windows, not so much on Linux I figured it’s an honourable mention.

Anyways, what exactly is going on?

Windows users have to apply DXVK to run the game properly. But since DirectX doesn't work on Linux, doesn't that mean that everyone that runs GTA IV on Linux also runs it with DXVK?

Note: sorry for the bad English, it's not my native language and I'm using Google Translate to write.

I recently migrated completely to Linux and I'm having some problems closing certain games on Steam.

After I close the game, the "running" status continues indefinitely and does not stop until I forcefully close Steam completely. Not all games have this problem, so far I've only noticed it in Monster Hunter World and The Witcher 3. Every time I want to open these games again I need to use the "check file integrity" option, otherwise when I click on play, the game has the status of "running" but nothing is displayed.

I'm using Pop_OS 22.04 with Nvidia Drivers, Steam Flatpak and Proton GE versions installed via ProtonUp according to information from ProtonDB

I have noticed that the performanfe of my fames running using Proton has suddenly gone up for me by a lot. What could be the possible explanation to this?

Am I crazy? What has happened?

Have you experienced this?

Hi, I recently switched to Arch Linux, and it works great with Nvidia. The only issue I'm still having is with the full-screen mode or maximized window of video games... When I open a game and try to change the resolution or do alt+tab, I continue to encounter problems such as:

1. When I do alt+tab to go to another app and then alt+tab back, the game freezes and the only way to unfreeze it is to close and reopen it.
2. When I do alt+tab, I don't see the cursor anywhere, except on the desktop or the taskbar.

So, how i can resolve? is like the cursor is only captured by the game and desktop

Kernel: 6.11.4 ; DE: KDE Plasma 6.2.1 ; WM: Wayland ; CPU: intel i5 13th ; GPU: Geforce RTX 3050 ; GPU driver: 560.35.03

A recently announced CO-OP Shooter taking place in the Oldest House, FBC: Firebreak will be playable on Deck, which hopefully means that it will be another multiplayer game for all of us Linux players to enjoy.

As someone who just recently finished my playthrough of Control on Fedora, I'm really excited to play Firebreak when it comes out. I'm hoping for an L4D2-like eperience, myself.

Steam Discussion:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/2272540/discussions/0/4695657408664026938/?tscn=1729196079

FBC: Firebreak Announcement Trailer:

https://youtu.be/tBO__RWUbKM?si=6t1t8PVvamUkkrnY

Help me since I have no clue and js downloaded Garuda OS but I only played Cracked game, help?